Post by: CigarBanter on January 01, 2024, 12:12:06 AM
Post by: razgueado on January 01, 2024, 05:10:50 AM
Hasn't been a fun week out here. In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, my brother Thad's wife Deanne took him to the ER, in severe abdominal pain and unable to keep food down. Partial bowel obstruction. They did a colonoscopy on Friday afternoon and pronounced it a cancerous tumor, biopsy to follow. Yesterday, because he was still in severe pain, they operated to insert an ileostomy appliance. The tumor was larger than anticipated and affecting surrounding tissues, so it needs to be shrunk with chemo before they can attempt to remove it.
My sister and I are keeping him company tonight so Deanne could go home, clean up, and sleep in a bed. We're still awaiting biopsy results and oncological consult, probably Tuesday.
Thad is 55 years old. Friday was his first colonoscopy. Ten years late. I've told him he was due over the years. Deanne has told him. She'd even finally scheduled one - for next week.
Fucking tough guy. Doesn't go to the doctor. Drinks more than he should.
Well, the clan is gearing up for war. We gotta get him through his one way or the other.
Fuck.
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2024, 10:12:29 AM
Morning, muchachos. Happy New Year's.Oh man, I'm sorry to hear all this. One last kick from 2023 on the way out. I wish you and the entire clan a healthy and happy 2024. Like you said, your brother's a tough guy. He can beat this.
Hasn't been a fun week out here. In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, my brother Thad's wife Deanne took him to the ER, in severe abdominal pain and unable to keep food down. Partial bowel obstruction. They did a colonoscopy on Friday afternoon and pronounced it a cancerous tumor, biopsy to follow. Yesterday, because he was still in severe pain, they operated to insert an ileostomy appliance. The tumor was larger than anticipated and affecting surrounding tissues, so it needs to be shrunk with chemo before they can attempt to remove it.
My sister and I are keeping him company tonight so Deanne could go home, clean up, and sleep in a bed. We're still awaiting biopsy results and oncological consult, probably Tuesday.
Thad is 55 years old. Friday was his first colonoscopy. Ten years late. I've told him he was due over the years. Deanne has told him. She'd even finally scheduled one - for next week.
Fucking tough guy. Doesn't go to the doctor. Drinks more than he should.
Well, the clan is gearing up for war. We gotta get him through his one way or the other.
Fuck.
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2024, 10:23:38 AM
Nica Libre Sun Grown Toro (6.5"x52) - 10 / $27.99
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2024, 10:27:04 AM
Door #1 - CAO Classics Collection - 10 / $29.99
includes:
2 x CAO 'VR' Moby (6.0"x50)
2 x CAO Black Bengal (6.0"x50)
2 x CAO Mx2 Robusto (5.0"x52)
2 x CAO Brazilia Gol! (5.0"x56)
2 x CAO Italia Ciao (5.0"x56)
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2024, 10:28:01 AM
Door #2 - Ramon Bueso Genesis Oscuro Toro (6.0"x54) - 10 / $34.99
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2024, 10:28:54 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2024, 10:29:37 AM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2024, 10:30:08 AM
Door #3 - Oliva Saison Torpedo (6.0"x52) - 10 / $39.99
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2024, 10:31:33 AM
Happy New Year BoTL!Good morning, ClemsonDave. Happy New Year!
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 01, 2024, 12:17:53 PM
Raz, sorry to hear the news. Hopefully, now that they know what they're dealing with, they can make a plan to tackle it swiftly.
Post by: razgueado on January 01, 2024, 12:23:41 PM
Morning, boyos. Happy 2024, may we all get through another election year with our sanity intact.It is what it is.
Raz, sorry to hear the news. Hopefully, now that they know what they're dealing with, they can make a plan to tackle it swiftly.
Thanks for your empathy, fellas. It means a lot to me.
Post by: cigarbreath on January 01, 2024, 12:48:46 PM
No substitute for that family support to help a body get through one of those health crises. Holding a good thought for you and yours.Morning, boyos. Happy 2024, may we all get through another election year with our sanity intact.It is what it is.
Raz, sorry to hear the news. Hopefully, now that they know what they're dealing with, they can make a plan to tackle it swiftly.
