phyncke

So a lot has happened since my last update. I feel a few bulleted points are in order.

-my cat, Bear almost died. He got a urinary block - well he blocked twice and had to have two surgeries. It was very stressful and extremely expensive. He is all fine now and back to his feisty self but it was such a stressful thing to go through. When you love them and almost lose them it is so awful. The vet bills had to go on a medical credit card and that balance is very high. I am having to fundraise for help with that. I set up a gofundme for the first time in my life - I never thought I would have to do that - but I did - so this does not ruin me. I am posting the link here but I understand that times are hard all around. Anything helps with this so don't feel like you need to give a lot. And really - Bear is doing great now, the little scamp - he gets his stitches out on Tuesday and then he won't have to wear the cone anymore.

Here is the link to my gofundme -
https://www.gofundme.com/f/fundraiser-for-bear039s-emergency-vet-costs

-work is getting busy and I am really tired of working from home. While I am glad I can - I miss getting dressed for work and going to the office. I miss my office and the people I work with. Zoom is not the same as seeing people at work. The University is still remote for the foreseeable future so that is what is happening there and I am not doing any events this year. My events start in the Fall of 2021 if we are allowed to. I am planning for then and will see how it goes. I am trying to do staff morale events on zoom and that is limited. People don't join and it is not the same as in person. I can tell people are really zoom-fatigued. So there is that. Anyway - at least I am still working and I am really grateful for that - so that is something.

I only have those two bullets for now - I hope all is well with you where you are - it's got to be better than in the US. I watched both conventions for the Presidential race. I watched Donald Trump do his illegal campaigning from the White House. That is the people's house and he is acting like that is his house. I posted on Facebook that we need to kick him out and we do - he thinks he owns it. I still cannot believe he is the President and I am determined to get rid of him. They lied their way through their convention like a bunch of coke fiends. Unbelievable. I did enjoy the Democratic Convention - it was actually worth watching. The Dems got much better ratings and more people watched the Democrats so that is good. We are in the home stretch for the election - I am hoping for a full sweep - House, Senate and President for the Democrats and then Trump goes to jail since he has done so much crap.

Anyway - end rant. How do I really feel? Yar.
Comments are welcome!