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1. I am no longer quarantined<\/b>,<\/a> as what I\u2019m suffering from today isn\u2019t contagious. But I am rather laid up after a near fainting spell during my IV. I could tell I was very depleted when I went to the doc\u2019s office this morning, and my body didn\u2019t make the adjustment very well. That is, the adjustment it takes to process the IV contents. Shaun says that during these near fainting episodes, I look as though I\u2019m going into shock, and having done some research on the symptoms of shock, I might agree. My neck and extremities get icy cold, I start to shake, feel weak, am dizzy, and just feel like things will go black any second due to all the blood rushing to my vital organs. Somehow, I stayed conscious today, but in the aftermath, I sure feel like a pooped on cow pie. You know. To be honest.<\/p>\n

And I\u2019m not actually in the sick bed this minute. I just got up, put Calvin the bunny in the front yard to stretch his legs, and I\u2019m sitting in the sun that is about to take a leave of absence for six long months \u2026 oh wretched thought, oh wretched reality.<\/p>\n

But, after sun, bed.<\/p>\n

2. I have an appointment next Tuesday <\/b>at a fancy schmancy hospital that supposedly employs doctors who will help me get the nutrition for which I am getting rather desperate. If you\u2019re a praying reader, I invite you to pray for me that day, as I will be way off my sleep schedule which means I will be sick which means it will be difficult to articulate my woes and worries. Shaun will be along, as the voice that speaks when mine fails.<\/p>\n

3. Poor Colorado Rockies.<\/b> It was a tough wild card game, and one I hear is being investigated. Perhaps the Diamondbacks cheated? Weird. If it\u2019s true, I will wonder why anyone on live television would think they could get away with such a stunt. Time will tell. In the meantime, at least there\u2019s football. I dare you to watch this video<\/a>, which is a good indication of how things were not long ago. Back when we were actually the United States of America, at least to a decent degree.<\/p>\n

4. But back to baseball. And beards.<\/b> What is it with the massive Bluto beards baseball players are sporting nowadays? Is that sexy? When the Diamondback pitcher was being interviewed after the game, I couldn\u2019t even concentrate on his words. That big ol\u2019 beard of his captivated me instead. Suddenly, I found myself wondering how many peanuts and cracker jacks might be (wittingly or unwittingly) stored in that bushy bushy ~~blonde<\/del> red facial hair-do. Seriously so distracting.<\/p>\n~~

But then, I kinda get it. When my Mom got home a few days ago, she gave me a picture of my Dad. I want to share it. But it\u2019s just too personal and I can\u2019t bring myself to just stick it on the web like a disposable post-it note. It\u2019s not disposable. Not to me. So I won\u2019t post it. But I will say that in the picture, he has the biggest, bushiest, coal black beard, just as I remember him all the days of my childhood. He really stole the show in that picture, even though he was posing with a well-known actress.<\/p>\n

Why do I appreciate Dad in a beard and not baseball players? I can only shrug and say it might have something to do with the absence of sweat, spit, and possibly sunflower seeds.<\/p>\n

5. Last, but not least, I\u2019d just like to lament that Longmire Season 6 isn\u2019t out yet,<\/b> and I\u2019m left dangling with suspense, just like the producers wanted. Normally, that\u2019s fine. Like when you only have a week until the next episode. But having to wait indefinitely is not fine. It\u2019s torture. Akin to baking an apple pie and not being able to sink my teeth into a single crumb of it, which I know much about.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s really not healthy to be so involved in a TV show, and I\u2019m still disappointed in myself for sulking around the house about my inability to watch an episode here and there. But I can\u2019t help that I am a country girl living in the city. Watching Longmire is a way of coping with that reality, okay? Don\u2019t judge. And if you absolutely have to judge, do it on someone else\u2019s blog. Or just go Facebook a while and get in an argument with some redneck gun toter. That\u2019d be fun and profitable.<\/p>\n

I guess until Longmire airs again, I\u2019ll just go watch Ronald Reagan speeches or something.<\/p>\n

Until next time, when I\u2019m well again and not as cross \u2026 toodle-oo.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"