I’d make this past weekend’s “Someone you know and tolerate played the national anthem at a minor league baseball game and all we got was some pictures that don’t have him in it.” But I’m not doing great today. Madre Weaselo’s in the hospital with pneumonia, and I’m having terrible invasive thoughts with both parents having been in for things this year, and some things I don’t want to go into detail with on how Senorita Weaselo’s doing.
And it’s hard to take care of yourself like people urge and remind you to when it feels like everyone around you is also falling apart, and it just feels like “Me next… probably.” Harder still when there are days where it feels like it’s not worth the time or the effort. Harder even still when to be honest, that feels like most days. Maybe tomorrow, there’s a job to do today. Maybe tomorrow, there’s someone to take care of and they need me a hell of a lot more than I need myself that day. I hope I can live up to their expectations, or what good am I?
And as we know, if I’m going to the hospital for something I am probably not in great shape. Like gallbladder removal, which was the last time. And as the people who know me know, especially these days, I don’t want to talk until the dam’s on the cusp of failing, the mask can keep no longer, and I feel like I may lose everything or everyone I hold dear.
Sorry it’s not so Wumbo tonight. Have some music.
Senor, you are easily one of our most talented writers and the craft you put into your real art is unparalleled. Your talent is beyond reproach.
This site is better with you being a part of it.
We love you collectively and your family too.
Life gets better, then it gets worse again but with support and dedication it can also forge you to become even better.
We believe in you.
Best to the family my friend and brother.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD7UWeXYGSk
Joe Burrow got knocked down in practice. Shedeur Sanders hurt his oblique in practice. Will Howard hurt his hand and Aaron Rodgers had his foot stepped on. Jeez, the AFC North is starting the 2025 cursed. Baltimore may be wise to wrap Lamar Jackson in bubble wrap and throw him in a safe until the games start to count.
Joe Burrow Hit During Cincinnati Bengals’ Practice, Leading to Training Camp Fight
Here’s the Bungaling for your viewing pleasure.
Good News: The Defense finally got to a QB.
Bad News: It was the Face of the Goddamn Franchise.
The Face of the Bengals
One thing I found out the hard way while I was taking care of Gumby is how important it is to take care of yourself too. Your mother is in good hands, your dad is doing ok now. Take a deep breath, it will be all right. We are all Team Weaselo!
Concurred. Caretaker Burnout is real and important. I’ve literally seen my mother faint because she literally ran out of energy taking care of my father. Near the end, my father entering hospice care was for both him and us.
Caregiver burden – Wikipedia
PD dispatch training is done. I’m back in my natural environs of call-taking. I’ve gotten some odd looks, since I haven’t been here in six weeks. I won’t lie: I really appreciate being back here right now. It’s so much more my comfort zone, and I feel like I’m doing something good, instead of just getting in the way of everyone.
“Ha, you sound just like one of my players! Any of them, really.” – the Bengals offensive line coach, before making the following gesture
Best said with a song here Senor
https://youtu.be/Le-3MIBxQTw?si=JqUnwzx_qf4L0HNZ
That song kicks all kinds of ass.
I took Friday off, then my direct report scheduled our monthly meeting for 5 pm tomorrow.
Hope he knows I’ll be drunk.
Or fired. WTF.
Phrased that wrong. (Are we not doing phrasing?). I’m his direct report. Anyone under me who tried that would be told to fuck off right quick.
But I don’t mind these. We sit around for half an hour and bullshit about baseball.
You can drink sea ice because water freezes faster than salt water so it’s a sorta distilling process, right? But there is other salinity stuff going on, because think about relative salinity in shallow waters. Shallow waters with less tidal action. The top layer of water will evaporate off and be warmer, so higher salinity even in winter so the top layer won’t freeze as quickly. So it’s self limiting because some freezes and then that makes the surrounding less freezy
Salt precipitates out of solution and then the water freezes. There are huge salinity columns and inversions near the polar oceans, coupled with offshoots from warmer currents. Sound waves that travel through these mixes bend and refract and slow down, creating a sonic hall of mirrors underwater. This is where submarines hide.
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Flipping through the channels and just saw what Alex Smith’s leg looked like after the infections sent in.
Time to get a jug of bleach for each eye.
