Curtiss Grymala (he/him/his) @cgrymala@higheredweb.social

Tomorrow. Patio at 50/50 Taphouse opens at 11:30, worship service starts at 1:30.

Where else can you be part of such an open service while also drinking a liter of Oktoberfest beer and eating a burger and/or some wings?

https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/worship-service-to-show-love-acceptance-of-lgbtqia-community/article_d3be4c5c-5c62-5b84-ab65-c8b62319a77f.html?fbclid=IwAR1M_uQoP7U1d3F61Y1uC8mdIQ13KKuzm8bItjiZ7sEWajwQZHGANrtT1b0

Correction. I just noticed that it's not happening on the walking mall this year; it's happening at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley.

As they do each year, #Winchester will be celebrating #pride this weekend (they postpone it from the summer in order to include the college community). If you're in the area, come to the walking mall and help celebrate on Saturday, and then come to 50/50 Taphouse on Sunday for the Pride worship service.

https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/celebrate-winchester-pride-2023-at-the-msv-on-saturday/article_e77f2437-4b72-5afc-a288-1500b40d8b00.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&mibextid=Zxz2cZ&fbclid=IwAR0qUZBcaw9B3G409zoK3uW0Gt_3Q_aCLH_wKsg8t5mPuCaQ__OPO88EV5c

Lots of lightning last night when they were calling for "severe thunderstorms", but I didn't hear any thunder, and I don't think we got more than a couple drops of rain. The lightning I saw last night seemed mostly to be heat lightning, and it was kind of blue instead of the typical yellow/orange.

Now, I'm hearing thunder, but it's sunny and clear, and I'm not seeing any lightning.

This is weird.

Three Shots for Fall: What You Need to Know "The F.D.A. approved a new shot to protect infants from a deadly respiratory virus. And here’s what we know about who should get the flu, Covid and R.S.V. vaccines, and when."

https://www.nytimes.com/article/flu-covid-rsv-vaccines.html?unlocked_article_code=iLnB6RaXUyJqgOoe376IpwFuD_IKncXzMQWTJ01ELsdkhLj8APn2g_n4s0fFy3YXF9LnooSDFU7R4H4CK44VsLxwr2lQhwprHD-8xIgx-9XObyMktc_M7qTn8phyMbZAJjSSqlQ-c5p0fnQpIFS_-uxBKh4I9-_2hJaJnNRN26702TxtxhxBBLzjZhXv9R_SEYV2Rn0XKKJHAKiTBPKq-Ye5zqcCpcBxEc2zt4hHWvjsSWzq2NzPMcoawkCCacF8CFktuE4gBuMlmLUQokmFHgmLRKk9Ictj85xEa0L-sWbwrpoXUXf1RgOiARZcK8Q8VRS_maoa&smid=url-share

The 3rd provider decided to run a blood test, and it came back positive for mono this morning. Not sure what that means for her, as that usually takes weeks, if not months, to recover from.

Somehow, the #grandnugget managed to pick up mono during her first week of kindergarten. Took 3 trips to 3 different providers to get that answer. The first said there was nothing wrong with her, despite the fact that she woke up in the middle of the night with a temp of 103.5 and vomited. The 2nd said there wasn't anything they could do for her, but it was probably viral, despite the fact that she woke again with a temp of 105 and vomited (and now had white specks on her swollen tonsils)

Sad news. I wouldn't say I was a fan of #Smashmouth, but I couldn't help but bop and sing along with their hits when they came on the radio. So young.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/steve-harwell-all-star-singer-for-smash-mouth-dies-at-56/ar-AA1gefeE?ocid=msedgntp&pc=W046&cvid=f5f508eabe6948b583241b7512453a3a&ei=9

I don't know if it's a limitation of the #Pixelfed Android app, or if it's a limitation of pixelfed.social, or if it's a limitation of Pixelfed itself, but the location tagging seems completely useless to me. I try to search, and it only brings up places that seem to be in Eastern Europe, and I don't see any way to add custom locations.

Over the past few months, I have become keenly aware of how frustrating it is to not be able to tell how full your water heater is. There should be some indicator that tells you how full it is (I guess there are some models that do, but ours definitely doesn't).

While they're at it, they should also put some sort of visual thermostat so you can tell when the water has heated back up again.

Installed a whole-house water filtration system and replaced our water softener. It took 2 days and multiple trips to multiple Lowe's and Home Depots, but we got it done.

Hopefully, now our water won't be so hard anymore, and I'm really hoping it will be safe to drink (we're on a well on old farm land, so coliform is a given, which is why I got a filter system that disinfects).

I ordered some test kits so that I can verify the disinfection is working properly in the next day or so.