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[Girthang]

If only you could see me, fifteen pounds overweight, mid-60s and limping like Deputy Chester in Gunsmoke. The only thing I've got going on is the sympathy card.

Nah. Not buying it. Makes you even more attractive to the medical staff. Also means you can't get away as fast... I've got an extra 20-25 I need to lose, but I've got wide shoulders to hide it better than some of my friends.

I got one such friend that needs to know what injury to fake in MD to see a pretty Turkish doctor now and then. Maybe he can borrow some x-rays for a little while... He might make it worth your while

 

[Girthang]

You poor fifteen pound thang. I can sympathize with the rest but I WISH I was "only" 15 pounds over weight. I don't go by that stupid BMI chart but I am currently 25 pounds heavier than I know I should be. I had it fixed too and my routine was abruptly changed and now I am fighting hard mentally to get back where I was...205! I do wish you very well on your impending procedure.

I have an MRI scheduled for the 5th of December for my back. Having some "twinges" I have never had before and it is concerning. X-rays show some degenerative disks but they called it moderate.... we shall see...

I have tons of back problems from sports, horseplay, and work over the years. Chiropractic and massage are the only things that have helped. It's getting to the point that I can't do things now that I need to, but I've avoided surgery so far. My last x-rays looked really bad, though.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Nah. Not buying it. Makes you even more attractive to the medical staff. Also means you can't get away as fast... I've got an extra 20-25 I need to lose, but I've got wide shoulders to hide it better than some of my friends.

I got one such friend that needs to know what injury to fake in MD to see a pretty Turkish doctor now and then. Maybe he can borrow some x-rays for a little while... He might make it worth your while

I'd be glad to lend him my XRays. But tell him to be careful -- he could wake up with ten pounds of plastic where his right hip used to be.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Good morning folks.

The office is a ghost town today. Somehow everyone else always seems to get their work done to the point they can blow off Thanksgiving week, but not me.

Could be worse. I get Thursday and Friday off. For several years after I gave up Conflict Zone reporting I was a Managing Editor at a newspaper, which basically meant I ran everything. And I never really learned to delegate, so I worked Holidays, Sundays, basically every day but Saturday which I set aside to do something with my kids. Those years really ground me down.

Went to the doctor yesterday for my pre-operation check-in. Weight is up into the 230s for the first time in my life -215 is ideal for me. And initially my BP came back through the roof when taken by an office assistant. I had the doctor take it again and it was perfect. So at least I don't have that to worry about.

You all will appreciate this. My doctor is a very attractive Turkish woman and she's not beyond being a little flirty with me, in a benign way.

When I told her in my first visit I edited publications, she went on line and found a short bio. Since then she asks me about things I did in my career, and so on. Yesterday, she asked me if I'd ever met Biden, which I have, all too many times back to the 1980s. Did I like him? I was a bit cagey saying I wasn't sure he was up to the job, and so on.

And she blurts out, "He clearly has severe dementia." It surprised me, so I laughed, and she said, "No, I'm serious. I'm a doctor. The man is demented." I could not disagree. After all, she's the doctor.

Wow, lucky you with the Doc. My doctor is a cowboy rancher in his real job owning a ranch in Florida and in South Georgia. But we get along better than any doctor I have had in my life. He loves to talk Old Florida with me because he has only a handful of patients were are True Floridians. Even took me to lunch a few times and we go over old family heirlooms showing life in the old days.

And he said Biden has dementia and is dangerous too. So some of the medical community understands, And oh yes, no masks. I have never seen him in a mask.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

I'd be glad to lend him my XRays. But tell him to be careful -- he could wake up with ten pounds of plastic where his right hip used to be.

I can add to that, including 3 sets of total spine MRI's and a drawer of x-rays. They are several types of back problems. Some are aging related or arthritis related or injury. All hurt but some are much more painful and serious. Some will cripple you.

My issues are spinal stenosis and degenerative arthritis. Both can put you in a wheel chair if you don't act on them and surgery is the only method known in present science that will give any relief and slow it down. You can not cure it but you can minimize it.

