cjonthehudson

@cjonthehudson@mastodon.sdf.org

Local history writer, music fan, beginning musician. Plus other stuff. Oh yeah: he/him. My grownkids are LGBTQ. Long-term addiction recovery. From Upstate NY (hence the "on the Hudson,") now in southeast PA.

#music #openmic #openmicnight #piano #ukulele #bass #bassguitar #comicstrips #adventurestrips #localhistory #history #journaling #movies #oldmovies #classicFilm #mentalhealth #lgbtq #lgbtqrights #cycling #bikeracing #vinyl #recordcollecting

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dancinyogi, to random
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What is something you know a lot about, yet it's not your job or anything related to your other hobbies?

I can identify every kind of cloud, tell you how a t-storm, hurricane, and tornado work, and I watch every meteorological documentary I can find. 🌧️ 🌩️

cjonthehudson,

@dancinyogi Typography. I was a typesetter in a former life and it’s still pretty much my first love.

derekvanvliet, to cycling
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riding bikes every day until I can’t for some reason, day 1121

cjonthehudson,

@derekvanvliet I can't stop stairing.

dancinyogi, to random
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Another thing I will not miss about living here - the HOA. The annual Halloween "forbidden" list was tucked into my storm door. No decorations on lawns, trees, shrubbery, cars (that's a new one), loud Halloween music, large gatherings outside (they define 'large' as more than five people), loud parties, and trick-or-treating between 7 and 8 pm only. Decorations on porches and patios are subject to fines unless they meet the following requirements: etc. etc.

Ok, Stepford clipboard people 🙄

cjonthehudson,

@dancinyogi I have absolutely never understood the people who rail endlessly against government, but live where there's an HOA. When I first moved here we were in a community garden, and one of the other gardeners came there from the neighborhood next door because they weren't allowed to have perennials in their planters. Perennials!

dancinyogi, to random
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My parent's financial advisor just called and asked if we could do a virtual meeting later today instead of in person. He's home with -take a guess - COVID. He was just a week away from getting his booster, too.

cjonthehudson,

@dancinyogi Unfortunately my kid got it last week (hey, weird, the company dropped their masking requirements and everyone got sick), and is really struggling. Used all their sick time, too, of course, eating into next year's.

cjonthehudson,

@dancinyogi Yeah, unfortunately both my kids have been hit with it this year, and it's been substantial for both of them. But, ya know, you usually end up at urgent care and the ER, several times, when you have a cold, too, right?

purplepadma, to random
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Good afternoon (just). I seem to be very anxious at the moment, I was awake worrying in the night then I had anxious dreams. My excitement at starting my PhD has given way to nervousness about the trip down to Surrey, which is ridiculous. I have travelled to America by myself, I can certainly travel to Guildford. I know it’s natural to feel nervous before starting something new, especially when it’s something I’ve wanted for so long. I’ll go for a run later, that will help. My brain is so unhelpful sometimes. What’s everyone else up to this Sunday?

cjonthehudson,

@cobalt @dancinyogi @purplepadma Just popping in to say sorry to you both . . . so hard to deal with.

(Weirdly, my grandfather, who was a mentally ill abusive bastard his entire life, became his sweetest self at times in Alzheimer's. He raged, too, but it wasn't so different from before.)

dancinyogi, to random
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There used to be a 'mute conversation' option when I clicked the "..." What happened to that option?

cjonthehudson,

@dancinyogi All (mute conversation, mute person, block person) still available for me on the web interface.

dancinyogi, to random
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This may be an incredibly simplistic and possibly stupid question, but if drugs like Sudafed don't work (which I've known for years, and why I don't bother taking them), why did the FDA approve them in the first place?

cjonthehudson, (edited )

@dancinyogi in the original formulation, worked just fine.

The reality is that nearly all health and medical studies are done on a frustratingly small number of people. Results are easily skewed, and nearly always biased. A single case study of a handful of people can stand for years (decades) before further analysis is done… largely because the only funding for most studies is profit-driven.

dancinyogi, to random
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Well that was …. Awkward.
We had dinner with another couple and one casually mentioned that he’s had “many” open relationships in the recent past. This was news to the other, who was shocked. The rest of the dinner was —- awkward 😬

cjonthehudson,

@dancinyogi Hoo boy. Sounds like you two were the buffer for that person delivering a huge revelation.

dancinyogi, (edited ) to random
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What do you call the third meal of the day?

cjonthehudson,

@dancinyogi I need a “both” option.

