The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

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Hrothgar submitted this to me. I say we should pray for him. Pray Hard.

Before we enter the Prayer Revival. Just a few housekeeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Shiocton)

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind. Be nice.
3) Running with sharp objects is seriously frowned upon. Don't.
4) Have a great weekend!

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AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List

Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
3/10 – Update on Susan, who we have been praying for as she battles cancer. She is hospitalized again with an infection in her colon that quickly turned bad. The doctor says the signs are sepsis but they are running tests to make sure. The good news is that the pancreatic cancer was and is responding to the chemo and her cancer numbers are going down. God bless and thank you!
3/23 Update – Susan finally was able to come home. She is doing better than expected. Thanks to everyone for your prayers.
4/18 Update – Susan is doing outstanding. Her weight is better than expected. They have increased her dosage for chemo, and her cancer numbers are the lowest they have been since they started keeping track of them. They are so thankful for the mercy they have received. Thanks to everyone for the thoughts and prayers.
3/14 – Retired Buckeye Cop asks for prayers for Mrs. Cop’s cousin, “A.B”. He has been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. He is a retired police officer who was hit by a car years ago. He attempted to deal with the pain by self-medicating with too much Tylenol, which ended up poisoning his liver. His only alternative is a liver transplant, but he is uncertain if he wants to have surgery.
4/11 Update – A.B. got a second opinion and testing determined his live score was 15. (21+ means transplant time.) That’s bad, but not as critical as initially thought. He went to the Cleveland Clinic for a third opinion, and testing found that his score had dropped to 9 and a liver transplant was not even something to consider. The doctor suspected a reaction to Ozempic and told him to stop taking it for 6 months.
3/21 – FenelonSpoke asked for prayers for her son, who is still looking for work. He has a horticulture major, and would ideally like something related to research, but he is certainly willing to labor outdoors.
4/10 Update – FenelonSpoke’s son got a job. She sends her thanks to everyone who prayed on this thread here and elsewhere.
3/28 – Hrothgar asked for prayers for a dear and long time close friend and former neighbor, Daniel, who is scheduled for open heart surgery in mid-April. Prayers for his wife would be appreciated as well, as she will be carrying a heavy load for the next few months.
4/18 Update – Daniel survived his complex open heart surgery. He is sitting up and it seems like it went well, but they are not going to release him as quickly as he would like, so he is not happy. Thanks to the Horde for the prayers and please keep praying for his dear wife, who now has even more to put up with.
3/28 – Jordan61 posted that Mr. Jordan61 is back in the hospital. His sepsis has returned and gotten into where his compression fracture is, and he has vertebral osteomyelitis. The doctor is supposed to come in today and let them know the plan.
4/9 Update – On 4/1 Mr. Jordan61 was released from the hospital with six weeks of IV antibiotics, which Jordan61 is administering every 8 hours. He’s in a lot of pain; they’ve given him oxy, fentanyl, and dilaudid, and nothing seems to touch it. From what they were told, the pain won’t subside until the infection is cleared up. For the time being, he is bed-bound and they are limiting his movement as much as possible to keep the pain to a minimum. Jordan61 will send updates with progress.
4/25 Update – Mr. Jordan61 is making slow but steady progress. He can get up and walk for short periods of time, and can sit in the living room for an hour or so per day. He is halfway through the IV antibiotics, with 3 weeks to go. A physical therapist will be coming to help him build strength and learn how to move without aggravating his back injury. Thank you all for the prayers!
4/3 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted an update. Her chemo seems to be holding things steady for now. Unfortunately, as she is receiving a steroid, she has gained about 25 pounds. Her blood sugar has also jumped up about 40 points (which only happens when she is on steroids).
4/24 Update – Teresa in Fort Worth provided an update: The pump that was put in to battle cancer in December can only be used for 6 months. After that, it starts to damage the liver. So she may have to go back onto the medication that made her lose her hair and messed up her vision and nails, and then return to this medication after a break. This is not good news, since this new medication is working so well. But for now, she is doing well and is incredibly grateful for the time that she has been given so far.
4/4 – Reforger posted that his wife’s father passed away on 4/3. After a 50 year battle with Hep C, he fell and broke his neck. He lasted about a month, in and out of induced comas, and now the pain is over. Reforger lost his father on Holy Saturday (years ago) and now his wife lost her father on Good Friday.
4/11 – Eromero craves prayers for Mrs. E., as she has been diagnosed with lymphoma. She begins infusions on 4/23.
4/25 Update – Mrs. E. reports that she feels fine. Praise be to God that she has had only one distressful episode during the infusions. Thank you for all the past and continued prayers.
4/18 – Vmom deport deport deport asked for prayers for Captain Whitebread, who is back in ICU with a leg infection that sounds very serious. She also asked for prayers for her husband’s mental and emotional well-being as he faces transition of a possible forced retirement in 3 months.
4/29 Update Captain Whitebread’s son posted that Captain Whitebread had several more infections and passed away on 4/29.
4/18 – Warai-otoko offered a prayer of thanksgiving that he got a new job that he is really enjoying. Wifey also got an offer for a new job that sounds great, after a decade of putting up with her old job.
4/18 – fd posted that MIL went into the hospital with multiple issues. Then Dad went in. MIL is still there, and Dad is out. Both will be okay – as well as can be expected for 87 and 89 year olds. Also GSD Bruno started chemo for lymphoma and is responding well. Prayers from the Horde have helped.
4/18 – neverenoughcaffiene asked that Devyn be kept in prayers. She is a young mother of 2 with a mass on her esophagus. The Doc said it was scar tissue and hopefully the second opinion will agree.
4/18 – Smell the Glove could use some prayers as therapy and rehab occur after gout/sepsis.
4/25 Update – Thanks for your prayers. The extreme gout has cleared and the nasty wound is healing.
4/18 – PA Dutchman asked for prayers for his family. His dad passed away on 4/9 after complications from a fall. He was 95 and a veteran of the Korean War, 34th Inf Rgt. Mostly prayers are need for PA Dutchman’s mom, who is absolutely heartbroken.
4/18 – PabloD has been having dizzy spells for the past few weeks. He is seeing a doctor soon, and is requesting prayers that figure it out and that it’s nothing too serious.
4/18 – Sam Adams requested prayers for a friend, Mary F, who was just sent to a long-term recovery facility after having a tracheostomy.
4/18 – Doof provided an update on his mother. She is doing better. She moved into her own room in an assisted living facility. It’s walking distance from Doof’s house, which is great. Her mental state has improved dramatically. She can no longer walk but she does stand with some assistance and can transfer between a wheelchair and bed or a lift/recliner chair. This facility is more of a home and less of a hospital, which hopefully will provide a good opportunity for her to enjoy life. He appreciates the Horde’s prayers and asks for prayers that she settles in comfortably and develops new friendships.
4/24 – Notsothoreau asked for prayers for a friend’s father (Cory), who needs prayers for strength and peace as he is going through some troubled times.
4/27 – Matthew Kant Cipher sent his thanks to those who prayed for his friend Layne (who is also his son’s FIL). The Horde may recall that in August, Layne was diagnosed with bladder cancer. He has since undergone courses of chemo, immunotherapy, and radiation. His latest scans came back clean. The cancer is in remission; praise be to God! Prayers are also humbly requested for Mrs. MKC, who is dealing with a new flare-up of a GI condition that had been leaving her alone until a recent procedure re-aggravated it. It is very frustrating/discouraging as she waits to see a new GI doctor.
4/25 – Retired Buckeye Cop asked that we would continue to lift his 16 year old grandson (LH) up in prayers, as LH continues to consider the call to priesthood in the Catholic Church. LH recently went to a meeting with a group of young men who are considering the priesthood.
4/25 – Fenelon Spoke asked for prayers for “I”, who Fenelon visited and anointed with oil, and prayed for healing of her health concerns.
For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 08:00 AM

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1 Ist?

Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 08:02 AM (vFG9F)

2 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forever. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 08:03 AM (ZOv7s)

3 Well at least I accomplished something today.

Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 08:04 AM (vFG9F)

4 Good morning dear horde and thanks to annie and mh and you morons for praying

{grammie}
Hiya JT
{TiFW}

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 08:09 AM (RIvkX)

5 Charlie Brown's chair looks comfortable, but my recliner has it beat.

Posted by: Ashley Home Store at May 02, 2026 08:10 AM (oftw2)

6 Good morning, horde. Again.

Posted by: clarence at May 02, 2026 08:10 AM (pFqNV)

7 Hrothgar submitted this to me. I say we should pray for him. Pray Hard.

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LOL, I larfed. That's Mr. Black to a T. He had to cut back on sugar for health reasons and tried his beloved coffee without milk and sugar. He decided not to drink it anymore.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 02, 2026 08:11 AM (qBdHI)

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Went to Confession yesterday at my local parish. On Fridays Confessions are heard between 10 and 11 and I got there at 10:20 to see about 25 people ahead of me. I thought I was a dead duck but, for once and despite the greater number of women in line, everyone (or the priest) was very efficient.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 08:11 AM (HdYcL)

9 Good morning Horde thx MisHum. Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.
Probably have another week in rehab, thx for the prayers . The gout has cleared and the infection in lower back is healing. Stir crazy doesn't begin to describe it.
However all the good news in the political front in last week has helped

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 02, 2026 08:11 AM (gu0hJ)

10 Hrothgar needs an intervention.

Posted by: The Man Is Sick! at May 02, 2026 08:12 AM (oftw2)

11 Went for a walk at some of the gardens of the local higher institution of higher learning . Saw forget me nots. Asian bleeding heart, fuschia colored Azalea and snowflakes- which is the name of a white flower. So happy to get out with dear husband and see the beauty of things. Thanks, Lord!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 08:12 AM (pus6K)

12 My MIL and Dad are back home. Bruno seems to be doing well, his next treatment is Monday. Thank you all, sincerely, for your thoughts and prayers.

Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 08:12 AM (vFG9F)

13 Good morning! It’s another day in travel paradise.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 02, 2026 08:14 AM (7IwLI)

14 If you can't drink coffee black, you don't like coffee. Have a glass of warm milk and a Vivarin.

Posted by: Dark L at May 02, 2026 08:15 AM (W5mpo)

15 Went for a walk at some of the gardens of the local higher institution of higher learning . Saw forget me nots. Asian bleeding heart, fuschia colored Azalea and snowflakes- which is the name of a white flower. So happy to get out with dear husband and see the beauty of things. Thanks, Lord!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 08:12 AM (pus6K)
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It is graduation weekend along the banks of the Red Cedar, so we will visit Beale Garden after the students move out.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 08:16 AM (ZOv7s)

16 Very good news, Smell the Glove. Stir crazy is a good sign. May you be sprung at the perfect time.

Posted by: Homeward Bound at May 02, 2026 08:16 AM (oftw2)

17 "Father, I don't need counselling. I came for absolution."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 08:18 AM (qFwJc)

18 I've now experienced my first full week of Saturdays and yesterday my first pension check was deposited to the bank account.
I'm officially retired.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 08:18 AM (2Ez/1)

19 pension check was deposited to the bank account.
I'm officially retired.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Can tell your age because you call it a pension "check".

Posted by: Young Whippersnapper at May 02, 2026 08:20 AM (oftw2)

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Reminder: The Charlie Brown character is a representation of frustrated hopes and dreams. His true failure is in retaining unwarranted hope and optimism. As he grows into adulthood, the true nature of his predicament will become undeniable, and he will move on to the only rational response: opiates, life on the street, and a pauper's grave.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 02, 2026 08:21 AM (azNOR)

21 Social Security Old Age Pension.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 08:22 AM (qFwJc)

22 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forever. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Amen!

Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 08:23 AM (Kyh8Y)

23 I liked when they sent out a physical monthly "crazy check", cuz when it was late I could cuss out the mailman.

Posted by: Non Compos Mentis at May 02, 2026 08:23 AM (oftw2)

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19 pension check was deposited to the bank account.
I'm officially retired.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Can tell your age because you call it a pension "check".
Posted by: Young Whippersnapper at May 02, 2026 08:20 AM

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Yeah, it's a balance.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 02, 2026 08:23 AM (azNOR)

25 Probably have another week in rehab, thx for the prayers . The gout has cleared and the infection in lower back is healing. Stir crazy doesn't begin to describe it.
However all the good news in the political front in last week has helped
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 02, 2026 08:11 AM (gu0hJ)
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Yeah, blackpillers hardest hit. Glad to hear you are on the mend.

I seem to have had a brush with mycocarditis, first time since my Cardiac Event in 2019. Went to the ER, found I wasn't having a full-on attack, taking it easy and scheduling follow-up appointments with primary and cardiologist.

The rest is helping, and because I've been sidelined, the kids have stepped up and are cleaning and reorganizing the house, telling me to just chill. I think they finally realize how much I hate the current mess, and that leaving me to do it alone pretty much guarantees I'll work myself back into the hospital, same as in 2019.

As was the case then, this is a blessing in disguise. Lots more time to read St. Augustine!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 08:23 AM (ZOv7s)

26 Reminder: The Charlie Brown character is a representation of frustrated hopes and dreams. His true failure is in retaining unwarranted hope and optimism. As he grows into adulthood, the true nature of his predicament will become undeniable, and he will move on to the only rational response: opiates, life on the street, and a pauper's grave.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
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Sad trombone. Waaah Waaah waah.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at May 02, 2026 08:25 AM (Lo97M)

27 When my back pension comes in, none of you children will ever have to eat mush again.

Posted by: Mush and Milk, 1933 at May 02, 2026 08:25 AM (oftw2)

28 Mornin’, All. Happy Saturday.

Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 08:26 AM (77rzZ)

29 Went to Confession yesterday at my local parish. On Fridays Confessions are heard between 10 and 11 and I got there at 10:20 to see about 25 people ahead of me. I thought I was a dead duck but, for once and despite the greater number of women in line, everyone (or the priest) was very efficient.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

HA! Confessions are heard everyday where I go. Somehow, I end up behind that same two 80 year old women. I honestly think they go in there just have someone to talk to.

But that's okay.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 08:26 AM (Kyh8Y)

30 "...the kids have stepped up and are cleaning and reorganizing the house, telling me to just chill."
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I think downsizing and decluttering is good for your mental health.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 08:27 AM (2Ez/1)

31 I missed the ONT about Winona Ryder’s boobs. Damn.

Has she ever done a topless/nude scene?

Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 08:27 AM (77rzZ)

32 Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Nice!!

When I look back, I don't know how I worked for over 45 years without killing someone or losing my mind.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 08:28 AM (Kyh8Y)

33 “ I have seen their ways, but I will heal them;
I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners, creating praise on their lips.”

Isaiah 57:18-19

Praise God in Heaven. Praise His holy name.

May He bring healing to all in need.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 02, 2026 08:29 AM (rTiUi)

34 Good Saturday morning, horde.

Prayers for all of you.

Go rest high, Capt. Whitebread. Your work here is done. We'll miss you.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 02, 2026 08:30 AM (h7ZuX)

35 When I look back, I don't know how I worked for over 45 years without killing someone or losing my mind.
Posted by: Tonypete

It's a terrible thing to lose your mind.

Posted by: United Negro College Fund at May 02, 2026 08:31 AM (oftw2)

36 I've now experienced my first full week of Saturdays and yesterday my first pension check was deposited to the bank account.
I'm officially retired.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026

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QT, people will say that for you now, "Every day is Saturday." On one level, that's true. But now, the errands you *had* to run on Saturday (or Sunday) because you were occupied M-F can be dealt with on any day. So those errands days will seem like your old Saturday, and if you choose to do nothing on your actual Saturday, it will seem like a vacation day in the old times.

Such is my reaction after a year in retirement, anyway.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 08:31 AM (wzUl9)

37 Smell the Glove a prayer for complete and speedy recovery

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 08:31 AM (RIvkX)

38 And suddenly a nice quiet somber thread about prayer, gratitude and confession becomes a BOOB THREAD!

Posted by: What IS it with you people? at May 02, 2026 08:32 AM (2Ez/1)

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32 Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Nice!!

When I look back, I don't know how I worked for over 45 years without killing someone or losing my mind.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 08:28 AM

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I was always worried that I'd blacked out. Sometimes I'd check the local news for mysterious unsolved crimes.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 02, 2026 08:32 AM (azNOR)

40 I missed the ONT about Winona Ryder’s boobs. Damn.

Has she ever done a topless/nude scene?
Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 08:27 AM (77rzZ)
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I had quite a thing for her back in the day. Don't recall that she ever went topless.

If the guy hated her, he would have loathed Jennifer Connelly.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 08:33 AM (ZOv7s)

41 Captain Whitebread passed away this week.

There was an update from one of his children. Perhaps someone more familiar can add to the prayer request.

And thank you Mis. Hum and Annie.

No coffee yet. Dog and cat racing around. Loved that study with all of 62 people. SCIENCE!!!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 08:33 AM (Sco7b)

42 I'm cleaned up and dressed; what more d'ye want?

Well, breakfast. I'm about to run out to my favorite coffee shop/grill, then do a couple of other errands. The weather is cool, incredibly so for May in this pesthole, but the rain has blown out and we will probably see sunlight soon. A good day to drive out for chow!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 02, 2026 08:33 AM (wzUl9)

43 And suddenly a nice quiet somber thread about prayer, gratitude and confession becomes a BOOB THREAD!
Posted by: What IS it with you people? at May 02, 2026 08:32 AM (2Ez/1)
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One should have praise for all of God's creation.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 08:34 AM (ZOv7s)

44 Good Saturday morning! Many blessings to all.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 02, 2026 08:35 AM (wVcYX)

45 “ because of your father’s God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the skies above, blessings of the deep springs below, blessings of the breast and womb.”

Genesis 49:25

Posted by: Marcus T at May 02, 2026 08:36 AM (rTiUi)

46 My job was 24/7 so the best part of retiring was no longer being on call.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 08:36 AM (RIvkX)

47 Work: We the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 02, 2026 08:38 AM (wVcYX)

48
Finished a long and utterly pointless (save from the historical perspective) project imaginable. I went through every show that our late, great Lacey appeared in as a special and squared up all the records, all 379 of them. Date, show, link to the AKC results, entry, results in breed and group and who she lost to.

The searchable results on the AKC site only go back 10 years and Lacey was shown between 2000 and 2005. If a judge dies or goes inactive, or if a club ceases to exist, they're purged from the AKC site. So it required some inventiveness to gather everything up accurately. But it was done.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 08:39 AM (HdYcL)

49 Captain Whitebread his memory should be for a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 08:39 AM (RIvkX)

50 * I don't know how I worked for over 45 years without killing someone or losing my mind.
Posted by: Tonypete*
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During the COVID nonsense I became so disgusted I retired in place in late '21. Quiet quitting and all that. I faced pretty much every decision and assignment with the question Does It Matter and a shoulder shrug. After watching my entire management chain bully pregnant employees into a medical procedure they didn't want I refused to take any more ethics training and just shifted my transmission into neutral. Buh bye.

Posted by: What IS it with you people? at May 02, 2026 08:39 AM (2Ez/1)

51 I've been retired for about 6 years. It's true that weekends "don't matter as much" as they used to. I find I get into a week sometimes and have no clue what the actual day of the week is. It's nice to go to the grocery store on, say, Tuesday afternoon and it not being as busy as Saturday. Or getting the oil changed on Thursday morning and there being nobody in line.

I still can't figure out trash day though.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 08:39 AM (jehhT)

52 Smell the glove we’re gonna get you hauling ass up the rock stairs to Perkins Tower soon. So stop loafing. Lol.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 02, 2026 08:39 AM (rTiUi)

53 Oops. Sock fail.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 08:39 AM (2Ez/1)

54 En mi casa toman Bustelo!

Posted by: Caffiend at May 02, 2026 08:40 AM (oftw2)

55 Good morning Mis Hum and Horde
678 moves, Spider solitaire is evil

Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 08:40 AM (Ia/+0)

56 As he grows into adulthood, the true nature of his predicament will become undeniable, and he will move on to the only rational response: opiates, life on the street, and a pauper's grave.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 02, 2026 08:21 AM (azNOR)

Too make matters worse, Charlie had to resort to hustling to support his habit and all he got for taking a shot in the mouth from old men in The Dollar Store parking lot was a rock or two. Good Grief!

Posted by: Lucy at May 02, 2026 08:41 AM (h6T0W)

57 The Daily Mail article on coffee: In the top paragraphs, the implication is that drinking coffee is bad.

"They found regular coffee drinkers experienced more impulsive behaviour and emotional reactivity than people who did not drink coffee.
But after coffee drinkers gave up their habit for a fortnight, both measures fell."

