Getting COVID Vaccine: Addendum 2, the digital vaccination records

Just a few days ago, California started offering digital vaccination records so people don't have to carry their vax cards (which are easily faked) for various COVID reasons, like "vaccinated only" events. 

So I decided to get mine. 

Except I entered my name, exactly as written on my card... and I can't. It doesn't come up. No record. Hmmm... I even tried a variation of spelling on my first name, nope. 

So I called up the troubleshooting line... Except the agent can't really offer any useful info either. She said please check with your provider or whoever gave you the shot. 

So I did that... 

And realized that provider used yet ANOTHER variation of my name. 

You see, my name is very unique... It's transliterated from my original Chinese name. However, it is technically TWO WORDS. However, due to differences in records, the English version may or may not have a space in between the two characters. To California, I have no space between the two characters. To the Feds, I do have a space between the two. But both characters TOGETHER make up my first name. I have no middle-name. 

And it appears that my vaccine provider was one of the places that took the first character in my first name, and used that as my first name, and took the second character as my middle name.  

Just to give an analogy... there's a guy named Jean-Pierre Chabon, "JP" to his friends. His ID may have 

• JEAN-PIERRE CHABON
• JEANPIERRE CHABON
• JEAN PIERRE CHABON
• JEAN CHABON

Well, that last example was what happened to me at my vaccine provider. :)  

I figured that out, entered my "short" first name into the system, and I was able to get the record. 

Who Goes to Sushi Restaurant to NOT Eat Rice?

Image via WikipediaA self-proclaimed diabetic that's lawsuit-happy, that's who.

A man paid for "all-you-can-eat sushi buffet" at a restaurant in the Greater LA. He grabbed a plate of sushi, but instead of eating them, he picked off just the fish, at those, and tossed the rice. When he head back for seconds, he was refused. When asked why did he tossed the rice, he claimed he was diabetic. The chef offered to let him have 2 orders of sashimi (which comes out to be LESS than the buffet), the guy refused, paid, and left

Two weeks later he came back with a lawsuit. He wants $4000 for humiliation.

His lawyer claims that the restaurant is not "diabetic friendly".

The owner says the guy is abusing the "all you can eat" policy, because the restaurant is offering "all you can eat SUSHI", not all you can eat sashimi.

I am with the owner, and I am diabetic.

Who the **** goes to SUSHI restaurant for DIABETIC FRIENDLY cuisine anyway?

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus-20110218,0,1228883.column