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BlueKota's JournalNational Weather Service Bulletins
aren't even reliable under this administration. Today a servere thunderstorm warning was wrongly issued for a number of Western NY counties.
A local weather man, who is very knowledgeable at his job, posted on his personal Facebook page that the wind advisories for the area were correct, but the thunderstorm warnings weren't accurate, and no thunderstorms were expected in the area.
TSF has messed up everything.
Music Soothes an Anxious 🐕 doggy
The wind here is gusting very strong. It was a few weeks ago too. Both times it has upset Dakota a lot. He paced around, and would not settle. I tried treats, toys, tv, pop music. Nothing worked. So in desperation I tried playing a classical piano station. He layed down a few minutes later. It worked again today too. It seems to calm him. Thank God! He was making me nervous! 🎹
Happy New Year.
Glad 2025 is now behind us! My wishes for 2026 are that justice, caring, sanity, and peace will be far more present, than they have been for not only this country but the whole world.
Thank you all for being here. It helps to be with people who wish for the same things.
Hope all of us have brighter days ahead!
Love you all! ❤️
The night where nothing went as planned.
So my sister and I had plans to attend a concert last night, by a Carpenters cover band. The website of the venue said the show was from eight to ten. So my sister pre-ordered our meals to be delivered by 6:15. Well turns out the actual tickets said 7 to 9 for the concert. We went back to the website and saw they had changed it. Then we kept getting notices that our delivery would be delayed, so we had to leave, to make it to the event.
Well we sat through the first hour of the concert. The main singer's voice wasn't too bad, but she sounded nothing like Karen, and she was really loud. More than a few times I saw my sister covering her ear, and the loudness was getting to me too. I think whomever did the sound checks, messed up. Plus the guy singing Richard's stuff really didn't sing very well. Then came intermission.
My sister got a text that the restaurant had canceled our order because of a mistake made by their kitchen. We were both hungry and not enjoying ourselves, so we made the joint decision to leave. We saw 8 other cars pulling out as well, so we didn't feel as guilty. We ended up going through Wendy's drive through. We ate then my sister headed home.
Oh well, at least we had a good laugh about our plans going to heck.
A post that my sister sent me after seeing it on social media!
A mix of sadness, humor, and relevance!
A message to the Grim Reaper: "Hey buddy, are you okay? You keep taking the wrong people!"
Is it my imagination or does tsf get uglier each
day that passes? He looks like an old snorting bull. No offense meant to bulls. I guess it's true an ugly soul morphs into an ugly outer appearance too.
"Elf Sabotage"
Doug and the Business Cats Humor! https://youtube.com/shorts/UFA9NXaJCLM?si=puoutazkyb1oKKMU
Thank you for the prayers.
They helped. While I did have to have a shot in my eye again, the whole thing went much better. There was a different surgical assistant, who had not been assigned to me before. She was kinder, and calmer, than previous ones I had. When I explained I have anxiety disorder, she took the time to talk me through it, and asked what issues I was concerned about. I mentioned how badly the eye stung after on previous visits. She said that's because of the numbing drops and the lidocaine. She also promised that she would rinse the eye extra carefully, after the shot, and that should help. It really did. We filled out one of those cards for her that they have at hospitals acknowledging staff members who gave you excellent care.
The other good news is my lesion has remained smaller and stable for the past six months. The surgeon said I still had to have a shot though since he saw some minor bleeding, and that it could be a sign, it's still active, and he wanted to make sure we caught it, before it started to regrow. He said I am still going to need regular monitoring, but I probably won't need to have a shot every time, only if there was a concern, that they notice. I go back in 4 months. Again, thank you everyone.
Request for Prayers
I have been receiving shots in my left eye for over a year now. I started having obstructed vision in it. My ophthalmologist diagnosed me as having macular degeneration, but I wanted a second opinion. I went to an eye surgeon at a well respected medical facility. He said it was not macular degeneration, but an abnormal blood vessel that had formed under my retina due to the severe myopia I have had since I was a child. Due to the shots I have had so far, the blood vessel has shrunk. My vision has cleared, which I am eternally grateful to the surgeon and God for. Monday morning I have an appointment to make sure the last shot I had six months ago made what was left go away.
Please pray for me that it did, because I really don't want to have to get another shot. The whole procedure is extremely painful from the numbing process to the actual needle insertion, plus I am always terrified I am going to accidentally move at the wrong moment. I also loose half a day because it burns so much after that I have to keep putting wet compresses on it because it stings for hours after the procedure. The last visit he said I might not need one. I am really hoping and praying 🙏 I don't. Thank you❤️!
Animal Hoarding
Is anyone else seeing an increase of animal hoarding in their area. Our county's humane society which isn't very large, and doesn't have a big budget has had 4 hoarding cases in three months. They have had to take in so many dogs and even some cats who have been neglected and are suffering from fleas, malnourished, and have fur loss.
Turns out the most recent person arrested for it was a lady I went to high-school with. They found 17 dogs, and several cats in her home. They also found 4 dead cats in the house. It was so bad our town had to condemn the house.
What the hell is going on in this world? I have loved cats and dogs all my life, they've comforted me through a lot of crap other humans put me through. It breaks my heart to think of the suffering these animals who were hoarded went through. At least I know one has gone to a good home. A guy who I have always looked at as my younger brother from another mother adopted one of the dogs from one of the earlier cases. He is 3 years old and a mix of Chihuahua and Terrier. He's adorable, and my friend said it was love at first site.
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Name: LindaGender: Female
Hometown: New York State
Home country: USA
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