Small Talk: Out of Genoa

[boes]

4 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

Thar's rotten. I don't understand how those teachers make too much to get a check. I've never heard of that happening. We got a check last week buy my son got his last month o-O.

Correction - they're about 1200 over the limit, not 100.  He coaches at two schools besides the one he teaches at and she works weekends at Target.  Between their mortgage and paying for the kids to go to catholic school - they don't even get a tuition break from the schools they teach at - and the cost of living out here........ the "middle class" is a disappearing animal.  

Everything they do is for their kids and their education.  It kills me to see good people suffer just trying to do the right thing.  We gave them half of our checks.

Edited May 28, 2020 by boes

[Snaporaz]

3 hours ago, boes said:

Correction - they're about 1200 over the limit, not 100.  He coaches at two schools besides the one he teaches at and she works weekends at Target.  Between their mortgage and paying for the kids to go to catholic school - they don't even get a tuition break from the schools they teach at - and the cost of living out here........ the "middle class" is a disappearing animal.  

Everything they do is for their kids and their education.  It kills me to see good people suffer just trying to do the right thing.  We gave them half of our checks.

((((boes)))), You. Are. Wonderful!  💛

11 hours ago, lovemesomejoolery said:

Mr. Lovesmesome and I have not received our stimulus check!

But, I have heard that they were going to transition to a debit card instead of a paper check.  Are you able to transfer the money on that debit card to a bank checking or savings account?  You said you dad is a cash only guy, but does he have an account?

Yes, the money can be transferred to a bank account.  And yes, my dad has bank accounts.  When he's buying something in a store, he's cash only.  My dad does not do credit at all.  Even if he buys a car, he pays it off in full (with a check).  But I have to write the checks!  My parents are Italian immigrants with no formal education.  They can read English, but they can't write.  So I have to take care of bills and forms that need to be filled out and anything lIke that.  They are both also having some age-related comprehension issues lately, and I'd been telling them all this time their checks would be direct-deposited. 😞  My mom has her own checking account, and she wants her share!  So I'll have half deposited in her account and half in my dad's.

Thank you all for letting me know your experience.  The debit card seriously looks like junk mail.  If I received that, I probably would have thrown it out without opening it thinking it was some credit card offer.  When I called to activate the card, I had to enter the last six digits of my dad's SS#, and that made me a little nervous that I was falling for some scam.  So I was relieved to hear your stories. 

[boes]

2 hours ago, Snaporaz said:

((((boes)))), You. Are. Wonderful!  💛

Yes, the money can be transferred to a bank account.  And yes, my dad has bank accounts.  When he's buying something in a store, he's cash only.  My dad does not do credit at all.  Even if he buys a car, he pays it off in full (with a check).  But I have to write the checks!  My parents are Italian immigrants with no formal education.  They can read English, but they can't write.  So I have to take care of bills and forms that need to be filled out and anything lIke that.  They are both also having some age-related comprehension issues lately, and I'd been telling them all this time their checks would be direct-deposited. 😞  My mom has her own checking account, and she wants her share!  So I'll have half deposited in her account and half in my dad's.

Thank you all for letting me know your experience.  The debit card seriously looks like junk mail.  If I received that, I probably would have thrown it out without opening it thinking it was some credit card offer.  When I called to activate the card, I had to enter the last six digits of my dad's SS#, and that made me a little nervous that I was falling for some scam.  So I was relieved to hear your stories. 

Snaporaz, you're a good son.  Your folks are blessed to have you.

[Cupid Stunt]

8 hours ago, Snaporaz said:

Thank you all for letting me know your experience. The debit card seriously looks like junk mail. If I received that, I probably would have thrown it out without opening it thinking it was some credit card offer.  When I called to activate the card, I had to enter the last six digits of my dad's SS#, and that made me a little nervous that I was falling for some scam.  So I was relieved to hear your stories. 

I was at my in-laws last night (MIL is slowly improving; lower fever, rash clearing up, walking around her room), and that's exactly what my FIL did. We dug through the shred container to locate the debit card envelope (they have a truck come once a month to shred personal/business/confidential paper). It looked just like a credit card offer from VISA; perhaps that's the point -- Several million dollars saved by the government due to misdirection. 

The distribution system for the stimulus program is peculiar.

[Cupid Stunt]

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[lovemesomejoolery]

2 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:

The distribution system for the stimulus program is peculiar.

So true.  I don't remember when it was that we Americans got a stimulus check before - I think it was like $200 or $300? - but what I DO remember is that it was announced, and within two weeks, the check came in the mail.

The good news?  Two months after it was announced, we finally got our stimulus direct deposited into our account as of today!

I'm grateful for the stimulus, don't get me wrong.  But there's been such a lack of information surrounding it, that it's difficult to track.   It does feel like it's purposeful, except that I heard on Rossen Reports that if you don't get your stimulus check, you'll be able to claim it/deduct it on your 2020 tax return.

15 hours ago, boes said:

Everything they do is for their kids and their education.  It kills me to see good people suffer just trying to do the right thing.  We gave them half of our checks.

This is one of the kindest things I have heard lately!  You are an exceptional human being!

Edited May 28, 2020 by lovemesomejoolery

[lovemesomejoolery]

11 hours ago, Snaporaz said:

((((boes)))), You. Are. Wonderful!  💛

Yes, the money can be transferred to a bank account.  And yes, my dad has bank accounts.  When he's buying something in a store, he's cash only.  My dad does not do credit at all.  Even if he buys a car, he pays it off in full (with a check).  But I have to write the checks!  My parents are Italian immigrants with no formal education.  They can read English, but they can't write.  So I have to take care of bills and forms that need to be filled out and anything lIke that.  They are both also having some age-related comprehension issues lately, and I'd been telling them all this time their checks would be direct-deposited. 😞  My mom has her own checking account, and she wants her share!  So I'll have half deposited in her account and half in my dad's.

