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I had the AZ shot, as did my DH and pretty much everyone we know who is eligible for it at the moment. No side effects, arm wasn’t really that sore either.
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They have opened up for those 55+ for the AstaZeneca vaccine and I've followed an obscure trail to put in a request to add my name to the list, I have no idea when an appointment may become available. I'm ambivalent about the AZ shot, if I have the opportunity to get Pfizer first I will take it instead.
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Oh Gershun, that's priceless! Rofl.
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We recently had another thread asking why old people constantly talk about their bodily functions. Today on my walk I noticed a new, annoying, doughnut shaped floater in my eye, when I checked online after I got home I discovered that it is called a Weiss ring and happens to almost everyone when the vitreous fluid in the eye detaches as we age. It won't ever go away but most people learn to ignore it after a while. WTF 😖
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Be back shortly....
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There is someone, or something at the door.
All the dogs in the neighborhood are barking.
😱👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽😱
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Going to just sneak this event in here for those interested on 3/23 and 3/24.

Coronal mass ejections can be dangerous when they hit the Earth. CME's can seriously disrupt the Earth's environment. Intense radiation from the Sun, which arrives only 8 minutes after being released, can alter the Earth's outer atmosphere, disrupting long-distance radio communications, earth's electrical grid, and sensitive person's health: heart and emotions.

This event is not expected to be a direct hit on the earth's atmosphere.

Disclaimer: Difficulty wording this, don't know too much about these things.
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Once I put on the kettle to boil and went into the other room waiting to hear it whistle. I was watching t.v. and wondering why I hadn't heard it yet. So I went into the kitchen and the burner was on but no kettle. I hunted for it and eventually found it in the fridge.

So absent mindedness gets us all Willie. Look for your window box in the least likely place and you might find it. :)
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cw,

Well, that could be. Things can turn up in odd places. It’s usually because we started doing a project, then get distracted with an interruption and inadvertently place objects in unusual places.

My mom said when my brother was a baby they didn’t sleep for months. She said that daddy was so sleep deprived that he cracked two eggs in a bowl and put them in the kitchen cabinet.

Mom woke up the next morning and got a bowl down to scramble eggs and there were two raw eggs already in the bowl! 😆
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I'm waiting until the weather completely turns warmer so I can clean out everything before I give up NHWM. I just can't imagine anybody taking it, I'm sure I have probably done something weird with it (but right now I can't imagine what that is) 🤔😕
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wille,

Someone must have taken it. I love window boxes.

If you have checked everywhere, what other explanation is there?
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I have 2 window boxes that I place by my door every year. One I brought in after I took down my Christmas/winter greenery, I've been looking everywhere for other one and I think I've checked all the logical places; in the shed, under the deck, in the house (odd, but ???). How can a window box just disappear?
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Happy birthday 🎂 cwille and anyone else born in March.
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Celebrating March birthdays, of course!
Marzipan marble pound cake. 🍰
Tweety went to bed early, and I already had my 5 hours of consecutive sleep.
I don't fight the insomnia anymore, and go to sleep anytime I want.
If I go to bed early, I am awake after 4-5 hours.

And where were those damaging winds predicted also in my area?

It would make a good hobby to make our own greeting cards. Except, after years of e-mail, I no longer have kept track of people's home addresses. 🤦‍♀️

Happy Birthday CWillie!
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My #4 nephew's SO works for a greeting card manufacturer and apparently business is booming so somebody must be sending old fashioned cards in the mail.
The forecast was for damaging winds overnight (although I didn't notice anything) so I guess March is in like a Lion and should leave like a Lamb?

(BTW, wasn't it the middle of the night there 3 hours ago, what are you doing up in the middle of the night?)
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Just do not want to forget to wish people happiness on special days CWillie!
Especially when I will be busy with bills during the first 3 days of the month.

