>^..^< H1N1

Well, I finally got around to having my H1N1 flu shot monday. It was
free with Medicare. I had the seasonal flu shot several weeks ago. And
how are the rest of you doing as far as your flu shots go, for those
who choose to take them?

Still have to get around the the Shingles vacceine.

BTW, all three cats are up to date on their recommended vacceinations.

Harry Mary Andruschak wrote:
> Well, I finally got around to having my H1N1 flu shot monday. It was
> free with Medicare. I had the seasonal flu shot several weeks ago. And
> how are the rest of you doing as far as your flu shots go, for those
> who choose to take them?
>
> Still have to get around the the Shingles vacceine.
>
> BTW, all three cats are up to date on their recommended vacceinations.



I got my H1N1 a couple weeks ago, and i was
surprised not to feel any after-effect at all. Usually, with
the regular flu shot, i feel just a little flu-like later. It
made me wonder if i got a placebo and not the real thing!

Yes, i need that shingles vaccine too.

--
pax,
ruth

Save trees AND money! Buy used books!
http://stores.ebay.com/Noir-and-More-Books-and-Trains

"Harry Mary Andruschak" <adoptsoldcats@aol.com> wrote in message
news:df942d62-0a27-477e-9363-de35b0605759@e25g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
> Well, I finally got around to having my H1N1 flu shot monday. It was
> free with Medicare. I had the seasonal flu shot several weeks ago. And
> how are the rest of you doing as far as your flu shots go, for those
> who choose to take them?

Got my reg. flu shot early - in Sept., IIRC. Then the H1N1 early this
month. Neither free, but the H1N1 less expensive than the reg. flu shot -
apparently being charged only the cost of the vaccine, not for the
administration of it.

> Still have to get around the the Shingles vacceine.

Yeah, me, too.

>
> BTW, all three cats are up to date on their recommended vacceinations.

Mine, too. :-)

Cathy

"nickelshrink" <nickelshrink@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Harry Mary Andruschak wrote:
>> Well, I finally got around to having my H1N1 flu shot monday. It was
>> free with Medicare. I had the seasonal flu shot several weeks ago. And
>> how are the rest of you doing as far as your flu shots go, for those
>> who choose to take them?
>>
>> Still have to get around the the Shingles vacceine.
>>
>> BTW, all three cats are up to date on their recommended vacceinations.
>
>
>
> I got my H1N1 a couple weeks ago, and i was
> surprised not to feel any after-effect at all. Usually, with
> the regular flu shot, i feel just a little flu-like later. It
> made me wonder if i got a placebo and not the real thing!

I sometimes get a sore arm, but that's it. I've never understood how people
can get a weak flu-like reaction, since the vaccine's a killed virus.

Cathy


>
> Yes, i need that shingles vaccine too.
>
> --
> pax,
> ruth
>
> Save trees AND money! Buy used books!
> http://stores.ebay.com/Noir-and-More-Books-and-Trains

Cathy wrote:
> "nickelshrink" <nickelshrink@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:7sc6i4Fm7oU1@mid.individual.net...

>> I got my H1N1 a couple weeks ago, and i was
>> surprised not to feel any after-effect at all. Usually, with
>> the regular flu shot, i feel just a little flu-like later. It
>> made me wonder if i got a placebo and not the real thing!

About the time the H1N1 serum arrived in sufficient quantities to
give it to people in my age bracket, I came down with a cold.
Now that I'm over it, I'll either get vaccinated at a free clinic
on Friday, or pay $10 at a local pharmacy next Tuesday.

> I sometimes get a sore arm, but that's it. I've never understood how people
> can get a weak flu-like reaction, since the vaccine's a killed virus.

Part of the ill feeling you get with infection is due to the
response of your immune system. So even though the virus is
killed, your immune system's response to the "intruder" can still
make your feel mildly sick. I wonder, too, when I don't get any
reaction to a vaccination... I didn't even get a sore arm with
this years regular flu shot.

FurPaw
--
We are entitled to our own opinions. We're not entitled to our
own facts.
- Sen. Al Franken (D) to Sen. John Thune (R)

To reply, unleash the dog.

On Jan 27, 7:16*pm, Harry Mary Andruschak <adoptsoldc...@aol.com>
wrote:

> Well, I finally got around to having my H1N1 flu shot monday. It was
> free with Medicare. I had the seasonal flu shot several weeks ago. And
> how are the rest of you doing as far as your flu shots go, for those
> who choose to take them?



Got the regular flu shot months ago - free for husband (with medicare)
but had to pay $10 myself. No side effects other than a slightly sore
arm at injection site.

By the time the H1N1 became available, husband had a slight cold and
we both decided to just pass on taking it later.

