BarretWallace

I have to admit: when I first read this, what my brain saw was "Cocaine coronavirus detected...."

Roads go ever ever on,Over rock and under tree,By caves where never sun has shone,By streams that never find the sea;Over snow by winter sown,And through the merry flowers of June,Over grass and over stone,And under mountains in the moon.Roads go ever ever onUnder cloud and under star,Yet feet that wandering have goneTurn at last to home afar.Eyes that fire and sword have seenAnd horror in the halls of stoneLook at last on meadows greenAnd trees and hills they long have known. The Road goes ever on and on,Down from the door where it began.Now far ahead the Road has gone,And I must follow, if I can,Pursuing it with eager feet,Until it joins some larger wayWhere many paths and errands meet.And whither then? I cannot say. The Road goes ever on and onDown from the door where it began.Now far ahead the Road has gone,And I must follow, if I can,Pursuing it with weary feet,Until it joins some larger way,Where many paths and errands meet.And whither then? I cannot say. The Road goes ever on and onOut from the door where it began.Now far ahead the Road has gone,Let others follow it who can!Let them a journey new begin,But I at last with weary feetWill turn towards the lighted inn,My evening-rest and sleep to meet.

We can only hope. A pity I can't read the whole article though, as it's behind a pay wall and I'm too cheap thrifty to subscribe.

That's the part that makes me nervous yet. I am going to enjoy the extra feeling of safety now that I'm "fully vaccinated," but would be an idiot not to keep an eye on Covid numbers while so doing. There's a light at the end of the tunnel, but still a chance that it's an oncoming train.

Just make sure the cricket bat is long enough that you can maintain social distancing.

There you go trying to apply logic and reason to the way people think.....although there are times I am rather illogical myself, so maybe I should just shut up. 😜

Is anti-vax sentiment just that strong, did word not get out efficiently, or...do I just need more coffee this morning before I can puzzle it out?

I freely admit that I am struggling big time with Covid restrictions by now. Remember back when it was "14 days to flatten the curve?" I sure don't. I want to go back to my dojo so badly it hurts, once I am fully vaccinated (April 29!). It's the only place where I have consistently seen real fitness results, as it's never the same workout twice and never easy. They've been operating according to Minnesota guidelines on gyms, with masks required, and a moratorium on certain drills (grappling, open hand, and some weapon drills) that require close contact with another person. The owners have always been meticulous about cleaning the place, and have upped their game in the last year in that regard. To date there is no known case of Covid that can be traced to the dojo. Yet...is returning to the dojo wise for me to do? My better half and I have kept extremely tight bubbles, and we are still healthy. When I achieve full vaccination, is the dojo a reasonable risk, or am I being reckless? I don't necessarily expect an "answer" here, as I'm not sure there is a good one. I'm mostly looking to get this off my chest. I also know that I'm far from the only person who wants some semblance of "normal" back, but is hesitant to take that next step.

I was thinking of having them both together, i.e. there can be no peace without justice...but yeah, justice before peace makes sense too.

My son's school has canceled evening classes a couple of times in recent weeks, due to curfews and other offshoots of our recent social unrest. I usually don't fear much for his safety, but this does bring home how serious the situation is. I would not want to be a juror, judge, or anyone else involved in the Chauvin case. Tensions are so high that no matter what the verdict is, someone on one side or another will be dissatisfied. I hope I'm wrong and that all this tension can somehow lead to honest debate, then peace and justice, rather than more anger, destruction, or worse, bloodshed.

I had my second shot yesterday (Pfizer). I woke up this morning with chills, fatigue, and general aches and pains--not incapacitating, but I can barely focus enough to play with chemicals. At least that means my immune system is doing its job!

...after a significant number of anti-vaxxers die off, unfortunately, probably taking a number of innocent casualties with them. I wonder if it's even possible to contain this anymore, or if we just have to buckle down for what will essentially be several bad flu seasons.

Thank you for doing what you do for those kids. If I think of better words I'll send them, and I know the previous sentence sounds trite, but it is at least sincere. You've gotta take care of you, man. I'll go out on a short limb and guess that your employer sure won't.

I pity the fool!

We can use a computer for this assignment?? 🥳

“It's my estimation that every man ever got a statue made of him was one kind of sumbitch or another. -- Malcolm Reynolds” Personally, I'm sure that Lincoln (along with every single other human what came cryin' into the world) had his accomplishments, his mistakes, his merits, and his flaws. He was neither angel nor demon, just human.

Hello Hero Hive Mind, As a shameless child of the 1980s, I'm a fan of The Terminator, among other stories. I recently found a Kickstarter for a Terminator roleplaying game (see below). I'm probably going to back it to some level. Has anyone played a Nightfall game before? Any thouhts/recommendations about this system, these authors, etc.? ( )

Looks like an uptick in my state is in progress (screen grab from World O Meters). It's a little early to know if that will become a sustained trend. Sigh...my return to the dojo is probably going to be delayed again. There are worse things, though.

If only I didn't have celiac disease.....

It is my better half's opinion (and mine too, frankly) that this exact thing is a driving force behind the sudden reopening.

Rest in peace, InputJack. 😢

"Earth Spirit" by R Carlos Nakai

The Tolkien rip-off didn't hit me when I read Sword of Shannara, because I wouldn't read "Lord of the Rings" until many years later. I also stopped after the second book because it felt like too much of a retread, plus I just lost interest in the Shannara setting after that.

No thanks, he's not my type. 😁 I'll settle for getting him out of office and suitably punished.

All suspects are guilty, period!