Oh what in the nine hells...
I think I made the right decision to quit FB over 10 years ago.
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Finally something good this year!
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-existing-civil-rights-law-protects-gay-lesbian-n1231018 
Supreme Court rules existing civil rights law protects LGBTQ workers
The decision said Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which makes it illegal for employers to discriminate because of a person's sex, also covers sexual orientation and transgender status.www.nbcnews.com
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Angry... (Flames... on the side of my face...)
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/06/12/868073068/transgender-health-protections-reversed-by-trump-administration 
Transgender Health Protections Reversed By Trump Administration
Trump has reversed Obama-era protections that prohibit discrimination in health care based on gender identity. Critics warn the rule could harm a vulnerable group — LGBTQ people — during a pandemic.www.npr.org
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"He also said the rule could save hospitals and insurers and others $2.9 billion over five years since they will be relieved of the requirement to print notices of nondiscrimination in several languages"
Yeah. Sure. That's why health care is so expensive. The printing costs. Definitely.
Yeah. Sure. That's why health care is so expensive. The printing costs. Definitely.
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Theocratic POS.
"Religious freedom" does not include forcing other people to suffer for your beliefs.
"Religious freedom" does not include forcing other people to suffer for your beliefs.
More bad environmental news
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/nrdc/trump-illegally-eliminates-protections-first-and-only-monument-atlantic-ocean 
Trump Illegally Eliminates Protections for First and Only Monument in the Atlantic Ocean
Teeming with ancient coral, marine mammals, seabirds, and undiscovered species, the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is no place for commercial fishing.www.nrdc.org
Parents
My parents have made it home after wintering in FL. They delayed their return this year due to the pandemic. They had to push through the last 4 hours or so of the trip because WV's restrictions meant they couldn't stay.
She said hardly anyone in the south was wearing a mask.
She said hardly anyone in the south was wearing a mask.
I suspect that Western PA (like upstate and southern tier NY) benefited from being in a state that had localized large outbreaks elsewhere. Since most control measures were implemented on a state-wide level.
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Things that are helping with isolation
I'm an introvert. Sometimes I slide over to the ambivert side, but mostly not.
So I'm ok with staying at home, but I still need interaction.
I am sooooo glad I started a Discord server. I've got heralds from as far as Drachenwald and Lochac. We could stand to get a few more. We're discussing everything from heraldry (duh), scribal arts, ongoing projects, games, food/drink, peerage/award-related topics, politics, a little bit of textile arts (could use more!), and everything in between. We have zerged commentary and held online classes.
It's been nice. And now I feel like I know more of these folks a bit better. These nerds are my people.
So I'm ok with staying at home, but I still need interaction.
I am sooooo glad I started a Discord server. I've got heralds from as far as Drachenwald and Lochac. We could stand to get a few more. We're discussing everything from heraldry (duh), scribal arts, ongoing projects, games, food/drink, peerage/award-related topics, politics, a little bit of textile arts (could use more!), and everything in between. We have zerged commentary and held online classes.
It's been nice. And now I feel like I know more of these folks a bit better. These nerds are my people.
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Ok, Thank you. (god I miss my office, at least there were people there). @herveus@pluspora.com, I have you among my contacts on discord, I'll reach out to you over on that platform.
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For the Pennsylvanians
https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/gov-wolf-signs-cocktails-to-go-bill/ 
Gov. Wolf Signs Cocktails-to-Go Bill
Governor Tom Wolf today signed House Bill 327, now Act 21 of 2020, allowing the temporary sale of cocktails-to-go from bars, restaurants or hotels with a liquor license. The law takes effect immediately.www.governor.pa.gov
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Wow. Next thing you know, they'll let you buy your wine and cheese in the SAME store! 
However, I find it interesting to note that they do not appear to have included the restriction that NY did. Under NY's alcohol-to-go regulation, it must be sold along with food (although enforcement appears to be nil).
However, I find it interesting to note that they do not appear to have included the restriction that NY did. Under NY's alcohol-to-go regulation, it must be sold along with food (although enforcement appears to be nil).
Oh, we can buy wine, beer, and cider in grocery stores now. They just have to have a separate checkout lane for them.
What a bunch of incompetent fools.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/04/donald-trump-jared-kushners-two-months-of-magical-thinking 
Inside Donald Trump and Jared Kushner’s Two Months of Magical Thinking
Obsessed with impeachment and their enemies and worried about the stock market, the president and his son-in-law scapegoated HHS Secretary Alex Azar, and treated the coronavirus as mostly a political problem as it moved through the country.www.vanityfair.com
Rage.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-slash-funding-bat-human-study-linked-conspiracy-theory-coronavirus 
Trump Slashes Funding For Coronavirus Study Tangled Up In Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Trump administration pulled funding from a study last Friday on bat-human disease...talkingpointsmemo.com
/mourn
It was just announced that Hugh Casey, who had been involved with Philcon for so many years, passed away today following a brain bleed after a recent surgery.
