This Week In Anderson Cooper
Oh, my poor baby Anderson. Here I am trapped with a man who has been wiped out by a cold, while heroic Anderson Cooper is all blase about having his face sliced open because he is a skin cancer survivor. Check him out!
“On a personal note, I’ve been off for the last couple of days. I had minor surgery on Monday. A small spot of skin cancer was removed from under my left eye. I hadn’t planned on mentioning this, but I still have stitches and you’ll no doubt notice them tonight. Don’t want you to think I got into a fist fight with Charlie Rose.”
“I hadn’t planned on mentioning it.” Self-restraint. Discretion. How hot is that?
Evidently I am not the only woman not dissuaded that AC goes AC and DC. (And probably 360.) Jammies brought an excellent post to my attention, from a blogger on the train with the man himself.
Treatment
It is just remarkable, the ability to focus on the positive. Solomon has a whole blog devoted to positive thoughts. I myself have taken advantage of the placebo effect. Mom used the Gypsy Curse on me to great effect when I was young. If you don’t know, the curse is performed with this incantation:
“The curse is cast. The curse is subtle. Pay close attention to your enemy. Not today, not tomorrow, but eventually you will notice a pattern of bad luck. She will drop her tray in the lunchroom. She will forget her homework. Soon you will notice nothing else.”
And now there’s this: if you are an amputee and have phantom pain, you can trick yourself into thinking someone is massaging your phantom leg. And it feels good.
Just Exactly How Scattered, You Ask?
Yesterday, I saw the right turn only sign on Manchester, and thought, “But the mall’s on the left. Oh, screw that sign. That’s not for ME.” I thought it was remarkable how deserted the street was as I made a wide left turn into the far right lane. I drove about half a block when two police cars swung in from the left and screeched to a halt in front of me. “Damn!” I thought as they vaulted out of their cars and ran toward me, “they caught me making that illegal left turn.” I was starting to reach for my license and registration when I heard them roar, “Ma’am! You are Going the Wrong WAY!”
And so I was. Look, that’s a very wide road. I could well have been in the correct lane, and I would have, if I’d seen anyone else around me. And if I’d jumped the concrete barrier.
Anyway, instead of ticketing me, they stopped traffic, let me loop around the right way, and followed me until I’d straightened myself out. I’m going back there tomorrow morning. Wish me luck.
On the Other Hand
I took me two days and digging out vestigial memories of “CHKDSK /V/F,” but I got Vista out of its interminable Repair Loop. (“This Repair May Restart Several Times.” No shit.)
So, at times my brain has laser focus.
6 responses to “Scattered … Shiroobie … Scattered, Scattered”
Thank you for the link.
Obviously those police don’t know who you are. They don’t realize that the rules and laws of the peons do not apply to royalty.
I saw AC last night and actually did wonder whether he had gotten in a fight with Charlie Rose, but figured you would know. and you did!
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Solomon Broad – Really, breakfast cereal needs more appreciation.Shania – They will remember me, though, I gave them as they tailed me until I got back the right direction. I pointed at signs in a puzzled way, as if to say, “Hm, so I go left here, to go right there!” (Throw hands up in air.) “So this is East?” (Put hand on mouth in confusion.) “Oh, there it is, THAT’S east.” (Pointy pointy).Tasterspoon – Evidently Charlie tripped and sacrificed his face for his Mac Air. Oh so they say.Lisa Emrich – Huh? (Checking spam comments) Wait – Are YOU responsible for this spammer:”Hello ! Pretty nice forum, wants to see much more on it! The Author, you – super hero! This simply prodigy! I is pleasantly amazed! Thank!!! http://cialis-l-pillz.com“- cause I LOVE that guy.
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