One of my pet peeves on Veterans Day is seeing so many people greeting each other with “Happy Veterans Day.” Veterans Day is a more solemn day to show appreciation to our servicemen and women who have devoted their lives to protecting ours. It is celebrated on what we used to call Armistice Day. Armistice Day was a day to commemorate the end of World War One. At that time it was a day of celebrating world peace. Clearly, we are far from world peace at present. These are dangerous time for all of us, and we need to support our troops more than ever. I know we have many veterans as well as active servicemen and women who read here and I offer my sincerest gratitude for your service.
So moving on, I wish I had some fun story to relate about the past week, but I do not. The bright spot in my week came yesterday when I was able to find someone to cut my yard and clean off all the limbs on my roof from the tropical storm we had weeks ago. I was thrilled to find someone new to work in the yard. As you all know I am still grieving the loss of Ladarious. 🙂 The new guy, Preston is coming back to do some “bed work” in a day or two. Insert inappropriate joke here. Preston is, um, not my type. But I do still have the paint for the stoop and the new rake I bought for Ladarious. And he seems anxious to weed my garden. Shut up. I guess I did have kind of a funny story after all.
It is winter here. We did not have fall days. It went from being too hot to leave the kitchen door open to too cold to leave the kitchen door open. I really don’t like leaving Banjo in the backyard too long without the door open because of the stalkery, creepy, gaybor next door. He of course came out to pace in his front yard while Preston was there. Because, creepy.
I’ll probably try to deal with Kroger today because I got the good coupons in the mail. But Lord knows I hate new Kroger. I will also probably watch some of the GA- Auburn game today and root my Dawgs to victory. Or at least check in on it from time to time.
Banjo is the best dog ever and really deserves some time with me today. Y’all know I sleep on crazy schedules and whatever schedule I am on, Banjo modifies his to match. If I lay down he goes to his crate until I sit up again. I don’t think God ever made a dog this cool and easy going.
I just turned on my DVR of the premiere episode of Parts Unknown, India. And it is some other dude, in New Zealand. I am displeased by this.
Some of ya’ll have been itching to talk about football, so this is a good place to do that. As always, don’t spoil TV shows or movies.
And let me know what is going on in your neck of the woods.
LSU won today so I’m happy. Geaux Tigers!
Auburn is not making it easy for us……
Nervousing….
War Eagle!!!
Even we are stunned)
Oh I was nervous going in. Y’all have a great team this season. The home team crowd was another factor. But the bottom line was y’all just out played us.
Congrats on the well deserved win. Who knows, we may get another shot at you this season!
Had to turn off the game beginning of 4th because it was doing a number on my blood pressure! Auburn out played us. We still have nothing to be ashamed of. Best UGA team in years. GO DAWGS!!
Agreed. We’ve been great all season. We have plenty of reason to hold our heads up. And it’s just one loss. The season is not over!
I wish someone were anxious to “weed my garden” ha ha ha. Not too busy today, watching ER marathon & it’s an episode or two before my beloved Mark Greene dies—SOB! Episodes aired in 2002 and I don’t think I’ve seen the episode since it first aired in 2002. This last year my tv habits have really changed. I refuse to watch any new show more than once, especially if I love it because that usually means it will be cancelled. I watch the morning talk shows and Mad Men on Netflix. My only ‘risky’ current show is “This Is Us” and I feel pretty secure that it won’t be cancelled any time soon. Oh, and I LOVE “Better Things” with Pamela Adlon (co-created and produced and sometimes written by Louis CK–BOOOOO-gonna give that up, which is a damn shame. Have given up watch almost all of HW but live for your recaps TT. Only guilty pleasure I’ll admit to is “90 Day Fiance” Nicole and Azan are a trainwreck that I can NOT look away from.
My furbaby Leo is around 28 years old (my profile pic from a few years ago!) and he’s doing pretty well. He has to take meds for his heartbeat and thyroid. He also has severe arthritis in his back legs. We’ve been giving him organic liguid Tumeric and it has REALLY helped. I want to make bone broth for him, to hopefully build up his cartilage and relieve some of his stiffness and pain. He’s lost a huge amount of muscle mass and I know bone broth won’t help with that but there’s only so much he’ll let me love on him
before swatting me away, lol. II just want to do whatever I can to help him, ya know? We lost his sister Rosa about 5 years ago when she got out of the garage and we could never find her. Has anybody had success with bone broth and animals or heard of anyone who has. If so, any ideas on what to add?
