Takin’ the day off today.   

Bronchitus, bordering on pnuemonia.   Two anitbiotics as if it were full blown pnuemonia, a steroid in my ass cheek, and industrial level mucinex with an inhaler to boot. 

I’magonnakicktheshitoutofthiscrud!!!!

And it wasn’t too hateful on the self pay side of things.   155 for office, that included the Steroid shot, Xrays of my chest (with remote assessment by REAL doctors)   then $ 62 for the scripts.    

Had I broke down and done the ER,,, that bill would have at least one zero attached to the end before the decimal.

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Home and my proud pupper is a loaded spring surprise,,, All wiggles and bounces and SHEER exuberance,,, How could one just leave that alone in the wild to fend for itself???

He’s quite proud of his performance last night.  I’m not so proud but then I’m the one that is a little tunnel-visioned from lack of sleep last night.  Had he been just woofing at hearing the coyote or nieghbor dog barks, I would be less than pleased with him.   He wasn’t, He was actually defending his turf,,,   Being retained on a lead didn’t help him any (but he is young, so kept him out of getting in over his head) but he did his job to his best ability.    Once I was able to actually see the problem this morning, I put the fireworks ‘up their butts’ and sent’em packing.

My F!cuz has a problem.   HIS dogs are looking for food, like a pack,,,,

I’m gonna talk to Da and see what he thinks, but I know the options already.    Call the County Shelter and make complaints,,, Shelter will remove most all of the dogs. (most all because they have only so much capacity)

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Cosmos gained his rifles this morning at revelry.  He is now Lcpl Cosmos, with all the attendent responsibillities and privledges.

He single ‘paw-edly’ held off a horde of interlopers attempting to invade through the Dawg door. Holding the line against all comers through the night with no support other than the occassional StarCannister from Arty (dad turnin’ on the porch light)  Well aimed rapid fire barking, growl grenades and slow fire woofs maintained the perimeter.

As Day light broke and Pvt Cosmos’ resolve was getting a refresh, The Kittum recon returned from night patrol as reprieve and with targeting coordinates for Arty. 

  Sgt LB and Top Sarge Mama, redirected arty to the south woodlines surrounding the LZ.    Three batteries of noize and flash fired, and the invaders retreated to their territory yelping with their tails between thier legs.

Proper accolades are being assembled for when high command recieves this notice.

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This weekend sorta,,,   NO,,, DID suck,,,

Saltwater Sinus flushes

Ivermectin

expectorants   

WATERWATERWATER

and heat!   Self generated.   Temp last night when I finally laid in,  104.   Lightheaded as hell, felt chilled to the bone, and IMMEDIATELY started sweating as soon as I was under covers.   

My bed hates me right now,,,,

BUT, I am getting the crud OUT, my bloodO2% is climbing back up (was down to 92,,, up to 96 now) Todays temp is 97.4; slightly high for me since my usual is 96.8.    BP looks good at 117/72 though my pulse leaves me worried at 80+  That could be due the infections I am fighting

I hates gettin’ sick.   I know from whence this’un came and I am tempted to ASSAULT Burnout about the head and ears.  I swear that boy is a walking germ factory and has no sense of hygienic propiety: won’t cover a cough, etc

Ever since they started having me lead crews, my frequency of illness has increased.    There is GOOD reason I prefer working alone (besides the fact that I hate people in general,,,)

I am on the mend, but not out of the woods yet.   The crud my lungs are producing gives me hope, but even a small slip in the meds/routine, this comes back with a vengeance.   That happens, Dio goes hospital,,, WE DO NOT WANT THAT!!!

more laters as I go about getting my stuff done.   I have been avoiding Da the last couple of days, keeping my distance if I can’t avoid, 

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Cosmos knows SIT, COME, and STAY, but we need to work on that last… it starts translating to “PLAY” after about 30seconds of Dawgum patience, maybe 15 secs

He is now climbing into Buffalo of his own accord.   Getting him out if ‘This ain’t home!” is a little harder, but I think we are affirming, ‘Bye-byes’ means car ride, possibly a treat, and  return home:  NOT “DROPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE ALL ALONE.“

He’s a good boy,,,,

We will work out the details with the kittums,,,, gonna take time but they aren’t dumb,  just bullheaded stubborn on steroids.

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I dunno how I dragged my ass through the day, but DRAG I did,,,   end up the last couple hours chasing a ghost of a ‘problem gate’ that wasn’t.    “Bugs” in the program: in this case the original LITERAL meaning.    Ants had started a colony in the control box and were mucking up the works.   Not the first time I’ve seen it, won’t be the last

Draggin,,,,,

Power nap

Feel better, but I think that is more the fact that some rain had moved through and knocked the particulate matter to the ground.   Still, my head feels full of goop and its gonna have to pass.   Dropped some prophylactic antibodies into my system to help fight off any infection crap that is trying to form (and it is)     

I don’t like this aspect of this time of year.  Yeah, that whole rebirth of life thing, but when you are drowning in Plant Sperm,,,,   ugh,,,,

MOre laters,,, probably a working weekend, mowing, wood that still needs hauled off from that downed redoak months back.   I would have moved it sooner, but the hill hasn’t been dry enough for Buffalo to take the chance: And I am still flattening out all the ruts she created from the last go-round.   The LS diff sure helps, but once that axle starts spinning, its over,,, the whole ass end sinks like a stone; especially when loaded to the gills with log,,

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The weeds got me this week.   Ugh,,,    Pollen season,,,

Keep waking up through the night with gobs of

Well, that AIN’T snot,,,   More like silicon sealant for bathrooms,,,,

And it tried to turn into an upper respiratory thing,,, Was hacking up green stuff yesterday.

Last night, SWEAT TIME.   I sweated it out, and feel better today, drained (quite literally, three large bottles of water before I ever hit the coffee.

Maybe my day in the sun was the needed thing.  Assembled one of my monster cantilever gates in a parking lot under a mean sun.  Leathers, black hood, asphalt below, sun above,,,, I COOKED,,,   And I think that helped my immune system break that bug that was invading.   Didn’t need the Medicinal therapy of 100proof last night,, 

Off to the mines,,, Trying to get pics of Cosmos in action, but everytime I try, I BECOME the center of attention and am fending off excited puppers,,,,

Y’all take care out there today

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Long night with Cosmos and kittehs,,,   One accident, not gonna be mad about it as I had Cosmos on a lead to keep him from rushing the other residents.    And Zooms is in full out “Oh FUCK to the NO!”,,,

sigh,,,, I knew it was coming when I I picked up the new boy,,,

Gonna take some time, but the Kittehs are used to having a dawgum around, granted an old slow and don’t give a shit dawgum, but,,,  

My biggest worry is today.   I have Cosmos on a lead on the porch and hung a section of climbing rope across one section of posts, so that his lead has some travel to it.    He can’t get off the porch, but he has room to move and I have his food and water near at hand.  

will see how this plays out.  

time to get a move on though,, busy morning, no coffee, and

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