And I’m going to Vegas in August.:eek:
I survived work, tomorrow I’m off so Nelly gets her (delayed) shots, and i get my asthma drugs refilled.
Congrats to your buddy, rosie!
So say we all!
gt, remember the motto of the Fourth Estate: “If it bleeds, it leads”
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Yes, I am up. I don’t know why but I’ve been up for almost forty minutes. It’s gonna be a loooooooooooooooooooooooooong day!
Oh well, since I am, I think I shall get purtified shortly and go get some brekkies at that paragon of fine dinin’ known as Three Squares Diner. Might as well take advantage of bein’ up waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay early.
Later Y’all!
The carpenter’s son put it best: “whitened sepulchres” I think is the English version. There was also some story about people who see the straw in another man’s eye but not the beam in their own…
gt, I think the main reason we have more than one TV channel now is so people can’t go postal properly and kill all of them: it would take too much organization to off ALL of them. In recent weeks, we’ve had:
brrrrr! The furnace came on this morning! Insane weather - we *might *see the low 60s today.
And it’s going to be another long day - I won’t be coming home after work since I’d just have to turn right around and go to class. So I’ll drive to LaPlata, have something to eat, run to WalMart for a few things, then to class. I have to make clay tonight - ick. And theoretically, we’re supposed to present our research reports, too. Considering clay-making takes an entire class session, I don’t know how the rest will happen. We shall see…
My “sketch book” is pretty pathetic. I don’t sketch before I make stuff - it’s just not my style. I work out in my head what I want to try, but I’ve never drawn anything out in detail. Guess I’m not a very good artist, then…
For those who asked and/or demanded, I will post pics when I get all my stuff home. You’ve already, in theory, seen half of this semester’s work - the tape dispenser and the coral reef. All that’s left is the planter (which I might get back today) and the pig. Then I start on the cats…
Meanwhile, I need to get thru another day of fun at the office. I hope it’s busy - time passes so much faster when it is.
See ya tomorrow! Be good, stay safe, stay out of jail!
This. I was just thinking about the current numbers, and how nobody outside of Mexico (and the kid flown to the US) have died of the Swine Flu – I wonder how many people die of run-of-the-mill Flus every year in Mexico City’s slums? And what makes them so f***ing special this year? :rolleyes:
Nice of the world to panic on cue.
Even nicer of the (“first”) world to pay attention to the awful problems in this and other shanty-towns the world over – but only whenever somebody decides it might actually affect us :rolleyes:
Never heard this one. You’ve got to remember that he (or He if you insist) was of my religious-cultural background, but I am not of his… 
morning folks - up and caffeinating already. And I’ve already had brekkies! My daughter fixed me pancakes, bacon and an egg, and boy was it tasty!
Thank Og tomorrow is FIRDAY, though!
I don’t know why, but I’m not as riled up over the swine flu thing as I was. That’s a good thing, I tend to get too worked up sometimes.
To answer you r question about what makes this one special- usually the people who die of the flu (and many do die every year in Mexico and elsewhere) are the ones you’d expect to die- the very young, the already sick and the very elderly. People with weakened immune systems. What makes this outbreak catch everyone’s attention is that the majority who have died are otherwise healthy 20-40 year olds. People with healthy, robust immune systems.
This pattern is worrisome in and of itself, but it also harkens back to the Spanish flu, which was so aggressive that it killed upwards of 40 million world wide, and had a similar pattern. This flu is of the same type as the Spanish fllu- H1N1, so there is data to support the similarity.
Finally- swine flu is not generally human to human- you need to catch it from a source (pig), This one seems very readily transmittable human to human, which increase the risk significantly.
The WHO just upgraded the risk to level 5- a pandemic (appeared on mulitiple continents) that seems readily transmittable person to person.
So do I think we should be hiding in our homes and closing teh boarder- no that crazy talk. Do I think this is hyped up normal flu, no I don’t either.
