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Absolutely true. I think that there are very few things that are worse than suddenly breathing at full pulmonary capacity second-hand smoke, while running at the park... this is even worse during an upper-respiratory pandemic.
Snowed here too, but a lame effort since it was 32º out there, so even the birds were laughing. The robins have abandoned their flocking routine and are now defending turf and picking mates. I predict a bumper crop of baby robins this year since in their enraged flights across roads to chase away competitors, there are far fewer pickup trucks and cars on the road to collide with.
No. Not really. I think many of us feel this inclination. I want to drink but unfortunately I make for a terrible drunk during emotional times. So I'm refraining to prevent catastrophe.
One day at a time. It's still raining.
I make a terrible drunk no matter what the occasion is.
I was such a great drunk that I came to regard my drinking card as punched out in my mid-30s!! 🤪
I'm not much of a drinker, but I don't mind if others are drunk. They make a good audience for my jokes.
She appears to have some excellent control there. Ignoring the fact that I don't have that level of flexibility, maintaining a firm grasp on the pole in some of those positions requires a fair amount of strength relative to body mass.
She appears to have some excellent control there. Ignoring the fact that I don't have that level of flexibility, maintaining a firm grasp on the pole in some of those positions requires a fair amount of strength relative to body mass.
What? Your robins flock? Ours (apart from being much prettier) are solitary birds. Well apart from now when they pair up.
Here the robins are migratory and arrive in flocks from their winter vacations in the southern states. They show up in early March most years but don't pair off for a few weeks. So it's common to see a dozen or so of them out on a lawn, at first they land still flocking, and BLAM there they all are in the yard in a tight little group and just start pecking away together at the ground hoping for a snack. But as time goes on one sees them spacing themselves apart more upon landing... until maybe only 6 or 8 robins will be in an area that's like 400 square feet... and then one morning not long after that the serious pairing off begins, and the fights. Eventually the pairs end up claiming their own tree and space around it, maybe a quarter acre or even more claimed by each pair.
Don't recall making such posts. Having a drink or two isn't drunk. In any case, I ended up sleeping because I wanted to go to the butchers this morning early before the rush.
It'll have to wait.
Fascinating. Seems your and our Robins couldn’t be more different.
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Depends on the drink or the person! I’m just pulling your chain.
Hope the butchers have what you need.
While a glass of beer or wine can be wonderful, to ease the soul, accompany a book, or assist with convivial conversation at a dinner party or in a pub, it is well worth remembering the old saying that drink is a good servant but a poor master.
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Sausages! Cured meats! But also some really nice pork and beef that I vacuum sealed and threw into one of the freezers.
Proper (good quality) butcher's sausages and cured meats are an absolute godsend and treat.
Do enjoy.
....Except to those who are vegetarian or vegan!!! Sorry, just couldn't resist!
So you’ve been laid off? Sorry to hear that.
While I have cooked - and cooked delicious meals - for vegetarians (but never for vegans, a world without cheese and eggs is not somewhere I wish to inhabit), when the topic of sausages, or cured meats, arises, they are very far, indeed, from my mind.
Here in Singapore, the government finally got round to closing the schools for a month, starting next Wednesday. I have been busy testing out Zoom with some of my colleagues in preparation for a shift to home-based learning lessons.
Have tested out Zoom on ipad, and running Zoom on my iMac with my ipad mirrored (for screen sharing purposes, can’t seem to project it via the cable).
Think I have settled on a workflow. When I have to report to school, I will teach from my ipad (shared via Zoom) while monitoring my students from my work-issued laptop). From home, I will use my iMac + iPad Pro combo.
Both nervous (because it’s my first time doing a life teaching demo online), but excited to put my Apple hardware through a new use case, and to try out something new as well.
On a side note, the closure of school has also conveniently cancelled a few events that I was supposed to be put in charge of, so while I am not celebrating, I am able to breathe a little more easy now.
Challenging times ahead, but at least I am still employed and drawing a salary and able to support my aged parents. Have quite a number of friends who have either been laid off or are facing similar prospects.
Never a dull day.
Have tested out Zoom on ipad, and running Zoom on my iMac with my ipad mirrored (for screen sharing purposes, can’t seem to project it via the cable).
Think I have settled on a workflow. When I have to report to school, I will teach from my ipad (shared via Zoom) while monitoring my students from my work-issued laptop). From home, I will use my iMac + iPad Pro combo.
Both nervous (because it’s my first time doing a life teaching demo online), but excited to put my Apple hardware through a new use case, and to try out something new as well.
On a side note, the closure of school has also conveniently cancelled a few events that I was supposed to be put in charge of, so while I am not celebrating, I am able to breathe a little more easy now.
Challenging times ahead, but at least I am still employed and drawing a salary and able to support my aged parents. Have quite a number of friends who have either been laid off or are facing similar prospects.
Never a dull day.
Rainy day.
Coffee.
Ancient philosophy book.
Croissant.
Jazz.
life’s good.
Coffee.
Ancient philosophy book.
Croissant.
Jazz.
life’s good.
With all the experts, scientist and doctors we have in the World, I find it odd that we have no cure for Aids, Cancer and now Covid-19...
We've sure come a long way on a lot of cancers and HIV as well. I went to a hell of a lot of funerals for AIDS victims in the 80s. People in their 30s, 40s. Back then it was a death sentence. Today, not so. And it's only a matter of time until a vaccine is tested and distributed for the known strains of this particular coronavirus.
On my mind: the so many complications of life during the time of this coronavirus. Kin of mine had taken one of their two cats to the vet awhile back for some tests, since the animal had seemed to grow more lethargic than even a normally pretty lazy cat should have been behaving. So some tests were done; now the results have arrived and the kitty has a condition that would not resolve well even with surgery.
This particular vet normally does house calls for a house pet's euthanasia if requested, and will do so this time, but everyone will have to be gloved, gowned and masked for protection of the humans against transmission to each other of the covid-19 virus.
I was laughing through tears, imagining-- no, just knowing!-- that that kitty would be trying to play with the protective gear as my kin suit up to witness the kitty's crossing of that "rainbow bridge" to join its sibling, which had passed away several years ago.
Then I told myself to shape up: human beings are dying in their thousands all over the world from this damned coronavirus.
Still, I was raised to believe not a sparrow falls but the Creator sees it. So to the sparrow's predator's end as well, and who am I not to acknowledge the loss and sorrow.
But no requiem masses for the lost kitty. I skipped my jazz explorations last night and shall have them now to celebrate the fun of playing w/ those two cats when they were rambunctious little drape climbers.
This sounds as though it is an exceedingly civilised way in which to pass an afternoon.