Exactly! That's Andrew's style. He feigns angina so he can make an appointment with Dr. Ivana Humpalot. She'll give him a complete physical. Andrew's a bit sneaky, but he's a righteous dude.
Today's Far Side cartoon - 2020/01/08/4 - so happy that Gary Larson or at least his publishers have gotten an official site up - is of a crisis clinic on fire being swept over a waterfall.
Welcome to 2020. I'm frankly terrified by current events and trends. Let's see. Australia is largely on fire. Americans assassinated an Iranian leader. Iranians have bombed Western bases in Iraq including one that Canadian forces were using. A plane crashed in Tehran killing 63 Canadians plus everyone else on board. There was an active shooter situation in Ottawa this morning injuring 3 people. Recent reading on manufacturing surveys indicate a solid down-turn in production which mirrors what I see from our sales reps. Debt levels both personal and corporate are at scary high levels and the trend continues. And the bank is harassing me to increase my own credit card limit probably because I never carry a balance these days (not bothering - the limit I have is plenty high already).
Oh - and my blood pressure was up this morning. Not too much of a surprise. I'm back to testing it morning and evening so that when I go in to see my doctor that there's a set of data for him to go by rather than the single data point at his office. And no - my female doctor retired a year or so ago and my new doctor is named Marc and not Ivanka :P
Positives. I still have my job and it looks fairly stable. I have a roof over my head and despite certain worries, my health is generally good. My son-in-law who is on deployment is very likely not in harms way. I am loved by family and a particular lovely woman. And many things that doodler posts still require me to google them in incognito mode so as to not cause the advertisements to start showing me porn or disturbing root vegetables. I do see an upswing lately in contact requests from attractive young ladies who don't see to be able to afford much in the way of clothes though.
A snowy and blowy day here today. Not a lot on the agenda. Our security protocols at the plants are undoubtedly being dusted off and we will be going up a threat level or two. It doesn't impact procedures too much as we keep the plants pretty secure anyway. I'll be off to see S after work today as I'm working from home. We'll probably be taking S12 to Karate and then going out for dinner as usual. His dad is supposed to do that but since he is still without a car we are doing it. He's pretty accommodating as is she about schedule changes / life stuff which is good.
Still a bit of residual pain - more like an itch that I can't scratch in the middlish of my back. My lower back pain is at a manageable level too. I'm keeping a close watch on myself. I just checked my calendar it it was almost exactly 3 years ago that I last had lab work done. I'm expecting the doctor to add a blood pressure med or jack up the strength of the one I'm on and perhaps schedule a cardiac ultrasound. Even though the snow outside probably won't be enough to warrant it, I'll plan on using the snowblower later today.
Nothing too much going on relationship-wise. S ended up going to her friend's parent's funeral on Monday by herself. She messaged me on the way back that she was starving as it turned out that as usual there were sandwiches that she couldn't eat there and the fast food place she stopped at was out of the only gluten-free item on the menu. I cooked her up a pork chop found some cheese and gluten free crackers and listened to her talk about her day. She said that it was nice meeting up with old friends, some of who she hasn't seen since high-school. One asked her if she was dating - to her in the context of - "did you find someone willing to date you" and they were rather surprised when she said yes. She hung out for a while and then went home.
I am glad that it was her STBX who initiated the divorce talk although he may well have not been wanting / expecting her to be in favour. I'd hate to think that she would be the sort of person that would pull a move like asking for divorce over text on New Years Eve.
S is coming over for the weekend again as it is XH#2's turn for S12. S17 likes to get the apartment to himself. We may end up driving S12 the 45 minutes to his Dad's place on Friday evening after I get back from work / he's done his basketball game. I might ask her to help with Sunday supper. There was pork loin on sale last week so I picked some up and she said that she has a pulled pork recipe that she likes using.
Been working through my 2020 budget working under the assumption that I'll be single all year. Some numbers have to be moved around to make things work. My spreadsheet goes back to 1992. Interesting to see how things have shifted and changed with of course the abrupt changes in 2016. My vacation budget looks like it's going to be sliced back so no big trip this year perhaps. Just some smaller ones. I'm going away to Niagara Falls with S and her family for a few days in early February to Great Wolf Lodge. Each person chips in a bit and it takies two rooms stuffed full of people to hold everyone. They pack food for all so it's a relatively inexpensive. They do it every year on S12's birthday. It should be an experience unlike others I've ever had. S I am sure thinks of me as family. She did nudge me on Sunday about meeting my brothers which I'd put off as everyone was so busy over Christmas. We'll be stopping out to "the farm" to see my youngest brother and my nephew on Saturday.
S will undoubtedly have an update this afternoon on how it's going finalizing getting the last of her stuff out of her STBX's house. There's two larger pieces that will probably end up here as getting them up the stairs to her apartment just isn't possible. There's some financial ties as well that she needs to sort out. I've given her the name of the person I deal with at my Credit Union that might be a bit more understanding and helpful than the regular banks. I have no idea what the scope of this is and am intending to have it stay that way.
Well - back to work for me.
Let's all stay calm and safe out there please.
On BD H52, W50 T27, M26 S21, D23 BD-9-Mar-16 D-15-Jan-18 Final-19-Apr-18 I am a storyteller. The story may do you no good. But a story is never for the listener. It is always for the one who tells
Welcome to 2020. I'm frankly terrified by current events and trends.
Yes, there's a lot of bad stuff going on right now; it seems to be the human condition. The one abomination and atrocity that causes me endless irritation is the fact that there's a country, somewhere on this planet, that actually categorizes poutine as food. Not only that, they think it's good food and a cultural icon. How disgusting is that?
Originally Posted by AndrewP
Oh - and my blood pressure was up this morning. Not too much of a surprise. I'm back to testing it morning and evening so that when I go in to see my doctor that there's a set of data for him to go by rather than the single data point at his office. And no - my female doctor retired a year or so ago and my new doctor is named Marc and not Ivanka :P
Be careful with little doctor Marc. If he snuggles up next to you and tries to convince you that you need a prostate exam, just say, "No thanks, maybe next time Twinkle-Toes." You don't want to be walking around like a cowboy.
By the way it's "Ivana" not "Ivanka." As in "I wanna" with a Russian accent. Did you know that Ivana Humpalot is Engelbert Humperdinck's love child?
By the way it's "Ivana" not "Ivanka." As in "I wanna" with a Russian accent. Did you know that Ivana Humpalot is Engelbert Humperdinck's love child?
Originally Posted by Wikipedia
Humperdinck's wife once said that she could paper their bedroom with all of the paternity lawsuits that have been filed against him. He was successfully sued for paternity by two women during the 1970s and 1980s
Sad news. It turns out that one of the people killed in the plane crash in Tehran was a sweet kid who used to be a colleague of mine. Her husband and family were still living there while she pursued her career in the chemical industry here in Canada. It's rather a shock at how ephemeral things can really be. And how important it is to cherish those around you when you can. We were never close but she would always brighten my day with her bright smile and cheerful disposition.
On BD H52, W50 T27, M26 S21, D23 BD-9-Mar-16 D-15-Jan-18 Final-19-Apr-18 I am a storyteller. The story may do you no good. But a story is never for the listener. It is always for the one who tells
