Personal Update – 3/2/2021

Posted by TomCat at 7:33 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 022021

It’s a really rough day here in the CatBox. Yesterday the nurse had an emergency, and nobody let me know she wasn’t coming. I felt very angry, because I exacerbated my back pain for a long time. There would have been no problem if someone had given me a call. I would have said, “No problem, let’s reschedule.” But I waited for her for an hour. Then I called, and it took them another hour to find out where she was. That messed me up big time. I need to go back to bed. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:59 (average 5:28). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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Short Take:

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Donovan – Universal Soldier

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Don’t Let Republicans Steal YOUR Future!!

Personal Update – 3/1/2021

Posted by TomCat at 10:58 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 012021

It’s a groggy day here in the CatBox. I began the transition from Fentanyl patches to Methadone pills last night. When I take my third dose of Methadone, I will remove the patch I have on. So far it appears to be helping with the pain. I also have a touch of Republicitis, so I did not seep well last night. I’m falling asleep at the keyboard. I have a nurse coming at around 11. I’m going to write part of this now and part later.

Later: I’m waiting for the nurse to arrive. I don’t really know what they have on the agenda. I do know that this is the best morning I’ve had for pain for months. I’m hoping I will feel less groggy as I get used to Methadone. OYIM! (Oh yawn, it’s Monday!)

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:58 (average 4:42). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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Short Take:

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Bad Company – Feel Like Making Love

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Don’t Let Republicans Steal YOUR Future!!

Open Thread – 2/28/2021

Posted by TomCat at 8:33 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Feb 282021

It’s a painful and exhausted day, here in the CatBox. The intake meeting with Providence Home Hospice was excellent, but it was long. I was sitting up and putting pressure on my spine from around 10:30 AM when Wendy arrived until about 5:30 PM when the intake nurse left. My meds will be delivered today. They are putting me on 5 mg methadone pills every eight hours plus up to 10 – 15 mg Oxycodone every 3 – 6 hours as needed for pain. No more patches. They will give me a shower a week and I’ll get 1 – 2 from WWWendy. I’ll receive a pants load of other services. I really like the way they are handling it, but recovering from that appointment will take a few days. Have a wonderful Sunday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:36 (average 4:51). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: Donald J. Trump will use his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference this weekend to announce that he has won the 2024 Presidential election.

According to leaked text from his cpac speech, Trump will claim that he won the 2024 election in a landslide and “everybody knows it.”

Trump will further state that any attempt to allege that the year 2024 has not arrived yet and is, in fact, not scheduled to occur until three years from now is “a rigged hoax.”

Dang, Andy! We all knew Trump** would say that. Furthermore, we knew that every damn one of those idiotic CPUKE Sheeple would believe it. RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From Alternet: Though House Democrats in the end had the votes to assure final passage of a sweeping Covid-19 relief package overnight—securing approval with a final 219-212 tally—it was the Republican Party membership in total lockstep, joined by two lonely members of the majority party, that voted to deny struggling American families, frontline workers, state governments, local communities, small businesses, and the nation’s schools and public health system nearly $2 trillion in urgent assistance to stabilize the economy, beat back the pandemic, and ensure solid footing for a robust recovery.

The two Democrats who sided with the GOP were Rep. Jared Golden, who represents Maine’s 2nd District, and Rep. Kurt Shrader, who represents Oregon’s 5th District.

That one of these is an Oregon Congressional makes me want to scream. In 2020, I donated money to Shrader’s campaign in the general. He was running against Amy Ryan Courser, the epitome of everything about the Republican Reich that makes it evil. Amy is a Koch sucker. So I would support him again in the same circumstances, but before it comes to that, we need to primary his DINO ass out of there! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Simon & Garfunkel – El Condor Pasa (If I Could) (Audio)

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Don’t Let Republicans Steal YOUR Future!!

Personal Update – 2/27/2021

Posted by TomCat at 7:10 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Feb 272021

It’s a VERY busy day here in the CatBox. In addition to having a normal WWWendy day, we have my intake appointment with Providence Home Hospice. I’ll be able to tell you much more tomorrow. So please pardon my pit-stop, and have a fine weekend.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:27 (average 5:49). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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…again!

Short Take:

From YouTube (a blast from the past): “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” – Gordon Lightfoot (HD w/ Lyrics)

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Don’t Let Republicans Steal YOUR Future!!

Personal Update – 2/26/2021

Posted by TomCat at 7:53 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Feb 262021

I’m still exhausted, but things are moving ahead. I have my formal intake interview with Providence Home Hospice tomorrow. They will come here to meet with Wendy and I, evaluate my needs, and set up a plan to meet them. So I’ll know more soon, but in the meantime, I have a lot of records to collect.

