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Tragedy plus time equals comedy -Steve Allen?

Going to “work”. I was recently laid off because my company is shutting down. I enjoyed the work we did, it was rewarding and provided a quality service. After being out of work for almost a month, I never want to have a “job” again.

I was able to have an extended visit with my parents who live in another state and aren’t getting any younger , I’ve been able to travel to be with my partner while her mom is dealing with health issues in another state, I dog sat for a friend and got to hang out in her back yard while reading and watching the pups play in the sun all day, I’ve been dabbling in things like drawing and taking improv classes.

I have been regularly employed since before I was 18 and never had more than one week off here or there, except for a few weeks when I moved ten years ago.

I am currently searching for a new job because I live in the US and for some reason we decided tie healthcare to employment but I dread what I end up getting myself into because I was just beginning to find myself again.

Leeches also still play a role in medical treatments, from Wikipedia:

Medicinal leech therapy (also referred to as Hirudotherapy or Hirudin therapy) made an international comeback in the 1970s in microsurgery,[16][17][18] used to stimulate circulation in tissues threatened by postoperative venous congestion,[16][19] particularly in finger reattachment and reconstructive surgery of the ear, nose, lip, and eyelid.[17][20] Other clinical applications of medicinal leech therapy include varicose veins, muscle cramps, thrombophlebitis, and osteoarthritis, among many varied conditions.[21] The therapeutic effect is not from the small amount of blood taken in the meal, but from the continued and steady bleeding from the wound left after the leech has detached, as well as the anesthetizing, anti-inflammatory, and vasodilating properties of the secreted leech saliva.[5] The most common complication from leech treatment is prolonged bleeding, which can easily be treated, but more serious allergic reactions and bacterial infections may also occur.[5] Leech therapy was classified by the US Food and Drug Administration as a medical device in 2004.[22]

Because of the minuscule amounts of hirudinpresent in leeches, it is impractical to harvest the substance for widespread medical use. Hirudin (and related substances) are synthesized using recombinant techniques. Devices called "mechanical leeches" that dispense heparin and perform the same function as medicinal leeches have been developed, but they are not yet commercially available.[23][24][25][26]

This is anecdotal to just my dog but she seems to really like it. Once I start petting her, it’s only a matter of time before she rolls into her back. If she’s next to me in bed and I stop petting her belly, she does a little squirm/wiggle until I start again, it’s very cute until I mistakenly start petting her too early I the morning and then I’m not allowed to go back to sleep.

As a Pens fans, I used to hate Ovi but the respect has really grown, I’ll be sad to see him go.

Also, I believe the guy who finished first was disqualified for riding in a car for part of the race. I could be misremembering though.

I think this is the same dog

That’s fine, antisemitism is wrong, as long as he isn’t going to start supporting Nehtanyahu or Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestine.

Only mystery that came close was “Who is Eric Cartman’s father?” a few years later.

Peanut butter or something else might work as a binder but I don’t know of anything outside of natural sugars that works well. Maybe some wheat germ and egg? Kinda like egg and breadcrumbs in a meatloaf. Let us know if find something that works.

So far, honey is the best binder that I’ve found, but it has its limits. Most of the common sugar binders don’t hold well when using a lot of seeds or quinoa. Most store bought granola uses brown rice syrup. I haven’t tried that yet, it’s not common on store shelves but you can easily get it online.

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