Notices by Louane CooIey (icooiey@mastodon.green), page 2

So got a state court jury summons today. For, you guessed it, the Wednesday of my vacation in August. Luckily, CT makes it easy to defer (once, no questions asked) snd pick your new date so I picked Nov. 5, Election Day in the US. Now I can work the polls for early voting and have a nice excuse not to be there on chaos day itself.

@evan to be honest I’ve never looked closely to see. Most of the plant is toxic and fruit only edible when fully ripe so I’ve never tried it. I leave it for the wildlife.

@evan and both came from a plant swap with neighbors in town many years ago. I’ll dig some this week to swap over the weekend.

Mayapple with wild ginger growing beneath.
#wildflowers
#Bloomscrolling

Offspring took me for a picnic today.

Using standing desk today. Nature abhors a vacuum.

#caturday

Needed an image of a storm surge barrier. Who does this well? The Dutch. Right, searching…

Holy cow!! Always wonderful to correct one’s woeful ignorance. If you don’t know about the Maeslant barrier—this is the wormhole for you. WOW!

https://www.netherlandswaterpartnership.com/news/maeslant-storm-surge-barrier-largest-moveable-object-world-was-closed-last-night-first-time#:~:text=Maeslant%20Barrier&text=It%20is%20a%20vital%20part,and%20the%20Port%20of%20Rotterdam.

Got script for Paxlovid and provider warned about possible high cost. Mine was covered, but later saw a post on here about someone in the US with a + Covid test, who got a Paxlovid script, but insurance wouldn’t cover and pharmacy charged >$1K. A commenter linked to a WashPo article about a poorly known gov. program covering Paxlovid.
Was able to send gift link to provider who saw me. They had no idea! Hoping this will help someone who needs it.

https://wapo.st/492cEoV

#covid #paxlovid

@shojiwax filing the bird feeders and being visited by bluebirds. They bring far more joy than the seeds cost.

#FrugalAbundance

@BethanyBlack Happy Birthday Bethany!

@Adam_Cadmon1 had a convo with an acquaintance who has worked with and for religious orgs supporting the unhoused for a decade. He said he believes the root cause of homelessness is the decline in marriage and children in single parent households. I said, don’t you think poverty is the root cause? High housing costs and wages that haven’t kept pace? Inequity? You know, like data from the past few years clearly shows?

Nope. It’s decline of marriage.

Ugh.

I am sick. Assumed spouse fed cat in morning. It’s dinner time. Offspring just sent this and no opened food in fridge. Someone is not amused at dereliction of duty.

@ryanhoulihan This is why I don’t get invited to parties.

“This is not a development I have foreseen”-Fisher the cat.
#CatsofMastodon

Garden panther.

#cats #Fish