Thanks for your empathy, fellas. It means a lot to me.
May it come pass that 2024 will be another Happy New Year for you and your family.
Post by: cigarbreath on January 01, 2024, 12:50:28 PM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2024, 01:03:57 PM
Feliz Navida y prospero ano!Great to see you on here, Mike. Thanks for the well wishes. Hope you and the family are all doing well. Happy 2024 to you all.
Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 01, 2024, 01:17:58 PM
Feliz Navida y prospero ano!Same to you, probably.
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2024, 02:14:28 PM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2024, 02:32:21 PM
Starting the New Year off right with a Knuckle Sandwich connie.You're doing well.
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2024, 02:54:30 PM
Today is Monday, Jan. 1, the first day of 2024.
There are 365 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:
On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states shall be “forever free.”
On this date:
In 1892, the Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opened.
In 1942, the Rose Bowl was played in Durham, North Carolina, instead of Pasadena, California because of security concerns in the wake of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor; in it, Oregon State defeated Duke, 20-16.
In 1953, Hank Williams Sr., among the most important singers and songwriters in country music history, was discovered dead at age 29 in the back seat of his car during a stop in Oak Hill, West Virginia, while he was being driven to a concert date in Canton, Ohio.
In 1954, NBC broadcast the first coast-to-coast color TV program as it presented live coverage of the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.
In 1959, Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries overthrew Cuban leader Fulgencio Batista, who fled to the Dominican Republic.
In 1975, a jury in Washington found Nixon administration officials John N. Mitchell, H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman guilty of charges related to the Watergate cover-up.
In 1979, the United States and China held celebrations in Washington and Beijing to mark the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
In 1984, the breakup of AT&T took place as the telecommunications giant was divested of its 22 Bell System companies under terms of an antitrust agreement.
In 1985, the music cable channel VH-1, intended as a more adult alternative to MTV, made its debut with a video of Marvin Gaye performing “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
In 1993, Czechoslovakia peacefully split into two new countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
In 2006, the Medicare prescription drug plan went into effect.
In 2013, in Maryland, same-sex marriage became legal in the first state south of the Mason-Dixon Line.
In 2014, the nation’s first legal recreational marijuana shops opened in Colorado.
In 2017, California launched legal sales of recreational marijuana.
In 2023, actor Jeremy Renner was left in critical condition with major chest trauma after he was run over by his own snow plow while helping a relative near Lake Tahoe, California.
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2024, 02:57:08 PM
Documentary maker Frederick Wiseman is 94.
Actor Frank Langella is 86.
Rock singer-musician Country Joe McDonald is 82.
Writer-comedian Don Novello is 81.
Actor Rick Hurst is 78.
Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., is 70.
The former head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, is 68.
Rapper Grandmaster Flash is 66.
Actor Renn Woods is 66.
Actor Dedee Pfeiffer is 60.
Country singer Brian Flynn (Flynnville Train) is 58.
Actor Morris Chestnut is 55.
R&B singer Tank is 48.
Model Elin Nordegren is 44.
Actor Jonas Armstrong is 43.
Actor Eden Riegel is 43.
Olympic gold medal ice dancer Meryl Davis is 37.
Rock musician Noah Sierota (Echosmith) is 28.
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2024, 02:57:42 PM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2024, 03:22:51 PM
Todays Over/Under is 2Five!
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2024, 04:05:39 PM
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2024, 04:10:39 PM
Puzzle #204
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 01, 2024, 06:02:44 PM
Todays Over/Under is 2A couple of names I'm thinking I might be able to pick out of a crowd, but only 1 I know I could, so I'll go with 1.
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 01, 2024, 06:14:51 PM
Connections
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Post by: LuvTooGolf on January 01, 2024, 09:15:46 PM
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Post by: A Friend of Charlie on January 01, 2024, 10:10:39 PM
Honestly, I'm most impressed with getting yellow, even though it's supposed to be the easiest one.Yeah, I got that one last, by default.
Connections
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Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2024, 10:44:14 PM
Post by: Travellin Dave on January 01, 2024, 10:59:33 PM
Connections
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