Kathy Swan 🇨🇦
@kathyswan.bsky.social
Trying to stay upright in an upside-down world; anchoring myself with science and information. Politically aware, Covid aware, love gardening, reading, history, lots of things but no expertise in any of them. Be nice; I could be your Granny.
Timely post; I was just reordering masks, waiting to hear from my daughter to see if the kids need any. My brother was hospitalized recently and his unit had an outbreak which reinforced that I’m not as nuts as they likely think I am.
November 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Timely post; I was just reordering masks, waiting to hear from my daughter to see if the kids need any. My brother was hospitalized recently and his unit had an outbreak which reinforced that I’m not as nuts as they likely think I am.
I rely on information from you and others to remind myself that I’m not losing my mind.
September 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I rely on information from you and others to remind myself that I’m not losing my mind.
I know endemic doesn’t mean a good thing….
September 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I know endemic doesn’t mean a good thing….
Honest question; what stage are we at now? Are we at the endemic stage as opined by a G&M contributor last weekend? I’m so done with the pandemic being in the past tense when I’m worried if I’ll be able to get the latest vaccine iteration in time for a family wedding in October.
September 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Honest question; what stage are we at now? Are we at the endemic stage as opined by a G&M contributor last weekend? I’m so done with the pandemic being in the past tense when I’m worried if I’ll be able to get the latest vaccine iteration in time for a family wedding in October.
Oh oh, and I got one wrong today, one that I had gotten right twice before. I guess I’ll be more likely to remember the correct answer.
September 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Oh oh, and I got one wrong today, one that I had gotten right twice before. I guess I’ll be more likely to remember the correct answer.
20/20 here and 20/20 on X but I have a locked account over there. For some reason my brain was too tired to post my results. I’ll try again tomorrow; thanks for the fun and distraction!
September 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
20/20 here and 20/20 on X but I have a locked account over there. For some reason my brain was too tired to post my results. I’ll try again tomorrow; thanks for the fun and distraction!
Oh, please no; we are still dealing with the fallout/renovations from last winter.
September 6, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Oh, please no; we are still dealing with the fallout/renovations from last winter.
Any idea when in the Fall? Early, mid, or when this wave has worked its way through?
August 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Any idea when in the Fall? Early, mid, or when this wave has worked its way through?
I didn’t start life as a swan, but I’m a Swan now.
August 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I didn’t start life as a swan, but I’m a Swan now.
To me, the saddest and most soul destroying time during the pandemic has been the eagerness with which health care and the public abandoned masks. It turned all I believed about public health on its head, in an instant.
July 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
To me, the saddest and most soul destroying time during the pandemic has been the eagerness with which health care and the public abandoned masks. It turned all I believed about public health on its head, in an instant.
Smart kiddo but geez, the existential angst this current crop of kids live with. I see it my grandchildren.
July 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Smart kiddo but geez, the existential angst this current crop of kids live with. I see it my grandchildren.
I’m sorry that you and your family are dealing with a dementia diagnosis as well as the shortcomings of our healthcare system. Let’s hope the system works as it was intended for him.
June 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I’m sorry that you and your family are dealing with a dementia diagnosis as well as the shortcomings of our healthcare system. Let’s hope the system works as it was intended for him.
We have Roberta upstairs and Rhonda downstairs. They are both highly unintelligent, wander aimlessly bumping into things and refuse to communicate by any mode.
June 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
We have Roberta upstairs and Rhonda downstairs. They are both highly unintelligent, wander aimlessly bumping into things and refuse to communicate by any mode.
Orillia sends it sympathy. At least we always have a workaround.
May 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Orillia sends it sympathy. At least we always have a workaround.
I loved The Quilters and some of the results were stunning. I loved the way they became immersed in the creativity and how it became a portal to a happier place for them.
May 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I loved The Quilters and some of the results were stunning. I loved the way they became immersed in the creativity and how it became a portal to a happier place for them.
The Ar Issue panel is on CBC.
April 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The Ar Issue panel is on CBC.
Covid has taught me to have zero expectations of good behaviour from other people. To think I used to be a pleasant, glass-half full person.
April 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Covid has taught me to have zero expectations of good behaviour from other people. To think I used to be a pleasant, glass-half full person.
Holy; like chicken pox parties raised to an exponential level.
April 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Holy; like chicken pox parties raised to an exponential level.