Thank you my small, but loyal following as writing is my main hobby and necessity . There may be a fine line between laughing at life and cynicism but at 69 years and 8 months, I am convinced the lines are blurred. So much that seemed important when one is younger became exposed as a whole lot of running in place with no perceptible forward progress. Apparently the world belongs to those bold enough to just do it - ask for forgiveness later. Some may perceive that as a less than benevolent management style, but I hate inaction more than anything. Discussion is usually necessary as one cannot know everything and the need to avoid "tunnel vision" but make a decision! Procrastination is death. I'm surprised I survived working in government so long. Did I squish some toes - no question. Did I accomplish some things I am proud of- also no question.
Interesting thought department. Obama, arguably one of the more popular presidents, received more than 2 million less votes on his second election. The Dude who would be president, as popular as a cold sore, received 11 million more votes on his second attempt. If one were prone to conspiracy theories one might project "the fix was in", but too many democrats got out and voted. No wonder the repubs are crying foul...If you follow the polls-mostly I don't as they are highly inaccurate-there is an interesting one by the Pew Institute, a more reputable source. When discussing what demographic actually supports repubs their most solid group is those over 75 so the struggle to win a majority of voters gets harder each year....now that's amusing in a macabre way.
More Supremie mayhem as they strike down the California law that required non-profits to identify their donors. I thought the Koch brother(s) Citizens United did enough damage protecting dark money, but this is only the first volley that will eventually protect all donors (read rich and powerful) from being ID'd. Dark money just went opaque. These rich and powerful are being harrassed by "honest" people whines Alito. (The word "honest" was mine)
Squeamish post. Avert your eyes if sensitive to bodily functions. Oddly I am in the unique position of being able to report on both colonoscopys and Cologuard. "Enjoying" a colonoscopy requires several days of monitored eating (no red dye foods for obvious reaasons), etc. Then an interesting evening trying to choke down a gallon of a vile tasting liquid-I don't care what you mix it with. Come on. If they can make tasty gummi bear vitamins for adults, what's up with the liquid vomit which describes the taste and subsequent stomach reaction if one sips too fast. This is followed by an excruciating night of nature calls every thirty minutes or so. Clean as a whistle has a whole new meaning where every twinge of the nether regions heralds another trip to the porcelain bowl. One thought is they make the prep procedure so arduous that one welcomes the odorous fun that is to come (yes screaming and reaching puns galore).
Though nothing means nothing after a night of void...one still panics entering the medical facility that an unexpected little explosion might still occur. If one looks around the waitng room however you can be reassured that each face is showing the same signs of discomfort, exhaustion and apprehension. Finally led back to your fate the happy juice is IV'd in. The rest is gravy or... something. If semi-conscious, the patient can wax hilariously with the doctor-though why 17 students have to be part of the procedure I have no idea. I believe the doc asked if I minded the students observing or maybe it was the happy juice. I gleefully said "rear forward", let the learning begin. Afterwards there is quite a bit of discomfort until an overwhelming gas cloud emerges (there is quite a bit of air introduced with that snake going up the pipes). This "exhalation" is, of course, then celebrated with a chocolate milkshake from McDonalds. I have no idea why, I just know it works.
So when my primary suggested it was time for the pipe job again I delicately protested (yeah right). He suggested Cologard the happy talking box one sees on the commercials talking to people about testing their poo while engaged in public activities - walking, swimming, lounging at the beach etc. Seems harmless enough. Then the box arrived and the 16 pages of instructions. There's quite a bit to it and heaven forbid if one does it wrong. You're basically catching, releasing and packaging up what happens each morning after two cups of coffee. (Actually proper order would be releasing and catching, but it was funnier the first way) One especially interesting precaution "be sure not to let other contaminants get mixed into the sample". Like what? Cereal? Perfume? Bugs? Oh yeah I get it. Anyone who understands the plumbing of male and female specimans should know that certain parts on a female are not that easy to disengage from one another during the overall release. They supply you with a little pot to catch "solid things" but try managing one without the other ladies.
I kept telling myself it's all natural, its all natural, it's all natural until I said oh what the hell. First one has to "take" a sample with a little test tube and bottle it up. That's not too bad but THEN, one has to also package up "the rest of the story" being careful not to "present" more than this interesting bottle of liquid could cover-with the note DO NOT DRINK OR GET IN YOUR EYES. Have to love the lawyers. They show a picture of two little sausages as the approved sample with the caveat yours may not look exactly like this- AS IF. Their sample looked like something a Shih Tzu would deliver.
As the temperature was 90, climbing and extremely humid I made the executive decision to take the package to the UPS Store myself rather than "wait" for them to pick it up. Big note to keep sample at room temperature and sent in within a day. That box sitting on my porch in the heat waiting for UPS did not seem like a solid (another pun) plan. Though I will say their packaging is quite extensive and the whole procedure is well-explained, but Ewww.
On a lighter front...sarcasm. Just perusing a little news I found two people shot, one killed, by someone at the other end of the bar for no apparent reason; two dudes in a McDonalds pointing a gun in protest over salt on their fries; several "road rage" shooting incidents, and a gun-wielding patron upset by the amont of hot sauce on his chicken sandwich. Explain again to me why so many "conservatives" think giving guns and no rules to the masses is such a great idea?
Good News section. Nice time of year as we can celebrate two family birthdays aligned a day apart. Nice to see the whole gang at once-- it's been a while. Also, da da da da!!! The deck is done! Although there are a couple of finishing touches to be applied, in general we have a deck and pergola. On to the next project.
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