Details are on FB for those who want to see them.
Details are on FB for those who want to see them.
Product recall
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/01/health/zantac-fda-remove-from-market-bn/index.html 
FDA calls for Zantac products to be pulled from market immediately
The US Food and Drug Administration is requesting that manufacturers pull all prescription and over-the-counter ranitidine drugs, known by the brand name Zantac, from the market immediately, the agency announced on Wednesday.www.cnn.com
Cooking in Isolation
This is what we made the other day. Extremely tasty.
We substituted roast turkey because we needed to use it up, and topped with some chopped onion & chili-lime hot sauce because that's what we had on hand.
Quite tasty, and looking forward to trying it again sometime, but using the chicken as directed.
https://seekinggoodeats.com/green-enchiladas-chicken-soup-keto-slow-cooker-mexican-soup/
We substituted roast turkey because we needed to use it up, and topped with some chopped onion & chili-lime hot sauce because that's what we had on hand.
Quite tasty, and looking forward to trying it again sometime, but using the chicken as directed.
https://seekinggoodeats.com/green-enchiladas-chicken-soup-keto-slow-cooker-mexican-soup/
Green Enchiladas Chicken Soup (Keto Slow Cooker Mexican Soup)
Green Enchiladas Chicken Soup (Keto Slow Cooker Mexican Soup), with a creamy broth of green enchiladas sauce, salsa verde, cheeses, and tender shredded chicken, you can't go wrong with this recipe.seekinggoodeats.com
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That sounds delicious, although with my two having dairy sensitivities I think I'd wind up eating most of it.
It's giving me a hankering for green chicken posole, though.
It's giving me a hankering for green chicken posole, though.
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Webcams
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/03/monterey-bay-aquarium-live-stream/ 
Watch the Aquatic Animals at Monterey Bay Aquarium via These Free Live Streams
You may have had to cancel your spring vacation, but you still can (virtually) visit the aquatic animals housed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.www.thisiscolossal.com
Dropkick Murphys
DKM live-streamed a concert from Boston (just with no audience) rather than not have the concert.
Skip ahead a few min past the trailer, etc:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j06g0TE_Ao
Skip ahead a few min past the trailer, etc:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j06g0TE_Ao
For Apple Card holders
https://9to5mac.com/2020/03/14/apple-card-coronavirus-payment/ 
Apple allowing Apple Card customers to skip March payment without interest due to coronavirus - 9to5Mac
In response to the continued coronavirus outbreak, Apple and Goldman Sachs are allowing customers to skip their Apple Card March payment without incurring interest charges.9to5mac.com
For medicinal purposes, I'm sure
https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/liquor-pennsylvania-wolf-stores-open-20200313.html 
Liquor stores will not close amid coronavirus outbreak
But the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has “indefinitely suspended" all product tastings, bottle signings, educational seminars and other events.www.inquirer.com
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Tuesday I think? Regardless, we have secured vodka for making alcoholic ice cream :)
Gonna go stir crazy
I had an ill cashier at Target a few days ago. Whee?
I skipped going to D&D (very small group) yesterday. I had a scratchy throat and that headachy feeling you get like when you start to get a cold. It's probably just my allergies, but just in case...
And it doesn't help that my small bronchial tubes have been hating me ever since I was sick in January with a nasty respiratory virus. Had a less than great peak flow test a week ago, and get to continue with the extra steroid inhaler.
I skipped going to D&D (very small group) yesterday. I had a scratchy throat and that headachy feeling you get like when you start to get a cold. It's probably just my allergies, but just in case...
And it doesn't help that my small bronchial tubes have been hating me ever since I was sick in January with a nasty respiratory virus. Had a less than great peak flow test a week ago, and get to continue with the extra steroid inhaler.
I don't like asthma affecting my life, but asthmatics are a high risk group. Sigh.
Also, teen has a sore throat too.
Also, teen has a sore throat too.
This is fine.
No disrespect to Kusher's brother's FIL, but WTF???
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/13/jared-kushner-combat-coronavirus-facebook-127941
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/13/jared-kushner-combat-coronavirus-facebook-127941
Inside Jared Kushner’s coronavirus research: a wide net on a giant Facebook group
The president’s son-in-law and senior adviser takes a leading role in a variety of Trump challenges, this time responding to the escalating coronavirus outbreak.www.politico.com
Today's playlist
For some reason, I decided I needed to hear this today. (Trigger warning: sexual assault) I hadn't watched the video before today. It has some really nice moments.
https://youtu.be/Tl_Qfj8780M
https://youtu.be/Tl_Qfj8780M
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Dependents...
