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    from my hospital bed I look to the US for edutainment

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    by ansugisalas ·

    So…recently I got to thinking, ok conservative, that I can understand, I myself am a conservative… Except of course that I can’t understand how religious conservatives or neoconservatives can be using that same label, while not agreeing with economic conservatism.

    But “liberal”? Where the **** did that come from? How do you define “liberal”? Is it “doesn’t agree with Pat Buchanan” or what?

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    • #2434548

      I don’t like either label

      by charliespencer ·

      In reply to from my hospital bed I look to the US for edutainment

      Applying them implies the subject has the same overall outlook on all issues.

      More importantly, what’s up with the medical leave? Is this something long-standing that I haven’t been aware of, or something new?

      • #2434545

        The trouble with labels is:

        by deadly ernest ·

        In reply to I don’t like either label

        the glue hangs around gumming up the works for ages after the label has fallen off.

      • #2434540

        New

        by ansugisalas ·

        In reply to I don’t like either label

        I found out on tuesday that I have fluid in my lungs from an infection, and that my heart was making a grinding sound that could be caused by an infection of the heart muscle.
        Yesterday I started feeling bad and went to the ER, and at the ER my grinding heart sound was everybody’s favourite tune. They just couldn’t get enough of it. Eventually they decided to share it with the nice people at the hospital in the big town. Heart ultrasound showed a bag of fluid around the heart so they’re keeping me over the weekend.

        • #2434521

          Feel Better Soon!

          by gsg ·

          In reply to New

          You should watch happy things. I suggest a good dose of Mel Brooks for what ails you: Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, History of the World. They’re my go to movies when I’m not feeling good.

        • #2434516

          SPACEBALLS!!!!!!! nt

          by jaqui ·

          In reply to Feel Better Soon!

          .

        • #2434504

          I can’t believe

          by gsg ·

          In reply to SPACEBALLS!!!!!!! nt

          that I forgot Spaceballs. May the Schwartz be with you!

        • #2434501

          Don’t forget

          by boxfiddler ·

          In reply to Feel Better Soon!

          [i]High Anxiety[/i] 😀

        • #2434496

          Hey, ‘The Producers’!

          by charliespencer ·

          In reply to Feel Better Soon!

          “And now it’s Springtime for Hitler and Germany!
          Winter for Poland and France!”

          My wife didn’t see it until she was in her early 30s. When she did, I didn’t watch the big dance production; I watched her. When I saw her jaw drop open, I knew that chorus line had formed up into that rotating…

          If you’ve seen it, you know the scene. if you haven’t, I’m not gonna spoil it. Either old or new versions are equally funny.

        • #2434490

          Alas, no TV

          by ansugisalas ·

          In reply to Feel Better Soon!

          I am posting this from my phone, so no video either.
          I entertain myself by trying to predict when the elderly Swedish-speaking gentlerman in the next bed will let out another loud “Aha” and try to climb over the raised rails on his bed. They have a safety belt on him, but I still ring the buzzer when I think he’s going to bruise himself. Besides, it’s rough for the nurses to lift him back in place if he gets very far with his houdini act…

        • #2433113

          I was the genuine Hospital Houdini at the age of 4

          by jjfitz ·

          In reply to Alas, no TV

          Back in the Middle Ages when I was 4 years old and recovering from a tonsillectomy at the hospital, it was standard practice to tie young children to their hospital beds so they didn’t wander around on their own.
          When the nurse came in to check on me, she said, “You have been in that bed for 6 hours. Don’t you ever have to pee?” To which I replied, “I peed a few times already.” She looked at me aghast and asked, “Are you just peeing in the bed?” I said, “No. I untie myself, go to the bathroom, come back and time myself back in.”
          That’s when she decided that there was no point in tying me in.

        • #2433110

          Robin Hood: Men in Tights

          by nicknielsen ·

          In reply to Feel Better Soon!

