Haldollface, RN

Just a nurse trying to survive. Favorite hobbies include: cuddling Gigi 😸, procrastinating, and weighing myself before and after a poop.

[Fara Kaufman @justfara]

So, I spoke to people getting food at a food bank and here are some things I learned from those in need:
1. Everyone donates Kraft Mac and Cheese in the box. They can rarely use it because it needs milk and butter which is hard to get from regular food banks.
2. Boxed milk is a treasure, as kids need it for cereal which they also get a lot of.
3. Everyone donates pasta sauce and spaghetti noodles.
4. They cannot eat all the awesome canned veggies and soup unless you put a can opener in too or buy pop tops.
5. Oil is a luxury but needed for Rice a-Roni which they also get a lot of.
6. Spices or salt and pepper would be a real Christmas gift.
7. Tea bags and coffee make them feel like you care.
8. Sugar and flour are treats.
9. They fawn over fresh produce donated by farmers and grocery stores.
10. Seeds are cool in Spring and Summer because growing can be easy for some.
11. They rarely get fresh meat.
12. Tuna and crackers make a good lunch.
13. Hamburger Helper goes nowhere without ground beef.
14. They get lots of peanut butter and jelly but usually not sandwich bread.
15. Butter or margarine is nice too.
16. Eggs are a real commodity.
17. Cake mix and frosting makes it possible to make a child’s birthday cake.
18. Dishwashing detergent is very expensive and is always appreciated.
19. Feminine hygiene products are a luxury and women will cry over that.
20. Everyone loves Stove Top Stuffing.

In all the years I have donated food at the Holidays, I bought what I thought they wanted, but have never asked. I am glad I did. If you are helping a Family this Christmas, maybe this can help you tailor it more. It does for me!

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

A Trump supporter was seated next to an older woman on an airplane and he turned to her and said, “Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.”

The old woman, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger,

“What would you want to talk about?”

“Oh, I don’t know,” said the man. “How about how they stole the election in 2020 and Donald Trump should be president.”

“Okay,” she said. “Those could be interesting topics but let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff – grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, but a horse produces clumps. Why do you suppose that is?”

The man, visibly surprised by the old woman’s, thinks about it and says, “Hmmm, I have no idea.”

To which the old woman replies, “Do you really feel qualified to discuss politics, when you don’t know shit?”

[Craig Spencer MD MPH @Craig_A_Spencer]

Going into the holiday, a few reminders:

Colloquially it’s called Independence Day.

To ER doctors it’s ‘omg don’t drive drunk you’ll all just hit each other, seriously don’t hold fireworks with your hands, and that potato salad been sitting out for 9 hours now, don’t do it’ day

[Haldollface, RN @SantaFeby_]

@giangyhai @CarsonGarrett_ Too distracted by @JeanineZheng beautiful veins to notice a scar 🤤💉

[max (derogatory) @maxafrass]

I need the entire airport security staff to be obsessed with how swift and low maintenance I am

[Lady Glaucomflecken (she/her) @LGlaucomflecken]

Yes, everyone should learn #CPRandAED. But if we are going to ask people to perform such a brutal task, it’s imperative that we also provide them with the info and resources they need to process it mentally and emotionally. It’s traumatic and life changing.

[Pattrik Perez WESH @PattrikPerez]

Y’all … 😩 @DenverChannel

[B Graham Disciple @bgrahamdisciple]

My son, who is a software engineer, just told me that people who know software just had their Elon Musk realization.

[Haldollface, RN @SantaFeby_]

Is it wrong to wear sunglasses on a plane? I want to look outside but my eyes are weakkk

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

Richard Fierro, the Army veteran who disarmed the Colorado Springs gay bar shooter, on what he thought about being at a drag show for the first time: “That is what I fought for, so they can do whatever the hell they want.”

[Sophie Vershbow @svershbow]

This is your annual reminder not to ask Jewish people when Hanukkah is. We don't know either.

[Dan Savage @fakedansavage]

Unarmed queers in a gay bar in Colorado Springs were able to do what hundreds of armed men couldn't do in Uvalde.

[Haldollface, RN @SantaFeby_]

@miss_sydne

[eco sister @hiitaylorblake]

Some light Saturday morning choreography with Emily, she’s a natural!

[E Krebs, PhD 🧂 @SaltySicky]

It's #WorldSuicidePreventionDay!
As a suicidologist and someone who has experienced chronic suicidality since age 9, I want to offer some insights that mainstream prevention orgs don't often share. 🧵

[Haldollface, RN @SantaFeby_]

Clocking off as security comes running towards the room I just told the nurse “she’s been calm and cooperative all night! Tolerated sitter at bedside well after education.”