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Not to worry! There's also International Pi Day (22/7) for those who follow the DA-MO-YEAR format! :-)
Hubby had no hypertension issues until a back injury that resulted in 2010 surgery. Pain made his levels so high they had to delay surgery. He could not exercise anymore. And he gained weight due to inactivity. His hypertension had to be lowered before surgery could be deemed safe/. Meds were what acheived thiis. For him it was a combo. 2 meds. It worked. His surgery was a challenge. It took 7 hrs. instead if 3, equipment failed, leg compressors malfunctioned and he ended up getting a pulmonary embolism that traveled thru his heart into his lungs. He ended up in the coronary unit for 12 days. Later a second emergency surgery was done. He ended up being certified as 100% disabled. His exercise capabilities are null, his diet ranges from healthy to pathetic yet those two meds keep him heart healthy.
Heh, I suspect he would consider that a serious downgrade from our current:
https://babytrend.com/products/expedition-2-in-1-stroller-wagon-liberty-midnight
snack tray, padded bottom, can curl up in the bottom entirely if he needs to reduce sensory input, lots of room to wiggle and reposition, and the awning has mosquito netting that extends from either side to make a really nice cave when he needs the extra (or the bugs are bad). It truly is the Lexus of wagons.
I'm just puffing hard now because I'm out of shape from being stuck inside since November with no real shot at exercise, and he's gained weight (as he should!) on top of it. In another month or so I'll adjust if past is prologue. I'm just whiny in the meantime LOL.
I avoid all almond products (except the nuts themselves) as the over planting of the trees in California has sucked up so much of the limited water is one of the contributing causes to the water crisis there, along with other issues. I also like cow's milk. Even if it is getting squeezed out in the markets by the fake milk products that are manufactured to death. Best thing for everyone is fresh food, unprocessed as possible. But for milk, I insist on pasturized. Silly of me, but I don't like getting sick from the food I eat or dying.
Yikes, I didn't know that about almond trees. Thank you. I never really got dairy substitute products (I tolerate dairy fine, so no need), but I'll definitely avoid them now.
Yeah, you can imagine their lobby doesn't advertise that too often. But during the bad drought ten years ago it was absolutely highlighted in our news where the water was going. California is essentially a desert environment to a large degree and the over-population doesn't help either. I did my part by moving out of the state I was born in and I do love with all its faults. Colorado is a great place too and faces some of the same issues now.
That's interesting; that emphasis didn't make it up here at all, and ten years ago I was paying a reasonable amount of attention.
Well, always glad to do what part I can to slow environmental collapse, whether it's staying away from AI or almond milk. Info sincerely appreciated.
Hmmmm looks like I'll be asking my doc more questions ....... thank you
Non-complaint: Another bachelor cullinary discovery: "Hot Pea Soup".
I'd thawed out another jalapeno pepper (previous one had finally gone moldy) and it was staring at me in the eggtray of my refrigerator, looking needed. So for breakfast when I'd heated up a serving of corned beef hash, I minced up about a quarter inch slice of the pepper into the hot hash. Mmmm... That's-a-spicey meat mush.
Then, lunch time comes and the pepper is still looking in need of more attention, so I opened a can of Campbell's Pea Soup, added the requisite can of water, and minced up about a quarter of the pepper into it. I let it almost boil to make sure the pepper cells burst and let loose their cargo of capsaicin. Lowered the heat, and let it continue warming for a few minutes, while stirring the chemical fire into it. Hooo-eeey, pea soup with real kick to it.
Kids, this is what happens when you get old, and need extra stimulation for your tired tastebuds.
The Chiles Are Getting Weaker Complaint Thread
It's definitely an acclimation thing, and you can lose it. I love super spicy stuff, but it didn't agree with Little Dude while I was breastfeeding, so I stopped. Started up again when I was finished with that, right where I'd left off, looking forward to the pleasant burn. I nearly immolated. It's been years, and I still can't touch some of the hot sauce bottles in the cupboard.
It is a tad cold outside.
yesterday, I was having issues loading Genesis 9. I tried loading Aiko 9, but she loaded as the Minecraft version.
This is a photo of a toy section of an airport gift shop. There is a possum in the picture.
Complaint: When we opened the front door to take trash to the outside can at 11:30 PM a bird flew in the house. It is now 2 AM and the bird still flying around the house. We have isolated it in a bedroom. The windows are open, the screens removed. If it hasn't found it's way out by later this morning, I guess we get to call in a professional.
I would loan you my cats but... Last night they went crazy jumping at a bug (?) that may have flown into the apartment somehow. I couldn't see it. They were totally crazed for at least an hour going from my room and into the kitchen/great room and back.
Not sure what floor you've got it trapped on, but can you lure it out with food?
Roast up some worms and lure it out with a fragrant plate of those.
Non-complaint: Weather was 40 F at dawn; perfect for just a T-shirt and not getting sweaty on our walk. Little Dude's enthusiasm came out in joyously waving hands and arms, which is just the best. And then he looked up at me and announced, "Happy. Happy, happy, happy."
My heart.
My suggestion would be to make sure there is a light out side the window you want the bird to go out and turn out all the lights in the room it's trapped in ,that's worked for me with feathered flying guests ,they fly to the light .
So happy to read this!
oooooo HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY !!! is good!!
Oh boy. Makes me grin
Our10 month old Maine Coon Kitten had the living daylights beaten out of him by a feral cat over the weekend. The fur ripped from him formed a circle about 5ft in diameter. Our kitten is big, but not aggressive and this made him terrified.
This morning he was no-longer a terrified bundle and was laying flat on his back in the sun exposing his tummy and throat. He's recovered from his ordeal, so 'Happy, Happy, Happy' is the perfect description for today.
I just wish my thighs would recover after I raced up the garden to defend said kitten who was pinned on his back. I managed to tear the muscles a bit because it apprears 61 yo muscles don't appreciate going from seated to racing flat out up a 1 in 3 hill without a warm-up. Ho hum.
Regards,
Richard
Awww!
Oh, your poor kitty. Glad he is not terrified. And, yes the things we do for our fur babies.
Thank you, all, for sharing my joy! We've been working so hard on emotional identification (something a lot of spectrum folk, especially kids, struggle with) so to have him name a feeling was just amazing.
@richardandtracy I'm so sorry for your fur baby, and your muscles. I'm glad he's feeling more at ease, and I hope you heal up soon.
...nice that you had a good walk and Little Dude was very happy..
At 40°F (shiver) I still need a sweatshirt over a long sleeve shirt over a long sleeve T-shirt and gloves to brave that temperature, and if it's windy, a jacket.
Thin blood here.
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Calmly and slowly talk in a low voice and pick it up. I've done it a few times, and it works, but Animals love me.
I did this once at a Chocolate Delivery for Gourmet Restaurants and Country clubs. The owners were amazed. One of the workers said I could get bird flu, and I told him, " His windshield will be the first I poop on .
If I wasn't exercising I'd be in long sleeves and a fall-weight jacket. Today wasn't windy, but if it had been, I might've had my hoodie on but unzipped, especially if the wind was coming across the still-frozen lake. Little dude's just sitting in the wagon, so he has his winter jacket, a hat, and a couple light blankets to cover his legs... or burrow under entirely, which he sometimes does, at which point I'll set up the awning with the mosquito net pulled down and drape one of the two blankets over it for insulation.
Teen Kiddo, on the other hand, has always been part dragon as far as I can tell. I gave up trying to get them to wear what I consider weather-appropriate clothes and just insist on having a jacket along in case they end up wanting it. They never do, and their hands are warm when mine are freezing. Dragon, I tell you.
Hmmm..., "talk to the bird", "birds fly into the light", ... I still think fried worms would work. I had to chase two squirrels out of a house once. How can such a little critter cause so much damage in their panic? I guess it was a team effort.
Complaint: At the symphony the other night, I was dressed nicely, but I had my only coat that fits me and suitable for the temperature. It was my leather biker jacket, with zippers everywhere. I got stopped at the metal detector on the way in. Twice. On the 3rd try, they pulled me to the side and frisked me and forced me to empty my pockets because they felt something in one of the zippered pockets. I held up the line for a good 5 minutes while they examined my cellphone, keys, metal pill container that had held my evening pills that I had taken after dinner, a long forgotten Bic lighter, and a plastic bag of spare metal snaps for my jacket. And a pocket full of a miniature Kleenex pack & folded up paper napkins stolen from the restaurant, which I keep as emergency bloody nose gear. I had to put down my cane to dig out all the contraband. Last time I got frisked was in '95 on my motorcycle trip around the US & Canada while going into Canada from Washington State. They were looking for guns. (They didn't find any. Made me repack my camping gear, bike luggage, bike trunk & tank bag.)
Non-complaint: It's nice to know that while nearly 80, I still look threatening.
Perhaps I'll be safe on city streets at night. I can do a lot of damage with a cane.