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For what its worth, this is what was sent out to my local (north GA) friends and family. Its a bit dated as it was sent about a week ago: Think this time i will start with the world as a whole and drill down eventually to Cobb and Cherokee counties. There have been a lot of changes and also a...

I have to go to the endocrinologist once a yr anyway. so its easiest to just have her order the D3 test along with all the other tests. The D3 alone cost about $60 (so $48 w/o a dr visit sounds like a deal) but my insurance knocked it down to $24., all of which I paid as I'm still working...

I have been taking a D3 supplement for 25 yrs, on the advice of an endocrinologist because I have metabolic syndrome and that doctor believed D3 would be a boost to my immune system. i have found it to also reduce my incidence of sinus infections. It is also per my drs suppossed to be a benefit...

Well, actually Germany was one of the countries I was referring to, specifically, the Munich area where some cousins of mine currently live, albeit they are Italian citizens. So what I am referring to are on the ground conditions, admittedly anecdotal. But there is this...

A few weeks ago IIRC it cost about $1.07 to buy a Euro, which I think was the lowest for quite some time prior to that. Today it is about $1.17. My thoughts, based on hearing from relatives and relatives of friends in a couple European countries, is it has more to do with reaction to the news...

Adam's hand sanitizer Made in CO, USA Not sticky Not cheap, 10 bucks free shipping 8 oz I have ordered one so far bought in April Delivered in about 3 days w/o prime Statred using it when what I had ran out first of May Still have a lot of it so for 10 bucks it lasts a long while Adams is 75%...

If one digs into enough history, both US and world history, current events are nothing in comparison. Corrections, recessions, even depressions, happen of course, but I have zero concerns that current unrest will have anything to do with the next one of these to occur. A weak recovery from the...

I had discovered the GV brand a year or so before COVID, thanks to a change to frequent shopping at a smaller Walmart. I agree, they have quite a few very good products, even some excellent organic ground flaxseed, and organic coconut oil. One change for me that I expect will be permanent will...

UMP protein powder, vanilla flavor books: U S Grant memoirs and Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War

S0 0ar in GA, the percent of COVID deaths that have occured in nursing homes hs been held to below 50%. Unlike states in the NE where it has been 70% and higher, IIRC Rhode Island had the highest at over 80%, and in CT where my Aunt died it was over 70%. I know GA followed federal guidelines...

% of known cases that result in death still quite low in Florida, however, 1.6% (as of yesterday evening data, on worldometer), much less than many other states: STATE cases to date deaths to date percent deaths New York 426,807 32,393 7.6 California 319,985 7,026 2.2 Texas 259,465 3,228 1.2...

I'm in GA. I never was too pleased with COSTCO produce here even before COVID19. Since COVID19, i have only shopped at a Walmart neighborhood market. They have great produce, including quite a lot of organic options. If anything, produce quality has stayed high throughout the pandemic, and...

My first car was a chevy vega. I named it "junk", which it was. After that, I was fortunate to always have cars that i was much more fond of. Therefore, they all shared names with beloved pets plus "car" or "truck" as appropriate. My two Priuses are "Rachel Car" and "Phoebe Car"

staying the course I went to 40% equities 5 yrs before I RE (which was nearly 5 yrs ago) and have stayed there ever since, so already more conservative than some. As a nation we have dealt with worse than the current situation, with all its uncertainties as regards what the outcome will look...

I had my regular cleaning the first week of March, about a week before the lockdown here. need some work which was scheduled for late April but then the office moved it to mid June because of the lockdown (which was lifted this week for phase 2). Since phase 3 is scheduled for June 12th and so...

Have not had any problems yet, delivery has been as fast (1-5 days without prime) as before this whole mess. However, I do see a notice on two of my upcoming deliveries that UPS is experiencing delays, so the good times may be ending delivery wise for me too. Ironically, the items shuffled off...

Been away from this site for some time......just got busy with other things. Do think I may have had it back in Feb, a worse cold than usual is all I thought at the time. Have several family members in different states who also think the same about their at the time minor illnesses in Jan to...

Have not tried it, only seen the ads for it on TV. I doubt my insurance would cover it, probably would want me to try other things, like injections first, even if it did cover it. Not sure I like the idea of grinding away further at my bad knees in blissful ignorance of the pain, making an...

Congratulations Retired at 55 also. it has been almost 4 yrs now What a pleasure, never bored, always in a satisfied frame of mind One other plus is I have more time now to focus on my health, and feel better than I did by far during those last several stressful working years Hope your...

I'm enjoying one of my periodic eat a lot of bacon weeks (sometimes stretches out to as long as two weeks) myself. Started it just before this "publicity" hit the media sources. One difference this time is that there was actually some disagreement among the "scientists" that got a bit of media...

Too lazy to color my hair even I wanted to. I'm also allergic to most cosmetics, so i do not use that stuff either. So rather glad to have so little grey at 58. Agree there must be a genetic component of some kind, or perhaps a number of genetic influencers. My mother did have the same light...

Interesting, yet it helps with the pain, so is it not absorbed by the body??, or does skin porosity vary from person to person that much, as they say YMMV

The injections did not work for me, for wrist arthritis (and tendonitis) 14 yrs ago. The explanation was that since I have rheumatoid as well as osteo arthritis, injections have limited impact. What has had the most benefit, for the knees, among the cocktail of supplements I am now experimenting...

Voltaren gel also. It is an NSAID, so has all the same issues for one's liver and kidneys as any NSAID does in long term use. However, it lasts anywhere from 4 to 8 hrs and is applied directly to the knee, so I use it when I have to be out and about for several hours during the day, walking and...

My father had what little hair he had stay black ( he said much of it was literally scared off of him in WW II at Normandy and in the Ardennnes), save for the temple area, right up to his death at age 82. He was of northern European descent My mother began graying significantly in her late...