tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post2460855213884902872..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: GERMS -- QUESTIONS -- DIGITAL COMAJoaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-91304211004102892012017-08-19T18:41:11.984-07:002017-08-19T18:41:11.984-07:00Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. ...Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-1262874326980208092017-08-19T03:27:29.573-07:002017-08-19T03:27:29.573-07:00I usually take vitamin C if I have a mild flu.I usually take vitamin C if I have a mild flu.Tiknohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05733973438543735098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-36158649003057224012017-08-13T15:59:52.216-07:002017-08-13T15:59:52.216-07:00Thanks, Kay. Yes, I'm well over whatever that...Thanks, Kay. Yes, I'm well over whatever that was -- it was quite mild and turned out to be very short-lived, fortunately. Hope you stay well and enjoy your coming fall trips. Yes, I agree about the unnerving situation. If this WH was written into a soap opera, no one would believe it. There is no excuse for this Prez IMHO -- his moral, ethical and legal obligations are to our country, joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-32422992855745167682017-08-13T14:17:28.549-07:002017-08-13T14:17:28.549-07:00I hope you're 100% better. I hate getting cold...I hope you're 100% better. I hate getting colds and just keeping my fingers crossed since I've got trips coming up this fall.<br />Every morning, news about the White House is like a bad soap opera. It's depressing and scary. I understand, the president can't speak against the neo-nazis because his ratings are so low and he's got to keep his low life base.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-5761377762356887412017-08-12T16:17:46.444-07:002017-08-12T16:17:46.444-07:00I can appreciate why some people chose to cast our...I can appreciate why some people chose to cast our Prez's actions and words as those of an anti-politician, but nothing could be further from the truth. <br /><br />Given I think our Prez's actions and behaviors are deliberately designed for the purpose of his ultimately becoming an authoritative leader by altering our form of government, I consider his administration to be a threat to joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-39379778376187823802017-08-12T16:15:19.204-07:002017-08-12T16:15:19.204-07:00I think I'd remember the word "gobs"...I think I'd remember the word "gobs", too, if I had first heard it in such a colorful alliterative context. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-71942322608036083622017-08-12T05:21:47.181-07:002017-08-12T05:21:47.181-07:00I didn't realize that toast, applesauce, and s...I didn't realize that toast, applesauce, and so on were considered standard treatment! When I'm not feeling well, applesauce, banana, and orange juice are standard. On the other hand, it's been a long, long time since I've been truly ill. I think part of it's that I work by myself, outside. None of those germ-filled offices for me.<br /><br />As for "gobs," the shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-79523633778154224232017-08-12T04:27:25.923-07:002017-08-12T04:27:25.923-07:0045 is the anti-politician a not insignificant perc...45 is the anti-politician a not insignificant percentage of voters longed for, having felt betrayed by politicians from both parties. We have allowed the extremes of the left and the right to control the dialog. 45 is only interested in further enriching himself and his clan and that his core supporters believe he cares about them is laughable. Military men bring a semblance of order to his Shackman https://www.blogger.com/profile/01690901432037614409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-26994481779151786262017-08-11T12:03:51.495-07:002017-08-11T12:03:51.495-07:00That's a funny comparison, but given the state...That's a funny comparison, but given the state of our nation and the world, it's truly tragic that his behavior would even warrant our having such thoughts. He showed us who he was when he was a candidate, but that didn't seem to matter to many people.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-76271872720846016602017-08-11T09:19:09.179-07:002017-08-11T09:19:09.179-07:00For me, your President always recalls the batty un...For me, your President always recalls the batty uncle in a sitcom, the one given to sudden inexplicable outbursts that the others try to ignore. Except that this batty uncle is actually running the country (or trying to and not having much success)nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-14215758817404268012017-08-10T14:54:59.376-07:002017-08-10T14:54:59.376-07:00There's definitely climate warming that even t...There's definitely climate warming that even the animals and creatures of the earth, including oceans mammals note, but we still have our human equivalent of the flat earth society on this issue. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-3641680333082555682017-08-10T05:12:23.269-07:002017-08-10T05:12:23.269-07:00I'm glad your flu was a light case. Not fun !...I'm glad your flu was a light case. Not fun ! I can't believe that our temperature here in North Carolina has been cooler than yours...and to think that there are still people who don't believe in Clinate Change.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-47950509784211767582017-08-07T12:57:35.005-07:002017-08-07T12:57:35.005-07:00I hadn't associated the flu with monsoon weath...I hadn't associated the flu with monsoon weather, so that's interesting to me. For the first time I remember in the several decades we've lived in Southern California, the monsoon-like desert weather prevalent in our eastern adjoining state of Arizona has come west to us. Maybe that's the source of this flu. There certainly are a number of other changes with animals and other joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-62346513049720738892017-08-07T12:46:43.696-07:002017-08-07T12:46:43.696-07:00Thanks, I'm feeling just fine now. Supporters...Thanks, I'm feeling just fine now. Supporters of 45* do interpret his motivations and actions differently than the majority of voters. I don't doubt their reasons for doing so are many and sincere in terms of what they believe to be most important. As time passes I think they'll become increasingly disappointed and may choose to reassess their perception of him and what his joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-23795515014533846782017-08-07T08:02:44.704-07:002017-08-07T08:02:44.704-07:00As soon as the monsoon sets in, all kinds of flus ...As soon as the monsoon sets in, all kinds of flus are reported in India. Much is written about them in the press and after a while people lose interest. Then the next monsoon sets in and the same thing is repeated.Rummuserhttp://rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-22372240517582471242017-08-07T05:28:30.238-07:002017-08-07T05:28:30.238-07:00Feel better soon! So far, no summer flu or cold g...Feel better soon! So far, no summer flu or cold going around here in NEO. And as far as 45*, his plan is NO PLAN. And it's easy to cater to his base when said base is full of people who are only narrowly concerned with things like cheap gasoline and deporting people. Many (most?) of them don't really read/follow international news or concern themselves with more global, wider, Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-85375466392364396272017-08-06T14:54:58.650-07:002017-08-06T14:54:58.650-07:00Hope you get rid of your bug soon. Sounds like he...Hope you get rid of your bug soon. Sounds like he has something to hide by not being willing to release his taxes. We're left to make our own inferences from questions his own words and actions raise. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-40171552930584525272017-08-06T14:51:12.512-07:002017-08-06T14:51:12.512-07:00Hope you avoid whatever this bug was. My sympathi...Hope you avoid whatever this bug was. My sympathies to you -- sounds like your computer tower is terminal.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-51512669708777998572017-08-06T14:48:55.252-07:002017-08-06T14:48:55.252-07:00I hadn't heard there was a summer flu around e...I hadn't heard there was a summer flu around either, but a friend just phoned me and sounds like her husband may have it. They had attended the Orange County Fair recently, so maybe he was exposed there.<br /><br />Yes, people running a private business can operate in unique ways to a degree within their organizations that might not work well elsewhere.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-12683313861601924862017-08-06T09:58:56.309-07:002017-08-06T09:58:56.309-07:00Sounds like you are getting over your bug. Mine ha...Sounds like you are getting over your bug. Mine hangs on ...<br />Never knew the history of 'Gobs.' Thanks!<br />It almost seems as if that man never plans on releasing his taxes. The whole WH mess is unbelievable!<br />Sorry about your netbook. :(Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-4692671021563780602017-08-06T09:23:46.877-07:002017-08-06T09:23:46.877-07:00I also have not had the flu or a cold in years and...I also have not had the flu or a cold in years and years. Knock On Wood--there's another expression we could look up on Google.<br />My computer tower is going into Hospice tomorrow! There's no hope!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-79116251324004198752017-08-06T05:45:24.377-07:002017-08-06T05:45:24.377-07:00I'm glad you're feeling better. I did not ...I'm glad you're feeling better. I did not know a summer flu is going around. Good to know as I get complacent about picking up germs in public places this time of the year. <br /><br />You are right about the president trying to recreate The Apprentice in the White House. I hate the chaotic and daily shock jock stuff he does. It's not doing our reputation in the world any good. I, tooMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.com