Then they go on to tell you how re-introducing coffee lowered anxiety and psychological distress, and coffee consumption improves gut biome and reduces inflammation.

You cannot hate journalists enough.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 02, 2026 08:41 AM (h7ZuX)

58 43 You said it, A. H.!

Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 08:42 AM (77rzZ)

59 The best part of waking up is Folger's in your cup!

Posted by: Virginia Christine at May 02, 2026 08:42 AM (oftw2)

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51 I've been retired for about 6 years. It's true that weekends "don't matter as much" as they used to. I find I get into a week sometimes and have no clue what the actual day of the week is. It's nice to go to the grocery store on, say, Tuesday afternoon and it not being as busy as Saturday. Or getting the oil changed on Thursday morning and there being nobody in line.

I still can't figure out trash day though.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 08:39 AM

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I'm different. Some weeks, trash day is all I've got. A central, organizing principle. A reason to go on.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 02, 2026 08:42 AM (azNOR)

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HA! Confessions are heard everyday where I go. Somehow, I end up behind that same two 80 year old women. I honestly think they go in there just have someone to talk to.

But that's okay.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 08:26 AM (Kyh8Y)

I sympathize with those who have deep spiritual concerns and want to talk to a priest about them. The problem is that Confession during regular hours is a bad place to do it. Given the limited hours most parishes provide, I sympathize somewhat more with those many people who are waiting patiently for their turn.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 08:43 AM (HdYcL)

62 Fill it to the rim-with Brim!

Posted by: Coffease at May 02, 2026 08:43 AM (oftw2)

63 When you are inflight and find out you are suddenly unemployed:

https://tinyurl.com/2s3ahjwm

Posted by: one hour sober at May 02, 2026 08:43 AM (Y1sOo)

64 Good to the last drop!

Posted by: Maxwell House at May 02, 2026 08:44 AM (wVcYX)

65 @52 Marcus T, hiked up to Perkins Tower years ago. Awesome view, like pretty much every high point in the Hudson Valley

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 02, 2026 08:45 AM (gu0hJ)

66 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 02, 2026 08:46 AM (u82oZ)

67 I still can't figure out trash day though.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Around here, that's normally the day the big white truck rolls down the road with two hanging off the back and my two neighbors running after it carrying bags of trash.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 08:46 AM (Kyh8Y)

68 Sixty-plus comments and no one has mentioned the execrable Pope yet. He must have kept his mouth shut this week.

Posted by: Nuncio Vespuna at May 02, 2026 08:47 AM (oftw2)

69 Smell the glove I’ve done it a lot. I’m very familiar with the WP area, BM, 7 Lakes and HV area. It’s magnificent.

You get better. Prayers out.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 02, 2026 08:47 AM (rTiUi)

70 Captain Whitebread passed away Apr 29.
https://tinyurl.com/mr3894ka
He was a regular up until a few years ago until I assume health became a major problem. He still popped in but rarely these last couple years.
He was a DJ in Oklahoma, still remember one evening he linked his radio show while live so got to hear him at least. I had saved that link on my old tablet but while tried often never caught his show again

Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 08:48 AM (Ia/+0)

71 Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 02, 2026 08:11 AM (gu0hJ)

Thankful to the Lord you've had some improvement. Hope you are sprung soon!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 08:48 AM (GdrUi)

72 Around here, that's normally the day the big white truck rolls down the road with two hanging off the back and my two neighbors running after it carrying bags of trash.
Posted by: Tonypete

Am I too late for the garbage?

No, Lady, hop in!

Posted by: Department Sanitaire' at May 02, 2026 08:49 AM (oftw2)

73 HA! Confessions are heard everyday where I go. Somehow, I end up behind that same two 80 year old women. I honestly think they go in there just have someone to talk to.

But that's okay.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 08:26 AM (Kyh8Y)
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Alternate take: they had a racy lives back in the day, and as they feel their end coming, many memories are coming back to them and they seek consolation when recalling a lifetime's worth of sin.

I am much more conscientious than I was before I turned 29, and my confessions often turn to confronting the shame I now feel for what I did. What seemed praiseworthy and "wild" was in reality depraved and I was too blind to see it. Looking back with clear moral teaching, I shudder, especially as I help raise the grandchildren to avoid those sins.

I do find much consolation in that my kids literally cannot conceive of me having a sordid past - not because I am a hypocrite, but because I raised them with strong guardrails that they have (for the most part) respected. I wish my parents had given me that gift instead of what they imagined to be "freedom."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 08:50 AM (ZOv7s)

74 All I know is the Boss will be mad he said none a youse can die no more.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 08:50 AM (RIvkX)

75 My sins are all I have. He cast all of them into the sea; because He delights in mercy.

Posted by: kingsman at May 02, 2026 08:51 AM (ehY6c)

76 Everyone have a fantastic day.

I am going to be a little more social today. I will cook my Deplorable Cookbook recipe (red beans & rice with andouille sausage) for one of the widows I walk with. After we watch the DVD Singing in the Rain.

No pressure. Walking, not stalking. But got some preps to get ready.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 02, 2026 08:51 AM (u82oZ)

77 One blessing I had this morning was a talk a very nice African American woman who was working in the local convenience store. She had a lovely large cross on and I told her that I liked it. Her response was "I don't know how I could make it through everyday without the Lord." I appreciated her witness.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 08:52 AM (GdrUi)

78 > I will cook my Deplorable Cookbook recipe (red beans & rice with andouille sausage) for one of the widows I walk with.
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One of my favorite dishes. I'd put "a little bit" aside for later. "A little bit" being a huge bowl full.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 08:56 AM (jehhT)

79 Good morning Horde.

Just got back from our town's first farmer's market of the season. Too cold outside to buy plants for the garden plot, but it's fun to look at the comestibles and see the happy dogs out and about dragging their families along.

Now I'm home eating fresh-baked orange cranberry walnut bread and listening to Gabrielli.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 02, 2026 08:59 AM (kpS4V)

80 San Franpsycho

I see your aged relative is no longer on the prayer list.
Is she better?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 02, 2026 09:00 AM (nz1sK)

81 Hadrian, are you still working on that book you were going to write?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 02, 2026 09:01 AM (nz1sK)

82 On the good news front: I secured the services of a Franciscan group to lead our commemoration of the death of St. Francis of Assisi from this life into eternal life with God (Transitus). It will held on the evening of October 3 - the vigil of his Feast Day.

Our Bishop has announced our parish is an authorized pilgrimage site this year and we are trying to put together activities for the year.

We observe the Transitus as a way to remember his holy death and renew our commitment to the Gospel life Francis lived.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 02, 2026 09:04 AM (Kyh8Y)

83 It's Old Clinton War Days here. There will be re-enactments of skirmishes that occured as the devil Sherman was routed away from Macon and turned tail towards the Atlantic coast during the War Of Northern Aggression.

Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 09:04 AM (vFG9F)

84
I am much more conscientious than I was before I turned 29, and my confessions often turn to confronting the shame I now feel for what I did. What seemed praiseworthy and "wild" was in reality depraved and I was too blind to see it.

___________

I suppose the troubles I have are twofold. My life is such an embarrassment to me that I seek to repress memories of my sordid past. The other is that while I'm sorry I did those things, have never done them again and have amended my life, I can't quite renounce the pleasure I got from them at that time.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 09:04 AM (HdYcL)

85 My middle kid is out-processing as I write. This is her last drill. I'm so happy for her. Having more free time will mean we can see more of her, and her stress level will go way down. Her unit was deeply dysfunctional, and I was shocked at her stories. That certainly added to my stress level.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:05 AM (ZOv7s)

86 Morning all. So many good things results wise for people on the prayer list.
RIP Captain Whitebread.
Long, sad day yesterday at our church. Parishioners lost their newborn daughter Astrid and the funeral was on Friday. Please keep Astrid and her family in your prayers.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 02, 2026 09:06 AM (2NHgQ)

87
Hadrian, are you still working on that book you were going to write?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 02, 2026 09:01 AM (nz1sK)

___________

Yes, but the research on the references I have to acquire is incredible. I reckon I'll end up with about 8000 patent references and about the same of non-patent references.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 09:06 AM (HdYcL)

88 I see your aged relative is no longer on the prayer list.
Is she better?
Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 02, 2026 09:00 AM (nz1sK)
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Thanks for asking, she is back home at her AL slowly improving b"h. Her people are very resilient but she been through a lot for a 92 year old.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 09:07 AM (RIvkX)

89 Wait. I thought the Clinton Wars were fought in Arkansas.
Maybe I need a better map.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 09:10 AM (2Ez/1)

90 Good morning Horde, prayers up for you and your loved ones.

I am baking pecan pie squares to bring to a Kentucky Derby party on the street, my house smells delicious!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 02, 2026 09:11 AM (0nHVk)

91 I suppose the troubles I have are twofold. My life is such an embarrassment to me that I seek to repress memories of my sordid past. The other is that while I'm sorry I did those things, have never done them again and have amended my life, I can't quite renounce the pleasure I got from them at that time.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 09:04 AM (HdYcL)
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The interesting thing is that they had very much faded when I entered the Church, and I was untroubled by them for a long time. The birth of my grandchildren really brought it all back, in part because unlike when I was a parent, juggling a job, the Guard and other children, now I had more time to reflect and was reminded of my kids as well as my childhood and growing up.

I also began talking to my father more often, and our conversations often turned to things that happened when I was little and never understood. It has brough healing and understanding, and we are closer than ever, but it also provoked a reckoning of sorts.

