A small dose of sanity returns

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well, at least the masks were only useless, and not dangerous; the vaccines were both

FDA plans to restrict annual COVID-19 shots to over-65s, officials say

Under the plan, the FDA will allow seniors and other high-risk populations to receive annual COVID shots, but will hold off on approving them for anyone else until more robust testing is done. 

“For all healthy persons — those with no risk factors for severe Covid-19 — between the ages of 6 months and 64 years, the FDA anticipates the need for randomized, controlled trial data evaluating clinical outcomes before Biologics License Applications can be granted,” read the new framework, published in the New England Journal of Medicine. FDA Commissioner Dr. Martin Makary and vaccine division chief

Here's an actual meadow that's pending, and one you can walk to town from*

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328 Round hill Road, 4-acres with wetland and other necessary approvals in place, asking $3.5 million, now pending. It’s part of an 8-acre lot split, the other parcel being 332 Round Hill, also four acres, also priced at $3.5 and which remains unsold. Not as much demand for “excess” land these days than before, possibly because there are fewer equestrians trotting up to live in Greenwich now that the backcountry trail network has been chopped up and blocked off? Beats me.

*6.6 miles — hell, you can walk to California from here, too.

Nestled amidst sylvan meadows, convenient to transportation — hurry; this one won't last!

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Sarcasm aside, it probably won’t last, because the market’s gone nuts. New to the market at $2.199 million, 18 Sound Beach Avenue, Old Greenwich sold via bidding war last year — $950,000, on an opening asking price of $850,000 — and the replacement for the 1950 house that was on it is now nearing completion.

Not sure how much use that porch in the rear will receive, and a vivid imagination will be required to enjoy, or even see, those verdant woodlands, lush lawns and rolling hills stretching out to the horizon, but the advertising for the house is primarily directed at the deaf and the blind, and so may appeal to that market segment.

(Although the property wasn’t far from the post road when this was built in 1950, I-95 didn’t appear until 1954-1958)

Is this any way for a Greenwich girl to talk? Especially one from Riverside?

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did she learn to hate at eastern Middle school, or did the swiss finishing school do the damage?

Just desserts, please, I'm fasting

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