৩ জুলাই, ২০২৫

Sunrise, yesterday.

Meade's photo of me taking a photo of the sun and the paddleboarder at 5:57:

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Enjoy this open thread on Independence Eve.

৫১টি মন্তব্য:

Gerda Sprinchorn বলেছেন...

The patches of grass on either side of the pier: are they natural, or were they intentionally put there to be ornamental?

Big Mike বলেছেন...

Greetings from the Winchester Medical Center’s ER. Wife and I tested positive for COVID, and I have some heart issues besides. Ah well, no one lives forever.

wendybar বলেছেন...

Feel better Big Mike. Keep us posted on your progress.

Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...

Via Reddit: “Zohran Mamdani identified as a "black man" on his application to Columbia.” I thought he identified as mustard.

wendybar বলেছেন...

Progressives will use whatever nationality they think will help them get something for free. Barry Soetoro, Lizzy Warren and now Zohran. Yet they called a Hispanic a WHITE Hispanic because they didn't like that he protected himself from a black thug they tried to claim was a young black boy.

Heartless Aztec বলেছেন...

Last night a random pic from past travels showed up on my phone while it was at rest. It was of me on that same dock checking out a sailboat at anchor on lake Mendota. A minor key how coincidental...

Heartless Aztec বলেছেন...

Added: the pic was from 2015

Old and slow বলেছেন...

Apple autocorrect (on a MacBook) is way too aggressive for my tastes. My writing never has typo's now, but I'm constantly using completely wrong words. Rather than a misspelled word, I'll post something and then notice that my meaning has been completely changed by Apple inserting words I never intended. I'd prefer a few obvious miskeys in my writing to having my words "corrected" to mean something completely different.

rehajm বলেছেন...

misspelled words annoy the censor bots

BudBrown বলেছেন...

Happy 4th

JRoberts বলেছেন...

Happy Independence Day!

Do you think the Founders had to "sweeten the deal" for Lisa Murkowski in their efforts to pass the Declaration of Independence?

Jersey Fled বলেছেন...

An Independence Day Reminder

https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1940916757868560624?s=61

john mosby বলেছেন...

JRoberts: "Do you think the Founders had to "sweeten the deal" for Lisa Murkowski in their efforts to pass the Declaration of Independence?"

Maybe not for the Declaration, but the Founders certainly foresaw that Congress would be a cesspit of horsetrading. That's why they structured the Constitution to limit the damage.

RR
JSM

john mosby বলেছেন...

Lem: “Zohran Mamdani identified as a "black man" on his application to Columbia.”

Well he was born in Uganda, so, like Musk, he is literally African-American.

It is beautiful that he used that to overcome the Ivy anti-Asian bias, though.

RR
JSM

Humperdink বলেছেন...

It’s a great day to be an American! I haven’t felt this euphoric since Ronaldus Magnus sent the peanut farmer back to Plains, GA.

Trump is rolling up victory after victory over the befuddled lefties.

BUMBLE BEE বলেছেন...

Happy 4th, people! AKA - No Kings Day!

Jersey Fled বলেছেন...

For the first time in four years revisions to the monthly jobs numbers reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics are up.

Funny how they were always quietly revised down during the Biden administration, once the fake preliminary numbers had been loudly proclaimed from the rooftops.

Jersey Fled বলেছেন...

Was the entire Biden administration fake, started with who was actually President. Makes you wonder.

gilbar বলেছেন...

just hopped off the scale..
today i weighed 240.5 lbs.. Which means i'm STILL an obese lardass.
However, it's the lowest i've weighed since i can't remember.
Three years ago, i weighed 374.4
Make America Healthy Again!

Jersey Fled বলেছেন...

Oh, and I forgot - the fake Oval Office inJoe’s basement.

Jersey Fled বলেছেন...

Congrats gilbar. Way to go!

Old and slow বলেছেন...

john mosby said...
It is beautiful that he used that to overcome the Ivy anti-Asian bias, though.

The funny part is that it wasn't enough. He wasn't accepted even as a "black man".

Old and slow বলেছেন...

That's super cool Gilbar. Very few people can manage to lose that sort of weight.

wendybar বলেছেন...

Good for you gilbar!! What an accomplishment. You should be very proud!!

tcrosse বলেছেন...

Happy Un-Canada Day.

planetgeo বলেছেন...

Old and slow: "Apple autocorrect (on a MacBook) is way too aggressive for my tastes. My writing never has typo's now"

Please inform Apple autocorrect that "typo's" should be "typos".

wildswan বলেছেন...

