Gloves?
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if you were near us, we could deal with it. My house is full of doctors, interns, and military corpsmen. we could hook you right up.
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I guess. but there is something very tactile about stonework. Maybe surgical gloves.
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Yes, do, mortar/cement is an absolute hell to your skin, very alkaline. (hope such is the correct word) I also understand exactly what you mean with “very tactile”.
I use either surgical gloves, or partially thin rubber, and fabric (on top) gloves with a thick layer of Vaseline underneath.
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I woke up after a bad nights sleep to find that there is a general election in seven weeks. Half of my head is telling me to join the Green party, the other half is saying fuck them all.
And there is a council election in two weeks too.
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The boy has pneumonia. Most antibiotics make him vomit. This will not be fun.
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Did you hear about the positive effects of maple syrup on antibiotics?
I don’t know (and they don’t know) what specifically makes the difference, but you can’t go wrong with the flavor. My mom would give me a little bit of honey after throwing up to get rid of the bile taste. Maple syrup would seem to do something similar, and maybe (just maybe) it will help a little bit with the antibiotics.
I hope he feels better soon.
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My always stuffed sinuses are hurting today. I think I might have an infection again.
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I had not heard that, thanks. We’ll give it a try.
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I feel you. The pollen in my city comes in big visible clumps that roll around the sidewalk like sea foam. (I am exaggerating only slightly.)
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That certainly sounds like Atlanta right about now.
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I am trying to work out if I knew her. We went to the same GP, and I recommend him to transitioning trans people so it is possible we did.
Even if I didn’t, it’s still shitty news.
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The rain yesterday helped. But only a little. It sure is pretty though, all those flowering things.
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I always had black cars when I lived there. Except this time of year.
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That’s horrible news. The suicide rate among transgendered people is way too high. It really needs to be addressed on a systemic level.
Not too long ago, a guy who had come out as transgendered jumped off the 24th floor of the building that houses our department.
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When I transitioned I was warned that the chances were high that someone I knew would kill themselves before they finished treatment, sadly it turned out to be true. Transgender Day of Remembrance won’t list suicides caused by harassment because the list wouldn’t seem to end if they did.
The one way that has been shown to reduce attempted suicide attempts from 40-50% to about 5% is for trans people to be in an accepting and supportive environment. It should be an easy fix, yet there are so many people who insist on their “right” to bully people until they kill themselves, or to torture them into fitting someone elses worldview.
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It is an easy fix, you’re right. It’s too bad that this even has to be said.
I’m so sorry. I know it’s tough and there are people out there who are made so uncomfortable by the existence of trans people, that they do and say horrible things. I wish I knew how to fix this, other than doing what little I can to make trans people that I meet know that they are accepted for who they are and speaking out when I see hurtful things. I know it’s not enough and never will be.
I hope you know that many of us here care about and appreciate you.
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“Regular”. The now-gone Lounge. The perma-stupid-bans. This godamn new notification system.
Fuck. Fuck. FUCK.
And now, the USAF.
“Paperwork, sir? What paperwork? You re-submitted it three times over the last three years because each time you’ve followed up with a call we didn’t have the papers you submitted? Well let me check your social security number…hmm, no, no paperwork there. Not sure why it’s missi…sir, sir, what is that high pitched whine, sir? Are you okay, sir?”
“Sir, I do apologize for the mixup, but before you go, would you be interested in filling out a survey?”
“I understand your concerns, sir, but keep in mind that every time you submit paperwork to us, we get to know you that much better.”
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Substitute “VA” for “USAF” and I am you.
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