MPH Epi '16. She/her. Wife, mother, dog owner, singer, writer. Southeastern US. Profile pic is detail of a water bug and flower by Maria Merian; header is my dog Henry's nose poking out from under a comforter.
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Last Notes npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist How can ANYONE in the USA not know that Donald Trump is NOTORIOUS for NOT PAYING HIS WORKERS? npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Camellias 2. Narcissus 3. Holly npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Young dog still OK 2. Found a vendor for youngest kid's requested birthday present via Mastodon! 3. Still have a few days off npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Dogs enjoyed a long trail hike 2. Youngest kid ran sprints with young dog, who seldom gets enough running 3. Our 45th anniversary today npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Getting to see all of my kids 2. Funny stories 3. Christmas Eve dinner went well, Christmas dinner prep under way npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Picking up youngest kid today 2. Good driving weather (overcast but not wet) 3. Off work till 2026 npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @nprofile…7ppx hand-knit woolen fingerless gloves. My hands get cold when using the computer. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. It's Friday 2. Got groceries yesterday 3. More or less slept through the night. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. We have power 2. We have water (pipes didn't freeze) 3. Neither of us is currently sick, nor are any of the dogs (except for chronic stuff) npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Got to/from party safely (3 hr round trip) 2. Grew enough of a spine to decline driving an extra hour to pick up a goddamn book that could be mailed 3. Biscotti went over well npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @nprofile…e4ry At our house it was my dad & his "only 1 kind of jelly can be open at a time" and since we weren't well-off he bought HUGE jars of jelly. Grape for months. When my middle sister grew up, the very first thing she did when she got her own place was buy 2 jars of jelly and open them both. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Tea 2. Local artist's market later today 3. Cookie party at my sister's house tomorrow npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. People making things just for the hell of it. 2. Good jokes. 3. The way that, if you do a thing about 10,000 times, you can get good at it to an extent that seems supernatural to an outside observer. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Podcast appearance today 2. Work fuckup mostly fixed 3. Slept through the night npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Video call with all 3 kids 2. Middle kid was part of an excellent panel for Duck Prints Press 3. Fuckup at work may be salvageable. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Slept through the night! 2. Able to walk all 3 dogs together again. 3. Video call with at least 2 of 3 kids tonight. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Old dog got his stitches out and no longer has to wear the cone! 2. Protest coming up 3. Cookie making tomorrow--my first attempt at biscotti npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Done with the rain for a while 2. Slept through the night! 3. Old dog continues to heal well npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Old dog is getting better and can be left alone (in a room by himself) for short periods without getting too distressed. 2. Husband let me sleep in, although he'd had less sleep than I had 3. Brunch today with 2 younger kids npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. My old dog is probably going to be OK after my asshole young dog attacked him (dispute over a bone). 2. All my kids are safe and healthy 3. Tea npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Acquired new wiper blades before the rain, so I don't have to drive around with an opaque windshield 2. Middle kid is driving to the Big City to pick up youngest at the bus station so I don't have to do three (3) Big City drives in 3 days 3. The Snowman Irn-Bru ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yZOab5gl-4 npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. People on my Mastodon feed are really kind 2. Cranberry-orange muffins 3. Video call with the kids tonight npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @nprofile…0jrs That Swiss chard is gorgeous! npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. On the weekend I don't have to eat breakfast until I feel like eating 2. Probably not going to rain this afternoon, so I can wash and hang out the bathroom rugs 3. Nobody's going to turn around and leave if my house isn't clean and beautiful for Thanksgiving npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Old dog had a terrific time at agility class last night! 2. Young dog had fun biting at sprinkler plumes on our morning walk 3. It's Friday! npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Video call with 2 of 3 kids last night 2. Old dog continues well; went ahead and registered for agility trial (probably his last) 3. Found a beginner class for young dog starting in January npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist I went to a guest lecture allegedly about Long COVID today. It wasn't. It was about how to be a "changemaker" and create policy "moonshots" to cure neglected diseases. All the exemplars were young, slim, white & rich, and most of them were male. Expertise in medicine, public health or research was portrayed entirely in a negative light. I was the only person in the auditorium wearing a mask. No mention of prevention except a very brief mention of Operation Warp Speed. No mention of access. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Futon reassembled! 2. Enough easy dinners lined up to get us through the week 3. Video call with kids tonight npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. The giant goose egg on my left forearm is much better today (dogs slammed it into the door frame. They're excited because it's cold outside.). 2. Out-of-town meeting Thursday starts at a reasonable time, so I neither have to get up early nor drive during rush hour. 3. Some guy is doing his dissertation on my father's life's work. