I saw something where a person got an appointment and went to the site; it was being run by One Medical (?) - not sure exactly what it is, but it seems to be a private healthcare operation that there have been issues with. Well, the person got there for their appointment and was told that they'd have to sign up for a One Medical membership - at $199 - and when they refused, had their appointment cancelled and they were sent away.

Hey, Gud! Glad to hear from you. Good luck with the vaccinations.

Toddson, that is horrifying.

Did it strike anyone how weird that golden statue of Trump was at CPAC? He rather famously has such strong support from the evangelical right and there is a golden idol at CPAC? Have these people never been to Sunday school? Something about the sheer irony makes me think of this:

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I've seen some things suggesting it's actually a Big Boy statue painted gold (fake gold) with the "patriotic" elements added. And there have been a LOT of comments about the Golden Calf.

In the One Medical story, I did a search and it seems that they're no longer getting a vaccine allocation because there were charges that they were giving priority to executives of the company and their friends, families, etc., to receive it. (I'd been sort of aware of them, having seen one of their facilities and hearing reports that they were not accepting some insurance, but I'd never paid much attention to them.)

Good one, Gud. "Just any kind of sign"

If that is true about One Medical there should be criminal charges. Argh.

I would like some ice cream. I a familiar with the usual side effects of ice cream and will take the risk.

't, is the issue with dairy? I'm asking because there is sherbet and there are some non-dairy gelato or other frozen desserts. I sometimes have issues with milk products that are heavy on the fat, but there are times when nothing but the real thing will do.

It's more of an "I ate too much ice cream and now I need a nap" issue. For me, the more fat in my dairy products the better - butter and cream are fine, but skim milk will make my body unhappy and ice cream is usually on the richer side so ok for me. Sorbets are great, though, for sure, and whatever Trader Joe's non-dairy ice cream sandwiches are made of is delicious

whatever Trader Joe's non-dairy ice cream sandwiches are made of is delicious

What's this?

*somewhere, Epic's ears (which are always on duty for her lactose intolerant gut) perk up*

I was not aware that TJ's had started making a non-dairy ice cream sandwich. I shall investigate!

There are also non-dairy ... gelato? ... selections from a company called Talenti. They're pretty good ... and the ones I've had come in plastic jars which are very useful for storage.

In me me me news, I now have appointments to receive both vaccine shots - Pfizer. Tomorrow and March 25. yay!

Yay appointment Toddson!

Gud, the golden trump made me think of mooby the golden calf from Dogma. It’s super weird. Plus the American flag shorts??