Yesterday I had a foot neuropathy episode, numbed out, and fell on my face. A Good Samaritan called 911 for me and waited till the ambo came. Who sez Noo Yawkahs are self absorbed and cold hearted?
Although I fucked up my glasses and have a large knot on my head, CAT scan shows nothing broken -- except my pride, I suppose.
In between, an attractive young nurse -- hey, at 72, they're *all* attractive and young -- comes to take my blood sugar with a little syringette.
"A little prick", she says.
"Meh. I've been called worse", I says.
She bent over snort-laughing.
"Oh, c'mon, you *must* have heard that before", I says.
Now chuckling, she shakes her head 'no'.
Later, another nurse attending looked at my brass-headed walking stick.
"I like your cane. It really fits you."
"Oh, you mean old and twisted"? I smiled back.
Men! Never discount the power of self-deprecatory humor to disarm an attractive woman! I suppose it's because it's unexpected and you come off as not afraid to laugh at yourself, with your strong sense of self.
It was exactly 10 years ago today that I did in fact "I just did that". 10 years ago today Paul and John put this jump together for me. I don't know why I fell in love with Paul. I mean after all who in their right mind gives the gift of - let's see what gravity can do when you jump off a mountain with just a bunch of fabric keeping you airborne. John is one of the best tandem jumpers on earth and he's an extraordinary instructor. He took Paul up for his first tandem jump. Why did I fall in love with Paul? Because he made this happen for our first date.
They really don't understand how it works, and who "government" is for. The DOJ is not trmp's personal law firm, if so, let HIM pay them. They're also not supposed to engage in rewriting history. But here we are. They've scrubbed any news stories about J6, and the prosecutions of J6ers. This is their respose;
“We are proud to reverse the DOJ’s weaponization under the Biden administration. We will do everything in our power to make whole those who were persecuted for political purposes,” the post said. “This includes stripping DOJ’s website of partisan propaganda.”
Soooo, even before the Internet of tubes, there were enough "T'row him out the 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯' window!" aficionados in Prague that the events were numbered, and categorized...
"Often, however, the 1483 event is not recognized as a "significant defenestration"..."
Enough people going out "the 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯' window" that we have to pare 'em down by significance...
As I read it, the 1st defenestration led to the Hussite Wars, the second helped establish a thirty year peace, then the third one helped ignite The Thirty Years' War...
My liberal American education completely lacked any exploration of this historically consequential method of diplomacy. Shameful !
O/T, a repost for the morning crew.
Yesterday I had a foot neuropathy episode, numbed out, and fell on my face. A Good Samaritan called 911 for me and waited till the ambo came. Who sez Noo Yawkahs are self absorbed and cold hearted?
Although I fucked up my glasses and have a large knot on my head, CAT scan shows nothing broken -- except my pride, I suppose.
In between, an attractive young nurse -- hey, at 72, they're *all* attractive and young -- comes to take my blood sugar with a little syringette.
"A little prick", she says.
"Meh. I've been called worse", I says.
She bent over snort-laughing.
"Oh, c'mon, you *must* have heard that before", I says.
Now chuckling, she shakes her head 'no'.
Later, another nurse attending looked at my brass-headed walking stick.
"I like your cane. It really fits you."
"Oh, you mean old and twisted"? I smiled back.
Men! Never discount the power of self-deprecatory humor to disarm an attractive woman! I suppose it's because it's unexpected and you come off as not afraid to laugh at yourself, with your strong sense of self.
Ah, if only I were 50 years younger...
A sense of humor is always delightful.
Is that you, Dad?
.... you wouldn't know what to do. (I have the same thoughts)...
This retired RN is just damned delighted that you received such good care as well as good humor from the nurse caring for you.
I would like to emulate my Czech ancestors in the modern day.
Refenestrations are a pane in the ass.
Not for the window replacement industrial complex. That broken glass on the sidewalk smells like money.
>>Today is National Wig Out Day, during which, I suppose, we are meant to wear wigs. <<
Since I can't hope to compete with Fee Waybill in that regard:
https://youtu.be/rs9wuaVV33I
I got a perfect score on the NYT news quiz. I guess that means I’m a little too plugged in to the news.
Happy Caturday! This one requires a bit of a trigger warning. Despite all appearances to the contrary, he's fine.
https://substack.com/profile/157932409-daves-not-here/note/c-263876406?r=2m11fd
Hüsker Dü: "Flip Your Wig"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWq_XWXRdV8
And, of course, Republicans prefer beards . . .
LOL
ISWYDT
The scrawnier the better, right Ted, Markwayne?
Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band: "My Wig Fell Off"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RyKgvq5Kro
It was exactly 10 years ago today that I did in fact "I just did that". 10 years ago today Paul and John put this jump together for me. I don't know why I fell in love with Paul. I mean after all who in their right mind gives the gift of - let's see what gravity can do when you jump off a mountain with just a bunch of fabric keeping you airborne. John is one of the best tandem jumpers on earth and he's an extraordinary instructor. He took Paul up for his first tandem jump. Why did I fall in love with Paul? Because he made this happen for our first date.
https://vimeo.com/168677550/cdc6050969?fl=pl&fe=vl&turnstile=0.VJHyhENNdFJy-4IXjqgmm0NKkUqLRu7wIbtwKxmUVnxvL7A_nC9GdK5SNEQ63G9xdX4P5Hs9YT4XNSOvaHgGb6jiJAbFBADujqzvOfJshEJS6Ef5iAXWGasz75JaOH7XghMtdO9PiTewx9NmPv21v3irjie9k0AbJfM7uD8P97h3oaoJVXxuvjYwyy2A2xLThetALyormF3rLWFLLXRHtPh392g6PePaWWVzGAInNjtU7KavDN45fbc0EswBs-oZS2nHgsngI-AU5sssILaQtPQlTYUdBTJ3O-rvl6meWBTW2UQSMUuyedddk2tTenXtaKpGyk97D7Vr7Yfzp4tBcrrQx7MR4xpzWKEKdv_1Rt9axWroqVqJlgK2OBqRa5bOIF87wYa69sVvyrkULIQhb05leussFsHpy1_Ty9r64CEXQypueaSfE0XI8dWHBHcK-sKdPZJxMhq9-junfx3jgz9G3UMgksEKxv_dcrMiIedp-KqOljQ5PVzFvWzt9xAVqKppJoUmW3PRtiE1cB1rsoutjtasQgXIQImBAE6Ma9pray-n9PEoJZ8T9FODn3HcAwPVoFnissnsvIMm6O5x7nFwkCfJRjDrTDEdLa5ZzgnlPXfF0ELNmDGxXtuROCV9MQPlIpBAeHDdktlS1g_B0xqME2LPttVe4WbLjk6JWb18ROBLgrzdTkgTKJcer4PZgQCllC8C0n63xtda6mN3mMiJlGM_E_qssGaKgVUaoJbGv6VIrfYPvbb4h3ItAo9BgEv4zII5Uub9R8eq5-oxMThtBim0-HgP-QUy2YqsAlFQNxFo16EsZ1frPlsfbVzxmahDs9pr7S9wP6DNWvpEL_PdBIoa160yO9pCxsrRQ6Pp9X-XUiREkaFrcdzSxSqlrJ0y_s-0VA8WLeBf8n5YiVBjIYoYj4hzVMIQp2OwpGveH32HpcdKLe6li8Dp8wk-.dVB0NCcbjhH_tl4bLGQM9w.78f374cf7944688d9836f25cbc123500f90c77049468b69cd37395b2f37d6a76
I love this video. It just makes me smile.
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
They really don't understand how it works, and who "government" is for. The DOJ is not trmp's personal law firm, if so, let HIM pay them. They're also not supposed to engage in rewriting history. But here we are. They've scrubbed any news stories about J6, and the prosecutions of J6ers. This is their respose;
“We are proud to reverse the DOJ’s weaponization under the Biden administration. We will do everything in our power to make whole those who were persecuted for political purposes,” the post said. “This includes stripping DOJ’s website of partisan propaganda.”
For fuck's sake. We're there.
The Prague Defenestrations...
Soooo, even before the Internet of tubes, there were enough "T'row him out the 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯' window!" aficionados in Prague that the events were numbered, and categorized...
"Often, however, the 1483 event is not recognized as a "significant defenestration"..."
Enough people going out "the 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯' window" that we have to pare 'em down by significance...
As I read it, the 1st defenestration led to the Hussite Wars, the second helped establish a thirty year peace, then the third one helped ignite The Thirty Years' War...
My liberal American education completely lacked any exploration of this historically consequential method of diplomacy. Shameful !
Meimei disapproves.
Or is being silly.
Defenestration seems like such a thoughtful, considered way of making your opinion known...
Early Prague tourist: "Why is everyone looking up all the time?"
Old Prague hand: "Political debate today. Listen for breaking glass and stay alert"
The tough decision is always going to be, "Open or closed?".
(Narrator): "Here is an unsuccessful encyclopedia salesman."
Trump wigs out every day.
Has nothing to do with hair, either.
He wears the Hell Toupee.
Let's allow Hound Dog Taylor to get things rocking on National Wig Day.
Give Me Back My Wig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3kKZM8Shv4