In stenosis you have to open up the spine to allow the spinal column to be free to function. A fusion is the method. Stenosis narrows and narrows until the nerves can not get to your extremities and signal them what to do. So they freeze up and you lose strength and the ability to use your legs and arms. If it is in your neck the arms may become paralyzed.

Finding a good surgeon is the hard part. If you don't you are going to be in serious trouble. A bad surgeon who is not experienced on spinals issues can mess you up big time. An excellen spinal surgeon is hard to find. They must navigate nerves and be able to untangle them and make sure no injury. Computers have really made a difference in helping to keep a surgeon from cutting a nerve which is the worst outcome from spine surgery.

 

[berniecarbo]

This talk about Turkish women got me thinking. Down on the waterfront were bars/nightclubs/pavions that reminded me of the Long Branch/Gunsmoke with women hustling guys for drinks for a %. That made them extra friendly. This one guy (who was married btw) spent a lot of time and $ at this one club. They even let him run a tab. When it came time to go home, he had a tab plus basically threw a party his last night without mentioning the going home part. He owed them a lot of money. The owner called the base commander wanting the US gov to pay his tab.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from Shawanee, TN. Currently 39°F, clear and sunny. We hit 20°F for our low. Today's high expected around 56°F. Nice autumn days.

Visited with another cuz yesterday. He give me some pear relish. Already ran over to Middlesboro this morning. Dealing with a stopped-up toilet. Might have to rent a snake.

Plan on shopping for Thanksgiving dinner later this evening. Must accompany daughter to Farmers & Miners Bank after she gets off work at 2:30 pm over a financial matter.

Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Good morning folks.

The office is a ghost town today. Somehow everyone else always seems to get their work done to the point they can blow off Thanksgiving week, but not me.

Could be worse. I get Thursday and Friday off. For several years after I gave up Conflict Zone reporting I was a Managing Editor at a newspaper, which basically meant I ran everything. And I never really learned to delegate, so I worked Holidays, Sundays, basically every day but Saturday which I set aside to do something with my kids. Those years really ground me down.

Went to the doctor yesterday for my pre-operation check-in. Weight is up into the 230s for the first time in my life -215 is ideal for me. And initially my BP came back through the roof when taken by an office assistant. I had the doctor take it again and it was perfect. So at least I don't have that to worry about.

You all will appreciate this. My doctor is a very attractive Turkish woman and she's not beyond being a little flirty with me, in a benign way.

When I told her in my first visit I edited publications, she went on line and found a short bio. Since then she asks me about things I did in my career, and so on. Yesterday, she asked me if I'd ever met Biden, which I have, all too many times back to the 1980s. Did I like him? I was a bit cagey saying I wasn't sure he was up to the job, and so on.

And she blurts out, "He clearly has severe dementia." It surprised me, so I laughed, and she said, "No, I'm serious. I'm a doctor. The man is demented." I could not disagree. After all, she's the doctor.

He is demented; however, before his dementia he was a dumb ass: he has little to work with. Plus he put some very bad people in his cabinet. Yuck!

I recall that he finished 75th in his law class of 83 people. Apparently at Syracuse all the law students pass.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Wow, lucky you with the Doc. My doctor is a cowboy rancher in his real job owning a ranch in Florida and in South Georgia. But we get along better than any doctor I have had in my life. He loves to talk Old Florida with me because he has only a handful of patients were are True Floridians. Even took me to lunch a few times and we go over old family heirlooms showing life in the old days.

And he said Biden has dementia and is dangerous too. So some of the medical community understands, And oh yes, no masks. I have never seen him in a mask.

Most folks don't really understand the "True Floridians". The last time I lived in Florida, from 1992 till 2000, one guy on my street was a "True Floridian".

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

A bright crisp morning here. It was 22°F when I got up at 6:30am and now it is up to 44.6°F.

