Wednesday, October 2, 2013

As the virgin told her boyfriend....




You really are going to put that in me?

It looks like they are putting the gadget in on Thursday at around eleven. It is a combination pacemaker, defibrillator, can opener and Pocket Fisherman. You see me heart doesn't just run fast it also runs slow. So this will fix me up more or less.

Also some heart meds and a new sucky diet.

Keep a good thought.

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Michael Haz said...

Ronco or Craftsman. Ask for the best pacemaker, by name.

Hey Trooper - that is a very nice smile, and it's good to see it splashed across your mug. You look like you feel a LOT better.

*Note to self: Ask Chip Ahoy if he knows and pacemaker hackers*

You might want to have Spinelli run d a background check to see if there's anyone who wants to off you. The garment business is pretty mobbed up, isn't it?

Because this.

windbag said...

You'll be a regular Leatherman tool after that. Be safe, godspeed, and all that stuff. It might not hurt to take a marker and write down what you're going in for on your chest. You don't want to wake up with something missing that wasn't supposed to be. Like write "Do NOT Amputate" on each leg. And for goodness sakes, don't let them think you're there for a sex change. Better write "Do NOT Amputate" on your pecker, too. Wait, that probably won't fit. Write, "Don't Cut Off." No, that won't work, either. Try "Leev."

The Dude said...

Hell of a birthday present.

May it bring you many more birthdays.

Palladian said...

Don't let this shit interfere with your enjoyment of life.

I'm glad you're going to be around to enjoy it for a long time to come.

Godspeed on the road to recovery.

Icepick said...

Happy to hear you're going to get fixed up tomorrow. There will be more work to do ahead of you, but that's good news. So we'll keep the good thoughts going for you down here, and look forward to hearing from you again soon.

As Professor Gerhard Emch once told me and a classmate, "Peace out, home boy!"

- Icepick

The Dude said...

I can top that - this guy told me that it was going to be all right.

So far, so good.

ndspinelli said...

Trooper, Just think of how good it will feel to get home in your own bed. With your bride.

ndspinelli said...

No sex for awhile though, just cuddling.

chickelit said...

Also some heart meds and a new sucky diet.

What are the heart meds?

You've been quite about the hospital chow. I thought you'd post at least one blurry photo with a critique.

chickelit said...

The food can't be worse than MRE's.

blake said...

Hey, maybe we could hack that!

Hook it up to the blog, maybe?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

...pacemaker, defibrillator, can opener and Pocket Fisherman.

Put Wi-Fi on it and whenever, the blood flows picks up, you will be Lemming almost just as good as me.

On second thought. maybe that's not a good idea.

rcocean said...

Good Luck Trooper. Looks like clear sailing - and homeward bound -after this operation.

chickelit said...

This is still my fave photo of Troop: link.

It's almost got Caravaggio quality.

blake said...

Kinda ... dark.

MamaM said...

"Keep a good thought"

Will do. Thanks for keeping us posted.

@El Pollo, did you take note of the title on that post?

There was also mention made of the Raising of Lazarus.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Beat Goes On for Trooper.

Don't sit there like some silly girl
If you wait too long you'll be too late
I'm not telling you something new
There ain't no time to lose (No time to lose)
It's time for you to celebrate

chickelit said...

blake said...
Kinda ... dark.

That's like chiaroscuro, you philistine!

MamaM said...

In the Good Thoughts for the Main Event category, here's the Big Choir, 95,000 Liverpudlian's sharing their version of Gerry's song!

chickelit said...

@MamaM: I think ricpic was referring to this painting "Raising Of Lazarus" by Sickert.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Palladian please pick up the dark courtesy phone.

chickelit said...

Next we come to the portrait we have a simple subject “Giacomo Mangiando” [James Eating]

Scholars have debated the photograph for years---from the simple oil-on-canvas texture of the white table cloth and bib, to the earnest yet genuine hunger of the eating peasant, the bowing of the head as if in prayer while the overhead the illumination and partially obscured cross of the window portray reverent humility; the vitrine depth of the shelves and fenestration framing the simple subject’s shoulders and adding depth imbue the subject with erudition and outward vision. All of these compositional elements were carefully framed by the artist and captured for posteriority.



LOL I can't believe I wrote that.

MamaM said...

EP, The name he first came up with matches your link, this one is Sickert's

chickelit said...

Troop, tell Lisa that that's the type of photo I would buy as art. It strikes me right.

Good luck tomorrow getting your chest implant.

chickelit said...

You're right MamaM and I am wrong. Not the first time. either.

