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No big exciting election news in my area. A couple of school board and other type spots.I'm getting my books read for all the various challenges I'm doing this year but I am just struggling to get the reviews in. I finally wrote a review today for Practical Magic only, even though I read a bunch this month, solely because it ticked all the boxes (fall flurries, tag, and Massachusetts for Fly) but I just can't get the motivation to do any other reviews.
In other news, I've changed teams within Amazon and am not part of the team that does Amazon's fitness watch, Halo. This is right up my alley, interest wise and is way more exciting than dealing with contracts. It'll be a nice change.
@Charlotte - what an interesting new team and project for you! Definitely fits with your interests. Now me, I'd love the contracts...LOL. I find I have to write reviews almost immediately or they just bog me down. Lately I've had several reads that I had a lot to say. I think you should just post reviews for any that fill challenges you are enjoying and forget the rest. Just like you did for October. So what if that is all of one or two books a month? You know you have been reading...
Our local voting day is rather a huge event and I’m quite stewed up about it. I did vote, and I’m pretty invested in the outcome. I could say more, but I’ll get all riled up. Suffice it to say, I want our mayor to stay the mayor, and it’s not looking great for her. There’s also another guy I want to replace another guy on the school committee. It’s all very high stakes here. Will let you know how it goes. Love to all, Amy
In California, we had our election September 14, because of recall attempt which failed.We are in the midst of Fall now and have huge sycamores along the street behind our house. My cat Rosie is really afraid of the sound of crunching leaves and if we are outside she will bolt for the door to go in if she hears someone walking on them. As it is she carefully picks her way over them as if she is jumping stone to stone across a creek.
Last Friday, Hubby had a procedure scheduled at a hospital about an hour from home. Unfortunately they had an emergency which had to go before him and after hours of waiting, he was rescheduled for later in November. I did read a book while I waited for him.
Booknblues wrote: "In California, we had our election September 14, because of recall attempt which failed.We are in the midst of Fall now and have huge sycamores along the street behind our house. My cat Rosie is ..."
Fran, I'm sorry that your husband's procedure was cancelled at the last moment. What a let-down and inconvenience for you both.
As you know, I've spent the last couple of months helping my elderly dad move to assisted living and also, cleaning out his apartment. It's been a family affair with my sibs and their spouses all working together to make this happen. It's been an emotional time, to say the least. I have a new-found appreciation for adult children who have cleaned up and closed their parents' homes for them.
My Dad is doing well there and is taking advantage of the many activities offered. It's gratifying to see him eat well and enjoy: happy hour, nightly movies, and the live concerts right there where he lives. I'm still finding it hard to concentrate on books, but I'm sure that will pick up. ;0)
Holly R W wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "In California, we had our election September 14, because of recall attempt which failed.We are in the midst of Fall now and have huge sycamores along the street behind our hous..."
The best part of it all is how well your Dad is doing!
Theresa wrote: "Holly R W wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "In California, we had our election September 14, because of recall attempt which failed.We are in the midst of Fall now and have huge sycamores along the stre..."
Thank you!!
Holly R W wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "In California, we had our election September 14, because of recall attempt which failed.We are in the midst of Fall now and have huge sycamores along the street behind our hous..."
Holly, it is a huge task. I don't remember if you live nearby your father.
My mom lived across the country from me in Pittsburgh and my older sister lived there as well so the grand share of the work fell to her, but each of the rest of us, traveled there and help pack things up, donate stuff and choose what we wanted. My mom was a pack rat and it was a daunting task.
Of course there is also the emotional aspect of it, seeing your parent change and decline. There was never any doubt for each step that we were making the right decision. My mom was a nurse and so believed during her time the memory care unit, that she was working. She would walk with the nurse on her rounds to assist her. I think that made it easier for her.
Moderna #3 in the arm! Easy, efficient process. I almost laughed when the practitioner took my large sized vax card and said: "oh I wish everyone had these large cards!" Mine is 5x7 - basically the size of letterhead folded in half. That was the size cards in use in Jan 2021 in NYC.But boy did I see just how disrupted the production and supply chains are! This is a fairly new, large, very busy Rite Aid, and the shelves were empty of everything. What little product they did have was s-p-r-e-a-d o-u-t.
I did however stock up on tbe new Reeses Nutcracker shaped peanut butter cups. I mean, I did have to kill 15 minutes in the store after the shot!
