I don’t understand how a building just….falls down.

That’s my plan.

Me too. I’m seriously considering only 1 shot for my young teen.

Where I am no one is shy about it. I had a meet up with several other people inside a restaurant with a “please mask” sign. Only 1 person masked and I was the only vaccinated person. I know a couple have had COVID so have natural immunity. When the topic of vaccines came up they all acted like it would be crazy to get it. They aren’t going to get the vaccine and aren’t going to mask either.

I had figured that I would still mask after the mandate was lifted, but I really haven’t. I’m fully vaccinated, I’m in and out of shops pretty quick and I’m out when things aren’t busy. My 5 year old is the only unvaccinated one as I was only 50/50 on making her mask, the mandate in my state was for over 5. I’m worried about the new Delta variant but not enough to mask fully again at this point. Subject to change as new data emerges, of course. Right now I feel like I’ll enjoy the summer and see what winter brings.

It’s a common story told in southern families, we covered it a bit in my sociology classes.

That’s interesting. I didn’t know about that part. Thanks for sharing!

Most of them just assume their ancestors did. Just like they all have an Indian “princess” ancestor. Actual, factual history or genealogy isn’t really the point. It’s all fantasy. They also think the slave owners were seeethearts and the slaves were thankful for being enslaved. Fantasy Land.

I voted racist but it’s more like a$..h..e.

I had a bit of pain in my injection site for a couple of months, mostly while driving.

I didn’t care for CLE algebra after using 1-7. My oldest went from CLE grade 7 to Foerester’s Alg 1 very smoothly. I bought the Math Without Borders companion and really liked it as well.

Second this. I hate tipping. It’s not the money, it’s the weird expectations around it. I can’t take the pressure!

The Virgin River series isn’t too bad. There are a few scenes per book but they don’t go on for pages. I enjoyed the series and I don’t like the explicit romance books at all.

Aslobcomesclean.com blog and podcast. I ❤️ her books too. Dana K. White is her name, I consider her my cleaning guru. Her tag line of “cleaning and organizing for real people, people that don’t necessarily love cleaning and organizing” is very accurate to what she does. Her blog is her walking through and learning how to get her own hone under control and figuring it out as she goes. So much helpful advice!

There are some people who are like that with different viruses. Some people got chicken pox multiple times even though that’s usually a virus with life long immunity. It’s just one of those things. Human bodies do weird things sometimes.

I think the experience might be a difference of degree. A German who speaks a slightly different dialect isn’t likely to find seeing Angela Markel on tv jarring the same way some in the US found seeing a black man named Barrack Hussein in the White House. There might technically be different sub-cultures in Germany but it’s not experienced the same way as in America with a soul food restaurant next to Korean grocery across from a Mexican restaurant with a fusion food truck in the parking lot.

I don’t understand this part. I frequently drive 30 minutes to do things for a few hours and drive home. That’s a pretty quick trip to hang out with cousins.

Just a quick question because you’re the 2nd one to mention parental insurance. Is that as big of a factor now that they can stay on until they are 26? It would seem like that would buy them more time.

Or that’s exactly why we send them at that age, before they know better.

Wait…they aren’t? 🤯 Off to google!

I think the advice has indeed changed since March. In March they were still not ready to say that vaccinated people really do not transmit it on the off chance that a vaccinated person catches it. They were being very cautious early on. I don't think the official advice on that changed until May.

No complaints after 30 hours. A bit of a sore arm but that’s it.

It’s another way the “anti-China” side of things is actually doing exactly what China would want us to do.

This is still a thing. A non-DND themed role playing game was being discussed as a fun co-op class. The mere discussion led to accusations of sexual content and demon summoning. So much outrage over a pretend game with dice.

Got my 13 year old his first shot today. We went to CVS. I did notice that I signed an electronic consent form when I was making his appointment. I didn’t sign anything or full anything out once we got there. They did not ask him for consent once we were there though. He’s fine. No complaints yet, 7 hours after.