My main point was we really can't know why people seek Reconciliation, and the most outwardly pious and seemingly bland people often had a very different nature when they were young.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:11 AM (ZOv7s)

92 92, that's a long time. Glad to hear she is not in the hospital and improving.
May all her remaining days be full of God's mercy.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 02, 2026 09:12 AM (nz1sK)

93 I am baking pecan pie squares to bring to a Kentucky Derby party on the street, my house smells delicious!
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 02, 2026 09:11 AM (0nHVk)
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You should really get those taste-tested and I am happy to provide you with this service.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 09:12 AM (RIvkX)

94 Clinton wars like the 7 Years war spread around the globe

Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 09:12 AM (Ia/+0)

95 Wait. I thought the Clinton Wars were fought in Arkansas.
Maybe I need a better map.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 09:10 AM (2Ez/1)
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Do the reenactments feature bimbo eruptions? Is there a Rose Law Firm billing records hunt for the little kids? Commemorative "bent crank" popsicles?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:15 AM (ZOv7s)

96 92, that's a long time. Glad to hear she is not in the hospital and improving.
May all her remaining days be full of God's mercy.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 02, 2026 09:12 AM (nz1sK)
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Thanks and Amen. She's my oldest living relative and has blessed me my whole lifetime.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 02, 2026 09:15 AM (RIvkX)

97 Coffee's an excellent health food, the more the better...as long as you don't have afib. Yeah.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:16 AM (Lw/3D)

98 And suddenly a nice quiet somber thread about prayer, gratitude and confession becomes a BOOB THREAD!
Posted by: What IS it with you people? at May 02, 2026 08:32 AM (2Ez/1)

Boobs are existential food for the male psyche. I see them as gifts from God. All male pretense and logic disappear in the presence of a great rack. They're ocular ambrosia.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 09:16 AM (g8Ew8)

99 First sip of coffee.

Tim Horton's had about 15 cars before and after me in the drive thru. My town has two stoplights so that's a line up.

Ralphy only scored one free Timbit. And the pretty young woman wasn't there. But still, coffee. On points...so 'free.'

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:17 AM (Sco7b)

100 Did you see where Germany said that it is OK for Donald to pull 5,000 troop out of Germany?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:17 AM (Lw/3D)

101 Quitting coffee study:

Well, maybe some need to. Personally, I have no problems with being impulsive or stressed, and don't need to improve my sleep and … what was that other thing? Anyway…

Fabulous picked a nice cartoon to top the post.

Good morning, all. Now to peruse the prayer list. Then maybe grab some more sleep.😫

Posted by: mindful webworker - in bed, a laptop is a belly top at May 02, 2026 09:18 AM (XU9++)

102
The most outwardly pious and seemingly bland people often had a very different nature when they were young.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:11 AM (ZOv7s)

____________

Or presently. We're all embarrassed to be waiting in line and while I try not to look at anyone else, I can't help thinking of the others, "What on earth can you be here for?"

I once confessed that I felt envious of the piety others showed, a feeling that I rarely felt. The priest said never to judge anyone by their outward appearances, that they have their struggles as well.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 09:20 AM (HdYcL)

103 Thank you Skip.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:21 AM (Sco7b)

104
Told the lady next door it is difficult living on a pension. She corrected me and said, 'fixed income', yeah, we get along.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:23 AM (Lw/3D)

105 100 Did you see where Germany said that it is OK for Donald to pull 5,000 troop out of Germany?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:17 AM (Lw/3D)

Good.
Let's go for 20,000.
And half the equipment.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:23 AM (Sco7b)

106 Prayers up for all the Horde's intentions. Those asked and unasked.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 02, 2026 09:24 AM (cOQG+)

107 Attention, please:

With Spirit Airlines now defunct, effective immediately, all future passenger brawls shall fully shift from airport ticketing counters to Carnival Cruise Lines ships.

Thank you.

Posted by: Black Action Network at May 02, 2026 09:24 AM (FWBl8)

108 Praying hard every day for a job offer. I can only assume that whatever God's plan for me, it's not time yet. About 30 days until I'll have no real choice but to sell the house and move back in with my folks at 47...

Lord God, a fully-remote job would let me do that just as well! C'mon!

Posted by: RandomDave at May 02, 2026 09:24 AM (aJQbY)

109 100 So the Germans think they have to give us permission to move our troops around? F**k that noise.

Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 09:25 AM (77rzZ)

110 I once confessed that I felt envious of the piety others showed, a feeling that I rarely felt. The priest said never to judge anyone by their outward appearances, that they have their struggles as well.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 09:20 AM (HdYcL)
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Very true. I also think there is something of a sliding scale. I was bad, but many of my old friends were much, much worse, and I'm also grateful that so many of my attempts for similar "exploits" failed.

Yet others kept their noses clean, and therefore minor transgressions to them feel pretty bad.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:25 AM (ZOv7s)

111 Blackfoot (and related Piegan) were pretty hardcore.

I’ve tried to ponder a bit how an expansionist, technologically more advanced society in large numbers meeting a nomadic one could have been handled differently. Better, at least.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:26 AM (HhTfM)

112 Gave up cream in my coffee a while back. Now I can't drink my coffee any other way than black.

Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at May 02, 2026 09:26 AM (dyL4B)

113 We can help move those troops. We've got trains with boxcars.

Posted by: The Germans at May 02, 2026 09:27 AM (2Ez/1)

114 Everybody pretty much has a “fixed income” if you stop and think about it.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:28 AM (HhTfM)

115 Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

St Athanasius, defender of the Incarnation of the Word of God against the Arian heresy, pray for us.

I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 09:28 AM (ksbjf)

116 Actual CNN headline: “Reparations for slavery could have reduced Covid-19 transmission and deaths in the US, Harvard study says”.

“Could” is doing an insane amount of lifting there.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 02, 2026 09:28 AM (QZThv)

117 May the Peace of the Lord be with you all.

I remain grateful and humbled by the many blessings I have been given.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 02, 2026 09:29 AM (Cif43)

118 What's a CNN?

Posted by: Most people at May 02, 2026 09:29 AM (2Ez/1)

119 San Franpsycho, what a wonderful testimony to your relative.

I had an aunt who was a mother to me when my own mother couldn't be. Ruth gave me a childhood, and I cherish that. She passed away in 2020, and I miss her.

The people who have loved us and invested in us are never truly gone -- we carry them in our hearts and in our lives.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 02, 2026 09:29 AM (nz1sK)

120 Actual CNN headline: “Reparations for slavery could have reduced Covid-19 transmission and deaths in the US, Harvard study says”.

“Could” is doing an insane amount of lifting there.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 02, 2026 09:28 AM (QZThv)
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"Reparations for slavery could halt climate change in the next thousand years." -- Equally plausible headline

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 09:30 AM (gnNyN)

121 Lord God, a fully-remote job would let me do that just as well! C'mon!
Posted by: RandomDave at May 02, 2026 09:24 AM (aJQbY

I'm recreating a life after care-giving.

I did look into online AI jobs. There are apparently a lot of companies where you can do basic stuff like labelling images and such and make money.

You'd have to check out everything to make sure they are legit but that may tide you over. You can ask AIs about the work.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:31 AM (Sco7b)

122 I saw Ocular Ambrosia open for…

Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)

123 "Father, I don't need counselling. I came for absolution."
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 08:18 AM (qFwJc)

LOL.

We are blessed with a priest that has the gift of very profound insight. I will confess some sin, he'll make a short comment, and I'm thinking, "Oh ... that's what's going on."

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 09:31 AM (ksbjf)

124 70 Captain Whitebread passed away Apr 29.
https://tinyurl.com/mr3894ka
He was a regular up until a few years ago until I assume health became a major problem. He still popped in but rarely these last couple years.
He was a DJ in Oklahoma, still remember one evening he linked his radio show while live so got to hear him at least. I had saved that link on my old tablet but while tried often never caught his show again
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 08:48 AM

Thanks for the link. The memorial video brought tears to my eyes. Going forward, I will think of him whenever I hear "Rainbow Connection". May he rest in peace.

Posted by: Moonbeam at May 02, 2026 09:32 AM (rbKZ6)

125 Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 09:30 AM (gnNyN

How are you doing?

Snowflake and Ralphy are getting extra love this week. It was somehow possible.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:32 AM (Sco7b)

126 When I was scheduling my appointment and gave the reason, I mentioned myocarditis and then added "seems like everyone is doing it now, but I had it before it was fashionable!"

The receptionist laughed and said "You know, that's true."

Acute myocarditis presents like a heart attack and the treatment was the same. In my case, there was no damage to the heart whatsoever, because what happened was that the heart was compressed by surrounding tissue, so when that compression relented, I felt better.

Recovery took a few weeks, and the strangest thing was how I would just sort of stop when I had become overexerted. I mean that literally, I would come to an abrupt halt and have to immediately seek rest. It was like an invisible leash. With time, it got longer and longer and finally disappeared. My current bout involves mild chest pain and higher blood pressure, but no hard stop. I just stop myself when I feel it because I don't want things to get worse.

I also think my blood pressure meds contribute to greater BP sensitivity. Muldoon could probably explain why.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:32 AM (ZOv7s)

127 "Wait. I thought the Clinton Wars were fought in Arkansas.
Maybe I need a better map.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 09:10 AM (2Ez/1)
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Do the reenactments feature bimbo eruptions? Is there a Rose Law Firm billing records hunt for the little kids? Commemorative "bent crank" popsicles?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd"

You are thinking of the Clinton Whore Days.

Posted by: fd at May 02, 2026 09:32 AM (vFG9F)

128 I missed the ONT about Winona Ryder’s boobs. Damn.

Has she ever done a topless/nude scene?
Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 08:27 AM (77rzZ)

Reportedly, twice, in movies you've never heard of.

Autumn in New York (2000) and Sex and Death 101 (2007).

I haven't verified.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 02, 2026 09:33 AM (ExV1e)

129 I'm officially retired.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
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Congratulations! Happy for you, and not at all jealous.

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 02, 2026 09:33 AM (MSrAy)

130 Black Tea and Coffee are excellent when “dieting” or fasting. Tannins (polyphenols) have a good effect on the critters in our guts, too.

I’ve surmised a lot of the distress we complained about is caused by excessive glucose. It might be a bit simplistic (maybe not) but lab techs ex., use Agar to feed bacteria on slides for study. A huge load of sugars in our guts probably creates an imbalance, if chronic.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:33 AM (HhTfM)

131 RandomDave, that is so hard. Praying that a job comes to you quickly. Sometimes we have to take a step backward to move forward. I haven't figured out how the Lord does things yet.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 02, 2026 09:33 AM (nz1sK)

132 I did look into online AI jobs. There are apparently a lot of companies where you can do basic stuff like labelling images and such and make money.

You'd have to check out everything to make sure they are legit but that may tide you over. You can ask AIs about the work.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:31 AM (Sco7b)
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That's probably related to Title II accessibility. Here in the US, federal government requires that website content be fully accessible for any and all state-sponsored content.

