I went to my taco Tuesday get together today and they surprised me with a little birthday party. One of the ladies made me/us some sticky brownies. And I got a bunch of socks, because I wear socks and sandals and I don’t believe in boring socks.
BTW… I don’t know whether you’ve had a flu shot, or still plan to, or don’t get them at all… everybody has to make their own decision.
If I get i the flu, it’s two weeks at least, and miserable, and can turn into bronchitis… that’s why I always get my flu vaccination and knock wood.
For those who don’t believe in them.. I know it’s just circumstantial evidence, but it’s enough for me…
In the last 20 years or so, I didn’t get a flu shot in only 2 years. Both times because they were short on vaccine and restricting it to people a little older than me (That wouldn’t happen now. And …. sigh.… not just because they almost always have lots of vaccine.)
Both of those years I got horrible, dragged out cases of the flu. In 2009, in fact, I had it for six weeks. My (then) doctor said if it didn’t go away soon he would put me in the hospital. I guess the virus was afraid of him so it left.
I’ve never had it in a year I got vaccinated. Yes, i know it doesn’t always work, and I was lucky. But it did, and yes, I am.
Ironically, I got the ‘flu jab last Wednesday evening. Unfortunately I picked up one of the Covid strains going around (There seems to be two new ones here in the UK) several weeks ago, and was only just recovering from that. I did a model railway exhibition on Saturday, and I suspect I picked up this round there. I feel better than I did yesterday, but not good.
My father couldn’t take them. he was allergic to egg syrum.
He ended up with a bunch of allergies to antibiotics and egg and horse syrums. And penicillin and sulfa drugs.
I always got my flu shot so i wouldn’t bring it home to him.
It’s NOT circumstantial evidence. The flu vaccine is proven to do two things. 1: Strongly reduce the chances of getting the flu or 2: reducing the severity of having the flu if you do get it. It does this by exposing the immune system to tiny pieces of the virus and allowing the immune system to build up antibodies to the virus.
It is empirical evidence that shows its effectiveness. It is due to the fairly rapid mutation rate of the virus that the vaccination is somewhat different each year. Producers of the vaccine work to determine what variant of flu virus is becoming prevalent the next year and produces vaccine for that type or possibly the top two types if they’re very similar. Sometimes an error is made and another variant becomes the main cause. However, even in that case, getting a flu shot does help reduce the chances of getting the flu or lessening its severity, just not as much.
Sorry… I didn’t mean the evidence in favor of the flu vaccination was circumstantial. Not at all!
I truly believe in it… no, more than believe in it, because that suggests faith, rather than knowledge. I’m willing to say that I know it works, because there is scientific proof.
I was anticipating argument, and agreeing in advance that just the bit of evidence I was providing at that moment might be called circumstantial, because I was not making my own strict scientific study… though, actually, I did have evidence strong enough to believe it for myself.
i should have said anecdotal or subjective, instead, but it was 3am and words get tangled. In any case it was just for anyone saying my little story proved nothing. I meant in no way to refute the science.
It appears that the Edge browser gets stuck in a loop when trying to access the log in page, but Firefox browser doesn’t appear to have that issue, I can access GoComics via Firefox, but not Edge.
Both Firefox and Edge Browsers had an update rolled out in the last few days, and it looks like Edge has been broken again.
FF here and I get in that loop. I read that using private browsing will allow you to get in and view comics but not login to see your favorites.Since the update GC has really gone downhill for me
Edge works fine for me at gocomics.com* — you might try a reset: click the three dots at the top right corner (under the maximize/exit icons), click settings in the menu, then on the settings page, left side menu, select “Reset Settings”. Click the arrow to the right of “Restore values to their default settings”. I haven’t done this for awhile, so if you have number of settings you don’t want to lose, write them down first. For instance, I have multiple pages open automatically, and I wouldn’t want to figure out that again, so I’d write them down rather than forget. Stuff like that. And if you have extensions installed you’ll need to re-enable those after a reset.
I believe all modern web browsers have a similar reset option. It helps clear the cobwebs when things aren’t working correctly.
*I say it works fine for me, but that’s excluding when the site is doing their big goof-ups, like recently when no one could get comments at all across the entire universe…
There is indeed a simple delete option here on WordPress…. They just do a great job of hiding things.
Forgive me for any parts of this you already know… This is for everybody and some might not.
First you have to refresh the page. At least I do .. it never shows up for me before a refresh.
Then you’ll see a link that says “click to edit“, and displays a time limit of about a week, with a counter breaking it down to the second. I think you can’t delete after that.
Click that, and the options are Save, Cancel and Delete. When you click Delete, it’ll tell you your comment has been deleted, though you’ll still see it for a few moments before it disappears.
