Your part of the world does seem to have particularly unreliable power, at the moment. Sounds much like living in a somewhat rural part of southern Spain under dictator Franco in the early 1970s... power

No more music wars! I can't even imagine choosing just five... but music definitely is my mind-altering substance of choice.

Well, it's a milestone, right? I think you express what a lot of people are feeling... "meh." What I observe is a lot of people spending so much time "worshiping at the High Altar of

If it's not one thing, it's another. Reminds me of part of the lyrics from an old Tom Waits song: "The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away."

Wait... WHAT??? Have you taken your temperature recently? Eaten some dodgy seafood?

Thanks! I just hope it lasts... since recovering, I have actually been feeling a good bit better and more energetic than I was before I got sick...

Thanks for the support @naturalmedicine and drrune, I appreciate it! I'm just grateful to be feeling better... and evidently having emerged with improved eating habits.

The thing about it... even if we are at very little risk of being exposed, the worry aspect adds a level of background stress most people can totally do without.

Meh... I think we can let you skate by...

Well, at least they offer one way to squirrel away something to cover a few months' expenses... hopefully these crypto-social venues will eventually gain some traction.

Good question; I've spent most of my life being self-employed or working as a contractor... although I did work in the high tech industry for a couple of years.

I think it was a great decision, precisely because we now actually have time to read the good stuff and reward it appropriately, without having to "clock watch" in order to maximize curation.

Yeah. Agreed. Which is also why I don't look at or answer your texts once I'm driving. And if I do? It means I pulled off to answer... xo

Well, whatever the "ultimate truth" turns out to be, I'd generally say that focusing on keeping yourself as healthy as possible via nutrition and physical fitness is one of the smartest things

I must admit that I often do find a measure of comfort in just going back to reading Danish news and information sites, in Danish language... and I realize that the USA is a few more degrees off-center

Congratulations on the "donations," that's a pretty awesome early Christmas present there. Glitches are usually a pain in the rear, but I'm glad this one worked out! Congratulations on your new

Seems to me that viruses have been around since long before such an idea as "NWO" even existed. They are one of the fundamental building blocks of carbon-based life. BUT... if were are just talking

Feels to me like an entire societal/cultural trend, in which the value of "things" has been pretty much relegated out of existence. Half the time, people start businesses without even having

Awesome work @chekohler, you made it to the top of the pile! I've been seeing your comments everywhere, so it seemed like it would just be a matter of time. Congratulations to everyone else who

Thanks! I'm just happy to be back to feeling more like myself again!