@lufins-dad said in A letter from my vet: @horace said in A letter from my vet: We used to take our dogs for boarding at the local VCA place. They shut down the boarding part of the practice soon after COVID hit, and show no signs of ever opening it again. I am unclear why. It seems like boarding is free money for them. There have been major issues at Kennel's right now due to Kennel Cough. Even dogs that have been vaccinated are still getting it. One vet we know explained it as a result of weakened immune reactions since all of these dogs haven't been around other dogs in kennels and doggie day care over the last year. If it's done this to dogs, you have to expect something similar in humans. Hearing a lot about summer colds and other ailments... Seeing a butt load of strep, RSV and head colds.

@lufins-dad said in Abigail Elphick: Absurdist Performance Artist of the Year: then the case can be made that Abigail does have an expectation of privacy based on Victoria's Secret policies, No way. The public has access to the store and she knows she was around strangers. Also, the supposed policy you're suggesting isn't clearly labeled anywhere in the store. That'd never fly.

@horace Great! I'd have bought the book for the title alone.

Amazing metaphor for systemic white male supremacy. Zuck was all but kneeling on the neck of that thing. Pretty sure he flashed the OK sign at some point.

I had a number of friends in Canada who'd left South Africa and Zimbabwe at about the same time that we left the UK. The stories they told were really sad, and it sure hasn't got any better.

@doctor-phibes said in New Car: Yeah, any battery capable of powering a car is going to be freaking heavy. Heh... wait till they go bad and you have to pay to replace them.

@jon-nyc said in Measure your creativity: @axtremus Repeat the same word 10 times. It doesn't let you repeat words

@lufins-dad said in The racist investigation: Now unofficially, which is the proper designation? Uncle President Joe or President Uncle Joe? President Senile Dementia Imminent Corpse Joe Biden.

In some places in Washington the co-pay and deductible waivers for covid are being phased out. That means some people will be on the hook to pay several thousand dollars for treatment (potentially). Maybe that'll incentivize additional vaccinations... though probably not.

@aqua-letifer said in Get off my lawn.: Holy crap I've got to up my game. Yes, please do. Pics to prove it are needed.

It all depends on the parents. Look at the current unrest in Loudon County. Parents are uniting against something they do not want taught in their schools. If I read things correctly, the county is known for having good schools and parents of whatever political stripe want to continue that tradition.

@xenon two word that won't appear together on any page these days: "FBI" and "competent".

"Would your wife mind if we did this?"

Much better Good sensitivity

@aqua-letifer said in Humiliation & Mental Anguish: @george-k said in Humiliation & Mental Anguish: @copper said in Humiliation & Mental Anguish: There's a white power gesture? Wake Woke up, man! Pepe shakes his head. How, exactly, does this work? This picture is front page on the ESPN web site  So what about this? What are the rules? 

@doctor-phibes said in The Alcubierre drive: If warp drives were possible by advanced races, we'd have seen evidence of advanced races other than humans using warp drives. Fermi sort of smiled. Read "Revelation Space" by Alastair Reynolds.

Wouldn't want to fly one out of LAX, but small, local airports? To fly to DFW, I catch an AE (Embraer jet), arriving 20 minutes before departure. TSA is a breeze and I gate-check my carry-on. Flight time is around 50 minutes. If I drove, it would be about 250 miles.