My husband had to get the jab for his job. I insisted on J&J option because initially it was one and more importantly not mRNA. We had to go to the airport. Then 'the booster' was needed and this time around it was VERY hard to find, but managed to find it at a Rite Aid.
Midwestern Doctor wrote a lot about how J&J was the one they basically threw under the bus to 'prove' commitment to 'safety' - a load of BS all around. Thankfully hubby was okay.
Something like 80% of the electorate supports Voter ID - including 70% of Democrats and is consistent across all socioeconomic groups. It is a no-brainer winner of a topic, yet these morons gaslight constantly. The only reason you are doing that, is because you benefit from it. Don't hand me that you are performing some noble act on behalf of the disenfranchised.
Amen.
I am going through a bit of a rough time right now. Job situation is bad - very toxic. Scary, hurtful - gaslighting where I second guess myself. I walked into the church the other day - it is quiet and peaceful in the afternoon. Just sat there and cried. At one point I looked up at the cross and in my head I heard "you only need me.". (Jonathan Roumie's Chosen voice). It calmed me down.
It is still hard - it is hard not to worry about these earthly things, even though I know on level I shouldn't give it so much power. Ultimately, it is God's plan, and I just pray that I am able to recognize what he wants my part to be in it and that I am strong enough to fulfill it.
My SIL was born overseas, and her family immigrated here when she was three. She works for a local charter high school. She is basically the business manager. The teachers did this there but they bitched that they wanted to be paid. They were all in a meeting about it trying to bully her boss (who is a massive chicken IMHO - willing to bow at the drop of a hat because he gears being tagged with the -isms). She stood up in the meeting and loudly told them,'I am the only immigrant in this room.' She went on to describe how her parents came over. They waited and followed the legal process. how her dad started a corner grocery store - the kind thar are open on holidays for the milk, etc. - and ergo spent holidays away from his family. How her parents helped not only her and her siblings but their own extended family. No one at the school was denying their right to their opinion, but don't expect to be paid when you aren't doing your job.
The room got very quiet. She shamed the hell out of them - and they deserved it.
I saw something last night on YT - 30 things that will happen once William becomes king. It was a quirky list of things that happens at any succession; he will own all the swans that are not claimed as well as any whales/dolphins within 3 miles of shore. There are 'regular things' - he becomes admiral of the navy/field marshall, his title changes, etc. But one thing mentioned is that once crowned sovereign, the sovereign can not be charged with crimes - technically, the crimes are against the crown, so how does the crown charge itself?
He won't be able to set foot into the House of Commons. The last king to do so was Charles I, and he was executed, so they avoid that little issue. So Charles the first set a precedent for Charles III. How that all holds up remains to be seen, but it was an interesting little tidbit that was tidily sandwiched in between a lot of other things.
May I make a suggestion fren? Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday - sign up for Hallow's Pray40. I did it last year when I was going through a rough patch, and one of the themes revolved around the book The Bells of Nagasaki. Faith in a situation of horror. It really helped to ground me in the AM before I started the day. (Plus, I like to take the time in Lent to try and establish positive habits!)
https://hallow.app.link/Eu01tbRYH0b
Take care fren...
I don't disagree but wanted to also point out that the numbers of those "tuned into" BB halftime probably included people like my dad who just left the TV on and then wandered into the other room to talk to my mom and me.
Oh I am so sorry fren. Many prayers with you and may you have peace. 🙏