THE WAR ON LIBRARY BOOKS
The war on library books - Popular Information: In the coming months, you will hear a lot from right-wing politicians about the need to āempower parentsā to have more influence over their childrenās education. As Iāve said many times, theyāll come for your books before they ever come for your guns. š
Read moreI THOUGHT IT WAS SKINNY & SWEET
It just occurred to me that 9 to 5 may have very well been the first movie about āremoteā work. šæ
Read more2 MILLION CASES, 7 MILLION VACCINATIONS AS INFECTIONS INCREASE (OHIO)
Omicron variant pushes Ohio past two major COVID-19 milestones | NBC4 WCMH-TV: Going from 1.9 million to 2 million took Ohio just seven days, the shortest amount of time across the entire pandemic to reach a 100,000-case waypoint.
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Read moreTHE JANUARY 6 CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY INDEX
The January 6 corporate accountability index: After January 6, these companies specifically pledged to cut off support for the 147 Republicans who voted to overturn the election on January 6. Since then, these companies have not donated to those Republican members of the House or Senate, leadership PACs controlled by those members, or multi-candidate committees that primarily support those members. There are currently 36 companies in this group. Airbnb, Allstate, Amazon, American Express, BASF, CBS Corporation, CISCO, Commerce Bancshares, Dow Inc.
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I really hope the President calls for a moment of silence on January 6th, or orders flags lowered, or signs some significant bill into law.
Read moreNOW HIRING SOCIAL WORKERS? LIBRARIES
š When the answers are not in books, some libraries hire social workers to help : Shots - Health News : NPR: For years, libraries have been a place people turn to for information to help them solve problems. But the challenges patrons are dealing with are increasingly beyond the scope of what most librarians are trained to handle ā and thatās where social workers can fill in the gaps.
Read moreFRENCH KISSINā IN THE U.S.A.
šµ music.apple.com Obviously I broke down and subscribed to Apple Music. Free for 6 mos. so weāll see how I like it. This was one of the first suggestions it made for me. The song doesnāt hold up extremely well, but it was a good memory to listen to it.
Read moreBONSAI
This is our beautiful girl, Bonsai. Sheās 13 (but doesnāt look a day over 7). She hasnāt been herself lately. Wonāt eat. Refusing her heart medication no matter what we wrap it in. Just acts kind of distant. Every time I think about losing her, I cry. I canāt cope with aging, death, or dying. I donāt know how. I know itās ājust a part of lifeā but that doesnāt help.
Read moreRIP BETTY WHITE
šŗ apple.news Betty White, working actress into her 90s, dies just shy of her 100th birthday - Reuters Well aināt that a pisser.
Read moreAMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH STATISTIC
Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong - The Huffington Post: Chances of a woman classified as obese achieving a ānormalā weight: 0.8% Stop fat shaming people.
Read moreBLOG THIS SHORTCUT FOR IOS OR MACOS
Blog This Shortcut for iOS or macOS ā Eclecticism: Selecting some text on a webpage and then using the Share Sheet on iOS or the Services menu on macOS will grab the webpage link and the selected text, convert it to Markdown format, convert any relative URLs in the selected text to absolute URLs, and then place the final text into a new Ulysses sheet on iOS or MarsEdit post on macOS, all ready for any final edits before publishing to your blog.
Read moreCOVID-19 VISIT RISK CALCULATOR
My COVIDā19 Visit Risk Calculator (2021 - 2022): HOW SAFE WILL VISITING OR GATHERING WITH OTHERS BE DURING THE COVIDā19 PANDEMIC?
Read more"THERE IS NO FEDERAL SOLUTION. THIS GETS SOLVED AT A STATE LEVEL.ā
Biden shrugs, says, āI donno itās up to yāall really,ā throws up hands, walks away silently mouthing ācall meā to Vice President. [www.cnbc.com](Biden says Covid surge needs to be solved at state level, vows full federal support)
Read moreANALYSIS: BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SIGNALS PANDEMIC STRATEGY SHIFT IN THE FACE OF OMICRON - CNN POLITICS
Itās fair to ask whether the Biden administration is beginning to prioritize economics over science, just as Democrats once blasted Trump for doing. apple.news Elect a liberal Republican for president and you get a liberal Republican for president.
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Youāve gotta try it out-send a card to someone you love or havenāt seen in a while. Itās worth every penny, I promise. Punkpost iPhone app: itunes.apple.com/app/appleā¦ Send cards online: punkpost.com
Read moreTHE CDC SLASHES ESTIMATES OF OMICRON'S PREVALENCE IN THE U.S.
NPR via Apple News CDC: āI think we, as a society, need to trust people to follow all of the components of thisā¦ā People:
Read moreLAST BRONCHOSCOPY
Me and Michael arriving for his last bronchoscopy appointment this morning.
Read moreWHY UNDAMNED?
šµ Undamned is the name of a duet between Lucinda Williams and my favorite band, Over the Rhine. Itās on my favorite record of theirs, The Long Surrender. This verse, in particular, resonates: Itās been my lifelong song Whoāll take me Just As I Am Help me to get my world Get it undamned I often feel like Iāve been looking for acceptance my whole life. Like if I could just be accepted (by him, by her, by them, by me) then Iād find wholeness and be content.
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