The crud still has me in its grip, but for once I got to go to the nursing home and cough and hack all over the old folks instead of the other way round.
Everyone at the home was in an odd mood today. Old ladies were saying the funniest things. I was holding Petula's hand and I commented that it was warm. She looked at her hand and said, "I haven't been spanking anyone." Another spry tabby told me about how she loves to feed her relatives "a little B.S." when they come for visits. What happened to the placid old ewes I visited last week?
After the nursing home it was off to the optical center to pick up The Senator's new glasses. His prescription hadn't changed; but we had to order a new pair when he demolished his old ones. There is still a lens missing somewhere in the basement. I'm not sure how he destroyed them; he just brought up the wreckage cupped in his hands. A tangle of wire and one cracked lens.
We stopped for a visit with Grandma and Grandpa. The Senator kept asking me to leave so he could spend time alone with them, and The Governor begged to stay behind when it was time to leave. Apparently this whole "No Rules at Grandma's House" atmosphere has a certain attraction.
Home now and everyone is heading to bed early. I found an old prescription bottle of cough syrup with codine in the fridge from The Senator's last cold. Now I'm normally a "purge and toss" kind of person when it comes to the refrigerator. I can't stand expired dairy products or unidentifiable leftovers. But for some reason I stuffed this bottle behind the mustard. And thank goodness. It's starting to kick in, and I believe I might just get a full night of rest.
Because if I didn't have drugs tonight, I might wonder all evening why The Senator asked me, "Does 'Chinese' rhyme with 'heinies'?"
Posted by Cathy at October 12, 2004 08:56 PMcathy, i need help! all of tiff's friends, or at least a couple, and my brother whom we all know is adopted, are sending me anti-Bush and pro-democrat crap. i have nothing to counter with. if you have anything that would help in "the cause" please post it on your blog or send it to gitbox5@hotmail.com so i can begin to mount a retalliation. thanks so much and hope you begin to feel better. p.s. missed a great neighborhood "get-togther" at trappers. guns, alcohol, and tobacco. our own branch of the ATF.
andy
My sympathies on your indisposition. Being ill is always tedious, even with useful and entertaining drugs to mitigate the effects and provide a light show.
Posted by: aelfheld at October 13, 2004 08:57 PMThanks for the good wishes, Aelfheld! I'm feeling better.
Andy - I'll add you to my email list. Linda usually send most of the good stuff my way. But check out some of the web sites under the "Links." Mitch Berg, Fraters Libertas, and Power Line are all excellent sources for vivisecting some of the liberal hogwash that floats around.
Posted by: Cathy at October 13, 2004 09:31 PMAndy, here are three primary sources of heavy caliber ammunition to use in response to Kerryites on the attack. They are:
Instapundit, which is a key to a world of internet bloggers and other information sources.
http://www.instapundit.com/
Opinion Journal, Best of the Web Today. This is a Wall Street Journal on-line column that not only is informative but highly entertaining. It appears at about 3 p.m. CST daily, Monday-Friday. It’s my internet treat of the day. http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/
Hugh Hewitt, a radio talk-show host as well as a blogger. http://www.hughhewitt.com/
Note that all of these sources link to many others, so you should have no trouble laying down a barrage of your own, next time you’re under fire.