Thank you all for letting me know your experience.  The debit card seriously looks like junk mail.  If I received that, I probably would have thrown it out without opening it thinking it was some credit card offer.  When I called to activate the card, I had to enter the last six digits of my dad's SS#, and that made me a little nervous that I was falling for some scam.  So I was relieved to hear your stories. 

I love hearing how your mom "wants her share"!  So cute!

They are lucky to have a great son, like you, to help steer them!

[peacheslatour]

So many heroes. ❤️

[jewel21]

I got a call this morning from the dental school for a job offer downtown. I haven't called the lady back yet because I'm not sure so want to go back to work yet. I'm waiting to see how many people are going to die with the government stupidly re-opening everything when we're still getting over 500 new cases a day and have over 4,000 deaths. 

[jewel21]

The dental lady really wants me to go for an interview. She said it's a great clinic and she wouldn't want me to miss out on it. It's downtown by the university and full time. Gah, I don't know what to do. 

[peacheslatour]

10 minutes ago, jewel21 said:

The dental lady really wants me to go for an interview. She said it's a great clinic and she wouldn't want me to miss out on it. It's downtown by the university and full time. Gah, I don't know what to do. 

I think you should at least check it out. If you get a bad feeling about the place or the people there, you can always decline the job.

[lovemesomejoolery]

5 hours ago, jewel21 said:

The dental lady really wants me to go for an interview. She said it's a great clinic and she wouldn't want me to miss out on it. It's downtown by the university and full time. Gah, I don't know what to do. 

Only you can answer this for yourself....but, if it were me, I would go for the interview.  I haven't been on these boards long enough to understand your history, but for the time that I have been here you've shared a couple of awful places/people that you've worked for.  You took this course to better yourself and passed with flying colors - why stop now?  You owe it to yourself to see this through!  You can always not take it if it feels "off", but to not check it out would be a disservice to yourself - and to this possible employer, who needs someone as great as you working for them!

ETA:  Plus, ONE full time job is way better than clobbering together a couple of part time jobs, right?

Edited May 29, 2020 by lovemesomejoolery

[lovemesomejoolery]

Minneapolis, right now.  This is heartbreaking. 

[jewel21]

The secretary from the dental clinic called me around 7 PM but I didn't see the call until almost 11 PM. I will call her back tomorrow as she left me her cell phone number. She told me to call her if I want to come in for an interview. Apparently the interview would take place Monday afternoon. She left a message in French which is a bit disheartening. I was hopeful that the clinic would be more bilingual/English but it appears the dentist is a French man. 

Gramps wants me to wait a bit and keep collecting CERB one more month. He thinks the virus could end in a few months. I told him chances were it would last 1 to 2 years. 

Everyone is telling me to at least attempt the interview, there's no guarantee I would get the job anyway but to at least try. It's just stressful enough to start a new job, but to start one during a pandemic is like extra stressful. I actually took an Ativan tonight so I can fall asleep at a decent hour.  

Thanks for your words of encouragement, ya'll. I suffer from anxiety and depression and since this damn virus has reared its ugly head I'm so paranoid that I will get sick and kill gramps as a result. I barely leave the house at all but like my cousin said, I can't stay home forever. 

[Cupid Stunt]

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[SweePea59]

On 5/27/2020 at 10:13 AM, Cupid Stunt said:

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Thanks for posting that. I went to that school. It sure has changed a lot.

 

[SweePea59]

Re: The stimulus - I got mine direct deposit on April 15th. I had already filed my taxes this year. I go to an accountant and I know that in my state it's a law that if you use an accountant they have to file electronically for you. So those reasons could be why mine was faster. And thank you all for the info on the debit card. My old mother will be getting that and I could see her adding it to her mountain of junk mail that she will one day maybe possibly perhaps read. I just called her and told her what you guys said.

[peacheslatour]

6 minutes ago, SweePea59 said:

Re: The stimulus - I got mine direct deposit on April 15th. I had already filed my taxes this year. I go to an accountant and I know that in my state it's a law that if you use an accountant they have to file electronically for you. So those reasons could be why mine was faster. And thank you all for the info on the debit card. My old mother will be getting that and I could see her adding it to her mountain of junk mail that she will one day maybe possibly perhaps read. I just called her and told her what you guys said.

Your mother does that too? When we had to put dad into care, we went to start working on his house. The first thing we did was go through all of his mail, which was piled on every surface in the kitchen. On the island, the peninsula, the breakfast table and even in the sink. I'm surprised he hadn't started shoving it into the dishwasher. You really have to keep an eye on them. He maxed out one of his credit cards and couldn't understand why it kept getting declined. He tried to use his Safeway card to pay for gas. He was giving thousands of dollars to a political party he hated all his life. And anything to do with veterans, animals, orphans, rare diseases, basically any shady scammer could get him to pull out his credit card with a sob story. Once he thought he was going to get five million dollars, all he had to do was give them five thousand dollars and the millions would be his. He would have done it too if his bank hadn't called me.

[jewel21]

Getting old is scary and sad. 

I spoke with the lady from the dental clinic. I have an interview Monday afternoon. We;ll see how it goes. I'm a tad annoyed I'll have to go over my notes and study up a bit on their clinic on my birthday weekend. I had just wanted to relax. Meh. 

[peacheslatour]

42 minutes ago, jewel21 said:

Getting old is scary and sad. 

