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3catwoman3's JournalPlease tell me that this is NOT a word - lawsuited
I was listening to the Chicago area progressive radio station in my car this afternoon, and twice heard the gust during the 3 o'clock hour say "lawsuited" when speaking about someone who had sued someone else.
The second time I heard it, I was yelling at the radio, "Lawsuit is a noun! It doesn't have a past tense!"
"The Honorable Pam Bondi." Hah!
Watching Lawrence O' right now, with clips from her hearing today. To borrow one of Trump's favorite attack words, what a nasty woman she is.
That placard in front of her should read The Dishonorable Pamela Bondi.
Someone's mama didn't teach her no manners.
And she's stupid (or arrogant) enough to ask Adam Schiff if he has a law degree?
I finally got to Downton Abbey - The Grand Finale. No Spoilers.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I think it was pretty much everything it needed to be for those of us who have been serious fans. Gorgeous costumes and sumptuous settings, of course. Multiple story lines. Funny moments, with some good zingers. Mysterious moments and surprises. Sad moments. Character growth. One of my favorite very minor characters, Lady Manville (who felt like "one of those bright young things they write about in the newspapers" at the indoor picnic) had an expanded role in this movie, and it was fun to see more of her.
We were out of town when the movie opened, at a family gathering that my husband's daughter had organized to celebrate his 80th birthday, so I couldn't see this much anticipated movie right away. After we got back, I tried to set things up with 3 different friends, all of whom have been busy with assorted thing, so, today, I finally decided to go by myself. I will happily go again with any of the 3 friends once they are free.
I know I'll buy it once its released on-line. I've watched all 6 TV seasons more times than I can count, and the first 2 movies as well. I call Downton Abbey my mental comfort food.
In what way does a hate monger like Kirk qualify for the honor...
…of flags at half staff?
This feels really, really wrong.
PICC line questions - A new medical adventure is about to begin.
My 79 yr old husband, who is in basic good health, was hit by a car 2 weeks ago while on his brand new Trek bike for only the second time. Always wears a helmet, which likely saved his life. No head, neck, spine, or internal injuries. Unfortunately, the ambulance called to the scene took him to the local hospital nearest to us, which has a mediocre reputation.
A good way to get the hell scared out of you is to open your door to find 2 uniformed police officers who ask:
- "Are you (my name)?" Yes
- "Are you married to (my husband's name)?" Yes
And then trying to keep your mental finger off the panic button while waiting to hear the third thing they are going to say.
He does have a deep laceration behind his left knee, which has not been healing well - so much swelling that the sutures placed in the ER ripped out as the wound edges pulled apart. He is now in a local hospital I do like and trust, getting IV antibiotics while infectious disease (ID), plastic surgery and orthopedics consult on the best approach to get this gaping hole closed up. He will be getting a PICC line put in so he can get 4-6 weeks of big gun antibiotics delivered. Fortunately, there is an infusion center run by the ID specialist about 1.5 miles from our house, so getting the daily doses of the antibiotics should be pretty easy.
My long nurse practitioner career was strictly in outpatient pediatrics - well child care, growth and development questions, potty training and temper tantrums, ear infections and strep throat, school/camp/sports physicals, etc. No expertise in wound care or PICC lines.
My husband says the PICC line nurse who has spoken to him says he will not be allowed to shower the whole time the line is in. Yuck!
Anyway, looking for any tips, tricks, success stories from any DUers who have had experience with PICC lines, either as the patient or the caregiver.
Thanks!
If this is not the appropriate forum please tell me and I will move it.
Hell has frozen over in Illinois. Joe Walsh, far right one term former congressman...
...has joined the Democratic Party!
Talk about a 180. More like a 540.
Has anyone been to the Uranus Fudge Factory in Richmond IN?
On the way back to Illinois from Salem VA, where we went to attend a celebration of life for a dear friend, we spent the night in Richmond IN. We were very near The Uranus Fudge Factory, for which we had seen several billboards on our way to VA.
On the grounds of the factory is one of the biggest damn crucifixes I have ever seen. It look big enough to be the base of one of those giant windmills that you see so frequently in IN. The current owner of the business credits his success to God.
The fudge factory website is rife with phrases like "fudge packers," "We love to pack your fudge," and " It's time to spread Uranus even wider!"
Thanks to the Jack Nicholas movie As Good As It Gets, I learned the, shall we say, street meaning of the term "fudge packer."
I'm not a fundie religious prude at all (happily questioning agnostic UU), nor do I care what people do in the privacy of their own abodes. Nonetheless, I found the juxtaposition of the giant cross and gawd praise with the abundant use of variations of a slang term for a sex act very peculiar.
We did not tour the establishment.
Here's a link for those who might be curious. https://www.uranusgeneralstore.com/uranus-fudge/
Also, no matter which way you pronounce it, YOUR-ah-niss or Your-ANUS, it doesn't sound good. This poor planet needs a new name.
Question for parents of male dogs. Have any DUers had prosthetic testicles...
...placed in your male dogs after neutering them?
I first read about Neuticles several years ago, and thought, at first, that I was reading a satire site. Nope. Turns out there is at least one more brand, called NeuterNuts.
These products are said to "...ensure comfort and confidence," and "...support both emotional well-being and physical balance."
Do the dogs really care?
Edited to add - believe it or not, there are Neuticle earrings, for a mere $129.00. This is nuts (pun intended - 
https://neuticles.com/product/neuticles-earrings/?srsltid=AfmBOoq1GsRi-8_VYa9oTsz4bfR_p_imPsQkqZBA03Rrmf5ei_OxnT8C
Does Mr. "I know words. I have the best words," even know what sarcastic means?
When questioned by a reporter about his promise to end the Ukraine-Russia war one day 1, his reply was, "I was being sarcastic." He very often says that when called out on some boast or claim that goes unfulfilled. I don't think he knows what the word really means.
The way he uses it, it pretty much means "I was lying."
I would like someone to ask the ultra-rich exactly why...
...they need yet another tax cut. They already have more money than they could possibly spend in multiple lifetimes.
- Do you not have have a big enough house or enough big enough houses?
- Do you not have enough Jaguars, Maseratis, Lamboghinis or whatevers?
- Do you not have enough bespoke clothing or obscenely large diamonds?
- Do you not have a big enough yacht?
- Can you not travel wherever you want, whenever you want, and stay as long as you like?
- Is there a sports team, or media outlet, or a politician that you are prevented from owning?
- Is there anything that you cannot have or cannot do right now that having more money would allow you to have or do, and, if so, exactly what is that?
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