WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2020

cityjaneLondon wrote: »

Machka - The Tasmanian system is interesting. I suppose it avoids all the "ambulance chasing" law firms that make all their money in this country in No Win No Fee cases. But it does seem annoyingly long winded and unfair. Are there no voices raised on this issue? It sounds like an abuse of Human Rights.

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

I've done a bit of research to find out where Tasmania stands with it all, and there are voices that cite other states who are doing it differently ... but so far they've been ignored.

One thing that is, I think, consistent across all the states is that an injured worker needs to stay within the "plan" for 2 years before he/she can think about suggesting settlement or some change to the plan.

It's not fair. Like I said, it works for the person who has a short-term injury, but it is not designed for someone with a long-term injury.


M in Oz

Machka9 wrote: »

Machka9 wrote: »

Staying up late tonight trying to finish a paper ... or close to it anyway. I'm in the delete and reorganise stuff phase.

I need to get this done because I need to start another one tomorrow!


PS. On group work: after providing my group with a research plan (when they didn't have anything) and explaining what needed to be done ... I got an email today from one indicating that they've gone off in left field with it again. They're not "getting" the point of the assignment. <<sigh>> I've replied to them telling them the point of the assignment, and have also sent a copy to the instructors to get clarification that I'm on the right track.

Half of my work in groups is getting everyone headed the right direction.

M in Oz

I've submitted the first assignment and have until midnight tonight to do the next.


Machka in Oz

DONE!!

Got it in with about 5 minutes to spare.

I did that second one a completely different way from what I normally do. It was definitely faster but didn't feel quite as comfortable. However, I did address the points I was required to address and stayed under the 2000 word limit with 1800 words.

So we'll wait and see.

Now I have to check my calendar to see what's next.

Today was a "holiday" in honour of ANZAC day so tomorrow will be back to work, for one thing. And I have a Zoom AGM in the evening ....


Machka in Oz

Heather - It looks like a composite of some sort and definitely not a native of the British Isles. Maybe something in the Othonna family? Or possibly Senecio? I saw something similar but much larger flourishing as ground cover in dry spots on the Algarve coast.

/Penny

Children's/YA books I read when I was a child--all from libraries, the only ones we had at home were Little Golden books for the very young:

• All the Misty of Chincoteague (Marguerite Henry) books that I could get my hands on
• All the Big Red books - Big Red, Irish Red, Son of Big Red (Jim Kjelgaard)
• All the Black Stallion books I could find - there were 24 in the end (Walter Farley)
• The first three Wrinkle in Time books - (Madeline L'Engle) - A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet
• The first four Borrowers books - The Borrowers, The Borrowers Afield (1955), The Borrowers Afloat (1959), The Borrowers Aloft (1961) - (Mary Norton)
• All of Heinlein's young adult books - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinlein_juveniles
• The Betsy-Tacy books - Betsy-Tacy (1940), Betsy-Tacy and Tib (1941), Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (1942), Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown (1943), Heaven to Betsy (1945), Betsy in Spite of Herself (1946), Betsy Was a Junior (1947), Betsy and Joe (1948), Betsy and the Great World (1952), Betsy's Wedding (1955) - (Maud Hart Lovelace)
• Island of the Blue Dolphins - (Scott O'Dell)
• Watch for a Tall White Sail - (Margaret Bell)
• The Fairy Book Series. The Blue, Red, Green Fairy Books. Unfortunately, my school library did not have the Yellow, Pink, Grey, Violet, Crimson, Brown, Orange, Olive, and Lilac Fairy Books (Andrew Lang)

Thank you to whoever started these listings - reading provided everything that was good about my childhood and young adult years. There were so many more than these, but it's a good sampling.

Love,
Lisa in AR

Children's Books: The Secret Garden, The Little Prince, Grimm's Fairy Tales, Cheaper by the Dozen

These were what I read starting in 3rd grade. I had to have a tutor teach me to read in 2nd grade because they learned at the end of 1st that I had memorized the Dick and Jane books and never learned to read. Once I learned how to read, books were a constant companion.

Carol in GA

Only time research like that works is if like minded group of academically matched friends/coworkers get together on a project. All other times horror memories.

Amber Tx

Decided Spaghetti for the family
Noticing my seasonings are taking a big hit since the virus so less y less available. Good news is using the old ones up.


In a Tupperware added the vegan 🌱 pasta sauce,corn water (canned corn) y olive oil
Frying the corn in tap water
Boiling veggie noodles

JR loves it but have to pick the corn out.

The Questions

1. Where are you from originally? I was born and raised in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio called Upper Arlington. There is no Lower, Middle, or even plain Arlington. After a fantastic education and a few years of nearly terminal boredom due to bad choices to relieve it, I moved to Arcadia, Monrovia, El Monte and Whittier in the LA area of California, then Alameda, Berkeley, El Cerrito and Richmond in the San Francisco area, and then to Salinas, which is the area around Monterey CA that John Steinbeck wrote about. I then moved to Eugene and Junction City Oregon, and finally Key Center, Tacoma, Fife, Milton, Richmond Beach, NW Queen Anne, Mountlake Terrace (I was slowing down, actually lived several years in the last three due to figuring out kids did better staying in the same school district!) and have now lived in the same house in my nudist resort in Issaquah WA for 22 years. First home for both my husband and I, and therein lie many tales.

2. Do you eat breakfast? I eat what I’ve grown to call First Meal, which is 2cups of coffee and a protein shake, mixed, and warmed back to low coffee temp. That’s usually by noon.

