what are you doing right now?

[azucena]

Pink - I get that you don't want your kids to disrespect your mom, but honestly in this case sounds like they were in the right except maybe this text meant for his sis.

I want my kids to respect their elders, but I also know that DD14 was totally right to call out my aunt, her great aunt, on some racist bullshit a few weeks ago. DD's first response was respectful but then aunt doubled down and DD gave her some snark.

Your story sounds kinda like that. They tried respect and are just over grandma treating you that way.

[wvugurl26]

I like that approach azucena. I'm going to have to think about applying that.

I'm tired of killing myself where it doesn't matter. The few who do care are unable to express their gratitude in terms of bonus money, promotions or the top performance rating so why do I twist myself up over it?

In case I had forgotten, a set of awards from outside my agency came out today. There was one audit that I was absolutely a key piece of. If I hadn't gone through hell and back to set up that contract and get it running, there wouldn't have been an audit. But no award for me. And I shouldn't be surprised that the sexist manager left me off. I'm counting the days to his retirement.

[minnesotapaintlady]

Aug 1, 2022 16:15:56 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

Aug 1, 2022 15:41:18 GMT -5 raeoflyte said:

Dh's job was bought out and he's reading through new employers employee manual which includes things like:
Employees must immediately tell employer if pregnant or diagnosed with Aids.
Employees will be placed on a leave of absence if called for jury duty and not paid. The employer may call the court to request employees dismissal from jury.

Kinda hoping this makes him look for a job closer to home.

um, what?? the first isn't their business until leave is needed, and not their business until then. the second? that's illegal. wow! 

What's illegal about the second line? That's what my employer does for jury duty and it's a large company. 

[bean29]

Yeah, my first reaction was placing you on unpaid leave for jury duty was illegal, but after I thought about it, I realized it is not. My employer pays you if you get called, but they don’t have to.

Asking to be informed someone is expecting early on is not necessarily a bad thing-it depends on what they do/how they handle the info. If they want to know early so they can have staff in place for your leave, that is a courtesy you owe co-workers in a well functioning work place. If it is not well functioning, I don’t know what I would do.

[andi9899]

Aug 1, 2022 18:51:45 GMT -5 soupandstew said:

Aug 1, 2022 17:53:46 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

And the! The guy tells me he wants a lower deductible and higher premium on his renewal. No way! They charged you $82K annual premium last time around and we just presented them with an $80K+ claim! No way are your rates going down.

And I want to be a 5'8" skinny blonde 40 year old.  Fool is lucky to get coverage and maybe he should take a really close look at the age guidelines going forward because I'm thinking the 2nd claim won't be pretty

The driver is gone. He's got way bigger problems than that. I still don't have any takers for cargo coverage because he's had so many losses. The guy is running the company into the ground and I may not be able to save it.

[minnesotapaintlady]

I guess my company does pay now.  They didn't used to.  It's probably because all the salary people get unlimited PTO now anyhow, so it doesn't matter.  For hourly, they subtract anything that the court pays you to report ($20 I think) and you don't get any shift differential if you're on an off shift.   However, my son is on call for jury duty all summer and he isn't paid at all if he has to go in, but he's a temp. 

[andi9899]

Aug 1, 2022 19:32:25 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

I'm taking a minute to process some news from some friends I've lost touch with over the years, and I'm just thinking aloud here. I'm probably going to offend some of you with the thoughts I share in this post. while I'm sorry you might be offended, I'm not sorry for sharing my thoughts. also, this post is a good 45min in the making, bc Punk keeps reaching out bc she knows I'm troubled. 😕

earlier this summer, my friend J put up a post that she and her fam were surprised by a pregnancy (she's 40+) and that tests showed it might not be viable, but they were going to see what happened. yay, choice. except that J posted more as she continued to carry this pregnancy, that things weren't going well. she posted Friday that baby C arrived early, and that they were following her lead as to how to proceed. that post had pics with her older kids holding C, all smiles. the pics of baby C just don't look even human. she's that early to be that much under-developed.

well, tonight the update is that they lost C Saturday morning. am I an asshole for thinking they shouldn't have carried this questionable pregnancy to term? I am sitting here hoping that whatever that child experienced in her short life wasn't any pain. I'm so worried for the older kids that they hyped up this little sister that never had a viable chance, and now these two are mourning a shooting star.

ok, I think I'm done now. I'm putting the phone down for the night.