The guys rebuilding the deck and stairway between my two buildings are supposed to be finished today. I dread seeing the bill. But such is life. Why make money if you can't spend it.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

He is demented; however, before his dementia he was a dumb ass: he has little to work with. Plus he put some very bad people in his cabinet. Yuck!

I recall that he finished 75th in his law class of 83 people. Apparently at Syracuse all the law students pass.

The fact that Biden is a half-wit blabbermouth with terrible judgment and the added handicap of not understanding his own mediocrity has been an open secret with journalists back to at least the 1980s.

I covered many, many Senate Judiciary and later Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings, and was in small groups of reporters he'd gather to make his windy speeches and "regular guy" asides to. Eyes would roll as he'd head off in some rhetorical direction, get lost in his thoughts (this was when he was in his 50s-early 60s) meander around and then just wind down in nowhere land.

I basically ignored him. More liberal journalists who backed his positions and wanted to use him to support their stories covered for him.

That's the way it works. And its why the obvious signs of his failing brain health get little or no attention. When the powerful media decide he's a liability to the Democratic party there will be a round of stories questioning whether he is too old -- signaling him to bow out or the tougher stories will follow. I would suspect it plays out that way over the next two years. Dems know he'd be a dead duck in 2024.

 

[UK_fan_41102]

 

[vhcat70]

Good morning D-League. It's currently a frosty 33° and clear here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon will bring sunny skies and a high of 55°.

Have a great day.

Just where in EKy is that?

 

[vhcat70]

Since we're talking aches & pains, got a steroid shot in my knee 12 days ago. First treatment on it since I had cartilage removed in '77. It's gradually improving to the point where I'm surprised when I stand up w/o knee paining me. Was afraid to say anything positive till now. Ortho doc says if I get 6+ months from it it's a success. When shots stop working they'll switch to the gels. He said think of those as an oil change.

 

[BBUK]

Good morning from Shawanee, TN. Currently 39°F, clear and sunny. We hit 20°F for our low. Today's high expected around 56°F. Nice autumn days.

Visited with another cuz yesterday. He give me some pear relish. Already ran over to Middlesboro this morning. Dealing with a stopped-up toilet. Might have to rent a snake.

Plan on shopping for Thanksgiving dinner later this evening. Must accompany daughter to Farmers & Miners Bank after she gets off work at 2:30 pm over a financial matter.

Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.

Cool, I walked many of those roads in Shawanee as an early teenager and maybe pre-teen when we would visit Uncle Fred (My Dad's brother.) and Aunt Arlene along with their children (My cousins), Phyllis, Virgil, and Gary. Aunt Arlene was always good to me. Looked on google earth several months ago and the place looks changed completely from what I remember. Have a great time...

(I guess the last time I was there was in late August a lot of years ago and My Darling and I drove onto LMU's campus and found three huge chestnut trees and we picked up a trunk load. My children were young at that time.)

 

[BBUK]

He is demented; however, before his dementia he was a dumb ass and deranged: he has little to work with so he lied, schemed, plotted, and stole his way forward once he learned how to lie, scheme, plot, and steal off the gubbernment teet.. Plus he put some communists in his cabinet. Yuck!

I recall that he finished 75th in his law class of 83 people. Apparently at Syracuse all the law students pass.

fify Sir!

 

[Sawnee Cat]

It wasn't easy to homer off of Sandy Koufax

 

[BBUK]

It wasn't easy to homer off of Sandy Koufax

As I am told Sir, Sandy never needed a vicks fix either...

 

[BBUK]

Man I am in for a long-nighter working to be able to take off until Tuesday....

 

[UK82]

UL is now 0-5 after losing by 32 today. Yikes!

 

[UK82]

We just finished watching the original Miracle on 34th Street. A semi-Thanksgiving movie. Maureen O'Hara was a stunner.

 

[BBUK]

We just finished watching the original Miracle on 34th Street. A semi-Thanksgiving movie. Maureen O'Hara was a stunner.

That is a movie I watch from time to time. (I have it in my collection) Still working but I am going to shut down the work this evening and resign myself to working some more tomorrow and Friday but I will work at my leisure.)