Creating accessible images is quite challenging. AI isn't very good at it because it can't understand the *context* of an image.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 09:33 AM (gnNyN)

133 So on the running trail in my new Florida locale this morning I saw messages chalked on the trail from yesterday reading: May Day rally this way (with an arrow)

So apparently even in this conservative area they had a May day rally yesterday. It’s amazing that now the left is openly celebrating communism… never thought I’d see that in my lifetime. The dem party is fully captured by radicals. They’re dangerous because they’re driven entirely by emotion (hate of Donald Trump being predominant)

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 02, 2026 09:34 AM (YXvTV)

134 I find I get into a week sometimes and have no clue what the actual day of the week is.

I use Linux and my taskbar calendar includes the day of the week, so I'm good.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 02, 2026 09:35 AM (ExV1e)

135 Other possible headlines: “Sydney Sweeney showing her boobs to the Horde could cause Ace to properly hang shelves”.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 02, 2026 09:35 AM (QZThv)

136 Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 09:30 AM (gnNyN

How are you doing?

Snowflake and Ralphy are getting extra love this week. It was somehow possible.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:32 AM (Sco7b)
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I'm getting by. I miss my kitty Jasmine, of course, but I'm slowly going through the grieving process. It's nice to have the Moron Horde to help me through it.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 09:35 AM (gnNyN)

137 Prayer list always puts things in perspective. God, send your loving healing to this world, Jesus reinforce the Spirit in our lives. It is my will that our Father's will be done.

Off to shower and change the ostomy bag. Still need surgeries but need for my heart to be a little stronger first. Life's funny like that. Prayers welcomed for daughter and her husband who really want children. For our son who is estranged and keeping us away from the grandkids. For goodson on better employment and losing some weight. For cousins confused and estranged. And so many and so much more.

It's a wonderful life, if a roller coaster.
😉💗✝️

Posted by: mindful webworker - still going to drink black caf'd coffee, ok? ok! at May 02, 2026 09:36 AM (XU9++)

138 CWjr, sorry for your loss. I will throw a few coins to help defray expenses in honor of your dads contributions the hoard over the years.

Posted by: Miflin at May 02, 2026 09:36 AM (aA6YN)

139 I saw Winona Ryder’s Boobs open for 10cc and the Lovin’ Spoonful at Cobo Hall in ‘74

Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:36 AM (HhTfM)

140 Captain Whitebread passed away Apr 29.
https://tinyurl.com/mr3894ka

He was 59 - 5 months from 60. I'm 13 months younger than him. That's sobering perspective at 6:30 a.m. on a Saturday. R.I.P. Captain.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 02, 2026 09:37 AM (W5mpo)

141 We are blessed with a priest that has the gift of very profound insight. I will confess some sin, he'll make a short comment, and I'm thinking, "Oh ... that's what's going on."
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 09:31 AM (ksbjf)
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Like with everything else, individual priests have their strengths and weaknesses. Some deliver awesome homilies while others put you to sleep. I've really come to appreciate the value of a good confessor and since we see regular turnover (we're a starter parish for the newly ordained), people note who is best at each.

"Go to Father X's Masses, they're great. Father Y is the best confessor, though." Our current pastor is being reassigned, and my wife and I have been talking about visiting his new parish from time to time, because his homilies are so good.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:37 AM (ZOv7s)

142 89 Wait. I thought the Clinton Wars were fought in Arkansas.
Maybe I need a better map.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
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Maybe a different Clinton. You may be thinking of CIA Clinton wars around Mina.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:38 AM (Lw/3D)

143 Good.
Let's go for 20,000.
And half the equipment.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:23 AM (Sco7b)

I see your bid and raise to all of them, all the equipment, and destroy the facilities.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 02, 2026 09:39 AM (ExV1e)

144 "So on the running trail in my new Florida locale this morning I saw messages chalked on the trail from yesterday reading: May Day rally this way (with an arrow)"

Was there, perhaps, a Hash House Harriers run in your area yesterday? Any signs mentioning beer?

Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 02, 2026 09:40 AM (W5mpo)

145 Reportedly, twice, in movies you've never heard of.

Autumn in New York (2000) and Sex and Death 101 (2007).

I haven't verified.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 02, 2026 09:33 AM (ExV1e)
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Ah, that makes sense. I've noticed many actresses resist nude scenes resort to them as they age and their box off ice appeal drops.

Blake Edwards had it exactly right in "S.O.B."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:40 AM (ZOv7s)

146 Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 09:33 AM (gnNyN

Okay. Good. Or good-ish.

There actually were a lot of the AI types of jobs online. So I hope that helps him. I have to get to my projects.

Later everyone.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:40 AM (Sco7b)

147 Other possible headlines: “Sydney Sweeney showing her boobs to the Horde could cause Ace to properly hang shelves”.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 02, 2026 09:35 AM (QZThv)

If such an action could cause a significant reversal in arterial plaque buildup, I'm in!

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 02, 2026 09:41 AM (wVcYX)

148 So apparently even in this conservative area they had a May day rally yesterday. It’s amazing that now the left is openly celebrating communism… never thought I’d see that in my lifetime. The dem party is fully captured by radicals. They’re dangerous because they’re driven entirely by emotion (hate of Donald Trump being predominant)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 02, 2026 09:34 AM (YXvTV)
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No way to know if there was a rally, or if it was attended by locals. Back in the day the local Marxists would chalk up campus and there were also flyers posted by Trotskeyites about the evils of Maoism.

It doesn't mean those were popular, just that a handful of weirdos had access to chalk and a copy machine.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:42 AM (ZOv7s)

149 I see your bid and raise to all of them, all the equipment, and destroy the facilities.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 02, 2026 09:39 AM (ExV1e)

AND give the land to the muslims.

Once it belongs to Islam, they don't let it go....

A parting gift to all....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 02, 2026 09:42 AM (Sco7b)

150 I’m reading “Age of Jackson” by Schlesinger.

Not much has changed. The question then as well, something along the lines of how can Democracy work? Can’t have the wealthy or “natural aristocracy” run everything. Farmers, tradesman, working people should have a say too, or they will become dispossessed.

The election of Andy Jackson really freaked a lot of people out. Now guys like Hamilton thought it perfectly natural that big government and big business should work together. Others were concerned that the large banks would become the de facto government, and run everything.

Nothing ever changes it seems, just the names maybe. Same ole place that never was, only moreso

Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:42 AM (HhTfM)

151 Hrothgar submitted this to me. I say we should pray for him. Pray Hard.

That's essentially the basis for Starbuck's whole business model.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 02, 2026 09:43 AM (vTZFs)

152 Saw this in the Hawaii subreddit. Sure, Blue state has ICE hotline isn't a surprise, but the last tidbit stood out to me. "SALUTE" reports are literally the US Army's report format for enemy activity. Using US military tactics to thwart lawful Federal activity seems like it's approaching an important line...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- A newly-formed coalition on Oʻahu is asking the public to help document immigration enforcement activity, launching a hotline to report sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

Callers to the hotline — 808-824-4707 — will be asked to provide key details using a system known as “SALUTE,” which includes information such as the number of agents, the type of activity taking place, the location, duration and any equipment present.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 02, 2026 09:43 AM (JCZqz)

153 Was there, perhaps, a Hash House Harriers run in your area yesterday? Any signs mentioning beer?
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 02, 2026 09:40 AM (W5mpo)

I don’t think so…. No signs for beer anywhere

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 02, 2026 09:43 AM (YXvTV)

154 So the mackerel snappers shop around for priests?
Hunh. Thought we were the only ones who did that sort of thing.
By the way, does the decision making process involve taste testing fried chicken at a covered dish supper?

Posted by: Southern Baptists at May 02, 2026 09:43 AM (2Ez/1)

155 Perfessor, I was so sad to hear about Jasmine. Sending hugs.

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 02, 2026 09:44 AM (MSrAy)

156 Perfessor, I was so sad to hear about Jasmine. Sending hugs.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 02, 2026 09:44 AM (MSrAy)
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Thank you!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 09:44 AM (gnNyN)

157 and there were also flyers posted by Trotskeyites about the evils of Maoism.
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Revisionist!!

Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:44 AM (HhTfM)

158 If such an action could cause a significant reversal in arterial plaque buildup, I'm in!
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 02, 2026 09:41 AM (wVcYX)

Where's the nearest teatment center?

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 09:44 AM (hOUT3)

159 Tuesday is trash day here. It's also Soylent Green day.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 09:45 AM (qFwJc)

160 Mrs. E has finished first 2 of total r of the first round of infusions for lymphoma. She says she feels fine, so we're off to breakfast.

Posted by: Eromero at May 02, 2026 09:46 AM (LHPAg)

161 Black Tea and Coffee are excellent when “dieting” or fasting. Tannins (polyphenols) have a good effect on the critters in our guts, too.

I’ve surmised a lot of the distress we complained about is caused by excessive glucose. It might be a bit simplistic (maybe not) but lab techs ex., use Agar to feed bacteria on slides for study. A huge load of sugars in our guts probably creates an imbalance, if chronic.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:33 AM (HhTfM)

Food has nothing to do with stress. Stress comes from trying to manage an imaginary reality fueled by fear of the past and what a person has convinced himself what the future is. It's an old human fault of trying to be God.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 09:46 AM (g8Ew8)

162 Like with everything else, individual priests have their strengths and weaknesses. Some deliver awesome homilies while others put you to sleep. I've really come to appreciate the value of a good confessor and ..., people note who is best at each.

"Go to Father X's Masses, they're great. Father Y is the best confessor, though." ...
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:37 AM (ZOv7s)

That's exactly how it is at my parish. Our priest that is an excellent confessor gives very theologically-oriented homilies. They put Mrs. Cop to sleep, but since I'm a lay Dominican (Study is one of charisms of the Order of Preachers) I find them interesting but not exciting.

Our new-ish Nigerian priest probably gives the most enthusiastic homilies. He's very animated and does not just stand at the ambo. He can be funny, too. He made a comment, "My married brother told me that as a married man he can either be right, or be happy and just agree with his wife." The married dudes in the pews were nodding their heads and the wives were thinking, "that's not funny!!!"

