tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post6211200694440841499..comments2024-03-23T17:29:56.224-05:00Comments on Stilton's Place: Blank Check-InUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-61935293484959993392022-05-29T18:20:38.074-05:002022-05-29T18:20:38.074-05:00Hi, Stilton,
I've read your musings and comic...Hi, Stilton,<br /><br />I've read your musings and comic strips for a long time but have never commented before. My wife passed three years ago this week and the pain remains for me and my kids just as real as the day it happened. I do know what you're feeling, my brother.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip on Grangestone scotch. Unfortunately, I live in Pennsylvania where whiskey is only sold in state-run stores, and Grangestone isn't on the list of available scotches - yet. I have contacted them to see if they will carry it, but don't expect a reply for a few days. After all, the Democrat governor is busy spending my tax money before he loses his office because of term limits.<br /><br />Just remember that no matter how bad things seem to be, God is still in control.<br /><br />Tom VaughnTom Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10082881040795640646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-9871843199234133032022-05-12T23:10:41.590-05:002022-05-12T23:10:41.590-05:00
@Colby, the Babelfish will make them all sound th...<br />@Colby, the Babelfish will make them all sound the same, right?JustaJeepGuynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-60561673228204650292022-05-11T11:52:01.196-05:002022-05-11T11:52:01.196-05:00Oh, I well remember a bachelor party when I was in...Oh, I well remember a bachelor party when I was in my early twenties. We were doing tequila shots with lime and salt. I cannot bear to even smell tequila to this day.<br /><br />@MMM,<br /><br /><i>"It is a curious fact, and one to which no-one knows quite how much importance to attach, that something like 85 percent of all known worlds in the Galaxy, be they primitive or highly advanced, have invented a drink called jynnan tonyx, or gee-N'N-T'N-ix, or jinond-o-nicks, or any one of a thousand variations on this phonetic theme.<br />The drinks themselves are not the same, and vary between the Sivolvian ‘chinanto/mnigs’ which is ordinary water served just above room temperature, and the Gagrakackan 'tzjin-anthony-ks’ which kills cows at a hundred paces; and in fact the only one common factor between all of them, beyond the fact that their names sound the same, is that they were all invented and named before the worlds concerned made contact with any other worlds."</i><br /><br />Thanks Douglas AdamsColby Muensterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910666550508273829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-6586663915752503642022-05-10T12:58:59.189-05:002022-05-10T12:58:59.189-05:00@Colby Muenster- I'm with you on gin being irr...@Colby Muenster- I'm with you on gin being irredeemable in my experience, though I haven't tried them all. Vodka doesn't particularly bother me but I have no love for it. Though a decent screwdriver is always welcome.<br /><br />@M. Mitchell Marmel- A really good hangover can be a life (or taste) changing event. I speak from experience.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-50994422351635443112022-05-10T11:54:10.884-05:002022-05-10T11:54:10.884-05:00@Colby: Other way around. I like the occasional ...@Colby: Other way around. I like the occasional G&T, but haven't touched vodka since a spectacular hangover after my 19th birthday party... M. Mitchell Marmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713408277487830595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-48583633805522112092022-05-10T11:10:30.117-05:002022-05-10T11:10:30.117-05:00Unfortunately, for us "vintage" humans, ...Unfortunately, for us "vintage" humans, doctors are a necessary evil. Too bad the days of house calls are over (well, for us non-Hollywood types, anyway).<br /><br />I probably shared this before, but I read an article on aged whisky, and assume the same applies to whiskey. Bottom line, 30 or 40 year old jugs of hooch taste no better than the 12 year old stuff. Still, I imagine your 30 year old single malt tastes much better than average.<br /><br />I hereby make a motion that gin is the most vile liquid on Earth. Do I hear a second? Vodka is first runner up.Colby Muensterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910666550508273829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-4515133131550149862022-05-09T11:13:47.320-05:002022-05-09T11:13:47.320-05:00@Readers- Well that's weird. I posted some res...<b>@Readers- Well <i>that's</i> weird. I posted some responses (or thought I did) and now they're gone. SOooo, I'll try again...