I'm sorry, Tep. Maybe try a different placebo? Sugar? Singing the blues?

Steph are you allowed naproxen? Or aspirin (guessing no for blood thinning reasons)? Or only Tylenol? Good luck?

Only Tylenol -- I'm supposed to avoid NSAIDs for a week before surgery.

Tylenol is a placebo scam.

Agreed. Tylenol has never done anything for me.

Tramadol didn't do anything for me, either.

Meloxicam works for me, but it is an NSAID.

Do you get any benefit from a heating pad? Or an icepack?

Tylenol only helps me with fevers.

I was at the museum today after taking ltc to camp walking toward the elevator when a 20ish female employee complained it was still chilly outside and a 70ish male employee told her she needed to dress more appropriately and stop trying to show off her body. I was absolutely appalled and reported him before I left. She was dressed beautifully fwiw in long sleeves, a skirt, and heavy tights. He was dressed very sloppily and not nearly as professionally as she was.

We’re trying AI at work because we need to help our instructors understand it better. One thing we’re trying is using the AI assistant to take notes in our Zoom meetings. It has been hilariously inaccurate—frequently putting the exact opposite of what we said. I.e., we said “Tool 1 is a great substitute for tool 2. We’ll explore tool 1’s ability to do x, y, and z.” And then 20 minutes talking about tool 1. And the summary substitutes the name of tool 2 everywhere we discussed tool 1.

It does really bad when three out of four people in the meeting are named Sue.

Tylenol is a placebo scam.

Agreed. Tylenol has never done anything for me.

Do you get any benefit from a heating pad? Or an icepack?

Heat and ice do help, and we have a hilariously large number of microwave beanbags and icepacks, because I am not the only one in this house whose body is crumbling.

I was at the museum today after taking ltc to camp walking toward the elevator when a 20ish female employee complained it was still chilly outside and a 70ish male employee told her she needed to dress more appropriately and stop trying to show off her body. I was absolutely appalled and reported him before I left. She was dressed beautifully fwiw in long sleeves, a skirt, and heavy tights. He was dressed very sloppily and not nearly as professionally as she was.

sj, that is so fucking ridiculous. I'm glad you reported him.

I'm glad you reported him that is bullshit.

Tom that's awesome. I haven't logged in to Tumblr in forever I need to check it out again.

Does anyone have any tips on how to befriend a Chihuahua Dachshund mixed with something else ? The dog is here to stay and it hates me. Growls every time I get close to it. I've tried treats but it doesn't seem interested in me or them. At this point I don't want it to bite me.

Teppy, my sister had good results with contrast showers when she was reduced to the lie that is Tylenol for pain treatment.

askye, there's a guy on YouTube named Rocky Kanaka who has a series called Sitting With Dogs. You might find it helpful to view a chunk of them. It reflects a lot of my experiences with my little guy. Its a lot of watching body language and letting them come to you. Warwick and I had what wound up named Amish Couch Dates where he eventually deigned to sit on the other end of the couch I was on as long as I did not approach him. Over the course of months he inched his way across the void. Now, of course, he's glued to me.

One thing I learned with my little guy happened when I had COVID. I'd had him a while at that point and he'd bonded with me (which took a good ten months). I was alone in the house, sleeping/not sleeping fairly delirious as one is with COVID. He stood up and started barking his fucking head off. So weird. 15 seconds later, someone knocked on the door. I realized that when you're 7 pounds, the only thing you can really do effectively is be an alarm.