When I woke up at 5:30 this morning (after sleeping through the night without a bathroom run, a very rare occurance!) Tom was already in his chair drinking coffee.  

I made my coffee and sat down to peruse the most recent issue of Science News that just arrived.  It did have an article on Covid19 with all the scientific data known until publication, though it seems as if things are changing almost daily

There was a very interesting article on third-hand smoke.

The measurements  revealed that concentrations of tobacco-related compounds in the theater spiked when new crowds entered - especially for R-rated flicks and late showings, perhaps because audience members were more likely to have been smoking or hanging around smokers before arrival.  Previous research has found traces of thirdhand smoke in supposedly nonsmoking areas, but this is the first study to catch people in the act of transferring the pollution.

During R-rated films, audiences were exposed to one to 10 cigarettes' worth of hazardous compounds per hour, though the exact amount that each audience member might inhale would depend on their position relative to the folks emitting pollutants.

"This is clearly showing that we're getting another exposure to tobacco smoke chemicals in places where we just don't expect them  The next step is really understanding what that means in terms of health.  The finding may inform how smokers behave at home, where thirdhand smoke is expected to be more potent due to more confined spaces a  People may think twice about smoking in the house."

And now, let's not forget about Thirdhand smoke!

Tom's on a run to the grocery store (which opened at 6:00 for senior citizens only that first hour) in preparation for another run on groceries, wearing a mask and gloves.  Yesterday our governor (finally!) announced that starting today we would be going on lock-down at least through the end of April, joining the ranks of 30 other states.  However with myriad of "essential" businesses that are exempted (like hair salons - really?!) his decision doesn't have much teeth to it.

Had a dream last night that I moved back down to Supai to again teach.  This time I was sharing a room with two women, one of whom sure reminded me of Becky, one of the ladies from the VOS retreats.

Speaking of teaching, I have to admit I'm enjoying the funnies going around about all the parents now having to home-school their kids.

Not quite the walk-in-the-park that they thought!