We die horribly and painfully, you go to hell and I spend eternity in the arms of baby Jesus.

Gunn ,'Not Fade Away'


Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


msbelle - Jan 25, 2024 11:31:37 am PST #28246 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Surgery is over, they are closing. Family can see him in couple of hours.

Thanks y’all.


Laura - Jan 25, 2024 1:16:18 pm PST #28247 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

May his recovery be rapid and effective.


JenP - Jan 25, 2024 1:19:28 pm PST #28248 of 30000

Good to hear, msbelle.

In my corner of the medical world. -- we're going to try gabapentin, with a check in tomorrow via phone... well, app... to see how it works, and if not sufficient, an Rx for Perc in the wings -- I have a week long group of work meetings out of town all next week, so I needed a back-plan in place.

Hoping the gabapentin works. Good talk with her. Sucks that I can't take anti-inflammatories, basically.

Now I'm having a burger at my local diner, as my reward for something. And because very hungry.


Steph L. - Jan 25, 2024 1:21:10 pm PST #28249 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Hoping the gabapentin works. Good talk with her.

Since shingles affects the nerves, it makes sense that gapabentin would work. Fingers crossed!


msbelle - Jan 25, 2024 1:28:57 pm PST #28250 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Mom has seen dad and he seems well. The surgery tomorrow is more intensive and longer.


sj - Jan 25, 2024 1:40:57 pm PST #28251 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Msbelle, tons of surgery~ma for your dad.

ltc is still feeling crappy. She has a lot of congestion and they ran tests on the usual suspects. I should have the results by tomorrow or Saturday. She’s so upset about missing school and a birthday party on Saturday.


JenP - Jan 25, 2024 1:48:56 pm PST #28252 of 30000

Aw, bummer.

OK, hamburger eaten, into the pharmacy, then home for some more work... and.orobs a nap/got bed super early. Go INto bed, anyway. Maybe hot cocoa.


DavidS - Jan 25, 2024 2:35:47 pm PST #28253 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Ugh. My big wire transfer didn't go through yesterday because I have two different checking accounts and I gave them my account number for the joint account with JZ instead of the account number for the Living Trust.

So, the good news is that the money did not disappear into the ether nor re-routed to a Nigerian prince, but now we have to do it all again tomorrow while the IRS taps it's foot impatiently, or perhaps is rubbing its hands in glee at the idea of seizing my property.


Dana - Jan 25, 2024 2:51:27 pm PST #28254 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Car didn't start in the Costco parking lot. It jumped eventually, thanks to a helpful bystander, but we just had the battery tested and it is supposedly good, so that may mean a more complicated problem. Sigh.


erikaj - Jan 25, 2024 2:51:50 pm PST #28255 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!

Shit. Not like you've been stressed, or distracted or anything. But I don't think they really want it.(Not that they wouldn't *take* it.)