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I wonder if your oil light comes on when the oil is too full... I had a car that did that once.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2036242

SO didn’t have any side effects from the first Pfizer job except minor sore arm. Hopefully that will be the case when he gets the second one.

Neither of us will be getting the $1400 either. But we don’t need it so I’m ok with that. I know a few people who will and they are seriously hurting...

Thanks George it’s the second article.

The asset re-arrangement required by my divorce settlement alas put me over the limit on "income", even though I have none.

I don’t appear to be getting anything. Cashed out my 401K from the old job when I was laid off. It put me over $90K in income for 2020. I’m single. I...

To paraphrase Lloyd Bentsen, "Senator, you're no John McCain."

I think it's a product of our evolution. "Human nature". Similar to how professions or fields-of-study have their own in-group specialized...

Case in point: Many Oklahomans of German descent proudly call themselves Krauts, including my SO.

I understand that its common in Western first world countries, I just wonder why?

I enjoyed visiting Oliver Cromwell's home in Ely two years ago for so many reasons. One of which is that it is an Escape Room several nights a week....

I think there's a certain amount of in-group privilege. It seem acceptable OK for people of a certain race/culture to call other members of that...

Strictly speaking Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are conquered territories, and there's still a lot of historical resentment. Especially when...

Our Scottish contingent here did not like me calling them Brits. I distinctly remember her calling me out on that because I figured they call us...

Oh, I wasn't really interested in whether or not they object as I suspect there's a wide range of acceptance, I'm more interested in the phenomenon...

Maybe it was this one: https://consumer.healthday.com/2-5-why-stopping-at-one-dose-of-vaccine-is-a-bad-idea-2650270756.html Or this one:...

I've had two jabs of Pfizer and no side effects. Rob

Yes, unless they object. But never call someone from Britain a Limey. And never call a stranger from Ireland, Scotland, or Wales a Brit or English. ...

G, if I find the article again I will post it. It’s from 2/3/21 in Healthday. I didn’t have luck copying and pasting. They are looking at data from...

You go girl!Eat drink and smoke. Have some damn fun.

My point exactly. Most people reflect the prejudices of whatever place and time period they live in. The question isn't whether they were prejudiced,...

If I were German I would not want to be called a Germ, but as an American I Am what I Am.

It's been cold and I've been lethargic and put on 5 pounds. I am now officially overweight, but I have to gain another 23 pounds before I am...

Is it still ok to call someone from Britain a Brit, or maybe someone from Scotland a Scot?

I wonder if they just haven’t gotten around to all of the listings of the things you see? I was checking little black Sambo books again today and the...

I had multiple copies of that Goblins Market edition because it always showed up at book sales super cheap and I could never resist it. It’s a small...

Your post made me think of my dad. He was a young child during World War II living on the West Coast and the kids would play war games including...

Regardless of what is going on with his life, there is zero excuse for no notice on the vacation and me having to watch stuff this weekend. He could...

Before you think what his motives might be, you might want to walk in his shoes at this time. You don't know what is happening in his life. When...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/dr-seuss-books-deemed-offensive-will-be-delisted-from-ebay-11614884201 But Ebay has issued a "Facebook Excuse" saying...

Where is the evidence for this? This was not done in clinical trials and it hasn't been given to the public long enough to have this kind of data.

I’m not planning on leaving until I get something else. Steve, boss is definitely being a douche bag.

Taking a wait and see attitude to see what is open. Would like to do a Canadian cruise with my youngest son but they have to let Americans in...

I like Crocs too, for supportive, roomy, comfortable every day wear.

No plans for vacation. I don't think we'll fly for pleasure this year. DH really isn't into vacations lately. He feels like we live in a vacation,...

Black flies in New England are usually in May. :D And there are fewer bugs in general near the ocean (this cottage is on a cove).

Nice! Now that's my kind of vacation! Are the black flies not out yet in June?

Heck, Amazon still sells Mein Kampf. Of course, it's an important historical document. I note that Che Guevara shirts are also widely sold.

It was in the Wall Street Journal.

Talking of going to a few states to see National Parks... yet tbd.

Love to know where you actually read that? Heck, I still find them selling stuff that is very illegal, not things that are just morally questionable.

We're doing some big updates to our house this year, so there won't be money for big travel. I'd also like to give the current vaccines a little...

I read that really good art is something that is well-done AND breaks or tweaks a rule. Veggies do tweak the rule in cake decorating quite...

I have DAWGS sliders. I wear them with socks. They're light, have arch support and have lasted for over a year with every day wear. I don't wear them...

I'm speculatively planning: - A month-or-so trip to Europe in the Fall to visit my daughter, who has been trapped in a stone barn in the UK for...

I don’t think the left wing of the Democratic Party feels all that happy with the results. I hear some of AOC’s staffers are setting up a PAC to...

We're taking our grandson to the Smoky Mountains for a few days at the end of this month, then my wife and I will hit the road in early June for...

It passed!!! So so so grateful. For smart victins of the coronavirus economy, this will stave off hunger for awhile. Rob

We are not planning on vacation this year because all of the plant Society conference as we would normally go to are cancelled. I suppose it’s...

Rackham's illustration of Rossetti's Goblin Market was a favorite of mine. Thanks for a new (to me) list of illustrators to peruse.

After I'm fully vaccinated, yes, if there was somewhere I really wanted to go. Before being fully vaccinated, not unless I had a very compelling...

We've rented a cottage for a week just outside Acadia NP in Maine. We'll be hiking primarily, and we are going early June, so less crowded on the...

They're still in a learning process. The original pubic vaccinations were done using whatever protocol the vaccine maker used in their successful...

8 months later I thought it might be time to revive this thread. If everyone who wants a vaccine can get one by summer or early fall it seems travel...

I think so. A friend sent several pictures, all different, of cakes with grass, mushrooms, etc.

You're right, of course, but I live in the US, where toxic white nationalism a la Stephen Miller is rampant, so that's where my mind goes. And I'm...

Just read that the first dose of Pfizer is 90% effective 21 days after. The second dose can be given up to 4 months later. It appears that the...

I got my haircut today and both the stylist and me are in public facing positions and were supposed to get the vaccine in March but nothing is on the...

Thanks for sharing those observations, Iris!