I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

I have not posted in months, and was prepared yesterday morning to update all and catch up with everyone.



Then I read about Athena. OMG!, WTH!, Damn it to tarnation and back! All I could hear resonating throughout the day was a world wide collective sorrowful roar from all feline creatures. Lions, Tigers, Panthers, Ferals, all in one long and repeating wail! And of course memories of the day this world lost the beauty of KK.



I'll be back soon, or maybe a little later. Going to find my safe place and lick myself in sorrow until the pain begins to lessen. I love you all, and this is a collective, real, and very strong pain in ATHENA's pride. I will so miss the fashion shows!



See you all soon. On the outskirts, trying to make sense of it, and hoping the heartache will lessen. Must remember the joy, the passion, and the hearty ROAR of our lioness!

Hi, scuttlers - there is NO SENSE.  No sense, don't waste a second of your precious time trying to find it - honest,  am deeply convinced it's a crap shoot. We all do whatever we can, as best we can, and let the chips ride.  I join everyone in saying HOW GOOD IT IS TO SEE YOU - and hope, prayers, lots of good wishes for YOUR BEING WELL....

gg - maybe I'm older than many ( 68 years young) but I've chosen NOT to allow people in my space/life who are not nuturing, kind, supportive, open, positive, did I mention kind.  Many of my friends have very (vurry, vurry) different "political" ideas - but all those other characteristics make it always INTERESTING, informative, a wonderful learning experience - and I appreciate it so much.

Just won't allow the snide, cracks, "ain't it awful" people even email access.  Kinda like having a wonderful "block access" button in life!  I turn off the attacks on OBAMACARES - it's too valuable, too wonderful to think of no lifetime limits, no pre-existing conditions, welcome all the rest of the USA to MA. With thanks to  governor mitt romney for getting it established here.

GG- Congrats on the new house.  Nice to have something positive going on.

Oh yeah, I get you now. Some of my friends are as you say. Others not.



It's my experience that my religious friends are always attempting to convert me. As o used to do - well - the same thing, I totally understand that they are not doing it out of meanness, but rather from a standpoint of providing what they see as god's truth/word, but nonetheless they make me crazy.

Alexandria, you sound just like my agnostic Jewish DH! 

I have no conservative relatives. Of course, I only have one living brother and a couple nieces and a nephew. One cousin seems to be conservative (on FB), but she asks me about the nuttier crap that comes in her newsfeed and seems to understand the debunking. I have unfriended most of the RWNJ people from high school on FB, and I have blocked the newsfeeds of the ones I might like to retain. All of my formerly conservative friends are now Democrats, with the exception of my one reliably Republican friend (who is actually an ex-boyfriend). Just last week he said he didn't have a political home anymore - hadn't since the Cheney Administration. He is conservative but he agrees with ZERO percent of today's regressive party. So he is sort of lost in the wilderness, because he will not call himself a Republican because that implies the sanctions any of the party's hateful and vicious platform and positions.



And that is how I deal with right-wingers in my family and friends circle. And while I know religiously observant people, they all know me well enough to know that trying to get me to become religiously observant would be much less successful for them than trying to grow wings.



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CHICK!!! What are they going to do about it?!!



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GG - congrats on the house, but what time is COB on Friday? is there a drink involved?

Alyson - you can count on, well, nothing in particular because September varies. Likely there will be cold nights maybe down to almost freezing and warm days. You'll need a warmish jacket or coat and some warm weather clothes in case it is one of those warm Septembers.

Oh, Chick, I hope it goes well and doesn't hurt too much. I had lovenox in the hospital after my DIEP before I could get out of bed. They couldn't give it to me in my stomach because of the DIEP, so they gave it in my thigh. I'm anxious for you!



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Chickadee - I'm surprised you weren't kept in hospital. I had a pulmonary embolism in December and it included five nights at hospital. (Probably proof that these things appear in a wide variety of ways).  Afterwards I had to do those shots on my own for a week or more - well, a nurse came to help the first couple of times. I was amazed to find that it wasn't so bad and also that it was a good time to have a good sized belly. Good luck with it all.

