A Blessing for One Who is Exhausted


When the rhythm of the heart becomes hectic,
Time takes on the strain until it breaks;
Then all the unattended stress falls in
On the mind like an endless,...

The Swan

Across the wide waters
something comes
floating--a slim
and delicate

ship, filled
with white flowers--
...

Dear Barry - Thank you for creating such a beautiful space for community all these years. You've cultivated a great thing for this community. Your kind and caring way with people has always moved...

A few words about my own political evolution


I was born in 1949 in Oakland California. I received Socialist catechism, beginning at the age of two from my maternal grandmother, Edith Fleischer...

This is in today's Press Democrat:

How the QAnon conspiracy seduces normal people

By
FAYE FLAM
QAnon is such a weird theory that it’s tempting...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GTYbsI6UYEI found a lovely reading of this story.

Thanks, Deborah, for drawing my attention to this book.

Gorgeous watercolors.

https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2021-02-02_09-42-55.pngI'm reminded of a great book written for children but sage for all of us...

"Old Turtle and the Broken Truth"...by Douglas...

Actually, lots of studies show that online communication fosters incivility. There is something about the online experience that emboldens people, whether called TruthTeller or Sam Jameson, to say...

The best suggestion I can make for the success of Townsy Cafe is to not permit screen names, but to require actual human names of posters, and their photos.

Over the course of the pandemic, as a...

I would have preferred the Moderna vaccine too, but at my age (80) I don't want to wait around. I'm in the danger zone for sure.

I scheduled it through OptumServe. I just checked their website...

Thanks to Pamela for speaking up and sharing. Invaluable to hear from a practitioner in your position. Sure wish you might once in awhile post on the Townsy site!

I will not miss these posts. You've dismissed scientists allied with governmental agencies while presenting us with a perspective that reeks of anti-science. It reminds me of the delusions of...

You mean because of all the wackos?

I have greatly appreciated your integrity and clarity, Finell. Thanks for being a participant on this forum.

"A lot of work" is right, Zeno. It's part of the reason Waccobb is closing down.

I agree with you, up to a point.

Freedom of speach is central. But a manager can require rules about, not the what-about, but the how. It should be responsive and interesting and intelligent.
...

no interest whatsoever now in townsey cutesy censoredsy newby.

shared conflict-free opinions be much more comfortable for townseyers.

see yawl if/when you feel safe enough to come out - of...

Barry I never got that far. I'm just feeling the need to bow out when Waccobb closes.

The first 22M Americans have been vaccinated for COVID-19, and initial safety data shows everything is going well, CDC says

"Vaccinated people have suffered major health crises and even death...

Mark,

Elizabeth Warren has questioned Fauci and concluded he does not hold direct financial investments in any of the companies developing COVID-19 vaccines.
...

We allow people to forward News and Events from the Townsy app to their Facebook pages, but we have NO relationship to the company. Townsy is owned by little old me, sitting at my computer at my...

The site is beautiful Laura, so glad Barry is helping you and helping create a smooth transition for everyone...

Good work! thank you! I'm in....

Pamela

Was it this one from an article in Townsy?
https://townsyapp.com/news/feeling-the-bernie-meme-in-sebastopol/

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines DO NOT HACK YOUR CELLS DNA!!! Contrary to assertions, it won’t turn you or anyone else into a GMO. mRNA stays in the cytoplasm, where the ribosomes are. It does not...

Hi Emerald - Townsy and the Townsy Cafe aren't that tightly connected yet. I'm afraid you also have to register on the bulletin board itself ( https://www.townsycafe-<wbr>westcounty.com/ ) and then...

OH, Gee, Barry sure going to miss these pungent cartoon round ups. Hope you'll put them on the new bulletin board for us. Thanks, Lilith

As soon as the vaccine became available for our age group, my wife and I made appointments to get it. After waiting on the phone for hours because of the high demand, we made the earliest available...

Yes, your experiences make a lot of sense to me. In the same way, I also quickly felt a certain psychological sense of relief (and joy), however in my case it was after having gotten that nasty bug...

I honor each persons' opinion, though I feel this article and much of the responses in this thread seem to be conspiracy theory based. And such fear-based conspiracies seem to be the other serious...

Hi HTH - Thanks for your thoughtful suggestions. We've decided to use Discourse. My son and I have set it up and are figuring it out. Barry is advising, and my developer Fox Scarlett is helping to...

Wacco BB closing reminds me of good friends who lived on Mark West Road talking about how the fires fractured their long term community; I have been on this forum since 2004 if I recall correctly,...

Population level study in The Lancet shows that mask wearing reduces the spread of the corona virus.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landig/article/PIIS2589-7500(20)30293-4/fulltext
...

It's a beautiful thing, isn't it, to see the synching of intentions to both take care of ourselves and each other, community, unfold with some grace. May everyone enjoy a ride in "the stream of...

I know where you are coming from. I'm not all of one mind on this vaccine or other vaccines or most things for that matter. I generally don't get vaccines. I read all the antivax stuff. Like many I...

Oh, the statistics made me feel less anxious about Covid very locally here in Sebastopol where I live and more aware of how it's affecting different areas and populations of our county. I assumed it...

This sad story was first reported on syracuse.com. If you go to that source article you see that Mark misrrepresented it.

The positive cases started at this nursing home the day before the...

My dude, you shit our collective bed with your fire-hose of know-it-all conspiratorial nonsense. Basic curation must have taken Barry an hour a day. You won, good bye and good riddance.


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Many thanks to you, GRU. I have appreciated and will miss the content and the constancy of your posts.
In addition to your safety and sanity, I wish you continued good health, good friends,...

Go Barry, well done, from beginning to end.

I guess what Dogenzip means by "connected to Facebook" is that Townsy Sebastopol, which is a local news app, allows you to share articles to your Facebook or Twitter accounts.

When Larry recently offered the poem "Dawn" I shared it with friends I thought would appreciate it as I do. They forwarded back the author speaking the poem aloud: ...

Google and Facebook vacuums up ALL your information. You and I become the PRODUCT used to develop huge databases which feed the algorithms that continuously become better able to predict our...

Whereas those specifics are not all available from Sonoma County, you could go to the CDC website and likely find that information. Every county will be different depending on who is getting infected...

oh, I didn't know you knew me and my guys so well too! plus, that's a hell of a rolodex you've got

Barry, thanks for providing a forum for this entertaining mix of opinions. I've enjoyed it and...

because my reply did not include the following, which I found hard to find on this site (unlike others, I'm sure) I want to add Varda's suggestion here again. To help keep us connected online,...

Barry, are you hoping this wonderful community you started will disburse? Please join the group Varda recommended so we hear your voice once in a while too...

My Wish For You




I wish you happiness
Each and every day
Mornings filled with pink golden clouds
Laden with unlimited possibilities

I am on Nextdoor and there is a big mix of folks, some not so like-minded with my progressive leanings. I have seen lots of support when there are fires, accidents, lost pets and that has been very...

<br><br>Varda was kind enough to set up [email protected]. She announced it the following discussion thread: New North Bay Online Group Invitation.