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Personal Update – 2/16/2021

Posted by TomCat at 7:27 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Feb 162021

Yesterday I said I expected to be back in the saddle today. These are the circumstances I did not foresee. When WWWendy went to the hospital Oncology Center to pick up my patches and pills, there was nobody there. It was closed due to the ice blizzard. I have a few pills left, but I now have a 25 mg patch on instead of the 100 mg I’m supposed to have. I need to go back to bed, because being up makes the pain worse. We hope WWWendy can get them today. If so, I should be back tomorrow. May your Hump Day be as Happy as mine is Crappy!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:31 (average 5:27). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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From YouTube (a blast from the past): Jim Croce – Time in a bottle – 1973

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Don’t Let Republicans Steal YOUR Future!!

Personal Update – 2/15/2021

Posted by TomCat at 6:41 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Feb 152021

I don’t know why, but I couldn’t sleep last night. I’m exhausted, and WWWendy is coming. I’ll be back tomorrow. Oh God, it’s Monday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:06 (average 5:05). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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From YouTube (a blast from the past): Gerry Rafferty – Right Down the Line

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Don’t Let Republicans Steal YOUR Future!!

Open Thread – 2/14/2021

Posted by TomCat at 10:52 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Feb 142021

This is not a full Open Thread, but it’s more than a Personal Update. It’s a busy day, because I have to completely reorganize my diet, given the new set of problems I’m facing. The snow storm has degenerated into an ice storm. TriMet has suspended all all bus, train, and lift service. Please, let me wish you all a Happy Valentines Day with love and gratitude to each of you. Tomorrow is a WWWendy Morning, so please expect no more than a Personal Update. from me. Sunday Hugs with Red heart .

Jig Zone Puzzles:

Yesterdays took me 6:10 (average 4:55). To do it, click here. Today’s took me 3:12 (average 4:57). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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From Me: Here are my thoughts on the Senate trial and treason by all but seven Republican Senators. Many on the left are very upset with Democrats’ decision not to call witnesses, and are accusing those Democrats of selling out the country for their Valentines recess. That’s hogwash! If they had decided to call witnesses, Republicans would have used it as an excuse to depose hundreds of witnesses and tie the Senate’s hands for months preventing any work on confirmations, GOP plague relief, saving the earth, human rights, and all the other things Democrats need to get done to prove to the American people that they made the right decision to elect Democrats in the last election. In the end, all but seven Republicans would have voted in favor of treason anyway.

Many Republicans now say that Trump** was guilty as hell, but alas, their hands were tied, because they could not impeach someone who was no in office. I won’t post video, but that was exactly the reason that filthy bastard, Bought Bitch Bullshit Traitor Mitch, said he had to vote to acquit. However, the only reason the trial did not take place, while Trump** was in office is that Bought Bitch Bullshit Traitor Mitch was Majority Leader until Trump** left office and prevented the trial from taking place then.

Finally, as much as we hoped for a different outcome, we never expected to win this one. Our job just isn’t done yet. As long as the RNP exists, America will be in grave danger. RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): For What It’s Worth

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Build the Future. It Belongs to YOU!!

Personal Update – 2/13/2021

Posted by TomCat at 6:24 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Feb 132021

Yesterday I could not go to the bathroom, and the pain was so bad that I went to the ER in an Ambulance. WWWendy was here, but the snow was too deep for my power chair to get to get car door. They gave me a CT Scan. It showed two things. First I has severe Opioid Induced Constipation. They gave me a shot in the belly and about an hour later I Republicated all over everything. Then I wad to wait in one of those horrid ER beds from 2:00 PM until midnight for a medical transport company to tale me home. Portland is shut down. I’ve lived here since 1979 and this is the worst blizzard I’ve seen. In addition, the scan showed that my tumors are all considerably worse, so it’s apparenty that the infusions are not working. I’ll be contacting My oncological team next week. I’m going back to bed. I’ll be back in the saddle when I can.

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And a special one** is on the way.

Build the Future. It Belongs to YOU!!

