Tag: health

  • I Love Ya, Tomorrow

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Six] Why are you so looking forward to tomorrow, Leander? Just, cause, y’know. No big deal. I mean, really, whatevs. But first the news: Dutch to announce new coronavirus measures on Wednesday, curfew possible 10% of Dutch coronavirus infections last week tied to B117 mutation The ‘British’ coronavirus: Could…

  • Shit. And a Temperature.

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Four] Time to schedule a test. Test Scheduled. And they’ve gotten so streamlined about it that I’m getting tested for three hours from now. I’ll let you know how it goes. Test Taken. “You were tested on January 17, 2021. Your test result is negative . That means you didn’t have corona at…

  • For Realsies Sick

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Two] Yup, I took today off because I woke up MORE tired after a day of rest PLUS a sore throat. Good times. And while I slept the day away, the Dutch government collapsed. But first the news: Dutch government collapses in fall out from child benefit scandal Rutte…

  • TFW You Think You’re Just Tired But Actually…

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred One] Yesterday I had an absolute blast joining a panel at Contributing.Today’s virtual meetup to speak on mental health in the open source space. And today I woke up absolutely exhausted. So I called out sick from work. Thinking I just needed rest. But first the news: Mutated virus…

  • Contributing.Today Meetup : Open Source Mental Health

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred] Tonight! At 2000 GMT+1! Streaming via Contributing.Today! I’m super chuffed to join a panel at the https://contributing.today meetup on mental health in open source with the amazing Tierney Cyren (@bitandbang, he/they), OSS Engineering + Developer Advocacy at Microsoft and the awesome PJ Hagerty (@aspleenic, he/him), founder DevRelate, Senior Developer…

  • There’s Too Many Kids In This Tub

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Ninety Nine] There’s too many elbows to scrubI just washed a behind that I’m sure wasn’t mineThere’s too many kids in this tub. Shel Silverstein But first the news: Coronavirus in the Netherlands: what you need to know (January 12) 79% of Dutch support lockdown extension; 82% will get…

  • Utterly and Completely Exhausted

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Ninety Six] It’s part of the recovery process. Totally normal. Still exhausted. But first the news: Covid hospital total drops to lowest point in two weeks, still 139 new deaths Police officers assaulted by store employees who were not wearing mandatory face masks Education sector wants teachers to be…

  • That Feeling You’re Feeling Is Shock

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Ninety Five] Or surprise or trauma or depression or disappointment or rage or pity. Me, too. And that’s okay. But first the news: Random sampling shows up to 5% of Dutch Covid cases are ‘British’ variant Netherlands to get another 11.5 million doses of Pfizer Covid vaccine Dutch government…

  • World’s Longest Hangover Or …?

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Eighty Five] I’ve been taking meds for days now, fighting off headaches left and right – could be the vodka and wine from Christmas. Could be stress. Could be the full time parenting. I sound like a broken record, eh? But first the news: Coronavirus cases down by 12%…

  • Little Crash Again Today

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Eighty Four] I think it’s stress? Or darkness and cold and weather? Or full time parenting? But first the news: 11 cases of infectious British Covid strain identified in the Netherlands Confidence in Dutch king falls below 50% after 2020 Covid gaffes Dutch population will continue to grow in…

  • An Eentsy Beentsy Teeny Weenie Tiny Little Crash

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Seventy Nine] They happen more often over the holiday season. So it’s not a surprise. But it still… well… sucks. But first the news: Pressure on hospital beds leads to 40% of operations being postponed Dutch hospitals facing shortages of Covid-19 rapid tests Weekly coronavirus update: 82.340 new cases,…

  • What a Rain Wants, What a Rain Needs

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Seventy Seven] I am basically shite if my day isn’t planned down to the fifteen minute increment. Which, by the way, does NOT happen often when there are children involved. Shockingly. It means that the weekends are rougher because the kids are around the whole day and I don’t…