lucius septimius 10/27/2020 5:12:00 AM

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Alice in Dairyland 10/27/2020 7:18:10 AM

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JCM 10/27/2020 7:47:51 AM

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Alice in Dairyland 10/27/2020 8:06:42 AM

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Reply to JCM in 3: I don't think you've woken up yet.  You're still asleep and it's just a bad dream.  Things will drastically improve once you're finally able to wake up and have some coffee.

JCM 10/27/2020 8:15:02 AM

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Reply to Alice in Dairyland in 4:

Must of overheard CNN headlines or something!

lucius septimius 10/27/2020 8:18:38 AM

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Reply to JCM in 3:

They're now circulating ads showing a mother and her daughter being arrested as they run to the border to get the daughter an abortion.  Because Handmaid Amerikkka has come to pass.

JCM 10/27/2020 8:42:00 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 6:

I could use a couple handmaids 'round here, cleaning, cooking, makin' samiches!

buzzsawmonkey 10/27/2020 8:44:49 AM

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In #6 lucius septimius said: They're now circulating ads showing a mother and her daughter being arrested as they run to the border to get the daughter an abortion.  Because Handmaid Amerikkka has come to pass.

Legalizing abortion didn't end back-alley abortions; it just put the back alley on Main Street and the federal payroll.

lucius septimius 10/27/2020 9:18:16 AM

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Kosh's Shadow 10/27/2020 9:20:44 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 9:

Basically what I have been saying for a while now.

Occasional Reader 10/27/2020 9:46:47 AM

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Kosh's Shadow 10/27/2020 9:56:02 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 11:

May it not be that bad and you have a quick recovery.

doppelganglander 10/27/2020 9:59:58 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 11:

That sounds bad, but probably not as bad as a knee injury. I hope you can avoid surgery, but in any case I wish you a swift recovery. 

vxbush 10/27/2020 10:27:31 AM

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In #11 Occasional Reader said: So, the good news is, there’s nothing wrong with my knee. The bad news is, I may have torn my quadricep muscle. To be confirmed via MRI on Thursday. If so, I’m scheduled for surgery Friday. Might as well get the ball rolling. Apparently it’s a pretty straightforward surgery with a pretty straight line recovery time including physical therapy.

Better than what it could have been, but still that's got be a bummer. I suppose that means the little guy is going to have to take care of you. 

@PBJ3 10/27/2020 10:30:56 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 11:

You will be in my thoughts.  May it go well.

Occasional Reader 10/27/2020 10:31:29 AM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 12: Reply to doppelganglander in 13: Reply to vxbush in 14:

Thanks.  My impression is, even if I do have to get the surgery to replace the torn quadricep, it's pretty straightforward stuff, takes an hour, and then you go home right after.  I'd have a leg brace on for about four weeks, that I can take off for showering, just to keep the leg straight; I can put weight on it, just not straighten out the leg (which is kind of what I'm doing now, anyway).

As far as Little OR, he's with his mom for Extended Dance Mix Overtime... she offered and I gratefully accepted, and she said she explained things to him and he's fine. They'll come by to visit later today.

Occasional Reader 10/27/2020 11:16:30 AM

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In #13 doppelganglander said: That sounds bad, but probably not as bad as a knee injury.

Per my mom, who 1) is an RN (retired) and 2) has all too much dismal experience these past several years with knee issues, "you are definitely better off fixing muscle rather than knee".

And now both my doc's office and I are scrambling to actually get the MRI set up for Thursday, so I can do the surgery Friday as scheduled... if not, I have an MRI set for Tuesday, and would have to reschedule the surgery.

OBJECT LESSON HERE, GANG: DO HOLD THE HANDRAIL ON THOSE STAIRS 

vxbush 10/27/2020 11:32:26 AM

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In #17 Occasional Reader said: OBJECT LESSON HERE, GANG: DO HOLD THE HANDRAIL ON THOSE STAIRS 

This public service announcement has been brought to you by OR: He falls so you don't have to.

Occasional Reader 10/27/2020 11:33:01 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 18:

clearly I understand the gravity of the situation.

vxbush 10/27/2020 11:50:30 AM

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In #19 Occasional Reader said: clearly I understand the gravity of the situation.

You are so magnanimous, taking one for the team. All the glory falls to you. 

Kosh's Shadow 10/27/2020 2:17:40 PM

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In #20 vxbush said: All the glory falls to you. 

And his Band of Bruises

vxbush 10/27/2020 2:28:29 PM

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vxbush 10/27/2020 2:30:24 PM

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In #21 Kosh's Shadow said: And his Band of Bruises

HA! Okay, I didn't kill the thread; I just bruised it. :D

Kosh's Shadow 10/27/2020 3:31:40 PM

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Reply to vxbush in 22:

Apparently "Biden holds socially-distanced rally in Ga. - and hardly anyone shows" (on Fox News)

I tried opening the article, but it links to a different story, so I won't give a link here.

doppelganglander 10/27/2020 3:38:30 PM

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Reply to vxbush in 22:

He was in Georgia today. He did a very tiny event (about two dozen people) at Warm Springs and a short drive-in rally in Atlanta. The Atlanta location was not revealed until shortly before the event and the camera didn't provide a wide angle, but based on the honking sounds, I'd be amazed if there were 100 cars there. 

Kosh's Shadow 10/27/2020 3:54:29 PM

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In #25 doppelganglander said: He did a very tiny event (about two dozen people)

May that be representative of his voters.

doppelganglander 10/27/2020 4:21:14 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 26:

The media keeps insisting Georgia is too close to call. The chances of Biden winning, or of either Senate seat going to a Democrat, are nil.