Personal Update – 12/21/2020

Posted by TomCat at 9:55 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Dec 202020

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox. WWWendy came earlier than usual this morning. She’s going out of town with her boyfriend for the weekend. His name is also Tom, so I plan to suggest that he may have my room for the weekend, and I get the booty call! Please expect no more than a Personal Update tomorrow. I have a big grocery order coming from Safeway.com. In the past, their service around holidays has been crappy at best.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:09 (average 5:11). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Religious Agony:

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Useless stinking Orb! Seriously, If they had played the way they played against KC, they would have won, but they stunk.

Short Take:

From YouTube (a blast of Christmas): Silent Night

A lovely arrangement of an old favorite! HUGS!!

30 Days Until the Big FLUSH!!

Personal Update – 12/18/2020

Posted by TomCat at 10:38 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Dec 182020

It’s a painful exhausted day here in the CatBox. After the hospital screwed me up so badly three weeks ago, they treated me like royalty yesterday to make sure everything went smoothly. The got me infused and out early. They increased my Fentanyl patch from 50 mg to 75 mg. We stopped for take out pizza an the way home. The notary came, and I got writers cramp with all the signing. I commented that, if I had any idea how big a pain in the ass it is to die, I would have opted to live instead. I was up from 5:00 AM until 4:30 PM, and that left me exhausted and in severe pain. Today I have to do an online shop at Safeway.com as Store to Door is closed for the holidays. I should be back in the saddle tomorrow. TGIF!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:16 (average 5:00). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

A Thought from Mitch (ours, not BBMM):

When I was 18, I lived in New York City in my first apartment, I had this on a poster framed above my bed. In an “Ah… the memories” moment, Mitch emailed it to me.

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann, 1948

Short Take:

From YouTube (Parody Project Channel): THE TWELVE STAINS OF TRUMP’S MESS – A Christmas Parody

Wonderful Don! The cleaning crew comes on 1/20. RESIST!!

32 Days Until the Big FLUSH!!

Personal Update – 12/17/2020

Posted by TomCat at 7:50 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Dec 172020

It’s Horrible Hospital Day here in the CatBox. Don’t be surprised if the next you hear from me is a “back to bed” Personal Update in the morning. Hospital Horror Hugs!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:18 (average 5:48). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Take:

From YouTube (a blast of Christmas): The Most Popular Christmas Songs Ever!!! Best Traditional Christmas Music Playlist 2020

If you spend an hour listening to this, you will enjoy it more than I will enjoy my morning. HUGS!!

33 Days Until the Big FLUSH!!

Personal Update – 12/15/2020

Posted by TomCat at 7:16 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Dec 152020

It’s an exhausted day here in the CatBox, with good news and bad news. The good news: Bye Bye Barrf!! The bad news: a midnight kitchen fire in the building ruined my night’s sleep. I need to go back to bed. Tuesday is Flush your Republicans Day. Be extra careful with the lid today. It might be Barrf!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:08 (average 5:05). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Take:

From YouTube (a blast for Christmas): Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (1959 Version)

Of course around here, it’s SantaCat! HUGS!!

35 days (5 Weeks) Until the Big FLUSH!!

Personal Update – 12/5/2020

Posted by TomCat at 7:45 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Dec 052020

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox, as WWWendy will be here. I’ll be back in the saddle tomorrow.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 2:56 (average 4:48). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Take:

From YouTube (a blast of Christmas): Harry Simeone Chorale – The Little Drummer Boy

This is the last year I can enjoy the Christmas songs I’ve loved all my life. Please be patient with me. Hugs!!

45 Days Until the Big FLUSH!!

Personal Update – 12/3/2020

Posted by TomCat at 1:08 pm Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Dec 032020

It’d a busy day here in the CatBox. WWWendy is finishing it up after giving me a haircut, my shower, putting groceries away and cooking. I’m running way behind. I’ll be in the saddle tomorrow. Hugs to all.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:20 (average 5:17). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

From NY Times: The top Democrats in Congress on Wednesday endorsed a bipartisan $908 billion stimulus compromise as a baseline for talks, offering a significant concession in an effort to pressure Republicans to revive stalled talks on providing additional relief before the end of the year.

