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  1. Due to multiple bouts with pneumonia, the doctors usually run an x-ray on me to rule that out, but I will say that I've also had a couple of battles with pleurisy which sounds like an old person disease (it usually is) but can affect younger patients esp following a viral illness. It can make one fatigued, coughing is also a symptom, and if it gets bad enough it will feel like there is an elephant sitting on your chest. Anecdotal, but my experience was usually similar, docs would suggest bronchitis and to wait and in my case it was 50-50 that it would resolve or I'd have to go back because it was one or the other of those two I mentioned earlier. Antibiotics (for pneumonia) and steroids (for pleurisy) were the usual treatments. Hope she feels better soon.
  2. Lat year had a lot of lows and only a few highs for us so I didn't engage on here much; I tend to step away from the non face-to-face social activities when mental health needs a boost. This year isn't off to a great start, but taking each day as it comes has helped, so has getting outdoors, reading, other projects. I agree with the small acts of kindness, an interaction wherein you reach out and take that risk can go a long way in helping us help ourselves.
  3. Not surprised. Elon's a Donor not a Dad.
  4. Migrants are offered routine vaccinations by USBP if they don't already have them. For the MMR, I don't think they have to receive it, but apparently many do. Given there have been outbreaks such as the one in Chicago that was linked to *child refugees from Venezuela spreading measles at a shelter, it would certainly be a good idea for some outreach in the county, but it sounds like that isn't going to easily happen if they are understaffed. *one of the issues with children on the move, so to speak, is that the age at which the child should be receiving vaccinations has placed them in a transient environment, crowded places, and lots of virus opportunities. Plenty of people 'blame' the parents for this, but that is being incapable of seeing the big picture, nuance, and incredibly ignorant.
  5. When you say "deliberately planned," in terms of capacity limits, do you mean reducing numbers of visitors to NPs so those in the administration can say, "see no one visits the parks?" or to reduce revenue received by parks, or what? These parks are such treasures that I would really like to take Elon on a tour of one this spring, especially when the bears and their cubs come out of hibernation. I think he would be dumbstruck at the beauty of one of nature's creatures...and I am pretty sure I can outrun him.
  6. That's Hays Cty, correct? Overall, for 7th graders, the county has around a 96% vax rate for 7th graders, so that might be some reassurance that the older population (say high school on up) has immunity. That can help limit spread. I'm sure individual schools and campuses in the K-12 range have less coverage. It's worth noting that while vaccinated people (two shots or boostered) who are exposed can get measles and can also spread measles, that is (according to the CDC) pretty darn rare. Where it gets bad, of course, is that babies don't get the shot until they're a little older and they can get quite sick.
  7. Ron DeSantis must be steaming that Bannon pulled more of a percentage; Ron's been trying so hard to criminalize the homeless and yet, here's Bannon stealing the show.
  8. Gaines County has around what. 22,000 residents? Many of whom belong to the Mennonite community that is ground zero? The cases began towards the end of January and were all over the news each day as the case counts climbed and someone says in mid February "I think I'll go on some college tours," because yeah, that's the way a lot of people behave.
  9. Given that it's Monday morning and a rather dreary one at that, this seemed like a good bit of commentary as a reminder that the sifting and winnowing of who will be "us" and who will be "them" has been underway long before this administration took office but the acceleration of the divide will be more stark as the year(s) progress.
  10. Since this thread got bumped, I noticed this comment and agree that Hanks did excellent work. Some years are packed with quality nominees in a category and Gladiator and its lead were a solid movie and actor that I enjoyed, but Cast Away was great from beginning to end. A story within a story, a man facing not a ruthless emperor but the most ruthless and capricious ruler of all of us--Nature, and the ending which is a beginning. Tom Hanks performed award winning acting in that role.
  11. Two: bacterial meningitis and measles. For measles, one has to have proof of MMR or MMRV or birth prior to 1957 (this is the requirement for more than just freshman). It's interesting since most of the attendees would have received something like the MMR but the requirement is solely for the measles (you can also provide proof of immunity through a positive titer test) when mumps, while not as contagious, would not be something one would want spreading around campus either. Given the localized nature of most of the student body, mumps is not likely but it's not too much of an ask to make the requirement inclusive of that as well.
