2020: One Day At A Time, We Will Achieve!!
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I spent the weekend working as usual. I have to keep reminding myself how lucky I am that we're busy. But is there no such thing as somewhere in between laid off and swamped?????
Today I see the cardiologist. Haven't gotten any screwy instructions. We'll see how it goes.
Tomorrow I hopefully get my temporary crown replaced with the permanent. I've got the dentist's office's procedures pretty well down pat at this point.
I did have an oncologist appointment Thursday. I kept debating and debating about keeping it. Finally it hit me. I could just postpone for now. How's that for dilly dallying? So far I've just been trading calls about rescheduling but I'm considering them on notice that I won't be there.
Tuffy's at the vet for shots and dental. Because of all my doctor appointments I took him early. I miss that boy something awful. He's my couch buddy and my bed buddy!
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I can understand the doctors waiting. COVID compromises the lungs so they were probably afraid of making him worse. But having to wait is the worst. It gives you too much time to imagine all kinds of bad outcomes. In the long run, the Covid might be a blessing if the mass is unrelated but was found early enough for treatment to work. He probably wouldn’t have gone to a doctor if not for Covid and the breathing problems.0
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Maryanne, you’re right about the anxiety of waiting to find out what is going on in his lungs. We are hoping he recovers quickly now that he’s on antibiotics and knows what he’s dealing with. In his favor are that he’s young, fit, healthy (except for the virus), and never smoked. He has a very supportive family, so I think he will get through this ok and deal with whatever it is.
We learned yesterday afternoon that DH has been exposed to someone who tested positive for the virus. A friend from church was tested last Monday in order to obtain a negative test report prior to flying to Aruba for a family vacation. Instead, he got a positive reading. In the week between getting tested and getting his results, he went out to breakfast on Friday with a group of men from the church which included my DH. Then on Sunday, DH said he and this individual had a conversation at church where he kept getting closer than 6 feet, despite DH trying to maintain that distance. Both were wearing masks on Sunday, but of course they were not while eating on Friday. So I’m sleeping in one of our guest rooms for awhile and trying to stay 6 feet apart.
DH got a grand jury summons last week and is supposed to appear in about 2 weeks. I told him getting COVID is a pretty extreme way of getting out of jury duty!0 -
Oh, Pam, when it rains it pours! Adding your DH to my "sending out good thoughts" vibes!!0
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The cardiologist is muy happy with me! Says I don't need to come back for a year!
Their precautions overall were pretty good (if annoyingly time consuming for no good reason) but I had the distinct urge to offer to re-design their waiting room for them. After I checked in the only place to sit would have been right next to 3 other people. I don't know if two of them had sat down in marked off chairs or something but in any case I just hung in the back until a space opened up..
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I’m sure a lot of transmission is from asymptotic people such as your husband’s friend. Is your husband going to get a test or just wait it out. Early on, coverage suggested family should use a separate bathroom from infected or exposed people. Just to be extra safe. I hope he doesn’t end up being infected.0
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My husband called our doctor’s office to see if they recommended that he get tested. They advised that he self-quarantine for 2 weeks and only come in for testing if symptoms develop. We are sleeping in different rooms but I’m still using our master bathroom. There are separate vanities and I make sure to thoroughly wash my hands after using the toilet, so I think that will be ok. Also, I’ve recently seen that the so-called experts now are downplaying the risks of transmission by touching the same surfaces. They seem to think now that aerosolized droplets are the primary means of transmission. So far he’s feeling well and so am I.0
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Pam - we have gotten SO many deliveries since March that I can't help thinking that if transmission by touching packages was easy we'd have gotten something by now. Who knows though. You're right to be cautious but I'll keep hoping for the best for you guys!
On a lighter note, DH has announced that I can quit searching for and buying lysol type spray and disinfecting cloths as "we have plenty". Never thought I'd hear him say that.0 -
Both Reba and Dolly have recorded timely videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEUYlo6OoDY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9R4AL8__rc 0 -
Pam--I am so sorry about the COVID-19 issues in your family. One never knows when it will hit close.
I have subbed two days this week. I was very impressed with how things were handled. Each student has a laptop on which the State has loaded the essential power points for the class to which the teacher will elaborate and add information. The students and staff are all temperature checked upon entering the main door. The students are also very good at keeping the masks on except when they eat or drink. They are permitted water bottles but not many use them except at beginning of class or at end.