I spoke with the lady from the dental clinic. I have an interview Monday afternoon. We;ll see how it goes. I'm a tad annoyed I'll have to go over my notes and study up a bit on their clinic on my birthday weekend. I had just wanted to relax. Meh. 

Happy Birthday! You could look at it like getting a good job as a present. Of course, if you don't like the place you don't have to take the job. But a little financial security wouldn't come amiss. 💲

Edited May 29, 2020 by peacheslatour

[Cupid Stunt]

Happy Birthday, jewel!

[jewel21]

Thank you for the early birthday wishes. It's on Sunday 😄

[Petunia13]

2 hours ago, jewel21 said:

Thank you for the early birthday wishes. It's on Sunday 😄

Happy early birthday ♊️ princess! I’m a Gemini moon so 👯 always have a soft spot for you and most liking or attraction for your team.

Shit is fucking crazy rn if anyone is protesting or close to the protesting - stay safe. I think since it made a new curfew enforced in MN other cities will follow suit. I live in IL and Chicagoland which has been extremely cautious with the current regimes so expecting it. OT at work some coworkers actually one who’s been picking on me and another who I sus took my AirPods 😭 were blasting their religion to me at work, I actually find it out of place and inappropriate to bring up religion and politics in the workplace. I can guarantee people won’t like my views on both and my stance on veganism... also not to mention the entire hypocrisy of them spouting it with aggression or some sense of superiority inspite of being problematic individuals. What even is this world? 2020 is very strange and I actually hate it and think a lot of bad shit will happen before it’s over.  

 

[Cupid Stunt]

No time better than the present to celebrate!

[SweePea59]

They're just about to lift off.

 

 

[Cupid Stunt]

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George Floyd and Derek Chauvin once worked overlapping security shifts at the same nightclub

 

Pentagon ready to send troops to Minneapolis if state asks -- Related: Cities brace for increasing unrest, call in National Guard

 

Minneapolis overwhelmed again by protests over Floyd death -- Related: Leaders say riot damage not caused by Minnesotans

 

Hexagon Bar destroyed, Turf Club flooded during overnight rioting 

 

Police officers and protesters clash near CNN center, Friday, May 29, 2020 in Atlanta. The protest started peacefully earlier in the day before demonstrators clashed with police. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Associated Press PHOTOS: Rage in Minneapolis after George Floyd's death -- Related: Associated Press Coverage: George Floyd

 

CNN Live Updates - George Floyd protests spread nationwide

 

Reuters Photos - Sat May 30, 2020 - Protests rage in Minneapolis over police killing of George Floyd

 

In rescue effort, Fed has broad stake in corporate America's fortunes

 

The highest-paid CEOs by state

George Washington is seen with printed medical mask on the one Dollar banknotes in this illustration taken, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/© Dado Ruvic 

$1,200 checks? $450 bonuses? The latest on the next coronavirus lifeline

 

American spending collapsed by a record 13.6% in April

 

35 Bulk Buys That Are Cheaper at the Dollar Store Than Costco

 

The pandemic isn’t over. But America sure seems over it.

 

These 24 States Have Uncontrolled Coronavirus Outbreaks, Study Says -- Related: Imperial College Covid-19 Response Team: State-level tracking of Covid-19 in The United States

 

Hospital begins limited visitation amid Oklahoma reopening

 

CDC and WHO offer conflicting advice on masks. An expert tells us why.

 

CDC chief defends failure to spot early coronavirus spread in U.S.

 

In this photo taken and released by Chinese nurse Zhang Dan, she poses for a photo with colleagues at the Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province, Friday, April 4, 2020. Zhang was among the first to respond to the call for help in China's coronavirus epicenter. The 36-year-old nurse worked through grueling days, ministering to patients who needed assistance from breathing to merely eating. She struggled — but then, a little street dog helped her through. (Zhang Dan via AP)

Street dog helps see Chinese nurse through virus traumas

 

This incredibly popular store is one of the hardest to socially distance in

 

Every Single Worker Has Covid at One U.S. Farm on Eve of Harvest -- Outbreak in Tennessee reveals virus spread across U.S. farms. Farmhands work at grave risk and harvests are threatened

 

Masks on Leatherneck Square: Virus changes Marine training

 

Person who attended Lake of the Ozarks Memorial Day gathering tests positive for coronavirus

 

U.S. high court rejects church challenges to state pandemic rules

 

Hamburg,  Germany

Tennessee to halt sharing COVID-19 patient data

 

Too soon for data, California reopens more businesses -- Related: Saturated hospitals, airlifts as California border region virus cases surge

 

The world's new Covid-19 epicenter could be the worst yet

 

How Vietnam managed to keep its coronavirus death toll at zero

 

South African bans on tobacco, liquor amid virus stir debate

 

On the Black Sea, Georgia rebrands as a holiday haven from the pandemic

 

Testing Is Key to Beating Coronavirus, Right? Japan Has Other Ideas

 

Monkeys steal coronavirus blood samples in India -- Oops!

 

Study shows 10 times more New Yorkers had Covid-19 by April than previously counted

 

U.S. hospitals pull back on the use of hydroxychloroquine

 

One in 10 Covid-19 patients with diabetes die within a week, study finds

In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo provided by Xinhua News Agency, the Shandong aircraft carrier is docked at a naval port in Sanya in southern China's Hainan Province. China’s Defense Ministry said Friday, May 29, 2020, the navy’s only entirely home-built aircraft is carrying out sea trials to test weapons and equipment and enhance training of the crew. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP, File)

China home-built aircraft carrier conducting sea trials

 

Associated Press Explains: What’s behind latest India-China border tension

 

Probe: Top US official misused office to get son-in-law job

 

A new civil lawsuit alleges Harvey Weinstein raped a 17-year-old in the 1990s

 

Epstein estate, victims reach agreement on compensation fund

 

A woman kept her grandmother's body hidden in a basement freezer for 16 years in social security scheme, police say

 

Denmark residents sue over laws for dismantling ‘ghettos’

 

Satellite imagery of a wildfire in Siberia, Russia above the arctic circle on May 19, 2020 -- Copernicus Sentinel/Sentinel Hub/Pierre Markuse

Climate concerns as Siberia experiences record-breaking heat -- Heat wave sparks concerns about devastating wildfire season and melting permafrost.

