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From one old broad to another…

GrannyJ is a former journalist and sometime sweasel-reader who has been knocked down with pneumonia. Or the peenumonia, as my mother used to call it. If you want to know what that has to do with Her Maj, you’ll have to wander over to Granny’s blog to find out.

And leave her an encouraging word, if you’re so inclined. She’s in rehab at the moment (no, not THAT rehab — been-sick rehab); I’m sure good wishes will go a long way.

I had pneumonia (I think) a few years ago. Sick as a dog. By the time I realized how sick I was, I was too sick to make arrangements to go to the hospital or anything. I slept sitting in a chair for a week waiting for it to pass.

Worse, it was six months before I got my stamina back. Before that experience, I had no idea oxygen and stamina were essentially the same thing.

Hey, GrannyJ — if you move over here, Her Maj will send you a birthday card on your 100th. No kidding.

Of course, she’ll be a pretty old broad herself by then.

Comments


Comment from scubafreak
Time: February 8, 2010, 5:03 pm

And on the other side of the pond, John Murtha was finally hit by the bus he routinely tossed other people under…..

John Murtha – Assumed room temp, 8 February 2010….


Comment from S. Weasel
Time: February 8, 2010, 5:15 pm

Special election! w00t!

Hey, who’s willing to try and make a buck off every little blip in the news? Me is, that’s who!

Anybody else having problems accessing this blog at the moment? I think BlueHost may be hiccupping.


Comment from Mike C.
Time: February 8, 2010, 5:49 pm

Blog works fine as of 3:47 PM CST.

I was checking in to see if anybody had Murtha in the Dead Pool, since Chaz hasn’t offed himself/been offed yet.


Comment from JeffS
Time: February 8, 2010, 6:34 pm

I just checked the Celebrity Dead Pool….no one picked John Murtha?!!?!?!!!!!Eleventy1111!!!!!?!?!??!

Sweez…….no “Hi Mom!” shirts?


Comment from nbpundit
Time: February 8, 2010, 6:44 pm

Someone is falling down on the job. No pressies!


Comment from S. Weasel
Time: February 8, 2010, 7:04 pm

Hi Mom! Definitely!

I think I’ll offer a blank hand and let you write what you want on it, too. I’ll get on it tomorrow. I’ve shut down the Magic Art Machine.

Okay, I was playing HalfLife2 on it for the last hour, while Uncle B worked. This gig is sweet.


Comment from Richard
Time: February 8, 2010, 7:17 pm

Is it socially acceptable to be glad Murtha is dead? I am not American, I have no interest in his passing. I just think he was a little shit, a truly nasty human being, who would himself have taken pleasure in the passing of an opponent, and who did nothing that was not to advance his own political aims, whether it was for the good or ill of his constituents. I think his death will be to the benefit of the American people who have shown me such kindness and who deserve better than what he wanted for them.

May he rot.


Comment from Mrs. Compton
Time: February 8, 2010, 7:44 pm

Can’t believe no one had him in the Dead Pool.


Comment from Mrs. Compton
Time: February 8, 2010, 7:47 pm

Okay, I would have bought the doggie shirt but their large is for a 25 pound dog???? My dog, who is not the largest dog in the world weighs 50 pounds. Zazzle hates big dogs.


Comment from S. Weasel
Time: February 8, 2010, 7:50 pm

Good lord! Really? I just left the dog shirt in there because Zazzle has a dealie that makes a bunch of shit at once, and I couldn’t be arsed to delete it.

People really buy dog shirts?


Comment from Allen
Time: February 8, 2010, 7:51 pm

Ha! Granny Sweasel, now there’s a thought. Just imagine the presents you might get from Granny Sweasel.

Lemon on a stick.
Horseapple in a shoebox.
An old bone to give to the dog.
A can of cat food.

