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  • Health And Fitness - Today

    Today: Shoulder pain better

    February 22, 2026 - By ginny

    I’ve lost months of recovery time because I didn’t know enough to ask the right questions after the stroke.

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  • Health And Fitness - Today

    Today: Shoulder pain better

    February 22, 2026 - By ginny

    I’ve lost months of recovery time because I didn’t know enough to ask the right questions after the stroke.

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  • Hot Off The Presses - Mini-Posts

    Insurance season is almost over, thank Dog

    November 30, 2025 - By ginny

    Avoid health sharing plans, they’re not that great a deal. A friend had one while getting some pretty serious treatment, and he struggled to get the care he needed.     Link: Not serious enough to turn on the siren, toddler’s 39-mile ambulance ride still cost over $9,000

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  • Trump gestures while holding a model by the pussy (relax, it’s a wee Arc d’ Drumpf).
    Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Noted Pussy-Grabber Still Grabbing Models

    October 29, 2025 - By ginny

    Now he’s reduced to grabbing his own Arc d’Drumpf, so he fired the nay-sayers. Reportedly, he asked the engineers if they could demolish the East Wing at night. So he settled for barriers. And fired the board with oversight on the project. Link: Trump fires federal arts board in charge of reviewing White House ballroom and ‘Arc de Trump’

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  • Trump gestures while holding a model by the pussy (relax, it’s a wee Arc d’ Drumpf).
    Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Noted Pussy-Grabber Still Grabbing Models

    October 29, 2025 - By ginny

    Now he’s reduced to grabbing his own Arc d’Drumpf, so he fired the nay-sayers. Reportedly, he asked the engineers if they could demolish the East Wing at night. So he settled for barriers. And fired the board with oversight on the project. Link: Trump fires federal arts board in charge of reviewing White House ballroom and ‘Arc de Trump’

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  • Food, Glorious Food

    Chickpea Salad Nicoise-ish

    October 28, 2025 - By ginny

    We improvised as we didn’t have Greek yogurt. So, olive oil mayo, and threw in a wee can of black olives. Next time, would use a stick blender to cream half of the canned garbonzos, and maybe some tahini with the creamed beans too. Chickpea Salad Recipe from Two Peas and Their Pod This chickpea salad is a vegetarian version of a classic chicken salad, some refer to it as “chickpea chicken salad.” It’s made with basic ingredients, loaded with flavor, and perfect for picnics, work lunches, or a simple, healthy lunch at home. www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/wprm_print/chickpea-salad

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  • Health And Fitness - Politics, Schmolitics

    Central post-stroke pain–trying amitriptyline gives me HOP

    October 18, 2025 - By ginny

    Trying amitryptiline for the persistent “burning tinglies” in my left arm, hands, and left side. I suspect the carpal tunnel is overlaid a bit with this CPSP on the left side, my doctor started me on a low dose. It may take a few months to dial in the lowest effective dose. At night I can neutralize it temporarily with electric massage, a tight cycling sleeve, and gloves so that I can sleep. Daytime, I wear long sleeves and avoid typing or touching textures. As soon as my bare arm touches my shirt on the side, or upholstery, fabrics, etc.,…

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  • Health And Fitness - Politics, Schmolitics

    Central post-stroke pain–trying amitriptyline gives me HOP

    October 18, 2025 - By ginny

    Trying amitryptiline for the persistent “burning tinglies” in my left arm, hands, and left side. I suspect the carpal tunnel is overlaid a bit with this CPSP on the left side, my doctor started me on a low dose. It may take a few months to dial in the lowest effective dose. At night I can neutralize it temporarily with electric massage, a tight cycling sleeve, and gloves so that I can sleep. Daytime, I wear long sleeves and avoid typing or touching textures. As soon as my bare arm touches my shirt on the side, or upholstery, fabrics, etc.,…

    Continue Reading
  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Super Bad Preznit Hates Being Worst Of All Time

    October 15, 2025 - By ginny

    He also hates this photo, in which his labial  goiter is prominent. The Russian mouthpiece defending him thinks Time’s editors must be perverts for picking it. Not hard to see why. The “small crown” is the M in Time?? NO KINGS! Link: ‘The worst of all time’: Trump rails against ‘super bad’ Time magazine cover

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  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Super Bad Preznit Hates Being Worst Of All Time

    October 15, 2025 - By ginny

    He also hates this photo, in which his labial  goiter is prominent. The Russian mouthpiece defending him thinks Time’s editors must be perverts for picking it. Not hard to see why. The “small crown” is the M in Time?? NO KINGS! Link: ‘The worst of all time’: Trump rails against ‘super bad’ Time magazine cover

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  • Insurance season is almost over, thank Dog

    Avoid health sharing plans, they're not that great a deal. A friend had one while getting some pretty serious treatment, and he struggled to get the care he needed.

    Elisabeth Yoder and her son Darragh recently experienced a huge gap in their health care "coverage." They stand in  front of the family home, and they belong to a Christian "health sharing" plan that didn't reimburse for a recent ambulance ride.

     

     

    Link: Not serious enough to turn on the siren, toddler’s 39-mile ambulance ride still cost over $9,000

  • Charm Patch Quilt: On Point

    From Sew Can She - this looks like a great way to use up charm squares and scraps that can be at least 4 1/2-5 inches square. The contrast fabric and on-point arrangement add good visual interest without being too busy.

    Link: Charm Patch Quilt Pattern: Free Throw quilt Pattern for Pre-Cut Charm Squares!

  • Tea Towel Hems

    Bought some tea towels for gifts, looking for tutorials for adding colorful hanging cuffs after hemming.

    I lean toward Method 1, mitred corners. Will decide once the towels arrive in case the selvage edges are good quality.

    https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2023/03/26/tutorial-how-to-make-a-tea-towel-three-ways/

  • Sorry About The Mess: Trump Wrecking World Economy

    Post: He’s nuts if he thinks manufacturers will move to the US; they like paying rock bottom non-union wages and they’ll pass the higher costs to American consumers. Lose-lose! What can possibly go wrong?

    Since he lives in his own bubble universe, I’m wondering how long his big donors, the few relatively sane conservatives in Congress, and his “IKEA cabinet” will hold out until the murmurs behind the scenes become screaming fights in the Oval Office.

    Spine of steel? Nope. Skull of rock.

    Maury Povich lie detector meme: It says here… Trump is as dumb as a box of rocks.

    Global economy rocked again as rates on imports to the US from dozens of trading partners rose further, with China hit by 104% tariffs

    Link: Donald Trump unleashes new wave of tariffs against dozens of countries

  • Now Listening: Joni Mitchell | Black Crow

    Joni Mitchell album cover Black Crow. A woman is superimposed over an empty road that leads into her silhouette.

    Text:

     

    ”Black Crow - There's a crow flying Black and ragged Tree to tree He's black as the highway that's leading me Now he's diving down To pick up on something shiny I feel like that black crow Flying In a blue sky I took the ferry to the highway Then I drove to a pontoon plane I took a plane to a taxi And a taxi to a train I've been traveling so long How'm I ever gonna know my home When I see it again I'm like a black crow flying In a blue blue sky In search of love and music My whole life has been Illumination Corruption And diving diving diving diving Diving down to pick up on every shiny thing Just like that black crow flying In a blue sky I looked at the morning After being up all night I looked at my haggard face in the bathroom light I looked out the window And I I saw that ragged soul take flight I saw a back crow flying In a blue sky Oh I'm like a black crow flying In a blue sky”

     

    Link: Check out this song I heard on Radio Paradise

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