LoneWolf

Ah, but you ain't seen nothin' yet until you've done...Toaster Tacos.

This particular Far Side has come back to me a lot lately.

I don't mind it. I don't much any more, but the job I had in 2012-2013 involved travel. If they hadn't made the job so stressful by lack of training and pressure to do the work of two people, the travel would have been a lot of fun. I enjoyed the Hilton Garden Inns as a good place at not an insane price. Well, other than the Manhattan one; two nights there was more than one of my mortgage payments.

I love you guys. All of you. Yes, I'm doing okay, this isn't some sort of "signing off" note. I just realized in all of the flurry and rush of things, I never truly expressed my thankfulness. All of you helped me pay off the medical bills. The amount that came in from the shirts was staggering; I got it close to the end of December and I was literally shocked. I get a lump in my throat thinking about how beautiful all of you are. Thank you.

WoLW was so jaundiced from liver failure at the end, that if more than the base lights were on at the room in hospice, I'd have been shocked. I was, when they were turned on after she passed. If it's pancreatic cancer, primary cause of death is hepatic (liver) failure, which is the primary cause of the jaundice. There's no way around saying it sucks. The best thing is for meds for the pain (and for calm/anti-anxiety, which can be caused by the liver not filtering toxins adequately), and companionship so someone doesn't feel alone.

Right now, I place the most of the blame at the Federal level. They had a chance to purchase more vaccine last summer ahead of time -and declined. Other countries snapped that up. They now promised to open up the reserves; only unlike they said, there are almost no reserves. This caused every state to open up to Level 1B sooner, when there likely isn't enough. I'm a schedule 1B (essential to the economy, yadda yadda). A few of our people got in, but scheduling was gone in a flash. My boss knows someone who's part of the effort, so I'm on an on-call list for the "leftover doses in the vial" at the end of the night. If there are doses, I'm supposed to get a call around 9PM, and have a certain amount of time to get there and get the shot (I'm fairly close by). I hope the next administration invokes the Defense Authorization Act for vaccine production. (NOTE: This is not a rant about politics or the government; it's literally stating what happened and why)

You really need to stop crushing beer cans on your head. Especially the part that has your eyes. That said, I'm glad things aren't worse.

The caffeine is also something. I still don't understand why not a single fast food place can put together a decent cup of coffee. Well wait. Tim Horton's is passable, so there's that, but everyone else sucks.

Yellow sounds like jaundice. Jaundice sounds like liver or pancreas. I think regular company is probably the best thing anyone can have in a situation like that. Just someone to talk to, be with.

Considering the Bills, he might not have to give that shot up. All he has to do is show off his choking skills.

Soup With Chicken

Not that you'd necessarily want to do this...it's the nuclear option... Do you and WoChris believe that she is possibly what you might consider "diminished mental capacity" or "unable to act in her best interest"? If so, you could possibly legally take over her finances in such a way that she had structured amounts of money to do what she needed, but limited ability to make mistakes.

All depends on the car for me. Some bring the roofline awfully close, though as long as that doesn't cut down on the top of the windshield, I'm fine. WoLW's Subaru (now ParentsoLW's Subaru) had a teensy bit of this though I could get the seats comfortable. At that point, it's a matter of giving me enough leg room to stretch without a steering wheel that's too far away to reach. This is where Honda truly shines. Every Honda and Acura I've owned seems to be able to give me perfect driving position. The 2016 Civic was excellent at it, my `94 Integra GS-R was too, and my other two (`91 Integra, 2004 Civic) were quite good at it. It seems like their engineers worked very well to accommodate people of all heights. The Hyundai is just a teensy bit off for me, despite having a fully power-adjustable driver's seat with lumbar support. If I get as close as I want to the steering wheel, my legs don't have quite the room. So I go back, and then the steering wheel telescoped to its fullest would be just a bit more comfortable if it could extend a few inches more. It's perfect for nearly everyone, but you've met me...Heh.

The panoramic moon roof was not key amongst my features. But... Just opening the headliner and seeing all the sunshine through front-to-back (tinted) glass without it ever being open is actually really lovely. And this is the first moon roof that when I open it, has a front fabric guard to block wind/noise at least below a certain speed. I don't know how much I'll have it open to the air. But it's pretty darn lovely on a sunny day when it's never even open.

Any time they send you a check for more money than something is worth, it's a guaranteed scam. I got one of the gift card spam e-mails at work, and asked my boss if he minded if I strung them along, and he grinned and said "Go for it". I texted the fish from a Google Voice number. I kept the fish on the line for 45 minutes "going to a store during COVID", finding gift cards but they weren't a high enough denomination, having to choose another kind, (scammer pretended to be in a meeting and using them for prizes to company guests). I had just "bought them" and the scammer asked me to scratch them off and give me the codes. I said "Yes, I'm doing that...can you do me one favor?" He said "What?" I said "Can you stick your head here?" and sent him a picture of a rectal prolapse. The colorful curse words I got back as I literally texted back laughter and told him that was what he got for trying to steal from people was totally worth it.

This, to a T. They'll take the money from somewhere, chances are it will be her.

Hospice nurses are heroes. My hat is still off to the ones that looked after WoLW. They were very kind and they limited her pain as much as possible.

I can't do the 31st evening, or the 1st evening, but I could Saturday. I'm fairly Zoomy.

How does an assertive woman smell? I'm assuming it's like freshly washed, unshaven leg hair...

It's clear I don't pop in often enough here. I'm glad that things are on the mend for you.

I'm as tall as you, and the panoramic moon roof on Shadow takes no headroom from me. Honestly, what I really need is for the telescoping steering wheel to extend another 4". Not because of my arms as much as my legs. Just the teensiest bit hard on my right shoulder.

tbh, if that's what the market would bear and I was selling a crappy two bedroom, I'd be an asshole too. I have a very modest 1951 bungalow. Three beds (counting the dormer bedroom), 1.5 baths, with a tub and a second shower stall. Two stall detached garage, corner lot with a back yard separating the house and the garage (garage faces one street, house another). A similar house down the block went for $201k this fall. 50-60% over what we paid back in 2005. A part of me would be really interested in going condo, but there's only six years left on the mortgage, and despite the higher resale value, that means everything else has a higher resale value too, unless you move to a lower-demand neighborhood.

What's the used market like? Say, three years old, either certified pre-owned, or one-owner sold private party?

But there's no *ucks left to buy.

Better late than never. It also means I'm the one arriving with new booze when y'all have run out.