….
However if you actually want to edit your comment, I suggest not using that method, unless it doesn’t bother you that you have to put in the HTML for some of it… It’s weird to me because some of it automatically formats, the way it usually does in the comment field.
Instead, to edit, look below your comment at the line that shows the thumbs and the reply arrow…. Touch or mouse to the invisible end of that line, and a gear icon pops up… touch that and the edit button drops down. That button will open the comment field in its normal state, and also has no time limit.
.
Hang in there…
Looks like she’s oozing.
Yup! My boy Lincoln does that sometimes, and leaks all the way to the floor. Fortunately, bassets have hard heads.
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There stands a young “buck” with gravitas in his mien.
(look that up in your Funk & Wagnall’s)
Hello Mr. Tripp!
Katsushika Hokusai
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“HMS Amethyst” A very good read! Also the movie “The Amethyst incident” (aka “Battle Hell.”)
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Not spoiler-boxing this because you probably know it’s Bela Lugosi, and you’ve probably never heard of Helen Chandler…
I just wanted to say that, at least at this poor resolution, I’m amused by the side-eye she’s giving him.
It’s like, “A vampire? Really??”
…..
Wow, great job.
My eyes totally want to fall for it.
I know it’s trompe l’oeil, i know it isn’t real…
But I’d feel uneasy standing below that blue book, top left, that might be about to fall.
It looks like a little neighborhood lending library. Magnified!
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Doggy!
Doesn’t look like Florence Ambrose, but she could be in disguise…..
Oh…. I’m supposed to be looking at the dog??
dogs generally don’t like hugs, as this one clearly doesn’t
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I’ve never seen him depicted without boots.
that IS odd
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Another extreme weather photo contest finalist.
gotta appreciate whatever it took to get in position to take this
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She was entertaining soldiers at the Hollywood Press Club,
Lauren Bacall sat on top of the piano that then Vice President Truman was playing.
Looks like the Hollywood Press Club was expecting the pianist to show up…
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I will not unsee that now.
You may be too young to remember her as the wife of Steve Allen, and appearing on his show
It was bugging me. I knew should know Miss AM was.
🤣
Jayne and Audrey Meadows.
.,.
Kiki!
She wishes!
Or maybe she believes?
When she’s in one of her attitudes, she knows she’s bad.
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I confess that I had to do a search on IMDb to ID the lady and the movie.
Poor baby, stuck between those two ugly guys. I don’t know how she stands it…what an actress!
{^¿^}
🤣
can you find three horses?
Yes! Yes i can!
They’re ALL horses.
You just have to find the three who don’t have ice cream cones upside down on their heads.
Oops… Should I have spoiler-boxed that?
I was gonna say party hats, and you beat me to it 🙂
The one in the glasses looks like he should have a pocket protector.
Maybe he does… we can’t see his pockets.
I like the one with the little hat on the end of the horn.
Me too.
.
Yes…
I thought that’s what it was.
My favorite Christmas movie.
That there is going to be a looong walk home.
Make him carry you Cleo.
Hope they make it home in time for dinner.
Hope they make it home in time for dinner…
I went to my taco Tuesday get together today and they surprised me with a little birthday party. One of the ladies made me/us some sticky brownies. And I got a bunch of socks, because I wear socks and sandals and I don’t believe in boring socks.
A Happy Birthday is in order.
Very soon. Not today.
Happy birthday, Les, when it gets here.
Sorry we don’t do them here any more.
Oh, that’s cool. I understand why. 🙂
Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve in Western New Brunswick.
Just getting back into things, I managed to pick up a dose of the ‘flu at the weekend, and it’s knocked me for six.
Oh! I wondered where you went.
Hope you’re feeling well now…. or at least close.
BTW… I don’t know whether you’ve had a flu shot, or still plan to, or don’t get them at all… everybody has to make their own decision.
If I get i the flu, it’s two weeks at least, and miserable, and can turn into bronchitis… that’s why I always get my flu vaccination and knock wood.
For those who don’t believe in them.. I know it’s just circumstantial evidence, but it’s enough for me…
In the last 20 years or so, I didn’t get a flu shot in only 2 years. Both times because they were short on vaccine and restricting it to people a little older than me (That wouldn’t happen now. And …. sigh.… not just because they almost always have lots of vaccine.)
Both of those years I got horrible, dragged out cases of the flu. In 2009, in fact, I had it for six weeks. My (then) doctor said if it didn’t go away soon he would put me in the hospital. I guess the virus was afraid of him so it left.
I’ve never had it in a year I got vaccinated. Yes, i know it doesn’t always work, and I was lucky. But it did, and yes, I am.
