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California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
This morning my wife said my electric purple raccoon eyes make me look like a drag queen.
so waht ya doin today?
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California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Ah . . . marriage . . .
blackthorn
Active Member
A few years ago I face-planted when I tripped over the top step and landed on the cement walkway. I looked worse than you do but most of the damage was surface only and healed quickly. My glasses got driven downward into my cheek bones and gave me 2 black eyes and some minor cuts/scrapes.
I pee standing up three times a day, (for the last 5 months) through a self inserted catheter. This will go on through the rest of my life. I was told I could get an operation but there was only a 50/50 chance of fixing the problem and I would likely still have to use the catheter once a day. The operation involves a three or four day stay in hospital and a lot of pain. Three times a day is painless and while it is an inconvenience, not really a big deal so------
I pee standing up three times a day, (for the last 5 months) through a self inserted catheter. This will go on through the rest of my life. I was told I could get an operation but there was only a 50/50 chance of fixing the problem and I would likely still have to use the catheter once a day. The operation involves a three or four day stay in hospital and a lot of pain. Three times a day is painless and while it is an inconvenience, not really a big deal so------
smokeywolf
Well-Known Member
Not a big fan of urethral catheters. Had to have one once, to expel a kidney stone. When ER nurse was getting ready to install it I said, "Lidocaine lube please". She looked at me like, 'how did you know about that?' She gave a sigh and said, "I'll have to go get the doctor's permission". I said, "Thank you".
That orifice was never designed to be an entrance; only an exit.
That orifice was never designed to be an entrance; only an exit.
JWFilips
Well-Known Member
Dark Cool and rainy day today so I did nothing but rest my back. Unfortunately My back is about as bad today as it was when I when to see my Doc on last Thursday. So if he did do something good I guess I undid it !
I go back tomorrow afternoon for another adjustment ( and a lecture on helping myself get better!)
I go back tomorrow afternoon for another adjustment ( and a lecture on helping myself get better!)
glassparman
"OK, OK, I'm going as fast as I don't want to go!"
Back in 1999, I was on a work road trip to San Jose. I ended up in the hospital with extreme flank pain on my left side. In the process of trying to figure out what was going on, they put in a catheter. Then yanked it out, saying it wasn't big enough and needed to go the next size bigger. I swear there's an emergency room bed in south San Jose at the Kaiser hospital that has permanently bent handrails from me, gripping it so tight when they shoved the next bigger size in.
Turned out I had kidney cancer. I had surgery to remove the upper third of my left kidney. I survived it and the catheter experience. Yes, exit only and even that hurts sometimes!
fiver
Well-Known Member
cold grey dreary day.
all of yesterdays south wind warmness is long gone, i managed to still get some outside stuff done but gave it up when the snow started.
drunk monkey-3 finally got out f bed and i had him help me move some of the 75lb. cement chimney bricks out front then dig down with the post hole digger enough i could fill them with some decent dirt.
i'll put some mounding flowers out there after i pull some starts off the ones out back.
they are about the only thing i can think of that'll persevere after being covered with 6-8 foot of snow every winter, and i'm tired of looking at the weeds filling the little gravel strip they left when the road was widened out.
all of yesterdays south wind warmness is long gone, i managed to still get some outside stuff done but gave it up when the snow started.
drunk monkey-3 finally got out f bed and i had him help me move some of the 75lb. cement chimney bricks out front then dig down with the post hole digger enough i could fill them with some decent dirt.
i'll put some mounding flowers out there after i pull some starts off the ones out back.
they are about the only thing i can think of that'll persevere after being covered with 6-8 foot of snow every winter, and i'm tired of looking at the weeds filling the little gravel strip they left when the road was widened out.
burbank.jung
Active Member
It rained on Saturday and the grass is not too wet to weedwack, so I went to Plan B. I finished casting my 20:1 test boolits and then took the remaining lead and melted that into one ingot for a future toy soldier project for a nephew. At night I reread everyone's comments about casting hollow point bullets. And, then came upon a better idea to cast them. The Beatle's song, "The Long and Windy Road" came to mind.
