Hi— So far, all is good. I hope the same for you and all of yours. If I were to get the story up and running again, our beloved emperor Titus would be at the point where he’s in the midst of dealing with the crises and several disasters besetting his people, with compassion, generosity, and aplomb.
Things here have been hectic and strange, as they are everywhere on our planet. I care for a family member who for other health reasons has been in home-isolation since early on, and so I have also been on home isolation, though there is a tiny suspicion that my long, scary illness from January to the beginning of March might not have been the flu(!). I hoping testing will be available at some point for that, since they’re saying there could be useful antibodies from anyone who had a case of this and came out the other side.
Felix doesn’t take well to being cooped up indoors!
Kinda wondered about that illness…if it was (and given the testing we may never know) I’m glad it was just the “low-grade-misery” version and not the “go-to-ICU” type.
Weirdly, my job is such that I’m out and about pretty much all the time. It’s kind of…weird, like a sort of pathogen Russian roulette. Is THIS the person who has it? Are they infectious? Am I going to pick it up? Handwashing and masks and gloves only go so far…
Gives me a sort of insight into what the Antonine Plague must have been like for the Romans…
good to see you are safe, and yeah, you might be right about yon flu. I hope we do get an antibody test sooner than later. lot of us old campaigners around with useful skills, champing at the bit to be of some use again.
Happy Valentine’s Klio. A pound of virtual chocolates in your favorite varieties to you. DRW
Happy Valentine’s to you too. May all your downloads go smoothly and swiftly.
Downloads worked: I’m in.
I am ridiculously excited for you to meet Arthur.
Still makes me go, “Awww”.
Hope you’re well and staying safe indoors.
Strange sensation, being besieged by a virus rather than being the one going over the wall. Felix might have some rather pointed thoughts on that one.
Any luck with the site fix..?
Hi— So far, all is good. I hope the same for you and all of yours. If I were to get the story up and running again, our beloved emperor Titus would be at the point where he’s in the midst of dealing with the crises and several disasters besetting his people, with compassion, generosity, and aplomb.
Things here have been hectic and strange, as they are everywhere on our planet. I care for a family member who for other health reasons has been in home-isolation since early on, and so I have also been on home isolation, though there is a tiny suspicion that my long, scary illness from January to the beginning of March might not have been the flu(!). I hoping testing will be available at some point for that, since they’re saying there could be useful antibodies from anyone who had a case of this and came out the other side.
Felix doesn’t take well to being cooped up indoors!
Take care of yourself! Be safe and be well.
Kinda wondered about that illness…if it was (and given the testing we may never know) I’m glad it was just the “low-grade-misery” version and not the “go-to-ICU” type.
Weirdly, my job is such that I’m out and about pretty much all the time. It’s kind of…weird, like a sort of pathogen Russian roulette. Is THIS the person who has it? Are they infectious? Am I going to pick it up? Handwashing and masks and gloves only go so far…
Gives me a sort of insight into what the Antonine Plague must have been like for the Romans…
good to see you are safe, and yeah, you might be right about yon flu. I hope we do get an antibody test sooner than later. lot of us old campaigners around with useful skills, champing at the bit to be of some use again.
for now, ave, Klio!
Thank you! If my most useful skill is to sit in a chair and donate blood, at least it would be something!
Ave, vale!
Glad you are staying safe. I’m reading the book now (don’t think of the passing years…) and enjoying it a lot. Take care, stay safe.
Thank you for all, and I hope all is well with you too. Years? I can’t even keep track of what day it is, right now!
Speaking of The Plague, thought you might enjoy this:
http://firedirectioncenter.blogspot.com/2020/04/thats-how-sieges-work-phil.html
You may have already seen this, but another fascinating little discovery at Pompeii.
http://pompeiisites.org/en/press-releases/the-luck-and-the-protection-against-the-bad-fate-in-the-jewelery-of-regio-v/
It’s splendid!
Sorry it took me a while to approve your comment. The site has been inundated with spam comments lately. It needs a complete overhaul 🙂
https://www.realmofhistory.com/2019/07/17/oldest-known-christian-autograph/