Yesterday Nameless suggested that I should learn about deep breathing for stress management. Rather than leave that in comments, I want to move that up to front street. Not only am I familiar with deep breathing for stress management, I’ve been teaching it to my my guys as part of my prison volunteer work for over twenty years. I am especially thankful to Nameless for bringing it up, because the stress came on me so fast that I completely forgot to use the technique myself. Now I am using it and it is helping. Thank you, good friend!

Now, I need a nap. TGIF!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:07 (average 5:02). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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From YouTube (Parody Project Channel): THE SNAKE – A Parody

Dang, Don! You’re spot-on about Trump**, but isn’t that unfair to snakes? RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): John Denver – Take Me Home, Country Roads (Audio)

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Don’t Let Republicans Steal YOUR Future!!

Personal Update – 2/25/2021

Posted by TomCat at 7:47 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Feb 252021

It’s an exhausted day here in the CatBox. In a telephone conference, Evelyn, my former Oncologist, explained that as a doctor she must recommend curative solutions. She agreed that the only thing she has to offer (chemo) will probably kill me. Therefore she referred me to Providence Home Hospice yesterday afternoon. WWWendy will be contacting them today to set up an appointment for an evaluation to set up a service plan. What I do know is that all my medical care, will be provided by hospice and, except for emergency care, take place at home. I’ll learn more as time goes on. WWWendy is doing my grocery shopping today and will bring us subs for lunch. My stress level has been through the roof, and I have had very little sleep. I’ll keep you posted. God bless and have a fine day.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:19 (average 5:26), To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoons:

Here’s another trained monkey act.

Short Take:

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Bobby Darin “If I Were A Carpenter” Live 1973

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Don’t Let Republicans Steal YOUR Future!!

Personal Update – 2/24/2021

Posted by TomCat at 7:56 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Feb 242021

The last day has brought a few changes that will be difficult for me to deal with. First, WWWendy, who is coming this afternoon, has two other jobs, both of which have been at least partially on hold because of the Republican plague. Next month, she has to return to both, full time, which means she’ll have a lot less time to spend on me, when I need it most. I’ll have to juggle patch changing with home health nurses, get showers on a less regular schedule, and take long and excruciatingly painful Lift Bus trips to the doctor, if I’m able to do that at all. As frustrating as that is to me, I have to recognize that she can’t give up her main employment to take care of me, when I won’t be around that long anyway. In addition, I heard from my Oncologist yesterday. She wrote me that, even without contrast, the my CT Scan in the ER is so obvious that there is no need for another. She wrote that I can go back to chemo or go into the home hospice program. Chemo would likely kill me from septic shock, like it almost did twice before. That’s a terrible death, IMHO. In any case, I’m going to have to spend the next few days reorganizing my life. I’ve left out a lot of info, because there is so much that I don’t know yet. I’ll keep you posted as I learn more. Happy Hump Day.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:52 (average 4:55). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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Short Take:

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Jefferson Airplane -White Rabbit-

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Don’t Let Republicans Steal YOUR Future!!

Open Thread – 2/23/2021

Posted by TomCat at 11:11 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Feb 232021

It’s a tired day here in the CatBox. I did not sleep well last night, so please pardon my brevity. Tuesday is Flush your Republicans Day. I may have some to flush in a bit, but I may have flushed them all yesterday. Have a fine day!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:08 (average 4:58). To do it, click here. How did you do? I blew Technicolor kitty-farts!

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From The New Yorker: Donald J. Trump said on Monday that his “greatest regret” as President was his failure to name his three adult children to the United States Supreme Court.

Appearing on Fox News, Trump said that Ivanka, Eric, and Don, Jr., would be “way better judges” than “those three clowns” whom he did name.

“Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett are the worst people who have ever worked for me,” he said. “And that includes Scaramucci.”

When the Supreme Court was deciding whether New York prosecutors could obtain his tax returns, Trump said, “none of those three boneheads even called to ask me what they should do. No gratitude whatsoever.”

Well, Andy, he hasn’t gotten the mileage he had expected from Whoresuch, Nazi Kavanookie, and Amy Coney Bullshit. But he was stupid to expect gratitude. What gratitude?!!? After all…, they ARE Republicans! On the other hand, wouldn’t it be funny as hell if he had gotten his rancid spawn confirmed to SCROTUS (Republican anti-Constitutional VD), and they had given prosecutors his tax records? RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (NBC News Channel): Merrick Garland Testifies At Attorney General Confirmation Hearing

This video is 6:41:55 in length, so I encourage you to move around to places you want to hear. He will be such a magnificent AG that my only regret is that Biden can’t clone him to nominate to the Supreme Court too! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Arlo Guthrie – City of New Orleans

Ah… the memories!! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Don’t Let Republicans Steal YOUR Future!!

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