Maus

You probably haven't changed, you're just hurting in multiple ways. It’s my belief that unrelenting pain — and frustration — are spirit-warping for most of us. But once the pain is relieved you’ll get a lift so dramatic you’ll feel happy, just to experience its absence. This is why I am very pro-pain relief.

You deserve to feel better right now. There seems no reason why a doctor should not help.

We also are surely starving for our normal social lives. Once in a great while I suddenly notice everything is awful and I’m terribly isolated, and I get upset. But most of the time I’m not even noticing, because it crept up so gradually. But we need our families and friends like oxygen. My sisters energize me, I’m so much better after hearing from them.

Good luck with your physicals, and have a very good sundae. The Baskin Robbins near me closed some time ago.

You'll have lots of beta carotene, I suppose. But yes, take all precautions because Santa has the power to turn already wrapped presents into coal if the recipient turns bad.

Sounds like you're having fun. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas. Santa should be wearing a snuggie blanket.

Those are wonderful dog toy ideas from kristilyn. But if you're going to be off your feet for an extended time, you certainly need a wheelchair or scooter for yourself. Another thing I saw for dogs was a puzzle mat or treat mat that you hide kibbles in.

That's right, just one more day of Hanukkah. It started so early this year. And Santa already knows you just didn't have as many opportunities to be bad, he's giving everyone a pass this year onto the nice list.

He's Mister Heat Miser, he's Mister Sun...

About 7 inches of snow fell here.

I wish you had gone with Ed and recorded it, I really need tips on exactly how to push the salespeople down. My sister served a turkey already cooked, too, and it was very good. It tasted like one made at home.

Your thumbs are so green that I think maybe I should give up getting any houseplants, they all die, and focus instead on raising cave-dwelling worms and phosphorescent lizards. My family once had a Christmas cactus, and it opened exactly one flower in the winter.

Because it would mean about 7 separate households getting together, we're not doing a family Thanksgiving. Especially when one of those just went to that Million MAGA thing, and probably maskless. Hope everyone has a nice peaceful holiday. I've been taking daily aspirin and melatonin, after reading the studies of covid patients who were regular users of both.

I think people like a lot of whatever cooking they had growing up if they had affection for the cook. To this day I prefer dry turkey like my mom made and weird stuffing with walnuts, apples, raisins and Worchestershire sauce. In rebellion against the kosher Thanksgivings the last couple of years for my BIL, I think I'll make some mashed potatoes without the olive oil stuff and with actual milk. Or I might break down and try making those creamed onions. Can't make both without having a cholesterol attack.

These are beautiful, I definitely need more education on Australia.

You have incredibly nice 17-year-olds in your neighborhood. Also, it seems extra-nice that a veteran is doing yet more service to the public on Veterans Day.

My little brother Michael really liked The Amazing Randi, and made sure we all knew about his debunking of things that were so popular and foolishly believed in. I remember watching the psychic surgery with him. How odd you actually knew him.

That's really good work collecting points, I never heard about Bing having this.