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Covid vaccine at pharmacies.

Because RFK Jr. is out to get us,
CVS (and possibly other pharmacies) isn’t shipping the updated covid vaccine in 16 states. https://www.idse.net/CDC-News/Article/08-25/CVS-stops-COVID-shots/78068

In Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Nevada, state law says pharmacists can’t give vaccines that aren’t CDC-approved. In another 13 states, they can, but it requires a prescription.

These are state laws, so call your state respresentatives.

Here’s a script, and the Massachusetts phone numbers:
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This is in addition to calling your doctor’s office (if you have one) to ask for the vaccine.

Current Mood: worried and angry

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Covid vaccine heads-up

Because Bobby Brainworm is out to get us:

RFK Jr blocked CDC approval of the updated covid vaccine. There are three states where pharmacists can't legally give a vaccine without CDC approval: Massachusetts (where I live), Nevada, and New Mexico. In another 13 states, pharmacists can give the vaccine but only with a prescription, and CVS isn't shipping the vaccine to pharmacies in any of these 16 states.

Note: the vaccine is legally available in every state, because the relevant FDA committee did approve it, but some of us will have to get it from a doctor's office, which will be more of a hassle even when it’s possible.

P.S. Walgreen’s too, per a comment at Universal Hub.

Those are state laws, so call your state representatives and governor and tell them to change it.

( “Massachusetts )

Cats

Poll #33552 I knew I forgot something

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 22

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Cats?

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Cats!
13 (59.1%)

Cats!
14 (63.6%)

Cats!
16 (72.7%)

Cats!
15 (68.2%)

Cats!
14 (63.6%)

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books received

Books Received, August 23 — August 30

Six works new to me. Three fantasy, three SF, four are series (at least in a sense) and the other two appear to be stand-alone. Lots of TTRPG material.

Books Received, August 23 — August 30

Poll #33551 Books Received, August 23 — August 30

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Which of these look interesting?

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Victoriana by Alex Cahill et al (Q1 2026)
0 (0.0%)

Victoriana Menagerie by Alex Cahill et al (Q1 2026)
0 (0.0%)

The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu (April 2026)
7 (87.5%)

Ship of Spells by H. Leighton Dickson (November 2025)
3 (37.5%)

Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Imperium Maledictum, Voll Adventures by Lisa Farrell et al (Q1, 2026)
1 (12.5%)

Coriolis: The Great Dark by Kosta Kostulas et al (August 2025)
4 (50.0%)

So, I've now created a DW feed

for

chopwood_carrywater_feed. I thought that getting it in my email and on my reading page would help prompt me to call (or email, listen, I have limits) my congresscritters.

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current events

This one will be [curr ev]

Current rumors engulfing Bluesky have me recalling an old Communist-era Russian joke:

Every day, a man walks to a news stand and pays for a copy of Pravda, unfolds it, looks at the front page, and throws it in the trash. Every day he does this, for months, until finally the news seller asks the man, "So what is it you are looking for on the front page every day?"

"I'm checking for an obituary."

"Comrade, the obituaries aren't on the front page."

"Oh, this one will be."

Current Mood: busy

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Wildlife

Celebrate International Bat Night August 30-31.

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Philosophical Questions: Money

People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.

What would happen if a maximum income of was implemented?

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Current Mood: busy

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Poetry Fishbowl Report for August 5, 2025

Our theme this month was "Books and Learning." I wrote from 1 PM to 4 AM, so about 13 hours, accounting for breaks. I wrote 2 poems on Tuesday and another 5 later in the week.

Participation was about the same, with 7 comments on LiveJournal and another 23 on Dreamwidth. A total of 9 people sent prompts.

Read Some Poetry!
The following poems from the August 5, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl have been posted:
"He Who Whispers"
"An Inkling of Things to Come"
"To Allow in More Light"

Buy some poetry!
If you plan to sponsor some poetry but haven't made up your mind yet, see the unsold poetry list from August 5. That includes the title, length, price, and the original thumbnail description for the poems still available.

This month's donors include:

janetmiles and

fuzzyred. All sponsored poems from this fishbowl have been posted. There are 0 tallies toward a bonus fishbowl.

The Poetry Fishbowl has a landing page.

Current Mood: hopeful

someone bring harp, lyre, timbrel, dance, lute, pipe, and cymbals (both resounding and loud)

I can't really drink alcohol anymore so there's no point in saving a bottle of something expensive and wonderful for when the day finally comes.

I briefly wondered if I should acquire a vuvuzela so I have it when I need it, but I realized this will be basically a textbook example of a moment for which shofarot are made. I can usually get a good trumpet blast or nine. I'm prepared.

See you all in the streets. Maybe it will happen tomorrow.

Current Mood: busy

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food,
recipe

Today's Cooking

Tonight I am making Ginger Gold Apple Pie. :D I've added 1/2 teaspoon of tapioca starch in hopes of thickening the filling a bit, but otherwise it's the same as before. If you see any, grab them -- these apples only appear for 2-3 weeks, usually in August.

