That's awful, sarameg. I can see why Taylor would be freaked out, this'll be scary news for her, I'm sure.
And your news is also rough, tommyrot, my best wishes to your family for coping.
You know, it's funny. We went to war never looking to come back, but it's the real world I couldn't survive.
Tracy ,'The Message'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Apr 21, 2011 4:48:22 pm PDT #4622 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Kat - Apr 21, 2011 4:50:22 pm PDT #4623 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Among other things, the wealthy spend a lot of effort making sure they and their children are not kidnapped. Like, that sort of thing happens a lot. Way more than we hear about in the press.
One of Lori's friends was a nanny for the family that owns the Venetian. This was a late in life baby born via surrogate. Everywhere they went Nanny + Baby were accompanied by two security guards.
That might be a uniquely Vegas situation, but it sounds pretty daunting.
In other news, Grace decannulated for the first time since she's been home. It was an accident and she was angry that I was trying to stuff the trach back in. I wasn't particularly worried about sterility so I hope she doesn't get sick (but I was gloved, so that's a bonus).
Scared the shit out of me, but she didn't turn blue at all. She was mad, but not panicking. I am reading this as a positive sign towards removing the trach. Sigh. Still scary.
Kat - Apr 21, 2011 4:52:37 pm PDT #4624 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
sara, I heard they found her body on NPR this evening. Oh man. How awful.
meara - Apr 21, 2011 4:55:51 pm PDT #4625 of 30001
Everywhere they went Nanny + Baby were accompanied by two security guards.
Wow, that's scary, to live your life believing that's necessary! I haven't known anyone rich when they were young/had kids, so I had no idea kidnapping was such a fear (provided you aren't living in a country where that's a big thing)
And sara, that does sound scary! Poor Taylor. FYI, I bought Hatch green chilies at Trader Joe's and thought of you.
sarameg - Apr 21, 2011 4:56:28 pm PDT #4626 of 30001
Nah, it wasn't insensitive. I'm so hit or miss these days, I'm sure I'm skipping something and posting something that seems to totally miss stuff. Unless you post LMAO!LOL!!!sara, I'm unlikely to take offense...
TLDR:
I've been emailing my uncle fairly regularly since my aunt died. It's funny, or not. I barely managed to call my aunt, my dad's sister, once a year before, rarely talked to him. They got together about 25 years ago. And I have to delete half his forwards without reading, as he's kinda of the right-wing-loonies bent (and my aunt was not a right-winger, I guess they never talked politics...) But he's got a huge heart and is hurting so bad. He totally wears his heart on his sleeve, possibly with a spotlight pointing at it. Big, burly, bald dude who watches Rush and tells me " I still have daily episodes of grief about Carol, I miss her so much. I never realized how much a part of my life she was and I am richer for being with her for 25 years." and talks with joy about inviting all her quilting girlfriends over for a brunch to go through all the supplies she had that weren't already designated to go to someone in particular. Him! Girltalking! Telling me about breaking down and crying on the shoulder of a teenage neighbor girl who they sorta pseudo-grandparented.
He's a big broken heart. And I feel like it sucks that it took losing my aunt to discover his huge heart, and get to know him better. But thanks, Aunt Carol.
sarameg - Apr 21, 2011 4:59:16 pm PDT #4627 of 30001
Gracie!
I'm glad she went with pissed rather than panic. Blue would not have aided your state of mind. But I'll take it like you, as a positive sign for a trachless existence....
Kathy A - Apr 21, 2011 5:01:37 pm PDT #4628 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
So sad to hear about that young woman, sarameg.
{{}} for tommyrot and his parents.
ImememeN, I finally did my mile swim in under an hour today!!! 59 minutes, baby. Woot!!!
sarameg - Apr 21, 2011 5:09:19 pm PDT #4629 of 30001
Nice going, Kathy! Now go calculate you average lap speed and realize how freaking much faster per lap you just did! Even a second faster, it's huge when you think about it. My speed can vary 3-4 seconds/ lap depending on how I'm feeling and I feel every one of those seconds. On my faster days, i really feel it later in the evening. (Today was a faster one. Ow.)
Kathy A - Apr 21, 2011 5:15:22 pm PDT #4630 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Yeah, I was definitely a bit sore after getting out of the pool today! I think what speeded me up in the past week was my concentrating on my kicking, and then today, I made sure to push off from the side of the pool and keep my arms in front of me for longer than I had been before I start my first stroke. Oh, and I made sure I was kicking as soon as I pushed off, so that first stroke didn't happen until I was a few yards into the lap. My number of strokes per length was definitely fewer today!
shrift - Apr 21, 2011 5:22:15 pm PDT #4631 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Having my own stubborn dad, I wish you and your parents the best, tommyrot.
Anyone ever been friends with someone who's very wealthy?
A girl on my high school tennis team once, during practice, mentioned that she was having trouble deciding what color to paint her personal tennis court.