Re: ComPact 2020 – Autonomous August - Page 6

just bee · ‎03-10-2010

@geezerette wrote:
@just bee wrote:
@geezerette wrote:
I learned I have a nephew that has the virus. As of Saturday, he just had what sounded like a bad flu, with no lung/breathing issues--yet. I hope it stays that way.🤞

He said that a couple of days before he had developed the typical symptoms he felt like he might be getting a head cold, no fever.

So...😷
@geezerette

Here's to a speedy recovery. Does he have family living with him or can he quarantine without worrying about those around him?

Keep us posted.
@just bee

He lives and works in Texas and his wife (my sister's daughter) and the rest of their family live up north. (Don't ask--it's complicated and I never did understand it.) So he's basically taking care of himself. Although I understand his friends and employees are helping out with his dogs. Which is important.

I guess they'll check on him too. 😊

@geezerette

I was wondering about dogs! I've heard that those in quarantine are struggling because their dogs expect to be walked and don't understand all these new rules.

That can be violated if you're the mayor of a large city. (Sorry, I'm having a little problem with outrage lately.)

~My philosophy: Dogs are God's most perfect creatures. Angels, here on Earth, who teach us to be better human beings.~

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

@just bee wrote:
@geezerette wrote:
@just bee

Well, you've hit a new low. You're now living in a place that makes California look conservative.

I'll be praying for you. Oh wait. I heard they're closing the churches now too.

You might consider getting out of there while they'll still let you leave.

It's insane.
@geezerette

It's worse than insane. It's diabolical.

@just bee

But you may have at least made @rnmom feel better about her state.

For now. Unless Gretch reads the New Mexico papers.

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

@just bee wrote:
@geezerette wrote:
@just bee wrote:
@geezerette wrote:
I learned I have a nephew that has the virus. As of Saturday, he just had what sounded like a bad flu, with no lung/breathing issues--yet. I hope it stays that way.🤞

He said that a couple of days before he had developed the typical symptoms he felt like he might be getting a head cold, no fever.

So...😷
@geezerette

Here's to a speedy recovery. Does he have family living with him or can he quarantine without worrying about those around him?

Keep us posted.
@just bee

He lives and works in Texas and his wife (my sister's daughter) and the rest of their family live up north. (Don't ask--it's complicated and I never did understand it.) So he's basically taking care of himself. Although I understand his friends and employees are helping out with his dogs. Which is important.

I guess they'll check on him too. 😊
@geezerette

I was wondering about dogs! I've heard that those in quarantine are struggling because their dogs expect to be walked and don't understand all these new rules.

That can be violated if you're the mayor of a large city. (Sorry, I'm having a little problem with outrage lately.)

@just bee

You're excused, considering the circumstances.

You're going to have to warn BH to make sure you start getting home from work on time. One of these days you just might decide to stay holed up with one of your patients.

just bee · ‎03-10-2010

@geezerette wrote:
@just bee wrote:
@geezerette wrote:
@just bee wrote:
@geezerette wrote:
I learned I have a nephew that has the virus. As of Saturday, he just had what sounded like a bad flu, with no lung/breathing issues--yet. I hope it stays that way.🤞

He said that a couple of days before he had developed the typical symptoms he felt like he might be getting a head cold, no fever.

So...😷
@geezerette

Here's to a speedy recovery. Does he have family living with him or can he quarantine without worrying about those around him?

Keep us posted.
@just bee

He lives and works in Texas and his wife (my sister's daughter) and the rest of their family live up north. (Don't ask--it's complicated and I never did understand it.) So he's basically taking care of himself. Although I understand his friends and employees are helping out with his dogs. Which is important.

I guess they'll check on him too. 😊
@geezerette

I was wondering about dogs! I've heard that those in quarantine are struggling because their dogs expect to be walked and don't understand all these new rules.

That can be violated if you're the mayor of a large city. (Sorry, I'm having a little problem with outrage lately.)
@just bee

You're excused, considering the circumstances.

You're going to have to warn BH to make sure you start getting home from work on time. One of these days you just might decide to stay holed up with one of your patients.

@geezerette

I wouldn't be surprised!

~My philosophy: Dogs are God's most perfect creatures. Angels, here on Earth, who teach us to be better human beings.~

KaySD · ‎08-16-2016

@just bee wrote:
@KaySD

Just want to add something to my previous post. A similar thing happened when I was working in Silicon Valley. There would be a company with its own corporate culture and then they'd hire someone who would bring in all his/her cronies from the previous company and in no time at all the new company would have all the same problems that the old company had.

This reminds me of horsetail worms. The larvae get inside an insect, like a cricket, and make it suicidal. For reasons the cricket cannot understand, it is compelled to jump into a body of water. At that point, fully developed worms exit the cricket's body and it dies.

This is not a myth. I saw this happen to a child of the earth (Jerusalem cricket) on our patio a few years ago. I can't get the image out of my head. And we had a guest from California. He ended up moving to Nevada. The worms were enough to keep him from relocating here.

