Musings of a Curious Human

Posting this to reassure friends, colleagues, and myself: I’ve followed California’s official guidance on recovering from COVID. Here’s what the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) says about masking after testing positive: Sources (CDPH): Once you’ve completed the guidance, it’s considered safe to be unmasked again.

I recently got sick and tested positive for COVID-19, so I began isolating and masking around others at home. After a few days I started to feel better and eventually retested negative, but some people remain worried that I might still be infectious. That left me with an important question: once I test negative on…

[Read in English.] Saya menulis untuk menghormati kenangan ibu saya bagi diri saya sendiri dan banyak keluarga serta teman-temannya yang tersebar di seluruh dunia. Saya bersyukur bahwa ibu saya berbagi cerita tentang kehidupannya dan beberapa masa turbulensi yang ia lalui. Saya juga menghormati kenangan ayah saya. Mereka menikah selama 59 tahun hingga ayah saya meninggal…

[Baca dalam bahasa Indonesia.] I am writing to honor the memory of my mom for myself and her many family and friends scattered around the world. I am grateful that my mom shared stories with me about her life and some of the turbulent times she lived through. I am also honoring the memory of…