  12. It's already on the list! We used to watch a lot of Iron Chef back when it first aired on FN and enjoyed it for a number of years but fell out of watching the 'competition' style shows. This one looks fun so it was added to the queue.
  13. Ignore all those replies above and I can't believe those guys above for neglecting the obvious:
  14. I've been quietly pondering where the guys wearing Oakleys are going to video their outrage once the $50,000 truck is repossessed.
  15. Most students of university age are vaccinated with both doses of the MMR inoculation. The state collects data for kindergarten and seventh grade students and most of the older children have the requisite 95% coverage for herd immunity. Likely because it wasn't until COVID and other political issues (no CR) broke people's brains and exemption rates shot up. There are multiple areas where coverage is <95% of the younger population. So it's going to be a bit of luck that could go either way whether the virus gains a foothold or not. @Wiler77 if you had two doses of the live vaccine then you're probably good. A certain percentage of people that got the vaccine in the 1960s were advised to get boosters due to a killed virus vaccine that was commonly administered then, or if their immune system is weakened--you can ask your pcp for a titer test if you wish to know for certain your immunity. That's per the CDC and it's a common recommendation that has been around every time there is an outbreak.
  16. So, incoming human rights violations? Sure. Sure. Nothing to see here!
  17. Korean Fried Chicken, beer, and soju are a legit tasty treat for us. Not the healthiest so we don't get to indulge as much as we'd like, but so satisfying to scratch that flavor combo.
  18. Since we had watched a couple of movies & series made in Korea, the algo offered up the suggestion of some K Food shows and so we've been slowly working our way through them. The K Food Show: A Nation of Kimchi was quite fascinating. The hosts are enthusiastic (understated comment) but learning about the variety and regional differences was also fascinating. Another series with the same 3 hosts (also 2 episodes) was banchan (side dishes) and in the second episode there is a bit where they've taken a 6 meter long piece of bamboo and cooked a meal in it--it's pretty cool. We've still got a few left to go--soju, fried chicken, etc some of which feature a different host, but overall we've enjoyed the visual feast and learned quite a bit. As a side note, we've also watched a few movies/series from India but didn't get 'pushed' by the algo the same way so I may do a quick search after we've run through the above shows and see what's out there. Talk about a variety of cuisine and regional differences!
  19. While there are 3 threads with Project 2025 in the title, this thread seems to have the most discussion so I thought I'd drop this here...it's a link to a tracker of P2025 and the goals and objectives that are complete, ongoing, and so on. Broken down by agency, it's a bit of a gut punch to see it laid out... dig around a bit and explore (some of it is a bit clunky to navigate but don't let that scare you as its still worth the eyeballs) https://www.project2025.observer/
  20. Related--in many states the reps/senators are not actually required to live in their district/state or only spend a nominal amount of time there or have used means and influence to circumvent the requirement. IIRC, the senator from Alabama lives in Florida, although that didn't stop him from being re-elected. As of 2017*, around 5% of reps didn't live in the district they represent and while the ones that do often have even worse gerrymandering in order to remain in office, having both scenarios exist simultaneously is, IMO, not a positive trend. The do-your-own-research crowd never really takes into account the downside of carpetbaggers. SEE: State of Texas>Politicians>Dan Patrick *From a WaPo study. Would love to know if this has increased or if candidates are simply buying property and then nominally residing there. If representation is not one's goal as a candidate but latching on to the tether of power is then citizen's apathy, ignorance, and disregard for the nuance of policy plays quite nicely into this.
  21. Dear Elon Musk, Many people are saying I did GREAT work this week EXCELLENT woke werk work. A man came up to me with tears in his eyes saying, YOU saved so much money this week by doing such great work. I ca'nt be'lieve how much work you did. Signed Epstein's mother The other Epstein's mother
  22. Person, woman, man, camera, transgender!
  23. Ya know, if it wouldn't absolutely overwhelm the already stressed or end up on some trailer to a camp, one can come up with a lot of interesting responses to that email. Think of a USPS employee who works at the service counter and deals with the citizenry. @RDCanecutter could write a creative week's worth of gold here.
  24. Fragile White Males are a protected class. The surgically deformed penis with a chainsaw out front should've told you.
  25. Elevators...
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