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I've started wiping some of the door knobs, fridge handle, etc. with Chlorox wipes once a day. I never did that before. Today it occurred to me that the container is several years old, even though it hadn't been opened previous, and the chloride in it may have decomposed. The wipes don't have a bleachy smell, only a lemony fragrance. Maybe I'd be better off using the Sporicidin wipes I bought 4.5 years ago for cleaning mold off the cabinets, if they haven't dried out yet.

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I filled in my tax forms yesterday, though I still need to review them while clear-headed to make sure I didn't miss anything. I did it in a single session, which took me about 8 hours. Some of that time as usual, due to curiosity, was spent looking up things mentioned in the forms, like generation skipping taxes.

The SC form instructions this year are laid out in a single column per page, making them much easier to read on a computer screen. The federal instructions are still have a 2-column layout, which requires one to scroll down, then up, then down again, to read each page.

I haven't yet attached the forms together, as there's no stapler here, nor any paper clips in the obvious places (though I'm sure there are at least a few clips to be found somewhere). I considered scavenging staples from other papers to unbend and reuse them. Other ideas are to sew a few loops of thread through the paper with a needle, or bend some wire into a paperclip shape (or for that matter into staples), or cut a thin sheet of stiff plastic or cardboard such that it could act as a paperclip.

Then I have to decide whether I should actually mail them now or wait until closer to the extended July 15 deadline. I would normally take them to the mailboxes at the post office, but neither getting them sent nor getting a quick refund is essential to me. So maybe I shouldn't?

Yes, I know I could have avoided both issues by e-Filing.

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I've seen multiple bullfrogs in the yard. There was a report of a coyote in the area; that it attacked a small dog while the dog was out for a walk with its person. I've heard a dog-like howling noise a few times at night, which I now suspect might be the coyote. I've heard other intriguing sounds coming from the lake-bed area at night. Once is a fluttery kind of sound; I wish I knew what it was that makes the various sounds. Although knowing might lessen the charm.

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South Carolina now has 925 confirmed COVID-19 cases, and 18 deaths. The rate of increase appears to have slowed down since I started keeping track two weeks ago. The # of deaths is probably the most reliable number to be using in calculations, as the number of confirmed cases can vary depending on how much testing is done.

SC's population is about 5 million. Richland County's is about 400,000.
In Richland County, there are 135 confirmed cases. If one estimates 10 times as many people have actually caught it, that would be about 1350 people in the county... still less than half a percent.

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The doorbell rang this evening. Door Dash. The delivery guy realized it was the wrong house before I could ask Qiao if he'd ordered anything. (We've never yet ordered food to the house, but it's not inconceivable.) It's a good thing the guy didn't just put the food down and leave.