Happy Blogiversary
Elayne of Elayne’s Journal is celebrating her eighth blogiversary™ today. Unfortunately she’s doing it from a hospital bed because of kidney problems.
My congratulations and best wishes go out to her, as Blogger comments doesn’t like people with their own websites.
She joins a number of others on the “Injured / Reserve” list of blogtopia™:
- PZ Myers of Pharyngula is recovering from a heart procedure;
- Jams O’Donnell of Poor Mouth is recovering from knee surgery and an encounter with Satan Cat;
- Steve Bates of Yellow Something Something is still dealing with complications of a foot wound; and
- Fallenmonk just returned after a family medical emergency.
Getting old isn’t easy.
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And a heavy duty attack from Satan Cat too! Ted is Mother Theresa by comparison! Onr handed typing for a while!
Thanks so much, Bryan! Just as a point of reference, “Elayne’s Journal” is the subtitle of my blog – the title is and was always Pen-Elayne on the Web. I’ve used the “Pen-Elayne/Penny Lane” pun since I was a kid.
Waiting to be released from the hospital any hour now…
A Super-Soaker heavy duty squirt gun is your friend in such cases, Jams. I have one by my backdoor and it is much more convenient than going for the garden hose to break-up a cat fight. The model I have keeps me 10 feet away from the fight while delivering a stream of water on target. A bucket of water will do in a pinch, and it makes cleaning wounds easier.
I have had the clawings before I shifted to water.
Getting old isn’t easy…. but the alternative sucks…
Get better all you guys! Don’t fall down cuz I’m right behind you.
I know, Elayne, but I want you down in the “E’s” with Echidne and Eschaton. You will notice a block of “senior” blogs down there which is the pattern in which I read them.
The software doesn’t allow me much freedom in order unless I want to hand code them, and the editor will copy link and all with one highlight.
BTW, your Doc isn’t kidding about the pain of passing a kidney stone. The hypersonic blasting they do now is the only way to go. I had a friend who had them more than once in the old days. He said it was worse then being shot, and he would know.
Congrats, and Happy Blogiversary all! 😀
I also wish you all speedy recovery, and all the best!
Thanks for the light of truth and honest opinions. 🙂
Not sure that ordinary water would work against Satan Cat Bryan, I shall have it blessed by at least three popes
Actually I’ve been known to add a “kicker” to the water when I knew I was targeting a nuisance varmint, but with cat fights you don’t want to add anything that might significantly annoy the victim, especially if they will be returning to your house.