Gris, that's dreadful. I'm sorry.
Lorne: Once the word spreads you beat up an innocent old man, well, the truly terrible will think twice before going toe-to-toe with our Avenging Angel. Spike: Yes. The geriatric community will be soiling their nappies when they hear you're on the case. Bravo.
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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.
amyparker - Feb 12, 2021 8:16:56 am PST #3408 of 30000
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
JZ - Feb 12, 2021 8:32:43 am PST #3409 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I'm so sorry for your loss, Gris. What an awful, sudden shock. Hugs to all your family.
Gris - Feb 12, 2021 8:52:36 am PST #3410 of 30000
Hey. New board.
Thank you all. It still feels weird. Heart attack. He got his second vaccine shot just 2 days ago. Unlikely that it was related - he was 70 and not in the best health - but it hasn't totally been ruled out that the vaccine side effects may have been a factor, especially as he had not been feeling great since receiving it.
I hope it IS ruled out, and confidently so. He was a huge proponent of vaccination in a very conservative town, and if somehow his death became ammunition for anti-vaccination people, he would be horrified.
chrismg - Feb 12, 2021 8:58:44 am PST #3411 of 30000
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Best wishes on both fronts, Gris.
Laura - Feb 12, 2021 9:07:21 am PST #3412 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Oh dear, Gris. I do hope that it is ruled out, but the anti-vaxers will still point to that. I do know many who were quite sick after the second dose, but all said they would do it again. Wishes for comfort for you and yours.
Atropa - Feb 12, 2021 10:34:48 am PST #3413 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Gris, I'm so sorry.
lisah - Feb 12, 2021 10:57:23 am PST #3414 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
I'm so sorry, Gris. And I hope that your uncle's death isn't weaponized by ignorant anti-vaxxers.
Jesse - Feb 12, 2021 11:44:06 am PST #3415 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm sorry for your loss, Gris. And UGH that anyone could/would try to "make something out of it."
Two funny recent twitter things: A coworker just posted a tweet from Emily Nussbaum, who I still think of as "ours." And re: Joss, someone replied to a Linda Holmes tweet telling her what the Bronze (board) was. I'm pretty sure Miss Alli knew what the Bronze was!!
-t - Feb 12, 2021 11:58:10 am PST #3416 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Filed my tax returns - getting Federal and State refunds which is nice. I think I may have made a mistake with my capital loss carryover but I am not going to worry about it today.
-t - Feb 12, 2021 11:58:58 am PST #3417 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's awful that you have to worry about someone using your loss like that, Gris.