This comic strip from ten years ago this month is an excellent example of the subtlety for which A&J is known. Subtlety usually elicits one of three responses: “That’s cute;” “I like funny comic strips,” and, most often, “I don’t get it.” I suppose this particularly strip could have been made better if I’d added a thought balloon in the first panel, reading, “Boy, I really do like to relax and do nothing in the beautiful spring weather” and another in the second panel to the effect, “I sure do like to work hard in the yard and garden when spring finally comes!” I’m sorry. I’m not talking about you. You wouldn’t be here if you didn’t get it. It’s just that I woke up in a snarky mood.
Feverish Plans
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317 responses to “Feverish Plans”
Were I capable of embarrassment I would lurk for awhile and keep my typing tapper quiet. No such luck. Dropped daughter and GS off at curb and got my credit card back and spent afternoon in spa being pampered. Now if I can get sand and salt out of/off of car. I had delicious grilled shrimp, vegs and yellow rice with lettuce. Quiet time.
Jackie – as long as it’s only the car that the sand needs to get out/off of it shouldn’t be too bad.
Ruth Anne and Jackie, that makes me think of Janis calling Arlo into the bathroom to see the dirt she left behind in the shower after a day of gardening!
If I’d said what Ruth Ann said, I’d probably be in big trouble. 🙂
J’ever have one of those days? Where you felt you might have to ask for this kind of help at any moment?
http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/random-funny-3w-21.jpg
Spurred on by (mainly) eMb about 7 weeks ago, I had my colonoscopy this mid-day. Rather surprisingly to me, nothing at all possibly adverse was found!! I am absolutely blessed, and give thanks. Cannot recall such a fine report ever before….
c x-p:
Good news. Me, too. And Dr. C. doesn’t want me back in 10 years. I’ve been clear 3-4 times now, and he doesn’t want to knock a 95-year old out just because that in itself gets riskier. Of course, if I have other symptoms, I’ll be there quick as a bunny. But [as he said at an educational seminar last year], “There are no early signs of colon cancer.” It may be they’ll devise less invasive tests in time.
I am most grateful for the advances that they’ve made in preventive med over recent decades. How little they knew back when we were kids! And that was a big improvement over the 19th century. Maybe someday they’ll be able to spot acute leukemia earlier than they could in 2010.
Peace, emb
Have that annual lab work done, and if a prostate biopsy is recommended, DO IT. You don’t want to tell your future widow that you’re sorry that you didn’t have it done.
Jerry
Read “Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers” by Ralph H. Blum and Mark Scholz, MD. You might not agree with the authors, but you will have a much better understanding of Prostate Cancer and treatment options.
Jerry: Hate getting poked, esp. by someone who goofs and does worse the 2nd time, but both my GP and urologist have annual lab work done. Diet is still keeping the cholesterol down without statins, and the other readings are good. Anyone could drop dead at 85, but most of my symptoms are good.
EKG: my sinus node doesn’t get msgs. through to my AV node, but heart beats fine anyway*. 2-3 beers a week, qt. milk a day, under 43 g. fat most days, more caffeine than is ideal, but not greatly so, lots of veggies, fiber, little red meat. The food many Villagers describe is frightening: fat, fat, fat.
*RN [former student] involved in first stress test after that EKG discovery has the same EKG quirk, w/ no apparent ill effects. I’m in my tenth yr. volunteering at the hospital, and am there 3 other days a week in the PT gym. Still true that I could drop dead tomorrow; I will not take 2nd helping on corned beef. Cabbage, maybe.
Peace, emb
Prostate: Had TURP about 12-14 yrs. ago. PSA and 2 annual finger exams: continue normal. Have not had the house checked for radon. Should.
I hope Jackie didn’t begin to drift after she cut loose her anchors.
Debbe 😉 Hope your day went OK, hon.
Ghost not sure if I reported in or not but what I did after spending afternoon being pampered and massaged at a lovely quiet spa was eat another healthy grilled shrimp and veggie meal with salad and go to sleep alone for 6 hours of undisturbed rest. Now I am awake at 1:50 with only Hemingway or a paddling book about finding a life again
That came out a little kinky. Paddling around Florida in a kayak.
Need to look at that map and come up with route.
Love Jackie
emb
Worked with a guy that carried his EKG strip because if they took one they would think he could not be alive.
Hear there are robins in Rochester MN – none here.
Think Luann is 42 – Celebrating 30 years this month
GR6 have had Spam w/ Bacon & Smoked both OK (IMO)
S w/ Bacon -Wait is that pork parts with pork parts?
c x p
mom used egg and bread to stretch the meat.
I use 1 cup stuffing mix, 1 egg, 1/2 medium onion, (sometimes shredded cheese)
and some barbecue sauce Squish it together with fingers.
As Vera Lynn said off to Bedfordshire
Good morning Villagers….
REallllyyyy overslept….gotta go
re: Today strip……little peeps 🙂
Thank you GR 😉
Chicken ranching, did not see this coming over the hill.
Jimmy knows what we all need in our lives
I am sitting here in a motel room sectioning a Florida grapefruit neatly with a plastic take out knife and eating each section neatly with long finger nails for lack of anything else. This is actually a first for me so far as I know? I think it might be better with company. Smartphone says with celibacy.
Smart phone.
reminds me when son in law and daughter flew us to Hawaii for their wedding, we got a free pineapple on the Dole plantation tour, so secretly borrowed some cutlery from a restaurant to eat it in the hotel room, oh but we returned it and got a quizzical look