I'm supposed to go to New Orleans in a couple of weeks, and I wasn't really thinking of canceling, though now I'm wondering if I should.
I can beat up demons until the cows come home, and then I can beat up the cows.
Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Mar 11, 2020 4:02:59 pm PDT #17442 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Jesse - Mar 11, 2020 4:04:08 pm PDT #17443 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I picked a hell of a year to start working with assisted-living. At least I don't have to worry about my job going 'away' though it's more likely I'll end up doing more cleaning and general helping if enough of our staff end up not able to work.
I really worry about the people in the nursing homes that are closed to visitors. They are so isolated already.
-t - Mar 11, 2020 4:18:08 pm PDT #17444 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
My brother works in a nursing home that is closed to visitors and that's what he said, everyone is more scared and isolated. But no one at his place has gotten sick, so gotta hope that keeps up.
Nephew is staying with his girlfriend off campus, so now I know.
-t - Mar 11, 2020 4:21:12 pm PDT #17445 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Maybe Samuel Pepys is a better literary reference than a Gabriel Garcia Marquez? WRT to my experience of mostly reading personal experiences on FB
Dana - Mar 11, 2020 4:27:49 pm PDT #17446 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
My FIL is ranting about the response of the WHO and the fact that China's a big donor and they didn't want to anger China, so they slow-played the response to the virus.
This sounds awfully like a Fox News-style exaggeration to me.
msbelle - Mar 11, 2020 4:29:10 pm PDT #17447 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
-t - can you ask him if we could do anything for the residents? anything that might lift their spirits.
-t - Mar 11, 2020 4:38:31 pm PDT #17448 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'll ask!
Consuela - Mar 11, 2020 4:40:48 pm PDT #17449 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
This essay on Medium is a really sobering discussion but also very convincing about the need for social distancing: [link]
-t - Mar 11, 2020 4:53:59 pm PDT #17450 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
He says:
"That would be very sweet, great idea. We have 24 residents right now. Coloring books and puzzles are fun, or I could get you their names tomorrow so y'all can make some cards and make them a little more personal. I think they would really like that... You have some really kind and cool invisible friends!"
Address is on the website [link]
msbelle - Mar 11, 2020 5:31:38 pm PDT #17451 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Yay!! Let's get some first names so we can personalize cards!
Operation cheer up the elders!