mlhiss's definitions

contact tracing

A method of keeping tract of the contacts a person with an infectious disease has, to prevent the spread of the disease. Tracing can be used to find the original source of the disease by looking at one's contacts before they were infected, and after they were infected to see who they may have spread the disease to. Once individuals who had contacts with the disease have been identified they are tested for the disease, to stop them from disease spreading behavior till their condition has been identified. If individuals are found to be infected with the disease they continue to stop any disease spreading behavior, (e.g. isolation) and are treated, so they don't spread the disease to others.

People in charge of public health and the spreading of VD, have being using contact tracing long before those fighting the lasted pandemic used it.

by mlhiss April 24, 2020

Trump Summer Camp

Group cage accommodations for groups of tender age children 4, and under, that were taken from their parents seeking asylum. "Tax-Free" 600 dollars a night per child with extra cost for those with special needs.

Trump Summer Camp is nothing like kennels or zoo cages you would bring your pet to for boarding, as the children are all the children of different ethnicities and ages are bundled together in one big cage. Their enthusiasm was contagious, as was always a deafening scream for joy.

by mlhiss June 21, 2018

SIMBY

Start in my backyard

NIMBY's know what they don't want. SIMBY's know what they do want and take good ideas and actively support or try them at home or in their community.

by mlhiss October 30, 2011

Tin Can Tourist

A chartered membership organization that promotes the goal of celebrating classic/vintage models of trailers and motor coaches. They do this in part by organizing annual gatherings of trailers and motor home and their autocamping owners at different locations. They also transfer knowledge and experiences at information exchanges.

The Tin Can Tourist objective was to: "to unite fraternally all autocampers”.

Tin Can Tourists promote clean camps, friendliness, decent behavior and wholesome entertainment at the autocamping celebrations.

by mlhiss December 23, 2019

ghostworking

Employees pretending or faking to work just to get through the work day. Can be at home or in the office. In some cases the employee is actually working on their resume or talking to a recruiter from another business, but not for the business they are working for.

Students often try to find a ghostworking job so they can study, or write their novel. But most employers frown on it especially in jobs like security in high security areas - which may seem boring if they are doing their job well, and stopping people who may otherwise be tempted to trespass or steal, if buildings were not monitored.

by mlhiss June 8, 2025

self-impeachable

Openly and blatantly defying the rule of law in full public view. By doing it openly and defiantly it will illogically seem legit.

The Speaker of the US House of Representatives who is responsible for starting the impeachment process felt slighted when the President was increasingly "becoming self-impeachable"

by mlhiss May 8, 2019

Pyrex ceiling

The glass ceiling for woman in the culinary world.

Sadly woman had to raise and then shatter the Pyrex ceiling of the culinary world in the 1940s -1960s. Sadly, there are still some fairly large shards of glass remaining.

by mlhiss August 13, 2020