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Please be careful.

The U.S. has reported a record single-day number of daily Covid cases, with more than 1 million new infections.


A total of 1,082,549 new coronavirus cases were reported Monday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, as the highly infectious omicron variant continues to spread throughout the country and beyond.


The U.S. also has the highest seven-day average of daily new cases in any country tracked by Johns Hopkins.

Christmas haul 2021

Sark doll
WWII superhero cartoon DVD

Nice card from bro
letter from DC and JCGift card for Chesapeake’s Bounty (local farm grocery)
Moose munch
Partners boardgame
KawfeeChoc covered Oreos
Choc covered pretzels
Bourbon pecansBurger time tiny arcade!
Kolchak vs zuni sticker
Animal crossing hello kitty amiibo cards
Spinch switch game
Mega construx motu roton vs battle cat
Mystic market boardgame
Big brain academy switch
Pourable silicone rubber for molds
New battery 2pack

Homemade Stuffed mothman
Bigfoot under glass
Hand Knitted Afghan, and pattern!
Lubbers lens disappearing lens!Kolchak tshirt
Amazon gift cart
Special dark candy bar

Nex illumi led light strip


Pikmin 3 switch
Turnip boy commits tax evasion for switch
Mix and pour liquid plastic
Nosferatu 8″ action figure
Bear Water bottle
Power works  wx240L screwdriver

DC and JC are harming people with their beliefs

Devastated to learn a friend that is a teacher of math at a private school and mostly left-leaning has fallen hook line, and sinker for the anti-vax movement lead by RFK Jr. Both he and his wife have always been susceptible to nonsense of that sort, and I fear that he s suffering in no small part from being in an information bubble. I would only be saddened if it were just them, but seeing as he teaches hundreds of high school kids in person.

Vaccine deniers aren’t just a problem by the uneducated or MAGA crowd. They are a part of it, but there are folks like over the political and social spectrum who are problematic as we enter our third year of dealing with this situation, and I want to know what we can do differently to handle those who are actively acting to hurt the rest of our population.

Love and Miss you, Newt and Pye

If Christmas is hard,
If you’ve lost someone dear.
Just look in your heart,
And you’ll know they’re still here.

The star in the sky,
The light falling snow.
The robin outside,
It seems like they know.

If this is a time,
When you’re struggling through.
Just do what you can,
For what matters, is you.

There’s no need to be merry,
There’s no need to be bright.
Just do what you can,
It will all be alright.

Rest in Peace, Paula

Paula M. von Berg
July 24, 1968 – December 3, 2021

Obituary

Paula M. von Berg of Plymouth, passed away unexpectedly at home on December 3, 2021 at the age of fifty-three. She was the beloved daughter of William and Carolynn (Meal) von Berg; loving fiancé of David Boucher; cherished sister of William von Berg, Jr. of Cambridge, David von Berg and his wife Karen of Maryland and Christina von Berg and her fiancé Andrew Guarino of Plymouth; aunt of Darby, Katelyn and Evangeline. She leaves her aunt Valerie Nelligan and her husband Robert.

Paula was born on July 24, 1968 in Quincy. She attended Plymouth schools and was a 1986 graduate of Plymouth-Carver High School. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles and watching westerns. She was an immense fan of Clint Walker and James Arness who starred as cowboys in in her favorite movies such as Gunsmoke and Wagon Train. Paula had a soft spot for all animals but she especially loved rabbits and her beloved dogs; “Bandit” and “Chewie”. She always looked forward to the Christmas season when she could drive around and look at all light displays. Paula had a good heart and will be dearly missed by all who loved her.

A period of visitation will be held on Saturday, December 11, 2021, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Cartmell Life Celebration Funeral Home, 150 Court Street, Plymouth. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations be made to the Town of Plymouth Animal Shelter, 2199 State Road, Plymouth, MA 02360. For more information or to sign the online guestbook please visit www.cartmelldavis.com.

My cousin Paula passed away last night.

She was about six months my senior, and I haven’t spoken with her in ages. Apparently she had numerous medical issues that caused her pain, both physical and mental.

We were great friends when I was a kid, I loved her and David to pieces, but when we moved away, we lost touch. Cousin David is fairly close to where I live now, we need to get together when it is safe to do so.

Rest in peace, Paula. I will always remember you fondly.

20 years ago today

I first heard the terrible secret of space and was working at a really ridiculous direct mail company in South Florida.

I had just finished reading Dahlgren (do not reccomend) , and was in the middle of the 4th Harry Potter book (the latest in print that far) and was editing and helping to write a game rules book that has since had 2 editions and is now out of print. (As far as I know)

So many broken images and links from that time. Thank goodness for archive.org.

Also reminded of the old lj coloring book project, and that florida mayor that banned satan. ( https://web.archive.org/web/20011203010435/http://www.sptimes.com/News/112901/Citrus/Mayor_banishes_Satan_.shtml )

http://www.svonberg.org/2001/11/30/

Useful websites

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  • radio.garden : Listen to radio around the world
  • libgen – download almost any textbook as e-copy
  • Pikapikadeals : Discover shopping deals & discounts across Amazon,Target & Bestbuy
  • sci-hub – gives free access to download almost any paper.
  • Terms of Service, Didn’t Read summarizes terms of service and rates them for privacy.
  • futureme.org, you can use it to “send emails to the future you”. been using it for almost 3 years. It helps put into perspective how much has changed over the course of a year.
  • photopea Online image editor with Photoshop feature.
  • 12ft It bypasses all paywalls and removes all ads from any webpage I have found.
    Show me a 10ft paywall, I’ll show you a 12ft ladder. No install, just copy and paste your link
  • oldgamesdownload : This website has every single pc game from the 70’s,80’s,90’s till the early 2000’s.
  • flightradar24 : Wondering where that plane, jet, or helicopter is going? Check them out (NOTE :Dont buy anything on that site just use it for further info only)
  • unsplash : Tons of free-to-use images of damn near everything.

Use the library for everything you can: textbooks, movies, games, music

I hope all these would also help

  • r/frugal
  • r/discountedproducts
  • r/freebies
  • r/efreebies
  • r/povertyfinance
  • Budgetbytes.com