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[copperbadge]

Hi Sam,

Thank you for your kind comment when I mentioned my shoulder fracture, I'm treating myself to rereading all the Shivadh stories.

I know, though, that likr me you love a pun (good or bad). I'm sure you'll understand my pain when I say I broke my proximal humerus NOBODY has even ventured a "'that's not funny'.

I'm so glad the stories have been a help! As for your fractured bone, well

Humerus in the eye of the beholder, I suppose.

[copperbadge]

drgaellon

I've seen Justin's Almond Butter Cups in both dark and milk chocolate - at Trader Joe's in fact.

I suspect what you’ve seen is what I see every time I go to Whole Foods, which always gets my hopes up and then dashes them -- the milk chocolate peanut butter cups next to the dark chocolate almond cups. You know I normally would believe you, but...Justin’s doesn’t make milk chocolate almond butter cups, I’ve checked. The only milk chocolate cups they make are peanut butter. (They do make great almond protein bars though.) 

That said I will do a sweep of the “not trader joe’s brand” candy bar section next time I’m in, they might have another brand. I always forget that bit of the store exists because normally there’s not much I want there. 

chocolatefish

Somebody in NZ needs to send you some Whittakers Peanut Slabs, and the Kiwi Christmas essential of Scorched Almonds. Pure milk chocolate and almond heaven.

Well, I wouldn’t say no to scorched almonds, but sadly the peanut slab is out -- I’m allergic to peanuts, which is why all this is an issue in the first place :D 

sparklesbear

I think it's very interesting that the milk chocolate covered almonds are classed as an unhealthy snack because of the milk chocolate. Not because I don't think milk chocolate is particularly healthy (diabetic here) but because you can buy a 2 kilo bag (about 4 and a half pounds?) from Holland and Barrett here in the UK. Holland and Barrett are a fairly well-known "health and wellness" retailer over here.

It’s less that milk chocolate almonds are classed as unhealthy, and more that almonds are classed as healthy so not allowed to be combined with milk chocolate anymore. Although given the bulk bags are available in the UK. it’s possible the “almonds are a superfood” thing hasn’t crossed the pond yet. PRAY THE CONTAGION STAYS WITHIN THE STATES. 

[copperbadge]

Dear Mr Badge, as a Brit I can't comment comfortably on the pandemic in the US - I'm just glad that you're staying as safe as you can. I'm having a bit of a contre-temps with the brother in law, however. He says Steve Rogers wouldn't wear a mask due to the serum. I disagree. Steve would wear a mask - if even just a handful of people do the same it's reducing the transmission risk. What I want to know, though, is what is on his masks? Has he been sewing scrubs and masks and donating them?

LOL, I bet he wears blue mask with a white star, he kinda has a brand.

I do think Steve would wear a mask for the same reason I think if he got sick he would be under 100% quarantine in a medical facility. The serum isn’t fully understood in almost any canon. Given we don’t know how his immune system works, it’s possible he could be a carrier, and it’s possible for disease to mutate; imagine he caught coronavirus, maybe even several times, and his immune system killed all but the very strongest strain, which he then asymptomatically spread to others.

I imagine, given he’s likely immune, he might volunteer to care for people who have covid and/or need recovery care. 

[copperbadge]

I know you enjoy art. I'm just wondering if you're getting the chance to safely visit museums/exhibitions at this time? Each summer I get a train to London to gaze at beautiful art and feed my soul. Right now I'm too anxious to do that and I miss it so much. I've been supporting local artists so have more art at home now and that's good.

Some of them are open here, but I haven’t gone -- less anxiety than an abundance of caution, and also while I can get to some of them I can’t get to others on foot or easily on bike. I’m a member of the Art Institute so I’m still doing my part to support them, and honestly while I love visiting museums, I can get my dose of art online -- I do occasionally go surf through the netsuke at the Boston MFA, or go wandering through the Art Institute looking for new stuff for the personal tour of the museum that I’ve been developing over years. 

And yes, supporting -- well, “local” artists has also become a thing for me. I’m earning enough now, and without student loan payments, so I’ve been able to purchase more from peoples’ etsys, support podcasts, etc. in a structured, budgeted kind of way. It’s mostly within fandom, but then that is my community, after all.