Author Archives: Steven Damron

I was more than a little surprised to get this message from Bicing yesterday (translated from Catalan by Google Translate). I wrote in a previous entry that one of my favorite things about Barcelona is Bicing, the bicycle sharing service. After a few years riding Citibike in New York City, seeing the Bicing bike standsContinue reading “23 April 2020 – Thursday – #39”

One of the most useful Covid-19 online trackers I’ve seen for US states is at rt.live. For an infectious disease, “R” refers to the number of people an infected person infects. If an infected person infects two people, R = 2. When R > 1, there is an outbreak. When R < 1, an infectionContinue reading “22 April 2020 – Wednesday – #38”

Nicole spotted a sign that the Spanish government is preparing to relax its lockdown. It’s an actual sign. If you’re having trouble reading it, so am I. It’s in Catalan. It gives directions on when children can go outside and what they can do. The rumors are that relaxation measures will begin going into effectContinue reading “21 April 2020 – Tuesday – #37”