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July 30, 2012: Recovery

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Skim is about back to normal after yesterday's scorpion sting that made her look like death warmed over for six hours. I never, ever want to have to see her in that state again.

67 thoughts on “July 30, 2012: Recovery”

  1. I've been up for hours waiting for the closing documents for our house sale to show up. They're not due here for 5 more hours.

        1. This was my exact thought, Rhu_ru.
          It's amazing how I remember all the lyrics even when maybe 33% are English.
          Also, I'm wearing that exact outfit right now. (Simon's Plain White Tee and dark blue jeans.)

  2. Um, yeah.

    "We took a lot of punches. Penn State has taken a lot of punches over the last six months," [Penn State Head Football Coach] Bill O'Brien said at Big Ten media day, "and it's time to punch back."

    They should have gotten the death penalty. I wonder why they didn't.

      1. Only if there's an olympic record. Or maybe if there's not? Probably not. Either way. That's the safe bet. My money is definitely on the universe not ending Thursday.

        Why am I nervous having typed this now?

            1. Actually, I think the restaurant at the end of the universe has a Thursday special...

  4. My daughter told me that she sees "people who have been dead for a long time" when she is sleeping. Including my grandfather who says stuff to her, but she can't understand him.

    Movie history tells me that this only ends one way.

    1. A lot more movies that get progressively more terrible as audiences make the director the punch line of numerous jokes?

  5. We had one beautiful rain yesterday morning. It lasted the entire morning, brought cooler temps, and 1/4" rainfall all together. I had forgotten what it was like to actually enjoy standing outside.

  6. Well, I've started training at my work for a management position, which I've been told will mean a "substantial increase" in pay once I complete the training. Of course, I've been told a lot of things over the last six months and the company is going through Chapter 11 bankruptcy, so we'll see what happens.

    1. One of my old co-workers once told me that he was sick of all the substantial pay raises he got and for once would like a stantial one.

    1. i have comcast internet, but no comcast TV, which apparently means no olympics over the internets for me. instead, i just have to deal with whatever crap they fluff up for NBC. absolutely boo.

      1. I'm having the same issue (with the exception that I have Comcast's evil twin Charter for internet). Which sucks, because I don't want to watch swimming, again and beach volleyball can go straight to hell. I want to watch some of the sports that aren't shown very often, dammit. Also, I want to watch every Russian men's basketball game possible.

        1. Let me be the first to say that I got your point...I couldn't think of anything appropriate to say in response.

        2. oh no, it's related: i can't watch any women's field hockey because of this goofy system.

  8. I'm sure this is a stupid question, but that never stopped me before. When did they get rid of the funny-shaped lane in international basketball? I always kind of liked it.

      1. That's good to know. I figured they probably changed it about twelve years ago and I just never noticed. Thanks!

      1. If Peter Jackson wants to make it three movies, then dammit, it shall be three movies.

        1. First shalt thou make the first Hobbit movie. Then shalt thou make movies two and three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt make, and the number of the movie making shall be three. Four shalt thou not make, neither make thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out.

            2. If I read correctly, they never shot the Tom Bombadil scenes. Would need to shoot those.

  11. The last couple weeks I'd been coaching the local baseball card shop owner on his trip up to the Twin Cities to catch a couple ballgames at Target Field. He and his BIL were there last night and for tonight's game; hopefully Coupe DeVille doesn't turn it into a longball fest.

  12. Hey folks in the Twin Cities. I have three extra tix for tonight's game with the white sox. If you are interested, please call my cell MN0-STLX It's 309 area code. Ask for Joe. My uncle had to cancel, so this is your opportunity to go to a game. Seats are in 311 (family section so no beer). Hope to meet one of you tonite. Also that's MN (zero) on the phone number. 25 each (w free hot dog and soda)

  13. Someone explain to me why synchronized diving is necessary. I feel like I can get the same experience from regulat diving.

      1. I would enjoy making occasional, uninsightful, but hilarious comments about the Wolves.

  15. Well, if this is Span's last game as a Twin, he's making it a memorable one.

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