Open Thread – 3/7/2021

Posted by TomCat at 10:25 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 072021

It’s a very tired day here in the cat box. For the last week I had a pants load of long appointments setting up my hospice services, and all that chair time exacerbated my back pain. My hospice nurse adjusted my methadone dose to my new level of pain. That was too high for my normal level of activity, causing all the side effects. I told her that’s what I thought, and she agreed to put me back to 10 mg methadone every eight hours. I’m feeling better. Here is my new schedule. This is what I said I would explain today. Monday is a Wendy day, usually in the evening. Thursday a shower aide comes around 9 AM. Then Store to Door delivers groceries between 11:30 AM and Noon. That will be a rough day. Saturday morning is a Wendy day. My hospice nurse will come every two weeks on Monday. Then I will have occasional visits from Jo, the chaplain. I like her. She is an authentic Christian and loves the definitions for Republicitis and Republicosis. So except for the initial confusion everything is doing pretty well. Nevertheless, it will take a few days for me to catch up on sleep. May you be well and truly blessed this Sunday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:41 (average 4:56). To do it, click here. How did you fo?

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From Daily Kos:

…”It will be a Democratic Party Armageddon in 2022 if we sit here on our butts and say, ‘Oh, we’re sorry, we’re not as determined to get our agenda passed as Republicans were,'” Sen. Jeff Merkley, the Oregon Democrat spearheading filibuster reform efforts, told the Post. He’s right. With the Supreme Court seemingly ready to gut the remains of the Voting Rights Act and 43 states considering some 253 voter restriction bills, it could be Armageddon for Democrats. If the elections reforms passed by the House don’t become law, Democratic voters will be blocked from the polls. If President Biden’s critical agenda to address the pandemic, economic inequality, climate change, immigration—everything!—is stymied, Democratic voters won’t want to go to the polls in 2022.

Biden sure as hell recognizes that. That’s why the former longtime member of the Senate is open to filibuster reform. “One thing that is nonnegotiable is him delivering for the American people,” Emmy Ruiz, the White House political director, told the Post. “The number one priority here is to get this agenda, this bold agenda, passed through Congress.” Another White House official said the “‘strategy is adjusting every single day,’ reiterating Biden’s position that the filibuster is not sacrosanct while the agenda is.”…

Jeff could not be more correct. Oregon leads the way! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (CNN Channel): Trump State Department official charged for attacking police in Capitol riot

Could the Republican Reich be more guilty of treason than this? RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Crimson and Clover – Tommy James & The Shondells

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Don’t Let Republicans Steal YOUR Future!!

Personal Update – 3/6/2021

Posted by TomCat at 6:29 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 062021

It’s a sick day here in the CatBox. Yesterday my hospice nurse increased my methadone dose from 10 to 15 mg every 8 hours. I’m sweating, have trouble swallowing, am shaky and feel nervous. I called the 24 hour line and they told me to cut back until later today. We’ll call back when Wendy is here. I think the new dose could be too high or I could be having an anxiety attack. I’ll keep you posted.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 6:13 (average 4:54). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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From YouTube (a blast from the past): catch the wind Donovan

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

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Personal Update – 3/5/2021

Posted by TomCat at 6:52 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 052021

It’s medical mayhem here in the CatBox. WWWendy and two Hospice shower aides were here yesterday. My hospice nurse will be here today. WWWendy will be here tomorrow. I’m completely exhausted. I’ll have lots to explain Sunday. TGIF!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 6:26 (average 8:31). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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From YouTube (a blast from the past): Sunshine Superman- Donovan

Ah… the memories!! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Don’t Let Republicans Steal YOUR Future!!

Personal Update – 3/4/2021

Posted by TomCat at 6:58 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 042021

It’s a very tired and busy day here in the CatBox. Both Store to Door and WWWendy are coming. My new hospice nurse called and scheduled an appointment for 12:30 PM tomorrow. She sounds much better than the other one. Time will tell. Have a great day!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:22 (average 5:13). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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God (or karma) was listening!

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From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Byrds – “Mr. Tambourine Man” – 5/11/65

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Don’t Let Republicans Steal YOUR Future!!

Open Thread – 3/3/2021

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

Mar 032021

It’s a difficult day here in the CatBox. I slept well last night, but I’m ready to sleep all day too. I’m still balancing the methadone and oxycodone. Tomorrow please expect no more than a Personal Update as it’d both a grocery delivery day and a WWWendy day. Happy Hump Day!!

Update: I planned to post this about 90 minutes ago, but I dozed off and just woke up.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:24 (average 5:10). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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From The New Yorker: Shortly after the sentencing of Nicolas Sarkozy, Donald J. Trump issued a statement claiming that prison time for the ex-President of France sets a “horrible precedent.”

In the statement, Trump called the corruption case against Sarkozy a “rigged hoax” and claimed that the former French leader was being treated “very unfairly.”

“This should never be allowed to happen in that country,” he said.