<br /><br />@mamafrog- The MP3 I listen to at night, of an oscillating fan and a thunderstorm, takes me back to sleeping in my grandparents' screened room (common before air conditioning) in Paris, Illinois as a child. A simpler time.<br /><br />And I'm not surprised that you like your kids and grandkids - look who they came from!<br /><br />@Murphy(AZ)- I contacted my GP and he concurred with your opinion. As a result, I had a CT scan of my noggin this morning, and am scheduled to have an EKG this Friday the 13th (gulp).<br /><br />@Anonymous- Good for you! It means a lot to me and is going to mean a lot to whoever receives your gift!<br /><br />@Chap- No need to send me anything, though recommendations are always welcome. Well, other than things like "just stop being such a cheapskate!"<br /><br />@Fish Out of Water- Gin is one of the few liquors I just can't stand, although I'd try a sample of the Roku stuff. Other gins I've tried taste like burning hair.<br /><br />@John D. Egbert- Oh, boy! I've got a shopping list!<br /><br />@John the Econ- Yeah, that's pretty much how I feel about all of this, too. Of course, the "ocular migraine" was just a guess from my optometrist (who's based at Sam's Club, so you know I'm only dealing with the best). But this morning I had a CT brain scan, so we can presumably rule out (or in?) aneurysms, tumors, and brain-eating parasites. Meanwhile, I'm driving Daughter J to an appointment with a new neurologist today to discuss her epilepsy meds. And as you can imagine, ANY contact with the medical profession triggers PTSD in us right now. Fun, fun, fun!</b>Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-75374900338116499312022-05-09T10:36:22.541-05:002022-05-09T10:36:22.541-05:00An "ocular migraine"? WTF!
My prayer f...An "ocular migraine"? WTF!<br /><br />My prayer for today: <i>"Dear lord: @Stilton has had enough for the time being. Please LAY OFF for awhile! Thank you, amen."</i><br /><br />John the Econnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-5551576462757096812022-05-09T09:48:39.299-05:002022-05-09T09:48:39.299-05:00@Stilton: A few more submitted for your considera...@Stilton: A few more submitted for your consideration: Fleishman's Gin (also Military Special Gin, if you can get it), Gosling's Black Seal Rum, Bulleit 95 Rye. All are well worth a test and reasonably affordable. Cheers!John D. Egbertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-58543997925711457392022-05-08T18:50:36.602-05:002022-05-08T18:50:36.602-05:00@ Stilton: Recently I was introduced to a Japanes...@ Stilton: Recently I was introduced to a Japanese-produced gin, Roku by name. I've usually avoided gin from past experince with the disinfectant-grade gins such as Beefeater. Not all that expensive either, at least here.Fish Out of Waterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04729449106447506298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-67931213999547607942022-05-08T14:41:11.524-05:002022-05-08T14:41:11.524-05:00Good!
That Sheldaig stuff is not what you want if...Good!<br /><br />That Sheldaig stuff is not what you want if you want a nice old whisky. We should send you some.Chapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-24338240507010766122022-05-08T12:00:46.299-05:002022-05-08T12:00:46.299-05:00As soon as I am eligible I sign up to donate blood...As soon as I am eligible I sign up to donate blood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-33968521741314953832022-05-08T10:57:39.864-05:002022-05-08T10:57:39.864-05:00STILTON: This is IMPORTANT! Concerning your temp...STILTON: This is IMPORTANT! Concerning your temporary vision loss, (not to be screaming gloom and doom,) it may be a sign of a minor brain bleed, or stroke. I'm no doctor, but if it happens again, get your *ss to see one ASAP!Murphy(AZ)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08096111370780976408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-65940491237515799582022-05-08T00:27:25.374-05:002022-05-08T00:27:25.374-05:00@Stilton, thank you! I'm trying that tonight a...@Stilton, thank you! I'm trying that tonight as the attic trolls are bouncing around again. So far the house monsters are quiet... And the video reminds me of living in Washington, no AC in our first couple of places so we had a box fan in the window most times, even during thunderstorms. Happier times for the most part, for me anyway.<br /><br />And I'm feeling old tonight, my oldest sent me a pic of her oldest daughter (just 15) all dressed up and heading out for her prom. Hopefully step dad gave her date "the stink eye" so he behaves. She's a very pretty young woman if I do say so myself! I'm truly proud of all my grandkids, they are turning out much like their parents. I like my kids and would like them even if we weren't related.mamafroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215031912797290210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-86723317556272514462022-05-08T00:19:41.021-05:002022-05-08T00:19:41.021-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.mamafroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215031912797290210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-63694631306381093562022-05-07T22:09:15.134-05:002022-05-07T22:09:15.134-05:00@Stilton: Here ya go:
https://www.youtube.com/c...@Stilton: Here ya go: <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChPE75Fvvl1HmdAsO7Nzb8w<br /><br />Enjoy! M. Mitchell Marmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713408277487830595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-36677775908912643802022-05-07T22:04:32.815-05:002022-05-07T22:04:32.815-05:00@JustaJeepGuy- The questions they ask now are plen...@JustaJeepGuy- The questions they ask now are plentiful and quite specific. My butthole hurt just considering them.<br /><br />@M. Mitchell Marmel- I'll have to check those out!<br /><br />@mamafrog- I just checked Youtube for "fan and thunderstorm" videos and this one about knocked me out just monitoring it for 30 seconds. It's lovely! (you'll have to copy and paste the link - I'm too pooped to figure out the html code!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as7kf-LTVaEStilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-63336766914029886572022-05-07T20:37:32.672-05:002022-05-07T20:37:32.672-05:00When I have to give up during the day and stretch ...When I have to give up during the day and stretch out for awhile (back is giving me grief or I haven't moved enough and I'm falling asleep) I turn on the Big Clive stream of videos on youtube. Mostly he has a somewhat soothing voice, slightly monotonic and at a level that doesn't distract me. I try not to nap because I have the weirdest dreams, today was dry cat food and I don't know what else. Yeah, they are...different, lol. Thankfully I don't always fall asleep, sometimes I just doze for about 30 minutes. I've also used Law and Order videos as a soporific, some TV channels play marathons of them all the time. I hadn't thought of looking for fan and thunderstorm videos though so will check for some.mamafroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215031912797290210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-1795586335661426412022-05-07T19:38:24.442-05:002022-05-07T19:38:24.442-05:00@Stilton: I have found that, of all things, the ...@Stilton: I have found that, of all things, the collected "What's My Line" programs from 1950-67 on YouTube make excellent white noise for sleeping. It sort of sounds like you're at a party where everyone is having a good time... :) M. Mitchell Marmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713408277487830595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-31621043635052141232022-05-07T17:07:19.212-05:002022-05-07T17:07:19.212-05:00@Stilt, when you said
"I was also a bit sur...<br />@Stilt, when you said <br /><br />"I was also a bit surprised to be asked if I'd recently exchanged money or drugs for sex." <br /><br />I remembered that when I first donated blood (1979 or 1980) I was asked only about 3 questions about my health and that wasn't one of the questions. As the years went by, the questions became more numerous (and weird: Have you been to Haiti?). They danced around but never asked the real questions: "Are you a homosexual? Do you have AIDS?" Had the blood banks asked those questions in the early '80s, Arthur Ashe and Isaac Asimov would have lived a lot longer. Ryan White might have, too.<br /><br />The last time I offered to donate blood I was told that because I had been scratched by my cat the scratches had to have been healed for 6 weeks or more before I could donate. The cat I had at that time made that impossible. She was kind of mean...<br /><br /> JustaJeepGuynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-45137929442939137942022-05-07T16:54:12.681-05:002022-05-07T16:54:12.681-05:00@Anonymous- I'll look into it. And I'm fam...<b><br />@Anonymous- I'll look into it. And I'm familiar with that scar tissue issue, as Kathy eventually had the same problem.<br /><br />@jimbro- Thanks for the advice on blood and liquor and your overall support. They're all appreciated!<br /><br />@Shelly- I <i>feel</i> like people genuinely care and that means the world to me. It's reciprocal, by the way - I genuinely care about all of you, too!<br /><br />@KJM- Thank you for those prayers. We're grateful for all the help we can get.<br /><br />@Gary- Thank you.<br /><br />@mamafrog- I hope those meds are helpful (and for that matter, what's wrong with a placebo effect?) and that you're not reduced to a "mellow puddle." Although that doesn't sound bad to me right now. My own experience with antidepressants is that they didn't make me overly mellow or tranquilized, they just made me less hopeless. Your mileage may vary, but I hope you get similar relief.