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?

Cartoon:

…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!!

Bill Maher from 2/26/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 8:30 pm Politics

Feb 262021

Monologue

Megyn Kelly – I couldn’t watch, so it may need a BBA

24 Things You Didn’t Know About Mike Lindell

New Rule

Video Thread 2/26/21

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 1:04 pm Open Thread, Politics

Feb 262021

Now This News – BBA, not for Katie, but for DeJoy

Now This News – Hanging Tree Guitars – hanky alert

Robert Reich

This is from an episode of “Doctor Who.” Hanky alert.

Beau on Biden foreign policy

Keith from las night

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?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

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!!

Video Thread 2/25/21

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 1:28 pm Open Thread, Politics

Feb 252021

Meidas Touch – Hawley

Now This News – Interracial Marriage – hanky alert

Really American – on Tucker Carlson

ARPB End note 2:

Puppet Regime – Laugh? Or cry?

Cole and Marmalade – Cat Logic

Beau on Republican math

Samantha Bee from 2/24/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:27 am Politics

Feb 252021

This is all there is today.

Rewind – Best of Kamala Harris

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!!

Video Thread 2/24/21

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 2:30 pm Open Thread, Politics

Feb 242021

The Lincoln Project – The “New” Republican Party –

Meidas Touch Podcast with Malcolm Nance – “Vanilla Isis”

Really American – Flori-duh. Glenn talks more slowly and uses more logic on his own show (Justice Matters) but they’re kind of long.

Justice Matters – See, I told you Glenn could talk more calmly. Of course, that kind of makes it longer. Still under 10 minutes, though.

Beau on Biden Response to Texas

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