"FurPaw" <furrealpawdog@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:hjr8cf$tj2$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> Cathy wrote:
>> "nickelshrink" <nickelshrink@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:7sc6i4Fm7oU1@mid.individual.net...
>
>>> I got my H1N1 a couple weeks ago, and i was
>>> surprised not to feel any after-effect at all. Usually, with
>>> the regular flu shot, i feel just a little flu-like later. It
>>> made me wonder if i got a placebo and not the real thing!
>
> About the time the H1N1 serum arrived in sufficient quantities to give it
> to people in my age bracket, I came down with a cold. Now that I'm over
> it, I'll either get vaccinated at a free clinic on Friday, or pay $10 at a
> local pharmacy next Tuesday.
>
>> I sometimes get a sore arm, but that's it. I've never understood how
>> people can get a weak flu-like reaction, since the vaccine's a killed
>> virus.
>
> Part of the ill feeling you get with infection is due to the response of
> your immune system. So even though the virus is killed, your immune
> system's response to the "intruder" can still make your feel mildly sick.
> I wonder, too, when I don't get any reaction to a vaccination... I didn't
> even get a sore arm with this years regular flu shot.
>
> FurPaw

Thanks, re: the info. Most years I don't even get a sore arm. Am sort of
surprised the times I do. Which then surprises me that I'm surprised, since
it seems like a sore arm would be more of the norm. ;-)

Cathy


> --
> We are entitled to our own opinions. We're not entitled to our own facts.
> - Sen. Al Franken (D) to Sen. John Thune (R)
>
> To reply, unleash the dog.

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Harry Mary Andruschak wrote:
> Well, I finally got around to having my H1N1 flu shot monday. It was
> free with Medicare. I had the seasonal flu shot several weeks ago. And
> how are the rest of you doing as far as your flu shots go, for those
> who choose to take them?

I never got the flu, maybe had it twice in my life til I started getting
annual flu vaccines and got it every year. Haven't had the vaccine or
flu in a few years now. Doesn't work out for me. As for H1N1, I don't
think much of all the hysteria, or the rush to make a lot of dough
creating it.

Susan

x-no-archive: yes

Cathy wrote:
> "nickelshrink" <nickelshrink@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> I sometimes get a sore arm, but that's it. I've never understood how people
> can get a weak flu-like reaction, since the vaccine's a killed virus.
>

Flu like symptoms are caused by the immune reaction, not by infection.

If you didn't have an immune response, there'd be no point to
vaccination. :-) Some folks just react more strongly.

Susan

Harry Mary Andruschak <adoptsoldcats@aol.com> wrote:

> Well, I finally got around to having my H1N1 flu shot monday. It was
> free with Medicare. I had the seasonal flu shot several weeks ago. And
> how are the rest of you doing as far as your flu shots go, for those
> who choose to take them?

I never get regular flu shots because I don't get the flu, but was going
to get the H1N1 vaccine. I never got around to it, in part because I had
one bad shoulder/arm and just wasn't in the mood for punishing another
arm. Then they ended the vaccination program as very soon after they
stopped going on about how dangerous the outbreak was.

That was quickly followed by an uproar in Europe including Norway last
month about how we'd all been fooled by Big Pharma. (I thought of you
guys here on asm. :-) ) Investigation still on-going.
<http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/58213,...itics,world-he
alth-organisation-and-big-pharma-face-swine-flu-false-pandemic-investiga
tion>

(Norway managed to quietly return the unused portion of its huge stock
pile of H1N1 vaccine.)

So suddenly I am very happy I didn't feel like fussing with a vaccine.
Haven't been sick, either. In fact, never been healthier. Boy, does it
help when everybody else washes their hands!

> Still have to get around the the Shingles vacceine.

I haven't made up my mind about that one.

> BTW, all three cats are up to date on their recommended vacceinations.

Very good, Harry!

--
Keera in Norway
http://kafox.blogspot.com/

Keera Ann Fox wrote:

> I never get regular flu shots because I don't get the flu, but was going
> to get the H1N1 vaccine. I never got around to it, in part because I had
> one bad shoulder/arm and just wasn't in the mood for punishing another
> arm. Then they ended the vaccination program as very soon after they
> stopped going on about how dangerous the outbreak was.
>
> That was quickly followed by an uproar in Europe including Norway last
> month about how we'd all been fooled by Big Pharma. (I thought of you
> guys here on asm. :-) ) Investigation still on-going.
> <http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/58213,...itics,world-he
> alth-organisation-and-big-pharma-face-swine-flu-false-pandemic-investiga
> tion>


Oy. I should have read the article yesterday - got H1N1 shot
then. Well, it will be "interesting" to see if any complications
develop from it.

That bit about quietly changing the definition of pandemics so
that "silent" contracts would be triggered... I'm speechless at
the heights and depths of the avarice at WHO (not so surprised by
Big Pharm's role).

> (Norway managed to quietly return the unused portion of its huge stock
> pile of H1N1 vaccine.)
>
> So suddenly I am very happy I didn't feel like fussing with a vaccine.
> Haven't been sick, either. In fact, never been healthier. Boy, does it
> help when everybody else washes their hands!