I don't think you're an asshole although I'm incredibly biased. However, we don't know the conversations that took place with the doctor. Had the doctor told me it was a 50/50 shot, I'd have carried to term. If they said small chance but big chance for loss/poor quality of life, I'd terminate. It just really all depends on the odds given by the doctor.

[finnime]

Good morning, wise warriors of Y Ma'am. I hope your Tuesday is calm and happy all around and within you.



Got the cargo van! packed up yesterday at B's after spending the day running errands, securing said van and getting DH to an appointment. Actually did get a van, not a truck, so I'm happy about that. In the second hotel now, a Marriott Residence Inn which also has e-checkin and digital keys. They still want to see you at the desk to check your photo ID, though. One nice thing is the smart phone tv remote app. You just scan the code on the tv screen and it turns into a remote for the duration.



I left my phone charger at the last hotel, which really stinks. It's a wireless charger. For about 2 years now my phone won't take a charge directly. It registers that something is in the port. I've tried Dust-off a few times and no go. Now I"m at the point where I wonder if we should try to stop back at that hotel to see if they have it before we continue on our trip home. I know I need to get a new phone soon, anyway. This one has been dropped on its head a few too many times. It now inserts strange characters into text messages and randomly dials people on my contact list. A new phone of the model I really want is pricey, though: $1300. I'm tired of draining our bank accounts right now. First world problems.



Today we go back to Massachusetts, adventures on route 95 in a cargo van. Hope DH is feeling better. He was feeling rough yesterday. Tomorrow we pick up Franklin the Dog at DSis's.

[Opti]

Aug 2, 2022 4:21:34 GMT -5 bean29 said:

Yeah, my first reaction was placing you on unpaid leave for jury duty was illegal, but after I thought about it, I realized it is not. My employer pays you if you get called, but they don’t have to.

Asking to be informed someone is expecting early on is not necessarily a bad thing-it depends on what they do/how they handle the info. If they want to know early so they can have staff in place for your leave, that is a courtesy you owe co-workers in a well functioning work place. If it is not well functioning, I don’t know what I would do.

The word immediately does not sound like a good thing. Many women have miscarriages and don't inform anyone until they believe the pregnancy will be viable. Immediately makes me wonder what the repercussions are if the employer can prove they weren't told "immediately".

[andi9899]

Aug 1, 2022 19:35:08 GMT -5 @pinkcshmere said:

Because my kids help see about my Mom and try to help take care of my house, sometimes I send texts to all 3 of them as a group. 

Today I texted that the exterminator will be over there tomorrow. I included my children on the text because they helped shovel a bunch of shit out the house  the last time.

My Mom said something crazy in her reply. I asked her to clarify what she said, which I often do when somebody says something crazy to me, to make sure I didn’t misunderstand before I cut up. DS didn’t have that kind of patience and responded asking my Mom how she could even think it was ok to say that, and another text asking “what the hell is wrong with her” and another text apologizing and saying that question was meant for his sister. Then DD text a GIF of a big doll with eyes wide, like shocked. I texted for them to stop it.

I know they understand how frustrated I am with my Mom, and I know that the things they do for her, they are really doing for me because they are appalled at the things their Grandmother has done and continues to do. And I understand wanting to defend me when my Mom says something crazy, but I don’t want them to be disrespectful toward her. Not even in my defense.

After I said stop it, my Mom text “well pardon me for living”. I didn’t respond, and thankfully, neither of my children have responded so far either. 

I feel this. My mom drives us all crazy for different reasons. Sometimes the kids are so frustrated that I tell them I'll deal with it. There are plenty of things that I'll say to mom that they won't say to grandma.

[Deleted]

Aug 1, 2022 19:32:25 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

well, tonight the update is that they lost C Saturday morning. am I an asshole for thinking they shouldn't have carried this questionable pregnancy to term? I am sitting here hoping that whatever that child experienced in her short life wasn't any pain. I'm so worried for the older kids that they hyped up this little sister that never had a viable chance, and now these two are mourning a shooting star.

I'm pro-choice but that would have been a tough decision.  Two cases in my own life made me think.  Niece was pregnant and at about 5 months an ultrasound showed the baby had an underdeveloped heart chamber and might not survive the birth. Niece chose to carry the baby to term and it turned out she was a candidate for surgery.  She ended up needing 3 over the years but she's a bright, bouncy 12-year old with a "zipper" scar up her sternum.  I suppose they'll tell her to avoid Ironman triathlons and marathons but her activity level is pretty normal.    The other was the daughter of a friend, who found that her unborn baby had anencephaly (almost no brain at all).  She also chose to carry it to term and the baby died a few days later, which they knew would happen.