MamaM said...

EP, It's your link that prompted a memory along with a fun read and discussion. Both paintings linked convey a truth that applies to the guy sleeping tonight in a hospital bed, wrapped in a blue gown, about to receive a life saving device that wasn't available to anyone who needed it 50 years ago, no matter how much money or clout they had. Which in my mind qualifies as a grace that walks close to the miracle described in the story and pictures.

In 1958, engineer Earl Bakken of Minneapolis, Minnesota, produced the first wearable external pacemaker for a patient... This transistorized pacemaker, housed in a small plastic box, had controls to permit adjustment of pacing heart rate and output voltage and was connected to electrode leads which passed through the skin of the patient to terminate in electrodes attached to the surface of the myocardium of the heart.

Evi L. Bloggerlady said...

Look at it as a tune up. You are an older model and you need your ignition timing set.

Cody Jarrett said...

LOL, Evi.

Good luck today with the thing there, Trooperton.

ricpic said...

Haz beat me to it that you're smiling again. A very good sign. Let the next picture show laughter.

Cody Jarrett said...

Chicks:

A bit of RH bait for Lemuel's joint?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZfuzFD1UTE

ndspinelli said...

They use that twilight anesthesia for this procedure so he'll be in Michael Jackson's Wonderland today.

Chip S. said...

I hope he posts from Wonderland. That would be some great stuff--Inside Trooper York's Subconscious

Chip S. said...

He'll probably spend the afternoon watching the Yankees in the playoffs.

The Dude said...

Propofol FTW!

Methadras said...

Godspeed and make sure it's encrypted so douchebags like me can't try to hack it. :D

ndspinelli said...

ChipS, LOL x 5! Your Bosox better be ready for a good team that has just won 3 elimination games. Steel forged in a fire, may man. Those pink hatters been start folding their hands.

Darcy said...

Hope all is going (or went) well.

Really a cute pic.

Chip S. said...

The AL Central isn't exactly a forge, nick. More like a forgery.

My boys haven't worried about anything yet, and won't start now. Not shaving seems to be very relaxing.

I'm taking the same attitude toward Trooper's surgery.

Chip S. said...

Um, except for the Tigers, of course, who are totally awesome.

Especially their fans.

Darcy said...

This is a pretty simple procedure, right? Just had a pacing the waiting room moment.

Darcy said...

Hahaha, Chip. Nice save. We're gonna see, I hope. ;-)

Cody Jarrett said...

Good grief.

I wander back by and see that Nick has vanished through the looking glass to a land where the Cleveland Indians are some kind of hammer and tong...and Darcy's changed her picture again.

I like this one a lot, D. Serious, but with a slight hint of a smile.



blake said...

Twice!

*snips for portfolio*

I mean...nothing.

blake said...

Troop just has to stay away from The Dome.

Any of you guys see that? "Under The Dome"? It's like Stephen King took "The Simpsons Movie" and made it into a series.

It's pretty awful. Not "Walking Dead" awful or, Lord help us, "Falling Skies" awful, but full of King cliches, like the evil preacher and the angry mob and runaway trucks.

blake said...

So, do we do a bunch of puns now?

"Pace yourself."
"This'll be a nice change of pace."
"Pace. The final frontier."
"Pick up the pace."

Cody Jarrett said...

"I'm done lookin atcha pace"?

Cody Jarrett said...

So wow. That RH bait worked better than leaving out a little bit of Eva Braun for eddie the utch.

Thanks Chick. I got a chuckle out of how quick he was on it. 8 minutes.

Darcy said...

Thanks, Cody. This one is more me - taken today. Or the me that I don't mind being out there. ;)

I can never pace myself. I have no patience. None. I want to get there fast.

Don't pace me, bro.

Cody Jarrett said...

The me that you don't mind being out there...

What an interesting sentence.


Hockey starts tonight. It's almost better than football. Way better than baseball.

And yes, I realize the NHL season started Monday or Tuesday. I don't care. It hasn't officially started until my team drops the puck.

Chip S. said...

Troop can call the chest scar his 'maker's mark.

Chip S. said...

bagoh had a great comment in that scything thread at Lem's.

That chick would totally seem like rh's type, except for the fact that she appears to be human.

The Dude said...

Your pace or mine?

I watched a hockey game on June 19th, 2006. Haven't had any reason to watch one since.

Lost in pace.

Chip S. said...

I also went to one and only one hockey game. A girl from Detroit scored a couple of tix when the Redwings were in town and invited me along.

The game wasn't much, but Detroit girls are hot.

The Dude said...

Not as hot as the ones who live outside of the city, just sayin'...

blake said...

Bagoh is a chick?

I think I've known that but forget frequently. And then, every time, it's all "Bagoh is a chick?"

ndspinelli said...

I don't want to bug Lisa yet. If we don't hear something by later in the evening I'll text her. But, this is a very routine procedure.

ndspinelli said...

ChipS, Being cockyyy, the Chipster cocksure Chiparino. Rays in 5.

Michael Haz said...

Can we now refer to the era before Trooper's pacemaker as the era of TOP - the old pace?

Whistles at Darcy's new photo.

Michael Haz said...

Hospital events never run on schedule. Plus it takes a while to get the thing loaded with Trooper's favorite music.

Ruth Anne Adams said...

Troop,
Do you have someone from the home parish visiting you with Communion? Maybe the padre coming by to anoint you? Cuz that's what I'd want most for you.

We continue to pray for you every night during family prayer time. And you know my three wee ones get miraculous results.

Cody Jarrett said...

Is Spinelli trying to channel Troop for some reason?

Cuz he's got way more reason to root for the Crimson Hoses than the Spiny Tail Flatfish.

Dust Bunny Queen said...

It's pretty awful. Not "Walking Dead" awful or, Lord help us, "Falling Skies" awful, but full of King cliches, like the evil preacher and the angry mob and runaway trucks.

We watched the premiere episode and that was all we could stand. So trite and cliche. We were even completing the character's sentences half way through the show and making fun of their total lack of common sense.

Too much too stupid to stand.

Cody Jarrett said...

ChipS, Being cockyyy, the Chipster cocksure Chiparino. Rays in 5.

actually this sounds a lot more like rotisserie boy than anything.

apologies, Nick, but it does.

Chip S. said...

I thought it sounded like the newest celebrity Republican.

Anyway, I'd better try to reactivate my disabled PayPal account so that ndspinelli--the Spinster, SpinMaestro, Spinnnnderrrrella--and I can place a friendly wager.

bagoh20 said...

"Bagoh is a chick?

I think I've known that but forget frequently. And then, every time, it's all "Bagoh is a chick?""


It throws me for loop too. Everytime the question comes up I spend a few days alone trying to fuck myself. I've had marginal success.

bagoh20 said...

So does this pacemaker thing have vibrate setting? I know his wife is gonna ask, and Trooper is gonna claim it does, but I wanna know the truth.

The Dude said...

It's really more of an anti-vibrate device. When his heart is all a-flutter it soothes and calms him. Chicken soup for his ticker.

Cody Jarrett said...

Which one is the newest celeb Republican?

I get confused, since I try to avoid celebrities of any sort.


And Evi, your blog did it to me again. I actually had a few scientific studies showing the efficacy of acupuncture, from such quack places as the JAMA.

Is it that you hate being disagreed with, like Crack?

:)

Cody Jarrett said...

BTW, what is it about the Sox/Rays record against each other that's making Spinelli so confident the Sox are suddenly going to forget how to win and the Rays are suddenly going to get good?

ndspinelli said...

As I've related, my mom's family were Red Sox fans, my Dad's Yankees. Mostly busting balls. But, I do hate the Sweet Caroline and the plaintiff looks and hand wringing in the stands. Basta!! I love to bet but have too many Red Sox loving fam and friends to want them to lose. I just think they will.

Darcy said...

I love the Sweet Caroline! (bum, bum, bummm)

Cody Jarrett said...

Everyone hates the pink hats except when they like the team able to have one of the highest payrolls in baseball thanks to the pink hats.

Funny, that.


Chip S. said...

I don't hate the pink hats. It's their money (or their boyfriends' money) that lets Boston compete w/ NY.

And I've got a theory that Sweet Caroline was started an a way to dispel the doom-and-gloom Calvinist pall that used to be so characteristic of Fenway before everything changed in 2004. So I don't even mind that.

And now that Cody's regularly providing links to sources, I don't even have that to carp about.

If I'm not careful I'll give myself diabetes.

Chip S. said...

I typed this ↑ before seeing Cody's last comment.

Chip S. said...

For Cody:

the newest celebrity Republican

ndspinelli said...

Yes, Neil Diamond is a bum.

Michael Haz said...

I'm in Chicago. Wearing Kevlar underwear, which is oddly comfortable. In a manly way.

Chip S. said...

Silk-lined kevlar?

Cody Jarrett said...

Neil Diamond is a brilliant singer/songwriter.

Yeah, he got old, but we all do.

Dude was the first person to ever go on American Bandstand and sing a song he wrote. Don't ask me for a link. It's purely a self remembrance from one of those schmaltzy Bandstand tribute shows.

Cody Jarrett said...

Thanks Chip.

LOL. I saw a picture of him on The Blaze or someplace the other day and had no idea who it was, figured it was some arcane writer or something that no one knew (I was close).

Never seen him in anything. Ever. Except for trailers and commercials.

Cody Jarrett said...

Hockey players wear kevlar socks.

I can't imagine they're particularly absorbent.

Michael Haz said...

Yes Chip, silk lined. And I'm okay with that.

ricpic said...

No word from Troop. This is like waiting for the lunar module to reenter earth's atmosphere in Apollo 13...and make splashdown.

ricpic said...

Okay, Apollo XIII for you purists.

Methadras said...

blake said...

Bagoh is a chick?

I think I've known that but forget frequently. And then, every time, it's all "Bagoh is a chick?"


Nah, he just sits down on the toilet like one.

Cody Jarrett said...

Well...back to the groinocologist.

bagoh20 said...

"Nah, he just sits down on the toilet like one"

You need to be prepared in life, because when you least expect it, shit happens.

Darcy said...

Hannnnds...touching hands...reaching out...touching me...touching youuuu

Sorry. I do love the song and Neil Diamond. When my sister and I were little we would play Neil Diamond over and over on the turntable. We loved Cracklin' Rosie.

Would love to know how Jim is.

Cody Jarrett said...

I may or may not have known someone in the past named Holly that I may or may not have sung Holly Holy too.

She may or may not have really liked it but I can tell you for sure that her husband didn't like it.

Oh no, he didn't.

Neil Diamond. Is there anything he can't do?

Darcy said...

Hehe.

chickelit said...

Collisional impacts with kevlar tend to be inelastic, but the prevent extensive damage.

MamaM said...

It's a twofer. TY gets his heart moderated and Althouse opens up for comments without moderation.

Which means the poll was missing the real answer to "Which Will Come First?" which is:

The day Trooper and Althouse simultaneously undergo a Change of Heart

Cody Jarrett said...

Chick, you know how chaps keep a person's legs safe whilst using chainsaws?

Michael Haz said...

I am I said.....

chickelit said...

"The day Trooper and Althouse simultaneously undergo a Change of Heart"

MamaM, thread winner!

chickelit said...
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chickelit said...

"Chick, you know how chaps keep a person's legs safe whilst using chainsaws? "

No, how?

Cody Jarrett said...

The kevlar (or should it be Kevlar?) is in there like cotton balls, as the moving chain goes over it the fibers get pulled out and wrap around the chain, slowing then stopping it.

ricpic said...

Cardinals 9 - Pirates 1

B-o-o-o-ring

Haters can now post at TOP! Haters can now post at TOP! YAY...YAY...

ricpic said...

Haters: that's She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed's term.

Not mine, not mine. Well, that's not precisely true. Do I hate the non-haters? No. I'm nonplussed by them.

Michael Haz said...

Haters? She must mean people who abhor free speech. No surprise, that.

Dust Bunny Queen said...

I wonder....am I one of the haters and people who fouled up the place? Probably since I was very vocal (or pixilated to be more exact on the internet) about the crass Amazon hustling. I also disagreed with Althouse over some of her pet ideologies and pointed out her illogical reasoning. Can't have THAT...can we?

So...I suppose I'm one of the 'bad people'. Ah well.

Michael Haz said...

DBQ - We can all meet at the Bad People Bar.

ndspinelli said...

I just left a message on Lisa's cell. I'll report as soon as I hear anything.

The Dude said...

Glenmorangie with a splash of water, please.

What's the word on Troopski? Anyone? Beuller?

Cody Jarrett said...

Anything interesting come out of the workshop today, Sixty Grit Garrett?

Icepick said...

So I _CAN_ comment again at TOP, but why would I want to? They lost me with their shitty behavior at Lem's joint.

The Dude said...

Thanks for asking, Codes, it's been a good week, what can I say?

As in what can I say that can't and won't be used against me in a court of law?

I used to know a woman named Miranda. I preferred Margarita, just sayin'...

Icepick said...

So I _CAN_ comment again at TOP, but why would I want to? They lost me with their shitty behavior at Lem's joint.

Cody Jarrett said...

I think we should all change our names to the same name and descend upon the place.

Maybe we could all call ourselves "Meade".

Dust Bunny Queen said...

Glenmorangie with a splash of water, please

I'll have what he's having. Thanks

Cody Jarrett said...

Anyone else starting to maybe feel like pacing a little?

Icepick said...

Cody, we should all go over as fionamagee.

Icepick said...

No pacing yet, Cody, but I've spent a lot of time in hospitals the last six years.

MamaM said...

I've been keeping good thoughts all day, time for a drink.

These threads overlap, with the punch lines from the 2 Pace Picante commercials on the other post, delivering "Animals!" and "Get a rope" as the declaration and solution to those pesky haters and befoulers of the pure art and quality over at TOP.

Icepick said...

No pacing yet, Cody, but I've spent a lot of time in hospitals the last six years.

Icepick said...

Cody, we should all go over as fionamagee.

Cody Jarrett said...

That could be really funny.

ndspinelli said...

You folks need patience and faith.

Dust Bunny Queen said...

Anyone else starting to maybe feel like pacing a little?

Trooper is likely still doped to the gills and his lovely wife Lisa is likely sitting by his side. I wouldn't expect to hear anything until the morning.

I have another google blog that I haven't used in a really long time. I thought about posting over at Althouse, under that persona or avatar to see if I could. Unfortunately, I am really bad at sock puppetry. My writing style is what it is...and frankly its just a bit too much work to just see if I can post.

Dust Bunny Queen said...
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Cody Jarrett said...

According to the Mayo Clinic page, installation is done with the patient awake, under the influence of a sedative.

That's why I'm starting to think about pacing.

Icepick said...

Patience and faith, Cody. Patience and faith.

Icepick said...

And maybe some sock puppetry. "I _am_ fionamagee!"

Cody Jarrett said...

I have neither patience or faith.

Never have. Probably never will.

ndspinelli said...

Haz, Did you see Aaron Rodgers was @ a peace rally in Madison, protesting "conflict minerals" from the Congo. The bitchy Sloan from Entourage was also there. I guess he has a lot of Berkley in him!

Cody Jarrett said...

You'd think Rogers would have learned (with the Ryan Braun thing) to keep his mouth shut except about football.

chickelit said...

OK add me to the concerned list again. The last time I weighed in like that, Nick got a call from Lisa withing 30 minutes.

Plus I seem to have uncanny summoning powers.

chickelit said...

Cody Jarrett said...
I have neither patience or faith.

Never have. Probably never will.


How is that? I used to have one but not the other and then the two changed places.

Cody Jarrett said...

I suppose I might've had faith once upon a time, when I was a wee gangster.

Then stuff happened and I lost my faith.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

So, how did it go with Trooper?

I don't feel like reading 125 comments.

According to the Mayo Clinic page, installation is done with the patient awake, under the influence of a sedative.

Is that Trooper or an Airplane joke?

Icepick said...

Len, no word yet. People are starting to put on their concern-faces.

chickelit said...

@Cody: Gene Hackman dealt with "oui gangsters" in "The French Connection"

Methadras said...

Can we start talking about death metal now or is it still too soon?

chickelit said...

OK, 30 minutes passed.

Cody Jarrett said...

Lord love a duck...

MamaM said...

I've been keeping good thoughts all day, but the hater thing and the no-news-on-recovery has put me the mood for a drink.

These threads overlap, with the pace jokes here working with the 2 Pace Picante commercials from other post, where the two punch lines of "Animals!" and "Get a rope" fit the Alt attitude regarding haters and despoilers of fine art and excellent, primo, top of the line piquant writing.

I'm so agitated, I'm willing to talk about the neighbors to hand off tension. Wondering how a guy with over 150 photos under the category of scything, which reveal an animal he cherishes and a job he clearly enjoys doing, can deny the power of emotion as strongly as Crack, and deem himself dedicated to pure reason. Surely reason would go with the 1 or 2 is enough to convey what is needed approach. Ah well. It was a fun post, and I liked the girl in the video's straight forward energy.

Cody Jarrett said...

Meth wants us to think he's all death metal and shit but really his ipod is nothing but milli vanilli and bel biv devoe.

And maybe kriss kross


chickelit said...

I'm worried about yashu too. I started getting fond of her and then she got scarce. I wonder if it's something we did or said.

chickelit said...

MamaM: Your concern for rhhardin reminded me of some humorous lines Trooper once penned regarding carol_herman's quest to get him to notice her. It's buried here somewhere in the virtually unsearchable archives of Trooper York.

Cody Jarrett said...

She's mentioned a couple of times that she tends to fade in and out of commenting (paraphrasing), so I don't think it's anything you did, Chicks.

It could be something Icepick did though...

chickelit said...

We're having a vigil on the virgin thread.

Cody Jarrett said...

I first saw that girl here this morning. I thought she looked really cool, and I was taken with her actually peening her blade so I googled her and found the video.

She charges 15 pounds an hour to mow for people. Pretty cool.

link

chickelit said...

We have a wonderful sprawling museum dedicated to old crafts: The Antique Steam And Gas Musuem. They do wheelwrighting, blacksmithing, etc. The kids used to love that place: I wrote about my encounter with the Buffalo Springfield.

Cody Jarrett said...

Those old machines are really marvelous, aren't they?

ndspinelli said...

It's all good!! Lisa is going on espresso. But, she was laughing as was the big boy in the background. I'll just give the general report, Trooper can fill in the details.

He was scheduled to go in for the procedure earlier in the day but there was an emergency patient. So, he didn't get in until about 3. Trooper got out @ about 5:30, but they are monitoring him closely. HE WILL BE GOING HOME TOMORROW. Lot's of changes, as we all know. He will have a scale, BP cup and other monitors hooked up to his home phone. My uncle I just visited in Vt.has CHF and the same deal. Water and weight are key. These monitors are linked to the hospital and if anything is amiss, he goes in. One of the problems today is he could not have any pain meds because of his heart, so it was rough. And, as we all know, seeing a person we love in pain is worse than being in pain yourself. But, going home is the best meds right now. See you atheists, faith!

Lisa gave me the name of a spa[Cornerstone Healing] on Court St. that she likes. I'll get the gift cards out ASAP. Here's a good question for someone to ask, Inquire about his taser!

ndspinelli said...

MamaM, Have a drink, unless you're a Friend of Bill.

Icepick said...

Cody, I'll have you know that yashu has said very nice things to me. She did so while backing out of the room, which I found unusual, but she did so nevertheless.

chickelit said...

Twice a year they have a parade and fire up many of steam tractors. Collectors of various tractors from all years come too, trailering in their restoration projects and showing them off. John Deere rules.

ndspinelli said...

It's like Trooper has an ankle bracelet, like the wiseguys on his block.

Cody Jarrett said...

Thanks Nick.

Cody Jarrett said...

You found it unusual, Ice? I sorta figured it happened to you a lot...?

Icepick said...

Actually I am an atheist, Spinelli. I just had faith that this routine procedure would be routine. Plus, lots of experience in hospitals, and I know to not go looking for extra trouble.

Icepick said...

As, shucks, Cody, you're embarrassing me!

chickelit said...

Thus endeth the vigil.

ndspinelli said...

Icepick, Since I was not aware you're an atheist tat means you're a good one. Being libertarian, I don't have any compulsion to tell people how to live and VICE VERSA. But, as you know, many atheists are like most vegans, they will tell you 10 times a day! I don't abide people who constantly talk about their religion either.

Chip S. said...

Whew!

Thanks for the news, Nick.

Icepick said...

I hate evangelical atheists. Just shut the Fuck up about your non-beliefs.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...
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ricpic said...

Great good news! Thanks so much spinelli for that report. Can I go to bed relieved now? Yes I can. Night all.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Great news. thanks.

Icepick said...

It's strange, because I don't mind people proselytizing their religion to me, but man, I can't stand people pushing their non-beliefs. I get people trying to save my soul and pass along the Eternal Glory. But left face it, atheism is a real downer, and THAT'S what you're selling? Harsh, man....

Cody Jarrett said...

Downer?

It's freedom man, freedom.

Like John Lennon said.


What I don't like are the people who find out you don't believe in whatever their version of god is and they start putting you down. Or even calling you an atheist.

I used to just call myself an apathist, which would get a laugh and change the subject.

Now I'm old and have a short temper so I don't bother.

Icepick said...

Dude, please don't get me started on John Freakin' Lennon...

Icepick said...

That's like telling Trooper what a great guy Ted William's frozen head is.

MamaM said...

Good news, Nick. I continue to be thankful for the connection formed which allows this information to be shared and you for serving as the courier and conduit.

While I appreciate Bill's belief in the power of honesty and group support, anything more than 1 or 2 drinks depresses me to the point where I become tired, moody and sleepy. Bummer for me, but if it weren't so, chances are good I'd be one of his friends.

It's been a long 10 days here since TY admitted to the underwater feeling and committed to "take care of it". Now, with a strap on and implant he heads home with the one he loves, back to the life that is waiting for them

In honor of that return, a bit of Bukowski (to go with the post photo):

“The Laughing Heart

your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.”

Michael Haz said...

Got home late; read the good news.

Thanks, Nick.

Michael Haz said...

Will there be a few dollars left in the gift fund? I think Jim would really appreciate a Richard Simmons workout DVD to help him along the road to a more fit and healthy lifestyle.

Methadras said...

Cody Jarrett said...

Meth wants us to think he's all death metal and shit but really his ipod is nothing but milli vanilli and bel biv devoe.

And maybe kriss kross,


That wounds me. It really does because you left out Kid n' Play and Boyz 2 Men. tsk

Methadras said...

El Pollo Raylan said...

We're having a vigil on the virgin thread.


That confused me because I read that as somehow relating to Virgil Xenophone for some reason.

chickelit said...

That's just an image of your figmentation, methadras ;)

blake said...

DBQ--

Yes, it's the lack of common sense that kills me. I'm not exactly a survivalist--like, at all--but I think what I've learned from all these TV shows is that there will be NO writers for television that survive the Apocalypse.

blake said...

The kids and I just saw this new Japanese movie—one nice thing about living in L.A. is that any movie that wants an Oscar has to play here for a week, and the theater where they all go is about 4 miles away—about a woman who falls in love with a wolf-person and has children with him.

Not a werewolf, just a person who can turn back and forth between human and children form willy nilly.

And the thing I appreciated most about it was that the writer had clearly sat down and thought about the challenges of raising children who could do that.

Absurd concept, but given some dedicated thought (and not in service to some dumbass agenda) and so a very moving film.

I just about died on the first episode of Falling Skies where Noah Wyle says (in reference to his younger son, who wants to learn to shoot a gun) "He deserves a childhood."

Hey, Dr. Carter, 98% of the world's population is dead. I think the "childhood" bus left town.

blake said...

Oh, and it's not enough to have the hero lesbian couple. They gotta be an inter-racial hero lesbian couple.

blake said...

bagoh--

I'm sure the people telling you to try that are appreciative of your efforts.

I'm not misremembering this, though, right? It comes up periodically, for some reason, people think you're female?

blake said...

It's not exactly a classic but I've always liked Saving Silverman, in which a couple of buddies (Steve Zahn, Jack Black) try to rescue their friend (Jason Biggs)from the evil clutches of the bitchy (but hot) Amanda Peet.

One of the things she's demanding is that the Biggs no longer take part in "Diamonds in the Rough", their Neil Diamond cover band.

At the movie's climax, the two commandeer the actual Neil Diamond, after a short explanation to him of their predicament.

"Love on the rocks? Ain't no big surprise."

Darcy said...

Yay! Success, and Jim is going home.
Happy. Thanks, Nick.

Darcy said...

And lol, Blake. I'm glad I read to the end. That is so cute. I've got to watch that movie now.

And Icepick:
I hate evangelical atheists. Just shut the Fuck up about your non-beliefs.

Ha!

Darcy said...

I'm glad we didn't Meade the cafe post at TOP.

The Dude said...

Got tired so I turned in prior to the posting of the news, which sounds like it is good news indeed. Think of the nurses, if nothing else.

Stuff gets delayed in hospitals. I arrived at 4:30 for my mitral valve surgery, there was a paperwork screw up, then someone actually looked at me and realized that they needed to shave my chest. That took 45 minutes. I pity the poor orderly or whatever the guy was who had to do that. Big job. A weed whacker might have been a better tool choice as opposed to the razor he used.

Anyway, even though I was first in line for the cardiac OR that morning my tee time got pushed back an hour or more just because of fun, games and oversights.

And boy did I look funny when I got home. Itched like a sumbitch, too.

Darcy said...

Ooh, Sixty is hairy too!

The Dude said...

Okay, that made me laugh.

Yes, I am hairy. Occasionally when I am hiking in the forest I am mistaken for Sasquatch. Hair shirt? No need to wear one, I grow my own.

All I can say is that orderly was thankful that he only had to shave my front - if I had required more shaving we might never have gotten into the operating theater.

I sure hope Troopski is doing well and I look forward to hearing from him. I hope his pacemaker is not like Beethoven's metronome.

Cody Jarrett said...

Gosh, Meth, I don't even know who kid n play are. Or is. Or...well you know.

Cody Jarrett said...

Will there be a few dollars left in the gift fund? I think Jim would really appreciate a Richard Simmons workout DVD to help him along the road to a more fit and healthy lifestyle.

tae-bo.

then he can post pictures of himself doing it titled "kickin it bitchez" and such.

ndspinelli said...