After months of publicly insisting that another stimulus package must provide at least $2 trillion, Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, called on Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the majority leader, to return to the negotiating table with a bill less than half that size as a starting point.

President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr., whose advisers had pushed privately in recent weeks for lawmakers to make compromises to pass an economic aid agreement as quickly as possible, also offered a blessing of sorts for the effort. In a virtual event with laid-off workers and a small-business owner struggling amid the pandemic, Mr. Biden said the bipartisan package “wouldn’t be the answer, but it would be immediate help for a lot of things, quickly.”

The measure, spearheaded by Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, and Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, would restore lapsed federal jobless benefits, providing $300 a week for 18 weeks; would include $288 billion for struggling small businesses, restaurants and theaters and $160 billion for fiscally strapped cities and states; and would create a temporary liability shield for businesses operating amid the pandemic.

I would happily back it except for one thing. It gives criminal immunity to business owners and managers who knowingly commit crimes while following the directives of the Republican Reich. For example, Tyson foods maintain executive betting pools on how many employees will be infected and on how many will die because of their unsafe working conditions. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast for the planet): Climate change song “The Shadows” by Sandel

The writer/singer calls climate change the greatest threat of our age. This hi her response, and a fine one it is! RESIST!!

47 Days Until the Big FLUSH!!

Open Thread – 11/30/2020

Posted by TomCat at 8:42 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Nov 302020

It’s a tired day here in the CatBox. I should be laying down to rest my back, but Deborah, my Providence Home Health Doctor is due in an hour for a routine checkup. My back is already hurting severely. WWWendy and I had a fine dinner yesterday (see below). Oh God it’s Monday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:26 (average 5:31). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Thanksgiving Dinner:

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Religious Agony:

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They might have done better. if criminal Fuhrer Satan* had not attacked their QBs with his plague.

Short Takes:

From NY Times: President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. twisted his ankle playing with one of his dogs over the holiday weekend, an injury that his doctor said on Sunday resulted in hairline fractures in his foot that would most likely require him to wear a walking boot for several weeks.

Although initial X-rays showed no obvious fracture, a “follow-up CT scan confirmed hairline (small) fractures of President-elect Biden’s lateral and intermediate cuneiform bones, which are in the midfoot,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the director of executive medicine at GW Medical Faculty Associates, said in a statement distributed by Mr. Biden’s office.

This is, in my opinion, President-elect Biden’s first major political blunder. He should NOT have been playing with a dawg. A DemoCAT is where his play should be AT!! RESIST!!

From YouTube (CNN Channel): Biden announces all-female communications team, diverse economic team

I like these choices. More women and more women of color add diversity where it is badly needed. The only diversity in the Fifth Reich was spreading influence between Banksters, Nazis, KKK, Homophobes, Misogynists, Koch Suckers, and White Supremacists! RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast for the planet): Julian Lennon – Saltwater (1991)

Never since has this song been more appropriate. RESIST!!

50 Days Until the Big FLUSH!!

Personal Update – 11/29/2020

Posted by TomCat at 7:46 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Nov 292020

It’s a special day here in the CatBox. WWWendy is coming to celebrate Thanksgiving. I want to lie down and rest my back until she arrives. I have little hope for my Broncos today, because the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb also has devil: criminal Fuhrer Trump*. All three Broncos’ QBs are under quarantine, because they were exposed to the devil’s* plague. Have a Wonderful Day.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:21 (average 5:13). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Take:

From YouTube (a blast for the planet): Don’t Go Near The Water

28 years ago Johnny Cash recognized how we were Republicating the earth. We started making minimal progress, until Trump* and the Republican Reich added the earth to their “things to destroy list”. RESIST!!

51 Days Until the Big FLUSH!!

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