The Fridge is scheduled for delivery tomorrow between 10 and 2....... We shall see...

 

[UK82]

That is a movie I watch from time to time. (I have it in my collection) Still working but I am going to shut down the work this evening and resign myself to working some more tomorrow and Friday but I will work at my leisure.)

The Fridge is scheduled for delivery tomorrow between 10 and 2....... We shall see...

I know you're a John Wayne fan so I'll bet you remember her in The Quiet Man.

 

[BBUK]

I know you're a John Wayne fan so I'll bet you remember her in The Quiet Man.

AND McLintock AND Rio Grande....AND Wings of Eagles AND Big Jake.... (I have them all. In MP4 if anyone desires...I bought them.) I think I liked McLintock best thinking about it now but it may change tomorrow according to how I feel. She was an amazing yin and yang to John Wayne... so many times...

 

[CastleRubric]

Cool, I walked many of those roads in Shawanee as an early teenager and maybe pre-teen when we would visit Uncle Fred (My Dad's brother.) and Aunt Arlene along with their children (My cousins), Phyllis, Virgil, and Gary. Aunt Arlene was always good to me. Looked on google earth several months ago and the place looks changed completely from what I remember. Have a great time...

(I guess the last time I was there was in late August a lot of years ago and My Darling and I drove onto LMU's campus and found three huge chestnut trees and we picked up a trunk load. My children were young at that time.)

Yep - that's where I grew up too - born in Middlesboro and lived in Harrogate until going into the USAF when I was about 19

Just came back this past Monday mooring & am only two hours away living in Winchester

The mountains and TVA lakes down there are wonderful

Heard that US Marshalls are monitoring Middlesboro police now and - I guess - that implies an ongoing investigation as well ....... talk about a remarkable police force

The Park Rangers there started taking a more active role in policing as well -- starting maybe about 5-6 years ago?

Certainly have seem them inside MB city limits w/ppl pulled over in town etc
They'd do more good by joining the investigation on the MB police IMO but HEY ......

Will be back down that way the second week of Dec if anyone else wants to maybe meet up

 

[Sawnee Cat]

We just finished watching the original Miracle on 34th Street. A semi-Thanksgiving movie. Maureen O'Hara was a stunner.

It is one of my favorites and has been since I was a boy. I agree about Maureen O"Hara. That era produced some of the finest looking, classy women of any. John Wayne with Maureen O'Hara will always be classic.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

Good Morning D

Here we go again, another Wednesday and the day before Thanksgiving. We have 63° and showers in the vicinity that should clear up by 9:00 AM. The high should reach 75° and the sun will peak out.

I am headed to the gym for my cardiac workouts. Not lifting but I do stretch out with some stiff bands that loosen me up and give strength to the arms and keep me toned as much as a man can during his last lap on earth.

After my workout I need to do some light packing for my quick trip up to Kaintuck. I don"t have a heavy coat so I am praying for mild weather. I doubt I spend any time outside anyway and I will be passing on the UK - UL game at Commonwealth. My son has 4 season tickets and can get extras but I will hang around the house and let the grandkids go.

Take care all,

 

[Sawnee Cat]

 

[UK_fan_41102]

Good morning D-League. It's currently 28° and clear here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon will bring sunny skies and a high of 59°.

Have a great day.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Good morning folks. Grinding out the last work day until Thanksgiving. Subway was already mostly empty, so it feels like the holiday has begun.

I'll try to get in a viewing of "Trains, Planes and Automobiles" tonight -- that's sort of a tradition for me when fortunate enough to be home or at least in a stable place for T-Day. It sort of kicks off the long haul through Christmas and New Year's Day. It's not a great movie but John Candy is always watchable and something about that universal urge to get home, whatever it takes, resonates.

Hope it is a good day for all of you.

 

[warrior-cat]

Morning Legionnaires!

44° this morning with a light drizzle and moderate winds. High of 57° expected.

