My fave device was. my Blackberry, may she RIP

Hey Ronald - thanks for the product review and comments. Will take under advisement. I'm only here on my Mac because the iPhone is just plain annoying.

Beam, I so hear you. 4x vaxxed, getting bivalent (+flu) tomorrow, and never indoors without an N95. I hardly ever see another person wearing a mask. Still watch the "daily numbers" and I ain't talking Powerball. I've seen cases & deaths decline nationally but already NY looks like it's rebounding and my mostly blue PA county case numbers never really went down, which is disconcerting to say the least. Everybody's like "Oh, have you had it? How many times?" as if they were referring to poison ivy or a hangnail. Not a party animal by any stretch, but will miss the freedom of outdoor interaction when winter closes in. Won't miss it enough, however, to take it indoors. Do it your way, Beam! I'm doing it my way too. And for anyone who mocks us, I have 2 words and they aren't Happy Birthday.

thank you - needed some good news today

Terrifying. 1930s Germany all over again.

I may be remembering wrong, but I thought I got this straight from cnn site, but my memory isn't always 100%. Important stuff to know, misremembered or not. Thanks for the heads up, TheyShould. Will keep in mind going forward.

dRumpH Epstein-ized

Remember 2018 when dRumph & Putin met privately for 2 hours? https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/17/politics/donald-trump-putin-meeting

Must be notarized

Ohhhhh. Live and learn

I dunno. 1000 cuts would be letting him off easy. But, it's a good start!

<> A resounding YES. Well said, TheyShould.

I have 2 words for Manchin and they aren't Happy Birthday

Good for you! I find the wallop of a booster (feeling like shytte afterwards) immensely reassuring. Hydrate! Best wishes in your resumed career and you, too - stay safe!

I so so so sad to miss Grey Fox Festival which resumed this year, but.....nope. No vaccine required, although the volunteers must be vaxxed. Outdoors but. the best performances are under tents in close quarters. People stoned/tipsy feeling all warm & fuzzy. So, just no.

Yes I'm fucking sick of this limited life, but at least it's LIFE. Outdoor-only activities for me, and only the ones where I can stay FAR from others. But after last night, I think no more. The anxiety is shortening my life. My husband, who seemed like a good idea at the time, allowed some skanky long-lost high school classmate to get all up in his face, talking. Hubby "didn't want to be rude." WTF. I was too horrified to think clearly. What I should have done was butt in and say, "Oh, my husband has been very sick - you must keep your distance!" Or something. I'm still sick to my stomach over this, while meantime my son in his 30s, careful & fully vaxxed, is very sick and so far testing negative kaynohereh. These people are.deluding themselves at OUR expense. Sometimes I feel like just kicking the crap out of them. Sigh.

He's from Philly.

Not optimistic that they'll show, but geez I could use any tiny bit of good news right now.

How freaking pitiful to hear what an idiot doc she has. Glad you spoke up. Maybe you will get her to thinking, as sometimes happens long after a conversation. Keep on doing the Right Thing with your N95. I'm doing the. same. And sticking up for myself in the few situations where I must - the lackadaisical oven repairman, the HVAC guy who wore his mask under his nose (I threw him out after a reminder was ignored), and so forth. It's tiresome to keep one's guard up, and these antivax people have made it my permanent MO. Ugh.

Hamberders flying no doubt