Big Mike
Focus on what the doctors say to do. Modern medicine can be amazing.
Also they have new protocols in hospitals and such, which are designed to increase "patient autonomy" so everyone is always asking permission and that can be surprising. "Do you feel like having an EKG?" What am I supposed to say? "Can't wait. Just don't use electricity." But the idea behind the protocols is kind of good and the people are all so conscientious and kind. Good luck.

Michael McNeil বলেছেন...

So, Old and Slow, if you don't like AutoCorrect, disable it! That's what I do…

MadTownGuy বলেছেন...

Big Mike said...

"Greetings from the Winchester Medical Center’s ER. Wife and I tested positive for COVID, and I have some heart issues besides. Ah well, no one lives forever."

Prayers ascending, but also some advice, which I hope is timely.

When I contracted C-19 about two years ago, our PCP advised the wife and me to rest, isolate, keep up fluid, etc. It worked for a week, but then, my case morphed into an opportunistic bacterial pneumonia. I was admitted to the hospital the Monday following. I did two things:
- I refused to authorize intubation.
- refused to sign the Final Directive.
This tied the provider's hands, so they dosed me with steroids, remdesevir, and antibiotics. I received excellent care from the physicians and nurses, uneven but mostly good care from the support staff, and recovered after a stay of eleven days.

Whatever happens, take charge of your medical care.

Leland বলেছেন...

Get Well Big Mike. Expect to see you back to work commenting next week.

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

We're thinking of you, Big Mike!

Aggie বলেছেন...

@Big Mike: Get Well Soon to both you and your wife, and second the recommendation to take charge of your medical care

@Gilbar: Congratulations and may the pounds continue to fall away.

Happy Independence Day all ! 250 years ago we had just lost the Battle of Bunker Hill, but had inflicted serious harm to just about every British Officer involved in the fighting, and the siege of Boston continued, as George Washington rode to Boston to take command of the newly-formed Continental Army.

Be grateful, say a prayer & celebrate, treasure what you have, and be thankful that we speak American, not British !

Big Mike বলেছেন...

When COVD hit us — on Tuesday — it hit both the wife and myself like a Mack truck. We’re being treated with Paxlovid (sp?) so should be back on our feet soon. The urgent care doctor sent me by ambulance to the Winchester ER because I was displaying hypotension — when my systolic gets much below 110 I get light-headed. Normally I present with mild hypertension, easily controlled with drugs. I’m going to have to see my cardiologist and figure out whether this is the new normal (replace drugs to lower blood pressure with drugs to raise it) or s temporary side effect of the COVID.

Big Mike বলেছেন...

And thank you for the good wishes.

Big Mike বলেছেন...

And Happy Fourth of July.

Peachy বলেছেন...

Big Mike - get well soon...
Vitamin D - if doc is OK with it.

Old and slow বলেছেন...

"Typo's" was entirely my own fault. I even momentarily thought about it as I was writing. I thought "typographical, yeah, I'm contracting it". So, no fault of Apple for that one.

Meade বলেছেন...

“refused to sign the Final Directive”

By which do you mean Advance Directive?

Iman বলেছেন...

You two get well soon, Big Mike!

gilbar বলেছেন...

you (and your wife) are in our Prayers Big Mike!

john mosby বলেছেন...

Meade: “refused to sign the Final Directive”

"By which do you mean Advance Directive?"

It could have been The Final Countdown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H9FI87HK-s

RR
JSM

Rusty বলেছেন...

gilbar. congrats! That's a huge accomplishment.(pun intended)
Mike. You and yours get better soon. With hope it will be no worse than a severe cold.

I like this picture. Well framed and interesting.
gerta. cattails in the midwest will grow anywhere it's damp. They don't have to be planted.

Rusty বলেছেন...

Yes. I like that picture.

Narr বলেছেন...

Congrats, gilbar, and get well soon, Big Mike.

Just out of curiosity, Big Mike, did you and your wife get the jabs?

Narr বলেছেন...

Oh yeah--Happy Fourth all!

TaeJohnDo বলেছেন...

Great picture!

Iman বলেছেন...

Happy 4th from the beach @Carmel, Calunicornia!

walter বলেছেন...

"This tied the provider's hands, so they dosed me with steroids, remdesevir, and antibiotics."
2 of those likely helped.

walter বলেছেন...

(One was tied to reimbursement level)

Big Mike বলেছেন...

Just out of curiosity, Big Mike, did you and your wife get the jabs?

@Narr, yes, we both had Johnson & Johnson

Jamie বলেছেন...

Get well soon, Big Mike and Mrs. Big Mike!

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