 

Iran says it will continue nuclear work despite US sanctions

 

Environmentalists lose bid to halt uranium mine in Arizona

 

Massachusetts sees 'dramatic uptick' in eagle nests including first on Cape Cod in 115 years

 

Ms. Jennifer, a 53-year-old tortoise, has found a new home after her owner died of Covid-19

 

Dumbo! -- World's deepest octopus, complete with Dumbo ears, captured on film 4 miles below the surface

 

50 Worst Ways to Lose Weight

 

This One Type of Restaurant Is Disappearing the Fastest

 

Exclusive: Zoom plans to roll out strong encryption for paying customers -- Users have to pay for encryption? Less and less appealing.

 

Mila Contreras-Godfrey, Katie Reisig, Gwyn McLear and Melina Bertsekas, high school seniors graduating from Beaver Country Day School, walk through Larz Anderson Park while posing for photographs for Reuters in their prom dresses, after prom was cancelled due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi

All dressed up, no prom to go to

 

Perfectly preserved ancient Roman mosaic floor discovered in Italy

 

Drive-in concerts may be the answer to the summer shows you're missing

 

 

[lovemesomejoolery]

I hope you all had a great Saturday!  Weather here was just beautiful, after a few hot days with high humidity.  We spent the day power washing our deck and patio.  It took 5 hours total and gave me a "farmer tan" on my arms!  We used to do this every year and, for whatever reason, stopped.  We can't even remember the last time we did it!  We have Trex decking with vinyl rails and the amount of dirt and crud on both was unbelievable.......Maryland has had a ton of rain over the past few years, which probably doesn't help.  Anyhow, I feel like we have a new deck now!

I saw The Rossen Report this evening.  Every night it's been on this past week, people are asking about the stimulus checks and when they'll receive.  A new tidbit came out today.....apparently, they are sending the stimulus based on your annual income, starting with the lowest income and working their way up.  It's the first time I'd ever heard that!   No mention of debit cards, though, but instead, another reference to checks.....and how there is a holdup on the checks and that they won't be out until maybe September?  So confusing....and doesn't have to be.

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[jewel21]

A humpback whale has made it's way into the St. Lawrence in Montreal. I saw some pictures and it's so cool. 

[bannana]

7 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:

Denmark residents sue over laws for dismantling ‘ghettos’

Wow.  This is seriously effed up. 

https://apnews.com/4c8b59b2493a45f1567dccd417545685

[PatsyandEddie]

🥂🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY jewel !

 

[Cupid Stunt]

(Scott Takushi /Pioneer Press)

There's a beautiful George Floyd mural at 38th & Chicago -- As Minneapolis aches, protests, riots, and argues over the death of George Floyd, a small bit of artistic healing emerged where he died under a police officer's knee. 

 

Violent protests are not the story. Police violence is. The protests will eventually end. -- The protests will eventually end. But state-sanctioned violence against black Americans won’t.

 

`Death By Racism’: Part of America’s DNA from the start?

 

Racial inequality in Minneapolis is among the worst in the nation

 

With covenants, racism was written into Minneapolis housing. The scars are still visible. -- Related: When Minneapolis Segregated -- In the early 1900s, racial housing covenants in the Minnesota city blocked home sales to minorities, establishing patterns of inequality that persist today.

 

Mapping Prejudice -- Visualizing the hidden histories of race and privilege in the urban landscape

 

What we know about the nationwide protests over George Floyd’s death -- Protests erupted in Minneapolis, Atlanta, Detroit, and around the country.

 

Feds flew an unarmed Predator drone over Minneapolis protests to provide “situational awareness” -- The US has a long history of surveilling protesters, but the technology used to do so has grown more powerful. -- Not to ignore monitoring social media posts for potential confrontations ... You are a presumed criminal in a surveillance society. -- Related: US agency calls back drone it sent to Minnesota

 

Before Floyd death, activists saw progress on police reforms

 

A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody Monday, broke out in Minneapolis for a third straight night. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) -- Associated Press photo of flag-bearing protester rockets around the world

 

George Floyd death: Why has a US city gone up in flames? -- Related: Protests in Minneapolis and nationwide following George Floyd’s death -- The uprisings sparked a national conversation about race and policing in America.

 

National Guard called in to quell violence in Los Angeles -- Related: Here’s what the National Guard can and can’t do during the George Floyd uprising -- Minnesota’s governor activated the state’s National Guard to “help provide security and restore safety.”

 

The Minnesota Freedom Fund is all over Twitter. Here’s what it does. -- How a Twitter campaign to help Minneapolis protesters may also help reform America’s unfair bail system.