Sorry this is so long and aimless…I don’t know why I can’t stop crying! TT, thanks for providing all of us with this safe space. As much as I LOVE the celebrity tea and especially the shade, these open posts are my absolute favorite!
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ravynrobin, sorry about the tears, but let them out, may be easier. I cry a lot on here, so I get it.
I don’t know anything about bone broth but am so sick with a chest cold flu type thingy I was hallucinating blue birds from Twitter flying around me. We like to pride ourselves on not being sick for over five years and Sunday, my son got it, Wednesday, Chris got it, and Thursday I got it but mine is worse for some reason. In fact what I started to say was thank you for the 90day fiance reminder. I’ve been looking forward to Nicole and Azan. I’m so sorry about your Leo, and hoping for a good day. You take care also. In fact, everyone have a good day, I may pass out for the rest of it.
(TT, post was very entertaining, thanks ?)
So sorry, thank you to my man for his service.
And thank you to everyone who has served.
Tumeric helps with arthritis? My boy turned 17 in September, and is on prescription level Cosequin.
You give me hope about my guy!!! We have a bone broth bar in town, and they do some without salt I probably could mix in to his food. Would add to the moisture content too.
I’d like to say thank you to my dad who served in Vietnam and passed away in March of this year. He was a great dad and gave up 2 years of his life for his country. I love and miss you daddy, thank you.
I am so sorry for your loss, Lisaj. He sounds like a wonderful dad.
My dad was one of the pilots who flew the big transport planes containing the coffins from Vietnam to the US. Over and over and over. He only talked to me about it once. We were estranged for years due to issues he had after he retired, but I was always proud of what he did in Vietnam and in WWII.
I’m sorry for your loss, Lisaj~~
We know Vietnam Vets did not receive the warm welcome or parade they deserved.
I hope over the years your Dad came to feel his service was appreciated.
It sounds like you for one told him that, and that may have been all he needed.
Hold onto the happy memories.
God bless~
I’m so sorry about your losses. My cousin passed this year from health issues that, if not from Agent Orange, were certainly made worse. He had about 5 things wrong with him, and his last years weren’t exactly comfortable.
I too would like to thank your Dad, tough stuff had to be done and ge did it. My respects.
Auburn is beating the pants off of us. So sad.
One of my favorite people has a great husband and beautiful daughter and a life that many people would like to have. Her husband has gone on a bucket trip for .. I forget how long…perhaps a month?
She’s the only person on Facebook that can vouch for me if I lose access to my account. I love her and think very highly of her. Her husband was in an area with spotty internet for a few days. Even before that friends flew in to support her in her sad condition of not having her man, her husband, her support system with her.
I suppose if I had ever been loved and supported, and then that love and support had been taken away, I’d be afraid and upset a well. I’m trying not to judge.
But I am. I feel kinda but not really the same way about military wives. When their husbands that they chose to marry are off serving our country, people come to help them as if they are the only women raising kids and families alone. There are plenty of women raising kids with no fathers. I’m not saying we should not support the spouses, male and female of our military. Especially on Veterans Day. I get that having a husband deployed is way scarier than not having one at all and they need our support. I get that. Military wives should be supported to the fullest extent.
But back to my friend, in her beautiful house with her beautiful husband going on lovely vacations and feeling safe and loved.
And I know someone will tell her about this. But I am just aching do say, and I kind of did… What if that feeling that she is having when she could not get in touch with him, because he was on an exotic trip out of the country and she was lost and afraid and calling in her myriad of friend that some of us do not have, was how she had spent the last 53 years of her life?
I’m pretty sure she will be pissed at me. How dare I not understand what she is going through, after all. What kind of friend am I? I’m the kind of friend who says, “You won the lottery. You have a great man who is on vacation. Stop acting like you need nursemaids and friends to overcome the trauma of your man not being around for FOUR LONG WEEKS. And be fucking happy that you have a man who loves you. And I love you and everyone I know who who has ever met you loves you.
I’ve flown out to take care of her before. But for the love of God. PUT ON YOUR BIG GIRL PANTIES.
Life is hard. We can all have moments of weakness. I had a huge existential crisis this week wondering who the fuck I am and what my life was supposed to be. And why I am not doing more good in the world. And why I am sitting here writing a stupid blog about the lowest of the low people on earth who are paid insane amounts of money while most all of Puerto Rico has no water. It’s killing me. I need to do more than send money, but I’m not capable of much physically anymore. And I can never leave Banjo. He’s getting old and I’m stuck in this shit hole until he passes.
