Notices by Robin (firefly@m.ai6yr.org)

Got this notice from BC/BS of NC yesterday. Our insurance (without Republicans approving the subsidy) is about to go from $266/month to $2984/month. More than our rent. Letters like this are going out around the country. Make noise everybody.

#NC #Healthcare #ACA

@BakerRL75 @czarbucks @AE4WX @amyedge @ai6yr @Jennifer @lckrohjr Catch some good snoozing. ✌🏽

We are home 🥳. Safe and apparently unscathed. Our critters were SO good, and added joy to the reunion.

I know you need to see my nephew’s new puppy, Rocket. Imagine yourself snuggling with this little butterbean. 🥰

#CorgiCrew #dogsofmastodon

Dr. Annie Andrews. She’s the bomb. Go Get Him Dr A!

#SCPol

https://youtu.be/J8wMNLaSNW4?feature=shared

First visit to the NC Arboretum this weekend. It was delightful. Especially the bonsai collection.
#NCArboretum #WNC

This fellow wishes you a good morning.

#asstodon

@steter @DeniseGutzmer hey, hey now. There are a lot of non-Nazis in these states too. And many people that are socioecomically challenged and CANNOT afford to move. I hate when we lump everyone into one bucket.

Wildfire in Tryon, #NC 3:30 EST

#wnc #wildfire

Current evacuation notices for Tryon, North Carolina. This area of 176 was heavily impacted by Hurricane Helene. 176 W. is still closed through to Saluda due to road wash out #NC #wnc #wildfire

When the siren calls, one must call back. Sound up!

#CorgiCrew #dogsofmastodon

I used to be ‘RunsWithPie’ on Twitter. Still running. Still pieing. But now tooting instead of tweeting.

@BakerRL75 @ai6yr They are insane.

Interesting research on coffee, mental acuity and atrial fibrillation.
https://newsroom.heart.org/news/drinking-coffee-may-help-prevent-mental-decline-in-people-with-atrial-fibrillation

“Ack, Ack, Ack”

#caturday

One of my favorite holiday songs has alway been “Carol of the Bells.” It has such a different tone than all the others.

It was only today that I learned that a Ukrainian composer wrote the music in 1916, and that the original lyrics had nothing to do with Christmas. The song was titled “Shchedryk” which means ‘bountiful evening’ in Ukrainian. It tells the story of a swallow flying into a family’s home to tell of the bountiful new year to come.

The Ukrainian version is so beautiful. YouTube version attached if you care to listen.

https://youtu.be/0UmvUy1LziE?feature=shared

#Music #Ukraine #NewYear