Thank goodness you got the Reeses. Two good things at once. Who could ask for anything more? good on you for getting the booster - mine was supposed to be today but got postponed until tomorrow. Hooray! My drug store does not have a good selection of choco - will look for other things. Stay well. peace, janz
Booknblues wrote: "Holly R W wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "In California, we had our election September 14, because of recall attempt which failed.We are in the midst of Fall now and have huge sycamores along the stre..."
Fran, Thank you for sharing this with me. Yes, it is hard seeing parents change and decline. I'm glad that your mom was able to find comfort in going on nursing rounds with the staff.
Holly R W wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Holly R W wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "In California, we had our election September 14, because of recall attempt which failed.We are in the midst of Fall now and have huge sycam..."
That is huge Holly! I helped move my dad and then my grandmother into assisted living facilities and a few years after that, I packed up my mom's whole house to move her across the country to live next door to me here. It's physically and emotionally exhausting!!
Holly R W wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Holly R W wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "In California, we had our election September 14, because of recall attempt which failed.We are in the midst of Fall now and have huge sycam..."
It was very reassuring to me and while she still talked with me on the phone, she always told me about her work and how she lived where she worked and how she could see the river(the Monongahela) from her window.
I hope you and your dad will find wonderful things to talk about as well.
@Charlotte - It does feel huge to me and thankfully, much of the hard work is behind me. I see that you have had the same experience. It feels like a rite of passage, doesn't it? @Fran - My dad and I are having some remarkable conversations, just as you and your mom had. (Of course, it depends on the day and his mood!)
Holly R W wrote: "@Charlotte - It does feel huge to me and thankfully, much of the hard work is behind me. I see that you have had the same experience. It feels like a rite of passage, doesn't it? ..."
It does feel like a rite of passage, although, I started going through it much earlier than I would have liked. I was 35ish when we moved my dad into a facility but he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's for 10 years at that point. He was an older dad and had had me when he was 43.
After my dad's passing I moved from FL to WA and one of my mom's visits a couple of years ago, she never went home. My husband and I flew back to FL and packed up her whole house. Dealt with the drama of the family that doesn't like me any more and sold her house. We were extremely fortunate that we were able to purchase the house next to us. It has two master bedroom suites, so when the time comes for my mom, we'll either move in there or think about bringing a nurse in. My mom has no sign of dementia/Alzheimer's and is still very healthy, so I think I have a number of years still (she's 74 and 13 years younger than my dad).
Part of me is grateful I've already been through it once with my dad because I feel prepared and better set up for whenever I need to become a care giver for my mom. I'm also grateful that I can help close friends and make sure they are thinking of things they wouldn't have otherwise considered.
Charlotte, you were indeed very young to have gone through this with your parents. I'm so sorry that your dad had Alzheimer's, it's such a terrible disease.To give perspective, I am 65 years old and my dad is (believe it or not!) 98 years young. He has had dementia for some time now, but it's worsened this past year. Getting him to accept going to assisted care took a lot of doing. He now is in the right place for himself.
I hear you about the family drama. We had some of that, too. Thankfully though, we managed to come together as a family and work out what my father needed.
It's so nice that your mom lives next to you and that you both are close. I hope she stays healthy and strong! My own mom did not need care-giving.
Thanks for these discussions - I went through this with my mom - sell the house, go to independent living with meals, then tighter security and finally an Alzheimer's unit. Your thoughts and concerns only remind me of my mom and remind me to listen to my younger brother and son. I am 78 and still drive around town - I have had no auto accidents but I do not know how many I may have caused. Brother buys most of the groceries for me and will go with me to doctor if I need another pair of ears. So far, I am hanging on but all your discussions bring sweet memories to me. Thanks. peace, janz
These are very difficult rites of passage for all of us -- as children for our parents, then for any siblings we have, as individuals as we ourselves age. I was 23 when my mother died after essentially living on borrowed time for many years -- she recovered from heart failure when I was 16, a stroke when I was 20, but she just couldn't pull through the pulmonary thrombosis - she was ony 59 but had a damaged heart from rheumatic fever as a child, which was undiagnosed and untreated until a few years before she died. However, those final years of hers were ones where she prepared all of us, made sure the family stories were reposited in one of us, and my younger sisters were well launched. Those years were so rich with memories for us all, even if physically she was limited.
