Sep 282016
 

I’ve decided to stop taking Cymbalta, so my system will be clear for the next option, when I see Megan on Friday.  It’s been a week and a half, none of the side effects has abated, and as my system has gotten used to it, it has become less effective at blocking phantom pain.  I was up with it most of the night.  Today is a busy one.  Store to Door is coming this afternoon with my grocery delivery, and I’ll have to unpack and put it away.  Later Wendy is coming to de-stink the TomCat.  Tomorrow and Friday may be days with only a Personal Update.  Tomorrow I have to go to the Tri-Met office to prove my disability for Lift Bus authorization renewal.  I wonder if they think I might have grown my leg back.  Friday is my appointment with Megan.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:45 (average 4:35).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From KP Daily Funnies: Funny or Die: Trump’s Great Temperament

Barf Bag Alert!!

 

Not funny, but spot-on!

From The New Yorker: Plunging the future of the 2016 Presidential debates into doubt, Donald J. Trump said on Tuesday morning that he would not participate in the remaining two debates if Hillary Clinton is there.

Trump blasted the format of Monday night’s debate by claiming that the presence of Clinton was “specifically designed” to distract him from delivering his message to the American people.

“Every time I said something, she would say something back,” he said. “It was rigged.”

He also lambasted the “underhanded tactics” his opponent used during the debate. “She kept on bringing up things I said or did,” he added. “She is a very nasty person.”

Amen, Andy. I can see the possibility that he might tuck tail and run away.

From Daily Kos: House Speaker Paul Ryan once again showed what a total weasel he is in his assessment of Donald Trump’s debate performance. Ryan offered up a glowing review:

“I saw Donald Trump give a spirited voice to those of us who don’t like the status quo, and I see emerging in front of us the potential for what a unified Republican government can get you, which can be the solutions,” Ryan said at a news conference Tuesday. “I think he passed a number of thresholds… and showed that for 90 minutes he could go toe-to-toe with Hillary Clinton.”

With Lyin’ Ryan, the truth of his statements is easy to discern. When he speaks, the opposite of what he says is true.

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  20 Responses to “Open Thread – 9/28/2016”

  1. 5:11  Cats do eat some insects, but don't always keep them down.  Mine used to convince me every spring that they were indulging in feline boilermakers – grasshoppers (nymphs) with a Miller's (moths) chaser.

    Sure, if Tri-Met heard about your phantom pain, growing your leg back might be exactly what they would think.  COPD, What's that? /s

    KPDF – Yeah, I can't call it funny either, when you put it like that.

    New Yorker – There is much speculation about Hillary's likelihood to have the stage to herself in the next two debates.  No one expects Drumpf to have the same.  (And if they did allow it, the mic would still be bad.) /s

    DKos – TC, TC – all the weasels I ever met are smarter than that.  Pond scum?  Or os that an insult to pond scum?

    Cartoon – They don't even pretend their mission is to serve and protect (anyone but the 1%) any more.  Someone pointed out they used to call themselves Peace Officers, now it's Law Enforcement Officers.  There's the difference right there.

  2. KPDF: Great temperament??? Where?? When???

    NYer: I can only hope & pray for a dismissal from his lying, and his outrageous comments. If only..

    DK: Lying Ryan. What in the world was he watching?? I didn't see any of what he said, of the debate, re: DT.

    Cartoon: So, so very sad.

    Sorry to read of how that medication is affecting you, and hope it gets resolved. You have a busy rest of your week, hope all goes well. Try and rest/relax, take care, and Thanks, Tom.

  3. So, are you going back to your former med?  Or waiting to revisit the issue with your doc?  Or what?

    I do wish you the best in getting this issue if not resolved, at least addressed as best as you & the medical community can.

  4. I hope all goes well tomorrow.

    KP Funnies:  No, not funny, just amazingly disgusting.

    The New Yorker:  Andy is so good!  These are things Trump might actually say.

    Daily Kos:  Now that is funny!  Ryan expects us to believe that he suddenly believes Trump is a good candidate after all the things he said about him before he got the nomination?  They should get along well with each other, neither of them would know the truth if it slapped them in the face.

