Roll them double nickels and send out a cheer for msbelle's birthday today! AI tells me that the spiritual meaning of 55 relates to change, freedom, and fulfillment in life. Sounds like a plan. I hope you are being spoiled today and that the coming year is all that you hope for and more.
Buffy. When I saw you stop the world from, you know, ending, I just assumed that was a big week for you. Turns out I suddenly find myself needing to know the plural of 'apocalypse.'
Riley ,'Potential'
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.
Laura - Jan 15, 2026 6:47:10 am PST #11109 of 11620
Our wings are not tired.
Trudy Booth - Jan 15, 2026 7:12:41 am PST #11110 of 11620
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
and while we were chatting my uncle called me back and left a message like he forgot we talked. Very weird.Assuming he's 70+ I'd check that sucker for a UTI. Then maybe elevated Ammonia levels. Ask me how I know! I've recently begun to wonder what percentage of older people assumed to have dementia have one of those.
Usually they are surgery, surgery, surgery. With certain specialties I feel like the PAs and NPs are doing so much emotional lifting for the surgeon (source, I have worked for 20 years helping NPs to assist surgeons). Sometimes the stereotypes are real.According to an old roommie of mine who is a surgical tech Dr. Oz is great and communicative, everybody loves the guy, and if you need a surgery he performs get him if you can. So... back to surgery, Dr. Oz. Fucking do THAT!
lisah - Jan 15, 2026 7:33:55 am PST #11111 of 11620
Punishingly Intricate
My knee ortho always has a med student or resident working with her who comes in to talk to me first and they are usually kind of doofuses (one was shocked that someone of my advanced age wouldn’t want to be addressed as “Mrs. LastName.”
JenP - Jan 15, 2026 8:17:47 am PST #11112 of 11620
one was shocked that someone of my advanced age wouldn’t want to be addressed as “Mrs. LastName.”
That's so funny! Of course, my mother was always annoyed when a doctor didn't call her Mrs. Prior at first... but, to be fair, she was born in 1928. I can count on one hand the times I've been called Mrs. Anything. But Matt often got called Mr. Prior when I was in the hospital.
Feeling better if tired today. Yesterday was all day in bed at what felt like 1.2 Earth standard gravity.
And, most importantly...
Happy Birthday, msbelle! Enjoy your day, and may the year ahead be a good one.
Laura - Jan 15, 2026 8:19:33 am PST #11113 of 11620
Our wings are not tired.
Excellent post number lisah! I’m a few decades older and I think the only time I get called Mrs Holt is from DH’s players, which is appropriate.
Medical staff should ask how you prefer to be addressed!
-t - Jan 15, 2026 8:28:27 am PST #11114 of 11620
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
He's only 68, Trudy. And I re-listened to his message and maybe he was referring to my dad not answering his phone, which is still weird but more in line with uncle's usual weirdness.
Trudy Booth - Jan 15, 2026 8:44:31 am PST #11115 of 11620
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
Still weird, but not seeming altered is good!
I've just been amazed at how quickly a UTI mentally impairs an elderly person, and how quickly they can recover once treated.
-t - Jan 15, 2026 9:01:00 am PST #11116 of 11620
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
A good reminder, I haven't actually seen that in action
Trudy Booth - Jan 15, 2026 9:16:02 am PST #11117 of 11620
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
In non-dementia news, my nervous little dog (who has mellowed considerably but can still flip at loud noises) was utterly freaked out by the woosh-woosh of the new corduroy pants I was wearing when I walked him this morning.
It took me a minute to figure it out. I'd take two steps, he'd freeze in terror. Calm down, two steps, terror... I had a good laugh once I figured it out. Cracking me up now.
bennett - Jan 15, 2026 9:45:25 am PST #11118 of 11620
A doctor once told me that the surgeon's code is: It can't hurt you if it's in the trash.