My father lived another 35 years after my mother died - never remairred, never even dated. He was 96 when he passed. When his body gave out to the point he could no longer take care of himself, he went into a nursing home in our hometown upstate where everyone new him and all the neighbors and friends would regularly visit him. My siblings and I then faced clearing out the house --- and farm -- which had been in the family since the 1930s. Fortunately one of my sisters and my brother moved into the house for a while. We did a bunch of yard sales, etc. We are in fact only now moving to sell the farm. We are all ready to let it go.
One blessing has been that my siblings and I get along - we each had our role and were pretty much in agreement on things, showed up to help when needed.
Now it's my 2 much older siblings that we are watching out for.
Personally, I believe you are always too young to have to go through it, but we still all do.
Theresa wrote: "Moderna #3 in the arm! Easy, efficient process. I almost laughed when the practitioner took my large sized vax card and said: "oh I wish everyone had these large cards!" Mine is 5x7 - basically the..."I got my Moderna booster about a week ago at Walgreen's near me. They were behind so I had to wait a while even though I had an appointment but then they just let me go, no 15 minute wait (maybe depends if you indicated you ever had an issue?)
I now realize that I was so fortunate that both my parents went quickly and there were no real decisions to make. My in-laws were both slow, spending years declining and finally dealing with forms of dementia, so it was like losing them over and over. We are all happy that they were gone before 2020 so we didn't have to worry about not being able to see them during the pandemic.
Theresa wrote: "These are very difficult rites of passage for all of us -- as children for our parents, then for any siblings we have, as individuals as we ourselves age. I was 23 when my mother died after essen..."
Oh Theresa, You were much too young at the time to lose your mother. That she tried to prepare all of you, showed her love and concern... I'm glad that your dad was able to enjoy visits from friends, family and neighbors, during his time in the nursing home... My sibs and I get along well together, too. The drama I mentioned had more to do with our differing levels of acceptance that Dad needed assisted living... Your comment that "We are always too young to go through it" is so wise.
Robin P wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Moderna #3 in the arm! Easy, efficient process. I almost laughed when the practitioner took my large sized vax card and said: "oh I wish everyone had these large cards!" Mine is 5x7..."Robin, It's merciful that your own parents went quickly and that their health was relatively good until the end... Sorry that your in-laws both had dementia. It is painful to go through that with them.
It seems that those who've posted here have all shared in this experience, although our situations of course, are not identical.
Someone in another group just reminded me of a wonderful book for those of us with elderly parents Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? is by the New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast, and is basically a graphic novel about her own story dealing with her parents. While we all have different circumstances, we can relate to the many mixed emotions that come up, and the unexpected humor.
Hi everyone,my parents still live in their own house, but it is only a matter of time, when we will also have to think about how to support them more. I am lucky to have three brothers. And there is a young woman who lives in my parents' town who helps and supports them in their daily lives by going grocery shopping for them, doing the gardening etc.. It's such a blessing. I do sometimes wish they had decided to move to a care facility already, because now I think they won't want to when it should become necessary.
I think those of you who've shared their stories have done really great things for your parents, helping them to move to care facilities or move to a place nearby and supporting them.
It's hard and unfortunately, my half-siblings made it harder. My half-sister is a bully and did not agree with the decisions that my mom made in regards to my dad. But she was also never there to see my dad when he absolutely lost it. She only ever saw the faking and he was so, so good at faking it. She had no clue that at the birthday party where she thought he was having such a good time reminiscing about old stories, he had leaned over to me and asked who were all these people, are we at an open house?I have been able to reconnect with one of my half-brothers but there was some real drama when I went back and packed my mom's house to move out here. That same sister and another brother wanted to go through everything as if she had passed rather than just moving. So, so much drama...
The good thing is that is done and my mom is settled here and I'm 3000+ away from the drama. My mom's mom didn't go into a facility until she was in her 90s and I'm hoping it'll be the same for my mom. Luckily, I have an awesome husband who shares the current care giving with me so it's not overwhelming.
I don't know if enjoy is the right word but I thank everyone for sharing their stories too because I think this is another subject the everyone goes through at some point but it isn't talked about much.