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Murderbot (partial) rewatch with daughter and daughter-in-law last night 2. Dinner with same 3. Eggplant parmesan turned out well npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @nprofile…7e7l The mental strain on air traffic controllers right now must be unbelievable. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Dog is no worse 2. It's Friday 3. I can work from home most of today to keep an eye on the dog npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist The raft of recent news articles on falling birthrates makes me wish I could afford to buy billboards that say: WE CAN EITHER AFFORD BILLIONAIRES OR CHILDREN NOT BOTH npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Getting car headlight fixed 2. Agility trial coming up in early December 3. Will get to see all 3 kids for Thanksgiving (assuming flights still possible) npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Took dogs to the dog park (private, rentable) 2. Young dog was able to persuade dogs in adjoining parks to race her along the fence line for a few minutes (none of them could keep up, but the chihuahua tried longer than any of the others) 3. Old dogs had a good time sniffing around and (in the case of small dog) screaming up into the trees. (She thinks she can knock squirrels down with sonic blasts.) npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Had a few trick-or-treaters last night, including an extremely cute tiny Spiderman 2. My husband found the DVD player (packed away during the floor replacement), so now we can watch Kurosawa's High and Low before it's due back at the library 3. Unpacked some winter clothes and got the houseplants back in, which is good because we had our first frost last night npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Managed to walk the dogs between thunderstorms this morning 2. Got some alpaca socks at the craft fair yesterday 3. Best Dog continues to improve npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Made myself take The Best Dog to the vet yesterday in spite of my terror of bad news. 2. Turns out he has a very treatable skin infection. 3. Vet visit didn't break the bank. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Today I learned that sometimes the jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium get tangled and the keepers have to gently untangle them by agitating the water (not the jellyfish) with an acrylic rod. 2. Rain tomorrow; we need it. 3. DVD of "High and Low" I requested on interlibrary loan is in! npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @nprofile…e4ry I (mom of a planetary scientist who was on their HS robotics team) would pay money to see this. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist Every time I see someone attribute homelessness to mental illness, I contemplate how few sleepless nights it would take to reduce me to a shuddering, screaming ball of anxiety. And that's without the loss of all my stuff at random intervals and the threat of both state and individual violence. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. We're back home. 2. Dogs are fine. 3. Youngest is off on their trip, day 1 of 8 completed. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Flight still on 2. Weather gorgeous, 55 degrees 3. Dogs happy about cool weather npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. I don't work for the US federal government 2. I'm not in the military, nor is anyone in my immediate family 3. Still employed My best wishes to anyone who isn't as fortunate. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Of the 2 stories I wanted to be true yesterday that weren't, I managed to catch myself before rebloggin 1 of them. 2. Fun movie & dinner with daughter and daughter-in-law last night 3. Made progress on emptying downstairs of house for floor replacement. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. cooler weather for a few days 2. dinner out later in the week 3. video call with kids tonight npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. My dumb idiot dog, after slipping her leash (dumb idiot owner apparently didn't fasten it correctly?) in the pouring rain last night and tearing off after some specimen of wildlife, eventually came back for some liver treats. 2. I'm pretty sure (from the lack of defensive wounds, blood or screeching) that she didn't catch whatever it was. 3. Much cooler & drier weather on the way next week! npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. made the correct decision to move eye exam from today to yesterday. I take a lot longer to recover from having my eyes dilated than I used to, and today is super busy! 2. favorable weather for tabling event today 3. almost caught back up from missed work npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Texas Democratic House slumber party 2. Eye exam today, hopefully (overdue) new glasses will be an improvement 3. Silliness npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Close armadillo encounter on the bedtime dog walk! No armadillos (or dogs) were harmed, but we got to see some armadillo parkour! 2. After today, somewhat cooler weather for the rest of the week 3. Saw 2 fine young bucks on this morning's walk, out of velvet already. Fall is coming! npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @nprofile…0unl Postage goes up Oct. 5! https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2025/0808-usps-announces-temporary-price-change-for-2025-holiday-shipping-season.htm npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Made it to Friday 2. Getting together with daughter & daughter-in-law this weekend 3. Found the first Christmas present (trying to beat the postage increase) npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. A whole week of cooler weather 2. My boss brought me thai basil from her garden; some of it rooted in the cup of water so I planted it 3. Three-day break from getting up at 6:30, from cooking, and from dog walking starts soon! npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Remembered I scheduled my eye exam opposite an important meeting, in time to change it 2. conference next week means 3 whole days off from dogs and cooking 3. no morning dog walk = I can sleep past 7 am for those 3 days npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Got through Monday 2. Unseasonably cool weather, a nice break 3. Road I usually take home no longer closed due to construction npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @nprofile…knzl Brought to you by the guy who tried to make COVID go away by ceasing to test for it. