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lauradi7dw) wrote2025-09-19 12:47 pm
lauradi7dw) wrote2025-09-19 12:47 pmHere so I can watch this as needed
https://www.tiktok.com/@enzothebluestaffordshire/video/7465823960064838958
You don't have to be logged in to tiktok (I am not).
You don't have to be logged in to tiktok (I am not).
lauradi7dw (lauradi7dw) wrote2025-09-19 12:25 pm
lauradi7dw) wrote2025-09-19 12:25 pmthe wrong conspiracy
Charlie Kirk left a will and had set it up (?) for his wife Erika to succeed him as CEO of Turning Point USA. People are trying to make a conspiracy theory out of this. He had millions of dollars and two small children. Of course he had a will. If people find that suspicious, they should talk to more rich white parents.
I have noted the conspiracy theory that the Trump administration arranged for CK's assassination. I don't have any particular knowledge about it, but it doesn't seem entirely likely. The alleged shooter doesn't seem organized enough to have been hired as a sniper of that sort. I as always think such actions succeed due to the availability of guns.
I have noted the conspiracy theory that the Trump administration arranged for CK's assassination. I don't have any particular knowledge about it, but it doesn't seem entirely likely. The alleged shooter doesn't seem organized enough to have been hired as a sniper of that sort. I as always think such actions succeed due to the availability of guns.
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firecat (attention machine in need of calibration) (firecat) wrote2025-09-18 12:12 pm
firecat) wrote2025-09-18 12:12 pmADHD research
From the “You don’t say!🙀” files
(Content note: The article uses language that frames ADHD as a problem)
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/adhd-advantage-hypercuriosity
(Content note: The article uses language that frames ADHD as a problem)
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/adhd-advantage-hypercuriosity
lauradi7dw (lauradi7dw) wrote2025-09-18 09:43 am
lauradi7dw) wrote2025-09-18 09:43 amWhy not?
I want to do a little budgeting for the rest of the year, nothing formal. I was about to open a blank document, and then thought "Tomorow is recycling day. You have all that junk mail, including many envelopes. You could literally do back of the envelope calculations." So I'm going to do that.
nosrednayduj (nosrednayduj) wrote2025-09-17 09:46 pm
nosrednayduj) wrote2025-09-17 09:46 pmAction #14, plus blort
I went to stand on the street corner in front of the UU church in town, along with 16 other souls, holding signs. This is a weekly thing, from 5-6 on Wednesdays. Usually I have square dancing at a time that would make this inconvenient, so when it was canceled this week, and Ken was away, Valerie and I decided to go. It seemed like there was a smaller percentage of cars with positive honking than at previous events. I didn't see any middle fingers, though. Maybe the drivers are getting tired of us.
In other non-news, summer seems to be at a close. There was a ton of waterskiing in August. It's nice that we didn't have a big cyanobacteria bloom. In June the lake management committee had alum poured along the lake bottom to hopefully keep it at bay, and it appears to of work. There was a big flap about it, because people were like "we will all die of aluminum poisoning" even though the amount that you get is really small, and that's if it doesn't do what it's supposed to do and sit on the lake bottom and keep organic material from feeding the algae.
I did ski last weekend, but weekday skiing might be done with, mostly due to lack of personnel, because the neighbor, who is a schoolteacher, is back at work, and random guests are gone, and it's starting to get dark early enough that "after dinner ski" doesn't make any sense. Plus Ken's knee is bugging him so he's not really skiing.
The boat starter has been behaving better, perhaps Ken taking it apart and putting it back together was helpful. Sometimes it still craps out, but not often enough to be able to take it to the shop and say "fix it" because they will not be able to reproduce the problem.
This week I've had a weird health issue, which is that on Monday and Tuesday evening I had a mild fever, but I felt really fine in the morning. Maybe the ibuprofen was still in effect. Today it was a lot later in the day before I started to feel bad, and I'm just feeling vaguely mediocre as opposed to actually bad. I run low normally, so 98.6 is a fever for me, but even I'm hard-pressed to say that 98.1 is a fever, which was tonight's reading. I'm coughing a little bit. I took a nucleic Covid test Monday and it was negative.