When I think about it, it would be very hard for me to terminate a pregnancy while it's doing just fine in utero unless it was going to have some long, drawn-out, painful, oblivious life.  In the one case I cited there was a chance.  In the second, they chose to hold the baby, give her a name, take pictures and go through the grieving process- sad but maybe the healthiest choice for them.  I'm glad I never had to make that decision.

And no, you're not an asshole.  You just would have made different choices in a sad and difficult situation.  

[chiver78]

Aug 1, 2022 22:01:59 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Aug 1, 2022 16:15:56 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

um, what?? the first isn't their business until leave is needed, and not their business until then. the second? that's illegal. wow! 

What's illegal about the second line? That's what my employer does for jury duty and it's a large company. 

it may be a state thing, then.    MA employers are required to pay the single day where you wait in the pool to be called or not. if you actually get on a panel, then it changes to some portion of your expected wages for the time you're serving and the state makes up the rest (or something like that. it's been a minute since I've served)

[chiver78]

Aug 2, 2022 6:55:35 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

Aug 1, 2022 19:32:25 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

I'm taking a minute to process some news from some friends I've lost touch with over the years, and I'm just thinking aloud here. I'm probably going to offend some of you with the thoughts I share in this post. while I'm sorry you might be offended, I'm not sorry for sharing my thoughts. also, this post is a good 45min in the making, bc Punk keeps reaching out bc she knows I'm troubled. 😕

earlier this summer, my friend J put up a post that she and her fam were surprised by a pregnancy (she's 40+) and that tests showed it might not be viable, but they were going to see what happened. yay, choice. except that J posted more as she continued to carry this pregnancy, that things weren't going well. she posted Friday that baby C arrived early, and that they were following her lead as to how to proceed. that post had pics with her older kids holding C, all smiles. the pics of baby C just don't look even human. she's that early to be that much under-developed.

well, tonight the update is that they lost C Saturday morning. am I an asshole for thinking they shouldn't have carried this questionable pregnancy to term? I am sitting here hoping that whatever that child experienced in her short life wasn't any pain. I'm so worried for the older kids that they hyped up this little sister that never had a viable chance, and now these two are mourning a shooting star.

ok, I think I'm done now. I'm putting the phone down for the night.

I don't think you're an asshole although I'm incredibly biased. However, we don't know the conversations that took place with the doctor. Had the doctor told me it was a 50/50 shot, I'd have carried to term. If they said small chance but big chance for loss/poor quality of life, I'd terminate. It just really all depends on the odds given by the doctor.

this is kind of where I'm at. some of the things J shared when they originally announced the pregnancy, I can't imagine how that conversation conveyed 50/50. I don't at all begrudge them their decision, I'm just not sure I would have made the same one knowing even just what she shared with her loved ones back then. 

definitely sending love their way. there's no winners in this one. 

[minnesotapaintlady]

Aug 2, 2022 7:40:40 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

Aug 1, 2022 22:01:59 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

What's illegal about the second line? That's what my employer does for jury duty and it's a large company. 

it may be a state thing, then.    MA employers are required to pay the single day where you wait in the pool to be called or not. if you actually get on a panel, then it changes to some portion of your expected wages for the time you're serving and the state makes up the rest (or something like that. it's been a minute since I've served)

Here you're in the pool for MONTHS, not a single day.  My son has to call in every Thursday to find out if he's to report the following Monday.

[chiver78]

finnime - if you can make it back up here, I've got an extra of those wireless chargers that you can borrow for a little bit. it had been on my desk at work, but now it lives in my guest room. 

[chiver78]

Aug 2, 2022 7:43:08 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Aug 2, 2022 7:40:40 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

it may be a state thing, then.    MA employers are required to pay the single day where you wait in the pool to be called or not. if you actually get on a panel, then it changes to some portion of your expected wages for the time you're serving and the state makes up the rest (or something like that. it's been a minute since I've served)

Here you're in the pool for MONTHS, not a single day.  My son has to call in every Thursday to find out if he's to report the following Monday.

RI was that way, I remember people from my internship getting called while I was there in '99. I think they had to go every day for two weeks.

for MA,  you show up on a single day and either hang out til it's determined no more jurors are needed or you're seated on a trial. then you go another 1y or 3y, based on whether you were empaneled or not, before you can be called again. 

