Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
The latest from our provincial chief medical officer of health is that, with the variants here, even outside is not a safe as it was. In the battle between vaccination and variants, the variants are winning.
I will continue to mask and distance where ever I am, but it was nice being out for a little walk yesterday. I think finally spring has made it here. 🌼🌻🌾🌱
Sorry about your expected cold weather. We are looking at temperatures above freezing for the foreseeable future. That should melt the snow and ice still on my lawns! Here's to a good Easter weekend for all!
Think I’m going to stay home today and will go back over the weekend.
Pretty day here. Have been enjoying sitting outside watching the squirrels scampering about.
I like the squirrels. My neighbor hates them because they eat his bird food. He is a bird lover who builds beautiful bird houses.
So now his new strategy is placing sheet metal around his trees in his backyard so the squirrels can’t get to his bird houses.
He has a couple of bat houses too!
As long as there continue to be idiots like that who defy the rules I wonder if there ever will be a light at the end of this long covid tunnel.
or "The kids are in school so there's no reason not to have a sleepover for our birthday party, right?
or "The old people have mostly been vaccinated so we can go back to normal".
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The rules now include limited numbers in shops and restaurants, a checkin ap or sign in when you go into a shop, and in theory at least a 1.5 metre gap in queues. Because we all know there is no local transmission, we get a bit slack, but as soon as there’s a sniff of a case, we all do everything right. The main impact (after toilet paper dramas) has been closed borders, no international travel, and no indoor entertainment performances.
The eastern states have had more problems, but they’ve almost all come from returned travellers, plus some loonies who want the ‘right to infect’ (no-one seems so keen on the right to die).
Our PM is not eveyone’s favorite, but when it all started he handed over all the public statements to the chief medicos and the police, and everything was enforced with fines and arrests. We haven’t enjoyed it, but we have been so so lucky here.
need - although it is never great having a LO on hospice I am so glad that your mother is getting good and appropriate care at this time and that you are able to visit with her. Take care of you. It's a stressful time.
gershun - I think as long as a good majority of the population gets vaccinated, those combined with the people who get immunity by coming down with covid, will cause the pandemic to subside (we will have achieved herd immunity). I don't know that this virus will be eradicated, but it will be manageable by vaccination, and the better treatments that are being developed.
Margaret - not so sure it has been luck for your country so much as good management. I dearly wish that our returning travelers had been required to be quarantined. Leaving it up to the individual's sense of responsibility hasn't worked here,
SO.I stay home as much as I can,away from others.
Next week,I get my second vaccine and while I'm worried it will make me sick
I know it's the right thing to do for myself because of my own health and because I love my Uncle so much and want to be safe around him.
Thinking that I have been very careful, I personally have become lax about wiping purchases and deliveries down with disinfectant.
For the long duration, I am going to recommit to doing this, even if my dH ridicules me, mocks me, rolls his eyes, and gets frustrated.
The pandemic is not over, and the virus has 'mutated'. New word is "VARIANT". Gee, does that make it sound less scary or something? (sarcasm).
I wrote about the need to mandate age-appropriate K-12 comprehensive sex ed in Illinois, and there is legislation in the state house currently to do that. With the massive amount of evidence out there to support that CSE reduces risk behavior in kids and protects them from predators, I'm actually shocked that this hasn't been a done deal for years. But, that's the influence of tradition and religion in the U.S., I think. Nothing wrong with tradition or religion but facts still need to be taught, especially when they can have major impact on kids and help protect them from lifelong mental/physical health problems linked to abuse.
I'm just happy. I've been so stressed. This professor's encouragement just means the world to me right now.
Great teachers change lives, I'm convinced of that.
Congrats! I knew that your hard work would pay off.
It’s all worth it, in the end. Anything worth having is worth working for and you have been working your tail off!
I know that you will be so glad when you’re done with school! You’re absolutely correct in saying that great teachers make all the difference in the world.
We are pulling for you the whole way through this.
You’re going to make it. You may be exhausted and occasionally need a few drinks to get you through but as long as you haven’t gone overboard with your drinking, you will be okay.
It’s a stressful time right now for you. You have needed to take the edge off.
Congrats on your accomplishments! 🥂Cheers! ☕️Coffee to keep you going. 🍕🍔🌮 🌭 🥗 🥪🍦🍰 to snack on! Did you see the salad that I threw in there? Hahaha 🤣, so it’s somewhat healthy!
I slept all night but woke up at 5:00! I am on my second cup of coffee already.
I have a feeling that I will need a nap this afternoon due to waking up so early.
I hope everyone has a joyous day with family and friends. Don’t eat too many chocolate bunnies.