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Good hard rain last night 2. No limbs down in our yard, only 1 big one on our block, looks like damage was confined to gutters & downspout 3. PREDICTED HIGHS: 79 SATURDAY, 75 SUNDAY!!!!! npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Cooled down briefly yesterday with thunderstorms (but no rain) 2. Hope of cooler weather to come 3. Planted the sprouty bits of my sweet potatoes (put them in water first until they started growing roots) npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. A solid night's sleep 2. Dogs are all healthy 3. Husband continuing to recover well npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. AC IN THE BEDROOM 2. SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT 3. AAAAAAAAAAAAA npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Highs will only be in the 80s by the middle of next week! 2. Short week next week! 3. Slow progress at work is still progress! npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Bold doe who tried to keep me & the dogs from walking down the driveway this morning (both ways) 2. Another day with a low rain chance, hopefully will allow us to make up our rained-out agility class 3. Making progress at work npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @nprofile…myfn There's a whole coral reef! https://crochetcoralreef.org/ npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist Anyone ever dreamed of owning a yarn shop? My local one's owners are retiring--if you'd like to live in Athens GA with an already-established lively customer base, contact them! (see comment for details) https://revivalyarnsathens.com/ npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. A reasonable amount of rain 2. My Zephyranthes are coming up! 3. Daughter and daughter-in-law coming over this afternoon. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Peaches 2. Friday 3. Being almost caught up with the work that didn't get done while I was on vacation npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @nprofile…yyfu @nprofile…wt4a @nprofile…kjwq @nprofile…2hrv Yes, it was in Oliver Sacks' The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @nprofile…sglj Can confirm, from my time working in inpatient rehab. Coming here to say that dementia caused by a UTI is REVERSIBLE when you treat the UTI! npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #3GoodThings 1. Eldest kid's current show going well, with an unexpectedly lively & engaged school matinee audience 2. Middle kid recovered from ankle sprain, going back to taekwondo 3. Youngest kid has supportive colleagues, and despite the No-Pronouns order, Faces of NASA is still up https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/faces-of-nasa/ npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist Georgia (US) 2023 tax form. I swear to you I am not making this up. https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/112/231/724/212/132/542/original/6d7b342610520a48.png npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @npub1zdp…vqv8 My mother used this as an excuse to not do anything when I was sexually assaulted at age 12. (i.e., if we told my dad, he'd go after the perpetrator and get in trouble. Also the perp's wife would be embarrassed.) npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @npub189n…satx In this case, sure. But I'd be wary of making it a general principle (e.g., I've seen instances where the rest all team up against the one gay kid, or the one who leaves the shitty church). npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @npub189n…satx Wishing you strength and rest. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @npub1f2y…m58m @npub17cc…nwac That my brain spits this out in response to "Norway" + "metal" tells you probably most of what you need to know about me. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @npub17cc…nwac @npub1f2y…m58m I immediately thought of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br-D7UneS0E npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @npub1kj7…qvw4 @npub1qjr…kgt0 @npub1zdp…vqv8 We had a little gourmet food shop/deli (that closed, alas) and their slaw was ASTOUNDING. Vinegary, hot, crunchy--mainly red cabbage with some peppers. I still miss it! npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist #FallFinishAlong getting there! One more pattern repeat + finishing rows to go (20 rows total). I might put tassels on the corners to help weight the edges and keep the pattern clearer. #FiberArt #Crochet https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/111/014/396/395/341/260/original/84f5cd2e7a304357.jpeg npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @npub189n…satx Not only were my ancestors racist, murderous fuckwads, there's a book about it. (The Children of Pride.) npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @npub189n…satx @npub198h…s2nz @npub1yd0…ejme If only my trans kid could leave Houston. But their dream job is there and nowhere else, and they've decided it's worth the risk. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @npub198h…s2nz @npub1yd0…ejme @npub189n…satx The cherry on the shit sundae of FL is that with the insurance situation, people who own homes there may never be able to leave, since prospective buyers may no longer be able to get homeowner's insurance. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @npub1yd0…ejme @npub189n…satx I have a trans acquaintance that just left North Carolina for California, and a trans friend who left Georgia for Pennsylvania. npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @npub189n…satx And instantly the "Knight Rider" theme starts playing in my head. **shudder** npub1490dt2qtggwrdv0agf57f6gcdqp4kk3juhyyx7dhy6hkll4thhrshnruuk epicdemiologist @npub189n…satx OSHA needs to get a move on with those workplace heat standards. Won't help the passengers, but at least one flight attendant was carried off the plane on oxygen.