Yeah, I warned you it was a bad week for me.
You make people smile everyday with your stories and your words.
You are doing good in the world in your own unique way.
I, and so many others are here for it=)
TT, sometimes when you mention you had a difficult week, I think of all the people who are gaining so much, in different ways simply by reading your site.
I hope you have a place to go when you have dealt with a rotten day or week, where you can feel better, like we do.
Just hope you do,because if not, that truly would be unfair.
TT, as you know I’m very new to your site but fell in love immediately with your wit, knowledge, sarcasm, self deprecating insight…here’s where I’d insert a shocked and wink face if you weren’t gonna stick me in the WLS.
Unfortunately or fortunately we all have life experiences that make us good and strong. Experiences that create lifelong distress, fear and anger. I get you and your followers.
I didn’t break down through my husband’s (now ex) deployment during the first Gulf war because I had just gotten out of the Army to have our baby girl. I was a proud soldier and believed the US armed forces to be the best trained and prepared. But crap! I was scared out of my mind! I went to work every day, was working at a dialysis center in Augusta, Ga at that time, TV’s everywhere for the patient’s, news on non stop. Minutes would go by before someone would ask how I was. I am strong but became weary….
I had a wonderful babysitter who took my baby at 0600am and I picked her up at 6pm 4 days a week. My sitter was Muslim. I loved her and her family and ended up taking calculus from her husband at the local College too…they fed me when I was too tired to cook and kept my child when she was sick and I HAD to work. They were from India, their marriage was arranged…and they made a life filled with love! The stories!
So shout out to all militany families and their loved ones that serve and served our nation! We aren’t perfect as people or a country but I believe in our Constitution, freeing document.
Off my horse!
I luv M2M this season! Can someone please join TT’s arsenal and help her out with recaps?
Hey! Welcome to the site!
It is late and I may be missing something because I’ve been drunk singing to my dog for a bit. But I love the Islam religion and have my own giant leather bound edition courtesy of the Libyan Embassy,
I’m an avid defender of Islam. I respect all religions and the hatred among them is what makes me agnostic. I don’t know what to believe in anymore.
My life’s mantra is probably from a Counting Crows song, “I want to be someone who believes. “
I went to a dulcimer festival (hammered ? dulcimer and fretted dulcimers), and other instruments like guitars, ukulele s , banjos…
Went to a singing workshop and a drumming one.. I basically sucked at the drumming.
Anyway the boy scouts did a flag ceremony, pledge a d thanked veterans A ND their families.
Super concert and I even managed to get to Ralph’s (Kroger in this part of the world) and score a bunch of huge Honeycrisp apples.
Also thinking good thoughts for Daintyfeets for her surgery this week
Yeah, I’ve been thinking about Daintyfeets a lot too. Some of us keep talking in these open forums all week. A week or maybe two ago, Daintyfeets shared she got some bad news. We are are sending uplifting thoughts,
I’ve been trying to respect her privacy but would love it if she was able to know I think of her daily, and am waiting to hear from her when she feels fit.
(Should she see this, no response necessary, just as long as you know sending many good thoughts and prayers Xo)
Yesterday, I listened to the Moth Radio Hour on NPR. The real stories were told by veterans. It was deeply moving. I highly recommend you check it out.
My newest TV addiction is Riverdale on the CW. You can catch the first season on Netflix. The second season is on Wednesday night. It’s the old gang from the Archie comics. It’s a dark comedy. I’m hooked! Anyone else watching it.
Is there any tea on when Imposters is coming back?
T, I’m so glad you found someone to weed your bed?. I need help with a big bush!