Sheril, to random
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Wealth should not be equated with intelligence or the ability to lead. Simply privilege.

cjonthehudson,

@Sheril I just finished re-reading Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater," and ... hoo boy, is that book on point for these times. And it couldn't align more with your statement.

cjonthehudson, to random

Nice little .

dancinyogi, to random
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Last night's 'interaction' in the Giant parking lot stuck with me. It's not because it scared me (please, I"m used to it by now), but it frustrates me more than anything. How can people be so ignorant? I just cannot wrap my head around it.

Either way, stand your ground if you find yourself on the receiving end of 'Take that mask off" bullies. You don't owe anyone an explanation for wearing a mask, and you sure don't have to back down. Most of these cowards just yell stuff and run off anyway

cjonthehudson,

@dancinyogi I’ve tried not to focus on it , but an actor named Will Keenan was attacked from behind, somewhere on the Jersey shore, and hit with such force that he lost sight in one eye. This was 9/3. His family believes the assault was because he was wearing a mask. As we’ve been traveling and trying to stay well (and our kid just got COVID at work), being a little extra aware of the people around.

dancinyogi, to random
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According to US law, Coco Gauff can be trusted to decide to marry and have kids, vote, work, drive, carry a concealed weapon in her home state of Florida, pay taxes, and win the US Open Women's Championship - but she can't have a beer to celebrate her national championship for another two years.
Take a second and marvel at how weird that is.

cjonthehudson,

@dancinyogi There is quite a bit of evidence that alcohol and drugs have a disproportionately damaging impact on brains of those under 25. Now, I'd make the same argument for guns. I think the move to the 21yo drinking age had the most impact on acessibility for 14-16yos – when it was 18, I had zero problems getting booze (and getting in bars) from 16 on. We used to get drunk in Pizza Hut!

Whiskeyomega, to vinyl
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Im shattered. Been on discogs all day adding and editing.

https://www.discogs.com/release/28204582-Public-Service-Broadcasting-BBC-Symphony-Orchestra-Jules-Buckley-This-New-Noise-

https://www.discogs.com/release/28205233-Public-Service-Broadcasting-BBC-Symphony-Orchestra-Jules-Buckley-This-New-Noise-

https://www.discogs.com/release/28199590-The-Flaming-Lips-Greatest-Hits-Vol-1

Public Service Broadcasting as a brand new submission and im not adding every single member of the BBC Symphony Orchestra but no one else was adding the releases.

cjonthehudson,

@Whiskeyomega It’s such a process and often a thankless one as you get your submissions less than gently corrected by others.

cjonthehudson, to Dragonlance

I found a 1932 of on the cover of a brochure promoting that is filled with absolutely delightful illustrations (and, yes, some casual racism, which I'll leave for another post).

All by Herbert Writer, about whom I know nothing.

A portion of a map from 1932 showing Lake Placid, NY, with a steep mountain (Whiteface Mountain). A cartoon skier is sailing off the mountain to the left, wearing no hat, a scarf, a red sweater or top and blue culottes or the equivalent pants that stop at or are tucked into his boots. A toboggan rider is coming down the mountain, seated comfortably and not holding onto the toboggan at all, wearing a cap with a pom-pom on top and trailing a red scarf. To the right is a skier coming straight at the viewer, his skis a little dangerously askew and his hat flying off. Beneath them all, a golfer in a jaunty plaid cap hits a golf ball toward the skier losing his hat. In the center of them all is the legend "Lake Placid." The colors are all rendered in half-tone dots, the original printing process from the 1932 map this was taken from.
A cartoon man in a boxy suit, a narrow-brimmed hat and an enormous collar (with tie) stands before some tall buildings marked "Troy." His collar is presumably enormous because Troy, NY was known as the Collar City, where the detachable shirt collar was invented, perfected, and manufactured by various firms for many decades, and the textile business had an enormous impact on Troy and the surrounding cities. The colors are all rendered in half-tone dots, the original printing process from the 1932 map this was taken from.

dancinyogi, to random
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Ever have one of those days when you feel like most people have their lives together and are all the 'in crowd' of life, and you feel like you're on that outside looking in? I get those days a lot. Having one now.

