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Catspaw Home!!!!4 Feb 2011
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE 17 Jan 2010 From: Rapparee Date: 17 Jan 11 - 04:12 PM So...I continue with "Moby-Dick." |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE 17 Jan 2010 From: gnu Date: 17 Jan 11 - 03:54 PM Good news. Thanks kat. Not many words here. Just T&Ps for all. |
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Subject: UPDATE 17 Jan 2011 From: katlaughing Date: 17 Jan 11 - 03:50 PM Pat is now in a private room and will be having his first physical therapy session, today. He is at "Select Acute Care Facility" room #336, but Karen didn't have the addy handy and I am not sure I found the right one online, so I'll have to post it later. Anyway, he is on his way back up, but it could be a long haul. Karen said this is the first time she's seen him seem so overwhelmed, getting over the shock of how long it's been and what it has entailed. He's feeling really anxious to get better but is very, very weak. They've stopped all antibiotics, but one and will wean him off the vent over about a week and a half. They really need the "output" to slow down so that he can take care of himself. He's worried that he won't be able to work up to a strong enough point before the next three weeks are over, plus the pain of it all is very wearing. Karen is really impressed with this facility. At the hospital he'd been in, she said the docs were never around or available to speak with. At this place, everyone seems available and caring. They are having a meeting on Thursday with his case mgr., docs, Karen & Pat, obviously, plus all other people involved, to map out their strategies for getting him on his way back. I felt a nice, deep sleep come over me this morning...the kind that comes after deep fatigue...may it bode well for our friend. Karen asked me to tell you all THANK YOU...it means a great deal to her, esp., to know we are all out here sending them good thoughts and all. She thought maybe she could get some handicapped program to help with a laptop or something, but she hasn't much time for looking into it and was grateful and overwhelmed at even the thought of some help for a notepad(?) or laptop for him. When I called, just now, I got to talk with Tristan! He told me he and his mom were cleaning house and that he was fine and, yes, he had been cleaning the snow, too. I love the way he says my name, "caught."He is such a sweet young man. Karen said she had to do some deep cleaning, stuff that's been piling up, including the two of them moving the piano out of the middle of the room!*bg* We didn't get around to Michael, but I would guess he was either helping or out with his gf. They've both been great for Karen and good about going to see Pat. That's it for a few more days, unless something happens. I'm going back to rest some more |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Lonesome EJ Date: 17 Jan 11 - 11:55 AM Donuel, that story demonstrates that there is often a methane to any madness. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: katlaughing Date: 17 Jan 11 - 10:38 AM I think that is a great idea, SRS, esp. the size, etc.! Either that, or whatever olddude might be able to work out without burdening himself (do you hear that Dan!?) I will be back, right now I've got a hot date sitting here waiting for me to paay Battlegons...cover me, I'm going in! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Rapparee Date: 17 Jan 11 - 10:26 AM And the "freezer" is liquid nitrogen. If you ever thought getting your tongue stuck to a flagpole was bad.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: SINSULL Date: 17 Jan 11 - 09:56 AM I always wondered why the whale was named Moby Dick. Now I have a clue. Thanks, Rap...I think. Hi Spaw. How are we doing? Nurse Ratched is readying the bed pans in the freezer. I'd gett better fast if I were you. SINS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Donuel Date: 17 Jan 11 - 03:36 AM Ok Spaw I'm thowin down the gauntlet for a challenge of story tellin True Story Tellin I triple dog dare ya On Niagara Blvd, north of Buffalo in Tonawanda there is a Volkswagen dealership named Schmidt's. Old man Schmidt was an honest guy who looked like a heavy set Bob Newhart. He was a hands off owner and didn't pressure or pry anyone especially the sales manager Lance Parker who impressed Mr. Schmidt because he was an intimidating guy. Parker came from a military and law enforcement family going back 3 generations. Lance was sales manager since he was over the top assertive and also because he got thrown off the DC police force from one too many kills with his police weapon. The sales staff was Don the soft spoken rookie who said he had been a hypnotist, soul brother Charlie with an