These are important discussions to have with each other. I'm glad it came up here. I was young when I first had to deal with it all -- some of my siblings even younger. My parents were a bit older than my contemporaries and my siblings are well spread out in age - there is a 23 year gap between the youngest and the eldest, and I'm smack in the middle. There's also a disabled capacity challenged elder sibling that has needed special care most of her life. That all exposed my siblings and I from a very young age to the need to plan and make tough decisions. Now I am going to put my lawyer hat on. The single most important thing everyone needs to do is be sure the parents have given another member of the family --- a much younger member --- general durable power of attorney, in the form authorized by statute in the state in which the parent resides. Each of you need one too.
Estate planning, having a will, etc. is also critical but most of all you need a power of attorney if something happens to your parent. To be sure that the form has been properly completed and signed/notarized, have a lawyer prepare and oversee it -- any local practitioner can do this. The forms are NOT user-friendly - in NY at least the state legislature has made the document more confusing than necessary.
Lawyer hat now removed. I've long been a sounding board for friends, clients, and colleagues when faced with these parental transitions because I have been through it and am not shy about talking about it. Everyone needs to get to that point.
Changing topic, as I need to b!#%& somewhere-Just spent 2 hours at the pharmacy trying to get my flu shoot. Adam and I both had appointments. His insurance went through and he got his shot. Not 5 minutes later the same insurance denied me. The pharmacist (lord bless her) and I spent the last 2 hours on the phone with BCN, Express Scripts and Medicare. No one can figure it out. Not one person we spoke could fix the problem. Needless to say , the stress overloaded me, my back went into spasms and I broke down in the ugly cry. The Pharmacist sent me home and promised to get things set right. I need to add, that I go through this type of red tape on bi-monthly (sometimes more often). It makes me wonder why. My husband never has problems like this. He does not have the health issues I do. It feels like they just pick on me because I cost them too much.
Thank you I needed to vent
Joanne, I'm so sorry you had to deal with that.I hate dealing with that kind of thing. Hopefully they will get it straightened out and you can have your flu shot.
Joanne wrote: "Changing topic, as I need to b!#%& somewhere-Just spent 2 hours at the pharmacy trying to get my flu shoot. Adam and I both had appointments. His insurance went through and he got his shot. Not 5..."
Lord in heaven above! What a fiasco. It's Open Enrollment season ... you might want to look for a new insurance company.
Still, we're only talking about a flu shot ... not major surgery.... or highly expensive custom prepared chemotherapy. What gives?
Sending you healing vibes, Joanne. Cuddle up with Miss Lola and a large adult beverage!
Sending you good vibes and imaginary friday night drinks Joanne!
So sorry you had to deal with this, Joanne! Every health insurance company wants you to get a flu shot. Especially if you have other health conditions, they should want to keep you out of the hospital at all costs. I had good news today - I went in for a follow-up X-ray and my ankle bone is healing so well that I can stop wearing the boot! At first they said it could be 3 months, it has only been 6 weeks. Of course, I need to build up slowly, but it is such a relief not to have to put on the boot when I just want to get up from the couch or bed to go to the bathroom!
@JoAnne - pull out the 'too good for company' chocolate along with the scotch. I totally don't understand why you need to go through this. I agree - time perhaos to at least see if a different company will serve you better during open enrollment.
Robin P wrote: "So sorry you had to deal with this, Joanne! Every health insurance company wants you to get a flu shot. Especially if you have other health conditions, they should want to keep you out of the hospi..."Such great news! Just don't overdo it, please!
Book Concierge wrote: It's Open Enrollment season ... you might want to look for a new insurance company...if only. Our insurance is through Adam's ex-employer(GM UAW). We cannot switch without paying through the nose 2X. Like I said, they do this to me all the time. Deny scripts, for months we will fight and then all of a sudden they change their tune. I have had lots of problems with them regarding my surgeries too. But there is nothing we can do.
Theresa wrote: "@JoAnne - pull out the 'too good for company' chocolate along with the scotch. I totally don't understand why you need to go through this. I agree - time perhaos to at least see if a different comp..."Lol Theresa-during that 2 hours we were in the pharm I bought a shopping car full of wine, chocolate and salty snacks-ending up opening a bag of chocolate and a bag of chips while waiting. It was really too bad I could not open the wine, even the pharmacist said he was looking for a cork screw
@ Robin, so glad the boot is gone! I think those boots are equal to the dog's cone of shame-absolutely they are the devil incarnate!