8/29/25 -- Done! it's delicious. The tapioca starch helped, but I should've used a whole teaspoon.

Current Mood: busy

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Unsold Poems for the August 5, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl

The following poems from the August 5, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl are currently available. Poems may be sponsored via PayPal -- there's a permanent donation button on my Dreamwidth profile page -- or you can write to me and discuss other methods. There are still verses left in the linkback poems "Delight in Another," "A Sense of Weather Changes," "Ouroboros Insects," "The Loving Embrace of Night," "Generations of Cooks Past," "Homefree and Clear, " "One Bite at a Time," "Stars and Diamonds," "Mishpocha," "Changing Your Nature," and "Besa."

"The Most Prestigious Heritage"
Story Date: Sunday, July 12, 2015
Summary: Syrian families create a language nest in Rutledge.
447 lines, Buy It Now = $224

Sabra Mamoud loved working
at 'Aswat Saghira, or in English,
the Little Voices Language Nest.

These poems form a triptych, to be posted in order:

"Where You Find Light"
Story Date: Early June, 2016
Summary: Josué and Aidan set up a house for earthquake refugees, complete with books.
422 lines, Buy It Now = $211

As soon as Aidan recovered
from the Big One flattening him
with the weight of so many deaths
and disruptions all at once, he
began looking for ways to help.

"When You Learn to Read"
Story Date: Monday, June 13, 2016
Summary: Josué reads aloud to refugee children.
286 lines, Buy It Now = $143

Josué parked his bike and
then bounded up the steps
of the big, bright pink house,
already looking forward to
the afternoon's activities.

"No Faster or Firmer Friendships"
Story Date: Monday, June 13, 2016
Summary: Josué and Maria-Vera read together.
515 lines, Buy It Now = $258

Once they finished putting away
all the groceries, the children
and a few adults drifted back
into the living room area.

Sea Level

https://xkcd.com/3135/

They're up there with coral islands, lightning, and caterpillars turning into butterflies.

https://xkcd.com/3135/

Current Mood: busy

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Indigenous People

Cherokee, Osage, and the Indigenous North American Type Collection

After five years of community-partnered research with First Nations and Inuit communities in Canada and the United States, Typotheque is proud to announce the release of new Cherokee and Osage script fonts. Accompanying these is the Indigenous North American Type Collection, a large set of fonts that support the Indigenous communities in North America and their unique writing systems, in terms of digital access, use, and local typographic needs.

Speak it. Write it. Read it. Live it. Remember it.

Current Mood: busy

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"Helium Miner's Song" by Catamariner

"Helium Miner's Song" by

catamariner is up for a Pegasus Award.

Current Mood: accomplished

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The Meeting (part 1 of 1, complete)

The Meeting
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1797
[End of March 179-]

:: The detour ends with an unexpected obstacle, but Lazlo faces an even bigger surprise. Part of the “Lost Son” story arc in the Frankenstein’s Family universe. ::

:: Pay Special Attention: Laszlo expresses some internalized ableism. It’s clearly things that he’s heard from strangers or remote acquaintances, not part of his family upbringing. I hope to show decisions that supported his needs to balance that out. ::

The road carried them high in the hills, on a wide ridge still blurred with tall trees and undergrowth. They traveled southeast, until Trokhym patted Laszlo’s arm. “That crossroads goes back to Cluj-Napoca, but makes its way through the poorest edge of the city, near the rag- and bone-pickers and the handful of tanneries. Most people avoid the road for that reason, and take the better-tended, better-traveled route that you were on.

Laszlo nodded absently. “People warned me, especially when there was a storm building overhead. “Why pause here, though?”
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Current Mood: busy

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Climate Change

New tech makes it easier to cool communities sweltering in urban heat islands

Take two streets in Boston at 4:30 p.m. on a recent day, as an example. Standing in the sun on Lewis Place, the temperature was 94 degrees Fahrenheit (34.6 degrees Celsius). On Dudley Common, it was 103 F (39.2 C).

Both streets were hot, but the temperature on one was much more dangerous for people’s health and well-being.

The kicker is that those two streets are only a few blocks apart. The difference epitomizes the urban heat island effect, created as pavement and buildings absorb and trap heat, making some parts of the city hotter.

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Dear self (and partial to-do list)

Dear self,
You are not allowed to post any more discussion posts or similar until you've answered the majority of outstanding comments. (Great to see your corner of Dreamwidth being so active, though! Wheee! <3)
Love, me

Partial to-do list:

guardian_wishlist signup
outstanding comments on the Guardian readalong, fan_writers discussion and intro posts, and Guardian drama polls
a fill for this round of fan_flashworks
behind-the-scenes FFW stuff & mod post draft
write to MP and mayoral candidate; submit on All The Things
finish my DNW-kink WIP ASAP
finish my other WIP after that, and prepare for my annual Wishlist writing frenzy *fingers crossed, knock on wood*
close a bunch of tabs, seriously
rest my arms.

Current Mood: busy

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Worldbuilding

swan_tower has a bit up about worldbuilding on-ramps.

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Venn Diagram

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