infectious smile and finally Mark Levin who was top dog salesman and should have been a politician and might be one day since his dad was a judge. Mark Levin had come from his own business where he contracted to train and motivate sales staffs. His dynamic personality cut that career short when he jumped on a disagreeable sales manager's desk and pissed all over the desk and manager. The manager had apparently made a few disparaging remarks about Jews in which Mark voiced a fluid resignation speech. Since Lance was a Viet Nam veteran, a disgraced dismissed policeman and a recent divorce' he relied on his sales staff for his therapy in the form of dishing out vengeance for all the grief that the world had dumped on him. One day he asked the rookie Don about how the Police Chief's son was doing after test driving the Wolfsburg GTI. Don mumbled something about the kid being a snotty show off and nearly wrecked the car. As if on cue Lance stood and shouted "what are you, some kind of hero to zero? He is the Chief's son you son of a bitch and you're not worthy to wipe his ass" Don said he was glad about that and was summarily told to get the F out of the office. The next day Charlie told Don that he better watch out, Parker has a way of getting even the devil hates. Charlie and Don were friends only after Don said he would kick Charlie's ass. Although Charlie was twice his size he took it as some kind of macho respect and sort of looked out for Don after that. The showroom speaker barked "Don to the sales office" Don walked in sheepishly while Mark was writing two sales contracts at once. Don stood there for almost two minutes while Lance went through the motions of paperwork. There was a grilled chicken sandwich from Chick Fillet on the desk that smelled delicious. "Sit down" Lance said in a tone that almost sounded apologetic. "It looks like the Chief's son is buying a Charger, I guess it's a better fit. So anyway you need 3 more sales to beat your draw so show those Golf GTIs, they have the best spread. Don said OK while looking at the sandwich. Lance said "have you had lunch? 'no' "here take this extra sandwich, Debbie brought me lunch but I already ate" "Thanks". Don was not without suspicion but the sandwich said "I taste even better than my delicious aroma" Despite the subtle warning, Don did not know that Lance had a older brother Randy in the FBI with total access to black ops labs. What you thought were rumors about the FBI carrying our covert operations in Cuba to discredit or even eliminate Castro, were all true. Even the chemical that purportedly caused such intestinal distress that they planned to give it Fidel in a drink to cause him pain or embarrassment while giving a speech. Randy gave some of this elixir as a present to Lance for a ex wife prank that they had only joked about until today. Don jumped in his VW Golf and was on his way to pick up his girlfriend at University of Buffalo on the bright June evening. In the car his stomach was making a squeaking sound like clean tires on the showroom linoleum floor. Don had followed Cindy from Rochester and they had been together for 3 years. Don and Cindy stopped at the Hertel Ave sub shop and got 2 hot meatball and cheese subs if laid end to end were over 4 feet long. Back at the apartment the bedroom was hot. The windows had been painted shut decades ago. The living room opened to a porch door but whenever the dog upstairs went to the bathroom the porch would rain dog pee so the door stayed closed except for this first really warm June night. Don had discovered that the TV in the tiny living room would work only if he took a spray bottle of water and squirted the back of the TV but Cindy wanted to get right to bed. While they both felt a bit like beached whales they laid spooning after love making for a bit when the persistent stomach noises all day changed frequencies into a much deeper register. Suddenly Don realized that he was actually swelling before his eyes. There was no pain but he knew time was up. First he had to lift a leg over Cindy to get out of bed. Oh my god that's impossible without unclamping the desperate sphincter of doom. Trapped on the inside of the bed he began to sweat trying to think of some kind of rolling move but the bed was right against the wall. He thought maybe I could just stand and run when Cindy asked "Are you OK? He was halfway over Cindy when she broke the silence and all hell wanted to break loose. Don's failed choreography turned to plan B which was to just let go under the sheet and blanket and hope for the best. Just then a near perfect B flat tuba blast from Also Sprach Zarathustra began to sound and to both their amazement grew deeper down to the range of the bottom pedal bass note on the grand organ. The sound resonated in Don's chest. Maybe the