    Cartoon:  Sad.

  5. Puzzle — 3:39  On the Chinese zodiac, I am a dragon so this is my bug.  No fricassée today, Puddy Tat!

    KP Daily Funnies — I'll be so glad when the election is over so that I don't have to look at that pathetic, bombastic buffoon again.  Word from Forbes has it that Drumpf's fortune dropped by $800 million this past year.  It was at $3.7 billion.  I am so happy for him!

    The New Yorker — Drumpf would be doing everyone a favour if he was a no-show.  He said he'll be there but he is not dependable.  Hillary said she'll be there whether Drumpf shows or not.  Could be interesting without his constant interuptions and nattering . . . more opportunity to hear more about her policies.

    Daily Kos — When I saw Lyin' Ryan deliver his little speech, all I could think about was how Ryan and his cronies were part of the status quo.  They are the biggest part of the legislaive dysfunction, the Republican status quo!

    Cartoon — I remember this.  Sad, very sad!

    Well, I'm off to bed now.  I fell out of bed Monday night, landing on my left shoulder/arm and knocking my ribs.  Can't pick up much without some pain.  On top of that, I developed a bad sore throat/cold.  Between ribs and cold, breathing is a pain.  I was going to see my mother tomorrow since it is her 88th birthday, but I can't with a cold.  I'll have to call the staff and ask them to give her big birthday hugs for me.  Everybody take care.

    • So sorry to hear about your bad fall and the cold on top of that, Lynn. And such an awkward timing too. But I'm sure your mother will not mind if you give her a private second birthday party for her 88th birthday a little later when your cold has abated. You're such a wonderful daughter to her and she won't mind having a second piece of birthday cake later on, will she? Congratulations with her birthday and give her a hug from me too when you're all better. Take good care of yourself too.

    • Ouch!  Poor Squatch!!  I'm sorry you fell and that you are ill.  It's way more crap than anyome deserves, you least of all.

      Happy Birthday to Mom.  Your health is the best gift you can give her.

      • Thanks Lona and TC.  To make things even more weird, I was asleep when I fell out of bed around 2-3 am.  This is nothing compared to your ordeal this past year or so TC.  Hope Megan is able to help and the next med is the winner.  From what I have heard from amputee friends, phantom pain is no night at the opera!

  6. Your phantom pain has returned, but the side effects haven't subsided on Cymbalta: what a bummer, TomCat. I hope Megan has another possibility up her sleeve which will do what it's supposed to do and finally let you get some sleep. Less humid weather and a nice cleanse will also help. Sounds like Republican distrust and overbearing monitoring to "root out all those fraudulent scroungers" at the Tri-Met to me, but don't let your skepticism show too much tomorrow, TomCat, they may deny your loss of a leg just for the heck of it, Republican style.

    KPDF: If Drumpf takes part in another debate, I'm sure he'll insist on getting rid of that split screen, because Drumpf's facial expressions and body language  we see as Clinton speaks belie everything he's ever said about his "having the right temperament". I was going to add "for a president", but that's really superfluous.It's very hard to come up with any jobs this temperament would be good for except for maybe a repo man or a slum lord.

    TNY: Spot on, Andy. But honestly, Drumpf handed that one to you on a platter, didn't he?

    DK: Paul Ryan was right on one account: “I think he passed a number of thresholds… " Drumpf sure did, he gave the worst performance in a debate in decades, possibly ever.  And Ryan can't stand the competition so he had to break a threshold of his own for giving the assessment that was the most divorced from reality for a House Speaker. Congrats to the both of them.

    Cartoon: They do, but the question is: whom?

  7. Your life is not an easy one, TC, but know that you are much loved and greatly appreciated.

    Unlike the Republicans who insist on supporting a crazy, racist, narcisstic, waste of space.  I hope all voters have a good memory and keep in mind those who said they wouldn't support Trump but now do.  And they wonder why we don't trust politicians….

  8. Thanks all!  Exhausted hugs!!

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