You've Lost that racist president, whoa-oh, that racist president

 I feel practically giddy today.  Even a widespread phishing attack on my employees can't get me down.

Today, somebody sent emails to all my staff, with a variation of:

Hello Katie,

Hope you don't have so much on your plate? Well in case you do, please
peg it because i have a task for you to carry out urgently.

Drop your number so i can brief you about it all.

Thanks,Russell Smith
Chief Executive Officer at Refugee Services of Texas

Sent from IPhone.

I let my staff know that this wasn't from me, and that I don't even know how one "pegs it".  Two people thought it was adorable I didn't know what that meant and both told me emphatically not to google it.  

But, feeling light and less burdened by racist presidents, I went over to my aol account.  The one I've had for 25 years, since that cd arrived in the mail.  The one that is so infested with spam and viruses, I wear gloves and a facemask whenever I open it.  I then sent this e-mail to the emphatically not my e-mail address that the original email came from.

Russell,

I got your e-mail and tried to call you, but there was no answer.  Can you send me a number where I can reach you?

Katie

Not sure what I'll do if this person sends me a phone number. 

But then, I thought, perhaps there was an even better way to screw with this person.  So I did some googling (avoiding "peg it"), and found a couple of numbers to give out the next time someone e-mails and asks for a phone number.  I've called them both, and they are 100% legit.  Feel free to use them on scammers, spammers, creepers, or whoever.

• (646) 926-6614: The Mary Sue Rejection Hotline, which will say, “Oh hello there. If you’re hearing this message, you’ve made a woman feel unsafe and/or disrespected. Please learn to take no for an answer and respect women’s emotional and physical autonomy. K THANKKS.” Best of all, it’ll send texts as well, and waits an hour to send the text once it’s received one so you have time to bounce.
  
• (719) 266-2837: Call and Oates, which lets callers pick a classic Hall and Oates song to play.

This Moderna World

 Just got the Moderna vaccine - 1st dose! Sorry, no vaccine selfies. I have a couple of underlying conditions that put me in Group 1B, and on a routine doctor visit (for one of the underlying conditions) this morning, they said they had it available. And would I like it? Um, yes!!!

My PA told me she would check and see if they had any left, as they had been going quickly. The only discomfort I felt was that three-minute wait to find out that yes, they indeed had a dose for me. I think I remember massive needles from childhood vaccinations. And all of the Facebook vaccinations I have seen seem to include long, painful-looking needles. And though I have had a couple of flu shots in recent years that were easy peasy, I also had a spinal tap in 2019 that was objectively awful. So, my needle experience runs the gamut.

But, the nurse wiped my shoulder, then gave me my vaccination and said, "that's it." I asked her twice - "you sure?" I honestly didn't feel anything. I thought maybe I'm in some placebo control group, where they wipe your arm with an alcohol wipe, put a Band-Aid on, and then follow you to see if just the idea of getting vaccinated keeps me safe from CoVid. But I don't remember signing up for that, so I am mostly confident I am now half-vaccinated for CoVid. And by the way, the needle in the Moderna promotional pic is 1000x scarier than whatever they used on me, assuming they did.

And I will be fully vaccinated by Valentine's Day. But since Jill is still waiting for her vaccination, no big Valentine's Day plans. Maybe we can shoot for St. Patrick's Day date night. Like we used to! Getting dunk at an Irish Bar, peeing in an alley, passing out in the yard. Though I don't think we (or I) ever did that. Maybe that memory is one of the side effects I should report (assuming I got the actual vaccine). And actually, a President's Day date night sounds better, as it really seems like Cheeto Voldemort will finally go the fuck away. Hopefully without burning the whole place down, but away!

One interesting thing - Facebook is already showing me ads for travel and dining experiences for my "post vaccine world." Maybe there is a Zuckerberg/Clinton/Soros tracking device in my left shoulder now.

Oh 2021. How much I needed you.