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2020, eh? I don’t think I’m alone in calling it as not a particularly great one. Here’s hoping the new US administration can rejoin a few global accords to curb the worst effects of global heating, not screw up the vaccination programme, roll back all the anti-environment legislation, and generally make it so I don’t have to watch the news through the gaps between my fingers. Today’s Tribune reported:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, there have been 283,473 counted cases of coronavirus in Utah, meaning about 1 in 11 Utah residents has tested positive for the virus since the pandemic began<\/em>. <\/p>https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/health\/2021\/01\/03\/coronavirus-utah-state\/<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Which sounds about right given the damn-the-casualties and keep-everything-open policy Utah’s been pursuing since April. We’re really lucky to live somewhere with the wilderness practically on our doorstep, and able to work exclusively from home. Sarita’s sabbatical plans ( e.g. in-person interviews around the country ) were rather ruined but she moved her teaching online with characteristic panache and aplomb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New house didn’t come with a pastry brush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We survived earthquakes, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Never liked that tile mirror anyway, and it missed the emergency crate of wine #SLCEarthquake<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qM4zIbr76K<\/a><\/p>— Gwyn (@gwynf) March 18, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>