In the past six years I haven’t missed a single Veteran’s Day at the Veteran’s Cemetery near Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville NC, where my Rocket Man is buried. Wanted to make a red, white & blue flower arrangement, but could only find red & white, but it still looked good with the flags over all the graves. My thanks to the volunteers who place the flags on all the graves. The sight of all those flags flying is always a lump in the throat moment. Took coconut flavored rum & Cheez-it crackers, just for something different. I always think I hear a deep bass laugh whenever I sprinkle the booze. Afterward, wonder toy poodle Coco Chanel (she’s a service dog, so goes everywhere with me) & I lunched at Mission BBQ (we both like the lean brisket plate), & were there at noon when the ROTC Marines (too bad all boys) came in bearing flags, & a lovely alto Master Chief sang the Star Spangled Banner. My understanding is that the National Anthem is a daily noontime event, & that most, if not all, the employees are veterans. It was a nice experience, & in the future I will try to arrive just prior to the noon hour. Afterward Coco & I shopped our socks off, then picked up meat loaf meals to go at Cracker Barrel & on the way home dropped off one to my son-in-law, who resides in assisted living. He’s lost 30 lbs. in the past 10 months living there because the food is so bad. The good news is that losing the weight allowed him to get off insulin for his diabetes, in spite of the fact he’s been mostly subsisting on junk food his wife & I bring him. I’m his health care advocate & last year I had to hospitalize him 4 times after falls. The last time he was in for 120 days, just warehoused while his disability was being processed. That snafu co$t taxpayers 98k, & it would have been more if I hadn’t gotten a Congressman’s office involved. He got no care in the hospital, so since his release in January I’ve been busy getting his medical/dental needs met. Fortunately, he is much better now, better than I’d ever have expected, & I am hopeful that someday he will be even better. If you haven’t yet noticed, our health care system sucks, & in too many cases, hurts more than it helps.
Seriously impressed by the level of the care you provide your loved ones. You’re very impressive indeed.
Thanks, Psylocke, but it’s all in the matriarch & great-grandmother job descriptions.
Will be thinking of you tomorrow, Daintyfeets..
The new issue of Cure Magazine (free magazine found at cancer centers and oncology offices.. Also free subscriptions) .. There is a separate volume on breast cancer that came with the Fall 2017 issue voln16 no 4.
Anyway one article is called “Flat, But NOT Flattened” and talks of the decision and how it works for Winnebago choose this route.
One woman started a group called Flat and Fabulous after she was pushed to do reconstruction and she had painful results, causing her to reverse that work.
Really good article..
And it tells me you are not alone in your decision, Daintyfeet!
Sending gives for a smooth very successful surgery!
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Veterans Day is Remembrance Day here in Canada. Same principle. We give thanks and respect to those who serve and have served.
Here in Southern Ontario, it has been much the same in that we seemed to skip autumn, and went straight to bone chilling winter.
The swift drop in temperature, coupled with the 5pm darkness has been intense. I’m expecting a brutal winter, here.
I read open forum and knew I was going to comment. Then I read your thoughtful comments about ME! Yay. Update. Double masectomy surgery tomorrow. Hospital by 6:30 a.m. I’ve successfully kept the fear at bay these last 6 weeks, but I may have leaks in my barriers. I starting second guessing my decision to get a double. Then i started second guessing my decision to not do reconstruction or do prosthetics. All I had to do was imagine the horror of what my remaining, saggy, stretch marked breast would look like without a right breast. I made the right decision. I don’t need perky new boobs at 60 and don’t want surgeries and Dr appointments appointments in my future. I made the right decision. The hardest obstacle will be accepting my new look. Benefit = I won’t be wearing a shirt or top to the beach or even in public if I don’t feel like it.
Daintyfeets, I’m so happy you sound strong and ready to just get something done that needs doing. I will send good thoughts and prayers and know you got this.
I’ll be thinking about you until you are ready to check in. Need anything, you can find me here, lol.
Good luck again, and your strength is obvious.
Xo and an extra Xo ???
Thank you so much. Your heartfelt kind words touch me deeply.
Sending you positive vibes for surgery free of complications and a quick recovery!
Awww, your very welcome and deserve nothing less.
Wishing a speedy recovery, and all the best for you. You are very brave. Sending love.
Dainty – a friend of mine was a little older than you when she opted for the double mastectomy. She is so pleased she did. Free from worry as all breast tissue has been removed. She also ended up not going for reconstruction either – and has confided to our little group that she LOVES being able to go out without a bra! She has a few small falsies for summer blouses so they fit right, but she is a sweater/sweatshirt person in the winter anyway. She now just tosses on a scarf for a distraction if she feels she needs it, but she really doesn’t.
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I’m sending prayers your way Daintyfeets. Please keep us posted on your recovery.
My surgery this a.m. went very well. I arrived at hospital at 6:30 a.m. and was home by 3 p.m. fortunately, at this time, pain has been minimal. My posture is already improved. My stomach looks huge, now that I can see it. All is good.
Wishing you well. Thanks for the update.
Thanks for the update. Hope you get a long, deep, refreshing sleep now.
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Daintyfeets, so happy all went well. You sound strong and really good.
Please if your able, check in when you can.
Rest well. Xo