I think there's a lot that can come out in the next few months. People are going to get scared and start talking.

Okay, the stuff I have to drink for the CT scan isn't that bad. The label says "berry smoothie" and I thought "berry" was a play on "barium" -- and it might be -- but it did actually have a berryish flavor, so points to them.

I had to drink half now, and half at noon. So I have more barium smoothie to look forward to. Woo.

I will not be surprised if Trump has a mild "stroke" or something in the next couple of weeks. Cut down in his prime by the terrible stress brought on by the grave responsibilities of his high office. Though I doubt it would be his idea, because he is naturally the healthiest, most virile bull in the herd.

Impossible. Trump's doctor stated unequivocally that Trump would be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.

Hope the CT scan provides answers, Steph. Mmmm barium. I'll have to do that soon when I finally get that colonoscopy.

Those are cute sandals. I would not like wearing them, though.

Halifax sounds lovely! I should include it in my upcoming hypothetical Canada touring vacation.

Trump and Kim - what happens when two narcissistic madmen with nukes start posturing and grunting at each other like gorillas and neither can back down? We'll soon find out, on the next episode of "America: Meltdown"! I'm alternating between being annoyed with both of them and being terrified.

See how I tried to make everything about me! Shout-out to Steph's mom.

Yeah, I don't think his ego would let him accept the fiction of a health problem.

I think the only way he'll voluntarily step down is if he figures out a way to mentally justify it. Because things are so stacked against him that naturally he feels he can help fix the country more as a private citizen.

See how I tried to make everything about me! Shout-out to Steph's mom.

My Dad, of course, was like "It's probably your heart," even though he had stomach pains that he thought were his heart BUT turned out to be gallbladder! Even when his pain WASN'T his heart and was actually his gallbladder, he's mournfully telling me, well, MINE is clearly my heart and when the CT scan shows nothing, I'll have to have an angiogram to check how blocked my arteries are.

My parents, it must be said, SUCK.

If I have to actually have my gallbladder out, I'm seriously thinking of not telling them until it's over and I'm back home. At which point my mom will talk for 20 minutes about her stomach and my dad will say that it's STILL my heart.

naturally he feels he can help fix the country more as a private citizen.

Lemme tell ya, I for one welcome D. Trump, Private Citizen. Fuck right off back to your golden tower, my dude. Just go.

Pence is a horror show in his own right, but I believe he won't blow up the planet because of his insecurity.

Pence is a horror show in his own right, but I believe he won't blow up the planet because of his insecurity.

He might blow it up for God, but I don't think enough sinners have been dragged kicking and screaming back into the fold for that. I haven't looked at the Armageddon checklist in a while, but there are still several steps that have to be taken before destroying the world.

Geez, Steph. You're a tower of strength for even still talking to them.