@doctor-phibes said in Waiting for my vaccination....: I was quite surprised by how quiet it was in the center of Boston - I haven't been in over a year. I briefly went shopping a few months ago to a place near here, and it was horrendously busy to the point where I didn't feel particularly safe - loads of families with no masks, etc. In the Prudential Place mall in Boston everybody was behaving very well, 100% masks as far as I could see, lots of distancing going on. Even though all the stores were open, there were very few shoppers. I loved my visit to Boston several year ago. Had lunch in a hole-in-the-wall middle-eastern restaurant, so good but I have no clue what it was. And, driving to Portland Maine was not a long drive, but it took $12 in tolls which I thought was a real ripoff. They're talking about placing tolls on our freeways here. Will probably happen, as it's being done behind the scenes. Oh, and the restaurant on a boat was fantastic seafood. I'd love to explore the New England areas, it's so different from here, just a lot of history that Oregon was not a part of.

Oddly enough, I know of plenty of non-Covid deaths - it must be my age. In my team of 7 engineers, 4 of us, including me, have lost a parent, none of them to Covid, in the last year.

Give it a few years and it will be the new normal.

@doctor-phibes said in Speaking of guns, "I’d like to see her try it. ": @rainman said in Speaking of guns, "I’d like to see her try it. ": There's a magazine called "Bitch?" Can't really google search using that word, too many unrelated results. I'd like to write an article for Bitch. Actually, I think most people on this forum could write an engaging article for Bitch. Thanks, Bitch! It's published by the American Kennel Club. The fancy scarf in the picture should have given it away. She breeds labs. Top or bottom?

@george-k said in Joe Stumbles: @rainman said in Joe Stumbles: Does anyone know what movie or TV series this is from Downfall, from 2004. It's on Amazon Prime if you're a subscriber. I finally got around to watching this. It is well worth the 2+ hours. We'll never know for sure, but I guess it is a fairly accurate representation.

That's a fine-looking lad.

@jolly said in So, they met anyway...: @renauda said in So, they met anyway...: @jolly said in So, they met anyway...: @renauda said in So, they met anyway...: @horace said in So, they met anyway...: @renauda said in So, they met anyway...: @horace How you were raised is of no consequence and irrelevant to this news story which, in case you haven't noticed, is not happening anywhere near your place of work. Yeah the cultural forces I am well acquainted with are irrelevant. As a Canadian, I am sure you can relate. But as an historian, maybe you should be. Yes I am concerned about the provocations and open non compliance of certain segments of the population, most often self professed libertarian and fundamentalist Christian, as well as the lack of will by the elected conservative provincial government to enforce its own regulations: https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/albertans-express-growing-frustration-over-a-perceived-lack-of-enforcement-of-covid-19-rules Stalin smiled. I should certainly hope so, especially after having been mistaken by that other person for Trump. Nah, Trump is American. Screw the rules... давай! ![alt text]([image: 1614128504935-e1ce39a8-f45f-4a6b-8bd6-6f4f1cfb2379-image.png]

@catseye3 Thanks! I will have to look for it. I love travel type books.

It is a problem. People have to accept some (maybe not all, but some) of the responsibilities for where they are in life. Continuing to try and blame others does not solve the problem.

@taiwan_girl said in Free of Discrimination: From the article QUOTE It said its "more inclusive" policy for transgender athletes, which requires testosterone suppression treatment for transgender women to compete in women's sports, UNQUOTE For our medical people here, what does this mean, and what real effects does it have? Not as much as you would think.

@mik said in Get Ready for Cinderella with a blm neck tattoo: Since when did Disney become about the employees rather than the guests, especially the kids who don't want to see a dragon or some other crap on Cinderella's neck? Evidently they don't value my dollars highly enough for me to spend them there. Probably can't get enough employees.

He took the picture upside-down, that's actually his "pue" key.

@copper said in Eighteen: $70,000 per flight hour That's more than I used to make in a month.

Even Food and Wine gotta flex their wokeness.

Promising.

This should make Ted Cruz happy. He was very worried about the wellbeing of the people in the detention centers.