Peg / Ribbons / Nessie

Fan of shifting (and shifty) allegiances / obsessions. Mistaken for legendary water creatures on the irregular. Mastodon: @[email protected]

[Athlete Vanity @AthleteVanity]

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (Over the Years) - A THREAD

[Michael Mina @michaelmina_lab]

If you’re in this situation, head over to https://t.co/a7mTeGtIIe.

We’ve recently updated it so that anyone 18+ years old and in the US can enroll and get telemedicine and treatment for free. The treatment if prescribed can be delivered to your door and will be entirely paid for by the program - no co-pays

[Michael Mina @michaelmina_lab]

Many people (including docs) think of tests as yes/no. If you are infected, then the test should read Pos and if uninfected then it should read Neg.

But no test is so cut and dry - even the best HIV lab tests, which are remarkably sensitive)

for COVID, As Immunity builds and does better at keeping virus loads at lower levels or speeds clearance, the average test picks up fewer cases

This is expected!

Every test has a limit of detection for virus - when immunity keeps virus below that limit, the test will not turn positive. Doesn't mean the test is failing - it means virus load is being suppressed below the limit of detection. To detect lower and lower amounts, different techniques are required (and the purpose of testing changes). For Home tests, that might mean moving from antigen to molecular tests - why costs need to come down...

[Peg / Ribbons / Nessie @b_ribbons]

Went hunting for planners @MckayBooksNash Friday night. Scored this for $1.

[Peter Lee 李慕平, PT, DPT @PeterLeeDPT]

Could you imagine why we don’t want to be called “Chinese Taipei”. For 1, we are Taiwanese. Secondly, read this. Lastly, it makes no sense… for equity’s sake let’s go with Japanese Beijing, Spanish Santo Domingo, Spanish Ciudad de Mexico

[Peg / Ribbons / Nessie @b_ribbons]

Just inhaled Jenny Colson's *Christmas at the Island Hotel* b/c of this list (via @kj_charles, whose novella I've preordered on Kobo). The blurb had me at "sweary, bisexual, tattooed French chef" and there are passing references to TDiR and Strip the Willow. And a lot of food...

[Sophia Blackwell @SophiaBlackwell]

New blog! Twelve festive story recommendations including new-ish books from @jennycolgan, @kj_charles, @BlumAgainCurios, Jean Meltzer, some classics, and two guest recommendations from @CaoimheArthur and @CharlieRatpig.

https://t.co/xP4iRHMBo1

[I Smoked Mitch McConnell's Brain @BlackKnight10k]

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries has asked FBI Director Chris Wray to open a Criminal Investigation into the Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the USPS Board of Governors. RT IF YOU WOULD SUPPORT AN INVESTIGATION

[Henry Gilbert @hEnereyG]

In the documentary I Know That Voice, Kevin Conroy tells this unforgettable story about working at a food relief station in Manhattan in the days after 9/11. It’s one of my favorite stories he told about the power of his talents. Rest In Peace Mr. Conroy

[Dr Stacy Phillips @Shtacy_Phillips]

Finally, FINALLY, it is time for #TeamTimelord to takes its rightful place as a #MinCup champion.
📖 The ultimate storyteller,💎 the resilient survivor, ⏳the geochronometer that keeps on giving.
Let’s go, you know who to vote for!
#TeamZircon #MinCup2022

[Nico Mahut @nmahut]

The fact that Peng Shuai is missing is not only the WTA's problem. We are all concerned. @atptour @worldtennis #whereispengshuai #stopthesilence

[Peg / Ribbons / Nessie @b_ribbons]

......gggggggghhhhhhhhh

(don't mind me. just a White Sox fan who just checked the scoreboard. gonna hide under my desk now.)

[Taiwanese American Federation of N. California @TAFNC1]

Next weekend, we are resuming our annual Dr. Wen Chen Memorial tennis tournament. Among our first-gen #TaiwaneseAmerican community members, his legacy is a devastating and important one. Many of us remember the 1981 congressional hearing on the KMT's spying of their critics.

[Peg / Ribbons / Nessie @b_ribbons]

@MBDigital001 💕

[Astro Poets @poetastrologers]

No one can stop you Virgos (even if they try)

[Peg / Ribbons / Nessie @b_ribbons]

Ouch.

[Astro Poets @poetastrologers]

Therapist: and what do we do when we have that feeling
Taurus: charge my credit card
Therapist: no

[Peg / Ribbons / Nessie @b_ribbons]

(Among the ppl he beat in Verona: Matheus Pucinelle de Almeida. Feeling like medieval chocolate landed in my tennis peanut butter.)😋

[Peg / Ribbons / Nessie @b_ribbons]

Yet another sign I haven't been paying as much attention to tennis as I used to -- this name is new to me (and he has indeed been tearing up the clay challenger circuit).

[Wilfy @whitelinefervor]

First set in the bag for Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune over and increasingly unlucky Luki Lacko. 33yo Lukas coming into the event on a 5-match losing streak while Holder has won approximately one million matches in a row.

[Peg / Ribbons / Nessie @b_ribbons]

Seen. 🍽️

[Astro Poets @poetastrologers]

Taurus: I’d like to make a dinner reservation now
Friend: but we’re not seeing each other for like another week
Taurus: knowing when I’ll be eating calms me down

[Peg / Ribbons / Nessie @b_ribbons]

@geehopp Co-sign.

[Peg / Ribbons / Nessie @b_ribbons]

Thread 👇

[Peg / Ribbons / Nessie @b_ribbons]

I'm OK with this . . . https://t.co/5e9aj5V8DW

[That Shelf @ThatShelf]

The box office #1 the week you turned 13 is the theme for your summer. What movie is it? 🎥 ⛱