@just bee

I'm sorry you have to endure that memory. I thought you might be seeing Californians as gadflies, or even cockroaches, but never would I have guessed murder worms. I can't think of another thing to say. Heavens, I may never think of another thing to say again!

just bee · ‎03-10-2010

@KaySD wrote:
@just bee wrote:
@KaySD

Just want to add something to my previous post. A similar thing happened when I was working in Silicon Valley. There would be a company with its own corporate culture and then they'd hire someone who would bring in all his/her cronies from the previous company and in no time at all the new company would have all the same problems that the old company had.

This reminds me of horsetail worms. The larvae get inside an insect, like a cricket, and make it suicidal. For reasons the cricket cannot understand, it is compelled to jump into a body of water. At that point, fully developed worms exit the cricket's body and it dies.

This is not a myth. I saw this happen to a child of the earth (Jerusalem cricket) on our patio a few years ago. I can't get the image out of my head. And we had a guest from California. He ended up moving to Nevada. The worms were enough to keep him from relocating here.
@just bee
I'm sorry you have to endure that memory. I thought you might be seeing Californians as gadflies, or even cockroaches, but never would I have guessed murder worms. I can't think of another thing to say. Heavens, I may never think of another thing to say again!

@KaySD

I don't think I was comparing Californians to horsetail worms. I think I was comparing the practice of turning something into something else to what happens when horsetail worm larvae infest and destroy their victim.

When a friend of ours left Albuquerque for Missouri, we made a road trip with the intention of checking out the Kansas City area. We had decided we were going to move but hadn't determined if it was going to be Kansas or Missouri.

We packed the car and took our previous dog on a six-state road trip. She had all sorts of adventures, including a day on the lake in a boat and kissing a catfish.

That was 2006. We didn't move, but we liked both states. It would never have occurred to us to move there and try to make Kansas City more like Albuquerque ("What this town needs is some giant tumbleweeds!"). In fact, one reason we didn't move there was that the things we didn't like about Kansas City were the same things we didn't like about Albuquerque.

~My philosophy: Dogs are God's most perfect creatures. Angels, here on Earth, who teach us to be better human beings.~

rnmom · ‎03-11-2010

@geezerette wrote:
@rnmom wrote:
@just bee wrote:
@rnmom wrote:
Well I haven't really been compacting this past week, at least with regards to body products. I bought that box of goat milk products at the auction last week and today I just placed an order from BBW and picked up a few remnants left over from their semi annual sale. I had a gift card so it didn't cost me anything, and I just felt like buying something I guess. I haven't really bought anything fun in literally months, only groceries, groceries and more groceries.

I thought I would be happy with fragrance free lotion and just body sprays to fragance myself with but nope, I find that I'm missing the scented body lotions. So I bought some. Actually I think I bought 8. And 3 more spray fragrances. Oops. Oh well. I really feel like I need SOMETHING to enjoy right now.

Still continuing with Hep and I actually lost another 5lbs last month, so I'm at a total of 45lbs lost. My clothes are getting really baggy but I won't order anything unless I can try it on, and I won't spend an hour or two in the thrift store with a mask on trying on clothes. Actually, I don't know if they'll even allow it, I know Walmart had their fitting rooms closed. So I just put a belt on and wear really baggy clothes.

I'm fine with where my weight is now, and don't feel the need to lose any more. I didn't actually think I'd get here, but I'm thrilled that I did. But I am still continuing to try to eat healthier. We went to a small get together yesterday and rather than eating a hamburger and chips I ate cut up fruit, chicken breast and some macaroni salad. No cake, doritoes, chips. I still do have that stuff as a treat once in a while, but I definitely am trying to eat healthier most of the time.

I haven't been exercising a ton, working out on the elliptical maybe once a week, but I try to walk several times a day at work on break. And I ordered some vitamins too from iherb to try to keep my immune system strong. I had a physical this past week, it had been over 2 1/2 years and doctor said everything looked good. Of course she ordered lab work and a mammogram, which I may or may not do. But I'm feeling pretty good about my health overall.
@rnmom

Holy cannoli -- 45 pounds??? That's amazing! And it sounds like you're doing it right. No fad diets or crazy exercise equipment. Just by making smarter food choices and moving a little more. That's what will keep the weight from coming back.

Sounds like you took control of the situation and made a few changes that have really made a difference that you can see and feel.

Positive changes in behavior, smarter choices. And it didn't take that long to lose the weight, did it?

Well, how cool is that?
@just bee -yep, 45lbs. It's taken me not quite 7 months, I started at the first of the year. It is pretty cool, huh? I'm pretty proud of myself and definitely feel better and I'm so glad that I got off my behind and actually got it done. Now to keep it off, that is the REAL challenge.
@rnmom

It sure is. But congratulations!🎉 That's an extraordinary accomplishment!👏

So all this craziness the last several months has been good for something.👍 I just hope we don't need it to continue for you to be able to keep it all off.

