matterbandit: Brutal Monday. Rough day at work. But, I can safely say that what made me happy today is that nothing made me unhappy today. :P
Brutal, eh? And oh well, at least you see the silver lining to it all....optimistic outlook and whatnot. :)
matterbandit: Let's just say I was very motivated not to let those plums end up in the trash. It took hours to pick them from Mom's trees and they were ripe with flavour, so I kicked myself to find a recipe as fast as I could to save them all! ;)
Reminds me of when we had raspberry bushes at our old place....fun times.
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matterbandit: I share your concern about the vaccine you received, but tell yourself that some protection is better than zero protection.
The actual legitimate concern (not the fearmongering stuff) over the vaccs (things like: some nasty side effects, little to no long term studies or other studies done yet, the makers all asking for protections from lawsuits if people get sick from them, etc) is one of the reasons I won't be getting it for quite some time, if ever.
(i'm also not too old and in somewhat good health, and don't go out much, so little need for it)
As for protection: official sources have sadly stated that one can get/spread it even after being vaccinated. :|
(mainly due to one still being vulnerable to the coof for several weeks or more until the vacc takes full effect)
Of course, there's a silver lining: the new variants seem to be getting weaker over time :)
matterbandit: I'm happy that you are keeping your mom safe by keeping yourself safe. :)
If she had the vacc already, then there'd be no need for others to get one to keep her safe from co-vid.....of course, that said, this is still a nice sentiment. :)