tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post5570500126925406452..comments2024-03-29T01:47:48.560-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Are YOU A Prairie Dog?Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46504122342759618222021-06-15T12:43:17.912-04:002021-06-15T12:43:17.912-04:00I love the prairie dog analogy! We've been pok...I love the prairie dog analogy! We've been poking our heads out for a couple of weeks. I'm still trying to remember how to dress. Thank goodness my clothes still fit, though it takes forever to put things together. The few times we've ventured out with close friends, it has been absolutely joyous, just to be celebrating life.Gay Yellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563945979041377280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47557280046931177702021-06-15T10:02:37.449-04:002021-06-15T10:02:37.449-04:00I'm with Deborah and Hallie!I'm with Deborah and Hallie!Becky Sue Epsteinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90707147257023207192021-06-15T10:00:44.168-04:002021-06-15T10:00:44.168-04:00So interesting to hear all the different perspecti...So interesting to hear all the different perspectives. I found the habit of wearing a mask was extremely easy to drop once I was vaccinated. And I have also had to force myself to wear more than mascara when I go out. I live alone and I like my family and my friends and I refuse to live in fear. I have known many many more people that have died this last year and not one of them from covid. So I'm trying to enjoy life as best I can. Although I don't like huge crowds I will go to restaurants and stores. I was thinking Bouchercon this year might be really fun until I saw it was in NOLA in August! Sorry not going to Louisiana in August! Too hot and humid. Just a fan here, and I really admire and enjoy the Reds!Karen Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653604474521249455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21817077205932373952021-06-15T00:27:42.089-04:002021-06-15T00:27:42.089-04:00Great post! I thought I commented this morning th...Great post! I thought I commented this morning then I see this is a new post! I was very tired today.<br /><br />Definitely wearing my mask everywhere even though I am fully vaccinated. Only time I take off my mask is when I am around fully vaccinated people.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81263889564439267512021-06-14T18:20:53.212-04:002021-06-14T18:20:53.212-04:00I have to shake my head at that. ARRGH is right. ...I have to shake my head at that. ARRGH is right. I do wish I could understand what she's really thinking. And why. xxHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5107438482407751962021-06-14T18:19:43.034-04:002021-06-14T18:19:43.034-04:00Oh, so different to have a cold now, you are so ri...Oh, so different to have a cold now, you are so right! I remember taking my temperature every day, about this time last year. Wow.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43610516049413276322021-06-14T18:19:22.674-04:002021-06-14T18:19:22.674-04:00I still wear my mask when in public. Since I'...I still wear my mask when in public. Since I'm fully vaccinated I don't have to worry about seeing friends but I almost always do that at church or a restaurant so have the mask on at least part of the time. I just heard a lady say on TV that there should be no vaccine mandates. With her kind of thinking, we would still have smallpox, polio, and many other diseases. ARRRGH! Stay safe and well.Sally from PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649707016754971847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45595085879076123562021-06-14T18:18:43.769-04:002021-06-14T18:18:43.769-04:00So agree. We are all working this out. xxxSo agree. We are all working this out. xxxHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5479908633980382332021-06-14T15:41:38.191-04:002021-06-14T15:41:38.191-04:00Thanks, Karen and Hank!Thanks, Karen and Hank!Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41370525850626243632021-06-14T15:13:05.251-04:002021-06-14T15:13:05.251-04:00I'm laughing Elisabeth. I haven't shopped ...I'm laughing Elisabeth. I haven't shopped in a store that had real live sales ladies that wait on you in years! I usually shop online because I just don't enjoy shopping. But once in a blue moon I'll pop into a Marshall's or TJMaxx if I'm in the neighborhood. But not while their dressing rooms are closed!Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42425025530498939452021-06-14T14:46:23.885-04:002021-06-14T14:46:23.885-04:00I headed out of the house yesterday for my critiqu...I headed out of the house yesterday for my critique group's first in-person meeting in a year...and almost forgot to put on real pants! As for shoes? I had to wipe off a layer of dust. But I am getting out and about and loving every beautiful moment. I carry a mask in my pocket in case I go in someplace that requires them. I watch the local newspaper's report on daily cases and will revert to being more cautious if they start to rise, which they haven't (single digit daily cases in my county). <br /><br />However, I confess, I've had my first head cold in quite some time since lightening up. Hubby brought it home from work and gave it to me. But what a relief to know it was ONLY a head cold. Without the vaccine, I'd have been running to get tested. Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74776618147835886132021-06-14T14:37:26.185-04:002021-06-14T14:37:26.185-04:00Mark, I think many people have discovered advantag...Mark, I think many people have discovered advantages to working at home, and I'm hoping that employers have found the advantages of that situation for them, too. Because work situations had to change so drastically during the last year and a half, maybe employers can come up with a plan for a work-from-home choice. Do you think your job will be a must-be-on-site one now?<br />Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30032106571538907352021-06-14T14:34:12.199-04:002021-06-14T14:34:12.199-04:00Hank it is interesting. We are each feeling our w...Hank it is interesting. We are each feeling our way around according to our individual situations.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88707043939993563142021-06-14T13:57:39.226-04:002021-06-14T13:57:39.226-04:00Alicia, that is so interesting! As if a virus woul...Alicia, that is so interesting! As if a virus would know about state boundaries …Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41411367955392443042021-06-14T13:56:44.267-04:002021-06-14T13:56:44.267-04:00Again, this is so fascinating! People just making ...Again, this is so fascinating! People just making their own rules about what feels right. Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5755635764042366542021-06-14T13:56:15.878-04:002021-06-14T13:56:15.878-04:00I agree! So the reason the vaccinated people are f...I agree! So the reason the vaccinated people are fearful, though, is what? That the vaccine won’t work? I guess that’s the only answer, otherwise will be all casual about it.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47542355082781058292021-06-14T13:55:51.923-04:002021-06-14T13:55:51.923-04:00Yes, Hank - I saw the CDC announcement. So that me...Yes, Hank - I saw the CDC announcement. So that means a) we're pretty safe from unvaccinated people and b) as Deb Romano said, we're not spreading it to those vulnerable folks, like kids. That is HUGE.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60447047178514352362021-06-14T13:54:56.658-04:002021-06-14T13:54:56.658-04:00I actually heard someone say that we were living i...I actually heard someone say that we were living in a vaccine dictatorship. That is so gaspingly nutty. And I’ve got a wonder, what is a super big will happen to them? Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82979036431594901242021-06-14T13:54:05.893-04:002021-06-14T13:54:05.893-04:00Keep us posted, darling ‘DebRo! Keep us posted, darling ‘DebRo! Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84281476086406609852021-06-14T13:53:11.319-04:002021-06-14T13:53:11.319-04:00Yes, Triss! There are some things I am terrified t...Yes, Triss! There are some things I am terrified to try on… I know they’ll fit, but the whole thing is weird.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38147222594557731092021-06-14T13:52:22.457-04:002021-06-14T13:52:22.457-04:00Exactly, Judi. There is no arguing—Because it does...Exactly, Judi. There is no arguing—Because it does not make sense, it is just some gut feeling or some idea that has been drummed into them. And why? You know?, why?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73146867133660276862021-06-14T13:51:05.996-04:002021-06-14T13:51:05.996-04:00I agree, wearing regular make up seems very garish...I agree, wearing regular make up seems very garish right now. I wonder if it is all part of the process ..Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40398878868546104762021-06-14T13:49:40.480-04:002021-06-14T13:49:40.480-04:00Yes, Debs, and I feel that way too! Yes, Debs, and I feel that way too! Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28150719170209648602021-06-14T13:38:08.948-04:002021-06-14T13:38:08.948-04:00Fingers crossed for a successful surgery and rehab...Fingers crossed for a successful surgery and rehab, DebRo!Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58666110878008123392021-06-14T13:08:13.695-04:002021-06-14T13:08:13.695-04:00Like Deborah no heels pre-pandemic, as I switched ...Like Deborah no heels pre-pandemic, as I switched to preferring comfortable feet to toe pinching heels years ago. And some time before that stopped wearing makeup. Vision problems and too much time to get it on “right” on the way to work. So when the vision problems were solved and retirement came, never started again. Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047379987310210498noreply@blogger.com