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 09:46 AM (ksbjf)

163 Where's the nearest teatment center?
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 09:44 AM (hOUT3)

She's in some show called Euphoria (don't know what service) where I understand she's pretty free with showing them.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 02, 2026 09:47 AM (ExV1e)

164 Captain Whitebread was born after me. Life is short… that message has been pounding at me due to personal circumstances for the last few years. What does it say in the 4th chapter of James: For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

I used to have a feeling of permanence in my life; it’s comforting. But no more… lots of changes some not at all pleasant (like the passing of dear relatives). But maybe though uncomfortable it’s a good thing. We need that reminder that this life is temporary and what really matters is eternity

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 02, 2026 09:47 AM (Jehr5)

165 I remember a May Day that preceded communism.
It was a pagan mating dance with a May pole in the center and streamers coming from it. We would hold the streamers and dance around in a circle, girls one way, boys the other until the lines were so short that each boy and girl were facing one another.

Of course, back then, in elementary school, they didn't tell us the real purpose of the festival because young people were innocent.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:47 AM (Lw/3D)

166 Hawaii hasn’t likely received their “fair share” of illegal aliens. Too remote.

Start sending thousands every day for a while, just to hear all the usual suspect start screeching. Do It.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:47 AM (HhTfM)

167 > Callers to the hotline — 808-824-4707 — will be asked to provide key details using a system known as “SALUTE,” which includes information such as the number of agents, the type of activity taking place, the location, duration and any equipment present.
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I can't foresee this sort of thing being tolerated by a Democrat run government. In fact, I foresee the public engaged in this being arrested and put in prison.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 09:48 AM (jehhT)

168 So the mackerel snappers shop around for priests?

This one is. Took my betrothed to see my pastor about getting hitched. More bullshit rules than you can believe. Never darkening the doorway of that church again until that little faggot is gone.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 09:48 AM (qFwJc)

169 Mrs. E has finished first 2 of total r of the first round of infusions for lymphoma. She says she feels fine, so we're off to breakfast.
Posted by: Eromero
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I'm glad she's feeling well. Please give her a hug from me (sending one for you too)

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 02, 2026 09:48 AM (MSrAy)

170 What makes me guess that Hawaii doesn't have the Illegals problem as much as the 48 states?
Oh maybe Chinese who can afford to get there. But no one is arriving by boat or walking there.

Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 09:49 AM (Ia/+0)

171 That Charlie Brown was me this morning

Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 09:49 AM (Ia/+0)

172 Food has nothing to do with stress. Stress comes from trying to manage an imaginary reality fueled by fear of the past and what a person has convinced himself what the future is. It's an old human fault of trying to be God.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 09:46 AM (g8Ew

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Hi there.

Posted by: Type 2 Diabeetus at May 02, 2026 09:50 AM (ZOv7s)

173 Thread hung on me when I tried to post

Prayers for all the horde in need

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 02, 2026 09:50 AM (dE3DB)

174 I remember a May Day that preceded communism.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:47 AM (Lw/3D)
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Communists create nothing. They just pervert everything that they can to suit their vile heresy.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:51 AM (ZOv7s)

175 139 I saw Winona Ryder’s Boobs open for 10cc and the Lovin’ Spoonful at Cobo Hall in ‘74
****

Her birthday is Oct29,1971.

Posted by: clarence at May 02, 2026 09:52 AM (pFqNV)

176 Food has nothing to do with stress.
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If I’d said anything about stress, you might have a point.

I’m talking about distress in our guts. Unmentionable …things that follow. Trust Me. Food affects our innards to a large degree. Make sense? Sorry it I was unclear.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 09:52 AM (HhTfM)

177 >Took my betrothed to see my pastor about getting hitched. More bullshit rules than you can believe.

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"Yeah, well, we're not welcome back into the grocery store, either."

Posted by: Just the punchline at May 02, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)

178 She says she feels fine, so we're off to breakfast.
Posted by: Eromero at May 02, 2026 09:46 AM (LHPAg)

Most excellent to hear this, hope your breakfast is a good one!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 09:52 AM (hOUT3)

179 o the mackerel snappers shop around for priests?
Hunh. Thought we were the only ones who did that sort of thing.
By the way, does the decision making process involve taste testing fried chicken at a covered dish supper?
Posted by: Southern Baptists at May 02, 2026 09:43 AM (2Ez/1)

It's not exactly the same for us mackeral-snapping Romish papists (that is the technical term). The Roman Missal gives the written instructions for the order of the Mass, so -- in theory -- any Novus Ordo Mass or Tredentine Latin Mass will be exactly the same anywhere around the world.

Different priests have different gifts. Some are better in the Confessional and some are better at the ambo (lectern).

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 09:52 AM (ksbjf)

180 The question then as well, something along the lines of how can Democracy work? Can’t have the wealthy or “natural aristocracy” run everything. Farmers, tradesman, working people should have a say too, or they will become dispossessed.

The election of Andy Jackson really freaked a lot of people out. Now guys like Hamilton thought it perfectly natural that big government and big business should work together. Others were concerned that the large banks would become the de facto government, and run everything.

We should just turn all decisions over to AI and stop worrying.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 02, 2026 09:53 AM (Riz8t)

181 Jehr5)

165 I remember a May Day that preceded communism.
It was a pagan mating dance with a May pole in the center and streamers coming from it. We would hold the streamers and dance around in a circle, girls one way, boys the other until the lines were so short that each boy and girl were facing one another.

Of course, back then, in elementary school, they didn't tell us the real purpose of the festival because young people were innocent.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:47 AM (Lw/3D)

Witches!! Burn them!!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 09:53 AM (g8Ew8)

182 Saw this in the Hawaii subreddit. Sure, Blue state has ICE hotline isn't a surprise, but the last tidbit stood out to me. "SALUTE" reports are literally the US Army's report format for enemy activity. Using US military tactics to thwart lawful Federal activity seems like it's approaching an important line...

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 02, 2026 09:43 AM (JCZqz)
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Given the military presence there, SALUTE format is not at all surprising.

I love the idea of a tip line, though. "Yes, please call our toll-free line and document your participation in a criminal conspiracy against federal law enforcement. NSA is standing by!"

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:54 AM (ZOv7s)

183 Hi there.
Posted by: Type 2 Diabeetus at May 02, 2026 09:50 AM (ZOv7s)

Stress is not a disease. It's a state of mind.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 09:55 AM (g8Ew8)

184 "Yes, please call our toll-free line and document your participation in a criminal conspiracy against federal law enforcement. NSA is standing by!"

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Please hold. I gotta pee.

Posted by: Bob at May 02, 2026 09:56 AM (2Ez/1)

185 Food has nothing to do with stress.
****

Stress comes from resisting the body's natural urge to choke out some retarded bastard.

Posted by: clarence at May 02, 2026 09:57 AM (pFqNV)

186 Prayers up for those that have asked us for them in the prayer list;
Prayers up for those that know they need them but have not asked us for them;
Prayers up for those that need them but don’t know it yet; and
Prayers up for those who pray alone, asking for help in silence, and whose prayers are known but to God!

Prayers up even for all "our" politicians who have decided that their 10% graft and power are still far more desirable than their honor or integrity, may they see the error of their ways, repent, and become true representatives of we the people!

And lastly, prayers up for President Trump, keep him and our beloved country safe from harm and may the many forces of corruption and evil arrayed against both him and our country be rendered ineffective and their plans come to naught!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 09:57 AM (hOUT3)

187 Posted by: no one of any consequence

Congrats!
When is the wedding?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 02, 2026 09:58 AM (dE3DB)

188 >Took my betrothed to see my pastor about getting hitched. More bullshit rules than you can believe.

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"Yeah, well, we're not welcome back into the grocery store, either."
Posted by: Just the punchline at May 02, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)

LOL. Thanks for the smile.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 02, 2026 09:58 AM (wVcYX)

189 I guess Winona has had implants.

Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 09:59 AM (77rzZ)

190 So the mackerel snappers shop around for priests?
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This one is. Took my betrothed to see my pastor about getting hitched. More bullshit rules than you can believe. Never darkening the doorway of that church again until that little faggot is gone.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 09:48 AM (qFwJc)

Is your betrothed not Catholic? If so, that will present a challenge to being married in a Catholic Church.

If it's the marriage-preparation classes, way back when the future Mrs. Cop was my fiance', we found the classes a very good foundation for a lasting marriage. I'm not going to lie and say we've never had any conflict as a married couple, but they've been pretty minor.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 09:59 AM (ksbjf)

191 I do think stress CAUSES many maladies including cancer.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 09:59 AM (g8Ew8)

192 Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 09:57 AM (hOUT3)

Thanks. Amen!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 10:00 AM (oT1li)

193 Different priests have different gifts. Some are better in the Confessional and some are better at the ambo (lectern).
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 09:52 AM (ksbjf)
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Yes, and some people feel more comfortable confessing outside of their parish. During Advent and Lent, there are Penance Services where lots of priests from other parishes participate.

At the same time, people tend to stay local. My parish is somewhat unique in that there are two locations that were once separate and have been merged, and there remains a "student" and "townie" identity at each one, though it is fading over time.

The liberal Catholics (overwhelmingly Boomers) still identify with the student parish, even though many now live in other parishes.

The upshot is the the Church is far from monolithic, even within the Roman Rite. For example, there are parishes sponsored by various orders who exist outside the territorial diocesan structure.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:00 AM (ZOv7s)

194 Different priests have different gifts. Some are better in the Confessional and some are better at the ambo (lectern).
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 09:52 AM (ksbjf)

For a while a ways back I went to a popular Methodist Church, good congregation. They had a senior pastor who was very good at working with people, very likable. Did a lot of things well. But, as a good friend and I agreed, every sermon he ever gave was just a 15 minute recitation of unconnected, slightly humorous anecdotes about nothing, and then he would smile and walk away from the lecturn.

He had the public speaking skills of Kamala Harris. The Methodist heirarchy noticed this and decided to do something about it, so they promoted him to Bishop.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 10:00 AM (jju2J)

195 Winona is getting up there, 54yo

Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 10:01 AM (Ia/+0)

196 All I’m getting at, gut problems and related chronic TMI issues are very much remedied or improved by cutting out excessive sugar, carbs, glucose.

Starve ‘em out, and a more healthy balance will automagically occur, and fairly rapidly. Tannins are especially helpful in this regard, (though probably not when loaded with cream and sugar). Tea especially is under study for this, and also oral health and gum disease. The “bad” bacteria do not like polyphenols.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 02, 2026 10:01 AM (HhTfM)

197 Jehr5)

165 I remember a May Day that preceded communism.
It was a pagan mating dance with a May pole in the center and streamers coming from it. We would hold the streamers and dance around in a circle, girls one way, boys the other until the lines were so short that each boy and girl were facing one another.