Watching Germany and Japan in the World Cup right now since there are no other sporting events going on. Germany leads 1-0. Yes, I agree it is boring without all the scoring, so I'll exercise my inner poet for I am sure that you know it. But as I was typing, the announcers were hyping the German team for another score, But, because of an offsides ruling, that hype is now cooling, and the count is the same as before. Heh, heh, heh.

Thank you, I will be here all week.

Hey, you guys enjoy the day and God Bless and stay safe.

 

[vhcat70]

It wasn't easy to homer off of Sandy Koufax

I was there once. Beautiful. What you don't realize that ground level behind the stand is at the upper deck and the field is down a hillside or ravine.

 

[AustinTXCat]

Good morning from Shawanee, TN. Currently 30°F, sunny and clear. Temp was around 23°F when I awoke first time this morning. Today's high expected around 59°F. Looking forward to another beautiful autumn day.

Completed shopping for Thanksgiving dinner last night. Avoided the inevitable crowds.

I rode over to Middlesboro earlier this morning and visited with a relative. Good seeing him again. Stopped by Wendy's for breakfast.

Daughter found another job. She works 3 days this week. I think she learned a valuable lesson after losing this last job. I know my checking account certainly
has . Gotta help your kids and grand kids. Just don't spoil 'em.

Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.

 

[vhcat70]

AND McLintock AND Rio Grande....AND Wings of Eagles AND Big Jake.... (I have them all. In MP4 if anyone desires...I bought them.) I think I liked McLintock best thinking about it now but it may change tomorrow according to how I feel. She was an amazing yin and yang to John Wayne... so many times...

More than anything, she was Republican thru & thru. Wayne must have rubbed off on her. Maybe even more than rubbed?

 

[vhcat70]

Good morning D-League. It's currently 28° and clear here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon will bring sunny skies and a high of 59°.

Have a great day.

It's just a rock, folks. Seeing this, didn't remember the harbor as so large.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

If you have been to Payne's Prairie you may have encountered wild horses on the trail. They have been wild since the Spanish brought them over in the 1500's. Ponce de Leon was attached by Indians and fled Florida leaving livestock behind. The horses went into the swamps and back woods and survived for centuries. They are protected today.


Don't mess with one when they are with their young. They sense danger and will strike, this gator knows. Click and it will play the video

 

[BBUK]

Good morning from Shawanee, TN. Currently 30°F, sunny and clear. Temp was around 23°F when I awoke first time this morning. Today's high expected around 59°F. Looking forward to another beautiful autumn day.

Completed shopping for Thanksgiving dinner last night. Avoided the inevitable crowds.

I rode over to Middlesboro earlier this morning and visited with a relative. Good seeing him again. Stopped by Wendy's for breakfast.

Daughter found another job. She works 3 days this week. I think she learned a valuable lesson after losing this last job. I know my checking account certainly
has . Gotta help your kids and grand kids. Just don't spoil 'em.

Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.

Yes Sir,

We have shelled out some dough here and there for sure. My children now all have decent jobs in the medical field. Dough now, not so much but My Darling and I sure do shell out a LOT more time than we want. The crosses we all bear... But I am thankful....

 

[BBUK]

What a day again, got a call early for a call for early delivery. Stated they'd call 30 minutes ahead of time. Since it is now 9:46am and the window was from 10-2.......☹️

I am sitting out in front of my daughter's house ready to go in....

Have a great day!

 

[vhcat70]

NS in negotiations to buy the only railroad owned by a city: The 337 miles Cincy-Chattanooga Cincinnati Southern Railroad. They've had a long-term lease to operate on it. Back in college at UK in the '60's, took it 2-3X from the Ludlow Station to the old Lexington Station. Always thought that Lex station was quite nice looking.
Guess what city owns it (Hint: Not Chattanooga.)?

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Who owns the Cincinnati Southern Railroad? I always thought it was part of Norfolk Southern.

It is a sunny and cool 37.4°F on our way to 62°.

A 3pm CST time is a strange time for a game during the week. But hopefully the Cats can actually play a little basketball today.