Long-time IT Professional, punched cards to PowerPoints. Married for decades. Mom to adults. Still figuring out what I want to be when I grow up.
Interests: History, archaeology, litigation disaster tourism, reading, crafts. Trying to learn crochet.
I went to the aquarium today and there was a guy in a wetsuit pushing a penguin around on a box, back and forth through the water
someone asked why and he says, "yeah, she kinda just really likes riding on the box"
I'm still not over it y'all
One that I really don't like about the fedi is that there is this underlying need to view bigots as redeemable, to the point where those of us who are not friendly to people who harass us are chastised for not being ‘nice enough’ in the hopes a serial abuser comes around.
The fedi has to accept some people are just hateful pieces of shit, and no amount of kindness will change that. These kinds of people are attracted to unregulated spaces.
It doesn't matter if they are having a bad day. Harassment and abuse under any circumstances is not ok.
And it's not our job to teach bigots how to be decent people by absorbing their cruelty.
What does the hivemind here have for recommendations for something to help monitor seniors if they fall or have some kind of health issue? Dad is north of 70 now, mom isn't far behind.
My friend recommended a Garmin watch that has fall detection. Not cheap, but willing to spend if that's the product. Want something that will last a bit and not be instant landfill ready e waste so definitely willing to spend on that front.
Seeing what else people are using and if you'd recommend. Thanks!
@chu
Mom’s 81, very active, fiercely independent, and totally unable to acknowledge that she’s physically frail. We’ve gradually arrived at a combination of things so she feels independent but can reach out, and I’m reasonably certain she’s not dead yet.
We text each other Wordle results every day. If I don’t get Wordle from her by 11, I call her. She knows it’s a low-key way of checking on her, but finds it amusing. Especially when she wins.
We have a shared calendar she puts things on that she agrees I should know about it. There were many discussions until she agreed it would be helpful if I knew about doctor’s appointments and camping reservations.
We both use iPhones so she’s shared her location with me and I can “find my mom”. Helpful to make sure she made it to the camping site.
We both have Alexa and have each other saved on the thing as a contact. Helpful when she’s trying to fix the plumbing and finds herself stuck under the sink. “Alexa, drop in on Annie…. Annie, I’m stuck, bring vise grips and a vanilla latte.”
I got her an Apple Watch and it’s truly fantastic at fall detection. It will call 911 if you don’t respond to it in a certain time. Helpful if the cats have joined forces to lay an elaborate trap that not only tripped you, but knocked you out.
She has an “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” button necklace that used to be Grandma’s. She tends to get it caught on things, which accidentally pushes the button. The monitoring people call me first, and will spend an hour trying to get hold of me before calling 911. Helpful if she falls in her house and breaks her hip, but probably not for things that need a timely response like heart attack, or stroke, or being attacked by the swarm of rabid raccoons you were trying to feed s’mores to.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE 😃
"an mRNA cancer vaccine developed at the University of Florida successfully reprogrammed patients’ immune systems to fiercely attack glioblastoma, the most aggressive and lethal brain tumor" through "...use of a patient’s own tumor cells to create a personalized vaccine...."
FUCK CANCER. And let's see anti-vaxxers reject *this* one.
What Your Piano Says About You: A Thread
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You don't play the piano and you don't know anyone who does. What you do have is money. Lots of it. You are either a doctor or a lawyer by profession. The piano is likely placed in a prominent location in your expansive house, such as tucked under the stairs, where the sound can be muffled, or next to a bay window, where it can echo weirdly off the glass. The lid of your grand piano is always closed. There are photographs of you and your wife and kids arranged tastefully on the top and a soft accent lamp on the left hand side of the music desk which absolutely will not illuminate any part of the music adequately.
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Court Cantrell does not comply
𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒶 "not yet begun to fight"
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