submarine sandwich saved his life from an intestinal tear but it may have acted like cannon wadding. Ten seconds had passed and so had at least 6 liters of gas as it neared the 15 second mark. Cindy's eyes were as big as saucers, Don was looking for any opportunity to force some kind of emergency cut off valve attempt but the end wasn't even close. Twenty miles away was Erie Lackawanna renown for the slinkiest steel mills in the country. Tonight Lackawanna was a garden of lilies compared to Don's bedroom. The only place that had more methane was the moon Titan. Just when the staggering duration of window rattling woofer splitting bass notes became truly terrifying as a cannon like retort introduced the finale like fireworks on the 4th of July. Bambambam BAAM Bam bam. It was dark. There was no breathing. They both staggered out of the bedroom and breathed their first deep breath at the back porch door as though they had emerged from a deep dive while holding their breath. The only other door opened to a stale hallway so the apartment did not exchange a bit of air. There were flies on the floor spinning on their backs. Don and Cindy gasped for Oxygen. Neither of them had anything to compare it to as they headed for the car at midnight. While they didn't know it yet they were actually drawn closer by this near cosmic event. It had been the fart of a lifetime, the fart of the century. There had been nothing like it for eons since the dinosaurs had died out. Don returned to work the next day and felt Lance's eyes study every move for any detail, for any clue. He hovered nearby to catch any word or tell tale indication what had happened last night. Don never gave him the satisfaction. Even Mark cracked first and spilled the beans that he was told to find out if anything unusual happened last night. What Lance didn't know was that he had given Don ten times the recommended dose of "FBI Castro Oil". The next time he tried it he gave his wife's new husband 100 times what he gave Don. It was the first case of spontaneous human combustion that Tonawanda had ever seen. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Stilly River Sage Date: 17 Jan 11 - 01:37 AM While a laptop computer can be a fairly involved purchase, I wonder if a netbook, a small wireless device with a monitor and keyboard (that can be hooked to a data port or used wireless, and can be set up in an office with a regular monitor, regular keyboard, and mouse) might be a useful device for Spaw? The smaller device might be easier to use. Looking at Kat's remarks I get the impression they don't have one now. Laptop or other. Sam's Club has them starting at $300. Just a thought. I'll chip in a few bucks. SRS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Rapparee Date: 16 Jan 11 - 10:30 PM If Spaw doesn't get better soon I'm going to start on The Vision of Drythelm by the Venerable Bede. If the telling of a pre-1000 visit to Hell doesn't get him up and going, then to hell with it! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: katlaughing Date: 16 Jan 11 - 09:37 PM It's a vast improvement on the original, imo...never could stand it, m'self. Your wit gives me great, belly laughs! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Rapparee Date: 16 Jan 11 - 08:21 PM What? You don't like excerpts from the unexpurgated director's cut of Moby-Dick? One of America's greatest novels? For shame! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: ClaireBear Date: 16 Jan 11 - 07:54 PM Jacqui, we ARE seeing him. Imagine if we had to hear him reciting that! Oh please, please get better quick, Spaw, and restrain brother Rapparee! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: jacqui.c Date: 16 Jan 11 - 07:43 PM Janie - I'll join you! Music Stands should be seen and not heard! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: bbc Date: 16 Jan 11 - 07:33 PM Well, it's certainly great to hear this news! Keep up the good progress, Pat!!! love, Barbara |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Jeri Date: 16 Jan 11 - 05:35 PM Rhymes with zapadee. Spaw, HEAL! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: SINSULL Date: 16 Jan 11 - 05:30 PM Timeout Idaho? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Janie Date: 16 Jan 11 - 03:22 PM "Spaw come back to us, Bud, so we can lay this thread to rest before I have to go out to Idaho and throttle somebody;>) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: olddude Date: 16 Jan 11 - 11:28 AM well its about time you are starting to get better "Numb Nuts" |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: jacqui.c Date: 16 Jan 11 - 11:13 AM Still watching and sending the good stuff to you all. