When there's a stupid cold wind chill out there but you don't care.

#CatsOfMastodon

@pseudonym I don’t meant to be nosy, but I’m so curious to know what it is you might do. 😁

In case you or your neighbor or family member is considering not vaccinating a kiddo, please take this into consideration:

When a child is in my ER at 2 am with fussiness and a fever, and we can’t identify a cause, the next step heavily depends on whether they are vaccinated or not. If they are vaccinated, risk is low. If not, we start talking about doing lumbar punctures, blood cultures, and other invasive tests, because they are at risk of meningitis and other serious infections.

In a world full of people who no longer trust each other, sometimes a small thing happens that just makes everything better.

A week or so ago I asked for German sci-fi books for my middle kid, who is struggling with his German grammar.

He's dyslexic and loves reading *my scifi books* in English, to the detriment of his German.

I asked on the internet, and I got a lot of fantastic advice, including from @lk108 who replied and said he had a whole series, and offered to send them.

So he did, and I happily paid for the postage as soon as he said he'd sent them.

The box arrived today! I had no doubt that they would, a random person who I did not know at all, said they would do something really nice, and I was sure it would be so.

Anyway thanks @lk108 for the lovely offer, and I'm sure Theo will be delighted.

Please give this post a round of boosts because a nice thing happened and we don't hear enough about that.

#GoodThings #SmallPackages

🚨 NEW: One of the largest COVID-19 vaccine studies ever (28 MILLION people in France) just dropped.

Results?
• 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19
• 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality
• No increase in 4-year mortality
• Vaccinated people had lower risk of death from any cause.
In short: mRNA vaccines weren’t just safe — they were protective across the board. 🔥📉 https://shorturl.at/GcZeK

Happy 25th anniversary to this Daily Mail article from the year 2000, proclaiming that internet "may be just a passing fad as millions give up on it".

#internet #TheWeb #OTD #OnThisDay #history

@pawpower Poor dog! I’m glad you were able to act quickly.

#FootpathFriday

#WritersCoffeeClub Dec 5. What’s a no-longer popular trend in writing you’d like to see make a comeback?

Adult fiction that isn't simplified down to fit a 14 year old's grammar and vocabulary because that's all studies show the average American reader is capable of understanding. (Self-fulfilling prophecies, anyone?)

@Uncleharvey Take it easy today, friend!

@joyce Hope your soreness passes soon.

@davidr Totally agreed there. It’s a catchy tune, but the lyrics are so sketchy.

What are some of your favourite Christmas or holiday songs?

I like Stevie Wonder’s “Someday at Christmas” and Bing Crosby’s “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” because they both dream of much better years to come.

#Music #Holidays #Christmas #MusicMastodon #AskFedi

@scribblanitea Good luck.

"Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by the actions of human beings."
Nelson Mandela

@thebaywindowgirl This is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

@mizblueprint Enjoy your fruit.

@kims My migraine is ending.

If that’s not exactly what you were hoping for as a response, it snowed outside recently, too, and I love snow.

The opposite of schadenfreude is
mudita, a Buddhist term for sympathetic or vicarious joy. It's the joy you feel when someone else succeeds

I could use a little mudita today. What do you have for me, fediverse? Hit me with your successes, the more mundane the better (but I'm all for hearing about your big wins, too)

@joyce Fun! Will you be getting in touch with him?