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I had my first Moderna shot a little less than an hour ago. I feel gratitude that my turn came, and I appreciate the friendly and efficient people who did the job.

I notice a little brain fog,...

True, as of 2/19, 44.8% of the 65+ year old population in WI have received at least 1 dose.
9% of the 65+ have received the complete series.

Bayfield County is leading the pack on the complete...

I am on the waiting list at the local pharmacy and the local clinic. I believe that when a dose is available, they will call me and I can make an appointment to be jabbed.

Frankly, I believe...

CDC is reporting on the incidence of variants of the COVID-19 virus in the USA.

I have been interested in the spread of the B.1.1.7 variant... which resulted in a lockdown in the UK.

It would...

And in Lancaster County PA people are eating fasnacht today.

Christian immigrants from Germany ("Pennsylvania Dutch") made the donuts to use up their sugar and lard before Lent. The tradition...

The Houston police department (and no doubt others) are warning residents of criminal victimization by offenders who may come to the entrance of the home dressed as a power company employee. The...

As of latest report 3.6 million customers in Texas are without electric power. Virginia has gotten better since yesterday, but Kentucky has gotten worse.

I see that State Farm, the largest...

The mardi gras spirit is back again.

You got nothin to lose but the blues.

http://www.wwoz.org

I think your type of snowblower would be attributed to Arthur Sicard of Quebec, 1925 Inventeur du chasse-neige.

Texas is currently the worst state for electric outages, with about 3.8 million...

bae, sorry to hear about your niece. Sending Healing Vibes her way.

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Hang in there, Chicken lady!

Yesterday I received a robocall from the health clinic in our little town, which has a monopoly on vaccinations. It thanked me for signing up on the waiting list...

A few years ago I visited San Francisco. I experienced an international orchid show. I walked this and that neighborhood. I viewed the Lunar New Year Parade from the second floor of the Sir...

Good Luck to all!

Sending Healings Vibes in the direction of your brother, catherine.

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Looking ahead to spring, I wonder what is the best thing I can do for the sake of the trees around my dwelling.

There are some dense conifers. I could get under them and saw off the lowest...

I found a tracker of the vaccinations in each state (link below, requires registration with your email). I am interested in how the states are doing, specifically the percentage of the state...

I was mistaken to think that Lou Dobbs would have one more show on FOX. His last show was apparently 2/4/21, but I missed it.

2/5/21 will likely be his final show on the Fox network.

Since the November election defeat of Donald Trump, the ratings have gotten much worse for Lou Dobbs, a staunch Trump loyalist.

I only...

Up North we got our share of snow. 10 inches fell last night.

Adirondack chairs and a table on my backyard deck in the morning sun.

"Come in and set a spell."

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The state of Wisconsin reports on the number of vaccinations and the number of people who have received "the complete series" (2 shots). As of yesterday 117,367 people in WI had completed the...

I heard that a hospital is a vaccination site. Their policy is to use all the supply every day. If there are no-shows from the waiting list, the doses are given to patients being discharged,...

,la (comma-la) stout is offered by the Minocqua Brewing Company, with 9.75% alcohol.

I am not buying the stout, but I am buying the tee-shirt as a Valentine gift for DW. I think DW will like...

When I get old...

I know of an old timer who is fond of saying, "Don't complain; it only gets worse".

I understand that Yppej has a brother living in with their declining mother. I would...

There have been short squeezes in heavily shorted stocks for the past year (or longer), and day-trading retail investors (needing something to do while at home during the COVID-19 pandemic) "got the...

I see in the news that the states of Washington and Mississippi are taking new initiatives to form alliances with landowners in the interest of forest health. (I am sure things are afoot in other...