My $0.02 and no websites to add! Sorry if this sounds lectury- it’s what I do for a living! Pity my children.
Regarding the flu - every time I cough, I find people turning around and staring at me. I had a particularly bad episode yesterday - I swallowed something wrong. Yes, I cover my mouth. Yes, I wash my hands frequently. No, I don’t have the flu. But with all the pollen in the air, I have sniffles and occasional coughs and sniffles. Such is life…
Oh, and I love the people shown on the news wearing surgical masks… below their noses. Yep, that’s effective. :rolleyes:
sheesh - that sounded snippy. I’m just fed up with the panic-inducing news idiots. I don’t deny it could be serious, but it doesn’t have to be discussed, dissected, and disseminated 24/7 by sincere but concerned-looking talking heads.
FCM- that type of social intolerance happened in 1918- social fabric started to fall apart because of the communicable nature of the flu- people were shooting people on the street for not wearing masks, killing their families instead out of fear of them get sick and dieing, roaming bands of homeless children whose parents had died, dead bodies in the street because there was not enough man power to deal with all the corpses…
Huh. I think we here are Panic Challenged. I have yet to see a masked person on the street, or any signs of real panic. This despite the existence of two confirmed cases of Swine Flu in the country (both in good shape, both in isolation in hospital.)
In fact, the joke is that the signs of Swine Flu are: Sneezing, fever, and a Boarding Pass stub from Mexico City clutched in one hand… 
I get what you’re saying about the danger to otherwise healthy people, though – but wasn’t that true for SARS as well? And that one killed several hundred(?) people worldwide (outside of SE Asia where it originated) but died down almost of its own as soon as a modicum of safety measures were put in place – so I’m suspecting the Swine Flu will likely end up being a tempest… well, maybe not in a teapot, but in something no larger then a bathtub or so…?
Blurf.
We’ve had a bunch of cases (confirmed and suspected) around here- and we’ve been stunned how many families apparently travel to Mexico for vacation. My husband and I were laughing because it was report after report of “this family was in Mexico for vacation, this family was in Mexico for vacation”- we both decided that apparently the entire country swings south during spring break.
Really- that many people go to Mexico from the Northeast, routinely, on vacation???
Well, we were amused!
Bobbio - that’s hilarious!
Mornin’, everybody.
I’m not freaking out over H1N1, yet anyway. The media does hype stuff like this all the time. I’m not saying it’s not serious, but, well - I’ll wait and see. And cover my mouth when I cough or sneeze, and wash my hands a lot.
Ok, this story isn’t funny, because it could have been sooo much worse than it was. But it’s funny.
I was cooking dinner last night, when Dad called me. “But he’s in his room!” I thought as I read the caller ID. Maybe he’s locked in the garage. When I answered it, he said, “I’ve fallen in the bathtub and I can’t get out!”
I ran in there, and sure enough he was in the bathtub sideways, with his legs hanging over the side - just sitting there. He had gone in to pee and lost his balance. OMG! :eek: He was fine, just a bump on the elbow.
The problem was, he had three martinis. :rolleyes: He usually only has two. He’s fine this morning, except for a sore finger, and is swearing never to have three again.
I’m sure you can all imagine worse scenarios, and thank God nothing happened. “I’ve fallen in the bathtub and I can’t get out!” Heh. What if he had had to call 911?
Jeez Louise.
Rebo, we fish people out of circumstances like your dad’s on a regular basis. Generally, they get a pass if they’re old or infirm; young and drunk is a sure-fire ticket to behind the back ridicule. At least he didn’t require 3 men and channellocks to remove his dentures.
