Had the privilege of meeting ............................

Bayou Renaissance Man today - Peter is GREAT {of course, the fact that he has a soft spot for U.S. Marines helps ;-) } - he credits much that has become 'second nature' to him to influences of Marines he's known ..................... altogether, a VERY pleasant afternoon.................... I thoroughly enjoy his South African accent - it's been softened by his time in bayou country, so it's almost a pure lilt, rather than the harshness one heard in the Lethal Weapon installment, where the accent of the pro-apartheid cretins was so guttural ............................

Also, I had the opportunity of speaking with Miss D, prior to her winging her way back to the wilds of Alaska ........................ what a NICE lady - she's a bush pilot, up there in Alaska ........................



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'Specially for KG & Gecko of Crusader Rabbit ...........................

Ginger cats are SPECIAL!

And so was Louis Armstrong, God rest his soul ..................... we were living in California, back in the early 60's; my Dad was an active duty Marine officer, my Mom was pregnant with my brother - we would go to the PX on a regular basis - one of the highlights of ANY visit to the Exchange was Mr. Goodloe, who always reminded me of Satchmo - a gentleman of color, who plied his trade as a shoeshine man, in the entry of the PX - Mr. Goodloe LIKED me - and I liked him - so much that, when we got near, I'd run ahead to hug him - my Dad's mom came for a visit after the birth of my brother - bear in mind, she'd been born in 1906 - one of her brothers was a member of the KKK, before something happened & he was confined to a wheelchair {karma, anyone?} - ANYhoo, my Mom thought my grandmother was going to faint dead away, when her towheaded little granddaughter went running up to a {GASP!} black man and threw her arms around his neck ......................... funny, the generational differences ..........................


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From a friend .................................

Please view this video to help this former Marine and Police Officer!!!

I would like to invite anyone who can to view the video in the hypertext link below. You may remember the story of the Cincinnati Policeman (Sgt. Bryce Bezdek) who was critically injured while deploying stop-stix to try to end a high speed pursuit about 2 years ago and his miraculous recovery against all the odds.

His wife has made a video about his journey and entered it in a contest for a trip to Disney World. By hitting the hypertext and viewing the video you have voted for him. This can be done once every day until the 20th. Be careful when you watch the video-I still need Kleenex.

Thanks.

Here's the link: The link appears to be going to the domain modernmom., but is really going to the domain modernmom.com.

You may have to copy this and paste it into your browser……

PS If you are moved by the video please continue to pass it to others

who might be willing to vote.



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Of course, what American Tea Party would be

worth a damn without John & Abigail Adams?












AND, some words "we" need to remind ourselves of ........................






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I'm getting in a Tea Party mood .........................................

there's too much "change" being foisted on Americans too quickly - we've been suffering 'creeping incrementalism' for too long - a LOT of us are no longer sure how to go about making the "changes" that WE DECIDE are best for us - but we're by-God going to learn ......................



In this segment, Adams is asking the Secretary of the Congress who HE stands with, Adams or Dickinson {Dickinson was a Pennsylvania representative, who felt the fight for independence was treason; he could not bring himself to sign the Declaration of Independence, so left the Continental Congress and joined the American army.}







Here, a montage of scenes from 1776, with the Beatles' Revolution






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Thank heaven for Darvocet ..................................

{though after some review, when I change primary care docs, NO MORE meds that have acetaminophen as a component - there's entirely TOO MUCH of the stuff in TOO MANY different compounds - I was told last spring I have "cysts" on my liver - don't know that acetaminophen is a cause, but it ISN'T good for livers, long-term}

Had post-surg appointments with both surgeons this week - both are VERY pleased with my 'healing rate' - ENT said I was doing better than most who have my procedures .................... still keeping to soft foods {although I DID just have a couple of sausage/egg/cheese croissants from Jack in the Box}, due to the sutures all over. The oral surgeon checked nerve response today - even though there's still a degree of numbness, I can feel "direction" of a gently-applied cotton swab, 100% correct. Far as pain relief in future - Darvon - it's the part of Darvocet that ISN'T acetaminophen.

I have the need to apologize for my country's "leaders" - recent comments by "the Won" re: the Palestinian 'issue' & Israel's right to exist, are extremely troubling for most Americans- abandoning Israel is not an option; I'm HOPING more eyes are being opened as to the empty suit who now sits in the Oval Office. His insistence on Turkey's being admitted to the EU? Not really "our" business - it's up to the member nations of the EU. {Just like our sovereignty is our {Americans'} business.

Leave y'all with some singers from my youth ....................












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Heheheheheheheheheh ............................................

Y'all thought I was gonna put post-surgical pictures up, dincha? NOT A CHANCE IN HE##, 'til I'm ~ 6 weeks post-op - there's too much swelling & bruising of the lower areas of my face right now - actually, bruising not so much, but swelling & bandanges that have to remain 'til tomorrow ................. for those not looped in, on Monday, I had a UPPP {uvalo-palato-pharyngoplasty} & genioglossus advancement - the advancement was to alleviate my TMJ, but when I went to the oral surgeon back in August {!!!}, HE was concerned because my airway was 1/3 the diameter it should be, so he sent me to an ENT, who agreed that a UPPP was necessary - problem was, our insurance wanted me to do a trial of a C-PAP - NOT an option {I've not always been real smart in my relationships, prior to the FodGuy - I was involved with a man who found it hilarious to cover my mouth & nose while I was sleeping, then laugh uproariously when I'd awaken in a panic, choking} - so, the docs had to have a peer-to-peer consultation with the insurance's docs, to justify UPPP surgery vs. C-PAP ......................... so, anyhoo, surgery went well {both surgeons expressed their pleasure at my response/recovery}, though I'm STILL not certain sure I didn't sound off like a drunken sailor when I was coming out of the anesthesia - per our progeny & the FodGuy, the cuss words I heard me saying weren't audible to them .................... ;-)



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