 

How the Supreme Court enabled police to use deadly chokeholds -- When the Supreme Court turns its back on injustice, there are consequences

 

Charged Minneapolis cop used ‘overkill’ tactics as nightclub guard

 

Wife of Derek Chauvin, officer charged with murder in George Floyd's death, files for divorce

 

DA: Bad time to drop charge of ex-cop in black man’s death

 

People gather to protest in outrage after the death of George Floyd, the recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other victims of police brutality, in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 29 - Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images

Thousands of Americans across the US are peacefully marching against police violence

 

Vicarious racism: You don't have to be the target to be harmed

 

Another night of chaos and fury as protesters come out despite curfews

 

Authorities suspect white supremacists and far-left extremists are behind violence at protests

-- Related: Outsiders, extremists are among those fomenting violence in Twin Cities

 

Associated Press PHOTOS: Images from protests across a traumatized nation

 

Appeals for Calm as Sprawling Protests Threaten to Spiral Out of Control -- Related: An emotional Gov. Newsom talks privilege, race amid protests

 

Watch: Killer Mike urges protesters to “plot, plan, strategize, organize and mobilize” -- The rapper and activist spoke about organizing to combat police violence.

 

Cities Racked by Another Night of Violent Protests

 

What we’re missing when we condemn “violence” at protests -- What news coverage does, and doesn’t show about unrest in Minneapolis and Louisville.

 

Journalists covering protests face assault and arrest -- Related: “Directly at us”: Louisville law enforcement shoots reporters with pepper bullets -- Arrests, shootings, and harassment of journalists are features of the George Floyd

 

CNN crew released from police custody after they were arrested live on air in Minneapolis -- Related: Arresting reporters at a protest is an affront to the First Amendment

 

Law enforcement officers amassed along Lake Street near Hiawatha Ave. as fires burned after a night of unrest and protests in the death of George Floyd early Friday, May 29, 2020 in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)

 

US faith leaders wrestle twin traumas in protests, virus

 

Social distancing strictures fall away as crowds gather to party and protest

 

Court: California agencies can’t charge to edit police video

 

Divert weapons funding to research to prevent next pandemic, pope says -- Hmm.

 

Can the "new normal" ever go back to the old one?

 

Why 15 US states suddenly made masks mandatory -- America’s 180 on masks, explained.

 

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Star © Photo provided by Best Life 

Meet the Six Dogs Being Trained to Sniff Out Coronavirus

 

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US workers face an unequal future when virus recedes

 

Oh great, now we’re running out of bikes -- Demand for bikes is surging, but the supply chain is still catching up.

 

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A Texas Supreme Court decision could disenfranchise millions during the pandemic

 

A open sign is seen on Clacton beach, in Clacton-on-sea, England, on May 30 - © Andrew Boyers/Reuters

Global coronavirus cases surpass 6 million

 

Pangolins may have incubated the novel coronavirus, gene study shows

 

Wealthiest Hospitals Got Billions in Bailout for Struggling Health Providers

 

Why millions of Americans are getting coronavirus stimulus payments on scammy-looking debit cards -- The federal government is sending out financial aid that looks like junk mail.

 

A third of Americans report anxiety or depression symptoms during the pandemic -- Young adults are experiencing the highest rates of mental health strain during the pandemic, according to new CDC data.

 

Schools issue warning: Coronavirus testing and tracing are needed before campuses reopen  -- Related: School lunch programs are losing millions feeding hungry kids. They could be broke by fall

 

Stationery company distributes school supplies to kids in need

 

Get ready for higher prices at the grocery store

 

Protesters gesture with five fingers, signifying the "Five demands - not one less" in a shopping mall during a protest against China's national security legislation for the city, in Hong Kong, Friday, May 29, 2020. The British government says t it will grant hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents greater visa rights if China doesn't scrap a planned new security law for the semi-autonomous territory. U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said about 300,000 people in Hong Kong who hold British National (Overseas) passports will be able to stay in Britain for 12 months rather than the current six. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Protest in Hong Kong over China’s move to pass security law 

 

Eshan Hilal from Delhi is India’s first professional male belly dancer. An accomplished performer, choreographer and fashion model, the 27-year-old is a rare male exponent of a dance form that is traditionally performed by women. Photo: Courtesy Eshan Hilal

How India’s first male professional belly dancer, Eshan Hilal, overcame prejudice to become a star

 

"We Are One" presents a free global film festival online

 

SpaceX finally sent humans to space. What happens next? -- Privately owned orbital human spaceflights are here. A new era of commercialized space travel begins. -- Will the Space Force enforcement be dependent on Elon Musk?

 

Stanley Ho's escape to Macao in World War II laid the foundation for his fortune. But it wasn't without controversy

 

 

Edited May 31, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[pearlite]

Happy Birthday, Jewel!

[boes]

Happy Birthday, Jewel21!  I hope you can do something nice for just yourself today.

 

[peacheslatour]

Happy real Birthday, Jewel!  🌹🌺🌷

[Cupid Stunt]

 

Have a great day, jewel!

[lovemesomejoolery]

Happy Birthday @jewel21 !

 

[Snaporaz]

Happy Birdday, @jewel21!  🎈🎂🐦  I hope you had a fun, stress-free weekend!  

 

Edited June 1, 2020 by Snaporaz

[Petunia13]

Happy birthday @jewel21 ! 

Gemini Club ~ show me a showdown 

 

[Petunia13]

Shits pretty crazy here. Besides the curfew, they shut down public transportation, and leaving the city or entering it is limited now only to residents or essential workers and places in the nearest burbs also enforcing it and closing early. CVS which is 24 hours 365 has closed and blocked its windows in places even 30 minutes out of the city. Northbrook Court and Old Orchard which only opened yesterday at noon already are closed mid day and have cops protecting the closed entrances for looters.  For context these places are not in city limits but affluent suburbs. I went to Jewel (a grocery store) and a woman stopped me in lot and told me to hurry and grab what I could they were closing immediately. This shit is no joke. I’ve been watching so many live streams and feeds on the ground in respective cities and Chicago but now they’ve almost all stopped due to scramblers. 

