, grape or orange are my strong preferences. If they are not in the machine, it's no sale unless said craving is overwhelming. I can live with some other fruit flavors or cola in a pinch but they are always a let down compared to grape/orange. If I am going to risk sending my insulin levels into or...

I think he's just busy!

How's it going, Osito?

Every night, I've been reading some stories by Katherine Mansfield and Elizabeth Bowen. I'm really liking Katherine Mansfield's earlier stories. The latter seem a bit more focused on class, the earlier ones on love (I haven't read enough to be sure of that though).

While trying not to hyperventilate on an airplane, I got to listen to Brel: Ces Gens-Là , a compilation of his songs interpreted by various artists. I don't usually like that kind of thing but this was pretty good - even the rap of Il nous faut regarder . Here's a popular gem I only just discovered ...

For All Mankind, an alternatve history series in which the Soviets get to the moon before the US. It's good.

It was such beautiful writing. The story of two people accused of witchcraft and how they are actually scapegoated for the town's struggles against hardship, disease, nature, the natives and also other colonists. Ironically, even the town founder and magistrate initially hearing the case, William Py...

Anabasis by Xenophon Thanks, I'll remember this one. I just finished reading Stephen Fry's trilogy on Greek Mythology and it was great (Mythos, Heroes and Troy). I hope to read some of the Greeks again soon. I also read this book http://kbimages1-a.akamaihd.net/Images/37a3a1e6-a567-4df4-af38-7c1b31...

Is it gonna steal your job? Change your job? Ruin your life? Make it better?

Lots of people are in full panic mode over this thing.

puerile_polyp wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:49 pm

Madrigal wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 30, 2022 12:35 am

Despite being like a regular flu

It's hilarious seeing this after spending two years being excoriated for acknowledging what was obvious at the time.

I waited 3 years to get covid and got 4 shots. I am still lucky I didnt get it in 2020.

Got covid (first time). Despite being like a regular flu, I'm glad work has been slow because I felt sick all week and still do.

My senior friend and her husband, who I saw on Friday, got sick at the same time we did. They had to check themselves into a covid hotel because they needed taking care of.