Glad to hear you're healthy! Maybe all the hand-washing is
beneficial. I've had one not-too-bad-just-annoying cold so far
this season, about 1 behind my average.

>> Still have to get around the the Shingles vacceine.
>
> I haven't made up my mind about that one.

I haven't either. I've had a mild case of shingles, and I'm not
sure if it would do any good. Hubster had a severe case, same
question.

FurPaw

--
We are entitled to our own opinions. We're not entitled to our
own facts.
- Sen. Al Franken (D) to Sen. John Thune (R)

To reply, unleash the dog.

"FurPaw" <furrealpawdog@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Glad to hear you're healthy! Maybe all the hand-washing is beneficial.
> I've had one not-too-bad-just-annoying cold so far this season, about 1
> behind my average.

So far, I'm 1 - 2 colds below my avg. I attribute it to not being in close
contact with sneezing, coughing little kids on a daily basis this year. ;-)
I washed my hands a -lot- at school, but it was mighty difficult to avoid
germs when kids sneezed or coughed within a few feet of you & virtually
every surface in the classroom had kids' germs.

Cathy

FurPaw <furrealpawdog@gmail.com> wrote:

> Keera Ann Fox wrote:
>
> > I never get regular flu shots because I don't get the flu, but was going
> > to get the H1N1 vaccine. I never got around to it, in part because I had
> > one bad shoulder/arm and just wasn't in the mood for punishing another
> > arm. Then they ended the vaccination program as very soon after they
> > stopped going on about how dangerous the outbreak was.
> >
> > That was quickly followed by an uproar in Europe including Norway last
> > month about how we'd all been fooled by Big Pharma. (I thought of you
> > guys here on asm. :-) ) Investigation still on-going.
> > <http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/58213,...itics,world-he
> > alth-organisation-and-big-pharma-face-swine-flu-false-pandemic-investiga
> > tion>
>
>
> Oy. I should have read the article yesterday - got H1N1 shot
> then. Well, it will be "interesting" to see if any complications
> develop from it.

I doubt you'll notice anything. Five of my closest co-workers got it and
had no problems.

> That bit about quietly changing the definition of pandemics so
> that "silent" contracts would be triggered... I'm speechless at
> the heights and depths of the avarice at WHO (not so surprised by
> Big Pharm's role).

It is frightening to have WHO in bed with Big Pharma. Up till now, we've
trusted WHO to be neutral. Now they've caused a lot of worry and expense
for no reason. They cried wolf. _That_ is the scariest of all. Now how
can we trust them to inform us properly?

> > (Norway managed to quietly return the unused portion of its huge stock
> > pile of H1N1 vaccine.)
> >
> > So suddenly I am very happy I didn't feel like fussing with a vaccine.
> > Haven't been sick, either. In fact, never been healthier. Boy, does it
> > help when everybody else washes their hands!
>
> Glad to hear you're healthy! Maybe all the hand-washing is
> beneficial. I've had one not-too-bad-just-annoying cold so far
> this season, about 1 behind my average.

Not just a maybe. All of Norway experienced a down-turn in colds,
stomach bugs, seasonal flu, etc., especially in daycare children;
daycares were among the first to switch to paper towels and frequent
hand-washing because H1N1 infects children more easily. At work and in
the shopping malls, anti-bac dispensers were installed. It's been
wonderful not to be surrounded by sniffing, coughing, sneezing people
this winter.

> >> Still have to get around the the Shingles vacceine.
> >
> > I haven't made up my mind about that one.
>
> I haven't either. I've had a mild case of shingles, and I'm not
> sure if it would do any good. Hubster had a severe case, same
> question.

I'd say you were already revaccinated, then. Body took care of that.

--
Keera in Norway
http://kafox.blogspot.com/

Cathy wrote:
> "FurPaw" <furrealpawdog@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:hkd8lk$n72$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>
>
>> Glad to hear you're healthy! Maybe all the hand-washing is beneficial.
>> I've had one not-too-bad-just-annoying cold so far this season, about 1
>> behind my average.
>
> So far, I'm 1 - 2 colds below my avg. I attribute it to not being in close
> contact with sneezing, coughing little kids on a daily basis this year. ;-)
> I washed my hands a -lot- at school, but it was mighty difficult to avoid
> germs when kids sneezed or coughed within a few feet of you & virtually
> every surface in the classroom had kids' germs.
>


I had a stinker around Xmas time - seemed to be just the usual upper
respiratory tract thing, fairly mild, till I started throwing up and
feeling dizzy. No sooner had I got over that (in fact I still had a
lingering post nasal drip cough) when I got another one - this one
shorter in duration but a "streaming" cold - you know, the kind where
you go through a box of tissues every hour.


