It’s an exhausted day here at the CatBox, so this is my only article today. Yesterday, they started my test an hour early. The nurse inserted my IV in a very small vein, and the pain I felt when the anesthesiologist shot the Jungle Juice was extreme and intense for the minute or two it took to knock me out. I was done and ready to go home at 12:30. WWWendy’s school had told her she could leave an hour early at 2:30. But both of her co-workers called in sick, so they let her go an hour late at 4:30, and she hit rush hour traffic. She did not get to the hospital until after 5:30, and it was after 6:30, before she got me home. None of this was her fault, and I am blessed to have her. I have a very sore throat and raging heartburn. I have a tumor growing where the esophagus meets the stomach, partially blocking the passage. Food gets hung up there, and when it can’t go down, it comes up. The doctor said it looks malignant, but we won’t know for sure until the lab results from the biopsies come back. The pictures he took are sitting on WWWendy’s dashboard. I’ll scan and post them for you tomorrow, as tonight is a WWWendy night. Those are not the results I wanted to get. ARGH! I just can’t catch a break these days. Happy Hump Day to all!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 4:07 (average 6:13). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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Short Takes:
From The Borowitz Report: In an apparently successful attempt to get under the skin of Donald Trump, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has purchased Greenland from Denmark.
In an official statement released on Tuesday, the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, would not disclose the price that Bloomberg paid for Greenland but indicated that it was an “all-cash offer.”
“Mr. Bloomberg has a lot of money,” Frederiksen added.
News of Bloomberg’s purchase of Greenland reportedly infuriated Trump, who immediately ordered his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to make an offer to buy the Faroe Islands from Denmark.
Andy, is it true that Fuhrer Drumpfenfarten* was so pissed that he went to Nambia for a Hamburder? RESIST!!
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Lawrence & Rachel Question Reports That Barr May Leave DOJ Over Trump Tweets
I so wish Barrf would quit that I can taste it, but if you believe it, we really do need to talk about that bridge I’m selling. RESIST!!
From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): How Democrats Clean Up the Messes Left by Republicans with Robert Reich
Of course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right, and the Reich on the Right, the Republican Reich, is shitting all over America with their welfare for billionaires. This is NOT Trump. The Republican Reich had done this for years, and I have been calling them on it for years too. RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): Ricky Nelson – Travelin’ Man 1961
I danced the cha cha to this, when I was 13. Ah… the memories! RESIST!!
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Cartoon: Par! for the course.
TBR: I found this funny. Anything to get under dt’s hair mat is good with me.
MSNBC: Shame he wants to ‘quit’. He’s so far gone into the hole with dt that it’ll never happen. He must think we’re all ids if he says this. He’s also a liar, just like his ‘daddy’.
RRC: Excellent and informative video. Really enjoy Mr. Reich’s passing this on too.
BFTP: I loved the ‘Ozzie & Harriet’ show, and we watched it faithfully every week. Loved Ricky and his singing. Was saddened when Ricky died in the plane crash. (as his band did also).
Oh no! Sounds like you had a very long day for both you and Wendy! She’s such a blessing (as you are too). So sad to read about your results though. I pray that you/dr. are wrong, and that all is good with you. I’ll be praying for a positive finding(s) from the doctor…Go get your rest/nap, Tom, Hugs to you and also to Wendy. Take good care!!
This just in: “SDNY is already de-railed. Cases now sent to EDNY.” ~Joanne S. ~
2. “Wait a Second!! I thought dt’s slogan was ‘lock him up’, not let them loose! ~ Bill K. ~
3. “If the society today allows wrongs to go unchallenged, the impression is created that those wrongs have the approval of the majority.” ~ Barbara Jordan~ Politician/Educator (D-TX)
4. If Mary Poppins were President – “Her makeup would be on-point, unlike our current situation.” ~ Robyn C. ~
Tumors, tumors and more frigging tumors! No, you can not seem to catch a damned break! Stay strong, however. 😠😠
‘Toon: When religion goes wrong, especially when connected with politics.
Andy is so spot-on. Dumpy has come out against self-funded campaigns; contradictory? Hey, we’re not talking about that last president. You know, the one who recently reminded Dumpy about who is actually responsible for the good economy.
MSNBC:Trump is “…not entirely receptive….” Yeah, to REALITY!😂 LMAO! Barr says he’ll quit? Hey, TC, I can hang that “For Sale” sign on the Brooklyn Bridge, for you! I’ll ask for only a measly 2% commission.
RRC: Reagan moved the flow of the country’s wealth upstairs like no one previously. When clinton delivered the SOTU speech in 1998, and said he wanted to use the coming, and never before federal budget surplus, to support Social Security, as in “Save Social Security first. Tonight I propose that we preserve 100% of the surplus-that’s every penny of any surplus -until we have taken all the measures to strengthen the Social Security system for the twenty-first century,” the Rethugs saw $1 trillion moving from possible tax cuts to supporting those otherwise useless citizens who put them into office in the first place! the rest is history.
BFTP: We need to make a traveling’ man out of Dumpster and his sick henchmen.
Pat’s #3 is soooo good! This Jordan knows whereof she speaks!
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/judge-amy-jackson-refuses-to-reschedule-roger-stones-sentencing-after-he-requests-new-trial/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=3764&recip_id=18832&list_id=1
I’m sorry it was so miserable, and that you now need to worry whether the tumor is malignant. That is a real bummer. But – while it might be – it also might not be. And of course the doctor is duty and ethics bound to tell you that it might be. We will pray that it is not – and that regardless, removing it will solve your digestive issues. And, yes, you are blessed to have WWWendy WW!
