The world wants to know.



-Laelth

- Aristus





Actually, I'm not sure I could ever figure it out. It gives me a headache trying to think down to that level...

Whatcha think of this (feeble effort to cheer you up)?

Stylistically, it's a cross between Monty Python and stepping on a Lego barefoot.

Oh my god! I’m so glad I wasn’t drinking...shit holding a drink! Fuck man. I’m crying I’m laughing so hard!

Didn't mean to do that to you...

One of the greatest pleasures is a belly laugh you don’t see coming.

How you been through this mess man. I know I ain’t here often, but I been worried bout yo ass...

One of my homeless patients has lost twenty pounds and is refusing food. The local hospice won't take him because he's homeless. (How do you like that? Not only does he not have to place to live, he has no place to die!)

This country is so full of disempathetic people...

Seriously. No man SERIOUSLY. I don’t know how you do it my friend. You are one of the bravest, selfless people I know. I don’t know how you face this day after day. You are an angel among us brother and I’m honored to know you.

Wanna do a shot?

It’s bottom shelf and I don’t get it. 11.99 a bottle. 93 proof, smooth, with a faint cherry aftertaste. Fucking delicious. I give two fucks what shelf it’s on. Actually, bottom shelf is good! 2 bottles to one bottle of Jameson...St. Patty strike me down.

My next project is a bottle of Woodinville Bourbon, distilled far away from Appalachia, in the heart of apple country, Washington State.

I’ve moved away from bourbon in the last few years to Irish whiskey and micro distillery rums. Definitely tryBlackheart. I know the low price may be a turnoff. But I’m telling you man. Delish.

I used to dislike bourbon, or thought I did, while my brother thought to himself "More for me." But I've really come to enjoy bourbon lately. Just finished a bottle of Old Forester; terrific. Smooth, pleasant, a nice way to end the day.

I'm still a single malt man, though; the peatier, the better; like a good bottle of Lagavulin. It smells like a campfire when you crack the seal.

Nothing like bourbon out of fire charred oak barrels, that’s no shit.

To all you health care people on DU. Bless you for your hard work, dedication, and compassion.

Fortunately, I haven't had to face down any of the slavering hoard of this-is-a-hoaxer-ers, gun crazies, and I-need-a-manicures.

The medical personnel who are standing up to these fuckwaddles are the real heroes...

You fit the bill. Just sayin...

Do I need physician assistant's approval?

I'm open to suggestions as to specific brands or flavors diffused in the liquor.

I'm having Skyy vodka mixed with cherry-passion fruit juice tonight.

Go your way and get a good bottle. Of the spiced stuff, I mean. Clear Bacardi-style rum sucks...

I used to mix that with 7-Up when I went to some parties after I graduated college. I had a 1974 Monte Carlo so I would keep a blanket and a pillow in the back seat in case it was needed and the campus cops never bothered me.

I don't handle my alcohol as well now that I'm approaching 55 than I did when I was in my early twenties.

The nice part was that I could mix up a drink in a plastic cup and walk around the frat house or outside to the dorms nearby without any hassle. I had platonic relationships with a group of four girls in one suite. One weekend, two of the girls were out for the weekend so they allowed me to stay in their room for the night, so my last dorm sleepover was at the ripe old age of 34.

Yum-yum!!!!

The liquor store that I frequent is small so they may not have it. I might have to try a larger chain store like Spec's in College Station, but that would also entail a bus ride and I haven't even gotten aboard a bus in the eight months I lived here. Thanks for the suggestion.

Last time I read a post of yours, you said you were feeling very ill.

So glad you are still hanging in there!!

Kept me out of work for about ten days. I was tested for COVID-19 and it was negative. Had a taste of self-isolation while I was at it. I don't know what the Trumpanzees are complaining about; I enjoyed the break.

But work is taking its toll again. I don't have it as bad as the emergency room and urgent care providers. A patient died last week of liver failure. As usual, the hospital where he died sent me a perfunctory "Oh, by the way..." note. That's always how I find out. I've got another patient who doesn't have long.

As always, my DU friends keep me sane and encouraged...

I don't remember if it was determined yet that you had bronchitis at that time, but I knew that you're self-care would go well.



Losing patients has to be difficult for you, try to hang in there.

And many thanks for the Ailsa Crag Island photo-- I'm feeling sad because I don't think I will be visiting Scotland again, what with all the upheaval.

Hang in there, dear Aristus...

ailsa

Regardless, you did.

Thank you for the song-- I never heard it before tonight.

Right behind "The Rainbow Connection."

The unfulfillable yearning of that song gets me every time...

Thank you!

Next to the can of whipped cream.

All of the positives I mentioned were from a single family...

I say no. What do you say.

Wolf

Others, like Pilsner, are meant to be aged.