Charlie

Public health figures in CA are saying that it could be two years before everyone in the state who wants it and qualifies can be fully vaccinated; they don't think that even the seniors will be finished before June. Considering that healthy young athletes are going to be in the lowest tier of those who are eligible for the vaccine in this country, it is unlikely that the American Olympians could be vaccinated in time for Tokyo. Japan is an island nation which has had relatively few cases, like Australia, and you have seen how rigidly the Aussies have controlled entrance for the Open, so it seems unlikely that the Japanese will relax their requirements. Of course, the US could make a special exception for their Olympians, but there would be a lot of bad feelings from those ahead of them in the line. The athletes from poorer countries which are having problems getting any doses of the vaccines at all would be disproportionately affected at the Olympics this summer.

Two master's degrees and he doesn't know the difference between "Wether your into..." and Whether you're into..."?

Anywhere above the neck.

My normal temperature for as long as I can remember is 97.5.

I actually did attend one of his matches a few years ago. He's cuter than Ryan.

The president of our HOA announced in a meeting that she had turned down two job applicants because she suspected they had conspired together on their applications; her explanation was that both had used the phrase "ready to hit the ground running," which she had never heard before! Several of our jaws dropped (literally, not figuratively).

As an addendum, the bullying I received from Barry was pretty mild, and it was mainly because I was the youngest kid in my class. Other classmates kept him pretty much in check, so he knew he couldn't go very far if he wanted to retain his friends. Also, his best friend's girlfriend was my nextdoor neighbor and oldest friend, and she was bigger than he was.

The basement of the Mineshaft had bathtubs for those who were interested in that scene.

The county has announced that they are preparing a new website for signing up for appointments.

That is going back a looong time. I remember going there in the 80s.

I think the new appts that were opened up were in Indio.

You remember the details in my posts??! Good grief!

A new group of appointments was opened today. Within an hour, they were filled.

No, @JoeMendoza was correct, though I have no idea how he guessed it.

And what is the point of having two copies of the same photo in only eight photos?

He went to a local commuter school and became some kind of salesman. He still lives in a neighboring town to the suburb we grew up in. At our 50th high school reunion, I expected when we shook hands, he would try to crush mine, so I beat him to it; he looked shocked. A friend who was standing near us giggled, and told me afterwards, "Everyone knows Barry hasn't changed."

Here is another puzzle: one of the dates Cheryl has given is my spouse's birthday, and another is the birthday of one of the regular posters on this site. Figure that one out, Singapore adolescents!

Since she told Bernard the day, but May is the only month when 19 appears, and June is the only month in which the 18 appears, he would think it was May 19 or June 18. However, when Albert says he knows that Bernard does not know the full date, Bernard must realize that Albert knows it is not either of those dates. Therefore, it has to be July 16. Oh damn! Unicorn has beaten me to the answer before I could explain it!

Probably necrophiliacs.

Palm Springs is sometimes referred to as "God's waiting room"

Those of us who live in Palm Springs may not even be vaccinated by then:(

Triplets?

It's Sir John Soane. (A friend of mine was the director many years ago)

At this time of year, Palm Springs is usually full of cars with license plates from the Pacific Northwest, the Rockies, the upper Midwest, and the western Canadian provinces. I hardly see anything but California plates on the road this year.

Estelle Getty was actually only in her early 60s when she played Sophia. That other photo was taken in the early 1930s, when Getty would still have been a child.