--
Jette Goldie
jette.goldie@gmail.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfette/
http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
http://wolfette.livejournal.com/
("reply to" is spamblocked - use the email addy in sig)

Jette Goldie wrote:
> Cathy wrote:
>> "FurPaw" <furrealpawdog@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:hkd8lk$n72$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>
>>
>>> Glad to hear you're healthy! Maybe all the hand-washing is
>>> beneficial. I've had one not-too-bad-just-annoying cold so far this
>>> season, about 1 behind my average.
>>
>> So far, I'm 1 - 2 colds below my avg. I attribute it to not being in
>> close contact with sneezing, coughing little kids on a daily basis
>> this year. ;-) I washed my hands a -lot- at school, but it was mighty
>> difficult to avoid germs when kids sneezed or coughed within a few
>> feet of you & virtually every surface in the classroom had kids' germs.
>>
>
>
> I had a stinker around Xmas time - seemed to be just the usual upper
> respiratory tract thing, fairly mild, till I started throwing up and
> feeling dizzy. No sooner had I got over that (in fact I still had a
> lingering post nasal drip cough) when I got another one - this one
> shorter in duration but a "streaming" cold - you know, the kind where
> you go through a box of tissues every hour.
>
>
Sorry to hear that - I hope you're feeling better now. I had
back-to-back URIs a couple of years ago, and it took me a couple
of months to feel normal again.

FurPaw

--
We are entitled to our own opinions. We're not entitled to our
own facts.
- Sen. Al Franken (D) to Sen. John Thune (R)

To reply, unleash the dog.

Cathy wrote:

> So far, I'm 1 - 2 colds below my avg. I attribute it to not being in close
> contact with sneezing, coughing little kids on a daily basis this year. ;-)
> I washed my hands a -lot- at school, but it was mighty difficult to avoid
> germs when kids sneezed or coughed within a few feet of you & virtually
> every surface in the classroom had kids' germs.
>

So how is retirement treating you? Are you enjoying yourself?
Got any projects in the works?

FurPaw


--
We are entitled to our own opinions. We're not entitled to our
own facts.
- Sen. Al Franken (D) to Sen. John Thune (R)

To reply, unleash the dog.

"FurPaw" <furrealpawdog@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:hkg7vm$gui$3@news.eternal-september.org...
> Cathy wrote:
>
>> So far, I'm 1 - 2 colds below my avg. I attribute it to not being in
>> close contact with sneezing, coughing little kids on a daily basis this
>> year. ;-) I washed my hands a -lot- at school, but it was mighty
>> difficult to avoid germs when kids sneezed or coughed within a few feet
>> of you & virtually every surface in the classroom had kids' germs.
>>
>
> So how is retirement treating you? Are you enjoying yourself? Got any
> projects in the works?
>
> FurPaw

It was rather as if summer vacation just kept-a going - although the weather
eventually changed. ;-) I've found that I like the little stuff a lot: if I
want to go for a walk, I just go for a walk. I can call any time I want to
make an appt., & if they ask if I can come in at 11:00, I get to say,
"Sure", instead of trying to smoosh an appt. in after work, & racing from
work to get there. That sort of thing. And then, stuff like: today the
teachers in my bldg. had P-T conferences for the kids who're doing really
poorly - academically &/or behaviorally. Nice to not have to do that sort
of thing any longer!! All through Jan., I kept remembering how I used to be
on overload with reg. school work, plus requisitions that were due, plus
report cards & scheduling P-T conferences each January, & was so glad to not
be dealing with all of that work pressure any longer.

Back in Sept., the first couple of times I went to the grocery store during
work day hours, it struck me that *old people* shop during the daytime! (Of
course, I wasn't one of them! <g>) Granted, I've always been to stores a
lot during the daytime in the summers, but the shopping pop. is diluted
then - tchrs. are off, people are on their vacations, etc.

I do miss some things about work/teaching, but I knew the scale had tipped
to the point where it was definitely beyond a 50-50 deal. Had hit at least
60-40, if not 70-30 by the end of last June. I didn't have any of the "Oh,
no! Did I maybe screw up by retiring?" sort of thoughts. :-)

No big projects in hand, although I do still need to finish up on some house
stuff that's leftover from last year: like getting the floors (wood)
refinished. Knowing that I didn't *need* to finish all house projects by
the end of last summer, I... didn't. ;-) And am still fine-tuning a
retirement budget (incl. saving up for future travel/trips). One thing that
didn't dawn on me until it happened - & none of the people I know who
retired before I did mentioned it - is getting paid once/mo. rather than
every 2 weeks - re-thinking the bill-paying schedule; I used to pay certain
bills with the first paycheck, & the others with the second one. Oops -
needed to re-work that!

