This morning JD’s friend said she’s feeling much better.
She didn’t say what test results were back.
JD spent the night in the ER because there were no rooms available.
But now she’s in ROOM 351.
Those w/ hearing might want to give her a call, realizing she could be gone for tests or X-rays.
Main number: 719.365-5000
JD’s friend stopped at her place after work as she said she would and learned that JD had fallen four (4) days ago.
She said she was talking, but w/ a bit of slurred speech.
She called an ambulance and took her to the hospital:
UC Health – Memorial Hospital Central
1400 E. Boulder Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
They’re doing tests and X-rays, but JD’s friend (who’s helping get her checked in and settled) said her nurse did NOT think she had a stroke. And the friend doesn’t think she hit her head.
But she’s got quite a bit of shoulder pain.
I doubt I’ll learn much more tonight. So while not a great story it could have been a lot worse!
If/when I learn more tomorrow, I’ll try to post it here.
No doubt we all share the same concern about our diligent leader, Joanne, not having posted a new article or replied to any Comments for over 48 hours.
Last evening, I called the phone number I have for her – but it just rang. Apparently, she does not have a voicemail machine. And she has said she doesn’t have a cell phone.
I also sent her an email but have not heard back.
This morning I texted the person she said helps her out from time-to-time and asked if she knew anything, and could she check on Joanne.
She was working but said she’ll do that right after work today.
That’s as much as I know at the present time.
Please keep Joanne in your thoughts.
SoINeedAName (aka, nameless)
Attribution: Maui DLNR
Lahaina’s beloved giant banyan tree (badly scorched, but hopeful survivor of Maui’s deadly wildfires) is showing new signs of recovery by sprouting a batch of fresh green leaves.
Attribution: Maui DLNR
A colossal, beloved 150-year-old banyan tree at the centre of Lahaina town that was scorched when deadly wildfires ravaged Maui, Hawaii, last month is showing viridescent signs of new growth.
The tree, which has been described as the “heartbeat of Lahaina Town” was badly singed, but still standing last month after fires killed at least 97 people and reduced much of the historic town to ash.
Since then, arborists have volunteered their time and expertise to save the tree, according to Hawaii’s department of land and natural resources (DLNR) – and have suggested that new leaves sprouting from the tree’s singed branches are a positive sign of recovery.
Attribution: Maui DLNR
Attribution: Maui DLNR
Lahaina’s banyan tree damaged by Maui wildfires shows new life – The Washington Post
150-year-old banyan tree burned by Maui wildfires shows signs of recovery | The Hill
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NOTE: Cross-posted from Diary at Daily Kos:
Lahaina’s Beloved Banyan Tree Sprouts New Leaves! (dailykos.com)
… For the next blue supermoon.
We all heard about the rare phenomenon we were treated to this past week – the combination of a blue moon that is also a supermoon.
Unlike what the name suggests, a blue moon is not actually blue in color. Rather, it signifies the second full moon within a single month — hence the phrase, “once in a blue moon.”
The “supermoon” phenomenon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest to Earth at the same time the moon is full. While around 25% of full moons are supermoons, just 3% of full moons are blue moons, according to NASA.
On average, supermoons are about 16% brighter than an average moon. They also appear bigger than the average full moon — with NASA comparing the size difference to that between a quarter and a nickel.
So I felt we should enjoy the celestial show they put on for us with some photos from around the world.
Since we’ve all seen TFG’s mugshot, I felt we should preserve some of the internet’s handiwork that turned it into a Meme. I’ll admit that some of the ones I came across were so inside (at least to this 75 y/o), I had NO idea what they were referring to.
And then there was the problem of what to exclude to make the size of this post even halfway manageable. But let’s start with a side-by-side comparison of the fake one that circulated before his mugshot was even taken. It’s amazing how close it was to the actual one.
It used a photograph of Trump captured by Carlos Barria (Reuters) during a press briefing on prescription drug prices at the White House on Nov. 20, 2020.
Fact Check-Altered photograph of Trump circulated as Fulton County mugshot | Reuters
Several Tweets referenced the fact that TFG is hardly the first “celebrity” to have a mugshot taken …
One brought up how a number of presidents are so famous we know them just by their number. Might be a little hard to remember at first, but TFG has now entered that pantheon – including the need to rename his eponymous plane …
Speaking of presidents, Pres. Obama appeared a couple of times …
The new unveiling necessitated the rehanging of TFG’s official White House Portrait …
Although after TFG commented on his mugshot …
I’m sure this is how all of his MAGAts see his mugshot …
A couple commented on TFG’s history that led to his Fulton County Jail booking …
There was no escaping comments about his unhappy scowling pic …
And in addition to the pics on Twitter (aka, X), there were a few entertaining GIFs as well. Lincoln Project captured the moment it was Breaking News …
TRUMP MUGSHOT JUST DROPPED #TrumpMugshot pic.twitter.com/vnbhxA8Amh
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 25, 2023
However, that certainly was NOT representative of the GQP reaction:
Republicans after they see #TrumpMugShot pic.twitter.com/vV1bogZrNr
— P ❤️ (@therealpeela) August 24, 2023
So, to Donnie and his Trumpkins, I say let’s turn that scowling frown upside down:
As mentioned in my reply to JD’s post of
Here’s the bothersome (at least to me) slideshow I put together of the NRA’s efforts at “grooming” or indoctrinating children into the gun culture:
