DougCLE told me to take some time and update my baby status when i get a chance. Baby JDM was born 4 lbs 14 ozs at 653am on Dec 28th vía scheduled C-section. She had some issues with oxygenating and managing her temperature on that first day but she’s done great since. Only lost 4% body weight. Eating well. Doctors said if it was just her we’d be discharged today.
I’m not doing as great. I spent a lot of time worried she’d need the NICU. Apparently i should have worried about me. Developed severe preeclampsia, magnesium toxicity and acute renal failure. I’d appreciate prayers.
I just finished reading today's Triad over at the Bulwark. Bill Kristol did a guest post. Regardless of what one may or may not think of Kristol, I thought it was pretty good. And it got me to thinking. Not always a good thing, but in this case maybe not too bad.
In his post, which, like many of the moment, concerned the 'politics' of the year we are quickly ending, he spoke about 'the curve of the future', and of hope. It prompted me to write the following post in Triad's comment section, which I'm re-posting here with just a slight modification at the end, the appropriateness of which I hope will be self-explanatory. Guess I just didn't want to wait to say it...
The curve of the future is always bending. In what direction and how far depends on who's pushing on it, and how hard.
In this country, our country, America, we would do well to remember that when it comes to the people who believe in liberal democracy, who believe in the rule of law, who believe in the self-evident truths of our founding documents, there's one hell of a lot more of us than of those who sneer at, shun and seek to undermine and destroy those precious values for their own personal gain, whatever that gain may be.
This New Year's we should all remind ourselves of why we are here. Literally. Some by circumstance of birth, some by choice, as far as living on this soil goes. But we are where we are in the greater sense because of all those who came before us who did not sneer at nor shun those values, who bent their shoulders against the curve of their futures in ways both large and small, and in doing so created a future for us to live in the freedom and with the liberties we enjoy today.
I'm not big on New Year's resolutions. They're more often than not hard to keep, and often are quickly forgotten. But we could all do worse than to resolve that in the coming year we each remind ourselves from time to time why we're here. And resolve to bend our shoulders against the curve of the future so that the efforts of those who came before will not be wasted, and the arc of history, however slowly and painfully, will continue to bend toward justice, and the attendant freedom, liberty and opportunity that true justice realized brings.
I wish a truly Happy New Year to all my friends in this joyful little space. I'm pretty sure we all know in the end why we're here. And as pessimistic as I often can be, that gives me hope for better things to come.
4 day week end, I have a lot of stuff I could and should do ( taking down Christmas) but, I am still tired from the season...lol..today I won't do much productive other than pay some bills...maybe tomorrow take the tree down, and then we will see if I feel like doing anything else...no rush really, not like I get any company...lol
On another site, I saw a LUK that asked if we had ever had success in keeping a NY Resolution. I posted this: Many years ago I resolved to never make any New Years resolutions and I have had no problem sticking to it.
Quick sand movie/tv show disasters have been around forever. I remember them when I was growing up, and I’m officially a “Boomer.” I will say that I enjoyed the YouTube “mashup,” except for the horse!
Oh thank you! The temp is supposed to hit 50 today and we are planning to go for a walk. I'll be sure to bring along a rope with a grappling hook -- just in case. You have made the world a safer place!
*diligently avoids Phil's wrath by NOT making puns about sinking*
Well this is topical because the Science Channel has the annual year-end Mythbusters marathon going. (Yes I am a fan, although a tad older than the Millennials who grew up with the show.) And killer quicksand was one of the first myths they busted.
Caution that Discovery Network is pretty ruthless with going after unauthorized MB videos on YouTube so the link may be executed soon, but this clip has survived so far.
Happy Sixth Day of Christmas! Today’s special animal friends are Six Geese a-Laying, which is great if you want to eat goose eggs or hatch goslings to expand your flock. A likely subject of this line is the West of England Goose, a domesticated Greylag (Anser anser) with a long history in Britain.
West of England geese can weigh over 16 lbs. and lay 30 to 50 eggs per year. Ganders may weigh up to 20 lbs. The West of England Goose is called an “auto-sexing” breed, which simply means that farmers can tell males from females at the time of hatching, because they have different colored feathers. This is an unusual characteristic for geese.
Pilgrim geese are another auto-sexing breed. They are raised in England today but were developed in the United States in the 20th century, so they couldn’t be the geese in the song.
That video had everything but the quick-chen sink!
Hi
DougCLE told me to take some time and update my baby status when i get a chance. Baby JDM was born 4 lbs 14 ozs at 653am on Dec 28th vía scheduled C-section. She had some issues with oxygenating and managing her temperature on that first day but she’s done great since. Only lost 4% body weight. Eating well. Doctors said if it was just her we’d be discharged today.
I’m not doing as great. I spent a lot of time worried she’d need the NICU. Apparently i should have worried about me. Developed severe preeclampsia, magnesium toxicity and acute renal failure. I’d appreciate prayers.
Thanks.
I just finished reading today's Triad over at the Bulwark. Bill Kristol did a guest post. Regardless of what one may or may not think of Kristol, I thought it was pretty good. And it got me to thinking. Not always a good thing, but in this case maybe not too bad.
In his post, which, like many of the moment, concerned the 'politics' of the year we are quickly ending, he spoke about 'the curve of the future', and of hope. It prompted me to write the following post in Triad's comment section, which I'm re-posting here with just a slight modification at the end, the appropriateness of which I hope will be self-explanatory. Guess I just didn't want to wait to say it...
The curve of the future is always bending. In what direction and how far depends on who's pushing on it, and how hard.
In this country, our country, America, we would do well to remember that when it comes to the people who believe in liberal democracy, who believe in the rule of law, who believe in the self-evident truths of our founding documents, there's one hell of a lot more of us than of those who sneer at, shun and seek to undermine and destroy those precious values for their own personal gain, whatever that gain may be.
This New Year's we should all remind ourselves of why we are here. Literally. Some by circumstance of birth, some by choice, as far as living on this soil goes. But we are where we are in the greater sense because of all those who came before us who did not sneer at nor shun those values, who bent their shoulders against the curve of their futures in ways both large and small, and in doing so created a future for us to live in the freedom and with the liberties we enjoy today.
I'm not big on New Year's resolutions. They're more often than not hard to keep, and often are quickly forgotten. But we could all do worse than to resolve that in the coming year we each remind ourselves from time to time why we're here. And resolve to bend our shoulders against the curve of the future so that the efforts of those who came before will not be wasted, and the arc of history, however slowly and painfully, will continue to bend toward justice, and the attendant freedom, liberty and opportunity that true justice realized brings.
I wish a truly Happy New Year to all my friends in this joyful little space. I'm pretty sure we all know in the end why we're here. And as pessimistic as I often can be, that gives me hope for better things to come.
Happy final work day of 2022!
Thank God. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and a Very Happy New Year!!
I don't do New Year's resolutions because I normally fail at finishing them, or never start them...lol
But, I am going to try to do more non political fun things I used to do all the time..reading, crosswords, might even do a jigsaw puzzle again
Morning All
4 day week end, I have a lot of stuff I could and should do ( taking down Christmas) but, I am still tired from the season...lol..today I won't do much productive other than pay some bills...maybe tomorrow take the tree down, and then we will see if I feel like doing anything else...no rush really, not like I get any company...lol
Funny satire Marque, including the video
On another site, I saw a LUK that asked if we had ever had success in keeping a NY Resolution. I posted this: Many years ago I resolved to never make any New Years resolutions and I have had no problem sticking to it.
Quick sand movie/tv show disasters have been around forever. I remember them when I was growing up, and I’m officially a “Boomer.” I will say that I enjoyed the YouTube “mashup,” except for the horse!
Since we are fans, we'd be remiss if we didn't include this scene. Beware the ROUSs.
https://youtu.be/d8Fsyld7YD0
Uh, just who here do you think is a GenXer?
Oh thank you! The temp is supposed to hit 50 today and we are planning to go for a walk. I'll be sure to bring along a rope with a grappling hook -- just in case. You have made the world a safer place!
*diligently avoids Phil's wrath by NOT making puns about sinking*
Well this is topical because the Science Channel has the annual year-end Mythbusters marathon going. (Yes I am a fan, although a tad older than the Millennials who grew up with the show.) And killer quicksand was one of the first myths they busted.
https://youtu.be/Nbn4aie5FAE
Caution that Discovery Network is pretty ruthless with going after unauthorized MB videos on YouTube so the link may be executed soon, but this clip has survived so far.
Here comes that sinking feeling!
https://youtu.be/h4iKsBgsOro
Boomer here..my introduction to quicksand. https://youtu.be/2ZEK-FDOKXE
Happy Sixth Day of Christmas! Today’s special animal friends are Six Geese a-Laying, which is great if you want to eat goose eggs or hatch goslings to expand your flock. A likely subject of this line is the West of England Goose, a domesticated Greylag (Anser anser) with a long history in Britain.
Some non-domesticated greylags:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BnZfjycnXk
West of England geese can weigh over 16 lbs. and lay 30 to 50 eggs per year. Ganders may weigh up to 20 lbs. The West of England Goose is called an “auto-sexing” breed, which simply means that farmers can tell males from females at the time of hatching, because they have different colored feathers. This is an unusual characteristic for geese.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaBbfm_dHRs
Pilgrim geese are another auto-sexing breed. They are raised in England today but were developed in the United States in the 20th century, so they couldn’t be the geese in the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDxnYPQilLs
Wow, that was a long minute!