Have joined MVLIR = Mohawk Valley Learning in Retirement. It's a program
for (& by) area retirees which involves a yearly fee of $180 (plus a parking
sticker), & then one can sign up for 3 courses per "semester" (in reality,
fall, winter, & spring sessions), plus any other little one-time courses
that are offered, for no extra cost. The courses are at the local SUNY
college; no actual affiliation - they just use some classrooms & an office
on campus. And members of MVLIR have use of the college library - but I
haven't checked that out yet. Am presently taking Scientists Before the
20th Century, Computer/ Internet Security, & Conversations with Outstanding
Area Women. In this last one, each class involves a different area woman as
the speaker. A co-founder of an independent animal shelter who communicates
with animals was this week's speaker - name of Dawn Hayman. (You know the
couple whose labs have gone missing?- she's working with them on a daily
basis, for ex.) I'm a little skeptical, re: the communication deal, but she
was really interesting. The last speaker will be a local artist whose works
I've seen & like.

I haven't subbed at all - no desire to, but I do want to do the regional
scoring of the gr. 3 - 6 NYS ELA & Math tests this spring. It's done via
BOCES & I applied last summer - what a load of red tape: involved a huge job
application. Hey, people, I've been doing in-house & regional scoring of
these tests for years! But as soon as I'd retired, needed to apply as if I'd
never been involved at all. They pay $20 - 30/hour (*way* more than
subbing, plus no deciphering of lesson plans or disciplining of students
involved!), so that should net some nice pocket money if I'm truly on their
list of scorers: I'll need to call BOCES to double-check.

And I ordered a '10 Prius at the end of Aug. & got it in mid-Oct. Actually
does avg. about 50MPG - cool. :-) Now have to wait & see about the possible
ABS issue, but I'm not particularly worried. Have had Toyotas since '84, &
have been really happy with them, so I assume they'll get back on track.
Unless they continue to screw up, all of those years of quality cars won't
get zapped in one stroke, IMO. I think it's mainly such a big deal/news
maker because it flies in the face of their rep.

Kinda rambled on - anyway, thanks for asking.;-) Are you still teaching
college classes part-time?

Cathy

P.S. I like your sig!



> We are entitled to our own opinions. We're not entitled to our own facts.
> - Sen. Al Franken (D) to Sen. John Thune (R)
>
> To reply, unleash the dog.

Cathy wrote:
> "FurPaw" <furrealpawdog@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:hkg7vm$gui$3@news.eternal-september.org...
>> Cathy wrote:
>>
>>> So far, I'm 1 - 2 colds below my avg. I attribute it to not being in
>>> close contact with sneezing, coughing little kids on a daily basis this
>>> year. ;-) I washed my hands a -lot- at school, but it was mighty
>>> difficult to avoid germs when kids sneezed or coughed within a few feet
>>> of you & virtually every surface in the classroom had kids' germs.
>>>
>> So how is retirement treating you? Are you enjoying yourself? Got any
>> projects in the works?
>>
>> FurPaw
>
> It was rather as if summer vacation just kept-a going - although the weather
> eventually changed. ;-) I've found that I like the little stuff a lot: if I
> want to go for a walk, I just go for a walk. I can call any time I want to
> make an appt., & if they ask if I can come in at 11:00, I get to say,
> "Sure", instead of trying to smoosh an appt. in after work, & racing from
> work to get there. That sort of thing. And then, stuff like: today the
> teachers in my bldg. had P-T conferences for the kids who're doing really
> poorly - academically &/or behaviorally. Nice to not have to do that sort
> of thing any longer!! All through Jan., I kept remembering how I used to be
> on overload with reg. school work, plus requisitions that were due, plus
> report cards & scheduling P-T conferences each January, & was so glad to not
> be dealing with all of that work pressure any longer.
>
> Back in Sept., the first couple of times I went to the grocery store during
> work day hours, it struck me that *old people* shop during the daytime! (Of
> course, I wasn't one of them! <g>) Granted, I've always been to stores a
> lot during the daytime in the summers, but the shopping pop. is diluted
> then - tchrs. are off, people are on their vacations, etc.
>
> I do miss some things about work/teaching, but I knew the scale had tipped
> to the point where it was definitely beyond a 50-50 deal. Had hit at least
> 60-40, if not 70-30 by the end of last June. I didn't have any of the "Oh,
> no! Did I maybe screw up by retiring?" sort of thoughts. :-)
>
> No big projects in hand, although I do still need to finish up on some house
> stuff that's leftover from last year: like getting the floors (wood)
> refinished. Knowing that I didn't *need* to finish all house projects by
> the end of last summer, I... didn't. ;-) And am still fine-tuning a
> retirement budget (incl. saving up for future travel/trips). One thing that
> didn't dawn on me until it happened - & none of the people I know who
> retired before I did mentioned it - is getting paid once/mo. rather than
> every 2 weeks - re-thinking the bill-paying schedule; I used to pay certain
> bills with the first paycheck, & the others with the second one. Oops -
> needed to re-work that!
>
> Have joined MVLIR = Mohawk Valley Learning in Retirement. It's a program
> for (& by) area retirees which involves a yearly fee of $180 (plus a parking
> sticker), & then one can sign up for 3 courses per "semester" (in reality,
> fall, winter, & spring sessions), plus any other little one-time courses
> that are offered, for no extra cost. The courses are at the local SUNY
> college; no actual affiliation - they just use some classrooms & an office
> on campus. And members of MVLIR have use of the college library - but I
> haven't checked that out yet. Am presently taking Scientists Before the
> 20th Century, Computer/ Internet Security, & Conversations with Outstanding
> Area Women. In this last one, each class involves a different area woman as
> the speaker. A co-founder of an independent animal shelter who communicates
> with animals was this week's speaker - name of Dawn Hayman. (You know the
> couple whose labs have gone missing?- she's working with them on a daily
> basis, for ex.) I'm a little skeptical, re: the communication deal, but she
> was really interesting. The last speaker will be a local artist whose works
> I've seen & like.
>
> I haven't subbed at all - no desire to, but I do want to do the regional
> scoring of the gr. 3 - 6 NYS ELA & Math tests this spring. It's done via
> BOCES & I applied last summer - what a load of red tape: involved a huge job
> application. Hey, people, I've been doing in-house & regional scoring of
> these tests for years! But as soon as I'd retired, needed to apply as if I'd
> never been involved at all. They pay $20 - 30/hour (*way* more than
> subbing, plus no deciphering of lesson plans or disciplining of students
> involved!), so that should net some nice pocket money if I'm truly on their
> list of scorers: I'll need to call BOCES to double-check.
>
> And I ordered a '10 Prius at the end of Aug. & got it in mid-Oct. Actually
> does avg. about 50MPG - cool. :-) Now have to wait & see about the possible
> ABS issue, but I'm not particularly worried. Have had Toyotas since '84, &
> have been really happy with them, so I assume they'll get back on track.
> Unless they continue to screw up, all of those years of quality cars won't
> get zapped in one stroke, IMO. I think it's mainly such a big deal/news
> maker because it flies in the face of their rep.
>
> Kinda rambled on - anyway, thanks for asking.;-) Are you still teaching
> college classes part-time?