          TIGHT tights! 😀

        • #2434515

          ouch

          by jaqui ·

          In reply to New

          as everyone [ everywhere ] keeps telling me bud, take care of your health, it’s important.

          my atrovent inhaler actually cleared up my chronic bronchitis, not coughing up 4 cups of phlegm a day any more 🙂
          the salbutamol [ ventalyn ] doesn’t seem to do much, but it is only an emergency inhaler.
          the spiriva, that’s da bomb, I REALLY notice it if I’m late taking the one a day of it.
          the symbicort, well it works great, my lungs are on roids with it.
          [ last 2 are “dry powder inhalers” so literally I’m inhaling powdered meds. :/ ]

          hope they get the infections cleared up fast for you.

          got myself a couple new meds yesterday, just for a week, penicillin and t3s
          yet another abscessed tooth. so major pain that non narcotic painkillers won’t touch.

        • #2434494

          If ya gotta be sick

          by ansugisalas ·

          In reply to ouch

          have great meds!
          Good to hear that they’ve got you on a good cocktail, Jaqui!

        • #2434480

          Nice to see you, Jaq!

          by boxfiddler ·

          In reply to ouch

          And to hear good news. 🙂

        • #2434466

          glad to hear you’re doing better

          by purpleskys ·

          In reply to ouch

          take care and stay well 🙂

        • #2433109

          That’s good news

          by nicknielsen ·

          In reply to ouch

          My wife has had asthma for years and is now subject to chronic pneumonia. She had a CAT scan a couple of weeks ago and they found some nodes in her lungs, so she gets to get intubated so they can go in and take a look at it.

        • #2434513

          Ditto on Jaqui’s ‘ouch’.

          by charliespencer ·

          In reply to New

          Lung fluid, heart noises, and heart muscle infection. I had to put a great little dog down for those symptoms several years ago. If someone approaches you with a leash and a jar of peanut butter, do NOT go with him.

        • #2434492

          Yeah

          by ansugisalas ·

          In reply to Ditto on Jaqui’s ‘ouch’.

          I learned that lesson when I almost got gelded, once.

    • #2434500

      Behave yourself, Ansu.

      by boxfiddler ·

      In reply to from my hospital bed I look to the US for edutainment

      And get the hell out of there. 🙂

      • #2434488

        Thanks!

        by ansugisalas ·

        In reply to Behave yourself, Ansu.

        Well if resting is behaving myself, I haven’t had a day this lazy since before our first child was born 🙂
        I would enjoy it more at home of course… But then resting at home would also make me feel guilty.

        • #2434467

          I’m with boxy

          by purpleskys ·

          In reply to Thanks!

          get well soon…and don’t take any risks. 😉 . ((hugs))

    • #2433165

      Got home after a week…

      by ansugisalas ·

      In reply to from my hospital bed I look to the US for edutainment

      Still can’t do anything but the lightest tasks till friday. And no heavy tasks (like, um, vacuuming) for a month. I feel like a total freeloader at home.
      I do some translation work on the sly. Gotta keep the wheels turning somehow.

      • #2433151

        Glad you are home

        by gsg ·

        In reply to Got home after a week…

        But listen to your doctor! Rest as needed, exercise as prescribed, take your meds, and you’ll get better sooner.

      • #2433147
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        I concur with GSG

        by hal 9000 ·

        In reply to Got home after a week…

        Many years ago I had Hepatitis well the entire service department had it after we took one of the staff out for a farewell drink or 20.

        Anyway I being the Boss had to be there for the staff we brought up from interstate to keep the place running and show them where things where. This resulted in me being driven into work sitting in a chair and at best pointing to where things where located to the Interstate staff. As a result I was sick longer than anyone else and was literally climbing the walls from boredom.

        Anyway well after I had returned to work I took some dealers out for dinner one night and only feeling slightly off I agreed to have some Wine with Dinner. I remember lifting the wine glass to my mouth and nothing after that till I woke up in Hospital after being unconscious for a couple of hours. Apparently my doctor knew what he was talking about when he said no Booze. 😀

        Of course on the Up Side being the Company Representative I was the one paying for the meal for everyone and was never welcome back to that restraint. Apparently having someone drop like a school kids port was bad for business and the place emptied before the ambulance arrived. 😉

        Col

        • #2433108

          Get good mileage on your licker

          by ansugisalas ·

          In reply to I concur with GSG

          when you’ve got a bleeding hole for a liver ;D

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