cyclonefence
cyclonefence's JournalI think Donald Trump is selling his mailing list
I've received two emails from Gym Jordan, and now some guy NavySealMeehan from Montana who wants me to send him money.
I've never sent money (duh) to Trump or to any Republican; I think I'm on Trump's mailing list because several years ago I answered a questionnaire. I haven't unsubbed because I like keeping track of what he and DJTJR are up to, and I've never until now had any emails from any other Republican candidate, much less a candidate from outside my state.
Is this an indication of desperate need for funds in the Trump camp? I sure hope so.
And keep those emails coming, Gym and NavySeal--I need a good laugh in the morning.
I hope someone here can advise me
I have a dear friend (from college, and we're in our 70's now) who has bipolar disorder. She is medicated, with varying results.
During some two-three week periods she calls me maybe three times a day, usually when I'm not able to answer. When I call her back (which I do, every time), she begins talking very rapidly, skipping from topic to topic. Some of what she says is highly unlikely, involving celebrities she met who asked her out to lunch and refused to let her pay "because I make lots more money than you." Some of what she says is untrue, some of it is based on things we've both read about in the paper.
I do not challenge anything she says, just saying "wow" or "that's amazing" at the appropriate times.
I would not have a question except that telling me all this stuff--it takes half an hour to forty-five minutes every time--seems to calm her down. Then I tell her I love her and hope she has a good night's sleep.
She doesn't live close enough to visit, and I think these phone calls are kind of a life-line, but I'm not sure. Am I doing the right thing, essentially encouraging her to engage in these fantasies (hell, some of them might be true, for all I know), or is that somehow feeding her mania? As I say, listening to her sympathetically does calm her down, but is it the right thing to do?
Advice would be appreciated if anyone has an idea of what I should be doing. Thanks.
An oral reaction to covid vaccine
This morning I got my super covid booster shot, and now (around 6 p.m.--shot was around 10 a.m.) my tongue and lips are burning. It isn't horrible, but it is noticeable and a little uncomfortable.
Of course, I checked Dr. Internet to see if these were reported reactions to the vaccine--never had a reaction before--and guess what? They are, especially among old women which I am.
Here is the NIH site describing it: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8902844/ (free btw)
Says it goes away after a short while (whew).
Has anybody else experienced this? I've learned more about covid symptoms here than at my doctor's office--who still insists fever is a symptom even though I was hospitalized with covid for a week and never had a goddam fever once.
EDIT: It's an hour later, and the burning is fading. My tongue is still burning, but my lips are pretty much back to normal.
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