In other non-news, summer seems to be at a close. There was a ton of waterskiing in August. It's nice that we didn't have a big cyanobacteria bloom. In June the lake management committee had alum poured along the lake bottom to hopefully keep it at bay, and it appears to of work. There was a big flap about it, because people were like "we will all die of aluminum poisoning" even though the amount that you get is really small, and that's if it doesn't do what it's supposed to do and sit on the lake bottom and keep organic material from feeding the algae.
I did ski last weekend, but weekday skiing might be done with, mostly due to lack of personnel, because the neighbor, who is a schoolteacher, is back at work, and random guests are gone, and it's starting to get dark early enough that "after dinner ski" doesn't make any sense. Plus Ken's knee is bugging him so he's not really skiing.
The boat starter has been behaving better, perhaps Ken taking it apart and putting it back together was helpful. Sometimes it still craps out, but not often enough to be able to take it to the shop and say "fix it" because they will not be able to reproduce the problem.
This week I've had a weird health issue, which is that on Monday and Tuesday evening I had a mild fever, but I felt really fine in the morning. Maybe the ibuprofen was still in effect. Today it was a lot later in the day before I started to feel bad, and I'm just feeling vaguely mediocre as opposed to actually bad. I run low normally, so 98.6 is a fever for me, but even I'm hard-pressed to say that 98.1 is a fever, which was tonight's reading. I'm coughing a little bit. I took a nucleic Covid test Monday and it was negative.
lauradi7dw (lauradi7dw) wrote2025-09-17 08:36 pm
lauradi7dw) wrote2025-09-17 08:36 pmmaking progress, I think
There is a circus-arts performing troupe (multiple troupes) from Quebec* called Les 7 Doigts de la main. There is some very good singing included.
Arthur and I had tickets for their performance on (as it happens) Valentine's Day 2024 at the Majestic theater. Arthur dumped me on January 11th, so he didn't want to go with me to that performance and I thought it would be emotionally fraught to go by myself, so I got a refund on the tickets.
Fast forward to September 2025 (which is to say now). They are back, this time at the ART in Cambridge. I had no real worries about breaking down at this point, so I bought a ticket, after checking which day he and his partner were planning to go (They went last week, I went today). I loved it. I of course had memories. I think I sat in exactly the same seat that I sat in in 2012 for Pippin
https://lauradi7dw.dreamwidth.org/338989.html
But they were good memories, and it didn't seem to make me resentful or any sadder than normal. I recommend the very front row. I could see the people backstage doing their supportive things and had a very clear view of the performers. The lady on my left saw my mask and put one on. The other seatmates, nope.
The version today is a re-cast of the 2019 version, which is what I think is in the video
At a weekday matinee, there was a diversity of fairly old people brought in on buses from retirement communities, seemingly a whole high school class, and some other folks in between, including one of my Tai Chi classmates and his wife, whose name I have forgotten. I should have written it down as soon as we were introduced.
The ART claims it is fully accessible
https://americanrepertorytheater.org/plan-your-visit/accessibility/
In practice there seemed to be one slot for a wheelchair (I only saw one wheelchair user - is there a limit?) There were a lot of people using walkers. They were led to their seats and then the walkers were stashed all together. Is that safe? What about a fire?
Also according to the website there is one individual-sized restroom on the main floor. It's not obvious to the casual attendee, though. When I asked where the restroom is, the usher sent me to the stairs that go to the basement. Imagine me and all those even older people, some with canes, slowly making our way down two flights. There was no obvious elevator.
Once we got to the basement, there were two more individual-sized restrooms, and one or two multi-user sorts. There was a chiding notice that implied we would object to the fact that all of the facilities were any gender, telling us to be better people. I went into the multi-person one labelled "all stalls," which I had seen before to label the ones that are without urinals. Most of the users were women, although at least one man came out as I was going in. I didn't hear any complaints, other than the woman who was mad that there were no paper towels. Maybe she doesn't know what a paper towel dispenser looks like in these modern times? I got a paper towel with no problem, because I try not to use the blowers.
I left feeling very cheerful. I got excellent T connections on the way home. Then what used to be called liberal guilt hit me hard. How dare I have a fun day when my tax dollars are paying for death all over the world?