Of course, back then, in elementary school, they didn't tell us the real purpose of the festival because young people were innocent.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 09:47 AM (Lw/3D)

Witches!! Burn them!!
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 09:53 AM (g8Ew

Sir Bedevere: And what do you burn, apart from witches?

Peasant 1: More witches!!

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 02, 2026 10:01 AM (wVcYX)

198 Stress comes from resisting the body's natural urge to choke out some retarded bastard.
Posted by: clarence at May 02, 2026 09:57 AM (pFqNV)

Among many other things too. Yes, I agree.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 10:01 AM (g8Ew8)

199 I’m sorry to hear about Capt. Whitebread. Another moron gone RIP and condolences to his family.

Posted by: Jen the original at May 02, 2026 10:02 AM (dpp78)

200 Regular exercise reduces stress, keeps your weight down, and gives you more energy. No downside; all upside

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 02, 2026 10:02 AM (Jehr5)

201 "The gut microbiome refers to the trillions of bacteria and other microbes living in the digestive system.,,.

*************

I know there is supposed to be no math on the blog but...

The volume of a single E.coli bacterium is roughly 1 cubic micrometer, or one millionth (10e-6) of a cubic meter. So we can assume a spherical mega bacterium (equal to one million E. coli) has a diameter of 1 meter. A trillion is one million million, so if you had "trillions" of bacteria in your gut you would have exploded long before you went two weeks without coffee. QED

Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 10:04 AM (I0N4X)

202 I love the idea of a tip line, though. "Yes, please call our toll-free line and document your participation in a criminal conspiracy against federal law enforcement. NSA is standing by!"
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 09:54 AM (ZOv7s)

If you are calling to report a conservative offense against our beloved democracy, call 1-800-867-5309!

If you are calling to report a perceived liberal attack on an evil conservative, call 1-800-FRE-STUFF!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 10:04 AM (hOUT3)

203 > He had the public speaking skills of Kamala Harris. The Methodist heirarchy noticed this and decided to do something about it, so they promoted him to Bishop.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 10:00 AM
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Every good sermon should contain at least one Venn diagram.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at May 02, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)

204 That's still young.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 10:05 AM (g8Ew8)

205 The Methodist heirarchy noticed this and decided to do something about it, so they promoted him to Bishop.

Sounds legit!

Stateless - I'll try to find such, see if they'll help enough to matter. A bunch of stuff I feel I could have done months ago to get 'gig-level' budget assists to help now, but... back then I was still expecting sanity to prevail in time, y'know?

Posted by: RandomDave at May 02, 2026 10:06 AM (aJQbY)

206 Oops. Copy fail.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 10:06 AM (g8Ew8)

207 For a while a ways back I went to a popular Methodist Church, good congregation. They had a senior pastor who was very good at working with people, very likable. ...

He had the public speaking skills of Kamala Harris. The Methodist heirarchy noticed this and decided to do something about it, so they promoted him to Bishop.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 02, 2026 10:00 AM (jju2J)

LOL. That does seem to be a universal truism.

****

Since it's Saturday, and I'm retired, I've got to go. Those errands aren't going to get accomplished by themselves.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 02, 2026 10:06 AM (ksbjf)

208 The volume of a single E.coli bacterium is roughly 1 cubic micrometer, or one millionth (10e-6) of a cubic meter. So we can assume a spherical mega bacterium (equal to one million E. coli) has a diameter of 1 meter. A trillion is one million million, so if you had "trillions" of bacteria in your gut you would have exploded long before you went two weeks without coffee. QED
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 10:04 AM (I0N4X)

You… just blew my mind! It exploded like that hypothetical gut…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 02, 2026 10:06 AM (Jehr5)

209 They're real and they're spectacular!

Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at May 02, 2026 10:07 AM (2Ez/1)

210 165 I remember a May Day that preceded communism.
It was a pagan mating dance with a May pole in the center and streamers coming from it. We would hold the streamers and dance around in a circle, girls one way, boys the other until the lines were so short that each boy and girl were facing one another.
_______________

I remember 3rd and 4th grade at my catholic school May was the month of Mary. All the kids would gather blossoms (usually azalea or rhododendron) and take either thread or a wire and string them together to make a crown dedicated to her. It was about a half hour break in the great outdoors usually on a Friday afternoon.

Posted by: Rex B at May 02, 2026 10:08 AM (a992C)

211 My betrothed is Catholic. Baptized as a child. But not catechized. Did not know the rules. Three invalid civil marriages. Two of the guys are dead. One had cancer over a year ago. Heard he was dead. Need a death cert.

They want to scrutinize me. Me? I am a widower. Tabla rasa. They need to be scrutinized.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:09 AM (qFwJc)

212 No, I'm not a RC, but I've appreciated the first black priest in America who sounds like a wonderful man- Fr. Augustus Tolton has been declared vulnerable and now has a shrine in IL:

https://tinyurl.com/4j549ews

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 10:09 AM (2sfNr)

213 Regular exercise reduces stress, keeps your weight down, and gives you more energy. No downside; all upside
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

**********

Unless you subscribe to the "only so many shots in a cannon" theory of heartbeats in a lifetime. Exercise speeds your heart rate, thereby hastening the expenditure of your lifetime allotment of heart beats. Best to just sit still and try not to get excited about anything. /s

(DISCLAIMER: I am not a physician but I did play one in real life.)

Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 10:10 AM (I0N4X)

214 The volume of a single E.coli bacterium is roughly 1 cubic micrometer, or one millionth (10e-6) of a cubic meter. So we can assume a spherical mega bacterium (equal to one million E. coli) has a diameter of 1 meter. A trillion is one million million, so if you had "trillions" of bacteria in your gut you would have exploded long before you went two weeks without coffee. QED
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 10:04 AM (I0N4X)
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Much as I hate to burst your bubble, your math is a bit off. 1 cubic micrometer is 10^-6 x 10^-6 x 10^-6 in size, or 1 x 10^18 cubic meters.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 10:10 AM (gnNyN)

215 Regular exercise reduces stress, keeps your weight down, and gives you more energy. No downside; all upside
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 02, 2026 10:02 AM (Jehr5)

Well, other than the added life extension from such exercise is exactly equal to or surpassed by the time spent engaging in exercise.

Hold a sec, there's a hammering at the door.

NVM, it was just my heart thumping.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 02, 2026 10:10 AM (wVcYX)

216 Much as I hate to burst your bubble, your math is a bit off. 1 cubic micrometer is 10^-6 x 10^-6 x 10^-6 in size, or 1 x 10^-18 cubic meters.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 10:10 AM (gnNyN)
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Whoops. Forget the minus sign in front of 18.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 02, 2026 10:10 AM (gnNyN)

217 Mrs. E has finished first 2 of total r of the first round of infusions for lymphoma. She says she feels fine, so we're off to breakfast.
Posted by: Eromero

So glad it's going, mostly, well. She is a big part of the MoMee experience.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 02, 2026 10:10 AM (lFFaq)

218 LOL. The Knights of Saint Peter Claver think he was black.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:12 AM (qFwJc)

219 Winona is getting up there, 54yo
Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 10:01 AM (Ia/+0)
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There's an article in the archives of First Things that suggests the Sexual Revolution was the result of the collapsed birth rates during WW II. Women typically marry older men rather then exact contemporaries, and so by the late 1960s, there was a massive shortage of marriageable men vs the number of women, because the Early Boomer women were seeking mates among War Baby men, a shortfall in the millions.

This meant that men had a target-rich environment, and could high-grade the women, so those left behind resorted to more promiscuity as a way of securing commitment. When men realized they could have the milk without buying the cow, they exploited this, and that was where abortion suddenly became the Most Important Thing Ever, because "nice girls" would never carry condoms or use The Pill, and if an "accident" happened, a single mother would likely never find a decent man.

This is why, to this very day, feminists describe children as a "punishment," which in a way it was for their moral transgression. (cont)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:14 AM (ZOv7s)

220 >>Regular exercise reduces stress, keeps your weight down, and gives you more energy. No downside; all upside

The downside is having to exercise regularly to achieve all that.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 02, 2026 10:14 AM (Y1sOo)

221 186 Prayers up for those that have asked us for them in the prayer list;
Prayers up for those that know they need them but have not asked us for them;
Prayers up for those that need them but don’t know it yet; and
Prayers up for those who pray alone, asking for help in silence, and whose prayers are known but to God!

Prayers up even for all "our" politicians who have decided that their 10% graft and power are still far more desirable than their honor or integrity, may they see the error of their ways, repent, and become true representatives of we the people!

And lastly, prayers up for President Trump, keep him and our beloved country safe from harm and may the many forces of corruption and evil arrayed against both him and our country be rendered ineffective and their plans come to naught!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~
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Amen.

Commissar, it is good to see you. Your commentary is missed at eventide.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 10:15 AM (Lw/3D)

222 (cont) By the same token, according to the article, the collapse of the Hayes Code and the "burn your bra" movement were the result of "leftover women" who were now on the brink of 30 who were reduced to pulling out all the stops - and yes, this would have applied in Hollywood, too.

What this did was undercut younger women who tried to retain traditional morality, and one sees this plainly by the 1980s where mainstream entertainment essentially mocks virginity until marriage as archaic and lame.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s)

223 The only time I use cream in my coffee is when it's instant otherwise black. Never sugar.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 02, 2026 10:17 AM (abIsI)

224 Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:12 AM (qFwJc)

He sounds like a very inspirational figure who cared deeply about the souls and bodies of slaves, but he was Spanish and I don't think he ever made it to North America.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 02, 2026 10:18 AM (2sfNr)

225 Exercise does not extend life as much as it extends the quality of life while you live.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 10:18 AM (Lw/3D)

226 Lloyd can't argue with that

Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 10:19 AM (Ia/+0)

227 Holy crap, Muldoon.
Check your math.

A million E. coli is a barely visible microcolony on a petri dish.

A billion E. Coli is a colony no bigger around than a dime on a petri dish.

A trillion E. coli is a less than a teaspoon of packed cells at the bottom of a centrifuge tube.

30 years as a microbiologist >>>M.D

Posted by: retropox at May 02, 2026 10:20 AM (7rnzP)

228 150 I’m reading “Age of Jackson” by Schlesinger.