On a more positive note I helped make some nice moments today with residents. One I’ve been making ice cream deserts from scratch but sugar free or “nice cream” another saw her grand kids and daughter in person (from a very large social distance and allow wearing masks) on our lawn. When I mentioned it was now a possibility (since we’re in 3rd phase) her granddaughters lit up like “we REALLY want this!” and when she came down and I told her she can come outside and visit w them at distance tears came to her eyes... she told me they don’t have PPE I said I gave them fresh PPE it’s been 2.5 months and she’s very hard of hearing so talking even at a distance and in the sunlight was better than phone via window or FaceTime. I visited with a resident in her condo and met her cat. She had an issue with her food order so I brought a new dinner to her and we visited a bit. I think actually the person who gave me her order messed up but she has v early onset dementia and I’ve learned this is important because it can make people upset, doubt themselves, or fixate on these things later on. People who’ve had these things happen later on fixate on food issues or slights and the memories are valid but each time thereafter it recalls the emotion or is triggering from what I understand so should be avoided. One resident I’m pretty close too and care for a lot who is in a decline repeats a routine with her eating each day multiple x so probably early on something happened where someone forgot her preference because she has anxiety over it a lot or is re-experiencing it. 

[jewel21]

Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes! It was a nice, uneventful day. Just like I like it. No gifts or cards other than from my mother. Gramps made manicotti for lunch and brother and cousin came to pick up their share to eat at home. There was no cake. Gramps wants to wait until we can gather. I guess we'll have cake for my 42nd birthday, heh. I actually bought myself a nice piece of strawberry cheesecake at the Italian bakery next door for myself. My uncle in Toronto and oldest friend both called to wish me happy birthday. And, I entered the Destination Fear scavenger hunt for the third week in a row and won a t-shirt so yay. 

Snap, I love the birds and that made me smile. 

Petunia, thank you for the video. It sounds like a stressful time where you are so take care of yourself. Also, I think it's wonderful how kind and empathetic you are with the patients. They're lucky to have you around. 

I have my interview tomorrow at 3:30 PM downtown. It'll be the first time riding the bus and metro since mid-March. Hopefully all goes well. I've been a little sneezy the past couple of days and mildly congested but hopefully it's just allergies. 

[peacheslatour]

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I have my interview tomorrow at 3:30 PM downtown. It'll be the first time riding the bus and metro since mid-March. Hopefully all goes well. I've been a little sneezy the past couple of days and mildly congested but hopefully it's just allergies.

Be safe my friend. We're sending you all the best thoughts and hopes for your success. ❤️

[bannana]

4 hours ago, Petunia13 said:

Shits pretty crazy here. Besides the curfew, they shut down public transportation, and leaving the city or entering it is limited now only to residents or essential workers and places in the nearest burbs also enforcing it and closing early. CVS which is 24 hours 365 has closed and blocked its windows in places even 30 minutes out of the city. Northbrook Court and Old Orchard which only opened yesterday at noon already are closed mid day and have cops protecting the closed entrances for looters.  For context these places are not in city limits but affluent suburbs. I went to Jewel (a grocery store) and a woman stopped me in lot and told me to hurry and grab what I could they were closing immediately. This shit is no joke. I’ve been watching so many live streams and feeds on the ground in respective cities and Chicago but now they’ve almost all stopped due to scramblers. 

On a more positive note I helped make some nice moments today with residents. One I’ve been making ice cream deserts from scratch but sugar free or “nice cream” another saw her grand kids and daughter in person (from a very large social distance and allow wearing masks) on our lawn. When I mentioned it was now a possibility (since we’re in 3rd phase) her granddaughters lit up like “we REALLY want this!” and when she came down and I told her she can come outside and visit w them at distance tears came to her eyes... she told me they don’t have PPE I said I gave them fresh PPE it’s been 2.5 months and she’s very hard of hearing so talking even at a distance and in the sunlight was better than phone via window or FaceTime. I visited with a resident in her condo and met her cat. She had an issue with her food order so I brought a new dinner to her and we visited a bit. I think actually the person who gave me her order messed up but she has v early onset dementia and I’ve learned this is important because it can make people upset, doubt themselves, or fixate on these things later on. People who’ve had these things happen later on fixate on food issues or slights and the memories are valid but each time thereafter it recalls the emotion or is triggering from what I understand so should be avoided. One resident I’m pretty close too and care for a lot who is in a decline repeats a routine with her eating each day multiple x so probably early on something happened where someone forgot her preference because she has anxiety over it a lot or is re-experiencing it. 

You are amazing @Petunia13.

Thank you for being such a great soul and providing such great care to people who need it.

When it all comes down to it, this is what is the most important thing in life, caring for others.

[Petunia13]

8 hours ago, jewel21 said:

I have my interview tomorrow at 3:30 PM downtown. It'll be the first time riding the bus and metro since mid-March. Hopefully all goes well. I've been a little sneezy the past couple of days and mildly congested but hopefully it's just allergies. 

Good LUCK! I hope it goes GREAT 😊 

[Cupid Stunt]

In this photo taken with a wide angle lens, demonstrators sit in an intersection during a protest over the death of George Floyd, Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Los Angeles. Protests were held in U.S. cities over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

CNN Live Updates: George Floyd protests spread nationwide

 

New York Times Live: George Floyd Protest Updates and Video

 

Associated Press News Updates: America Protests

 

US heads into a new week shaken by violence and pandemic

 

History, right now: Echoes of 1968, and other American years

 

Grand juries, explained

 

Floyd Probe Echoes Barr's Oversight of Rodney King Case

 

Dozens of cities across the country are imposing curfews. Do they work? -- Experts say curfews could backfire. Here’s why. -- Related: How Curfews Have Changed Through History

 

Why America can't return to policing as 'normal'

Washington State Police using tear gas in Seattle -- Jason Redmond/Getty Images

Police Erupt in Violence Nationwide

 

Cops Kill Because We Gave Them The Legal Framework to Do It -- Rather than burning and looting, protesters should turn their ire on lawmakers and judges who facilitate police immunity.