3. Do you prefer to dine in, carry out, or cook at home? Carry out in these times. I DO enjoy finer dining now and then with friends or alone.

4. Favourite Girl Scout Cookie? I enjoy Samoa’s, but my favorite has to be the Thin Mints or the shirtbread ones, although I forget what they’re called. Nowadays I usually buy a couple of boxes, but exercise the Send Them To the Troops option.

5. Do you listen to music when you work? Oh dear no! Except for the years I drove a truck, any kind of distraction has always driven me nuts at work.

6. What is your favorite sonic drink? Coke Zero

7. What is your favorite board/card game? Scrabble and Monopoly, Mexican Train dominos, Banco and Canasta

8. What are your favorite podcasts? Stuff You Mussed In History Class, The History of Literature and This American Life

9. What is your dream sandwich? Prime rib dip, no cheese, a few carmelized onions, on a fresh buttered grilled hoagie roll.

10. What makes you gag? The least whiff or taste of sour milk - which is odd, because I like yogurt, cottage cheese and sour cream.

11. What are your hobbies? This and surfing the net and crochet sometimes.

12. What is one thing that can make your day instantly better? Getting in the car. Doesn’t matter where or what, except hospital type emergencies. Best if I’m the driver or know the driver VERY well.

13. What was the best vacation/trip you ever took and why? Probably the trips to my grandparents’ house every winter in Ft. Myers Florida from age 4 to 16. We were allowed to just bring our lessons then. We’d stay about 6 weeks, and fish, boat across the Caloosahatchee River and fish some more, play in the sand, and the house had about a 3-4000 book library! Talking to grandparents was one of my highlights. They’d had interesting lives.

14. If you were an animal, what animal would you be? Probably a bonobo. They are sometimes called miniature chimpanzees. They are highly intelligent, live in a non-violent society, the culture is matriarchal, and they live in a warm climate that has abundant food. They also have a very vigorous sex life.

15. At a party, where can someone find you? Somewhere away from the noise but still able to hear the music if I listen, seated on a comfy sofa or chair, small plate in lap, beverage (Coke Zero is as festive as I get!), talking to someone very interesting for any one of a thousand reasons.

Sharon Near Seattle

Lisa Tonkin Cope: Thanks for the beautiful rainbow. We all need one now and then. Welcome to a great group of women. :flowerforyou:

SuziQ: I am happy you’re not lactose intolerant. I’ve learned to adjust to life with lactose intolerance. Whole milk is off of my list, but cottage cheese is okay. Lactose free milk and Lactose Free Cottage Cheese at several milkfat levels is readily available in stores near me, so I don’t have a worry. Evidently whatever turns milk into cottage cheese solves my problem. I like 2% milkfat best. DH buys lactaid cottage cheese to meet his needs. It has 6% milkfat.

Lanette: We have LED night lights, too. Ours are plugged into wall sockets near the floor so that a person can see where they’re going at night, but not disturb someone else who is asleep or shine bright light in anyone’s eyes. They automatically shut off in daylight. We got them at ACE Hardware & we are very happy with them. :bigsmile: My son and DDIL live in Virginia. Maybe when this mess is all done I’ll visit them at just the right time to see the pony round up on Chincoteague and Assateague. I LIKE that idea. Thank you for nudging my brain.

Lisa: I’d forgotten about Madeleine L’Engle books! How could I forget??? I have only one left on my shelf, An Acceptable Time. A Wrinkle in Time would be a fabulous gift for my granddaughter! I’ll be hunting for a copy to send her. Perhaps I’ll order one for myself, too.


I watched an interesting show on Animal Planet last night about the origins of he Corona Virus pandemic. The investigation started with the discovery of a tiger at the Bronx Zoo that came down with the Corona Virus. (That tiger has recovered and is now doing okay). A group of zoos decided to investigate and the trail led to a live animal market in China. Several TV Veterinarians also participated in the program. I’m glad I saw it. The live animal market video taken in China was a combination of disgusting and heart wrenching. It is appalling to see such callous treatment of living animals. :brokenheart:

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

Karen in VA, I am in total agreement with your feeling about masking. I am sad that you feel this might be the end of your job where you seem to have enjoyed working.

Julie, I’m not usually a fan of conspuracy theories in general. I tend to find them amusing. But I’ve heard of the theory you mention, and can see the logic and it makes me watch the trends internationally VERY carefully. It only makes sense that corporations and governments would find this emotional climate a good one to introduce measures that are, after all “only to protect you”, as they will say.

Lisa in AR, your early reading list is very close to mine except add ALL the Louisa May Alcott books except her very early penny dreadfuls, which I found and read as an adult. Also most of Mark Twain’s books, and most Edgar Rice Burroughs, including Tarzan series and John Carter Mars series. My mom then pointed me as an early adolescent to Kenneth Roberts’ and James Street’s historical novels. And then I discovered Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine, which led me to more authors than I can list.

Tina in CA, my sheep would do ANYTHING to get to the ice plant in the medians of the highways near Salinas CA. I found myself rounding them up at 2am while seven months pregnant and still in my nightgown, then repairing the break they’d made in their fence. I too have heard it’s edible. I wonder if it is related to prickly pear cactus, which also grows in that area. The fruits are quite good.

I’m sorry to be so long-winded today. My word factory is running overtime today.

Sharon Near Seattle

My walking app is crowded today

Amber Tx