Personal Update – 2/12/2021

Posted by TomCat at 5:14 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Feb 122021

WWWendy will be here shortly and then it’s off to the hospital. TGIF!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:06 (average 4:53). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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From YouTube (a blast for JD): John Denver – Rocky Mountain High (Audio)

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Build the Future. It Belongs to YOU!!

Open Thread – 2/11/2021

Posted by TomCat at 11:23 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Feb 112021

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox. Store to Door is delivering groceries, and I have to unpack and put them away. Tomorrow my hospital appointment is later than normal, so Wendy will be here first thing in the morning to give me my shower. Then I dress, and we head to the hospital in the blizzard. I hope to return mid to late afternoon, at which time, I’ll be completely exhausted. Portland is under a Winter Storm Warning with 10″ or more of snow forecast to accumulate between now and Saturday afternoon. Tomorrow expect only a brief Personal Update. I’ll try to add a home safe comment when I return. Have a great day.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:23 (average 7:14). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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From Alternet: As other networks airing Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday showed chilling new video footage of the deadly January 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol incited by the former president, Fox News opted to cut away to cover different stories.

How vile! God forbid that the fools, who watch the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, Faux Noise, should get to see what really happened! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (NBC News Channel): Day 2 Of Donald Trump’s Impeachment Trial In The Senate

This video is 11 hours long, and I put it here so you can skip through it for parts you may want to see. RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): California Dreamin’

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Build the Future. It Belongs to YOU!!

Open Thread – 2/10/2021

Posted by TomCat at 10:57 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Feb 102021

It’s a better day here in the CatBox. I need to get as much rest as possible, because Friday is my infusion day at the hospital, so I’m not sure what I’ll do tomorrow. I will definitely have just a short Personal Update on Friday. Happy Hump Day!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:36 (average 5:20). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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From The New Yorker: Donald J. Trump’s defense lawyers stunned the United States Senate on Tuesday by acknowledging that their client had incited the Capitol riot, but only because his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, made him do it.

The Senate listened in astonished silence as Trump’s lawyers coldly and methodically hurled Kushner under the bus.

Bruce Castor, one of Trump’s lead attorneys, claimed that the ex-President had been reluctant to speak to the angry mob of supporters on January 6th, and did so only after Kushner assured him, “What could possibly go wrong?”

Dang, Andy! Maybe Jared really did make him do it. That’s credible if you believe that Bears never, ever shit in the woods. RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (NBC News Channel): Watch: Day 1 of Donald Trump’s Impeachment Trial In Senate

This video is 7.5 hours long, and I put it here so you can move around within it and see parts you want. RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (Daily Kos Channel): Democrats present damning video to begin Trump’s impeachment trial for Jan. 6, 2021

I understand that most Senate Republicans evaded watching the video. The American people need to see this again, and again, and again, and again! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Wild Horses – Rolling Stones

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Build the Future. It Belongs to YOU!!

Open Thread – 2/9/2021

Posted by TomCat at 11:24 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Feb 092021

It’s another painful day here in the CatBox. I spent two hours on the throne fighting Republcitis. Tuesday if Flush Your Republicans Day. ARGH!! I hope I flushed my last for a bit.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:46 (average 5:43). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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From The New Yorker: In an early-morning victory statement that took many in the N.F.L. by surprise, the Cincinnati Bengals have declared themselves the winners of next February’s Super Bowl.

The declaration of victory seemed designed to stir controversy, in no small part because sixty minutes of the sixty-minute-long contest have yet to be played.

But the Bengals remained defiant, arguing that no touchdowns, extra points, field goals, or safeties scored after their announcement should count.

Dang Andy, if the officials that make this call are the same ones that we watched on Sunday, then the Bengals just might get the trophy. They deserve it at least as much as Trump** lover Brady! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From Crooks and Liars: New video has emerged of the so-called “QAnon Shaman” just moments after they stormed the Capitol on January 6th, providing further proof that these insurrectionists were taking their cues directly from Trump.

Could it be more clear? RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Arizona Republicans Still Waging Trump’s War On Democracy

What she is absolutely no different than what Trump** did. Both and all other Republicans who follow their lead belong in prison. RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water (from The Concert in Central Park)

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Build the Future. It Belongs to YOU!!

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