I got a little better news in my appointment, which was for a flare of knee pain which is making it MUCH more difficult to get around (my usual joint pains are around 2 on the ten scale, 3 on a very bad day; this is about a 7). First, there is no knee surgery in my foreseeable future. Second, I have severe osteoarthritis. Severe osteoarthritis flares up like this with no warning and the flare usually lasts 1-3 weeks. If it doesn’t subside in 3 weeks, I can get a cortisone shot (I could have had one today, but as long as there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and nothing I do will make the condition worse, I’d rather not.) Of course reading and common sense had told me I had osteoarthritis, but I had not had a diagnosis before – now I do. Oh, and get this – but please don’t laugh TOO loud – the knee also has bone spurs.
6:13 Very pretty.
I found an article today about all the Biblical references to the Antichrist. It is scholarly, accurate, and dripping with snark. When the scholar who wrote it uses his own translation of Biblical terms, he says so and explains why. It’s long, but every bit is delightful. Let me give you just one reference (which had me ROTFL):
Cartoon – So true.
Andy – Good one!
Rachel/Lawrence – Kabuki. However, it is nice to hear people discuss this (and other events) who have brains and know how to use them.
RR – Calling them “reckless” is too charitable. It makes it sound like the increasing debt is a byproduct of other selfish policies, whereas it is in fact an end in itself, as a means to retain power.
Past – I remember Ricky and David.
Wow, TC, you sure are dedicated to post more than what the Dr. said, don’t think I would be strong enough. Glad u have WWWendy. The Cat Goddesses r all pulling(and purring) for you! ==== JD——-OMG Bone Spurs—what will u use it 4 an excuse to get out of? LOL Well, time to watch the D debate. Here’s hoping Roger Stone gets LOCKED UP—-bigly. Take care all.
Sheesh – I’d like to think I can come up with a better excuse than that for anything I want to get out of! But thanks!
Cartoon: On top of all that, those “all rights” last only until the moment of birth. After that, kid, unless your white, rich, male, and straight, your f###ed.
Oops, should be “unless you’re white, rich, male, fundamentalist Christian and straight, you’re f###ed.” Stupid keyboard!
I misunderstood it correctly the first time.
What an ordeal you had to go through to find out what was causing all your troubles., TomCat. It certainly didn’t have the outcome you were hoping for; the only bright(er) spot in all this physical/medical mayhem is that you know now what causes so much of it. I’m keeping all fingers and toes crossed again for the biopsies to come back as non-malignant, but you better prepare yourself for radical treatment of the tumours in the near future. I’m so sorry, TomCat, it really was about time you were given a break. Let’s hope November will give you a big mental break at the very least.
3:58 Looks pretty for a fire hazard (sorry, that was the firie talking)
TNY: Brilliant. I’m sure Bloomberg would purchase Greenland if only he could; money is no object.
MSNBC: Rachel’s face was priceless to watch while Lawrence read the NYT article and then the last comment. Not for one minute do they believe Barrf is going to leave or that he’s going to quit being Trump’s lapdog. Nor do we. Listening to and obeying those very audible whistles from the WH is the essence of his job and why he was installed.
RR: Robert Reich puts Make America Great Again in a sombre perspective. It looks like it’s been a long, long time since it was great, i.e. financial stable. Republicans have had Americans live on borrowed money AND borrowed time.
BFTP: Nope, doesn’t ring a bell. But I was only 5 years old then and listening to Dutch kiddy songs on the radio.
You certainly didn’t have an easy day yesterday, TC. At first with the test being earlier, I thought it was good. Then when you mentioned all the agony you had to suffer when the nurse was inserting the IV into your vein. Sorry to hear that they found a tumor. Hopefully the biopsies will be non-malignant. I pray that they can figure out a not so painful way to take care of it too. Happy that you do have Wendy there to help.
Cartoon: Shameful the way they think and treat them.
TBR: I tend to agree with Pat. Nice to see someone who can annoy tRump.
MSNBC: It’s getting interesting to read how bArr is saying that he wants his leader tRump to stop tweeting. We know damn well that he won’t. So we shall see how far this goes?
RR: With all that tRump has done to America, will we be capable of ever having it really be great again??? He has destroyed so much. The debt continues to grow way out of control. Scary.
BFTP: I was nine and do remember the song very well.
Hope you got some rest today. Let us know as soon as you hear any news.
I go for the [pre-operation/EKG tomorrow. Hate to think that the operation in only nine days from today.
Take care. Thanks TomCat
Nine days does seem very short. But nine days till the procedure also mneans only ten days until it’s done … Of course there will be recovery time, more than you would like, (IIRC you are counting it in weeks), but when that’s over, then it’s really over. Prayers and good wishes.
Huge Hugs
You shall remain in my prayers. What other help may I offer?
Blessings! & Prayers for you, Colleen!
Best to you, and take good care!
“Those are not the results…” ANY of us wanted you to get!
But as others have noted, best to wait until the pathologist report is in. And then address whatever the results show.
You, indeed, are blessed to have an Angel like Wendy helping and supporting you! (But I clearly do NOT need to tell you that.)
Fingers remained crossed! And recognize w/e the report shows – there will be options to address it!
Thanks everyone. Your love and support is most appreciated. I shall keep you posted!