USMB Coffee Shop IV

[beautress]

Little by little and day by day the pain of my knee replacement has declined, especially after an afternoon nap. Thanks for the prayers up last week, Mrs. Foxfire. I think God answered your, Dragonlady's and my friend Susan's appeals for His help. I am grateful for the silent well-wishers too.

 

[petro]

Trying to pick paint for house, my wife and I are agreeing to go with a modern dark. Trending in the north here...an example

A deep grey/blue with a darker trim. With our white windows and garage doors, I think it would really pop.
Everyone else around us has the drab yellows, tan, or white houses.

I like this one, but it is really similar to the color we already have.

 

[Nosmo King]

And an update on how life has been treating me for the passed five months...

As you may or may not know, I have been temporarily sidelined since Yuletide carols rang out. I fell victim to a very serious bacterial infection including E. coli and the notorious 'flesh eating' strain. It hit my left shin like a swift kick from your baby brother.

Admitted to the East Liverpool City Hospital, the diagnosis was made and soon, a team of doctors, nurses and ARNAs (State Tested Nursing Assistants) was at my bedside. All but one of these mitaclous professionals proved their mettle with a deeply frightened and now, admittedly, cranky old fart.

The one exception was an infectious disease specialist who, two nights before Christmas, declared "This foot belongs in the hospital incinerator!" Merry Christmas.

The others, and I were not so enthusiastic about that idea. And so, we got to work.

The tendon between by shin and ankle was lost. It was replaced with a donated tendon from a cadaver. Thus making me a Zombie. A "Halo" device known as a Fixator was drilled onto my heel and fibula,, much like the bolts jutting from the neck of Frankenstein's monster. From my toes to my knee cap, enough gauze was wrapped, thus I became somewhat like rheMummy. To top it all off, a vacuum pump was laid upon the open wound sucking infection and a strange amber fluid 24 hours a day. That dropped my hemoglobin to the point I required four infusions of packed red blood cells. And I became a vampire.

Then I was discharged to and extended care facility for healing and rehabilitation.

Which brings us to today when, after four synthetic skin grafts which allowed me to develop suffici tissue of my own making, a permanent, authentic patch of my own skin finally closed the wound! The vacuum device was removed, but the Halo remains, at least for four more weeks.

At that glorious point, I will be cleared to bear weight on my newly reconstructed left leg and begin the process of strength traing and finally walking, albeit with a distinct limp and the aid of a stylish walking stick.

I anticipate by early August I will return to the Luxurious Pimplebutt Estate and resume daily constitutionals in the lovely Thompson Park accompanied by Daisy the Mutt.

Meanwhile, she has been in the pow,peeing care of my brother and sister-in-law.

I have a clear mind and a somewhat able body and a real appetite to see friends, family and the places I have been missing. Thank you. All for your support through prayers and positive vibes during this ordeal. I am daily humbled and astonished by the kindness and compassion everyone has so generously given me. I can never say "Thank you!" enough.

And that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Have a great summer and stay well.

Nosmo

 

[Nosmo King]

And an update on how life has been treating me for the passed five months...

As you may or may not know, I have been temporarily sidelined since Yuletide carols rang out. I fell victim to a very serious bacterial infection including E. coli and the notorious 'flesh eating' strain. It hit my left shin like a swift kick from your baby brother.

Admitted to the East Liverpool City Hospital, the diagnosis was made and soon, a team of doctors, nurses and STNAs (State Tested Nursing Assistants) was at my bedside. All but one of these miraculous professionals proved their mettle with a deeply frightened and now, admittedly, cranky old fart.

The one exception was an infectious disease specialist who, two nights before Christmas, declared "This foot belongs in the hospital incinerator!" Merry Christmas.

The others, and I, were not so enthusiastic about that idea. And so, we got to work.

The tendon between by shin and ankle was lost. It was replaced with a donated tendon from a cadaver. Thus making me a Zombie. A "Halo" device known as a Fixator was drilled onto my heel and fibula, much like the bolts jutting from the neck of Frankenstein's monster. From my toes to my knee cap, enough gauze was wrapped, thus I became somewhat like the Mummy. To top it all off, a vacuum pump was laid upon the open wound sucking infection and a strange amber fluid 24 hours a day. That dropped my hemoglobin to the point I required four infusions of packed red blood cells. And I became a vampire.

Then I was discharged to an extended care facility for healing and rehabilitation.

Which brings us to today when, after four synthetic skin grafts which allowed me to develop suffici tissue of my own making, a permanent, authentic patch of my own skin finally closed the wound! The vacuum device was removed, but the Halo remains, at least for four more weeks.

At that glorious point, I will be cleared to bear weight on my newly reconstructed left leg and begin the process of strength traing and finally walking, albeit with a distinct limp and the aid of a stylish walking stick.

I anticipate by early August I will return to the Luxurious Pimplebutt Estate and resume daily constitutionals in the lovely Thompson Park accompanied by Daisy the Mutt.

Meanwhile, she has been in the pamperng care of my brother and sister-in-law.

I have a clear mind and a somewhat sound body and a real appetite to see friends, family and the places I have been missing. Thank you all for your support through prayers and positive vibes during this ordeal. I am daily humbled and astonished by the kindness and compassion everyone has so generously given me. I can never say "Thank you!" enough.

And that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Have a great summer and stay well.

Nosmo

 

[Foxfyre]

Little by little and day by day the pain of my knee replacement has declined, especially after an afternoon nap. Thanks for the prayers up last week, Mrs. Foxfire. I think God answered your, Dragonlady's and my friend Susan's appeals for His help. I am grateful for the silent well-wishers too.

And prayers continue for continued progress my friend. But you are likely over the hump of the worst of it now. Just do all the rehab. It makes all the difference so I'm told.

 

[Foxfyre]

Trying to pick paint for house, my wife and I are agreeing to go with a modern dark. Trending in the north here...an example View attachment 496662
A deep grey/blue with a darker trim. With our white windows and garage doors, I think it would really pop.
Everyone else around us has the drab yellows, tan, or white houses.
View attachment 496669
I like this one, but it is really similar to the color we already have.

Hmm. Attractive but not sure it's for me. I prefer the NM earth tones. But that is good looking.

 

[Foxfyre]

And an update on how life has been treating me for the passed five months...

As you may or may not know, I have been temporarily sidelined since Yuletide carols rang out. I fell victim to a very serious bacterial infection including E. coli and the notorious 'flesh eating' strain. It hit my left shin like a swift kick from your baby brother.

Admitted to the East Liverpool City Hospital, the diagnosis was made and soon, a team of doctors, nurses and ARNAs (State Tested Nursing Assistants) was at my bedside. All but one of these mitaclous professionals proved their mettle with a deeply frightened and now, admittedly, cranky old fart.

The one exception was an infectious disease specialist who, two nights before Christmas, declared "This foot belongs in the hospital incinerator!" