No Cure For Stupidity...

A few years ago, I decided I wouldn't give any oxygen to the rantings of Pauline Hansen - a racist, homophobic, ill-educated & proud-of-it, ignorant aberration in Australian politics. Exactly how this woman made it into the Australian Senate again, after her first stint ended with her in jail for voter fraud, is not only a mystery to me, but a damning indictment of either the ignorance, or apathy, of the common Australian voter

However, I'll post the link to her response to the Australian Government's deal for the possible Covid19 vaccine being developed at Oxford University, because... just as she gives the good rural people of Australia a bad name by being ill-informed, over-opinionated & often incoherent, here she does the same for the anti-vaccination movement. Now that Pauline's on their side & speaking for them - whether they want her to or not, I suspect their ranks will thin out a bit, as many of them will start to question the stupidity of their beliefs when they hear them being garbled & shredded by Pauline's mangled rhetoric

Personally, I think a race of genetically improved humans, with 5G capability, sounds like a damn good thing. If only it were true...

Repetitive Cat-Strain Injury

I have a painful twinge that has started in my left elbow & affected the tendons across the back of my hand & the one on the side that moves the thumb. Annoying, because I'm left-handed & today I couldn't even hold a pen properly to write anything & when I really tried, it looked like my writing from when I was about 7 years old

Apparently I can still type though... L-SP has suggested a hand-brace, or some kind of sling to give the arm & hand a rest. For now, it's anti-inflammatory pills & Deep Heat cream which, while it may, or may not help my hand, is certainly cleaning out my nose... what an aroma!!

The prime suspect for the ailment is Bella, who has developed a liking for curling up on my chest while I sit at the computer desk & I have to support her with my left arm & hand. She's not a kitten any more & weighs somewhere around the 4-5 kilogram mark, which may not sound like much, but is quite a dead weight to support while I learn to type one-handed. She just came in & tried to take up her favourite spot & was quite put out by my lack of co-operation in assuming the required position. Or maybe it's the Deep Heat cream...

I'm kind of hoping I can parlay it into a few days off work. Relief for both the body & mind