I am leaving for the Gatlinburg, TN area tomorrow (Thursday) and will return Sunday night. I have an ortho appointment in the city on Monday, so I likely will stay overnight there as it will save me 120 extra miles round trip. I am booked to sub two days next week.c
It has been 8 days since I had the free COVID-19 screening the State is doing periodically in all the counties. Perhaps I will get the report next week.0 -
Well, this is a terrifying prospect. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/09/trump-campaign-election-coup-bypass-biden-win0
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I saw that report too. I can believe that he would do anything to stay in office. He and his team must have doubts about him winning the election or he wouldn’t be in such a rush to replace RBG. And if he can’t win fairly, he’ll try to steal the election. What won’t he stoop to.0
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The cheeto is determined to be a dictator. That's becoming more and more obvious. As they just said on Rachel Maddow, this is the first time we've had a president announce he won't accept the results of the election no matter what.0
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The cheeto is determined to be a dictator. That's becoming more and more obvious. As they just said on Rachel Maddow, this is the first time we've had a president announce he won't accept the results of the election no matter what.
If any of his supporters had any ability to think rationally, you’d think that statement alone would be enough to change their minds and votes. Sadly, they all seem oblivious to the dangers and are okay with him refusing to abide by the results of the election.0 -
Let's say they push through a vote on RBG's replacement before the election. Why would that "energize their base"? If it's a done deal, why does anyone need to rush to the polls to vote for him?0
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Let's say they push through a vote on RBG's replacement before the election. Why would that "energize their base"? If it's a done deal, why does anyone need to rush to the polls to vote for him?
Reminds me of the old saying about the difference between Republican and democratic voters. Republicans go by their local polling place every Tuesday, just in case they can vote on something, while democratic voters have to be dragged to the polls to get them there.
Good news about our COVID exposure. DH’s friend got back his latest test results and they were negative, so apparently it was a false positive on the earlier test. I believe the latest test result was an antibody test, which is more definitive. Sleeping alone upstairs has been nice for the last 3 nights, but I guess it’s time to come back downstairs, lol!0 -
Good news about our COVID exposure. DH’s friend got back his latest test results and they were negative, so apparently it was a false positive on the earlier test. I believe the latest test result was an antibody test, which is more definitive. Sleeping alone upstairs has been nice for the last 3 nights, but I guess it’s time to come back downstairs, lol!
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The world is going to ________
The police force in Austin, Texas made excellent use of its enormous budget when it mobilized a helicopter, SWAT team, two military-grade armored vehicles, a drone, and no fewer than 80 cops to pull over a woman driving in her car with her chihuahua.
https://jezebel.com/how-many-cops-armored-cars-military-vehicles-and-dron-1845159885
I've got to stop eating lunch and reading the news.......0 -
Pam, that’s great news about DH’s friend. I can’t imagine the anxiety a false positive test would give someone. Especially thinking others may have been affected.0
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Helene, in addition to the anxiety over potentially exposing others, it also messed up the family vacation they had planned. In the end, his wife and one daughter and SIL flew to Aruba on Tuesday, as planned, while he and another daughter and SIL remained here. He was flying to Aruba today to spend the rest of the planned 2 week vacation. I don’t know if the other daughter and SIL joined them or not.0
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Lucky it wasn’t a one week vacation. Was he able to reschedule travel with an extra charge for canceling original flight ?0
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MD website is showing my presidential election ballot as having been mailed.0
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A rabid trump supporter:
Bickley says that while he’s now “on the top of the food chain,” he remembers the years he spent as a lowly worker, helping make other people millions of dollars. He thinks Trump has that same mentality.
Really? The man who had millions handed to him from two prior generations and learned to walk away from all his debts spent years as a lowly worker or has the mentality of someone who did?
This article's right - there's no reasoning with these people.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump--white-men-boat-parade/2020/09/27/dcd7bdd8-fe79-11ea-8d05-9beaaa91c71f_story.html0 -
Back from Tennessee. It was a wonderful getaway. Five days of no TV. Have no idea what happened in the world but it was wonderful to escape politics, etc. I did sneeze hard on the way back, and now have a very red eye from a blood vessel that burst and spread blood over the eye. I see fine, but it looks interesting.
I did eat reasonably while gone. I will say that Tennessee doesn't appear to be as strict as our state is on social distancing in restaurants and events. Masks are required, but there was no six ft. separation of diners but temperature checks were done in some. Keeping fingers crossed.0 -
I watched the entire debacle, I mean debate, last night. I thought Biden performed a lot better than tRump, if only because he didn’t rise to the constant baiting most of the time. Going forward, I really think the people running the show should mute the mic of the opponent during each person’s time. It’s the only way to effectively allow either person to make their points. I’m so tired of hearing nothing but attacks against each other. I was really hoping to hear what each one intends to do about the issues the country is facing. Hoping for it, but not really expecting it. Chris Wallace is getting creamed for the job he did as moderator, but I honestly don’t think anyone could have reined in tRump without a whip and a chair.0
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I have to confess there's no way I could have watched the debacle.
Pam - great idea about muting the mikes as long as there isn't anything else there that would pick up the sound.
Piece on microphones: https://prospect.org/politics/how-a-microphone-works-2020-presidential-debates/0 -
Jean - I'm glad you enjoyed your trip! Here's hoping you didn't bring back anything you didn't plan to.0
