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  1. Tveg   A traditional happy Festivus to everyone!
    November 20 2023 Like
  2. MilwaukeeProf   Are we going to air our grievances?
    November 20 2023 Like
  3. Tveg   I will start with the first thing which popped into mind. Cults, Trump, traitors, modern Republicans.
    November 20 2023 Like
  4. MilwaukeeProf   Bravissimo, Tveg!
    November 21 2023 Like
  5. Tveg   Your turn, MP.
    November 21 2023 Like
  6. MilwaukeeProf   Whiners, Habitual complainers, fascists.
    November 22 2023 Like
  7. VegInNotOut   Hey, hey -- Happy Festivus to you two too!
    4 days ago Like
  8. MilwaukeeProf   What are your grievances, Vegin?
    4 days ago Like
  9. VegInNotOut   It's just one: our species' doubling down on the drive toward self-extinction.
    4 days ago Like
  10. MilwaukeeProf   That certainly does seem a big one. My "like" was of your listing it as a grievance rather than liking the drive toward self-extinction.
    4 days ago Like
  11. VegInNotOut   I don't know you well, but I got that, MP. :)
    3 days ago Like
  12. VegInNotOut   Odd program that links back to an older photo of me within the post but if I hover over the photo, it displays the current...
    3 days ago Like
  13. MilwaukeeProf   I figured, but wanted to clarify just in case. I wouldn't want my copy of "An Inconvenient Truth" seized.
    3 days ago Like
  15. dragonfly422   serious question: why are some people so clueless when they are blocked but they still try to make contact?
    November 12 2023 Like
  16. Mystea   Hi Dragonfly422! Great question : ). Likely many possible reasons, none of them good. Maybe a question for VC admin is why can you see their attempts even though they're blocked.
    November 17 2023 Like
  17. CustomerCare   VC Admin here. A blocked member is really blocked. They should not be able to contact you, they should not know they've been blocked, and you should not know if they've tried to contact you! How do you know this?
    November 17 2023 Like
  18. MilwaukeeProf   Maybe they're the clueless ones with a make-believe reality.
    November 18 2023 Like
  19. Tzimchoni   The blocking feature is needed because not everyone is reasonable, but I think it should be a last resort. If people contact me and want to know if we might be a match, but I think not, I try never to say anything negative about them. On the contrary, I thank them for writing (after all, to write can take courage and is flattering) and try to uplift them, complimenting them about their qualities, and I put the onus on myself, saying that my response has nothing to do with them personally but is only related to the common lifestyle elements and values I consider important. Hopefully, this gives them the closure they need and they accept it, and that's that. I suspect the majority of those who misbehave are the male of the species, who tend to have an innate aggressiveness. Yes, vive la différence, but that's why we have sociocultural norms and religious teachings that are designed to control that tendency. In today's self-worshiping society, however, those influences are sometimes ignored, and that's when blocking may be necessary.
    November 18 2023 Like
  20. MilwaukeeProf   I appreciate Tzimchoni's thoughtful response. Some of these people are just nuts. Recently there was the guy who had not only squawked about how Christian he is (not offensive on it is own, but get ready), he added something about how beautiful it is for him to watch women pray. Who the hell does he think he is to "watch women pray?" Major red flags were waving there. Besides the crazies, there are the new members who are claiming to be widowed and are just scammers.
    November 19 2023 Like
  21. CustomerCare   Regarding MilwaukeeProf's comment about suspicious members - you may report any member you find suspicious via the "Report" button on their profile or the "Report" button (after clicking the blue "... v" button) in an e-mail to you. We'll check them out for you.
    November 19 2023 Like
  22. MilwaukeeProf   Thanks, Ken I appreciate the "suspicious, don't tell them" notes that you post and usually just wait for you to close their accounts. I have reported a few. My favorite, so far, was the widowed "guy" ( I don't mean that as in transphobia, but rather as that individual was a pretender, a scammer) whose narrative included "I'm a single mom working hard to support my kids...." A man is a single mom? As they say in Minnesota: "ya sure, you betcha."