[finnime]

Aug 2, 2022 7:46:57 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

finnime - if you can make it back up here, I've got an extra of those wireless chargers that you can borrow for a little bit. it had been on my desk at work, but now it lives in my guest room. 

Thank you, Chiver! I may just take you up on that. I can use DH's when he's not, which is why I'm charged up this morning, but it won't last. Sort of leaning towards it being new phone time. Wonder if there are any deals on a Galaxy S22 Ultra with 512 gb.

Wow, that reads strangely! I remember way back in the age of dinosaurs, in the later 80's, when I went up to New England to assess and propose a conversion of a patient database for an HMO moving to a new system. The CIO was sweating bullets because, as he said, he had one GIGAbyte of data to be moved.

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

Aug 2, 2022 7:40:40 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

Aug 1, 2022 22:01:59 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

What's illegal about the second line? That's what my employer does for jury duty and it's a large company. 

it may be a state thing, then.    MA employers are required to pay the single day where you wait in the pool to be called or not. if you actually get on a panel, then it changes to some portion of your expected wages for the time you're serving and the state makes up the rest (or something like that. it's been a minute since I've served)

Yeah, that's a state thing, because I really don't think that happens where I live. 
Each of my employers (which is still government wages, so that may be different) has always said to deny the pay from the courthouse. Then we get paid in full. If we get dismissed from duty prior to our work day being over, we're expected to return to work that day. 

The phrase "leave of absence" startled me, but that's probably the language that prevents the person from having to use their sick or personal leave. 

[countrygirl2]

I coughed a lot last night, not sick but I do have a fever blister starting.

We have to pack everything up today, hubs is taking little guy and leaving early AM tomorrow.

It is raining again, had severe weather last night, but the major part skirted us.  We sure don't have a drought here that's for sure. But they are saying we will this month.

Little guy runs up and down the hall for exercise like this morning when it's raining out. He runs hard as he can up and down the hall 10 times. It's over 30 ft and he thinks it's great fun to be able to do that. Sure gets his heart rate up too. 

I not only have to pack, but clean the house up some as tomorrow the team that takes care of DD with the state is having their meeting here. They do at least once a year. And yes, the house is a mess, sigh.

Ok, need to get to work.

[raeoflyte]

For jury duty here, the court won't pay you until you hit day 4. They pay $50 a day which sucks, but it's better than the $0 that dh would be getting the first 3. I'm not sure that it's illegal but it's definitely crappy.

Dh is a vet tech so they do have to avoid radiology when pregnant, but not all techs do xrays, and certainly not all staff. Dh worked er for years, and those techs/staff do everything so he was told a lot of things, but that isnt always the same as disclosing to your employer. Requiring that be disclosed wouldn't hold up in court.

What got me though, was actually including that you had to disclose if you had aids (or any other cgronic condition). Thats practically the reason we have the ADA. If you don't need accommodation, there's no reason to disclose.

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

Enjoying my last few mornings of summer respite. I worked at home for about about four hours yesterday. I'm going into work for a few hours today. 

Our week of triple-digit temperatures finally ended. 

My sister and her three kids (ages 4, 7, 10) will be here this Sunday through next Saturday. The house we just bought has more than enough room for them to stay with me. I'm excited about that. Eight years ago my sister moved to Ecuador to live with her husband's family.  Between that and her three kids, I don't get much time with her. 

I started drinking coffee ten years ago when I went into school administration. I don't like the taste of coffee but needed the caffiene. A couple years ago, I realized the taste of coffee was growing on me; I also began to discern between "good" and bitter and "bad" coffee beans. My coffee palate has grown to such measurements that I now have preferred coffee beans. And they're expensive--dear goodness. And, I'm not putting as much chocolate mix into my coffee anymore. Such a sophisticated adult am I. 

This concludes my random Tuesday morning thoughts. 

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

Aug 2, 2022 8:49:04 GMT -5 raeoflyte said:

For jury duty here, the court won't pay you until you hit day 4. They pay $50 a day which sucks, but it's better than the $0 that dh would be getting the first 3. I'm not sure that it's illegal but it's definitely crappy.

Dh is a vet tech so they do have to avoid radiology when pregnant, but not all techs do xrays, and certainly not all staff. Dh worked er for years, and those techs/staff do everything so he was told a lot of things, but that isnt always the same as disclosing to your employer. Requiring that be disclosed wouldn't hold up in court.

