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It occurred to me just now that we live in a world that is trying to kill us. Constantly. Through various methods. Pick your poison. It's either the negative thoughts in one's head, abject lonliness, anxiety, various ailments hereditary and otherwise, diseases, medical conditions, chronic illness, negative messaging from advertising, social media, etc, vehicles, guns, other people, natural predators, mother nature...and I'm certain I've left out something. [ Which is a long way of saying the Governor's Mask Mandates are back, as if it ever left - I've been wearing a mask since April 2020, when I managed to get my hands on them. We didn't have any masks before that. Okay maybe the second to last week in March?]
Staying alive for fifty some years is a bit of an accomplishment really.
One should be grateful.
Not only that - having a job, shelter, some semblance of a family, good food (ability to cook), free transportation (perk of working for a transportation company), health care coverage, entertainment choices, access to the internet, air conditioning, heat, hot water/cold water, drinking water, and laundry facility nearby with elevator access ...are gifts. I've done without a few of them, so I recognize how great they are. Also plenty to read, and electronic devices to cart over a thousand books with me wherever I go. Time was - I had to cart the actual hard copies.
Did you know that David Bowie owned a suitcase that just carted books or traveling book case? It was a traveling book case with various compartments. I remember seeing it at the David Bowie art exhibit way back in 2019. In case you don't believe me, no reason why you shouldn't, here's a Traveling Book Case of more than 400 books. Now I do it with an e-reader. I also have books on an audio reader, plus comics on HD Fire Reader.
I'm concerned about my hot flashes - I couldn't sleep last night due to constant flucuations in temperature. I did sleep, so I amend that, didn't sleep all that well. ( Read more... )
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Co-workers talked me into calling the car service and rescheduling pick-up for 4:30 AM on Sunday. One also told me that if it didn't arrive (it has always arrived in the past), that I can always call an Uber or a Lyft. It's just that it is so early on a Sunday morning. Should be okay though.
They couldn't confirm the rescheduling by text, but they did do it by email. Driver hasn't been assigned yet.
Worrying is kind of pointless. There's nothing else I can do, it's out of my hands.
Also, I discovered I've co-workers who get my anxieties. They have them too. I am trying to make friends with my anxieties. Embrace them. I've done meditation, learned to breath through them, and of course Winged CBD made for women. (I wish it had less sugar in it.) Good news, I did not buy Russell Stover's chocolate Covered Marshemellows shaped like Santa Claus and Xmas trees from the pharmacy.
Mother decided to berate me into seeing my brother, SIL, and niece right after I visit her. I finally got her to back off, when I told her that she was stressing me out. (She was.) There's no time. I get back the 27th. If I were to do it, I'd have to get tickets on Amtrak, and hike up there for three days. We don't exactly get along. Well, we do, but for a limited amount of time. Also, I get bored quickly at his place and its not the most comfortable house on the planet.
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Thinking of going back to writing my fantasy novel tonight, worked on it a little last night - get my mind off things. Work was productive today and the day flew by fast. I hope it does the next few days as well. Being busy helps abate the anxiety.
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The Governor's mask mandate - indoors and outdoors, but everywhere you go indoors now. People are fighting it. Or rather local communities are fighting the Governor's mandate.
In other COVID news, the idiotic Australian soap opera actor by way of Germany whose currently living in LA - has decided to sue Disney over the vaccine mandate. Claiming it was unconstitutional, and in violation of his rights.
Soap Actor Sues ABC Over COVID Vaccine Mandate
( excerpt )
What's amusing is that he wasn't on it for 25 years. He was on it for about five, left, came back, left again for a long ass time, came back, left again, and has really only been back four years. He comes and goes. Why anyone would miss him is beyond me, it's not like he had much of a storyline. ( Read more... )
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* The James Webb Space Telescope is ready for takeoff, after two decades, $10 billion and years of delay.
( Read more... )
* Our ex-Governor Cuomo...has been told to turn over to the NY State attorney general over $5.1 Million in proceeds from his memoir which he created using government resources and staff. (I'm amazed they let him do it in the first place, or rather, with Cuomo - he never asked, hence the problem.) This is his much touted "Lessons Learned" book. That Governor will did like his hubris get out of control, didn't he?
( Read more... )
* The House is poised to recommend holding Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff, in contempt for refusing to cooperate with the Jan. 6 investigation. [Wasn't he already cooperating with them? He released a ton of documents. There's more? Makes you wonder how bad this truly is...also, they aren't kidding around. I have a feeling a lot of idiotic Conservative Republicans are going to end up in jail paying huge fines by the time this is over. With any luck it will take down the party.]
( Read more... )
* In New York, prosecutors are focusing on whether Trump misled his accountants as they weigh whether to charge him with fraud. [ Of course he did. New York has been gearing up to charge Trump with fraud for six years now, I honestly doubt they will veer away from it now. New York hates him with a vengeance. Most New Yorkers (those with a brain who've been paying attention) know he's a crook.
