L. Marcus Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 Had a gastroscopy perpetrated upon me Monday last. Turns out, I have a helicobacter pylorus infection. Am now on two powerful antibiotics to get rid of it. Tummy is staging an uprising, rallying from under the diaphragm and downwards. Last doses of the meds tomorrow. "Suck it up," said the doc. Aargh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 Is it a drink you slurp through a straw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 No, my dignity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 Whilst driving today, I came to one of those intersections where your road goes straight, but there's a 90 degree intersection to one side. Like a sideways T or something. The branching road went over a bridge. The branching road was named "Illusion Street." So ... successful saving throw on my part? (I am not making this up.) Pariah, tkdguy, L. Marcus and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 After taking a year off last year this weekend has been Glastonbury Festival weekend. The Killers played last night on the main stage and The Cure are currently playing on the main stage. A British Grime artist called Stormzy played Friday night to some acclaim. Kylie Minogue played the Legends tea time spot today which was a triumph for her as she had to pull out of playing the festival over a decade ago due to Cancer diagnosis. So at 51 she makes her first appearance. A lot of the audience will not have known a time without her in the charts. Over 30 years now. Miley Cyrus was over as well playing the stages. She was dressed non-provocatively. She had her dad with her and gone is the mullet of yesteryear. Moustache, full beard, cowboy hat and black tassled jacket going for a cool look and it payed off. Marc Ronson was also with her and she covered Back in Black. She also did Party in the USA. Janet Jackson and Neneh Cherry also played and the BBC are hosting their sets for a month on the BBC website tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 When exactly did "I don't understand it, therefore it's wrong" become the default position in this country? 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Maybe the USWNT should represent the United States in the next men's World Cup in 2022. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 Living alone Even our best farts Are wasted ANONYMOUS JAPANESE POEM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 On July 4, 1986, I was in Boston. I was done with school: I had defended my PhD thesis at the end of May, made the required changes, got the committee signatures, and submitted the final draft to the grad school; I had a good job lined up that started in late August, and in a week I would be the token grad student at the observatory for the annual big shot Board of Visitors shindig, on what completely coincidentally would be my 30th birthday. I was not in financial distress -- my savings would last me until the first paycheck at the end of September, when for the first time in my life I would draw full-time pay (and $26,000 a year was a nice income in 1986). I had a month and a half to do pretty much as I wished, and nipping up to Boston to see my ex-roommate was among the things I could afford to do. It was a glorious July day. We took the T downtown in the morning, walked the Freedom Trail, continued on to Boston Harbor where as we arrived they were just tying up Old Ironsides after her annual push around the harbor. We walked back downtown and continued on to Fenway Park, getting sausages with grilled peppers and onions from a street vendor outside the stadium before taking our seats. The recently retired Carl Yastrzemski was the special pre-game feted guest, and then the home team defeated my Seattle squad. All told, you really can't imagine a better Independence Day. Traditionally the Boston Pops played a concert (followed by fireworks) on the bank of the Charles on the night of the 4th, but that year the Pops were in New York on the 4th playing at the reopening and rededication of the Statue of Liberty. We did go to the "make-up" concert & fireworks the next evening. Pariah and tkdguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 Grilled chicken, bacon, and provolone on multi-grain bread with lettuce, tomato, spinach, and honey mustard. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 What was the best time of your life? What was the worst time of your life? I can't answer either question. While I remember good times and bad, it seems they all blend into some murky hodgepodge of memory. Maybe I'm starting to let things go. Maybe I've been in a rut for too long. I can't answer those questions either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 Chip away the stone, Sisyphus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 The Swedish beat the English! Huzzah! Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 I had the sudden desire to play Runaway Train by Soul Asylum and add it to my playlist if I had not done so already. And one of the first comments was by a family member of one of the missing kids in the video who was lucky enough to be reunited with their missing sibling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 Mac & Cheese for breakfast. It's gonna be one of those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 Yay! I survived the 22 hour day off, and now get to enjoy the 53 hour day off! Good thing that science has found that a constantly varying sleep schedule is the key to longevity, clarity of thought and typing witonboni4qo tkdguy and Pariah 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 A new card game from the creators of Cyanide & Happiness https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyanideandhappiness/trial-by-trolley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 On 7/9/2019 at 12:45 PM, Logan.1179 said: A new card game from the creators of Cyanide & Happiness https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyanideandhappiness/trial-by-trolley * Cancer sends the link to his sister-in-law * Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Nature's list of Moon landing anniversary books (Might be behind the paywall. Hope not.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 It's going to take a bulldozer to clean this effing house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Oh, what a day it's been. Oh, what a year it's been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Not a good time to dislike sports if you are in Britain. Tomorrow is not only the Men's Singles Final at Wimbledon between Federer and Djokovic but also The British Grand Prix and The Cricket World Cup Final between New Zealand and England.. And the Tour De France continues (which is what I will be watching) tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Four hours behind the wheel so far and it’s not even lunchtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Is it okay to eat a bagel while watching the Wimbledon championships? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 It's Bastille Day. and the French have a French rider wearing the Yellow Jersey on the Tour de France. And the Red Devil has made his first appearance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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