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Posted on 05/03/2008 8:48:06 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!
Sing hey! for the bath at close of day
That washes the weary mud away!
A loon is he that will not sing:
O! Water Hot is anoble thing!
O! Sweet is the sound of falling rain.
and the brook that leaps from hill to plain;
but better than rain or rippling streams
is Water Hot that smokes and steams.
O! Water cold we may pour at need
down a thirsty throat and be glad indeed;
but better is Beer, if drink we lack,
and Water Hot poured down the back.
O! Water is fair that leaps on high
in a fountain white beneath the sky;
but never did fountain sound so sweet
as splashing Hot Water with my feet!
Well, I figgered that was it. I just wanted to make sure.
‘Cause you know if I said something like that, there’d always be another story.
Unlike you, I only have a normal quantity of bad luck. Sorry ;)
I’ve had years of bad luck...
If you do the Christmas show this year, I’m sending g’nad a plane ticket so he can come knock some sense into you.
Urgh! Doctors.
Urgh, indeed. Cain't deal with em; cain't kill em!
I just got done last night with 5 days of 2 a day injections of Lovenox, a blood thinner (enoxiparin sodium). I was hoping I'd be done with it since those suckers are $70 a pop! But I went yesterday afternoon for the blood test, and the doc called today and wants me to continue the shots until my INR is in the correct range, and he also increased the coumadin by 1mg. I talked to the Cardiologist today,and he said that I could continue them through Sunday evening, then we'll see what the next blood test on Monday shows. I'm hoping I can stop having them then!
I'll have to find someone else to give them to me over the weekend, cause my neighbor is going out of town. I have a friend, who is also the Parish nurse, and I'm sure she'd be glad to do it. I'll have John drive me to her house each morning and evening. My friend felt bad because the first two shots left some bruises which have expanded and are quite colorful, at this point. She got it right after those two. ;o)
lawl
Indeed. Thankfully, since that really woulda' messed with my meeting schedule this week. I'd have had to make an out-of-office autoreply to the effect of: "Sorry, but I will be out of the office until the revolution is over, but I will be checking mail on my blackberry and will get back to you as soon as I can during lulls in the action."
I just finally finished reading through Scalia's opinion. Wow. It's masterfully written. I get the feeling from his obvious enthusiasm that he may well have been waiting his entire adult life for this moment, to write this exact opinion. He just surgically deconstructs the dissent and makes a powerful case for the individual right to "keep and bear arms for whatever lawful purpose".
It needs to be said that the case at hand was a somewhat narrower draw inasmuch as it related specifically to Mr. Heller's right to defend himself in his home. BUT: the opinion that Scalia wrote went on at length about the vagueries of "keeping" and "bearing" obviously intended to provide guidance not just for this narrow case but for future rulings. While this ruling was specifically about the case of Mr. Heller in his home, Scalia's discussion of "bearing" arms makes no such distinction.
It's a great read. Justice Scalia conducts in this opinion a scholarly class in constitutional law and interpretation. Indeed, he takes the dissent to school and leaves them utterly wanting
It is a landmark case by any measure. But we have to see the obvious: We got this by one vote on the court. We were that close to losing it all.
Ahhhhhh...my last night of VBS...I taught the three year olds...need I say more. :-)
It’s good to be home. Now, I’m gonna spend some quality time with myman...he starts chemo in the morning for those of you who are keeping up with it all, and have been so faithful in praying for him...thank you.
Mrsnad
Ok! I’ll keep him in my prayers this morning.
Yep, it’s 4:20am. I’ve been up since about 3am. Couldn’t sleep. My primary doc wants to refer me to a neurologist. Which will mean another long wait for an appointment. I just emailed him and said “No...you handle this.”
All I need is a brain scan and a kidney scan. He can handle this. I’ll go to the neurologist if I need to later.
3 year olds! Whew!
Prayers up.
Absolutely you have our prayers.
Praying. How long is this round?
Y’all are in my prayers.
Speaking of out of office replies, a co-worker sent me these:
1) I am currently out of the office at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail to get the position. Please be prepared for my mood.
2) You are receiving this automatic notification because I am out of the office. If I was in, chances are you wouldn’t have received anything at all.
3) Sorry to have missed you, but I’m at the doctor’s having my brain and heart removed so I can be promoted to our management team.
4) I will be unable to delete all the emails you send me until I return from vacation. Please be patient, and your mail will be deleted in the order it was received.
5) Thank you for your email. Your credit card has been charged $5.99 for the first 10 words and $1.99 for each additional word in your message.
6) The email server is unable to verify your server connection. Your message has not been delivered. Please restart your computer and try sending again.
7) Thank you for your message, which has been added to a queuing system. You are currently in 352nd place, and can expect to receive a reply in approximately 19 weeks.
8) Hi, I’m thinking about what you’ve just sent me. Please wait by your PC for my response.
9) I’ve run away to join a different circus.
10) I will be out of the office for the next two weeks for medical reasons. When I return, please refer to me as ‘Kate’ instead of Dave
Those are funny.... good morning! :~)
Prayers for all of you, I hope it goes easy.
Heh... I like the ‘please reboot your computer’ one.
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