* Separately, the Proud Boys, a far-right nationalist group, are showing up at school board meetings and other local events to influence the 2022 midterms. [Sigh. Why aren't they treated like a terrorist organization? They should be rounded up and treated the same way as ISIS and the Al Queada. I honestly see no difference between them. Also if a terrorist is supporting your views in any way, you probably should reassess them.]
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Random Photo of the Evening...
Staying alive for fifty some years is a bit of an accomplishment really.
One should be grateful.
Not only that - having a job, shelter, some semblance of a family, good food (ability to cook), free transportation (perk of working for a transportation company), health care coverage, entertainment choices, access to the internet, air conditioning, heat, hot water/cold water, drinking water, and laundry facility nearby with elevator access ...are gifts. I've done without a few of them, so I recognize how great they are. Also plenty to read, and electronic devices to cart over a thousand books with me wherever I go. Time was - I had to cart the actual hard copies.
Did you know that David Bowie owned a suitcase that just carted books or traveling book case? It was a traveling book case with various compartments. I remember seeing it at the David Bowie art exhibit way back in 2019. In case you don't believe me, no reason why you shouldn't, here's a Traveling Book Case of more than 400 books. Now I do it with an e-reader. I also have books on an audio reader, plus comics on HD Fire Reader.
I'm concerned about my hot flashes - I couldn't sleep last night due to constant flucuations in temperature. I did sleep, so I amend that, didn't sleep all that well. ( Read more... )
***
Co-workers talked me into calling the car service and rescheduling pick-up for 4:30 AM on Sunday. One also told me that if it didn't arrive (it has always arrived in the past), that I can always call an Uber or a Lyft. It's just that it is so early on a Sunday morning. Should be okay though.
They couldn't confirm the rescheduling by text, but they did do it by email. Driver hasn't been assigned yet.
Worrying is kind of pointless. There's nothing else I can do, it's out of my hands.
Also, I discovered I've co-workers who get my anxieties. They have them too. I am trying to make friends with my anxieties. Embrace them. I've done meditation, learned to breath through them, and of course Winged CBD made for women. (I wish it had less sugar in it.) Good news, I did not buy Russell Stover's chocolate Covered Marshemellows shaped like Santa Claus and Xmas trees from the pharmacy.
Mother decided to berate me into seeing my brother, SIL, and niece right after I visit her. I finally got her to back off, when I told her that she was stressing me out. (She was.) There's no time. I get back the 27th. If I were to do it, I'd have to get tickets on Amtrak, and hike up there for three days. We don't exactly get along. Well, we do, but for a limited amount of time. Also, I get bored quickly at his place and its not the most comfortable house on the planet.
***
Thinking of going back to writing my fantasy novel tonight, worked on it a little last night - get my mind off things. Work was productive today and the day flew by fast. I hope it does the next few days as well. Being busy helps abate the anxiety.
***
The Governor's mask mandate - indoors and outdoors, but everywhere you go indoors now. People are fighting it. Or rather local communities are fighting the Governor's mandate.
In other COVID news, the idiotic Australian soap opera actor by way of Germany whose currently living in LA - has decided to sue Disney over the vaccine mandate. Claiming it was unconstitutional, and in violation of his rights.
Soap Actor Sues ABC Over COVID Vaccine Mandate
( excerpt )
What's amusing is that he wasn't on it for 25 years. He was on it for about five, left, came back, left again for a long ass time, came back, left again, and has really only been back four years. He comes and goes. Why anyone would miss him is beyond me, it's not like he had much of a storyline. ( Read more... )
***
* The James Webb Space Telescope is ready for takeoff, after two decades, $10 billion and years of delay.
( Read more... )
* Our ex-Governor Cuomo...has been told to turn over to the NY State attorney general over $5.1 Million in proceeds from his memoir which he created using government resources and staff. (I'm amazed they let him do it in the first place, or rather, with Cuomo - he never asked, hence the problem.) This is his much touted "Lessons Learned" book. That Governor will did like his hubris get out of control, didn't he?
( Read more... )
* The House is poised to recommend holding Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff, in contempt for refusing to cooperate with the Jan. 6 investigation. [Wasn't he already cooperating with them? He released a ton of documents. There's more? Makes you wonder how bad this truly is...also, they aren't kidding around. I have a feeling a lot of idiotic Conservative Republicans are going to end up in jail paying huge fines by the time this is over. With any luck it will take down the party.]
( Read more... )
* In New York, prosecutors are focusing on whether Trump misled his accountants as they weigh whether to charge him with fraud. [ Of course he did. New York has been gearing up to charge Trump with fraud for six years now, I honestly doubt they will veer away from it now. New York hates him with a vengeance. Most New Yorkers (those with a brain who've been paying attention) know he's a crook.
* Separately, the Proud Boys, a far-right nationalist group, are showing up at school board meetings and other local events to influence the 2022 midterms. [Sigh. Why aren't they treated like a terrorist organization? They should be rounded up and treated the same way as ISIS and the Al Queada. I honestly see no difference between them. Also if a terrorist is supporting your views in any way, you probably should reassess them.]
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Random Photo of the Evening...