It sure sounds like you're hitting your groove and really
enjoying yourself - and enjoying not having to do the things you
disliked. All the classes you're taking sound delightful - that
MVLIR program sounds fun. On our little campus we don't have
anything so organized, but we do allow people over 65 to take
classes for $5/credit. They have to wait until the first week of
classes to sign up (so that they don't displace regular
students), but that's rarely a problem. In the ceramics classes
I've been taking, more than half of the students are women over 40.

I'm blown away by what you can take for free online. Have you
seen this list (scroll down)?
http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/r...elearning.html

I hit that biweekly --> monthly paycheck problem 20 some years
ago - the company I worked for decided to switch from biweekly to
monthly. I remember scrambling a bit and having to ask a credit
card company to change my billing date.

Yes, I'm still teaching part time, doing a little administration
part time, and just recently assumed the title of part time
instructional technologist. It's supposed to add up to about 0.6
time, but in reality, it's full time. Keeps me out of trouble!
This semester I'm teaching only online, and I'm taking an
online class about how to teach online. And still putzing around
trying to learn to throw pots (which I doubt I'll ever be good
at, but I'm picking up some of the hand-building techniques).
And of course, trying to train Molly and taking her to the dog
park regularly. There are several girl-dogs (and one boy-dog)
near her size who like to play together, so we owners try to
bring them there at the same times. Five years ago I thought I
was semi-retired, but it doesn't feel that way now!

> Cathy
>
> P.S. I like your sig!
>
Thanks! It really caught my fancy when I heard it.

FurPaw

>> We are entitled to our own opinions. We're not entitled to our own facts.
>> - Sen. Al Franken (D) to Sen. John Thune (R)
>>
>> To reply, unleash the dog.

"Keera Ann Fox" <keera.ann.fox@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> FurPaw <furrealpawdog@gmail.com> wrote:

>> > (Norway managed to quietly return the unused portion of its huge stock
>> > pile of H1N1 vaccine.)
>> >
>> > So suddenly I am very happy I didn't feel like fussing with a vaccine.
>> > Haven't been sick, either. In fact, never been healthier. Boy, does it
>> > help when everybody else washes their hands!
>>
>> Glad to hear you're healthy! Maybe all the hand-washing is
>> beneficial. I've had one not-too-bad-just-annoying cold so far
>> this season, about 1 behind my average.
>
> Not just a maybe. All of Norway experienced a down-turn in colds,
> stomach bugs, seasonal flu, etc., especially in daycare children;
> daycares were among the first to switch to paper towels and frequent
> hand-washing because H1N1 infects children more easily. At work and in
> the shopping malls, anti-bac dispensers were installed. It's been
> wonderful not to be surrounded by sniffing, coughing, sneezing people
> this winter.

