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Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: September 2023

  • Review: White House Plumbers

    I am conflicted about White House Plumbers. Yes, I enjoyed it immensely. Should I have? It was a little problematic. It is terrifying to think that the government could be taken down by male frailty, but that’s the premise of the show. Liddy and Hunt are overgrown adolescents driven by vanity, so starved for praise…

  • Woman Cave

    Yesterday I was talking with Gary about my anatomy. Specifically, my female anatomy. Yes it’s another post about my pelvic floor, which is still rattling away, and yesterday it was particularly active. I didn’t even get a chance to tell him what I wanted, which was a little digital spelunking, just so he could tell…

  • Weekly Paint Progress: 9/28

    This week Basic Shapes went from this: … to this.

  • Competing Trials

    From the urologist: “We are currently recruiting patients for a clinical research study involving the implantation of a small neurotransmitter device to treat urge urinary incontinence.” It sounds like the nerves leading to your bladder just get a boost, so it would be helpful for neurogenic bladder like mine, where the issue is nerve conduction.…

  • Review: In Flight

    New Barenaked Ladies Album! You know I’m all about the lyrics. Here are my favorite lyrics from each song. Lovin’ LifeOn the best of days there’ll be joy and pain One NightYou’re right in front of me, I got a melody / If you got a malady, I got the remedy Enough TimeTime makes the…

  • By the Numbers

    I did the math last night. I’ve been in love with Gary 41 years. He has said “I love you” almost every one of those days, even on most of the days we’ve fought. Even if you take off the six months we were on the outs, that’s still over fourteen thousand times (14,785). Mom…

  • TWIL: Clinical Trials Move Fast

    I went in for a quick blood draw for the clinical trial and found they switched things up. Before, the real drug was the new formulation of Evusheld, and the placebo was the old-school Evusheld (the one useless against omicron), so they could show the increase in effectiveness. Evidently the government got involved and changed…

  • Anxiety: Warning Signs

    TeddyJ sent out a test blast of their cell phone text alert system. The only time in fifteen years that I have seen this system used was to tell us the work lockdown had begun. On October 4th, the government is testing their wireless alert system as well. And wastewater shows the new ultra-mutated Covid…

  • Off My Feed

    KC noted that Feedly isn’t working (and, thank you, KC). In my research I discovered that RSS Feed readers are outdated now. Who knew. Supposedly everyone wants emails instead. I doubt this. I seriously doubt this. No one wants an email about my pelvic floor and my ensuing incontinence that may eventually require botox. No…

  • Weekly Paint Progress: 9/21

    This week the Basic Shapes went from this: … to this.