Happy Birthday Dana!
Hopefully the pain will recede as the day goes on, dcp.
Sometimes when I'm sitting in class... You know, I'm not thinking about class, 'cause that would never happen. I think about kissing you. And it's like everything stops. It's like, it's like freeze frame. Willow kissage.
Oz ,'First Date'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 04, 2026 7:53:17 am PDT #12880 of 12892
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.
-t - Jun 04, 2026 8:02:36 am PDT #12881 of 12892
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Happy Dana Day!
{{{dcp}}} yikes! None of that sounds fun
Trudy Booth - Jun 04, 2026 8:05:38 am PDT #12882 of 12892
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Happy Dana Day!
Know how sometimes you spend $600 on your dog before you've even had your coffee?
The vet just called. Good news is its just a injured dew claw and he'll be fine. I'll pick him and some meds up on the way home. My poor little boy.
Steph L. - Jun 04, 2026 8:18:09 am PDT #12883 of 12892
That which does not kill you should RUN
dcp, what a night! I hope the rest of today is very chill for you.
Permanent crown on at emergency dentist, back home briefly, towels in laundry, bed made, meditated, about to run back out to regular dentist to fix the broken filling. Soon my teeth will be invincible.
JenP - Jun 04, 2026 9:09:48 am PDT #12884 of 12892
Dental ~ma all around, people!
Hope your back pain has eased uo, dcp.
I hear you re: the doggo bills Trudy. Sitting in the vet's office right now for some routine Birdie maintenance. Then she has denta work coming up, which is very on trend around here, eh?
JenP - Jun 04, 2026 9:15:09 am PDT #12885 of 12892
Also... Happy Dana Day!! Hope you are enjoying it.
Steph L. - Jun 04, 2026 9:43:31 am PDT #12886 of 12892
That which does not kill you should RUN
Broken filling fixed, towels are in the dryer, time to work.
JenP! And -t! Are you on the Midnight Burger Patreon, and if so, did you hear the most recent Patreon episode on Sunday???
JenP - Jun 04, 2026 10:08:14 am PDT #12887 of 12892
I did! Holy cow!
Some lovely heart-to-hearts and reuniong -- but the ending ! And also the hint that there's a bigger bad out there. Dun dun DUN . I need to give it a re-listen.
-t - Jun 04, 2026 10:11:21 am PDT #12888 of 12892
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I am on the Patreon but I haven't listened to the latest yet - they are so long now and I don't want to break it into pieces because I know it's gonna be good but it's hard to find that much time
dcp - Jun 04, 2026 10:26:20 am PDT #12889 of 12892
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
In better news:
- Meloxicam is still works well for me.
- I passed the vision test at the DMV without needing glasses.
- I successfully renewed my driver's license (with one day to spare!).
The renewal process had some oddities. First off, the web sites for the two closest DMV offices wouldn't let me complete the reservation process. I could pick from several available appointment windows, but each one I tried to select failed to process. That was frustrating. So I tried the DMV in a town about 15 minutes away. They use a different online reservation system, and I got the appointment I wanted with no problem. Second, although I carefully collected all the various documents the web site said I would need (passport in lieu of birth certificate, social security card, two document supporting my residential address), at the desk all they asked for was my current driver's license and verbal assertion that I still lived at the address listed. It was almost disappointing. I felt like Jayne in the Firefly episode "Ariel" -- I did all this prep, and it didn't matter?
I got a mildly disapproving look when I declined the organ donor option. I explained that since I have metastatic cancer, I didn't think it was a good idea to donate any organs.
The picture turned out okay. The electronic signature (no stylus, so fingertip on tablet) is horrible. Oh, well.
I saw my ophthalmologist yesterday, and he was pleased with the progress made in reducing the CME in my retinas. My vision is not 20/20 yet, but it is close. I'll be tapering off the eyedrops over the next three weeks, then following up with my optometrist.
Now for some lunch, and then (probably) a nap.