Sixty, When you have your shirt off do you ever get the smartass, "What do you feed that thing?"

You're welcome folks, but it is all done out of love and concern, and you all would do the same if the opportunity arose. So much of life is serendipitous, but not all..I think.

ndspinelli said...

Haz, Great minds think alike. A joke gift, to accompany the gift card, was already suggested and purchased. I'll let the recipient announce when he gets it. You'll approve considering your age.

Here's a funny "while under mild sedation" story. You will all be able to visualize this. The Cardiac Kid was being wheeled into the procedure, happy as Michael Jackson, by an Indian orderly. He kept telling the orderly how much he loves Bollywood movies. Lisa was trying to hide.

ndspinelli said...

MamaM, You are a wise woman. Too many people don't realize the very basic fact that alcohol is a depressant. More so for some than others.

Dust Bunny Queen said...

Great news about Trooper.

@ Blake

Oh, and it's not enough to have the hero lesbian couple. They gotta be an inter-racial hero lesbian couple

Seriously. I think that they have a little velvet bag of politically correct tiles that they can randomly pull out to make the combinations of trite, stereotyped, boring plots and characters.

Just tell the story and stop shoving your agenda in our face.

Hubby and I discussed this very issue the other day while having cocktails on the deck. Look....I don't mind if they have a lesbian couple, interracial couple...whatever.... in the book/show/movie as long as it is really pertinent to the actual plot. Pertinent, as in if that element were missing there would be an interruption in the plot or story. Meaning it would damage the story if it were not there. But.....usually, the insertion of those agenda items has nothing at all to do with the story.

Hey, Dr. Carter, 98% of the world's population is dead. I think the "childhood" bus left town.

That made me laugh and I thought the very same thing. Deserving and getting are two different things. Or as my mother would say "wish in one hand and shit in the other....which gets full first."

BJM said...

Holy Shit! I go offline for a while and return to see what mischief you're up to and find you trussed up like an oven ready turkey.

Godspeed.

ndspinelli said...

A $100 gift certificate for any service @ Cornerstone Healing has been sent to Lisa @ her store. The NY Jap bastards charge a 3% fee for phone orders! A book and $180 gift card have been sent to Trooper. The book to him c/o the store, and the gift card electronically to him @ his email.

The card to Lisa thanks her for taking care of our friend and putting up w/ his embarrassing comments. the card to Jim suggests he read the book thoroughly. It also says he won't be able to watch the Yanks during his recovery, and old movies get well..old, so he can do some reading while he's on the ankle bracelet on home confinement.

I wonder if there is a drug/alcohol screening regimen. Would anyone hear want to take a UA from that guy. I've taken UA's from inmates, you're supposed to see the pee come out of the penis to do it properly. They'll need coke bottle eyeglasses.

blake said...

Darce--

You should always read my posts to the end.

I'm a big fan of the twist. And the stinger.

blake said...

Nick--

I was just reading something somewhere challenging the notion that alcohol was a depressant. Can't find it now so it might've just been Some Guy on the Internet.

Most drugs seem to follow the pattern of "small amount->stimulant, large amount->depressant, larger amount->fatal".

blake said...

DBQ--

I think it's the ignorance that bugs me. A complete lack of understanding of history that allows writers to believe a cataclysmic world change wouldn't impact their preferred social paradigms.

It's egregiously shallow.

Darcy said...

Alcohol never depresses me. Except for the crying part.

rcocean said...

The only thing more annoying then an out-spoken evangelist is an out-spoken atheist. The Evangelicals, at least, are trying to save your soul, while the atheists are just self-involved, asperberger types.

Even worse is they constantly state the obvious as if only super-smarties like themselves could figure it out. The Comparison to Vegans was apt.

rcocean said...

Of course, I have nothing against keep-it-to-themselves atheists. I wonder how many people take God into account on a daily basis.

blake said...

Dean Martin's on the jukebox I bet
Or maybe it's Tammy Wynette
The tear-jerkers are jerkin' your tears
Salt water in your whiskey and your beers

Darcy said...

I'm kidding about the crying, btw! I cry all the time, but honestly, I don't get weepy from cocktails. Someone may or may not be able to make a case for me getting too happy.

I love this may or may not thing.

Tequila may or may not make my clothes fall off!

But back to Trooper...so happy (there I go again) to read about the gifts being delivered. Y'all are aces.

The Dude said...

Checks cupboard - hmm, no tequila. Note to self - must stock up before Darcy visits.

The Dude said...

And this one, just because.

Yo, Troopski - drop us a line ovah heyah!

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