Countrymouse Posted November 2018
On My Mind
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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.
Ali wonderful!
Health and healing to all. We've been through A LOT the past 20 months.
cw - amen, the great divide...
If we all just change the name of something, then change the definition of everything, and then remove the time and dates from all publications, we will end up brainwashed, gaslighted, and confused.
Changing the name of this thread from ON MY MIND to
OUT OF MY MIND may shorten the posts, because no one wants to admit how crazy the pandemic has made each of us over a long period of time.
Sorry Polarbear, I don't know what you are talking about, I didn't call anyone here any names. If you mean the anti vaxxer comment - that was about the fanatical, in your face, rude, and disrespectful of everyone else just doing their jobs people who are acting like idiots, yes IMO they are very much looney tunes (and given that we are nearing 90% vaccinated they are very much in the minority). If you choose to not vaccinate but are going about your life following mandates (however reluctantly) and respecting other people's different choices this in not you.
What we have observed so far since the release of the Covid vaccines:
Covid vaccines do NOT prevent infection.
Covid vaccines do NOT prevent spread
Covid vaccines do NOT prevent mutations
Vaccinated people still get Covid, spread Covid, and some died from it. Same for unvaccinated people. No difference.
The only thing Covid vaccines are supposed to do is to reduce the severity of the symptoms. This benefit has to be weighed against the severity of the side effects of the vaccines.
The US government just awarded the first claim of injury or death from the Covid vaccines. There are currently thousands of claims allready filed. And I expect a lot more soon and in the future as long term side effects come to light.
Taking prudent precautions is not the same as living "paralyzed with fear" and I haven't met anyone in real life who is living that way. Personally I know that my age and with no high risk factors dying from covid isn't likely, but being sick as a dog and/or possibly needing medical intervention is not something I want to deal with if I can easily avoid it. I've always taken precautions during flu season too, and I have ranted here about the lax attitude of so many people who spread that to vulnerable people.
(masks are mandated here so of course I will be wearing one, the only people who aren't are the anti vaxx looney-toons so they aren't allowed to go anywhere, which makes them easy to avoid)
some quotes i collected in the past weeks.
:) i just want to lift us up, make us laugh, try to make us feel better. pre-xmas hug!!
here:
...opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.
...to hold a pen is to be at war.
...when he to whom one speaks does not understand, and he who speaks himself does not understand, that is metaphysics.
...i'm not saying let's kill all stupid people. i'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem sort itself out.
...a happy dog lying in bed, with headphones and listening to a tape recorder.
[canine affirmation tapes]
"good doggie! you're - such - a good doggie! aren't you? yes, you are!"
...aside from the people, the hours, the work, the pay, the stress and the migraines, this is the best job i ever had.
...sometimes when things are falling apart, they might actually be falling into place.
...the path to every victory is paved with predictions of failure.
...there is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come.
:)
...one businessman to another, "now and again, i give myself a $10 million bonus. that's my favorite stress management technique."
...first say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
...find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.
...buy a harp and annoy everyone as you learn how to play it.
...do something you were never allowed to do when you were younger, like make a mud pie or eat a whole tub of ice cream, or wear a "too-short" skirt and "not-very-sensible" shoes.
...always do sober what you'd do drunk.
...dance first. think later. it's the natural order.
...goodness makes greatness truly valuable.
...do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
...don't raise your voice, improve your argument.
...the first to apologize is the bravest. the first to forgive is the strongest. the first to forget is the happiest.
...excuse me, i have to go be awesome.
...and,
magic happens when you do not give up, even when you want to. the universe always falls in love with a stubborn heart.
inspirational-quote-girl bundle of joy :)
cw - hang in there and keep trying to get your booster shot. It appears that it helps.
glad - case numbers are going up in Eastern Canada, spectacularly in some places and also across the country. From 22 cases locally two weeks ago we have now 47 - not large numbers here, but a great % increase. It's not omicron - that is yet to hit fully. Hunkering down here for another covid driven winter.
ali - I think that is very good! You will have a break, relatively speaking, Enjoy!!! I remember 3rd year university and thinking "What's the point? This is going on for ever" but of course it wasn't - just felt that way.
You are so close to completion. What an achievement!!!
Grandson Joel had his surgery and is fine. Still waiting for results of dd's biopsy. Feeling the loss of ex. He was in my life - sometimes closer, sometimes further - for 53 years. It's a long time. We had ironed out our differences some time ago, so all that was left was the caring.
We had a significant surge here 2-3 weeks ago, probably not omicron, wait and see.
We'll see.
wishing us a great xmas!!! :) :)
let’s make it the best xmas!! we all deserve it, after all this weird pandemic stuff/laws/etc.
i’ll be with my parents.
:) :)
i have lots of wonderful surprises for them. i hide roses every year, and then Santa appears (looks a bit like me) and gives them, with a note (handwriting a bit like mine). my parents are suspicious, but they still believe in Santa.
Church Christmas school program was this morning. I lead K-3 choir. Everyone looked cute but this undoubtedly was the most off key rendition of “We Three Kings” EVER. Now I have to go to Girls and Boys club party.
It makes me think of the time I brought a bunch of plants into the house because of an unexpected frost and inadvertently brought a garter snake in too and it came out to explore once it warmed up🤯🤣.
TG we don't have venomous snakes where I live!