BTW I’ve done all those, kids just love me. 🙂


Comment from Mike C.
Time: February 8, 2010, 8:12 pm

My two favorite T-shirt classics…

Printed on front…

“Jesus is coming !”
“(Look busy.)”

Printed on back (and a fav of Harley riders)…

“If you can read this,
the bitch fell off”

I’m easily amused…


Comment from Uncle Badger
Time: February 8, 2010, 9:05 pm

Mine’s the “Adolf Hitler European Tour 1939-1945” t-shirt.

I was going to post a link but, uh, some of the images are on sites even I find offensive.

Great shirt, though. Lists all tour dates including ‘England – cancelled’ and that final gig in the Berlin bunker.

I gather some people find it offensive.

I suspect they are entirely missing the point.


Comment from weirdsister
Time: February 8, 2010, 11:38 pm

Stoaty, I was getting an error whilst trying to access your site a bit earlier. Am relieved to find that all is well.

Re: Murtha…at least he’ll have a useful job now, pushing up the daisies…feeding the worms…taking the eternal celestial dirt nap. I’m not dancing on his grave, but not exactly crying in my beer here, either.

OT: one of my very funny friends on Facebook had this post on her homepage today: “I just heard that Senator Kennedy has gone more than 90 days without drinking! Congratulations, Senator! ”
😉 LOLZ…Yeah, okay. My sense of humor is totally inappropriate. So sue me.


Comment from Lemur King
Time: February 8, 2010, 11:38 pm

Making a buck is a GOOD thing, Weas. What would be worse… well, being a commie would be worse. Oops. Can you say that in the UK? Well, I can still, I guess.

Guess what, speaking of a buck? I made my first WeaselGear purchase! Wahoo! Cruel Wife gets a Disgusting Valentine card and a Kitteh travel mug in a few days. Years and years and years ago when we were dating she gave me a card that says “You’ve stolen my heart, but that’s ok, I have three more in the freezer.” I saw your card and said “Gottahavethat.”

Ding dong, another liberal is dead. I’ll miss ol’ John.


Comment from scubafreak
Time: February 8, 2010, 11:42 pm

Oooooo OUCH!!! Fox just said that Murtha died from Septic Shock from a nick in an intestine that occurred during routine Gall Bladder Surgery.

Count one surgeon who’s career just took a sudden trip south….


Comment from Hotrodelectric
Time: February 9, 2010, 1:39 am

OT: one of my very funny friends on Facebook had this post on her homepage today: “I just heard that Senator Kennedy has gone more than 90 days without drinking! Congratulations, Senator!”

From what I heard, there was no need to pipe in gas for an “Eternal Flame”. They simply stuck a wick in ‘im…


Comment from scubafreak
Time: February 9, 2010, 1:47 am

Hotrod. Thank God they didn’t try to cremate kennedy. The explosion would have been catastrophic….


Comment from S. Weasel
Time: February 9, 2010, 8:55 am

Excellent, LK! I’ll spend your money wisely. My share of the household expenses is currently loaves of bread and a newspaper once a week. So, what’ll it be? Poppseed? Whole wheat?

I’m still having some problems getting through to my database and stuff. I suspect BlueHost has got some server problems still.


Comment from Mrs. Compton
Time: February 9, 2010, 10:34 am

Hmmm, ya think Murth’s surgeon might have been republican? 🙂

And yeah, people around these parts dress up their dogs. Hmm, do they have bandanna’s? Those would be great for dogs!


Comment from Hotrodelectric
Time: February 9, 2010, 1:35 pm

“Hotrod. Thank God they didn’t try to cremate kennedy. The explosion would have been catastrophic….”

Truely- Superfund catastrophic. There would have been shit everywhere.


Comment from Rich Rostrom
Time: February 9, 2010, 10:57 pm

News of the Weird, some years back, in the category of “Dignified Deaths”: a venerable Briton received a congratulatory message from the Queen on the occasion of his 100th birthday, which was read out at his celebratory party – after which he dropped dead.

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