Dang Andy! I just can’t imagine why Trump** would feel that way! Can anyone guess? RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From Daily Kos: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a critical challenge to what’s left of the Voting Rights Act after the Chief Justice John Roberts’ majority decision in 2013 carved out the core of the law. At issue Tuesday are two Arizona laws, one requiring election officials to toss ballots that are cast in the wrong precincts and another that would restrict the delivery of mail-in ballots, allowing for just the voter, a family member, or caregiver could collect and deliver a voted ballot. That would prevent campaign workers, community activists, or members like church groups from delivering group ballots. With 43 states considering more than 250 voter suppression bills in the past month, the case has even greater import for the future of voting rights.

It puts into jeopardy Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which “prohibits voting practices or procedures that discriminate on the basis of race, color, or membership in one of the language minority groups” identified as protected by the law. It bans any voting procedure that “results in a denial or abridgment of the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race,” a denial or abridgment that occurs when “based on the totality of circumstances,” racial minorities “have less opportunity than other members of the electorate to participate in the political process and to elect representatives of their choice.”

This is one we need to watch, but since the Supreme Court is comprised of three SCOTUS vs six SCROTUS (Republican anti-Constitutional VD) my hopes are not high. RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Senator Warren: Filibuster Gives McConnell A Veto Over Democratic Majority

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times are more. NUKE the FILIBASTARDS! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Nights Are Forever Without You – England Dan & John Ford Coley

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

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Personal Update – 3/2/2021

Posted by TomCat at 7:33 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 022021

It’s a really rough day here in the CatBox. Yesterday the nurse had an emergency, and nobody let me know she wasn’t coming. I felt very angry, because I exacerbated my back pain for a long time. There would have been no problem if someone had given me a call. I would have said, “No problem, let’s reschedule.” But I waited for her for an hour. Then I called, and it took them another hour to find out where she was. That messed me up big time. I need to go back to bed. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:59 (average 5:28). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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From YouTube (a blast from the past): Donovan – Universal Soldier

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

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Personal Update – 3/1/2021

Posted by TomCat at 10:58 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 012021

It’s a groggy day here in the CatBox. I began the transition from Fentanyl patches to Methadone pills last night. When I take my third dose of Methadone, I will remove the patch I have on. So far it appears to be helping with the pain. I also have a touch of Republicitis, so I did not seep well last night. I’m falling asleep at the keyboard. I have a nurse coming at around 11. I’m going to write part of this now and part later.

Later: I’m waiting for the nurse to arrive. I don’t really know what they have on the agenda. I do know that this is the best morning I’ve had for pain for months. I’m hoping I will feel less groggy as I get used to Methadone. OYIM! (Oh yawn, it’s Monday!)

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:58 (average 4:42). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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From YouTube (a blast from the past): Bad Company – Feel Like Making Love

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

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Open Thread – 2/28/2021

Posted by TomCat at 8:33 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Feb 282021

It’s a painful and exhausted day, here in the CatBox. The intake meeting with Providence Home Hospice was excellent, but it was long. I was sitting up and putting pressure on my spine from around 10:30 AM when Wendy arrived until about 5:30 PM when the intake nurse left. My meds will be delivered today. They are putting me on 5 mg methadone pills every eight hours plus up to 10 – 15 mg Oxycodone every 3 – 6 hours as needed for pain. No more patches. They will give me a shower a week and I’ll get 1 – 2 from WWWendy. I’ll receive a pants load of other services. I really like the way they are handling it, but recovering from that appointment will take a few days. Have a wonderful Sunday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:36 (average 4:51). To do it, click here. How did you do?

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From The New Yorker: Donald J. Trump will use his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference this weekend to announce that he has won the 2024 Presidential election.

According to leaked text from his cpac speech, Trump will claim that he won the 2024 election in a landslide and “everybody knows it.”

Trump will further state that any attempt to allege that the year 2024 has not arrived yet and is, in fact, not scheduled to occur until three years from now is “a rigged hoax.”

Dang, Andy! We all knew Trump** would say that. Furthermore, we knew that every damn one of those idiotic CPUKE Sheeple would believe it. RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From Alternet: Though House Democrats in the end had the votes to assure final passage of a sweeping Covid-19 relief package overnight—securing approval with a final 219-212 tally—it was the Republican Party membership in total lockstep, joined by two lonely members of the majority party, that voted to deny struggling American families, frontline workers, state governments, local communities, small businesses, and the nation’s schools and public health system nearly $2 trillion in urgent assistance to stabilize the economy, beat back the pandemic, and ensure solid footing for a robust recovery.

The two Democrats who sided with the GOP were Rep. Jared Golden, who represents Maine’s 2nd District, and Rep. Kurt Shrader, who represents Oregon’s 5th District.

That one of these is an Oregon Congressional makes me want to scream. In 2020, I donated money to Shrader’s campaign in the general. He was running against Amy Ryan Courser, the epitome of everything about the Republican Reich that makes it evil. Amy is a Koch sucker. So I would support him again in the same circumstances, but before it comes to that, we need to primary his DINO ass out of there! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Simon & Garfunkel – El Condor Pasa (If I Could) (Audio)

Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!

Don’t Let Republicans Steal YOUR Future!!

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