(I went to an anti-ICE vigil yesterday morning and was going to post about it, but oh well).
*several of the performers are not Quebecois, although the British guy did go to circus school in Montreal, for example.
Arthur and I had tickets for their performance on (as it happens) Valentine's Day 2024 at the Majestic theater. Arthur dumped me on January 11th, so he didn't want to go with me to that performance and I thought it would be emotionally fraught to go by myself, so I got a refund on the tickets.
Fast forward to September 2025 (which is to say now). They are back, this time at the ART in Cambridge. I had no real worries about breaking down at this point, so I bought a ticket, after checking which day he and his partner were planning to go (They went last week, I went today). I loved it. I of course had memories. I think I sat in exactly the same seat that I sat in in 2012 for Pippin
https://lauradi7dw.dreamwidth.org/338989.html
But they were good memories, and it didn't seem to make me resentful or any sadder than normal. I recommend the very front row. I could see the people backstage doing their supportive things and had a very clear view of the performers. The lady on my left saw my mask and put one on. The other seatmates, nope.
The version today is a re-cast of the 2019 version, which is what I think is in the video
At a weekday matinee, there was a diversity of fairly old people brought in on buses from retirement communities, seemingly a whole high school class, and some other folks in between, including one of my Tai Chi classmates and his wife, whose name I have forgotten. I should have written it down as soon as we were introduced.
The ART claims it is fully accessible
https://americanrepertorytheater.org/plan-your-visit/accessibility/
In practice there seemed to be one slot for a wheelchair (I only saw one wheelchair user - is there a limit?) There were a lot of people using walkers. They were led to their seats and then the walkers were stashed all together. Is that safe? What about a fire?
Also according to the website there is one individual-sized restroom on the main floor. It's not obvious to the casual attendee, though. When I asked where the restroom is, the usher sent me to the stairs that go to the basement. Imagine me and all those even older people, some with canes, slowly making our way down two flights. There was no obvious elevator.
Once we got to the basement, there were two more individual-sized restrooms, and one or two multi-user sorts. There was a chiding notice that implied we would object to the fact that all of the facilities were any gender, telling us to be better people. I went into the multi-person one labelled "all stalls," which I had seen before to label the ones that are without urinals. Most of the users were women, although at least one man came out as I was going in. I didn't hear any complaints, other than the woman who was mad that there were no paper towels. Maybe she doesn't know what a paper towel dispenser looks like in these modern times? I got a paper towel with no problem, because I try not to use the blowers.
I left feeling very cheerful. I got excellent T connections on the way home. Then what used to be called liberal guilt hit me hard. How dare I have a fun day when my tax dollars are paying for death all over the world?
(I went to an anti-ICE vigil yesterday morning and was going to post about it, but oh well).
*several of the performers are not Quebecois, although the British guy did go to circus school in Montreal, for example.
Redbird (redbird) wrote2025-09-17 02:42 pm
redbird) wrote2025-09-17 02:42 pmEntry tags:
Massachusetts has updated covid vaccine guidance
I am happy to see that "should receive" the covid vaccine or booster includes infants; children and adolescents who haven't already been vaccinated; anyone with a medical condition that puts them at higher risk of severe covid; and all household contacts of anyone at higher risk.
Everyone aged 65 or older should receive two doses, six months apart.
All healthcare workers "should" receive the vaccine, as should anyone who is pregnant, contemplating pregnancy, or has recently been pregnant, and a few other groups.
Everyone else "may receive" it.
https://www.mass.gov/doc/massachusetts-2025-2026-respiratory-illness-season-covid-19-vaccine-recommendations/download
What I saw is Massachusetts-specific, but it says it is aligned with the recommendations of the new Northeast Public Health Collaborative, which includes New England except for New Hampshire, plus New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
Everyone aged 65 or older should receive two doses, six months apart.
All healthcare workers "should" receive the vaccine, as should anyone who is pregnant, contemplating pregnancy, or has recently been pregnant, and a few other groups.
