Back From The Troubles On The Surgical Tables

Short & sweet- last Thursday I had an endoscopy to check on how the Dieulafoy's Lesion was doing in my stomach. My INR was inexplicably high )4.1) so she could not biopsy the bit of ulcerated material that was still there. She did find a "seeper" in an another part of my stomach but attributed that to the high INR. She zapped that with an epi, pulled the scope & sent me on my merry way. Mrs. coldH2Owi & I had dinner, did some shopping, & then drove home. My stomach was feeling a bit off, but nothing big. I managed to not sleep at all that night & by the a.m. had full-blown stomach pain. Of course, I assumed that I had bled again in the stomach, like a couple of months ago, but no, it couldn't be that rational. I had to have my appendix removed. Jesus Tits! Talk about a surprise. Or as one friend said, "What are you, 12?"

Back to the post - when corporate America appears to be acting in the public's interest, it will only go so far.

So ConAgra — which sold more than 100 million pot pies last year under its popular Banquet label — decided to make the consumer responsible for the kill step.

Yup, you're right, the old blame the consumer ruse. Consumer responsibility equals consumer fault.It would be nice if someone mentioned to ConAgra that the Democrats won. On second thought, someone probably has done that.

GOP Core Values

I surely hope Wisco's municipalities sensibly address A.J. Van Hollens's core GOP values before  more people dead on the streets of our state.

Here's one way:

 

Another way:

Another Way

Or this:

Apparently, There Is A Limit To Southern Hospitality

I do not get haircuts anymore, so I guess I'm not affected.

I Just Don't Understand

How diaper-boy Vitter (R-Coleman Asshat) is allowed any power at all in these matters, or frankly, any matters. It is situtations like this that make the world's greatest deliberative body look like a bunch of clowns. Come on, Senators, you should have thrown Vitter out of your august body, since you didn't have the nuts to do that, at least get him out of the way on this FEMA nominations.

God I Hate Snowmobile Users

This notion that humans on snowmobiles are more important than lynx is just infuriating. & yes, it's true that I have boycotted ice fishing for several years now because Mrs. coldH2Owi has cruelly refused to add a snowmobile or 4-wheeler to our list of insurable possessions.

In Deference To The Young Of The Drummond School

No baloney sausage, Dick Tracey. If these right-wingers would just stop & think for a moment, wouldn't they suddenly understand what freedom really meant?  I understand "right-wingers" & "think" are not compatible, but come on.

Good

The state of Maine does the right thing. Now it's time for Maine's two ReThug senators to switch to the Democratic Party. Hopefully, the next election will toss one out if she doesn't change.

The Corps Of Engineers Not Telling The Complete Truth?

I'm schocked, I tell you. Aw hell, who needs peer review?

Blind Justice?

Not so much.

AG: Justice Department Committed to “Core GOP Principles”

5/5/09 - As the only major state office who is Republican, Attorney General JB Van Hollen says the justice department remains committed to "core Republican principles." He points to areas like fiscal responsibility, which includes going after people and businesses that rip off the government. He says they've collected tens of millions of dollars more in fraudulent restitution each year than his predecessor. Van Hollen says the DOJ was the only state agency during his first two-year budget to return money – 1-point-2 million dollars. The AG says it's due in large part to productivity and efficiency at the state crime lab, which is about to be the first in over 20 years to rid the backlog of DNA evidence.

Cinco De Mayo

Finally, I got the date correct.

Cinco de Mayo

& here's some real how-to:

How To Celebrate Cinco De Mayo

Dom DeLuise, R.I.P.

Funny.

Blazing Saddles- The French Mistake

Fuck, This Arguing With My Body Over Its Future Continues To Force Me To Recognize Important Anniversaries A Day Or More Late

Kent State.

CSNY Ohio 1974

& yes, I am an aging dirty fucking hippie. Tough shit.

Sorry, Pete

Pete Seeger is 90 years old. Yesterday was his birthday. Back when I was a sallow youth, I went to see Pete Seeger at the Ag Hall. It was, of course, wonderful. & we did hear this song:

Pete Seeger: Waist Deep in the Big Muddy

I love this song & it's meant a lot to me over the years.  & Pete Seeger's 90 years old,wow - I hope you had a great one you radical, you.  He would be a great role model for anybody.

Bad Plants

Two more reasons why non-indigenous plants are so successful. & silver maples are the suckiest of the invaders.

Marilyn French, R.I.P.

"...to make it a feminist world."

Indeed.