<br /><br />Your Youtube program sounds relaxing; personally I listen to an MP3 of an oscillating electric fan blowing while a thunderstorm rumbles outside. Heaven! And nice to hear that various flowers and flowering trees are doing their thing for you. That's true here, too, and it's hard not to be favorably moved by the beauty.<br /><br />@Igor- At the moment I <i>look</i> a lot like a dandelion, with a wild ruff of white hair sticking out in all directions (well, except for the top of my noggin where the fluff blew away a long time ago).</b>Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-55437006277732612202022-05-07T16:53:52.601-05:002022-05-07T16:53:52.601-05:00@TrickyRicky- I salute you for your long history o...<b>@TrickyRicky- I salute you for your long history of blood donation! A pity about your platelet situation, but you're already doing more than your share. I don't know what my platelet count is. Does the blood donation place keep track of those kinds of things after a whole blood draw? I'll have to find out.<br /><br />@tired farmer- I try not to go too long between posts, although I also hate to make a post when I don't have much of anything to say. I appreciate the fact that so many people are letting me do that.<br /><br />@ALL READERS- Well THAT was interesting; just as I was finishing my comment to @tired farmer above, I suddenly lost 20% of my sight in my right eye. So I made a quick trip to the optometrist to check for a retinal tear, exploded blood vessel, or an infestation of eye worms, or whatever. Fortunately I had "none of the above," so I was diagnosed with having an "ocular migraine" which doesn't actually require headache or nausea. My eye is much better now, but still - do I need this sh*t? No. I do not.<br /><br />@VideomanSS- Three years. Sigh... I can't imagine getting to that point currently, but I guess it will happen. "Busy" sounds good and I'm trying to figure out what form that will take for me.<br /><br />@Fish Out of Water- I've had some extraordinarily good Scotch in the past that really was a whole different beast and worth its high price. And I have to concede that maybe my tastes just aren't sophisticated enough to appreciate the 30-year-old stuff. Which is probably a good thing.<br /><br />@M. Mitchell Marmel- At this point, I can't even imagine myself sitting down to watch a newscast or even something as lighthearted as Greg Gutfeld's show. For now, I've had my fill of the world. I do enjoy browsing through odd Youtube videos at night, though.<br /><br />@John the Econ- I have to give grudging respect to those savvy young 'uns who took out a big college loan with no intention of paying it back, didn't go to college, and instead invested the borrowed money. Assuming they got out of the market before this past week, they'd have made a fine profit and won't have to pay back their seed money.<br /><br />@Sortahwitte- My current philosophy is to concentrate on things I can either tolerate or fix. Nothing in the news fits that description. Thanks for the prayers and support!<br /><br />@John D. Egbert- I'm not really attached to any region when it comes to my liquor. I don't have a "sophisticated palate" so much as a "tightwad's tastebuds." I'll look for the brands you mention and try them out!<br /><br />@Kelly From WI- Glad to be heard from!<br /><br />@The Inukshuk- Say, that WOULD be a good use of a teleportation machine!</b>Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-7090704192203015102022-05-07T14:47:13.025-05:002022-05-07T14:47:13.025-05:00@Julian- Thanks for being a voice of experience. I...<b>@Julian- Thanks for being a voice of experience. I've just come inside from doing a bunch of sweaty yardwork that I'd <i>only</i> be willing to do for Kathy. And it was a good thing to do to help me cope with a not-so-good day. I hope the things I clumsily planted today will survive and thrive.<br /><br />@Fritzchen- Sadly there's no way to get to be 82 without losing a lot of dear ones along the way. It speaks well of you (and your kids and grandkids) that you've still got a positive attitude - I'll shoot for the same goal!<br /><br />@Dave- Yeah, I've kind of got "all the feels" today, so the support here is a balm. Which makes all of you the Balm Squad, I guess (grin).<br /><br />@Brie Camembert- If there's one upside to my current situation, it's that I feel no anxiety whatsoever about the possibility of nuclear war, asteroid strikes, supervolcanoes, or a Biden second term. Well okay, that last one is still worrisome.<br /><br />@jhsilcox- And thank YOU for hanging in here with me!<br /><br />@Jerryskids- I find that I miss the "news" not at all. Although reflexively, I sort of want to do a cartoon about the new White House spokesperson being a black lesbian who's married to a CNN reporter. Then again, what would I have to add to that?