Still amazing they saved that thing. But brace yourself for what his brain scans look like.
*assuming he courteously shoots himself in the chest
It really is amazing. I think I would have demanded that cut the whole thing off the second my anesthesia haze ran out, then burned it.
Oh god why was that on?
Although, having nawt seen it myself, I suspect I’ve seen enough zombie movies for my imagination to be worse than reality but without the emotional impact
ESPN can only show corn hole so many times.
ESPN The Oucho!
Don’t be silly, we all know ESPN 1-34 is just all cornhole all the time
Hang tight, Señor. Don’t let your big heart stress you about not doing enough for everyone. Huge hug, hope your mom is on the mend, and please take care of yourself.
On top of all this, he has an enlarged heart???
Dammit, we told him to stop the HGH, but he really wanted fourth chair with the Brooklyn Pops.
Have I mentioned how I rarely take hemp-derived products and how I took 2 a bit earlier? No? Probably because I think it took me 23 minutes to write this
Dok got the good shit! 😵💫😝
Dok is Herble!
Mrs. Horatio: So are you gonna keep watching Little League baseball or are we going to have sex?
Me: (heading upstairs) You know, Matt Gaetz would have had to think about that one.
1) “One more batter and I’ll be fully engorged”
2) Watching Little League Baseball, or as Lowratio calls it, Freak Giant Baseball.
Don’t tell anyone, he’s acting as a ringer for the CT team.
Guy throws a mean sinker.
AI, draw me Danny Almonte as a midget
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7iNveNEnv3s&pp=ygUcaG9tZXIgYXJlIHlvdSByZWFkeSB0byBsYXVnaNIHCQmtCQGHKiGM7w%3D%3D
(Me running into the Clubhouse delirious from the Reds beating the Phillies and not bothering to read the post above the comments (Hang in there, Weaselo. We’re here for you!))
DO YOU HATE PANTS??
Yeah, I just totally did the same in my rush to make that Matt Gaetz joke.
All the best, Weaselo.
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I love this on so many levels.
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I won’t say that self-medication is never or always the answer, but worth a try as long as you can acknowledge when it becomes destruction
Completely agree.
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For a little distraction, can you weigh in on the double-beat theory?
https://defector.com/are-we-playing-it-all-wrong?giftLink=3567660e3d4e70f6e1cc50f2a690a79e
My thoughts on the subject:
I’ll go ahead and pencil you into the “No” column.
And then pen you into the “PRO” column.
Janay Rice would like to apologize for the joke I’m making at her expense.
Sounds like you’re going through some rough stuff, Sr. You have my sympathies & i hope things improve with a quickness for you & yours.
In the meantime, to keep your brain from death spiraling, I have a recommendation:
Bang on!
The skull! The skull!
Sincerely sorry to see you’re not having a good go of things right now. All the best to Madre and Senorita. One thing this place is good for — aside from dick jokes and access to sex dwarves — is the support. We’re all here for you and yinz. Never hesitate to reach out. I’ve done it, and it really does help.
Hang in there.
That’s what Bill Barr said to Jeffrey Epstein, and it’s a wonderful secret.
Also, and I say this with fondness, get your own sex dwarf.
WTF are you doing over there on the east coast? All my dirt ball games are delayed. Learn how to seed your clouds already.
If they put Rex Grossman in charge of the National Weather Service nothing like this would ever be a problem again.
120 Minutes playlist project update: INSPIRATIONAL!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ6nmpmQKZs
One thing I always tell people is the airplane analogy:
On the pre-recorded video, they always talk about putting your mask on first before helping others put their mask on.
Unless you’re flying Frontier Airlines. If so, you need to swipe your credit card first…
lol like they have masks or safety videos
They only connect to the person next to you and will only work for ONE!
Better than Spirit, which will ask for credit card to ensure landing.
We’re here for you, for moral support at a minimum and more when and however we can. You’re dealing with real stuff that’s real crappy so it’s normal to feel bad, and honestly, talking about it only helps if that’s your thing. I don’t know how helpful this is, but if you’re already doing what you can on the practical front, use whatever extra time you have to find what works for you. Even little bits of escapism can be amazing (and we can totally help with that!) For me, it’s been useful to id what’s out of my control and let myself be sad about those things and what’s in my control so I can make changes. Also, hugs.