Joanne wrote: "Changing topic, as I need to b!#%& somewhere-Just spent 2 hours at the pharmacy trying to get my flu shoot. Adam and I both had appointments. His insurance went through and he got his shot. Not 5..."
Joanne - is is possible to change pharmacies. I have been through the route you have gone through. A year or so ago, the pharmacist at the drug store left - opened up a new pharmacy with his friend. They are tiny, only carry a little stuff but always have shots available. They work with insurance and will do a little extra for me if I need it. Consider another pharmacy. peace, janz
Peacejanz wrote: "Joanne wrote: "Changing topic, as I need to b!#%& somewhere-Just spent 2 hours at the pharmacy trying to get my flu shoot. Adam and I both had appointments. His insurance went through and he got ..."
Was not the Pharm's fault-It's the insurance company who denies it
Joanne wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: It's Open Enrollment season ... you might want to look for a new insurance company...if only. Our insurance is through Adam's ex-employer(GM UAW). We cannot switch without p..."
Here in NY I would have you report them to the NYS Insurance Department which xoes not look kindly only insurers who pull shit like that. Especially employer-based plans.
Next time, have your Swiss Army Knife in your purse, the one with the corkscrew attachment. I am surprised the pharmacy did not have corkscrews for sale.
Theresa wrote: "Joanne wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: It's Open Enrollment season ... you might want to look for a new insurance company...if only. Our insurance is through Adam's ex-employer(GM UAW). We cannot s..."
They did not have a corkscrew, all sold out due to the shipping,
re-stocking problems. One of the techs did, however, offer to gnaw the cork off with her young sharp teeth. Being the dragon I am, I was tempted to "fire it off"-after second thoughts that was deemed dangerous.
We will be contacting the Union on Monday morning, I have kept a list of all the red tape I have had to deal with. I am done playing nice, thinking it was just a fluke. I swear they have my picture, along with other old ladies, up on a dartboard and when someone throws a dart and it lands on me-well then it is my turn to be aggravated. My daughter fears I will really loose it one day and already has bail money stashed under her mattress. Or so she says-
Pharmacist phoned at 7pm and said to come get my shot. And I did. CVS (my pharm) will be getting a letter from me praising this young woman, who never wavered and kept at it. Her manager approved her overtime and she stayed an 1 1/2 over her shift time, refusing to pass the ball to someone else. She told me, laughingly, she was prepared to stay the night! The real kicker? It was none of the bureaucracies that solved the problem. She started calling their other stores in the neighborhood and finally found someone with a code that worked to override the denial.And yet, this morning in my email I find 2 emails from BCN-One telling me I need to get a flu shot-AYFKM! Immediately underneath that one a notice saying my Flu shot was denied-no reason, no explanation. It is no wonder people loose their minds when dealing with these idiots
Good news for me on the medical front. I went for a followup X-ray of my ankle fracture and it is healing well. It has been 6 weeks since I injured it and the orthopedist had said it usually takes 3 months to heal. After he looked at the X-ray, he said, "When you go home, take this boot and put it in the closet." I said, "Really, are you sure?" Of course, I need to build up gradually and wear a supportive shoe but it is so great to be able to get up and go to the next room without putting on the huge boot! It isn't totally done healing but putting some weight on it will actually help. I have a handicapped card good through January, and I will still use it for a while since I am walking very slowly and carefully. I also am finding it quite fun to use the motorized scooters at the grocery store!I have an opera ticket for Sunday and I wasn't planning to go, in fact I tried to give the ticket away but no takers. Now I am going! I called and changed my usual seat in the middle of a huge row to one on the aisle. It will be my first time at an event since Jan 2020. The venue requires proof of vaccination and masking at all times, plus they have excellent ventilation. And I got my booster shot. Still, it will be weird. I will be at the same venue in 10 days for Fiddler on the Roof, the traveling Broadways shows are what I missed most last year.
And my shingles pain seems to be gradually lessening. It is still there and intermittently is better or worse, but I am getting almost normal sleep. I have to taper off the nerve medication very gradually, like over a month. With these two health issues, I had been very discouraged - "Oh, now I am old, it is only downhill from here", etc. I finally realized that and decided I can be energetic and healthy regardless of circumstances and appreciate my many advantages (like no foot surgery, no cast, still able to drive!) Anyway, since then things have turned around. I am not big on magical thinking, but a positive attitude certainly doesn't hurt.