<br /><br />@Wayne in Indiana- These days, I thing these blog posts can best be categorized as either a rant or a ramble. And Bill is indeed in my prayers; I know a lot of people for whom chemo has been lifesaving and I hope to add Bill to that number.<br /><br />@Snark- I've got a whole list of things I'll never forgive Al Gore for, but taxing Social Security would be pretty high up the list.<br /><br />@jpb252- My sense of humor is an essential part of me, as much of a reflex as a tapped kneecap in the doctor's office. As far as the modicum of sanity goes, I haven't yet decided if I'm for it or against it.<br /><br />@Nancy Dickerson- I am so thankful that Kathy and I were good about expressing love for each other. The sweetest endearment I could get was "I love the buttons off you," aaaaaaand now I'm crying a bit. Plus, my buttons aren't coming off, damnit. But I believe things will get better.<br /><br />@Random Wisconsinite- I didn't know that and will look into it! My only concern is that the procedure takes 3 hours and the only way I can get my veins to cooperate is by hydrating like mad. Which turns into a need to pee WAY shorter than 3 hours. <br /><br />@Average Joe- I can already feel some of the slow adjustment (I won't say "healing") that time provides. And yes, Kathy would want me to go on, to be funny, and keep the house and yard looking decent. So those are the things I'm trying to do.<br /><br />@Timbotoo- I was surprised that none of my myriad medications eliminated me from donating blood. I was also a bit surprised to be asked if I'd recently exchanged money or drugs for sex. Good thing they didn't ask about candy! (Kidding! Kidding! Though I may have to use that line in a Tickles the Clown cartoon...)<br /><br />@Daddy Dave- Bless you, sir. I lost count of the number of bags of blood and platelets Kathy received, but I was certainly aware that it represented dozens upon dozens of people who had stepped up for a stranger. Even if I'm just starting, I'm proud to join their ranks.<br /><br />@Really Enraged- I'm so sorry for your loss, and although those are kind of stereotypical words I hope you know how sincerely I mean them. Ouch, brother. I may consider a bereavement group at some point, although I'm an introvert and still worried about Covid so that's something of an obstacle. I joined a Facebook group for widowers, but outside of offering a "misery loves company" vibe it isn't really speaking to me yet. As you say, we each have to figure out what path will work for us. And I wish you success on yours.<br /><br />@Murphy AZ- I really should treat myself to a bag of store-bought ice. It really does make a difference. Maybe I should use a clean glass, too.</b>Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-87068229210898907682022-05-07T13:55:01.530-05:002022-05-07T13:55:01.530-05:00Just like the dandelions, Stilt, you keep popping ...Just like the dandelions, Stilt, you keep popping up!<br />And you're sounding better. Keep it up! Never give up. Up up up two three four... ;PIgornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-18343807115290821772022-05-06T21:45:22.887-05:002022-05-06T21:45:22.887-05:00As @Timbotoo said, I'm now on a concoction (or...As @Timbotoo said, I'm now on a concoction (or cocktail) of the things they don't want to see. And let me tell you, I'm not taking them willingly but I know I need them. I went in this week and told her what was going on and I thought she was going to run me to the er, lol. Blood pressure is high (I can tell that without a cuff now), and the big black cloud at the back of my head is getting...cloudier. Hello Zoloft and Losartan. The upside is I'm sleeping pretty good as they make me sleepy. It may be placebo effect as I just started the Zoloft but I actually feel calmer and can deal with the irritations a little easier now, I'm afraid I'm going to be a mellow puddle when it really kicks in in the next four weeks or so. <br /><br />I also found a sleep program on youtube that plays thunderstorm sounds with no ads, great for drowning out the attic trolls (feral cats) and the house monsters who have to play at night. I've also lost about 20 pounds because mom gets restless so we have to do a daily walk, ugh. It's going to be more like nightly since we are sliding into summer temps here and I get really grumpy at anything above 75, right up into doing actual violence if I'm dragged out of an air conditioned anything when it's that warm. Oh, and the iris are blooming here, like all of a sudden! Crape Myrtle should be coloring up soon too, and lilacs. The Redbuds, my personal favorites are done now.mamafroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215031912797290210noreply@blogger.com