My point is that many of us sometimes feel like we're on the outside looking in for one reason or another. And if there are many of us, you're not alone

For what it's worth ❤️

cjonthehudson, (edited )

@dancinyogi Their perfect lives are often not only an illusion, but an outright lie, carefully constructed and abusively enforced . I’ll take my outsider contentment. (Fixed a typo )

Sheril, to random
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Short story: I have curly hair. But I straighten it for work to appear “professional.” Or I wear a bun to look “serious.”

These ideas were shaped by social norms + experiences where I’ve been the only woman in the room or dealt w sexual harassment/bias.

But when my 15yo niece visited last week, I marveled at her stunning curls. “It just dries this way,” she said.

And it dawned on me - Wait, mine does too! Or would if I paid less attention to cultural expectations. So I think I’ll do that now.

cjonthehudson,

@Sheril Unfortunately you're not the first person I've heard say she thought her curly hair was somehow "unprofessional." I'm really sorry that constrained you; there's plenty of awful appearance restrictions but that was one I really wasn't aware of.

dancinyogi, to random
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It seems a voicemail from my father's physician was buried within a few spam vm's yesterday. He left it late yesterday afternoon. The biopsy was negative. 😀

cjonthehudson,

@dancinyogi Hooray for that!

dancinyogi, to random
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Mark and I walked a couple of blocks to a diner for lunch today. It's HOT out. So, on the way back, I ran through a sprinkler a few times to cool off. I dared Mark to do the same, and the second he did, the owner came out and yelled at us to stop😊 🤣 🤣
Yeah, just a couple of people over 50 forgetting that they're over 50.

cjonthehudson,

@dancinyogi Hey mister, we’re sorry we ruined your sprinkler!

dancinyogi, to random
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IMHO, there is too much emphasis put on being perpetually happy. Happiness and unhappiness are ephemeral, two extremes of a constantly swinging pendulum. I don't strive for a life that resembles a drug commercial with shiny, happy people because it's an impossible standard. What matters to me is that, on balance, I'm content. Being content is more of a permanent anchor that helps you take life's hits with perspective while appreciating moments of happiness.
At least, that's what I think. 🤷‍♀️

cjonthehudson,

@dancinyogi I'm in full agreement with this. Contentment can lead to happiness. But being content (instead of letting preconceived notions of how things should be) is a major tool.

And the drug commercials – all that socializing looks exhausting!

dancinyogi, to random
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Funny thing. I've been in two car wrecks where my car was totaled. Each time I cleaned my stuff out, I said 'goodbye' to the car and actually felt a little grief! It's like I get attached to my car. I watched Mark clean his car out, and he had no such reaction, but I think that seems typical. I'm the outlying weirdo who gets attached to her cars! Maybe it's because I keep them until they're in nearly as bad shape as Columbo's car. 🤷‍♀️

cjonthehudson,

@dancinyogi I've had cars I cared about and cars I didn't. I still miss my XTerra because that's the vehicle I had throughout most of my kids' growing up, the one we took camping everywhere, filled to overflowing, the one that had hooks so you could set up a drying rack inside ;) My current car is a car. I like it just fine, but I'm not attached to it.

nancylwayne, (edited ) to Michigan
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My energy company wants me to contribute to their market research and thinks $1 is an appropriate incentive (a.k.a., compensation for my time). DTE is a private utility corporation and made a profit of over $6 billion in 2022 and with some of the worst and most expensive electrical service in the U.S. I want the ELECTRIC service survey! WTF?!

cjonthehudson,

@nancylwayne Ohhhh! An entire US Dollar!!

Nielsen paid $2 to fill out their surveys 40 years ago.

dancinyogi, to random
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I suppose I am looking for a bit of validation here. I wear a mask to the grocery/pharmacy/etc. My father is very ill, my mother isn't so great, and I visit them often. I wear a mask so I don't catch COVID and spread it to them. I guess the reaction I get around here for wearing a mask is getting to me. I'm being called paranoid, ridiculous, etc. Not one person wears a mask here, from what I have seen.
Remind me, please, that I'm NOT being ridiculous. I'm surrounded by those who say otherwise!

cjonthehudson,

@dancinyogi Everyone else is being ridiculous. There's a pandemic. We're still (or again) masking most public places we go. My wife is very immune-compromised, I don't want to spread it to her or anyone, I don't miss colds, and I don't need to explain my choice to anyone....

LibrarianRA, to cake
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Smokey The Bear 40th poster
.

cjonthehudson,

@LibrarianRA When planning something regarding Smokey when I worked for a natural resource agency, we were vigorously chided that he is Smokey Bear, and there is no "the"!

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