Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.

So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.

I am not ok. As a person who started a new life in a new city 1,000 miles away from my family in the middle of a pandemic with only my dog for company, TikTok kept me from feeling totally isolated and alone. It was more than entertainment. More than just a social media app. It was a community.

I’m sad.

Remember the hobbit!

I don't know who needs to hear this, but you don't need to justify your reading preferences and choices to anyone. Audiobooks count as reading. Also, you don't have to finish books you don't enjoy. Don't read to impress, read for yourself. Life's too short, love yourself, ok?

Signed, a librarian.

I have news…that place where you got food poisoning is probably not where you got the food poisoning.

Time between exposure and symptoms:

Campylobacter: 2-6 days
E. coli: 2-5 days
Salmonella: 6 hrs-6 days
Norovirus: 12-48 hrs
Shigella: 1-3 days
Staph aureus: fast
Listeria: 9-48 hrs