Thanks David. I remembered that you had been through the procedure. I'm not overly worried about it, I know the procedure is very good at getting rid of everything while taking the minimal amount of flesh.

I just had to call the animal cops on a skunk that is walking repeatedly in a circle in the middle of the street. They said it's probably rabid and not to approach, which... wild animal, so… but then there are a lot of not so bright people in the world whose curiosity/empathy might get them into skunk trouble, so probably a warning was in order.

Anyway, they are sending someone. Poor skunk. Crappy way to go out, but likely more humane than getting hit by a car. So far everyone has been drivng around it gingerly. There is one owner whose little dog gets out often, so I hope that doesn't happen this morning.

Update: they got the skunk. Farewell, buddy. Hope you go out peacefully.

Aww poor skunk.

Also poor Drew! But yay catching it and getting it dealt with!!

Hope they can deal with that with a minimum of collateral damage, Drew!

Sinuses suck. (I mean that figuratively).

Also, a reminder for David: Love & Rockets #17 is out today.

Well, mom was home for nearly a week and then couldn't get out of bed on Friday.

Her oncologist said to bring her in - which involves sweet talking EMS because there is a closer hospital (four blocks as opposed to a hundred and eight). Said closer hospital, however, is having a nursing strike (which I fully support, btdubs) so everyone was game for the sweet-talking. They'll usually take you to the cancer center if they have time and the situation isn't an emergency so the conversation was "Her oncologist needs to see her and I cannot transport her safely... nothing stroke-y is happening."

The word "stroke-y" was, in fact, used several times and not just by me. I find this hilarious.

So mom was safely transported to MSK. After several days of further decline and copious testing the think they've figured out the primary problem and have started a course of treatment. Fingers crossed.

Glad you were able to get her where she needed to be, Trudy! I hope the treatment helps

Poor skunk.

ND my Dad has had MOS procedure several times. He just had to have the latest one redone but it gets the cancer every time. Except this one they had to do again.

Jessica it is exactly why . Plus she doesn't really eat anything but snacks until dinner and then she gets more than she can eat and leaves her leftovers for the dog. Who doesn't usually eat them

The weather forecast looks slightly better than it did according to The Weather Channel since last night. There was mention of snow and significant ice and definitely a winter storm. Now it's down to potentially a winter storm and some ice.

It still could be serious but it doesn't look like it will hit us as bad. I made the mistake of mentioning that the forecast had slightly improved to our AP person and she reacted like I had said we won't have any bad weather . I said yes it will be bad weather but not as bad as they were predicting.

And everyone is panic buying. I can't complain I bought stuff .so it's busy .

I hope it's not too bad, askye.

Poor skunk, indeed. You handled it right, Jen, rabies is nothing to mess with

ION, I can't stop listening to Indo Girls, I'm having urges to chop off my hair and dye it red, my new black velvet jeans arrived in the mail and I'm thinking maybe that's all I want to wear forever and that I may be slowly morphing into a butchier version of Atropa - time will tell.

Skunks are adorable. He's better off passing peacefully than scared and in pain for a protracted period of time.