@geezerette - Thank you!

rnmom · ‎03-11-2010

@just bee wrote:
@Brisky wrote:
@just bee, that is sick! Your tax dollars are paying for those tents! I hear they provide outhouses too. I can't go further or I will be banned....
@Brisky
@geezerette
@rnmom

Are you sitting down?

Here's the latest from our fair city:

City Launches Protest Coordination Service
Keeping 1st Amendment Activities Safe in Albuquerque
July 31, 2020

City of Albuquerque today announced a new effort to help with coordination of safe and peaceful protests in Albuquerque. The City’s Office of Equity and Inclusion rolled out a new webpage and hotline to promote a dialogue with community members to help protect their rights and safety as they practice their First Amendment Rights.

“We are committed to protecting the civil rights of all of our residents, including the First Amendment right to protest,” said Mayor Tim Keller. “That’s why we are finding new ways to connect with organizers about critical information to help keep them safe as they plan their First Amendment activities.”

Residents who wish to hold a protest or demonstration for any cause can call the hotline at 505-269-5927. From there they can get information on protesting and limitations on different city properties, or be connected to resources for coordinating traffic control or street closures. The new webpage currently includes information about permitting, COVID-19 safe practices, and gun laws and enforcement.

Did you hear that loud popping noise? That was my head exploding. Can't go out to eat at a restaurant. Can't have a wedding. Can't go to church. Can't go to school. God forbid a loved one dies -- can't go to a funeral.

NO MASS GATHERINGS!!!

Unless, of course, it's a protest.

Is this not a violation of the governor's public health order that the rest of us have to adhere to?

Not only will the city assist you with your protest but it will close all roads and businesses in the area of your protest.

There's that popping sound again...

@just bee - Unbelieveable. And that's the double standard that has so many of us enraged. It's ok for some people to do some things, but the rest of us can't do anything. Yeah, right. This has nothing to do with a virus anymore.

rnmom · ‎03-11-2010

@geezerette wrote:
@just bee wrote:
@geezerette wrote:
@just bee

Well, you've hit a new low. You're now living in a place that makes California look conservative.

I'll be praying for you. Oh wait. I heard they're closing the churches now too.

You might consider getting out of there while they'll still let you leave.

It's insane.
@geezerette

It's worse than insane. It's diabolical.
@just bee

But you may have at least made @rnmom feel better about her state.

For now. Unless Gretch reads the New Mexico papers.

@geezerette @just bee - Oh Gretch isn't giving up either. The queen spoke to us peasants again yesterday, but I missed it because I was at work, slaving away for the royalty. You know.

But I guess the gist of it was that racism is now a public health issue. Huh? And all of us health care workers are all racists. (Well we knew that, she told us that weeks ago)

I think she's created yet another committee with money we don't have to look into this.

And I guess she's trying to get everyone and their brother to enforce no laws other than her mask mandate including state police, health department, citizens, etc. Because rape, theft and murder are lower priority than wearing a mask right?

I think she created another committee to do random checks on businesses to make sure they are complying with all of her health edicts and if not, they can be fined, have their licenses taken away, etc. Because businesses don't already have enough to worry about.

Cannot believe that this is actually America, it's unbelieveable.

I've stopped listening her. Our lawsuit in the appeals court started this week, goes to supreme court next month. I'm praying they do what's right and rule in favor of the constitution, but there is so much corruption, it's hard to say.

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

@rnmom wrote:
@geezerette wrote:
@just bee wrote:
@geezerette wrote:
@just bee

Well, you've hit a new low. You're now living in a place that makes California look conservative.

I'll be praying for you. Oh wait. I heard they're closing the churches now too.

You might consider getting out of there while they'll still let you leave.

It's insane.
@geezerette

It's worse than insane. It's diabolical.
@just bee

But you may have at least made @rnmom feel better about her state.

For now. Unless Gretch reads the New Mexico papers.
@geezerette @just bee - Oh Gretch isn't giving up either. The queen spoke to us peasants again yesterday, but I missed it because I was at work, slaving away for the royalty. You know.

But I guess the gist of it was that racism is now a public health issue. Huh? And all of us health care workers are all racists. (Well we knew that, she told us that weeks ago)

I think she's created yet another committee with money we don't have to look into this.

And I guess she's trying to get everyone and their brother to enforce no laws other than her mask mandate including state police, health department, citizens, etc. Because rape, theft and murder are lower priority than wearing a mask right?

I think she created another committee to do random checks on businesses to make sure they are complying with all of her health edicts and if not, they can be fined, have their licenses taken away, etc. Because businesses don't already have enough to worry about.

Cannot believe that this is actually America, it's unbelieveable.

I've stopped listening her. Our lawsuit in the appeals court started this week, goes to supreme court next month. I'm praying they do what's right and rule in favor of the constitution, but there is so much corruption, it's hard to say.