Hoping for a return to the social formality of mailing out cards to a few people, starting again as a hobby. And the function to complete it. You know, finding the pen, the card, the address, filling it out, sealing without licking the envelope, keeping it nearby to put in the mailbox. Could be a real chore!
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You are a day ahead of yourself Send, but thank you 😘

I had a video chat with my little great niece this morning for her 1st birthday. She was mostly meh, what's a birthday?? but her big brother was very excited about her balloons! 🎈🎈
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Happy March birthdays!
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Cwillie, I am totally with you on this! I often feel broadcasters are so patronising, as if they are talking to a bunch of uninformed idiots. I include the BBC in this. BBC Radio 4 has an annoying habit amongst its broadcasters: everything is “extraordinary “ whether they are talking about good or bad news. It’s a nervous tic. I particularly enjoy gardening programmes but they too are ruined with the presenters talking about a “sort of” this and a “sort of” that, as in “I’m planning to put a sort of path here” - it’s either a path or it isn’t! Sorry for the rant but it’s good to know it’s not just me!
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My local news talk radio station is driving me nuts, and it's not just the inane commentary (although there's plenty of that too). Sometime in the last decade a professor at the local college must have really emphasized the idea of careful annunciation because half the people have an annoyingly robotic speech pattern - you know, where there is that. little. pause. between. each. and. every. word. And I'm not sure if advertisers are trying to be folksy or they are just just at the mercy of poorly educated writers but even the commercials are annoying. Ahhhh!
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Cwillie, I hope you feel better. This is such a depressing time of year even without Covid. It is freezing here in Upstate New York and there is no SUN!! We are expecting more snow and freezing cold this week. I hope you feel better.
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Dear cwillie, you said “you can delete if you come back in the 30 minute edit window as long as you replace the comment with something else, even a period will do”. One bright side for women about getting old – no more periods! That’s something NOT to get depressed about..
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cw. - sorry that you are depressed. Dealing with doctors usually depresses me if only for a short while. The last one I went to for a full check up gave me the works and I was definitely over 75. That is the works minus a colonoscopy. These days are especially challenging for just about everything and everyone. I am finding that music helps my mood. It doesn't change the externals but when I listen to it alot I feel better. Definitely the North American world is geared to people much younger than us.
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cwille,

I get it! I have my share of depression at times too.

You don’t have to justify or explain your feelings to me.

I think some of the ‘Pollyanna’ advice is ridiculous too!

I don’t think we can get ‘over’ things with any of those silly or foolish recommendations either.

We work through issues. Sometimes it takes a bit of time. Perhaps more than we like.

I am so sorry that you are down but you have valid reasons and I will not question or criticize you about it.

I wish that I could be of more help. All I can offer is support.

I hope things will improve for you soon.

In the meantime, you are welcome to vent anytime. I am sincere in my empathy.
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Thanks NHWM. I'm just depressed. And I'm so effing tired of all the inane pep talk online telling you that life is better after 50 or that to combat loneliness you need to go and volunteer or any of that other sh*t advice and that 90% of everything written there is usually focused on people under 30.

you can delete if you come back in the 30 minute edit window as long as you replace the comment with something else, even a period will do
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For anyone who is interested in our Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans this year. Look up our krewe of house floats.

Of course, the parades are canceled. It’s fun to see our creative spirit is still alive! We have thousands of homes that are decorated like floats. So cool!
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cwille,

My doctor says that all women still need physical examinations until the age of 66.

Once a woman reaches 66, she no longer requires a physical examination.

So, in my opinion you have every right to feel as you do.

I hope that you can resolve this issue with your doctor. Please share your concerns with your doctors.
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never mind - deleted
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Golden/Send, My Mom and I have taken Robaxin. Very effective and no side effects
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Send - there is Robaxin or Robax - the same thing - just methocarbamol. It has few side effects and is reported to be very safe.

There is also methocarbamol combined with other pain killers which I have used alone and they don't help FM pain at all for me so I prefer the plain methocarbamol.

Robaxacet - Acetaminophen/Methocarbamol
Robax Platinum - Ibuprofen/Methocarbamol
Robaxisal Extra Strength - Acetylsalicylic acid/Methocarbamol

I hope it helps you. You may feel the relaxing effect when you first take it. The music is really helping my sleep and I know that is part of the equation. But I don't know if I could soak myself in it as I am if I didn't live alone.

Pumpkin is safe. Neither of them went out yesterday.

Gershun - Minus 2? I wish!!! I guess it is what you are used to. But, I will never get used to minus 30 and worse.
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Gershun,
Oh, that is cold!

It could be cold until March?

Trading is not necessary Gershun. There is plenty of sun in SoCal to go around. 🌻🌼☀️🌤🌅

Respect. I have a lot of respect for anyone living in that much cold.
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