MontanaMama
MontanaMama's JournalI got the J&J vaccine today!
Im so excited. I wasnt supposed to get mine until phase 2. However, my sister in law is a pharmacist and she called and said they had a no-show for the J&J vaccine...and if I could get to her within 20 minutes, I could have it. I know people are sick of hearing about vaccines...but Ive got no one else to share it with and Im just thrilled.
I went ice fishing today with my kiddo.
My son is 15 and has always loved fishing but this winter, ice fishing seems to have really grabbed his interest. Weve been collecting equipment...a hut, a battery operated ice auger, some new rods and a sled to haul it all. We didnt catch anything today but we learned how to use all the stuff. It was fun! Im grateful for the hut because the wind just howled today. Oh...and I saw my first ever wild river otter. WOW! I am so tired tonight...but what a good day.
Happy Fluffy Butt Friday!
My girls found a patch of ground with no snow and we enjoyed a few minutes together talking about it.
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In between winter storms...a beautiful sunset.
I live in a narrow canyon outside my town...the sun comes up late and goes down early so we almost never get sunsets. The trade off is a lovely wildlife corridor with a roaring creek that tumbles out of a designated wilderness. However, tonight we got a treat before the snow flies again:
Time to weigh the penguins!
Traitor45 granted Secret Service protection to his adult children,
Steve Mnuchin, Mark Meadows and Robert OBrien for 6 months. I know that he and Melanie get protection for life and Ive heard that President Biden could deny that extra SS coverage for those superfluous people...I dont know if its true or not. I guess the grift continues. Anybody hear if this will be allowed to stand?
ETA: https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-granted-secret-service-protection-to-family-top-officials-wapo-2021-1
A giant in the infectious disease medical community has passed away. He was also my neighbor.
Dr. George Risi wasnt a household name but his contributions to infectious disease research were immense...particularly HIV, H1N1 and Ebola. I was acquainted with George through his work at Infectious Disease Specialists, a clinical research practice specializing in testing vaccines for industry and government. Back in the day when my husband and I were poor as church mice, we participated in vaccine trials for H1N1, H5N1 and bubonic plague...we got paid for doing so. It was exciting at the time and helped pay the bills. Dr. Risi was also our neighbor. He walked past our house often and always waved and said hello when I was out front working in my garden. I noticed how thin he had become of late and worried he might be ill. He was, in fact, suffering from an aggressive form of pancreatic cancer. He died December 12th.
From his obituary:
https://missoulian.com/news/local/obituaries/george-franklin-risi-jr-md/article_3d517381-f512-50e1-af49-9349d71da565.html
The Obamas Are Producing a Comedy Series About
tRump being a giant F**kup.
Yes, in news that will assuredly send Trump into an unhinged tailspin once he notices it, Barack and Michelle are reportedly producing a comedy series for Netflix based on the chaotic transition of power when Donald Trump became president in 2016. The show, titled The G Word With Adam Conover, is a collaboration between the comedian and the former first couples Higher Ground Productions, based on Michael Lewiss book The Fifth Risk, which was born out of a September 2017 Vanity Fair article. The book covers the historic chaos and mismanagement that occurred in the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, and Energy during the handoff between the administrations. While Obama team members had prepared briefing books for their successors, among the Trump people who showed up to fill the posts, of which there were very few, basically no one was qualified. (You may recall that Trumps first energy secretary, Rick Perry, thought his job entailed overseeing the oil and gas sector, when it actually involved active nuclear warheads.)
More at the link: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/12/obamas-trump-comedy-series
Tom Petty...Runaway Trains
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