One of my greatest grown-up anxieties is the idea of something happening to me where I have to be trauma stripped by my own rescue squad. :eek:
I was having a good day yesterday. I tried on some clothes Tuesday night that I haven’t been able to wear in years and most of them fit, I got taken out to lunch by Archivin’ Work, I went to the used bookstore (and recognized some books I had donated years ago on the shelves :eek:), life was good. And then…
[long involved string of complicated profanity removed] deadbeat former roommates. WOWCrack owes me $650 because I had to cover his back rent (house payment due) last month and now he’s claiming he can only pay $150 because of his child support payments. I swear to God and Sonny Jesus I’m going to find out where he lives and send him one of these. At least the other chick is paying back on her debt on Friday. Still, I had to drop another 600 last night unexpectedly because of WOWCrack’s slack ass. I have a feeling a debtor’s prison will be in his future.
Also Complicated Roommate is being stupid again. He’s talking about going back up to British Columbia in July. He’s got too much shit down here to take care of before he does that, but his lay-dee is pressuring him. I do not see good things in that future. I told him that last night too, in a roundabout way. He admitted that he’s keeping his room down here just in case but he’s going to keep skipping down the garden path. :rolleyes: I give it a year, tops.
He’s going to pay me back the money I had to pay last night. He knows I’ll kill him dead otherwise.
God, I can’t wait until June. I’ll be moving with only the barest threads of a safety net, but it won’t be this place.
My reasoning for not worrying about swine flu is that the media goes into OMGPANIC!!!1!!11!! mode every time it might snow. And I live in Minnesota. Where it snows. A lot. So if they panic about something as routine as that, of course they’re going to get all upset about the flu. Why wouldn’t they?? At the moment, I’m thinking chances are good that I’ll be as inconvenienced by this as I am by those winter storms, which is to say very little if at all.
A lot of people do go to Mexico from here for vacation in the winter/spring. It’s a really popular vacation spot, although we’ve never gone. But I won’t be surprised if we do have cases of swine flu popping up because of that.
Anyway, on to the rest of life. I have to get my car tabs (i.e. registration) renewed today. I kinda forgot about it until KT reminded me yesterday that I have to take care of it by the end of the month. Huh. Guess I’d better get that done!
I also have to pick up kitty food at lunch. We’re completely out. :eek: Poor kitteh.
It’s gray and rainy and meh outside and I’m feeling very unmotivated today. It’s going to be a long day.
Howdy all. I am late to this party and all of my cool sites have been covered, except for one that rosie should have mentioned (the two cats one, whose name I have presently forgotten!).
Swine Flu, huh? Bahrain’s Health Ministry has even Israel beat for the idiot factor - they issued a press release last week stating that Bahrain was not at risk because there are no pig farms and no live pig imports! D’oh! :smack:
On a brighter note, we now have the May/Labour/Labor Day 3-day long weekend!
I’m off today. I took Nelly to the vet for her shots, and picked up some Advantix for the crew. Good thing, since I pulled a tick off of me this morning. I foresee cleaning today. I have the windows open, since it’s only 62.
dotty, did you mean Two Lumps?
Bobbio, 
Rebo,glad dad is alright. “I’ve fallen, and I can’t reach my fourth martini!”
zzzzzzzZZZZZOOOOOMMMMMM…
Driving by. SLAMMED with work. Press conferences. Congressidiots. My favorite client having the noive to ask for about half of their two-day meeting ASAP. It’s just been nonstop. I’ve been lucky to get 5 hours of sleep a night and have been chained to my computer nonstop the rest of the time. Which really sucks.
There are two bright spots, fortunately. (1) I’ve made as much $$ in the last five days as I usually do in a couple weeks. Or more. And (2) I got to send back that awful crappy GIGO job because any ol’ talentless transcriber can do that, but they need me for the good stuff. Whew!
Anyway, back to it. I think I can dig my way out from under. If nothing else gets added to the pile today. Which, thanks to the stupid swine flu, will probably happen, thereby throwing my shreds of a schedule into the dustbin.
Back tomorrow. I hope!
ZZZZZOOOOOOOooooommmmmmmmmm…
I know but it’s still a very good description.