What got me though, was actually including that you had to disclose if you had aids (or any other cgronic condition). Thats practically the reason we have the ADA. If you don't need accommodation, there's no reason to disclose.

It's been awhile but I believe I had to disclose to Employee Health if I had any blood born pathogens such as HIV.  It wasn't to discriminate but because I work in an environment where potential exposure is high.  It was to ensure my safety and safety of people working with me.  The only way anyone besides EH would have ever known is if I hurt myself and they got exposed.

I also have had to disclose if I have Hepatitis B or C for the same reason.\

It was off putting the first time I heard it but then when walking through biosafety training and OSHA I got it.  My medical information was still bound by HIPAA, they couldn't announce to everyone I work with if I had a blood born pathogen, but if I was going to work with sharps that had to be on recorded somewhere.

[bean29]

Aug 2, 2022 6:55:35 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

Aug 1, 2022 19:32:25 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

I'm taking a minute to process some news from some friends I've lost touch with over the years, and I'm just thinking aloud here. I'm probably going to offend some of you with the thoughts I share in this post. while I'm sorry you might be offended, I'm not sorry for sharing my thoughts. also, this post is a good 45min in the making, bc Punk keeps reaching out bc she knows I'm troubled. 😕

earlier this summer, my friend J put up a post that she and her fam were surprised by a pregnancy (she's 40+) and that tests showed it might not be viable, but they were going to see what happened. yay, choice. except that J posted more as she continued to carry this pregnancy, that things weren't going well. she posted Friday that baby C arrived early, and that they were following her lead as to how to proceed. that post had pics with her older kids holding C, all smiles. the pics of baby C just don't look even human. she's that early to be that much under-developed.

well, tonight the update is that they lost C Saturday morning. am I an asshole for thinking they shouldn't have carried this questionable pregnancy to term? I am sitting here hoping that whatever that child experienced in her short life wasn't any pain. I'm so worried for the older kids that they hyped up this little sister that never had a viable chance, and now these two are mourning a shooting star.

ok, I think I'm done now. I'm putting the phone down for the night.

I don't think you're an asshole although I'm incredibly biased. However, we don't know the conversations that took place with the doctor. Had the doctor told me it was a 50/50 shot, I'd have carried to term. If they said small chance but big chance for loss/poor quality of life, I'd terminate. It just really all depends on the odds given by the doctor.

I don't think my husband and I have it in us to parent a child with severe physical disabilities.  My son, on the other hand has dated 2 women, including his current gf that choose to work in environments that serve individuals like this.  I do feel very strongly that the US needs to make more resources available to provide care for people with various disabilities.  We are advocating that people should have a Choice.  Everyone has different Financial/Mental/Physical resources.  She felt her family was up to caring for the child either way. Her choice wasn't equal to yours, but it was her choice to make.  

[raeoflyte]

Aug 2, 2022 9:33:57 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

Aug 2, 2022 8:49:04 GMT -5 raeoflyte said:

For jury duty here, the court won't pay you until you hit day 4. They pay $50 a day which sucks, but it's better than the $0 that dh would be getting the first 3. I'm not sure that it's illegal but it's definitely crappy.

Dh is a vet tech so they do have to avoid radiology when pregnant, but not all techs do xrays, and certainly not all staff. Dh worked er for years, and those techs/staff do everything so he was told a lot of things, but that isnt always the same as disclosing to your employer. Requiring that be disclosed wouldn't hold up in court.

What got me though, was actually including that you had to disclose if you had aids (or any other cgronic condition). Thats practically the reason we have the ADA. If you don't need accommodation, there's no reason to disclose.

It's been awhile but I believe I had to disclose to Employee Health if I had any blood born pathogens such as HIV.  It wasn't to discriminate but because I work in an environment where potential exposure is high.  It was to ensure my safety and safety of people working with me.  The only way anyone besides EH would have ever known is if I hurt myself and they got exposed.

I also have had to disclose if I have Hepatitis B or C for the same reason.\

It was off putting the first time I heard it but then when walking through biosafety training and OSHA I got it.  My medical information was still bound by HIPAA, they couldn't announce to everyone I work with if I had a blood born pathogen, but if I was going to work with sharps that had to be on recorded somewhere.