 

The Police Don’t Change -- Police chiefs may have condemned the killing of George Floyd, but the actions of their officers since show that nothing’s shifted

 

There’s Nothing Confusing Here

 

George Floyd’s killing has opened the wounds of centuries of American racism -- George Floyd’s killing and the ensuing protests, explained. -- Related: The anger behind the protests, explained in 4 charts -- Police killings have trended upward in recent years — and black men are more likely to be killed.

 

Unrest devastates a city’s landmark street of diversity -- Related: Businesses damaged in Minneapolis and St. Paul after riots -- A look at Twin Cities businesses hit hard since Wednesday by looting and rioting following the Memorial Day death of George Floyd

 

Protests force Target, CVS and Walmart to close some stores -- Related: Retailers already hit by coronavirus board up as U.S. protests rage

 

These black men's experiences were caught on camera, spurring anger and action

 

Use of force criticized in protests about police brutality

 

Open season on the free press: Journalists targeted in attacks as U.S. protests rage

 

Protesters toppled the statue of Edward Carmack outside the state Capitol after a peaceful demonstration turned violent, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Carmack was a politician in the early 1900s who wrote editorials lambasting the writings of prominent Tennessee civil rights journalist Ida B. Wells. He was fatally shot in 1908 by a political rival. (AP Photo/Kimberlee Kruesi)

Nashville protesters set fires, topple controversial statue

 

AP Interview: Floyd’s death opens old wounds for Sefolosha

 

While tensions between police and protesters boiled over in some cities, other officers joined the movement

 

Officials see extremist groups, disinformation in protests

 

Groceries, not guns: Guard challenge includes misinformation

 

World’s reaction to US weaves solidarity, calls to change

 

Romantic Conservativism -- The Myth of Henry Kissinger -- Nixon’s Secretary of State was a far less remarkable figure than his supporters, his critics, and he himself, believed.

 

The ACLU sues Clearview AI, calling the tool an 'unprecedented violation' of privacy rights -- Related: The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It and ‘Lead to a Dystopian Future’

 

In this May 27, 2020, photo provided by the National Park Service, Yosemite Valley School, lower right, stands in Yosemite National Park, Calif. In the background is Upper Yosemite Falls. The school, the only one inside the 1,200-sq. mile (3,100-sq. kilometer) Yosemite park, shut its doors in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic like others across America and class has been convening online. But the pandemic hasn't stopped the presses on the school year's last edition of "The Yosemite Eye," a publication that has so charmed its community it boasts a circulation of nearly 5,000 copies. (Jamie Richards/National Park Service via AP)

Dispatches from Yosemite: Alone with the bears and beauty

 

Locals take back tourist-free Waikiki during pandemic

 

People more important than the economy, pope says about Covid crisis

 

Evictions loom as state freezes on rent payments expire

Reverend William Taylor, top left, and local people standing with social distancing observe a 30 second silence during a remembrance event as they add the names of five people who recently died to the community "We Grieve" wall at Clapton Common, in London, Thursday, May 28, 2020. The "WE GRIEVE″ wall has become a focal point for people who gather Thursdays to remember those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic, and organizer Rev. William Taylor says that the community found that there was a need just to stand together to grieve.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Mass gatherings, erosion of trust upend coronavirus control -- Related: US cities fear protests may fuel new wave of virus outbreaks

 

How the Pandemic May Have Readied Us for This Protest -- Mask-wearing used to read as disobedient. Now it reads as dutiful and protective.

 

Many states scrambling to update hurricane plans for virus

 

Virus taking hold in rural, old plantation region of Alabama

 

Washington recovers $300M in fraudulent unemployment claims

 

Infected workers, parts shortages slow auto factory restarts

 

In this file photo taken on Sunday, May 10, 2020, Grave diggers wearing personal protective suits carry a coffin while burying a COVID-19 victim in the special purpose for coronavirus victims section of a cemetery in Kolpino, outside St.Petersburg, Russia. The Russian government on Friday May 29, 2020, released updated coronavirus statistics to include deaths of those who tested positive but died of other causes. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)

After criticism, Russia expands stats on virus-linked deaths

 

Stranded in paradise: Hundreds of sailors stuck in Pacific

 

The ’Non-Essential’ Business Owners Who Went Underground

 

Was Your Cold in December Actually Coronavirus? The CDC Has the Answer

 

15 Scary After Effects of Coronavirus Everyone Should Know -- Doctors are just now discovering how damaging the virus can be.

 

Nursing Homes Fought Federal Emergency Plan Requirements for Years. Now, They’re Coronavirus Hot Spots. -- The long-term care industry resisted a federal mandate to plan for disasters including pandemics. About 43% of nursing homes have been caught violating the requirement, including facilities that have now had deadly COVID-19 outbreaks.