Posted by: Common Tater
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One of Schlesinger's better works before he became a hagiographer for the Kennedy family.

And yes, even back in Aristotle's time, he mentioned that societies end up changing political arrangements over time due to circumstances.

Those political arrangements must fit the society existing at the time; if they don't, they will change to do so.

Posted by: whig at May 02, 2026 10:20 AM (E4rtv)

229 Exercise is fine, but I loathe gyms.

Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)

230 Prayers for all.

Posted by: Mick at May 02, 2026 10:21 AM (wYpYR)

231 Yeah Fen,

He was Spanish and ministered to the slaves in South America.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:21 AM (qFwJc)

232 Dr. Mark Seigle, physician, clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center, says putting anything in your coffee eliminates the effectiveness of coffee. He says, drink it black and that 4 cups is better than 2.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 10:22 AM (Lw/3D)

233 Unless you subscribe to the "only so many shots in a cannon" theory of heartbeats in a lifetime. Exercise speeds your heart rate, thereby hastening the expenditure of your lifetime allotment of heart beats. Best to just sit still and try not to get excited about anything. /s

(DISCLAIMER: I am not a physician but I did play one in real life.)
Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 10:10 AM (I0N4X)

LOL. The purity of outhouse logic.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 10:22 AM (g8Ew8)

234 Stress is not a disease.

*********

The words and wisdom of Mike Cross:

"Listen here brother.
Life's just another
Terminal disease!"

Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 10:22 AM (I0N4X)

235 The Spanish imported African slaves because a Pope forbid them from enslaving the locals.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:22 AM (qFwJc)

236 The E. coli wars, begun they have.

Posted by: Bulg at May 02, 2026 10:23 AM (77rzZ)

237 mATh oN tHe bLOg!!!!!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 02, 2026 10:23 AM (tcsrY)

238 Exercise does not extend life as much as it extends the quality of life while you live.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 10:18 AM (Lw/3D)
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I disagree. I think exercise extends life in several ways. The first is that you avoid a ton of hazards like diabetes and the complications that come from a sedentary/obese lifestyle.

You also gain resilience. I have been repeatedly told that my overall good health, which is maintained by frequent exercise, has helped me pull through health complications that would have killed someone with a lower CON score. Those pluses on your save roll add up!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:23 AM (ZOv7s)

239 "Exercise is a speedway to the grave." paraphrased Rumple of the Bailey

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:23 AM (qFwJc)

240 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 10:15 AM (Lw/3D)

Thanks for that!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 10:24 AM (hOUT3)

241 Dr. Mark Seigle, physician, clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center, says putting anything in your coffee eliminates the effectiveness of coffee. He says, drink it black and that 4 cups is better than 2.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 02, 2026 10:22 AM (Lw/3D)
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Well that settles it. If a doctor says it, it must be true! Time to get another safe and effective Covid booster!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:24 AM (ZOv7s)

242 Best to just sit still and try not to get excited about anything. /s

Ah, my philosophy explained

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 02, 2026 10:24 AM (tcsrY)

243 "dickey ticker."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:24 AM (qFwJc)

244 I only ever put cream in 1st cup, any refills nothing added.
If big pot in winter by end its black

Posted by: Skip at May 02, 2026 10:25 AM (Ia/+0)

245 Those pluses on your save roll add up!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:23 AM (ZOv7s)

Sit in your recliner long enough...

and the only activity you will be able to engage in is sitting in your recliner!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 10:26 AM (hOUT3)

246 Me & hubs are joining a local nature walk tomorrow

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 02, 2026 10:27 AM (znREB)

247 I put ghee in my coffee. I'm a gheezer.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 10:27 AM (2Ez/1)

248 Unless you subscribe to the "only so many shots in a cannon" theory of heartbeats in a lifetime. Exercise speeds your heart rate, thereby hastening the expenditure of your lifetime allotment of heart beats. Best to just sit still and try not to get excited about anything. /s

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Now do sex.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 10:30 AM (ndZc7)

249 Captain Whitebread passed away Apr 29.
https://tinyurl.com/mr3894ka

He was 59 - 5 months from 60. I'm 13 months younger than him. That's sobering perspective at 6:30 a.m. on a Saturday. R.I.P. Captain.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 02, 2026 09:37 AM (W5mpo)

He was born the year I graduated HS. Sobering, indeed. May you rest in peace, Captain, and your family find solace knowing that you had a second family here at The Horde who were also very fond of you.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 02, 2026 10:31 AM (5xuJ/)

250 232 Dr. Mark Seigle, physician, clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center, says putting anything in your coffee eliminates the effectiveness of coffee. He says, drink it black and that 4 cups is better than 2.

Posted by: Braenyard
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Far too many doctors spout studies that they themselves have not conducted. It is probably safe to say that roughly 50 percent of all studies including medical are garbage and 50 percent represent some form of the 'truth'. Dietary studies are particularly bad because a) you cannot feed people a controlled diet for decades, b) they rely then on self reporting, c) too many extraneous variables outside the study exist, d) sampling errors and panel study survival (they keep in the study over time).

But unless you actually conducted the study yourself, everything else is basically appeal to authority in our society.

Too complex for even the autodidact to do more than take a stab at figuring out what is truth and what is garbage. Basically, we will all die sometime and our individual circumstances have more to do our lifespan than general nostrums and prognostications by our 'informed' betters.

Posted by: whig at May 02, 2026 10:31 AM (E4rtv)

251 Sit in your recliner long enough...

and the only activity you will be able to engage in is sitting in your recliner!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at May 02, 2026 10:26 AM (hOUT3)
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My father is 83 and still goes biking. He now has a motor with battery pack to make the hills easier. I want to be able to do that at 83. Last summer he bought a motorbike to save on gas while visiting his wife in hospice. He has a Honda Gold Wing, but it's heavy, and the motorbike is easier for him to maneuver, less risk of it falling over.

My uncle gave up riding because the Harley was too much for him.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:31 AM (ZOv7s)

252 Every good sermon should contain at least one Venn diagram.
Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff

Anybody know what denomination Fen is? Just curious.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 02, 2026 10:32 AM (l26NL)

253 Wait. The horde is measuring things in microcentimeters?

I can see where this is headed!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 10:32 AM (2Ez/1)

254
They want to scrutinize me. Me? I am a widower. Tabla rasa. They need to be scrutinized.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:09 AM (qFwJc)

____________

I'm sorry you have this problem. I have a marriage-related problem as well that's quite damaging to my relationship with the Church. It can't be solved. But I recognize why it has to be that way. I worked it out with a good priest, that is, one that would give me the right answer, not necessarily the one I wanted. But he agreed that it was being handled about as well as it could.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 10:32 AM (HdYcL)

255 I'm a Dean Koontz fan so when I saw the horror writer had written a book of numerous holiday poetry I bought it. Muldoon has him beat seven ways from Sunday.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 10:33 AM (ndZc7)

256 Now do sex.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 02, 2026 10:30 AM (ndZc7)
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There was a character in a Dan Jenkins book (Baja Oklahoma, I think) who maintained that the number of hard-ons in a man's life was limited, and therefore women had an obligation to ensure that none go to waste.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:33 AM (ZOv7s)

257 COVID-19 destroyed the credibility of thousands of physicians.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:33 AM (qFwJc)

258 Mornin' Horde. Quick update on something I mentioned in this space two weekends back: C.H. joined her beloved husband in the presence of the Lord last Saturday. Service tomorrow. Prayers for her family and all who knew her, she's dearly missed.

Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at May 02, 2026 10:34 AM (FIwBs)

259 Anybody know what denomination Fen is? Just curious.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 02, 2026 10:32 AM (l26NL)
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United Methodist, though I don't know if that is still the case.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:34 AM (ZOv7s)

260
Anybody know what denomination Fen is? Just curious.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 02, 2026 10:32 AM (l26NL)

___________

I think the non-nutty wing of the Episcopalians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 02, 2026 10:35 AM (HdYcL)

261 Covid killed over 1 million Americans
It almost killed Trump

Posted by: Paul at May 02, 2026 10:35 AM (2n317)

262 I think the non-nutty wing of the Episcopalians.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

There is one? KIDDING!!

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 02, 2026 10:36 AM (l26NL)

263 I know the rules. But this pastor was completely unkind and failed to know the intricacies of the rules. He was citing chapter and verse of the diocesan policy.

My sister told me "You just need to find the right priest." Do such priests exist anymore?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:36 AM (qFwJc)

264 Or are they all a bunch of fags that hate normals?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:38 AM (qFwJc)

265 Holy crap, Muldoon.
Check your math.

Posted by: retropox

*********

This is exactly why there is no math on the blog, especially if one has gone two weeks without caffeine. I guess I didn't account for three dimensions.

But you can't demy that if you lined up a trillion E/ coli bacteria end to end they would come out both ends of your GI tract, eh?

😳

Posted by: muldoon at May 02, 2026 10:38 AM (I0N4X)

266 Good morning all
Sorry I'm late and still catching up with the comments but I forgot it's Saturday here.
I've been retired 8 years but because I have grandkids weekends are still weekends where I have to try and fit into their busy schedule. My son nd granddaughters ran and scootered a 5k race this morning and both have soccer this afternoon.
I don't remember life being this complicated when my boys were growing up.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 02, 2026 10:39 AM (kJmSS)

267 There is a smaller church 23 minutes away to the south of my house. I will go there tomorrow morning.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 02, 2026 10:40 AM (qFwJc)

268 "scootered"
What, are we just making up words now?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 02, 2026 10:41 AM (2Ez/1)

269 Do people still "join a church?" This was something that my parents wanted us kids to do. Back in the 70's.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 02, 2026 10:41 AM (jehhT)

270 I disagree. I think exercise extends life in several ways. The first is that you avoid a ton of hazards like diabetes and the complications that come from a sedentary/obese lifestyle.

You also gain resilience. I have been repeatedly told that my overall good health, which is maintained by frequent exercise, has helped me pull through health complications that would have killed someone with a lower CON score. Those pluses on your save roll add up!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 02, 2026 10:23 AM (ZOv7s)

Bullshit. Look up marathon runners that have died just during 2025. No one knows when the reaper comes knocking. That really small aneurysm that never shows up on xray could suddenly burst. Or making that jog down the street when a car hits you from behind, etc. etc.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 02, 2026 10:41 AM (g8Ew8)

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