Random Tuesday Thoughts and Updates

"The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley."
-- Robert Burns, Poet Laureate of Scotland

 

The quote above seems to be defining word on Kay's World these days and I find that annoying -- to put it mildly. I've been pretty determined to get and stay caught up with y'all and interruptions abound.

Yesterday I got up and checked my email as I had my first cuppa (gotta jump start my blood) and started visiting blogs. I usually go back 12-15 hours which usually covers most of your most recent offerings. Some of y'all have a subscribe option (as I do in my sidebar) and I like that because you turn up in my email and I know to come visit. I do hope to get caught up today!

* In the midst of that my right eye went dark -- dark as in I couldn't see a damned thing -- if I covered my left eye, all I saw was dark grey. My first instinct was to panic. But instead of grabbing my Xanax, I gave myself a talk and calmed down a bit and decided to wait and see what happened. I've implants in both eyes because of cataract surgery so I know that when it comes to my eyesight, I'm a tad(?) paranoid. I thought about calling Dr. Jamie but opted to see what happened so I kept on with my reading and computer chores checking my eye periodically. After a while, the grey stuff began began to shrink and vision gradually returned and after nearly five hours. Still it nagged at me, so I finally called Dr. Jamie's office and told the nice young lady what had happened. She was very concerned and put me on hold while she talked to one of the Docs. When she came back, she said that I should be in the office first thing this morning so I was. Dr. Jamie said that it could be that a blood vessel popped or a wee stroke but everything looked okay today but that he was sending a report to Dr. Maria because she might want to do some sort of carotid artery test. Now when a doc says 'carotid artery' or 'stroke', I get nervous -- given my history -- but I'm telling myself that I have to postpone worrying until it's really something to worry about. Stay tuned. Have any of y'all had a similar experience?

* Alec called to let me know that they are doing well and Jeff is recuperating well and has even managed nine holes of golf after getting the go ahead from the doc down there. Shaughnessy isn't happy -- he likes winter and misses his playmates, i.e, the neighborhood kids. Alec offered me a plane ticket again but I think that it's best that I stay where I am.

* A guy friend and I were discussing the Newt and his bad treatment of his wives. My friend summed his thoughts up with "a stiff dick has no conscience". I replied, "But do we need/want a president who uses Mr. Stiffy instead of his brain?" He said "I don't but obviously the GOP citizens of South Carolina don't care." Sad, isn't it? Those of us who don't want an amoral idiot in the White House have our work cut out for us.

* The local chairman of the Obama 2012 campaign called yesterday and tonight I'm supposed to attend a party to watch the State of the Union message with other area Democrats but I've pretty much decided that I'm not going and to be honest, it's being held at a local restaurant and here I am with too much month at the end of money due to some extra expenses. Sigh. I need to get back to work for a while. Y'all can watch the speech live at the White House website.

* My excellent Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is fighting (with his pal, and my hero, Bernie Sanders) to save the Post Office and y'all can sign the petition here.

* And here's Bernie with some good thoughts on Citizens United:



Bill Maher explains why we don't like Mitt (language warning):



Happy Blogging!!!!!

Kay