WTF-Beta

Yay.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/us/politics/calif-ai-worm-wechat-hack.html

Malodorous

@Steve-Miller said:

Trip log shows 3206 miles at an average of 8.5 mpg.

Wow!!

Thanks again for sharing the trip with us! I look forward to any more photos, and thoughts, you might have!

Mister

Happy Birthdays @adagiom @kluurs and @daniel

@Mik said:

I attribute it to my misspent youth. It’s seen it all.

I obviously am a glutton for punishment, because I just got a covid vax and a flu shot this morning. My right arm is still a little sore from the Shingrix, so I got them both in the left.

I was chatting with the nurse while there and she said that if I had a hard time with my first Shingrix shot, the next one will be horrible.

Oh, btw this was at a CVS minute clinic and she said in the last week the number of college students coming in and testing positive for flu and covid has exploded. Also mono.

Yay.

@admin thanks for keeping everything running, Ax!!!

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@dolmansaxlil that sounds horrible and terrifying!!

@Bernard I didn’t even recognize the title to know it was a Hitchcock film!!

Wilt

@Bernard said:

North by Northwest (I doubt there's anyone who has never seen it).

I have not seen it.

Great pics, @steve-miller !! The building collector is interesting!

I’m guessing you’re not going into Mpls/St. Paul?

I love the Twin Cities. I lived there for about 6 years (first in Mpls and then in St Paul), and I got my BA from the U of Mn. It’s changed a lot since I lived there, for example I guess there’s a monorail now.

@RealPlayer said:

Shingrix?

Yes, that’s the one I had. You might ask you PCP again, if that discussion was a while ago, I think the scientific support for getting the shingrix has really increased. (As @wtg mentioned)

I am hopefully done with these side effects, but it was definitely a much rougher two days than I expected. The nurse said the second one is worse (this was my first shot) so I might shift around my appointment for shot number two…

BTW for anyone getting the shot, do plan to take Tylenol, that definitely helped me. I went to bed at 9:30pm last night, that helped too.

Also plan to clear your calendar.

@AdagioM said:

But I’m sorry it’s hitting you that way. Whine away!

thank you!!!

I survived my two classes, whew!

I can actually tell it's starting to work its way out, I should be fine by tomorrow, or maybe even by bedtime. Probably teaching actually helped, as awful as it was earlier today!

Now home and see if I have any energy after dinner to play the piano.... I have a multi-week streak going here!

Thanks everyone! At least I'm not the only one!

@wtg yep, the benefits beyond avoiding shingles are definitely part of the draw. But also, one of my brothers had shingles, very, very nasty and something I want to avoid!

@Jodi said:

The second one made me feel even worse (plan accordingly).

Yeah, I scheduled it for after fall classes end!

I just went to the cafe near my office and got myself a treat (coffee and a cookie!) I'll survive!

Whining helps though!

I got it yesterday midday. By 9pm, I felt feverish and like I had been run over by truck. I took some tylenol and went to bed.

This morning I still feel feverish and still feel like I've been run over by a truck. The only difference is now my arm really hurts. I just took some more tylenol.

I have to teach in about 2.5 hours.... Someone please save me.

/whine

@Daniel said:

That's because you're British.

I don't think that's why. I never saw her husband mentioned either, maybe once around the time that he passed away, and then again now as her passing has led to many articles about her.

They were very private, so it's not surprising that @andyd and others (me) never saw Dolly's husband mentioned.