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Uhm hmmm ...

Sweetie, my herd is free range, they wander as they will but always find their way home at night.

Thank you. Uhm, I don't think so. Though you're free to enjoy the eye candy.

Drudgery, mayhaps and yet there are moments of hope and joy within.

Happy Birthday Old Man.

I like ordinary sized Vikings just fine I don't need 'em to be huge.

I did smile.

Pain sometimes lingers far beyond the time of the initial hurt. For me the muddy toes came from wading in the stream just down the road from my grandparents house. Thanks for the reminder.

To have traveled The Scenic Route is to marvel at the beauty of loves form. Your haiku struck several chords with me. Most notably your grandmother's age spots. I remember them on my own grandma's hands, see them now on mum's. Namasté bro.

Not everything. We believe you when you tell us about your mama's cooking, your recent family trip and your cats.

You've blatantly bragged about it repeatedly. Are you trying to say everything you've claimed is really just alleged, not the actual truth?

She does not use an aid in walking. Her issue is not one of equilibrium but rather tripping. She actually had just left go of the handrail yesterday. I took her to Charleston to see the maxillofacial specialist at MUSC. He was the one that did the phone consult with the local ER last evening. Oh, and yes, he had a very cute and personable young resident working with him. After reviewing her scans he said surgery is not indicated since the facture is intact. There is no concern that her eye could sink into the socket or damage to the surrounding tissue. It just needs to heal naturally. As a treat I stopped at our favorite BBQ place, Hog Heaven, and got a pound of pulled pork for take out. I had fresh corn on the cob from the local farmer's market that was meant for last night's dinner. We had pulled pork sliders and fresh corn on the cob. No, we didn't eat the entire pound of pulled pork, leftovers will go into the freezer for another time.

Thank you. The issue seems compounded by the fact she only has one small step leaving the house otherwise she's on one level. It's only away from home she encounters them.

Yeah, hypothetically, you never bit without permission. But you're a something like a vampire. Once invited there's nothing stopping you from doing it again, and again, and ...

She will be. Thank you.

DNA from residual saliva suggests otherwise.

The first fall was at a friends house, the second at a restaurant we frequent. The restaurant has a ramp for handicapped patrons, we've just never thought it necessary. These falls are a recent development.

The teeth marks.

Thank you. Thing is she doesn't have steps at home. It's those she encounters while away from home that cause the problems.

The lady has new shoes.

Oh, I thought that was because of the biting

Mum fell again. This time on the top step going into a nearby restaurant for lunch. Not injured as badly but we spent 4 hours in the ER. No stitches this time, just glue and steri-strips as the cuts were smaller. However, the CT scans show an intact fracture in the orbital bone. These typically heal fine on their own but the on-call specialist requested a follow-up call tomorrow as a precaution since he was calling in from the university hospital in Charleston. Steps are becoming the bane of mum's wellbeing.

So it was green wood burning just not in your immediate neighborhood.

Many docs are now part of larger medical practices that set the policy on how much time is allotted per patient. Many doctors have little to no control over their scheduling. So rather than becoming frustrated with them over delays focus on the care and attention they pay to your needs when they treat you. Remember, if they end up spending more than the allotted time with you the next person in line waits a bit extra but that time spent with you mattered to the doc.

Glimpses of life, a celebration, lovely.