Before you go all ‘Ok boomer’ on me, know that I’m speaking to you as an enlightened youth. Trust me, there’s a plethora of things I’m waaaaay too young to know; this double post is worth risking the ‘hungry blog’ and tech gremlins for. I’m asking nicely for you to stop doing stupid shit and pay attention, cuz I’m gonna cite some sources.
I’ve posted before about how my I.D. doesn’t have a barcode on it so I can’t buy stuff like Sudafed, certain other medications, money orders, or anything that requires scanning your I.D.—mine is issued through my state’s Commission for the Blind.
There’s other things too, and I realize that the problem is with the type of I.D., but stick with me here. I’m hoping that this post gets around and people will realize that their actions could have a serious impact. I’m referring to the recent craze of idiots guzzling Benadryl.
I have life threatening allergies and trouble swallowing (I’ll allow a lewd joke there), so I sometimes need the liquid... and I’ll get it at the dollar store. Thanks to rash (like that one?) and shameless acts by my generation for views on social media, somebody will probably pass a bit of legislation restricting sales of diphenhydramine.
This is a link to a video by a toxicologist about what happens when you drink two bottles of liquid Benadryl:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NaAFOrudj0g
I really enjoy his stuff, but not under these circumstances.
Here’s a link to his video about gobbling detergent pods:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PmibYliBOsE
And one more about the ‘Nutmeg Challenge’. I highly recommend this one, as Dr.Bernard is pretty adamant about not doing stupid things for a little bit of fame:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl3H23g5kT0
You may also have heard that our Dear Leader is ‘trying to shut down/ban TikTok’ (also WeChat). While this has more to do with those platforms being owned by China, given all the stupid ‘challenges’ and rash behaviours that have been incited, is that such a bad thing?
It’s a great idea if you’re gonna keep doing stupid shit. It’s a terrible idea for folks that legitimately use those platforms for business, marketing, communication, and cheap therapy. I couldn’t find the original article I wanted to cite, but here’s the link to CNBC’s post:
So, I urge you to *really* think about your actions and the consequences they can have. Don’t give me that ‘stay woke’ shit when I can’t even step ‘out my house cuz of your stank ass weed when I can’t get Benadryl cuz you wanted to be famous.
Please share this. There will always be silly things, but try and be aware of the consequences of your actions down the line. I can’t stop you from eating detergent pods or putting baby powder on your twat, but maybe with your help we can get barcodes on all the I.D.s and call it a truce.
I still don’t know why MCB I.D.s don’t have barcodes, but here’s two posts where I talk about them. The second one has a brief mention about how I have to wait for strangers to pay for money orders and then hand them cash. Yeah, it’s that stupid.
https://friendswithvoltaire.blogspot.com/2018/03/this-is-pretty-stupid.html?m=1
https://friendswithvoltaire.blogspot.com/2018/04/rant-about-paying-brioche.html?m=1
There’s a perfectly good tree stump a few houses down. I’m gonna try and bribe my Significant Artist with some food to see if he’ll roll it home later. It looks like it’s just about the right dimension to sit comfortably on while ‘playing’ the erhu...it came two days ago :)
The morin khurr’s been here about a month and a half, but it was shipped to a different address—so I’m waiting for a Wildebeest to deliver it.
So far, it doesn’t sound like I’m strangling cats at all! I also had it tuned quite well—inner string D4, outer string A4–on the first go. That’s impressive for a functional person... but I’m partially deaf and can’t feel vibrations as much due to nerve damage.
I had surgery to correct it, but I still have difficulty and wasn’t wearing my hearing aid while tuning. I suppose it was all that time I spent trying to get to the Selenetic Age that really helped...
I also had a thought a few weeks back—although the erhu is a much better choice for me over a violin price wise and because of various disabilities, there’s just a slight problem. Since my wrists are a bit floppy due to the Ehlers-Danlos, I’ll probably have to get a wrist brace. Holding the bow is like holding hands, except there’s no way to compensate for the joint laxity. So, I guess after I get a wrist brace I’ll get to experience what it’s like to hold hands like everyone else. Thanks erhu!
