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They are predicting storms tomorrow, and rain throughout Saturday, with temperatures diving into the 50s and low 60s, then rising to 73 for Memorial Day. After being in the 80s and 90s periodically for the past two weeks. This looks like a topsy turvy summer, just saying.
I don't mind the lower temperatures.
Mother felt the need to regale my brother with my menopause woes.
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Mother doesn't understand why people have troubles talking about natural bodily functions. She had no difficulty with the sex talk, or discussing periods or anything else. From mother's point of view, people are weird about these things, and need to get over themselves. It would be better if we could discuss them normally like adults.
My grandmother thought mother missed her calling as nurse. Or a sex ed teacher.
Mother also informed me that niece on the way back from visiting with her in South Carolina, while be dropped off in DC - to stay with her boyfriend and his family in Virginia.
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Well, my brother and his wife did that when they were 17. She'd come and visit him. And they met at an art summer school in Providence, RI.
I just didn't do it. I did go to France for two months by myself at 16, and kind of got kissed by a French boy. But that's about it.
Crazy workplace is making everyone crazy.
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Although to NY's credit : As of 11am this morning, 64.4 percent of adult New Yorkers have completed at least one vaccine dose. Over the past 24 hours, 87,791 total doses have been administered. To date, New York administered 18,715,969 total doses with 55.8 percent of adult New Yorkers completing their vaccine series. [Source New York State Department of Health, via Governor's email and briefing.]
I told this to mother who advised that it was better than most places.
We also only had 10 people die of it today, so that's declining at least.
And my area's infection rate is .56%, it's been wavering between 0.56% and 0.46%, with 23,000 tested, and about 126 infected. How reliable that is, I don't know.
The Governor has gone from being adamant about getting tested, to being adamant about getting the vaccine - which it turns out may be more effective than we thought. But honestly, who knows at this point.
The above picture is of the rose bushes planted in front of the fruit and vegetable store - that I walked to post laundry, and post talk to mother. I've been talking to mother more this year than last year - but that's mainly because father isn't at home, and we're both lonely.
I've decided I just need to be patient for a while longer. And ignore the folks frolicking about. I talked to mother about this tonight, as I'd come to an epiphany of sorts earlier today. It's not that I'm envious or jealous of the people visiting their family, so much as I'm reminded of the fact that I can't right now. It hurts to be reminded of what you can't currently do - but really want to do. Best to just ignore it, or let the words float on by. Just pretty pictures floating down the river or like clouds across the sky. Years of meditation taught me how to do that - it's a lovely thing.
Last year I called my niece more - because she was isolated at home with her parents. This year she's out with friends, dating, and socializing up a storm. Apparently she's found this guy from Virginia who she's into. He's boarding at her school. She's going to a boarding school/college, but living at home. Next year she's going to the London School of Economics - which according to my brother is actually cheaper than the US schools she applied to. This blows my mind - the UK schools are cheaper than the US schools, and it is actually much cheaper for my niece to go to school at the London School of Economics than at Bard. Okay-dokey. Wrap your heads around that one. Assuming you've all read this far. I'm thinking of visiting her in London next year - and if possible maybe seeing British social media friends in person? Or maybe not? It's not like anyone sees me when they pop into NYC. Oh, it's also a huge accomplishment for her to get accepted to that school - since it only takes 300 out of 600 applicants per year, and most are older students. She's the only one who was accepted from her school. She had to apply to get in.
I don't think anyone dislikes my niece. I can't imagine anyone disliking her. She has the sweetest disposition. I don't know what family she came from - it certainly wasn't ours.
Anyhow, it's late and I should go to bed. Didn't sleep well last night. Was either too cold or too hot, frigging menopause. The new scrolling mechanism on DW is annoying me - I have to hit the side right or it won't scroll. Hard to explain - trust me, it's annoying.
That said, I'm in a chipper mood tonight, believe it or not. The hormones are at rest. And I feel calm and weirdly happy. Almost, not quite, carefree.
I don't mind the lower temperatures.
Mother felt the need to regale my brother with my menopause woes.
( Read more... )
Mother doesn't understand why people have troubles talking about natural bodily functions. She had no difficulty with the sex talk, or discussing periods or anything else. From mother's point of view, people are weird about these things, and need to get over themselves. It would be better if we could discuss them normally like adults.
My grandmother thought mother missed her calling as nurse. Or a sex ed teacher.
Mother also informed me that niece on the way back from visiting with her in South Carolina, while be dropped off in DC - to stay with her boyfriend and his family in Virginia.
( Read more... )
Well, my brother and his wife did that when they were 17. She'd come and visit him. And they met at an art summer school in Providence, RI.
I just didn't do it. I did go to France for two months by myself at 16, and kind of got kissed by a French boy. But that's about it.
Crazy workplace is making everyone crazy.
( Read more... )
Although to NY's credit : As of 11am this morning, 64.4 percent of adult New Yorkers have completed at least one vaccine dose. Over the past 24 hours, 87,791 total doses have been administered. To date, New York administered 18,715,969 total doses with 55.8 percent of adult New Yorkers completing their vaccine series. [Source New York State Department of Health, via Governor's email and briefing.]
I told this to mother who advised that it was better than most places.
We also only had 10 people die of it today, so that's declining at least.
And my area's infection rate is .56%, it's been wavering between 0.56% and 0.46%, with 23,000 tested, and about 126 infected. How reliable that is, I don't know.
The Governor has gone from being adamant about getting tested, to being adamant about getting the vaccine - which it turns out may be more effective than we thought. But honestly, who knows at this point.
The above picture is of the rose bushes planted in front of the fruit and vegetable store - that I walked to post laundry, and post talk to mother. I've been talking to mother more this year than last year - but that's mainly because father isn't at home, and we're both lonely.
I've decided I just need to be patient for a while longer. And ignore the folks frolicking about. I talked to mother about this tonight, as I'd come to an epiphany of sorts earlier today. It's not that I'm envious or jealous of the people visiting their family, so much as I'm reminded of the fact that I can't right now. It hurts to be reminded of what you can't currently do - but really want to do. Best to just ignore it, or let the words float on by. Just pretty pictures floating down the river or like clouds across the sky. Years of meditation taught me how to do that - it's a lovely thing.
Last year I called my niece more - because she was isolated at home with her parents. This year she's out with friends, dating, and socializing up a storm. Apparently she's found this guy from Virginia who she's into. He's boarding at her school. She's going to a boarding school/college, but living at home. Next year she's going to the London School of Economics - which according to my brother is actually cheaper than the US schools she applied to. This blows my mind - the UK schools are cheaper than the US schools, and it is actually much cheaper for my niece to go to school at the London School of Economics than at Bard. Okay-dokey. Wrap your heads around that one. Assuming you've all read this far. I'm thinking of visiting her in London next year - and if possible maybe seeing British social media friends in person? Or maybe not? It's not like anyone sees me when they pop into NYC. Oh, it's also a huge accomplishment for her to get accepted to that school - since it only takes 300 out of 600 applicants per year, and most are older students. She's the only one who was accepted from her school. She had to apply to get in.
I don't think anyone dislikes my niece. I can't imagine anyone disliking her. She has the sweetest disposition. I don't know what family she came from - it certainly wasn't ours.
Anyhow, it's late and I should go to bed. Didn't sleep well last night. Was either too cold or too hot, frigging menopause. The new scrolling mechanism on DW is annoying me - I have to hit the side right or it won't scroll. Hard to explain - trust me, it's annoying.
That said, I'm in a chipper mood tonight, believe it or not. The hormones are at rest. And I feel calm and weirdly happy. Almost, not quite, carefree.