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Was feeling a bit better so took a short and slow stroll with my wife and Duke. She suggested a cane, I took it.
Homemade chicken soup and drop biscuits really hit the spot. Still sore, achy, swollen, and bruised, though the brain fog is about gone, but it's the best I've felt since 1000 hours Thursday. Advil and Tylenol are big miracles in little pill forms.
Ran out of unread books so reread some of Sharpe's "Rifle in America" and Keith's "Sixguns". Thank goodness, five from Thriftbooks.com are scheduled for Monday delivery.
Thought about casting a pot of NOE 360-160 WFNs, but gumption and stamina aren't up to it.
Homemade chicken soup and drop biscuits really hit the spot. Still sore, achy, swollen, and bruised, though the brain fog is about gone, but it's the best I've felt since 1000 hours Thursday. Advil and Tylenol are big miracles in little pill forms.
Ran out of unread books so reread some of Sharpe's "Rifle in America" and Keith's "Sixguns". Thank goodness, five from Thriftbooks.com are scheduled for Monday delivery.
Thought about casting a pot of NOE 360-160 WFNs, but gumption and stamina aren't up to it.
L Ross
Well-Known Member
Drove four hours up to Green Bay and had lunch with our Prairie Plants friends.
Then dug up enough Little Blue Stem, Prairie Ragwort, Indian Grass, and some Red Osier Dogwood to completely fill the 6 1/2 ft. bed of my F-150. Oh and some prickly pear cuttings. Then drove home another four hours. Left at 8 am and got home at 8 pm.
Now the harder work starts tomorrow. If we can get everything in the ground tomorrow it is supposed to rain Monday night, which would be perfect. I'm going to cancel my monthly maintenance chiropractic treatment for tomorrow morning since it would be a waste of time and money to go right from the chiropractor to digging and planting.
Then dug up enough Little Blue Stem, Prairie Ragwort, Indian Grass, and some Red Osier Dogwood to completely fill the 6 1/2 ft. bed of my F-150. Oh and some prickly pear cuttings. Then drove home another four hours. Left at 8 am and got home at 8 pm.
Now the harder work starts tomorrow. If we can get everything in the ground tomorrow it is supposed to rain Monday night, which would be perfect. I'm going to cancel my monthly maintenance chiropractic treatment for tomorrow morning since it would be a waste of time and money to go right from the chiropractor to digging and planting.
Ian
Notorious member
Michael, good to hear you're on the mend.
When I busted my forehead on the shop concrete a couple years ago after slipping off the crossbar on the alignment lift it was several weeks before the brain fog went away. I was good for a few hours in the morning but by 10 or 11 I was getting real stupid and very, very tired. I did half days at work for a for a long time because I'd just sort of wind down wherever I happened to be and totally space out.
When I busted my forehead on the shop concrete a couple years ago after slipping off the crossbar on the alignment lift it was several weeks before the brain fog went away. I was good for a few hours in the morning but by 10 or 11 I was getting real stupid and very, very tired. I did half days at work for a for a long time because I'd just sort of wind down wherever I happened to be and totally space out.
JonB
Halcyon member
Yesterday, I lucked into a 30 foot healthy, but ugly, Birch tree to cut up into firewood, via a FB post.
This morning, while I was happy it was all cut up, hauled home, and stacked neatly, I sure feel sore.
I've never cut up Birch before (I look forward to splitting it), they are pretty rare in my area...mostly are a front yard decorative/centerpiece tree. I'm thinking of posting a ad for the bark,,,for craft purposes...I wonder if anyone buys that? The tree was alive two days ago, so it's about as fresh as it gets.
This morning, while I was happy it was all cut up, hauled home, and stacked neatly, I sure feel sore.
I've never cut up Birch before (I look forward to splitting it), they are pretty rare in my area...mostly are a front yard decorative/centerpiece tree. I'm thinking of posting a ad for the bark,,,for craft purposes...I wonder if anyone buys that? The tree was alive two days ago, so it's about as fresh as it gets.
Cadillac Jeff
Well-Known Member
this is My happy place !!
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California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
What, no fog bank on the horizon?
Cadillac Jeff
Well-Known Member
what we call a football brown... brown trout