One of my pet theories is that most professions require extremely specialized knowledge – heart surgeon, carpenter, PhD researcher, appliance repair person.
Librarian is one of a very few (teacher? politician?) professions where being an extreme generalist is to your benefit – knowing a little bit about a lot of different areas of knowledge.
(And I agree with the author of the linked blog post – #14 was the best as a kid – “Leisure Time Activities” including games, recipes, myths, magic and more! On the other hand, I couldn’t even open #3 – I think – as a kid because it had pictures of snakes!)
O’Toole has booted Senator Denise Batters from caucus. Of course, this is unlikely to shut her up. This may only embolden her. It’s also sending a statement as to what kind of dissent he will and will not tolerate, and it’s funny how he’ll tolerate anti-vaxxers but not her. pic.twitter.com/5ptC8NJ3tI
My Grandpa Peet drove a tank in Holland during the war (Grandpa Hammond couldn’t enlist due to health reasons so he supported the war effort by continuing to farm back in Canada.)
This tragic series of posts by an anti-vax single mother as she catches Covid, is hospitalized, sees her condition worsen, begs for people to donate money and take care of her family if she passes then eventually dies could be an effective public service announcement *in favour of* vaccination.
This is one of the top Reddit comments:
Nurse here. This is definitely one of the best, most potent stories I’ve seen from this sub so far, and seeing it documented from her perspective as a patient shows just how fucking little reality gives a shit about your opinions when it comes to medical science.
I see the cold, relentless nature of reality in the oncology unit every shift. It’s the passage of time , the real-time progression of a disease state that is lost on the public. Until you experience this yourself, you’ll never feel that fear or see doom in a person’s eyes. Documenting in the fashion does help convey this phenomenon.
I feel for those innocent kids. It’s sickening the pain Anti-Vaxxers are inflicting on their families.
Just horribly devastating that vaccination has become so politicized and has so much misinformation around it that people are dying rather than doing the safe, effective thing and getting vaccinated to maximize their chances of survival during a worldwide pandemic. 🙁