Hmmmm... last fall (over the course of a month or so) there were a *lot* of
kids sick in the building where I used to teach - presumed to be H1N1 since
it wasn't ther usual flu season & the symptoms correlated. A few teachers
were ill, but AFAIK only one was really knocked flat by it. And she's in her
mid-50's, not one of the younger ones. (OTOH, maybe the younger ones had
gotten the vaccine??) So far, no re-occurrance AFAIK; OTOH, if it already
went through that particular pop., maybe that's it for this year - everyone
was exposed the first time around?

The good things that came out of it all was that even by late last spring a
lot of my kids (students) were sneezing into their elbow. I'm not sure
about the anti-baterial hand stuff... in a way good for public places (yes,
now in lots of places), but in a way too much anti-bacterial stuff??

>> >> Still have to get around the the Shingles vacceine.
>> >
>> > I haven't made up my mind about that one.
>>
>> I haven't either. I've had a mild case of shingles, and I'm not
>> sure if it would do any good. Hubster had a severe case, same
>> question.
>
> I'd say you were already revaccinated, then. Body took care of that.

But AFAIK, a person can get shingles more than once, can't they? In which
case... I asked at the pharmacy if a person who already had shingles (moi)
is a candidate for the vaccine - they said yes; but I haven't looked into it
more than that. And would like to get more info before making a decision.

Cathy

>
> --
> Keera in Norway
> http://kafox.blogspot.com/

"Jette Goldie" <jgoldie247@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Cathy wrote:
>> "FurPaw" <furrealpawdog@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:hkd8lk$n72$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>
>>
>>> Glad to hear you're healthy! Maybe all the hand-washing is beneficial.
>>> I've had one not-too-bad-just-annoying cold so far this season, about 1
>>> behind my average.
>>
>> So far, I'm 1 - 2 colds below my avg. I attribute it to not being in
>> close contact with sneezing, coughing little kids on a daily basis this
>> year. ;-) I washed my hands a -lot- at school, but it was mighty
>> difficult to avoid germs when kids sneezed or coughed within a few feet
>> of you & virtually every surface in the classroom had kids' germs.
>>
>
>
> I had a stinker around Xmas time - seemed to be just the usual upper
> respiratory tract thing, fairly mild, till I started throwing up and
> feeling dizzy.

Arghhh - distinctly unpleasant symptoms!!

No sooner had I got over that (in fact I still had a
> lingering post nasal drip cough) when I got another one - this one shorter
> in duration but a "streaming" cold - you know, the kind where you go
> through a box of tissues every hour.

Oh, yeah... I know about that kind; the accumulated used tissues is
amazing - the wastebaskets need emptying constantly! And it's extra
annoying & frustrating when you get rid of one thing, only to have another
show up. I hope that's it for you & viruses, for quite a while!

Cathy

"FurPaw" <furrealpawdog@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:hkk55i$29e$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> Cathy wrote:
>> news:hkg7vm$gui$3@news.eternal-september.org...
>> Kinda rambled on - anyway, thanks for asking.;-) Are you still teaching
>> college classes part-time?
>
> It sure sounds like you're hitting your groove and really enjoying
> yourself - and enjoying not having to do the things you disliked. All the
> classes you're taking sound delightful - that MVLIR program sounds fun.
> On our little campus we don't have anything so organized, but we do allow
> people over 65 to take classes for $5/credit. They have to wait until the
> first week of classes to sign up (so that they don't displace regular
> students), but that's rarely a problem. In the ceramics classes I've been
> taking, more than half of the students are women over 40.
>
> I'm blown away by what you can take for free online. Have you seen this
> list (scroll down)?
> http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/r...elearning.html
>
> I hit that biweekly --> monthly paycheck problem 20 some years ago - the
> company I worked for decided to switch from biweekly to monthly. I
> remember scrambling a bit and having to ask a credit card company to
> change my billing date.
>
> Yes, I'm still teaching part time, doing a little administration part
> time, and just recently assumed the title of part time instructional
> technologist. It's supposed to add up to about 0.6 time, but in reality,
> it's full time. Keeps me out of trouble! This semester I'm teaching only
> online, and I'm taking an online class about how to teach online. And
> still putzing around trying to learn to throw pots (which I doubt I'll
> ever be good at, but I'm picking up some of the hand-building techniques).
> And of course, trying to train Molly and taking her to the dog park
> regularly. There are several girl-dogs (and one boy-dog) near her size
> who like to play together, so we owners try to bring them there at the
> same times. Five years ago I thought I was semi-retired, but it doesn't
> feel that way now!

Well, I can easily see why! You have 3 part-time jobs (which, to me, sounds
like it should add up to over 1.0 instead of just 0.6!) , plus are taking
that online for online teaching course; that sounds like more than enough to
keep you busy.