Everyone else "may receive" it.
https://www.mass.gov/doc/massachusetts-2025-2026-respiratory-illness-season-covid-19-vaccine-recommendations/download
What I saw is Massachusetts-specific, but it says it is aligned with the recommendations of the new Northeast Public Health Collaborative, which includes New England except for New Hampshire, plus New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
lauradi7dw (lauradi7dw) wrote2025-09-17 08:11 am
lauradi7dw) wrote2025-09-17 08:11 amI see you're upset. Would you like cake and a history fact?
Probably the answer is yes. Whether it would make me less upset is unclear.
https://youtube.com/shorts/DH52_4xgTws?feature=shared
I think it wasminoanmiss who introduced me to Pat Mandziy. A quality of life improvement for sure.
Cake (or ice cream) won't fix everything, sometimes especially in conjunction with a historical fact. For example, Israel bombing an 800 year old mosque to smithereens probably counts as multiple history facts, and I feel powerless to do anything.
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/9/17/gaza-city-mosque-blown-up-by-israeli-air-attack
https://youtube.com/shorts/DH52_4xgTws?feature=shared
I think it was
minoanmiss who introduced me to Pat Mandziy. A quality of life improvement for sure.Cake (or ice cream) won't fix everything, sometimes especially in conjunction with a historical fact. For example, Israel bombing an 800 year old mosque to smithereens probably counts as multiple history facts, and I feel powerless to do anything.
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/9/17/gaza-city-mosque-blown-up-by-israeli-air-attack
lauradi7dw (lauradi7dw) wrote2025-09-17 07:50 am
lauradi7dw) wrote2025-09-17 07:50 amhow my mind works number whatever
This morning sovay mentioned Byker In the context of a song title
https://sovay.dreamwidth.org/1610739.html
The song wasn't Byker Hill, but that's what I thought of, specifically the 1965 Young Tradition version
https://youtu.be/Dl_tmCo-vyc?feature=shared
I have the LP, but youtube is faster. Then the phone youtube autoplayed their version of "Chicken on a raft." In restaurant slang, that's an egg on toast. Not what the song seems to be about. I remembered a conversation withnegothick about the speed of singing chanteys
https://lauradi7dw.dreamwidth.org/635838.html
I thought about HeiHei, the fowl from Moana
That isn't it either. The song they're singing is a cover of one by Cyril Tawney, according to wikipedia.
sovay mentioned Byker In the context of a song titlehttps://sovay.dreamwidth.org/1610739.html
The song wasn't Byker Hill, but that's what I thought of, specifically the 1965 Young Tradition version
https://youtu.be/Dl_tmCo-vyc?feature=shared
I have the LP, but youtube is faster. Then the phone youtube autoplayed their version of "Chicken on a raft." In restaurant slang, that's an egg on toast. Not what the song seems to be about. I remembered a conversation with
negothick about the speed of singing chanteyshttps://lauradi7dw.dreamwidth.org/635838.html
I thought about HeiHei, the fowl from Moana
That isn't it either. The song they're singing is a cover of one by Cyril Tawney, according to wikipedia.
Redbird (redbird) wrote2025-09-16 04:43 pm
redbird) wrote2025-09-16 04:43 pmEntry tags:
vaccinated
I just got this year's covid booster, as a walk-in at CVS. I'm glad I called first, because the CVS closest to our house doesn't have the vaccine; the one where I get most of my prescriptions does.
The pharmacist asked me if I wanted to get the flu vaccine at the same time, so I told her I'm waiting, on my doctor's advice. The actual injection was faster than I expected and didn't hurt much, so that's good.
The pharmacist gave me a coupon for $10 off a $20 purchase (with the usual list of exclusions). Kitchen trash bags were on the shopping list, so I picked those up, then added a box of envelopes and a bottle of dish soap to get the total up to $20. I got home and saw we may have too much dish soap, given limited storage space, but we will use it.
The pharmacist asked me if I wanted to get the flu vaccine at the same time, so I told her I'm waiting, on my doctor's advice. The actual injection was faster than I expected and didn't hurt much, so that's good.
The pharmacist gave me a coupon for $10 off a $20 purchase (with the usual list of exclusions). Kitchen trash bags were on the shopping list, so I picked those up, then added a box of envelopes and a bottle of dish soap to get the total up to $20. I got home and saw we may have too much dish soap, given limited storage space, but we will use it.