    November 19 2023 Like
  23. dragonfly422   sorry not to reply sooner (work, health, etcetra). there is no issue with the blocking features on the site.
    4 days ago Like
  24. MilwaukeeProf   I'm curious why anyone would make a blog post saying blocked people can still see her and then come back to post that there isn't any problem. That doesn't make any sense.
    16 hr ago Like
  26. VegInNotOut   What are you folks doing about flu shots, if anything? I used to use Flublok Quad but now Sanofi shows only where to get Fluzone Quad which seems to have egg in it...
    October 13 2023 Like
  27. Tveg   I only get sick on average about once every two years plus, so no flu shot for me.
    October 14 2023 Like
  28. VegInNotOut   I only had flu once in my life and it was around 2014; it was wicked! I started getting flu shots thereafter but was not yet vegan. Now that I am back in NYC and socializing with friends, I feel the need. :)
    October 14 2023 Like
  29. MilwaukeeProf   While I di finally get the covid shot to protect 93-year old Mom and my sister who had cancer, as well as asthmatic old me, I generally avoid getting products that have been made via cruelty to the other animals. Evidently, even vaccinated people can spread and contract these communicable diseases. Properly wearing a good mask like an N95 or KN95 ,from what I've seen, works more effectively. An ordinary surgical mask protects others from you, but won't protect you from them. The 95s protect both ways. None of this came from that crackpot Bobby Kennedy, Jr. Links below to reputable sources. Johns Hopkins: The Lancet:
    October 15 2023 Like
  30. VegInNotOut   I do K/N95 mask (and glove) in public places and I gotta agree that I have not had a sniffle since Covid for that very reason… but going out to eat with friends and such are chipping away at that protection…
    October 17 2023 Like
  31. MilwaukeeProf   The communal eating thing is tricky. Recently, I had my friend since the fourth grade over for lunch. We socially distanced and all was well. We can be six feet apart and still hear one another. Last spring there was an open house at our old high school. We had planned on eating out together afterward, but then chickened out because an unexpected third was going to join us. Not only is Beth like a big, overly-friendly dog who jumps up on people, knocks them down and sniffs their crotches, having an extra person wrecked my envisioned seating plan of sitting across the table from Cris, but slightly offset. Can you and your friends meet up at someone's home and sit apart, like TV trays or plates on laps? That's how we celebrated Mom's 90th birthday and, really, with every guest since. Can't be too careful. If people are true friends they will get it.
    October 19 2023 Like
  32. MilwaukeeProf   If they're not true friends and won't take safety seriously ,we can send Beth to knock them down and sniff them. DOWN, girl!
    October 19 2023 Like
  33. VegInNotOut   hahaha! ...sic 'em Beth! Alas, my gang and I are quite keen on dining adventures and restaurant experiences. Giving that up would kill the joie de vivre for most... I would simply say no to doing it if I were not willing to take that risk, but I did get the latest booster at least and still mask and glove betwixt those infrequent gatherings.
    October 19 2023 Like
  34. MilwaukeeProf   Whatever works for you, my dear. There is always carry out, too. Or Beth. I'm sure she'd love to go with you, meet, knock down and sniff new people.....
    October 20 2023 Like
  35. MilwaukeeProf   One of my old friends since high school days had a birthday last week. Wanna know what she got for her birthday? Covid! Gotta keep wearing those masks, distancing, washing hands, etc.
    November 7 2023 Like
  36. MilwaukeeProf   Vegin, how is your dining out going? Have you manage to stay well? I spoke with my eldest niece yesterday. Her birthday was early this month and she's been dealing with covid this entire time. Lingering cough and fatigue. My department is planning a social eat out when the semester ends and now I'm wavering about whether to attend or not because of the risks. They were planning it for a day and time when I could get away from my responsibilities and attend, but now I'm not sure its worth it.
    2 days ago Like
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