No, I hadn't seen that link - thanks, I'll take a look. Do the over-65's at
your college do the full course work, or do they audit the courses? Or a
choice? $5 a credit - very good deal! The ones I'm doing with MVILR
involve no HW, no papers, no tests - you just attend the classes. Works for
me. ;-) I may be a "life-long learner" but I ceased being a formal student
long ago! I've also been practicing my mostly-forgotten French via CDs for
the car that come with matching books - a combo of library materials and a
B&N purchase. I'm finding that picking up a foreign language was quite a lot
easier 45 years ago than it is now... back then new words & verb tenses
*stuck* - now they often tend to stay for a few minutes & then leave
again...

I had one ceramics course in college - it took me most of the semester to
learn to center my pieces, then *finally* got the hang of it just as the
course was ending! Throwing tall-ish pieces - never really got the hang of
that... the walls often collapsed on me. ;-) I hope you're having better
luck.

I was wondering about Molly; glad to hear that she's doing well (& is
semi-trained? <g>), & has a dog park for her doggy socializing & amusement.
:-) Are you considering adopting any more dogs, or are going to keep it
down to a 1-dog household this time? The 2 stray cats whom I was "sharing"
with my neighbors around the corner until they (the cats) decided to adopt
the neighbors still come over to visit me fairly frequently. (These 2 of
their 4 cats are inside/outside - the other two are content staying inside.)
My present two cats are quite easy-going & accept their visits w/out a fuss.

Cathy



>
>> Cathy
>>
>> P.S. I like your sig!
>>
> Thanks! It really caught my fancy when I heard it.
>
> FurPaw
>
>>> We are entitled to our own opinions. We're not entitled to our own
>>> facts.
>>> - Sen. Al Franken (D) to Sen. John Thune (R)
>>>
>>> To reply, unleash the dog.

Cathy <clfr@roadrunner.com> wrote:

> "Keera Ann Fox" <keera.ann.fox@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:1jddnmr.1b531fqcnv7kN%keera.ann.fox@gmail.com .invalid...
> > FurPaw <furrealpawdog@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> > (Norway managed to quietly return the unused portion of its huge stock
> >> > pile of H1N1 vaccine.)
> >> >
> >> > So suddenly I am very happy I didn't feel like fussing with a vaccine.
> >> > Haven't been sick, either. In fact, never been healthier. Boy, does it
> >> > help when everybody else washes their hands!
> >>
> >> Glad to hear you're healthy! Maybe all the hand-washing is
> >> beneficial. I've had one not-too-bad-just-annoying cold so far
> >> this season, about 1 behind my average.
> >
> > Not just a maybe. All of Norway experienced a down-turn in colds,
> > stomach bugs, seasonal flu, etc., especially in daycare children;
> > daycares were among the first to switch to paper towels and frequent
> > hand-washing because H1N1 infects children more easily. At work and in
> > the shopping malls, anti-bac dispensers were installed. It's been
> > wonderful not to be surrounded by sniffing, coughing, sneezing people
> > this winter.
>
> Hmmmm... last fall (over the course of a month or so) there were a *lot* of
> kids sick in the building where I used to teach - presumed to be H1N1 since
> it wasn't ther usual flu season & the symptoms correlated. A few teachers
> were ill, but AFAIK only one was really knocked flat by it. And she's in her
> mid-50's, not one of the younger ones. (OTOH, maybe the younger ones had
> gotten the vaccine??)

Whatever you experienced wasn't what we typically had in Norway (that's
not to say that we didn't have some people catch H1N1 and even die from
it, but the effect on society at large was as I described above).

> So far, no re-occurrance AFAIK; OTOH, if it already
> went through that particular pop., maybe that's it for this year - everyone
> was exposed the first time around?

Now they're telling us that you have to keep getting revaccinated for
H1N1 just like the seasonal flus. I can't be bothered.

> The good things that came out of it all was that even by late last spring a
> lot of my kids (students) were sneezing into their elbow.

Yeah, one of the suggested new words for 2009 in the Norwegian language
is our word for "elbow crook sneezing" (albuekroknysing). :-)

> I'm not sure
> about the anti-baterial hand stuff... in a way good for public places (yes,
> now in lots of places), but in a way too much anti-bacterial stuff??

I understand the skepticism. Good ol' alcohol would have sufficed.

> >> >> Still have to get around the the Shingles vacceine.
> >> >
> >> > I haven't made up my mind about that one.
> >>
> >> I haven't either. I've had a mild case of shingles, and I'm not
> >> sure if it would do any good. Hubster had a severe case, same
> >> question.
> >
> > I'd say you were already revaccinated, then. Body took care of that.
>
> But AFAIK, a person can get shingles more than once, can't they?

Yes, but the odds, AFAIK, are against it.

> In which case... I asked at the pharmacy if a person who already had
> shingles (moi) is a candidate for the vaccine - they said yes; but I
> haven't looked into it more than that. And would like to get more info
> before making a decision.

Just wondering: What's the difference between a shingles vaccine and a
chicken pox vaccine? It's the same herpes virus that causes both. You
get chicken pox the first time you're exposed to the virus and then the
next time you are exposed to it, you get shingles.

--
Keera in Norway
http://kafox.blogspot.com/