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Rapparee Date: 16 Jan 11 - 11:06 AM ..."Come hither to me - hither, hither," said Peeleg, with a significance in his eye that almost startled me. "Look ye, lad; never say that on board the Peapod. Never say it anywhere. Captain Ahab did not name himself. 'Twas a foolish, ignorant whim of his crazy, widowed mother, who died when he was only a twelvemonth old. And yet the old squaw Tistig, at Gayhead, said that the name would somehow prove prophetic. And, perhaps, other fools like her may tell thee the same. I wish to warn thee. It's a lie. I know Captain Ahab very, very well; I've sailed with him as mate years ago and as cabin boy before that; I know what he is - a good man - not a pious, good man, like Bildad, but a swearing good man - something like me - only there's a good deal more of him than I have, if thou takest my drift. Aye, aye, I know that he was never very jolly; and I know that on the passage home, he was a little out of his mind for a spell; but it was the sharp shooting pains in the bleeding stump of his manhood that brought that about, as any one might see. I know, too, that ever since he lost his, ah, leg last voyage by that accursed whale, he's been a kind of moody - desperate moody, and savage sometimes; but that will all pass off. And once for all, let me tell thee and assure thee, young man, it's better to sail with a moody good captain than a laughing bad one. So good-bye to thee - and wrong not Captain Ahab, because he happens to have a wicked name and used to have the wickedest, ah, leg in all of Nantucket. Besides, my boy, he has a wife - not three voyages wedded - a sweet, resigned girl, for what else can she now be? Think of that; by that sweet girl that old man has a child: hold ye then there can be any utter, hopeless harm in Ahab? No, no, my lad; stricken, poxed, blasted, if he be, Ahab has his humanities of a sort!" |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Janie Date: 16 Jan 11 - 07:29 AM 'mornin' Spaw. Hope the FMLA is getting straightened out, Karen. Still sending good thoughts to all of you. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: freda underhill Date: 16 Jan 11 - 02:47 AM It's great to hear Spaw's turned a corner. No Shakespearean welcome back to Mudcat - just that damn Rapparee with his pungent writing - Good luck, Karen, in dealing with the red tape and all the other stuff - best wishes to you both, freda |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 16 Jan 11 - 01:49 AM good news to get when I get back home after a festival sandra |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: katlaughing Date: 15 Jan 11 - 11:54 PM G'night, Peachesdarlin'...sleep tight in your new room. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Rapparee Date: 15 Jan 11 - 11:00 AM Spaw: Spurn the monkey!!! Spurn the monkey!!!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Mrrzy Date: 15 Jan 11 - 09:25 AM Yay, lets send in the naked ladies and gentlemen, or is that too soon? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: KT Date: 15 Jan 11 - 02:11 AM HOORAY!!! Tears, here. Soon to be replaced by some Spaw induced giggles, I hope! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: ragdall Date: 15 Jan 11 - 12:22 AM Yay! Great news! Keep up the good work, Pat. rags |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Bugsy Date: 14 Jan 11 - 09:42 PM Great News Kat, As they used to say in the RAF, "I'm Chuffed to NAAFI breaks!" CHeers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Rapparee Date: 14 Jan 11 - 09:35 PM I was going to mention FMLA but SRS beat me to it. And there's no reason for HR to be snotty and rude about it -- it's FEDERAL LAW, not some benefit given by the employer. Actually, there's no reason to be snotty and rude to people at work at anytime. Angry and/or murderous, perhaps, but not impolite. Remember, ALWAYS wash your hands well after strangling someone because they might have been carrying germs that could make you sick. It sounds to me like Karen's employer is just trying to make it hard to use FMLA Leave. And she should find out when it "resets" itself -- on January 1 or one year from the date it is first used. If the employer's policy is based on a calendar year (resets January 1) then she started new and fresh when it became 2011. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Bob Landry Date: 14 Jan 11 - 09:14 PM It's great to hear good news about Spaw, Kat. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: SINSULL Date: 14 Jan 11 - 09:03 PM NYCFTTS is opened and awaiting Spaw's arrival. It appears he will have a private room. No one wants to share one with him. Something to do with Nether Regions. I will be two rooms over, Spaw. Don't come visiting until I am sure I am not a biohazard. But Mousethief needs some company. MWAHAHAHAHA SINS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Janie Date: 14 Jan 11 - 08:44 PM Happyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappy. HAPPY!!!!!! Now, Spaw, your job is to keep us happy by keepin' on gettin' better. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Little Hawk Date: 14 Jan 11 - 08:23 PM Good idea. Chongo has been knocking back a bottle of whiskey a day in order to summon up some good energy for Spaw, and it appears to be working...I guess. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEW From: Charley Noble Date: 14 Jan 11 - 08:20 PM Hmmm? I may need another bottle of mead for the Old Gods. I finished what was left of the one I opened the other day. Good thing that Maine wineries make a good mead. Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Date: 14 Jan 11 - 08:15 PM Great news, Kat- thanks so much for being the bearer of all this news. As for you, dear ol' Spaw, you just keep heading in this direction (health-wise, I mean). We miss you around here!!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Bobert Date: 14 Jan 11 - 07:26 PM Alert??? Hmmmmmmmm??? Reckon that meanS that Mudville is also now on alert, as well... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: gnu Date: 14 Jan 11 - 07:24 PM Put er in bull low and take yer foot off the gas. Enjoy the ride back. And remember, yee got some great buddies here at the Café what can't hook the chains on but can cheer from the dry ground eh. Not that some of us ain't on slick but we'll cheer loudly while we're vertical. Tight lines and straight shootin atchya. Keep er twixt the ditches eh! Ya mean a lot to a lot. Sorry for bein so sentimental but I was always mental one way or another. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: GUEST,olddude Date: 14 Jan 11 - 07:21 PM I am out of town but when i get back I will see what I can do about a computer for my brother. Let me make some phone calls |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: jacqui.c Date: 14 Jan 11 - 05:06 PM Wonderful news! Mojo coming re time off for Karen. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: mouldy Date: 14 Jan 11 - 04:52 PM Now, Spaw, just behave yourself! There's glass doors on your room because your fame precedes you,and they need to keep a beady eye on your doings. Doings? Should I have used that word? Keep up the recovery, my friend! Andrea |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Bill D Date: 14 Jan 11 - 04:04 PM wow, it is good to hear positive news! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: maeve Date: 14 Jan 11 - 03:58 PM Let's not give any bored paper pushers cause for gripes. Hey, Spaw. Checking in from snowy Maine. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: gnu Date: 14 Jan 11 - 03:41 PM FUCKIN A NUMBER ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GIVER SOME GOOD BUDDY! STAND ON IT! KNOCK THE MIRRORS OFF! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: katlaughing Date: 14 Jan 11 - 03:41 PM Funny, Donuel.:-) SRS, thanks. She's been there several times in the past. It is mostly a deal of papers, tons of them, which have to be filled out every time she wants to request a day off under FMLA because she has asked for it as needed, not in a lump amount. That, and the people in HR, who have to approve it, are really rude/snotty, according to Karen. We had the papers when Rog broke his foot and they tried to make us use it while waiting for Workers Comp. The paper work is unbelievable, but it's still good it's available. Sorry, I wasn't clear about the laptop. Karen just said she wished she could get him one to use while in there.:-) Thanks, kat |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Lox Date: 14 Jan 11 - 02:31 PM Strange, someone deleted my post. I will repost it as it was a cheery humorous one. _________ He's alert? Good! We need more lerts!
[Lox-there were no posts deleted. It is always good to check right after a post to be sure it worked] |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Stilly River Sage Date: 14 Jan 11 - 01:48 PM She should discuss this with the folks in Human Resources, who should have a comprehensive understanding of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), most Federal employees are entitled to a total of up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period for the following purposes: SRS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Donuel Date: 14 Jan 11 - 01:17 PM Spaw Here is a page of a book I wrote...solve the fun puzzles! Its called The Palin Primer http://usera.imagecave.com/donuel/Palin-Primer.jpg |
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Subject: RE: BS: Catspaw - Change of Plan - UPDATE GOOD NEWS From: Dan Schatz Date: 14 Jan 11 - 12:45 PM Whoo hoo! Excellent news! Thanks Kat for keeping us informed. Dan |
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