Ironically, I got the ‘flu jab last Wednesday evening. Unfortunately I picked up one of the Covid strains going around (There seems to be two new ones here in the UK) several weeks ago, and was only just recovering from that. I did a model railway exhibition on Saturday, and I suspect I picked up this round there. I feel better than I did yesterday, but not good.
My father couldn’t take them. he was allergic to egg syrum.
He ended up with a bunch of allergies to antibiotics and egg and horse syrums. And penicillin and sulfa drugs.
I always got my flu shot so i wouldn’t bring it home to him.
It’s NOT circumstantial evidence. The flu vaccine is proven to do two things. 1: Strongly reduce the chances of getting the flu or 2: reducing the severity of having the flu if you do get it. It does this by exposing the immune system to tiny pieces of the virus and allowing the immune system to build up antibodies to the virus.
It is empirical evidence that shows its effectiveness. It is due to the fairly rapid mutation rate of the virus that the vaccination is somewhat different each year. Producers of the vaccine work to determine what variant of flu virus is becoming prevalent the next year and produces vaccine for that type or possibly the top two types if they’re very similar. Sometimes an error is made and another variant becomes the main cause. However, even in that case, getting a flu shot does help reduce the chances of getting the flu or lessening its severity, just not as much.
Sorry… I didn’t mean the evidence in favor of the flu vaccination was circumstantial. Not at all!
I truly believe in it… no, more than believe in it, because that suggests faith, rather than knowledge. I’m willing to say that I know it works, because there is scientific proof.
I was anticipating argument, and agreeing in advance that just the bit of evidence I was providing at that moment might be called circumstantial, because I was not making my own strict scientific study… though, actually, I did have evidence strong enough to believe it for myself.
i should have said anecdotal or subjective, instead, but it was 3am and words get tangled. In any case it was just for anyone saying my little story proved nothing. I meant in no way to refute the science.
Got the same as about two weeks ago…
High fever and extremely tired.
My husband got vaccinated last week (both flu and covid).
Regarding problems with accessing GoComics:
It appears that the Edge browser gets stuck in a loop when trying to access the log in page, but Firefox browser doesn’t appear to have that issue, I can access GoComics via Firefox, but not Edge.
Both Firefox and Edge Browsers had an update rolled out in the last few days, and it looks like Edge has been broken again.
I’m using Brave browser and it also gets stuck in a loop. Maybe GoComics has done something that excludes some browsers.
Just for kicks, I installed Brave, and it went straight through the login at gocomics.
I did find that using Brave, the edit comment option on this WordPress site isn’t available, so I went back to Edge.
FF here and I get in that loop. I read that using private browsing will allow you to get in and view comics but not login to see your favorites.Since the update GC has really gone downhill for me
…..
Edge works fine for me at gocomics.com* — you might try a reset: click the three dots at the top right corner (under the maximize/exit icons), click settings in the menu, then on the settings page, left side menu, select “Reset Settings”. Click the arrow to the right of “Restore values to their default settings”. I haven’t done this for awhile, so if you have number of settings you don’t want to lose, write them down first. For instance, I have multiple pages open automatically, and I wouldn’t want to figure out that again, so I’d write them down rather than forget. Stuff like that. And if you have extensions installed you’ll need to re-enable those after a reset.
I believe all modern web browsers have a similar reset option. It helps clear the cobwebs when things aren’t working correctly.
*I say it works fine for me, but that’s excluding when the site is doing their big goof-ups, like recently when no one could get comments at all across the entire universe…
….
No “delete” option. I had problems posting earlier and had duplicates. See? Even the geeks of the world run into issues sometimes.
There is indeed a simple delete option here on WordPress…. They just do a great job of hiding things.
Forgive me for any parts of this you already know… This is for everybody and some might not.
First you have to refresh the page. At least I do .. it never shows up for me before a refresh.
Then you’ll see a link that says “click to edit“, and displays a time limit of about a week, with a counter breaking it down to the second. I think you can’t delete after that.
Click that, and the options are Save, Cancel and Delete. When you click Delete, it’ll tell you your comment has been deleted, though you’ll still see it for a few moments before it disappears.
….
However if you actually want to edit your comment, I suggest not using that method, unless it doesn’t bother you that you have to put in the HTML for some of it… It’s weird to me because some of it automatically formats, the way it usually does in the comment field.
Instead, to edit, look below your comment at the line that shows the thumbs and the reply arrow…. Touch or mouse to the invisible end of that line, and a gear icon pops up… touch that and the edit button drops down. That button will open the comment field in its normal state, and also has no time limit.
WordPress is crazy.
I normally use Norton private browser, and it’s in a constant loop. Edge gets me in, but logs me out as soon as I leave.