I missed all the replies to my post :-)
@unk-p - Yes, though the weather in Michigan is the most unpredictable in the country so I'm feeling confident I'll crack the code to keep us in 2 suitcases vs the "whole house" approach my wife likes to employ :P
@laura-f - noted! It's just such a weird time to be alive. I'm not looking forward to being in the magic kingdom with a mask on, but you're absolutely right - especially in Florida!
@ana - we drive. I lived for Japan in a year by packing two suitcases. My wife can't seem to spend a weekend at my mother's an hour away without packing everything in the house and squeezing it into the back of our Jeep, so... given the costs of baggage, driving seemed preferable. If we have time we will definitely look for the real nature stuff :-)
And - not a reply to my post, but a shoutout to our amazing @luminous - I hope your recovery is swift and uneventful. I took my bout of it this summer as an omen that I needed to take advantage of the time to really rest and prepare mentally for another pandemic school year. Please take care of yourself and get better!
@dannyboy you said you missed replies. )-: Was that because you didn’t get an email notification that you were tagged? Praying you will say you did get them. If you didn’t, I want to troubleshoot that for you. Could you reach out to me via email so I can fix it?
@jeanne-mayell Ope! I often (but not always) unsubscribe to replies as many of them come in while I'm at work, and it distracts me (even though it's a very welcome distraction!) This is one of those threads. My comment about missing my replies is because I try to come back and check in but I forgot I posted in this - probably because the bulk of my post was just me making fun of DeSantis vs anything profound, exciting, reflective, or nurturing.
The bulk of my post was just me making fun of DeSantis vs anything profound, exciting, reflective, or nurturing
so was my response to your post- the link that i labeled "dress appropriately" was just a pic of somebody wearing a rainbow colored speedo and a Santa hat. Hope you have a fun trip, my friend!
@unk-p OH! I didn't even see the link! I was "man reading" which is what I call survival summarization. Now I'm giggling all over again!
That's good. I tried to get some free tests but was told our insurance doesn't cover them and they're not free anymore. So I just bought 4 instead to replenish the stock we depleted with hubby's illness.
Marburg, a deadly and highly infectious disease, has been detected in Equatorial Guinea. WHO identified one confirmed death and 8 suspected deaths of this hemorrhagic fever in that country which until now had never had a case. 16 other cases are likely.
Cameroon, a neighboring country, has detected 2 suspected cases
Currently, there is no anti- viral treatment or vaccine for Marburg.
https://www.insider.com/marburg-virus-who-confirms-outbreak-in-equatorial-guinea-2023-2
Bird flu news.
Nearly 60 million farmed birds have died from avian flu in the U.S. alone. 140 million world wide. The UK has ordered poultry farmers to keep birds indoors.
Avian flu has reached new corners of the globe and become endemic for the first time in some wild birds that transmit the virus to poultry, according to veterinarians and disease experts, who warn it is now a year-round problem.
Three young grizzly bears in Montana that were euthanized last fall later tested positive (In January) for the highly contagious bird flu, fueling fears that the virus that has killed millions of poultry in the last year is rapidly spreading to other animal groups. We already know many different land and sea animals have gotten the virus including dolphins, otters, raccoons, mink and foxes.
The bears were disoriented, had begun to go blind and were euthanized as a result of their poor condition.
It is feared that as animals emerge from hibernation, the virus is likely to become more widespread among other animal groups.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/20/us/grizzly-bears-bird-flu.html