Singing the Good Morning song!
George Santos was arrested!
Trump was still found liable and ordered to pay $5 million dollars!
I can use my foot today!
Wash: Psychic, though? That sounds like something out of science fiction. Zoe: We live in a space ship, dear. Wash: So?
'Objects In Space'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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 - May 10, 2023 7:28:02 am PDT #22163 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
-t - May 10, 2023 8:10:57 am PDT #22164 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Well, that’s all nice to wake up to!
Calli - May 10, 2023 8:32:38 am PDT #22165 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Good morning news indeed!
Laura - May 10, 2023 11:45:09 am PDT #22166 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Yes indeed, news to enjoy.
I just got back from riding my bike for the first time in a number of years. It has been in storage. Anyway, the good news is I survived a couple of miles through my neighborhood park, the bad news is that Florida is very hot. Wunderground tells me it is 87F, feels like 95F. I disagree as it feels much warmer than that. Now to hydrate. My watch tells me I did a whopping 6 mph. Woot! Tomorrow I will go around 7 AM. A much better plan. Also, helmets are expensive! I went to the bike shop and maybe should have gone to Walmart or something, but I like my brain.
Steph L. - May 10, 2023 11:46:36 am PDT #22167 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Also, helmets are expensive!
That's because your noggin is priceless!
Laura - May 10, 2023 12:00:53 pm PDT #22168 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
It freaks me out when I see people on bikes without helmets. In Florida you don't even need one on a motorcycle. Crazy.
askye - May 10, 2023 2:09:18 pm PDT #22169 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Laura-- a woman who helped get the helmet laws changed so motorcyclists could ride without one was the first (or maybe 2nd ) person to die after the law went into effect. I think a month after the law went into effect she was riding without a helmet. I always wondered if her death made others change their mind and wear helmets.
askye - May 10, 2023 2:14:24 pm PDT #22170 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
So I had a meeting with the lawyer. Turns out that the while the neurologist was at total dick in person his notes are helpful to me as a claimant. Which I guess is good. I now have to wait for a neuro psych evaluation which could take as long as the neuro ophthalmologist appointment. The lawyer also said to go ahead and get new glasses instead of keeping waiting for Corvel to do something and then I can submit the receipt for reimbursement.
And worker's comp is talking about offering a settlement. Unless it's the best settlement I could ever hope to get I wont' be taking it until after the neuro psych eval.
Unfortunately my anxiety has been up. I texted Crafty friend several times since monday and she hasn't replied so now my brain is all "you fucked up, you did something wrong when you were over there and she never wants to see you again". Which I don't really think is true. However I did text her and said - um, so my anxiety is acting up and I just wanted to touch base and make sure we are cool.
Laura - May 10, 2023 2:32:53 pm PDT #22171 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Unless it's the best settlement I could ever hope to get I wont' be taking it until after the neuro psych eval.
Yes, until you get a full picture of what is going on you can't settle.
I remember the Florida idiot unhelmeted cyclist's death well. It was right after the law was passed. I doubt it changed many minds though.
dcp - May 10, 2023 3:34:21 pm PDT #22172 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I am reeling. Just found out my 2nd cousin died in a car accident on Monday afternoon. I think it's hitting me hard because he is the first in the family to die who is younger than I am.
I haven't seen him in a couple of decades, but we were pretty good friends as children, spent a lot of summer vacations together.
He retired a few years ago after being a policeman for twenty years in the second-largest city in Arkansas, and the head of their SWAT team.
His SUV was in a collision with a semi-trailer rig at a crossroads in rural Oklahoma. Not sure who hit whom, or how, yet. The driver of the rig was unhurt. My cousin's wife, in the passenger seat of the SUV, was unhurt.
If my cousin had been belted in, like his wife, would he have survived?
People! Wear your seatbelts!