Jen Tee

If you’re a gen X or millennial who hasn’t gotten their 2nd MMR dose (or you aren’t sure) make arrangements to do so

Seriously. You can’t tell who is immunocompromised just by looking (or who has loved ones at home who are)

Remember early Covid contact tracing? We’re all so connected.

One of the speakers was a young recipient of a heart transplant.

Good reminder:

Get your vaccines to protect those who can’t

Flu shots and new covid vaccines should be available later this month-get them if you can (and plan yourself a little treat for afterwards because you did a good thing)

Spent the afternoon at a the Gift of Life memorial honouring organ donors

If you want to be an organ donor at the end of your life, make sure your family knows your wishes. Even if you’re young and healthy, have the conversation now

If you have a chance to save a life, why wouldn’t you?

I still miss Perks

When we moved here we got on a random bus to explore and that’s where we landed

Listened to a group of children chant 6-7 for like 20 minutes straight while were working in the hall outside my classroom

It’s probably the least annoying of the trends I’ve taught through (definitely don’t miss bottle flipping) but I don’t understand how this one is holding their interest…

This is really cool!

I like knitting shawls, but never think to actually grab one when I’m cold

I literally spend my days trying to persuade people to sing even if they don’t think they’re great at it

But expect myself to be good at everything the first try

Three panel meme modified from “no take, only throw” 1st: illustration of dog holding a frisbee. Text: Pls try a hobby 2nd: human hand reaches out to take frisbee from dog. Text: no practice 3rd panel: dog with frisbee and intense expression. Text: only perfection

Hey look, it’s me

I want to crochet my first something that isn’t a Woobles Kit

Not finding any suggested starting patterns especially inspiring

Kind of want to skip that stage and just dive in over my head with a project I’m
excited for…

Seriously, in Halifax, unless you have cats, you probably have mice

A teacher pal of mine had mice eat her student’s artwork (probably for the glue?)

*I kind of wish we could have hospital cats, but they’re not especially sanitary or hypoallergenic animals

I want to go to the Farmers Market but I have two sleeping cats on me

On a scale of terrible cat mom to unforgivable monster, where would I rank if I disturbed them?

Virtual hugs to you and scritches to Sweet Pea

It sounds like you’ve tried so hard (and have done everything experts recommended)

It applies to all tax areas within HRM

Supplemental funding is still a thing

It’s what pays for the Halifax Regional Arts programming (pottery lab, fine arts specialists, honour choirs, and string program among other things)

Hope you can give yourself a gentle day

My mother’s voice is still on the answering machine at home, so the first few times my dad didn’t answer in time, I would lose hours to grief

A year and a half later I’m mostly prepared for it, but it’s still rough

Probably too late for this year, but would be a great day for a bridge walk. The summer one is usually too hot, but late September would be glorious

Free transit for sure, and some street parties?

Maybe a big bike party?

HAPPY FRINGE

Not if Tim Houston has his way

😒

PSA for Halisky

*In case you aren’t living in the rhythm of university student life

If you need anything at Costco, IKEA, Canadian Tire, or Walmart… just don’t

Not this weekend. Get your groceries on a week day if you can

There’s an influx of new students coming in and they will be shopping

I was thinking about how Fillmore referred to civics-minded citizens as hobbyists, and it seems to me that he views municipal government as a leisure activity and being mayor is just a retirement project.

Tenant turnover means they can raise the rent more than the cap allows

Because they only made 34 million squeezing extracting wealth from working class people

The article really spells it all out without offering even a whisper of critique of the financialized housing market

Make a full batch and freeze half!

You deserve treats

Don’t trust AI with your health

Never trust the AI results in general, but especially when it directly tied to your well being (or that of a person you are caring for)

Imagine training your immune system to chill out

It’s super early in the process, but man would I love to be part of a human trial for that study

And I will loathe them all with the fury of 1000 suns for the harm they are wreaking across their own country and the world

But sprinkle on some extra loathing for coming between me and a slice of buttered brown bread (yes I make a gluten free version, no it’s not the same)

Celiac is so much more than just not eating bread.

It’s a legacy of family recipes you can approximate but not quite get right

It’s hyper vigilance about even a crumb of cross contamination

It’s half the flavour for twice the price

Its a completely transformed relationship with food

And their targeting of mRNA vaccines in particular makes me worry that the celiac research will stall

mRNA vaccines are a freaking miracle responsible for saving countless lives

And now they might allow me to eat BREAD again, but MAHAs want to stop any research they don’t understand

Researchers at Penn are looking at developing an mRNA vaccine for celiac disease

The MAHA movement might not be the greatest of the evils
of the US admin, but…

legitimizing these antivax anti-science folks will cause unnecessary deaths and suffering (already has with the raw milk nonsense)

I think in some ways, the damage to US exports has been done

People switched to Canadian (or non-US) brands whenever possible, and I think those behaviour changes will stick

We’re gonna stay mad for a long time

NOOOOOOO

Not fair that you can get it again