To Be in Compliance

According to Nathan, I am not in compliance with the required pet-posting regulations in the Blogosphere. As a result, I'm required to post two pictures of dogs in lieu of one cat.

Be careful what you wish for.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The Good is that Gamma Acosta, a local artist in Longmont, Colorado, is using his skills with spray paint to depict the presidential candidates on the side of his uncle's vacant commercial building in order to build awareness of the campaign. He said he knew too many people who didn't vote, and he wanted people to take an interest in the election because it was important.

The Bad is that a police employee in Hamilton, NJ has been sneaking into a church to surf porn on a nun's computer. He'd been doing it for weeks before he was caught. Real classy, dude. You're a grown man - you can't surf porn at home like the rest of the losers?

The Ugly is this tattoo. Damn. And ew. I wonder what the rest of the family got?


Have a nice Sunday!

The Princess Bride Quiz

Directed by Random Michelle, I have taken the "What Princess Bride Character Are You?" Quiz. Turns out I'm Fezzik. How very odd.

You can find the quiz here.

"You've been mostly dead all day."

Public Officials Behaving Badly...and Then Not

Here in Colorado, our House Assistant Majority Leader, Michael Garcia, resigned from public office on Friday amid allegations that he exposed himself and made lewd comments to a female lobbyist. He claims the January 7th incident was "consensual" in a statement released Friday afternoon.

Nothing new there, huh? A public official behaves badly. Whatever. Zzzz...

Here's the odd part.

While Mr. Garcia claims the encounter was consensual, he has publically recognized that having the encounter at all was inappropriate, given that he was a state legislator and the other party was a lobbyist. In a statement, he said "The interests of the state are greater than my own."

But wait, there's more.

He has also refused to identify the lobbyist by name, and so has the office of House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, in order to protect her privacy. Mr. Garcia has made a statement through his attorney that "He respects her privacy. He doesn't believe it's fair to air their private issues in public."

Huh?

Since when do public officials admit their wrongdoing promptly and take immediate steps to protect the public institution they represent from their (now) tarnished reputation? That's not the New American Way.

But it should be. I don't know what happened between Mr. Garcia and the anonymous lobbyist, and based on current information, it's unlikely I'll ever know. I'm okay with that, because Mr. Garcia's decision to resign immediately has made it a private matter. As it should be.

Are you listening Larry Craig, poster boy for not-taking-responsibility-for-your-actions? You really can get caught doing something untoward and retain some measure of your dignity. What a novel concept.

Spanish for your Nanny

Now that we've spent two days discussing bone grafts, anaesthesia, pain meds and swamp mouth, here's a little something to lighten the mood.

I found this snarkily hilarious. Enjoy!

Hot Chicks Dig Darvocet

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

Darvocet is white

And makes you feel all Wheeee!

Just kidding.

My procedure went very well yesterday. Dr. Hunter and his staff were gracious and efficient, and they zipped me in and out in less than an hour and a half. Thanks to everyone who sent their sympathy and well-wishes, and Nathan? Make your appointment. It's not that bad.

I have a low tolerance for oral narcotics, so Dr. Hunter chose to give me an IV anaesthesia. I don't know what he used, but man, was it effective. One minute I was telling Dr. Hunter what a pain in the ass buying Sudafed is, and the next thing I know, he's tapping a section of my jawbone up into my sinus for something called a sinus lift. When I came to again, he was pretty much done, so I got an X-Ray to ensure everything was where it was supposed to be, and my Smart Man took me home.

The pain has been extremely manageable, and I only needed to take two Darvocet yesterday. As I mentioned, I typically don't do well with oral narcotics, so I was alternating half a Darvocet with ibuprofen, and that seemed to work just fine. The implant is in the upper left section of my mouth, so I have a really attractive bruise on the corner of my mouth from the stress of having Dr. Hunter messing with the back of my mouth, but it doesn't hurt at all.

Dr. Hunter also put me on Sudafed. Since he was modifying the sinus cavity, he anticipated my sinuses filling up, and he wants it drained as soon as possible. I'm also on oral antibiotics and an antibiotic mouth rinse.

The only negative thing about this experience so far was the fact that I slept like shit last night. I don't know if it was the combination of the Darvocet and the Sudafed, but I haven't had such a rough night in many, many years. I switched to OTC pain medication this morning, and I'm considering skipping the second dose of Sudafed tonight so I can sleep.

But the best part is that I was able to (carefully) brush my teeth this morning. Thank God. I got up this morning and my mouth felt like a swamp. Ew.

Who Cares? Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 5

Britney has been admitted to the hospital for psychiatric evaluation! Is this development the result of a Meth Binge? Will she be committed? Who Cares!