 

FDA finds contamination in several brands of diabetes drug

 

Vatican centralizes contracting to cut waste, corruption

 

The unluckiest generation in U.S. history

 

Deadly Tropical Storm Amanda hits El Salvador, Guatemala

 

Necco Wafers make their triumphant return 2 years after the factory that made them closed its doors

 

Adidas and Allbirds are teaming up to create a shoe with zero carbon footprint

 

Music Industry Calling for a 'Blackout' in Response to George Floyd's Death

 

US's only private island available for buyouts starting at $250,000

 

The Gates, Central Park, New York City 2005

Christo, who made monumental art around the world, has died at 84

 

 

 

Edited June 1, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[Cupid Stunt]

14 hours ago, Petunia13 said:

Shits pretty crazy here. Besides the curfew, they shut down public transportation, and leaving the city or entering it is limited now only to residents or essential workers and places in the nearest burbs also enforcing it and closing early. CVS which is 24 hours 365 has closed and blocked its windows in places even 30 minutes out of the city. Northbrook Court and Old Orchard which only opened yesterday at noon already are closed mid day and have cops protecting the closed entrances for looters.  For context these places are not in city limits but affluent suburbs. I went to Jewel (a grocery store) and a woman stopped me in lot and told me to hurry and grab what I could they were closing immediately. This shit is no joke. I’ve been watching so many live streams and feeds on the ground in respective cities and Chicago but now they’ve almost all stopped due to scramblers. 

Los Angeles is a madhouse too. I had to have the district office and outlier stations boarded up, with security personnel to cover the 12 hour curfew.  Overnight talent and engineers were upset, and I stayed to cover for the people who didn't make it. The owners of the panadería across the street stayed to protect their storefront; lovely people, we had hot food overnight. Gracias, Mamá Theresa. 

The tension and uncertainty is wearing.

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On a more positive note I helped make some nice moments today with residents. One I’ve been making ice cream deserts from scratch but sugar free or “nice cream” another saw her grand kids and daughter in person (from a very large social distance and allow wearing masks) on our lawn. When I mentioned it was now a possibility (since we’re in 3rd phase) her granddaughters lit up like “we REALLY want this!” and when she came down and I told her she can come outside and visit w them at distance tears came to her eyes... she told me they don’t have PPE I said I gave them fresh PPE it’s been 2.5 months and she’s very hard of hearing so talking even at a distance and in the sunlight was better than phone via window or FaceTime. I visited with a resident in her condo and met her cat. She had an issue with her food order so I brought a new dinner to her and we visited a bit. I think actually the person who gave me her order messed up but she has v early onset dementia and I’ve learned this is important because it can make people upset, doubt themselves, or fixate on these things later on. People who’ve had these things happen later on fixate on food issues or slights and the memories are valid but each time thereafter it recalls the emotion or is triggering from what I understand so should be avoided. One resident I’m pretty close too and care for a lot who is in a decline repeats a routine with her eating each day multiple x so probably early on something happened where someone forgot her preference because she has anxiety over it a lot or is re-experiencing it. 

You're doing God's work, Petunia.

 

MIL Stunt had a bad weekend; higher, sustained fever, increased congestion, broken capillaries just under the skin, weight loss, painful joints. I drove over after curfew to sit with FIL Stunt. She's uncomfortable and restive. He's miserable and exhausted. I had one of the nurse's check him; elevated blood pressure, no sleep, not eating, generally run down. SIL took him to the doctor's office. The doctor made a nursing schedule for him; shortened hours with MIL, exercise, meals, sleep. 

<sigh>

[peacheslatour]

Oh Cupid. Speaking of exhaustion, you must be right on the verge. Please take as good care of yourself as you do others. I know you are like Wonder Woman but you are not Wonder Woman. Your'e human too, please get some rest. We love and don't want anything to happen to you. 💞

[jewel21]

Okay guys, so the interview went well. It was in English and French with the main dentist and the dental manager. I told them I would let them know tomorrow if I want the job.

Here are my issues.

1. The other secretary has to leave by 5 PM to pick her kids up from daycare. So I would need to stay later. Monday until 7:30, Tuesday through Thursday until 6:30 and Friday until 4:30. I'm not thrilled about finishing so late but that seems to be most dental hours. And I can start later.

2. I am replacing a woman who can't find daycare for her kids. And she's not sure if she will be back in September. So, I'm guaranteed work for three months but after that we don't know which sucks.

The thought of leaving two jobs for something that might not be permanent sucks. But then again nothing is permanent. And right now I'm not working either job so this might be a good time to give it a try without having to quit anything right away. I mean maybe after two weeks I will hate it but then I can always quit and not have to worry about being unemployed when I'm still technically hired by two employers.

Also, it is experience which I do need. But ah, I don't know.

[Snaporaz]

Some things to consider:  1.  Are you comfortable with the measures they have in place to ensure your (and everybody's) safety?  2.  Is the pay more than you are receiving from your unemployment benefits?  3. What is your gut telling you?  

Don't laugh at #3!  My gut is very rarely wrong.  When I ignore my gut and listen to my stupid brain, I usually regret it.

[jewel21]

They are following government guidelines and seem confidant. I think the guidelines should be okay, but I won't know until I start and can see for myself.

Right now I am getting CERB. The third period runs out June 6. I can apply for one more period. CERB is paying me $2000 a month. I would make like twenty bucks more working.

My gut during the interview was telling me they seemed like lovely people. They say their patients are mainly long time patients who trust them. The clinic was founded in 1984. But, my gut did drop when she mentioned after three months it was unclear. I don't want to quit a job for a job that might not be able to keep me or give me more than a day a week. 

God I hate being indecisive. Then again, with the pandemic, everything is up in the air. For all we know, there might be a second wave, and we might have to close again in three months.

[Snaporaz]

Well, like you said, you don't technically have to quit your other jobs right now.  Maybe you should just accept the job and see how it goes.  If your other jobs don't call you back once your CERB runs out, you wouldn't have any income.  It does seem unfair that they can't make any promises beyond September.  They should have mentioned that it was potentially a temporary position before you even went for the interview.  But...there is a possibility, no...a probability that they will love you as much as we do!  They may decide to keep you on no matter what happens with the person you are replacing.