Reportedly infected during a surgical procedure at a Naval hospital.
Karma. Pure karma.
What goes around,…
Poetic justice.
Whatever.
No tears here, for sure.
May he rest uneasily with Lyndon Johnson and Robert McNamarra.
Not unusual, I awakened to a scorching pain in my back. One of those that makes you wonder if you yelled in your sleep just before waking up. It’s not really an unusual thing — part of what is not post-surgical lifestyle that is apparently going to last.
Well that was peachy. 2 hours of fitful “sleep” and I awake to find this.
One might remember that the VA’s primary mission is health care.
Or one might do better to forget.
Heck of an idea! Certainly would be hard for the recipients to claim harrassment.
Well, the bad news is that cardio doc said today I have to keep up that damned handful of pills I take every morning and evening. Been taking them for so long by the handful, if I didn’t have to refill every 90 days I wouldn’t know what they are. Only the Treo knows and the various docs are glad I carry it with me. I am, too.
I was born a few months before the end of World War II, so Rosie the Riveter wasn’t a part of my daily life. I was familiar with the general idea, how women had taken over many production jobs that had previously been held only by men so those men could “go off to war,” but the familiarity was in concept only.
Quote from a friend of mine, an Eastern European emigree, yesterday regarding the current health care reform:
I lived under Communism for almost forty years. This is the same thing to me.
Treasure Coast man blames cat for downloaded child pornography
MARTIN COUNTY - Martin County Sheriff’s detectives didn’t buy it when a 48-year-old Jensen Beach man claimed that his cat was downloading child pornography on his computer.
Just in case you didn’t get the form I filled out on your site, here’s what I sent you, along with my membership information:
You may save money by not sending me anything through the mail. NOTHING.
You no longer represent my interests. I’ve had that suspicion for some time now, but now I’m sure.
Florida Sen. Mel Martinez to Resign
Sen. Mel Martinez, who announced last year that he wouldn’t seek re-election in 2010, said Friday that will not return to the Senate after the August recess.
Florida Sen. Mel Martinez said Friday he is resigning to return to Florida and his family.
I call them ladybugs, but apparently the same insect is a ladybird in the UK. In any case, it looks like a real mess is on. See article here and be sure to enlarge/select the pic on the right.
My friend Jean sent me a link to a project I’d not heard of and for an issue I’d never even thought about. The brochure is here and the project’s home page is here.
I’ve been in that heat and sand and it is not pleasant most of the time. I can’t imagine being there with no eye protection, no shoes, and a coat of fur.
Had tree roots push down the irrigation PVC in the front yard and push down one sprinkler unit. The thing ended up 3 inches below ground, and that’s DIRT, level, farther than that below clear-the-grass-to-spray level.
Got out the SawsAll (great tool — my second one) and cut roots from above, around, and below the sprinkler. Had to replace the sprinkler unit though.
(Formerly titled “I don’t share those ethics”)
He incurs all the risks, liabilities, and expenses typical of a business owner. In short, he is heavily invested both up front and on a daily basis.
And don’t call me in the morning.
I don’t care what your MRI shows, take 2 aspirin and all will be well.
Your labs show things I’ve never seen before, but then I’m not a doctor. Take two aspirin and all will be well.
Up on a Sunday morning and back on a Monday evening, the evening being that of Memorial Day.
Times Online
May 9, 2009
By Sara Dixon
A SOLDIER who defied doctors to complete the London marathon crossed the finish line today, 13 days after he started the 26.2-mile course.
Major Phil Packer was told by medics that he would never walk again after being badly injured in a rocket attack in Basra last February.
I’ve (we’ve) often joked about the fact that many of the bases where we’ve been stationed have ended up in closure, at least to active duty, after our departure.
Now I read that today one of the elementary schools I attended is closing. That got me to thinking of just how the list turns out:
WWL-TV.com article:
Time Headline: Is Baghdad safer than New Orleans?
05:44 PM CDT on Monday, May 4, 2009
Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News
pmurphye@wwltv.com
The Crimson Trace folks finally made a unit to fit the PM9 and mine arrived a week or so ago. Haven’t had it to the range yet due to the heavy track and field schedule, but I don’t need to go to the range to know it was a wise purchase.
Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
Well, guess what?
The feral cat that crouches in the bushes by my triple bird feeder waiting to pounce on hungry and unsuspecting visitors is back. Got to set those sights on the pellet pistol. Either that or get the bird to eat only pigeons, the avian version of pigs that fly.
Received via email:
Item 1.
President Obama, after an uproar by veterans groups, has scrapped a plan to require private insurance carriers to reimburse the Department of Veterans Affairs for the treatment of troops injured in service.
OCALA, Fla. — Authorities are trying to figure out who dropped four 55-gallon trash bags filled with marijuana by the side of an Ocala road.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office reports that inmates working with the county’s solid waste department found the bags on Thursday. Drug agents say the bags weighed a total of nearly 65 pounds.
A friend recently decided to buy a new pistol for personal protection, upgrading from his present caliber. He has a 32 caliber semiautomatic and is going to get a larger caliber and asked what I thought about a gun selection for concealed carry. After I sent my response I thought maybe it might be helpful for someone else, so I’m posting it here, edited and with added content. And for sure, I’m no expert; these are just my personal thoughts on the matter.
All the components had finally arrived and I’d loaded a suitable number of cases with Pinnacle.
To begin the project I got a few rounds of Winchester Black Powder Blank Cartridges from a Starter I know and a couple of Remingtons from another. There were two types of cases
One type had a star shaped crimp closing the end, making the case unusable for reloading. So much for that idea. The intent is to reload and save money.