That would still only be people who work with sharps (which dh does, but not all staff would) and there wasn't any mention of that. Vthe aids section was specifically in disclosing chronic conditions.

[bean29]

Aug 2, 2022 6:56:09 GMT -5 finnime said:

Good morning, wise warriors of Y Ma'am. I hope your Tuesday is calm and happy all around and within you.



Got the cargo van! packed up yesterday at B's after spending the day running errands, securing said van and getting DH to an appointment. Actually did get a van, not a truck, so I'm happy about that. In the second hotel now, a Marriott Residence Inn which also has e-checkin and digital keys. They still want to see you at the desk to check your photo ID, though. One nice thing is the smart phone tv remote app. You just scan the code on the tv screen and it turns into a remote for the duration.



I left my phone charger at the last hotel, which really stinks. It's a wireless charger. For about 2 years now my phone won't take a charge directly. It registers that something is in the port. I've tried Dust-off a few times and no go. Now I"m at the point where I wonder if we should try to stop back at that hotel to see if they have it before we continue on our trip home. I know I need to get a new phone soon, anyway. This one has been dropped on its head a few too many times. It now inserts strange characters into text messages and randomly dials people on my contact list. A new phone of the model I really want is pricey, though: $1300. I'm tired of draining our bank accounts right now. First world problems.



Today we go back to Massachusetts, adventures on route 95 in a cargo van. Hope DH is feeling better. He was feeling rough yesterday. Tomorrow we pick up Franklin the Dog at DSis's.

First off, call the hotel, explain that you left a wireless charger in your room and were wondering if they had it.  My mom once realized about a month after a wedding that she had left a jacket in a hotel room.  When she called the hotel they had it set aside with the room # and date it was left behind.  Idk why they did not send it to her until she called, but they sent it back to her on their dime.  Secondly, if you can't get it back, I have one on my nightstand you can have.  PM me your name and addy and I will mail it to you.

[seriousthistime]

I left a phone charger at a hotel in Vegas.  My friends were leaving later in the day and were still at the hotel.  I called the hotel and asked if they found it, and they had, so my friends took it home with them. 

The hotel said that phone chargers are the item most frequently left behind in the room. 

[raeoflyte]

My last days tomorrow and moving up my start date to next Monday. My start at this company was a whirlwind and it looks like leaving will be too.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Aug 2, 2022 6:57:35 GMT -5 Opti said:

Aug 2, 2022 4:21:34 GMT -5 bean29 said:

Yeah, my first reaction was placing you on unpaid leave for jury duty was illegal, but after I thought about it, I realized it is not. My employer pays you if you get called, but they don’t have to.

Asking to be informed someone is expecting early on is not necessarily a bad thing-it depends on what they do/how they handle the info. If they want to know early so they can have staff in place for your leave, that is a courtesy you owe co-workers in a well functioning work place. If it is not well functioning, I don’t know what I would do.

The word immediately does not sound like a good thing. Many women have miscarriages and don't inform anyone until they believe the pregnancy will be viable. Immediately makes me wonder what the repercussions are if the employer can prove they weren't told "immediately".

I know of jobs where early exposure to some chemicals and other things could be harmful to a fetus.  In my job, I would not have been able to do a good chunk of it.  Same with AIDs and being immunosuppressed.  

So TBH, I could see something like this being written about my job.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

My dentist called me last night about my broken tooth.  I told her that I don’t think it’s reparable, that it’s going to need to be pulled.  In the meantime, I have been eating 800 mg of ibuprofen regularly, I get about 6 hours out of that dose before the throbbing starts up again.

I get to take my mega dose of Keflex in a few hours.  My stomach does not like this, and already being abused by ibuprofen isn’t going to help.

I called my neighbor yesterday asking if she could go to lunch then rather than today, she was game so we did.  As we were driving by, she wanted to see if Mrs Harris goes to Paris was playing as sh3 wanted to see it.  It was funny, I told her that I saw the ad for it, thought it might be cute but knew TD would balk at going.  So we are going to go tomorrow.

[Deleted]

Aug 1, 2022 21:04:40 GMT -5 azucena said:

Aug 1, 2022 15:55:15 GMT -5 soupandstew said:

Local Nextdoor site has someone offering 2 ball pythons plus cage and supplies for $100. One male and one female snake so I suspect maybe she saw breeding and decided to get out of snake ownership. They are absolutely beautiful creatures so I hope they find a good home.

Is it wrong that I so want to tag Pink on this one?

ROFL