So glad you get to start having some fun Robin! Fiddler on the Roof is one of my all time favorite live performances and I am very jealous. Also happy to see that you know you still need to treat that foot with care. Push the boot to the back of the closet!
@JoAnne - definitely contact the union! I would start with the conflicting notices and work backwards from rhere. Do write to CVS about that wonderful employee, but also compliment the branch who worked as a team on this!
Joanne wrote: "It was really too bad I could not open the wine, even the pharmacist said he was looking for a cork screw ..."Why I like the screw-top bottles ....
@ Robin ... So glad to hear the good new re trashing the boot! And returning to live performances! I'll be seeing STEEL MAGNOLIAS at the Milw Rep next week, and then Skylight's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS twice (my regular season ticket and then again in Dec when my niece is coming up to "collect" her birthday present). It does feel a little strange at first, but you'll quickly get back in the groove of being in a live audience.
I saw Hadestown at the Kennedy Center a couple of weeks ago and it was fabulous!!! The Kennedy Center was very serious about safety. Everyone had to show proof of vaccination (or possibly a negative recent Covid test), no food or drink were allowed in the theater (pre-show bar got moved outside on their balcony) and masks were required throughout the performance. I saw more people complying properly with the mask mandate than I have anywhere else but maybe I was too sucked into the performance. I look forward to more performances knowing all the measures put in place.
Hope everyone is well!
I'm considering seeing LEHMAN TRILOGY on Broadway.... That would be my debut in live theater. We'll see. But what a day I'm having at work! I need a drink, a nap, and some distraction. It's only 2.30PM.
What's going on? Well Friday night we finally got the order from the court allowing me to release escrow funds I'm holding to my client - it was a contract deposit dispute (the entitled rich princess buyer of their NYC condo changed her mind and tried to claim COVID as reason she failed to close last March on her purchase of their unit. My client won the case). I needed to be up way early this am to receive service of the order in person then contact the bank immediately to wire out the funds. Why the rush? Didn't want the defendant spoiled princess to hustle into court to file an appeal and get an order to stay the payout of the escrow. I seriously doubt anything like that could happen but I was not going to be the reason there was a lag in time that allowed it to happen.
That done, I turned my attention to several other fires -- one of my clients ( a coop corporation) got notice Friday of a filing of a proceeding to stop the foreclosure auction of an apartment in the building due to defaults under the lease. Since notice received late on Friday (notice the number of items that seem to be served late on Friday...standard lawyerly ploys), I had to get it off to the insruance broker to seek defense in the suit from the Directors and Officers Liability insurance carrier - and since it is a very complicated situation with a 2 year history, I had a long email to write, rewrite and give final edits to.
No sooner did I get that out, than I get a call from the office manager at my old suite of offices - moved last year - that a woman had dropped of legal papers for me. My immediate thought (as this was only about 30 minutes after I authorized that escrow deposit be wired to the client) was "OMG, she got a stay on releasing the escrow!" My heart rate sped up etc. Then my mind processed what was fully said -- these papers were not related to the escrow case, but the auction case!
I calmed down, got the documents by email, sent the office manager a fed ex label to ship the originals to me, and sent an update email to the insurance broker.
There were a few more fires in there, a zoom meeting invite sent out for tomorrow night, confirmed another zoom meeting for Wed, answered a few emails and then looked at the time thinking it had to be at least 4.30 PM. Nope - only 12:35 PM.
Welcome to Monday in my law office. I'm ready for cocktails and the end to the day.
What is also on the ballot - and very important -- are 5 propositions to amend NYS Constitution - 3 of which are to ease voting restrictions (i.e. change to allow last minute voter registration and to allow absentee ballots with no restrictions). Who knew you had to amend the state constitution to make those voting changes???? I was also surprised that to change which court hears what kind of case also requires an amendment.
I'm sure I learned much of this in the past -- I was taught Social Studies and Civics in school -- but long lost info.
Aside for the election, my big news is I get my Moderna booster tonight. I'm so excited! Rite Aid Drugstores are set up to administer -- a very efficient set up . Since making the appointment I get no less than one email and one text every day reminding me of the booster shot appointment....
Some other news I heard last night - while the official go ahead has not yet been given for vax to 5 to 11 yo, most NYC pediatricians are already scheduling appointments. They seem confident it will be approved momentarily. No drugstores or urgent care centers are scheduling them however.