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When I see celebrities trending, I have one of only 2 reactions these days:
1) What now **eye roll**
2) Oh, no! Please don’t be dead!!!
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Casey Flux
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Casey Flux
@CaseyFlux
Once a NYT bestseller author, now Nobody important. Still covid cautious and living where skies are blue 😷🌞🌻
เข้าร่วม Ağustos 2023
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@iwsfutcmd I offended all my new NC neighbor women friends when my NJ self said, "Hey, guys, wanna come over tonight?"
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just remember, in Californian English, just like "guy", "dude" is gender-neutral in the 2nd person, masculine in the 3rd person
"hey dude, wanna fuck?" is an entirely plausible statement out of the mouth of a straight California man.
"i fucked a dude last night." is, on the other hand, not.
James@turningmystile
when people say "dude is NOT a gender neutral word" my brain just makes a note that says "not from California"
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@dinahaddie @SharonAstyk Me gardening next spring: Is this a weed? Better not risk it. [yank it out]
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@JoyceCarolOates I owned an independent bookshop. Every writer within 100-mile radius came in to demand I carry their books. I stocked the books of the local writers who shopped in my store. Every inch of a bookshop’s shelf space is valuable real estate. It’s a tough business.
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a dear friend who was a distinguished poet used to complain bitterly about local bookstores that promoted bestsellers & not books of poetry; when it was gently pointed out to him that bestsellers kept the bookstores open so that his poetry books could be sold as well, & that without the bestsellers there would be a Starbucks in place of the store, he seemed utterly confounded & had no reply.
yes it is true that "young white male writers" have a difficult time finding publishers but this is because--(surprise!)--male readers don't support "young white male fiction writers" to the degree that female readers will support writers of fiction whoever they are but skewing to the female for reasons of identification, empathy.
most bookstores are not non-profits. they are actually hoping to sell books. if you don't buy their books, don't complain that publishers are reluctant to publish those books which you are not buying.
Joyce Carol Oates@JoyceCarolOates
the fact that I have pointed this out certainly suggests that I "care." however, the situation is complicated: publishers are reluctant to publish work by some demographics because those demographics don't buy books to the degree that others do. male readers will purchase non-fiction books but not so much fiction; within nonfiction, they favor history, military, some science. male readers are much less likely to purchase fiction. for this reason, publishers/editors favor female writers because (they hope) these writers will attract readers. tell the truth: how many works of fiction have you purchased this past year? how many by white male writers? if you don't help to keep literary writing alive, why are you complaining about its decline?
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@TraceyABurgess It took me 10 years to go from phase 3 to phase 4. That’s the tough one
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I found that there were different phases to having a chronic illness.
1) Suffering through the viral illness but presuming it would pass.
2) Realising I wasn't getting better.
3) Looking to doctors for help.
4) Much later, being alarmed as I accepted help wasn't there.
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@HQNewsNow Another promise he won’t keep.
Mainly because I think he’ll die of whatever disease is eating his brain before then
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New reporting reveals Trump just promised White House staff blanket pardons by the end of his term:
“I’ll pardon everyone who has come within 200 feet of the Oval.”
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@CovidDataReport I am covid cautious by necessity, and I am tired. I would like to feel optimistic, but I don’t, about anything. This year has broken me.
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So with covid wastewater and positivity rates dropping to such low levels not only in the US but other countries are you feeling any more optimistic? After BA.3.2 I am not hearing of anything down the line yet which is rare usually by now the next subvariant is lined up.
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Today my wedding song was playing in Publix like freaking elevator music
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All I can say is I better not ever receive another request for a political donation.
If you’re not showing up when we need you, we won’t fund your ineffectiveness
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@stevemorris__ It’s like a zombie finance dudebro trying to close a deal possessed a youth pastor and they’re both fighting for control of the body.
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I've never quite seen anyone speak and move like this. Really not sure what to make of it
Mark Moran for U.S. Senate@itsmarkmoran
Today, I am putting Virginia & America First, to announce that I am running as an Independent for U.S. Senate.
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@TheReelRandom If you could post this every 30 minutes or so, I’d be very grateful
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Unclench your jaw.
I’m just saying… you might need the reminder.
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@DrNeilStone About half. I have had phenomenal docs, and docs that messed up my health. Can’t predict in advance. Now, I am suspicious of anything a new doc says, and my trust is hard to win. I wish I knew to be wary 20 years ago when a simple medical procedure damaged me.
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Alright, two things here.
1. Bailey Shoemaker would beat me senseless on the golf course.
2. This is the most uncomfortable, unacceptable thing my eyes have ever seen.
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@DrBrittaniJ My neurologist is in solo private practice, I file insurance claims on my own. Same charge for an office visit whether I stay for 10 minutes or an hour. My first visit was a COMPREHENSIVE 2.5 hour appointment. Best doctor ever.
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I think the average person would be shocked to know how much power physicians DON’T have over how we practice medicine.
Every physician I know absolutely despises 15-minute visits.
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Not sure where Dr. Wolf went to med school but I don’t think it’s accredited.
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I am a cynical person. Hate romcoms, can’t stand Valentine’s Day, barely tolerate birthdays…
But I can’t get enough of Love of the Spectrum. This show is a balm to my dark, dark heart.
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@BarryHunt008 I hope your knees are behaving, infections under control
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@snufflewort That’s so difficult. Like you, I have a fantastic partner who understands and picks up the slack on my bad days. He makes my worst days more bearable.
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It’s so hard, after a good day, when you indulge in the fleeting thought that maybe you are back to “normal” … to then wake up the next day with barely the energy to shower. God I hate #chronicfatigue and measuring spoons of energy. Today I have half a teaspoon. #fuckcancer
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@dianaberrent @cvspharmacy My CVS has a large Dropbox by the pharmacy counter
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How are we supposed to dispose of medication?
Putting it in the garbage seems like a bad idea as it could get into the water system etc.
My @cvspharmacy won’t accept them.
So I have an entire nightstand drawers filled with unused Rx’s.
Shouldn’t there just be a dropbox at every pharmacy counter?
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