Wednesday was my chemo day and after a nice long benadryl nap, I'm now on my decadron high. Still reeling from the news about Athena and feeling comforted by reading your posts on FB and BCO. Libby, thank you so much for taking us all along in your purse. I really felt that I was at the service after reading your beautiful memories of the day. I can see how you felt it was a gift to be there but I feel the most important gift was the one you gave to her family. How wonderful that you could speak and share of her friendships here. I can only imagine how they will treasure your words as they grieve their loss.



I'm proud to be 62, Democrat, Methodist and an Obama lover. Coming from a family of mostly republicans (and a lot of close friends, too) has taught me that it is sometimes just less stressful to keep my mouth shut. I don't share my beliefs often, so it is good to be able to come here, and see that they are validated by some very intelligent, well-spoken women!



Lastly, I'm so happy that our "E" got some good news and there is no organ involvement, happy GG will have a new home on Friday, worried about Chicakadee, and eager to hear more from Scuttlers. I love being a part of this loving, caring pride.

Glenna - I wish I was better at keeping my mouth shut - I'm certain it would make my life (and hubby's!!) easier.  However, it seems that when my blood starts to boil I'm like a tea kettle and make noise!

Linda - COB is close of business.    There will be a bottle of wine involved that evening, I'm certain.  Now that we're home owners again, I'm all stressed out about money and retirement and bills and eating and and and..  Hubby is attempting (futilely it seems) to calm me down.  He tells me that even if all we have to eat is rice and eggs, that it's still important for me to retire.  He's correct, I know.  I just stew.

Chickadee - big hugs.  Pulmonary embolisms are scary - my bout with tamoxifen gave me multiples plus a DVT.  I had fragmin shots for a week - and spent a couple days in the hospital as well.  Are they going to put you on warfarin after the lovenox?

You ladies are so important to me.

I hate hospitals and am glad you aren't stuck in one.  This has been a tough week.  Try to get some rest.  Big hugs.

Chick - how monstrously terrifying - you are so fortunate the docs FOUND it - and in time to do something. That is BIG TIME scarey stuff.  So glad you didn't have to be in hospital, and have such a special DH helper too.

JACKIE: I just want to make sure in the "r-u-s-h" of postings that everyone has a sceond chance to read what you wrote:

Jackie's words: "I can take joy in a sunny morning, or watching a herd of deer meander through the woods, or be tickled watching the lightning bugs hovering above the grass in the yard just as darkness falls.  I'm old enough to feel certain for myself that things happen for a reason -- even if we don't know what the reason is, and be extremely grateful for looking back long enough to see things that put me on the path to being where I am now.  I am firmly convinced that I am exactly where I was meant to be."

Those are some of the most wonderful words I've read in a long, long, long time.  Being 68 years young I also know how much WORK, self understanding, patience, and more thoughtful work, goes into being able to write those words and to LIVE THEM. 

Thank you SO MUCH for writing them, and for reminding us (early, on the cusp) baby boomers what a blessing it is to still be able to live and read those words -

I read about the rare Sumatran tigers born at the Washington DC National Zoo yesterday, and while crying,  also thought of many of my Buddhist friends, and of the picture of the Lion Jackie posted yesterday, and of Our Lionness....Rare Sumatran Tigers born, 2 cubs, and yes, I named them in my mind, Konakat & Athena.

I'll go find the link to post, am so techiedumb, still can't post a pic...

Afternoon one and all.  Chick...I too am sorry you have to do the injections, but the alternative is well, you know -- not pleasant at all.  I think you are likely better at home.  Hospitals tend to have too many sick people and far, far too many germs roaming around free to sometimes visit the un-suspecting or defenseless.  If you must be there....so be it, but home is better.

Ah...the tiger cubs and now they have beautiful names.  They are adorable.  Of course, I'm quite fond of felines --- any size, shape, color or sex.  Good thing I don't work at a zoo....I'm sure I'd try getting too friendly with those I love and be the worst for wear. 

Have been feeding a new one at one of the/my feral stations here.  He is mainly white with a couple of small patches of dark hair on his face by the ears.  His tail though is dark ( silver-tabby tiger striped ) which makes him quite adorable.  Have had some difficulty with him as some of the other ferals pick on him.  ( Male rival thing I think )  He is too skinny and thought about scooping him up and bringing him home but he would have to get used to the dogs here ( who actually adore the cats ) and I've just now got him on a regualr feed and don't want to risk upsetting the balance.  Sigh !!!!   There are too many to be fed in and around my  woods anyway.

Jackie