My Gout Condition

 and a few other things.

I'm taking prednisone 20 mg. tablet, 3 tablets per day; loose leaf Pu Erh tea; and Tart cherry juice. One of these items is making me fart non-stop, and given that my diet does not include Tex-Mex Tacos or chili or broccoli, I'm betting it's the prednisone. But maybe not.

As of this writing, I'm better but not completely mended, and my irregular heart beat returned last night. This means a call to my witch doctor and to my cardiologist.

The fun just never ends.

I missed my mother's day post, which irritates me. In lieu of some kind of traditional post, I'll write a few anecdotes about my dear mother. Read on as it amuses you to do so.

I'm Stove Up

I don't know just how or what happened, but my left knee refuses to bend without causing me excruciating pain. Pain scale of one to ten, when I'm at rest and the left leg is straight, it's level two or three. Try to get out of bed or get out of my chair, and it's a solid 8. Walk with a straight leg is maybe a five or so.

Doctor's appoint tomorrow. We'll see what he says.

And, should you check the rainfall in Columbus, OH, you'll note that it's a swamp right now. My sump pump is running every 7 to 10 minutes for about 10 to 15 seconds. My best plumber told me to hang tough so long as the basement was dry (it is) and if things don't settle down by the weekend to give him a call.

I may send out for a pizza.

Not My Circus

From BreitBart:

Fired Union Workers Protest NYC Hotel Hosting A-List Celebrities for Met Gala

From the article: Fired union workers protested The Surrey Hotel in New York City, where A-list celebrities were staying before making their way to the red carpet at the Met Gala on Monday.

I Don't Fit In

I'm out of step with civilization in Columbus, Ohio. Here are two examples illustrating just why I don't fit in, and probably never did.

Quora Question: What is the craziest office scandal that happened at your job?

 I haven't done a Quora question in a while, so here goes:

From Quora What is the craziest office scandal that happened at your job?

What indeed. Click to keep reading.

Psycho Chicks

Every so often I get bored out of my mind and read https://www.reddit.com/. Sometimes I'll even answer a question, mainly to provoke the moon bats and simpletons that hang out there. The exception being tech support, which can be pretty good.

Any old way, keep reading if you're not easily offended, or even if you are.

Road Rage Shooting - Update

I wrote about a road rage shooting on I-70 W yesterday. You can read it here: Road Rage Shooting.

A few more facts have surfaced during the intervening time - then and now.

Keep reading as you like.

Road Rage Shooting

There was a shooting in Columbus, OH - 

Peanut Gallery: No!

Mad Jack: Yes! And I'm told that oriental massage parlors give more than massages, and Texas has a whore house in it. Now then...

Shooting in Columbus, Ohio on I-70 West. Police are searching for the alleged shootist, which is a joke. What the news media doesn't say is that if the assailant in question keeps his yap shut, the cops have little hope in finding him, and even less hope in getting him charged, tried, and convicted. Then, of course, sentenced to twenty to life because it's a gun crime and the alleged perpetrator is an over thirty white male.

Keep reading to get the particulars and my own diatribe about this one.

Loss of Tolerance

 I've always promised myself that I'm not going to be like them. I refuse to resort to ignorant, offensive posts about a political party or an elected official, and I'd like to think that for the most part I'm tolerant.

I'm losing it.

One of my relatives, or perhaps more than one, is a left wing moonbat. A liberal, complete with screaming liberal arguments, attempts at bullying, and generally bad behavior. None of these people would ever try anything like this face to face, but given the anonymity of the book of faces they are free to do as they like.

I've had enough of their crap.

Latest News

 I'm recovering from the flu, and so haven't been doing much of anything lately. However, I stumbled across a post from the Old NFO that's worth reading. You can find it here, and if nothing else the situations describe a few people who actually need a keeper. Be sure to read the comments as well.

On the Reddit front, I decided to respond to a typical moonbat post about vicious dogs and society's responsibility to provide a safe and secure area for everyone.  Mistake on my part.

The event and news article: Charges Pending After Dog Attack Injures Columbus Boy

From the article:

According to a 911 call, the boy's father reported that his son's face was "deformed by the attack." The officer described the boy's condition to a paramedic, saying, "The kid is messed up bad, they threw him in a cruiser and took him to [Nationwide Children's Hospital], I just put the dogs down."

Then we have the idiots on reddit, as shown below: 

Note the number of down votes. These people actually believe that someone, somewhere is responsible for keeping them safe, and making sure they feel safe as well. Just how they come to that conclusion is beyond me. Now what?

When I go out, I'm heeled. If I were attacked by a dog or a pavement ape, I wouldn't hesitate to pull out my pistol and get to work. I'm considering pepper spray as an addition, things being how they are - but I am my own first line of defense.