So it appears that I'm finally taking a student/protégée: Lady Joscelin le esqurel got thrown under a bus by her wife, and is now my nerdling.
Me: Hey, Alana (wife), who is your Peer again?
Alana (wife): Mael Eoin.
Me: THAT's right.
Joscelin: *mutters* Because you didn't grab them fast enough!
Me: Hey, I was free-range. I have no idea how these things work, what the protocol is....
Alana: Hey, you should take Joscelin. She needs a Peer.
Me and Joscelin: Ok!
A day later, an illuminated letter was in my in-box with a formal request. It made me weepy. I just fired off a reply in Middle English. I got back a "Squeee!"
Discussions need to happen so that we can formalize expectations, when to make it "official", and the like, but looks like all will be well.
Me: Hey, Alana (wife), who is your Peer again?
Alana (wife): Mael Eoin.
Me: THAT's right.
Joscelin: *mutters* Because you didn't grab them fast enough!
Me: Hey, I was free-range. I have no idea how these things work, what the protocol is....
Alana: Hey, you should take Joscelin. She needs a Peer.
Me and Joscelin: Ok!
A day later, an illuminated letter was in my in-box with a formal request. It made me weepy. I just fired off a reply in Middle English. I got back a "Squeee!"
Discussions need to happen so that we can formalize expectations, when to make it "official", and the like, but looks like all will be well.
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Paleography
This might be useful to folks.
https://chaucer.fas.harvard.edu/how-read-medieval-handwriting-paleography
https://chaucer.fas.harvard.edu/how-read-medieval-handwriting-paleography
How to Read Medieval Handwriting (Paleography)
Letter Forms | Abbreviations | Punctuationchaucer.fas.harvard.edu
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Quite a day
Kitsune, my Office Cat and nap buddy, joined her brother Gilgamesh over the rainbow bridge today.
Also, IEP meeting for the teen.
Also, a contractor on whom we rely to get shit down with a document management system is leaving the contract next week.
So it was a lovely day.
Also, IEP meeting for the teen.
Also, a contractor on whom we rely to get shit down with a document management system is leaving the contract next week.
So it was a lovely day.
Laurel elevation
As we weren't initially sure of the elevation date for Elizabet Marshal, it's going to be at Mudthaw. :)
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More bad news for medieval architecture
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-50380681 
Medieval wall collapses on house and garden
About 600 tonnes of stonework and other material toppled in the wall collapse at Lewes Castle.www.bbc.com
Onomastics in action - Saturday edition
Boo dictus Pollen, 1326
skipper Boo, 1478
Source: SMP, s.n. Bo
skipper Boo, 1478
Source: SMP, s.n. Bo
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Bang & Olufsen was founded by a couple of Danes. Those would be bynames. Nice to see it pushed back.
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Oh, the D&D households we could have...
I just found the phrase "the Petition of the Governor and Company of the Adventurers of the City of Westminster..." dated 1646.
Source: Journals of the House of Lords, Volume 8 (https://books.google.com/books?id=ZiZDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA434)
Source: Journals of the House of Lords, Volume 8 (https://books.google.com/books?id=ZiZDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA434)
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One certainly could. But at least no one has tried to register one of these.
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Lovely tale
This lovely story/eulogy comes from Twitter (no login needed). You'll need to open it to see the full thread.
https://twitter.com/AntnHz/status/1165011404086284289?s=20
https://twitter.com/AntnHz/status/1165011404086284289?s=20
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Notre-Dame news
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/16/world/europe/notre-dame.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share 
Notre-Dame came far closer to collapsing than people knew. This is how it was saved.
A baffling alert. A race to the wrong building. Notre-Dame still stands only because firefighters decided to risk everything, a New York Times reconstruction has found.www.nytimes.com
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Heh
Just received a few pairs of white linen drawstring pants for $23-ish each that fit me perfectly. (The Amazon Essentials brand, of all things.)
Now I want to run out to get some dyes to make them not white. Because Pennsic mud.
Now I want to run out to get some dyes to make them not white. Because Pennsic mud.
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And a pair of black ones arrived too. They were out of most colors. I only ran into them because BJs was carrying a brand of linen-cotton striped pants, but were out of my size, and I was looking for them elsewhere.
For Hamilton fans on the East Coast
https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bs-md-hamilton-hippodrome-sales-20190611-story.html 
Hundreds of tickets remain for 'Hamilton' in Baltimore two weeks before shows begin
The majority of the musical's 32 Baltimore shows have 200 or more seats available.www.baltimoresun.com
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And I too am happy for dumping them in the 'Oughts. The evil I saw then has done nothing but grow.
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