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A couple of days ago we had a thunderstorm with the by now way to familiar close strike. Closer than I thought I found out today. One of the "old growth" oak trees in the area between the apartments and the park took a hit. About 1/3 of it is laying on the ground now. Not sure if they are going to try and save it or not. I suspect they will, just based on how may strikes that tree has taken. I can count 4 scars on it, including this one.

I would have and think I did, bet scores of $Q that this chapter was going to end with all the feels. The feels are starting now. Either this is going to be over faster than I suspect The Dan is capable of doing :-) or the real end of the arc is going to make me VERY glad my anti-depression medication seems to be working way much better now.

I got lucky. During my 10ish years in the Army I only had one bad mess hall, and it was at the battery I spent the least time at. C-2/1 ADA, on the other hand was freaking great. The mess sergeant was planning on opening a fine dining place and was using us as menu testers. Some fails, but all in all, very freaking good Breakfasts and Dinner. Lunch, depends on which E-6 was in charge. I don't remember "SSG Red" real name, but if you knew he was on duty, you didn't eat lunch.

On a generally good note, my current meds, aside from the dizzy thing, which I can deal with; Live within reach of a wall or be ready to do a PLF on command; seem to be working just freaking great. I've been on the longest "upswing" without a bad crash is years. 1st clue, I'm not identifying with the protagonists in "Behind Blue Eyes", "Splendid Isolation" or several of Simon and Garfunkel's songs about being alone is A Good Thing. Still IDing with a bunch of REO Speedwagon working class songs and more Blue Oyster Cult than I should, but it's a thing. I am a howler monkey.

We do. They are called Army cafeterias.

Demanding? Hungry? Noisy? Messy? Good grief. That's almost as bad as having me as a houseguest.

You have my sympathies and best wishes, as always. I hope things will steady down soon. Thank you. Item e-mailed to the doctor through the patient portal, using "venous stasis" instead of the red-flag-raising "edema." This is all taking place on the side where I've still got ankle hardware implanted, of course. The swelling is keeping me from feeling my hardware on the inner side of my leg. Painful to the touch.

Eep. That sounds scary. Very seconded. I would suggest strategically placed plush area rugs, for future such events.

Yes. It is. Very much so. There was a reason for the media storm Danish Crown was desperately trying to weather at the time. And my suggestion for a new name was by no means the only comment or suggestion they received. Many of them had to do with exactly which orifice they could shove the meat they tried to sell into, and how hard.

I'm not 100% up on Prince's discography, but based on his name change and such like, I suspect his heirs are looking at a large collection of songs that are "you suck and here is why" directed at various record management people. And they are wondering if they can release them with out getting their ass sued off.

That sounds pretty close to illegal. No, change that. That sounds illegal.