I'm so sorry Hil.
On the acronyms, back when I started work at Imagineering right after grad school one of the first documents handed to me was a rather large (I want to say at least 20 or 30 pages) booklet that was just page after page of the acronyms and abbreviations that were used. It's in Disneyland, it's DLP (DisneyLand Park), it's not California Adventure, it's DCL, etc. etc. Every single land, ride, attraction, division, etc had some sort of abbreviation like this. So you'd get sentences in emails that read like, "I'm going to be at DLP earlier today, then over to DCL, so I won't be able to answer the questions about TDS and TDL until I get back to my office at WDI."
To which the appropriate response might be TL;DR?
The VA just called and my dad can get vaccinated tomorrow!
Congrats, Brenda!
The government also runs on acronyms, even if most of them weren’t words. I specialized in laws such as EFTA, TISA, EFAA, and SCRA. I was less expert in, but at least familiar with, FCRA, TILA, UDAP, and RESPA. Then there was legislation like FIRREA, FDICIA, GLBA, DFA, and I kid you not, EGRPRA.
Sometimes things could be confusing. Depending on the context, FTCA could mean Federal Trade Commission Act or Federal Tort Claims Act.
My aunt is doing somewhat better. She was able to talk to her son on the phone for about ten minutes -- before, she wasn't breathing well enough to do that.
That sounds promising, Hil.
Yay, Brenda!
My delicious Indian food arrived before the end of my last meeting of the day, and now I'm sitting here listening to people report out, staring longingly at a bag full of yum.
Best wishes for your aunt, Hil.
Sending continued getting better vibes to your aunt, Hil.
And continued getting better and hoping for good superpowers vibes to Steph and Tim.
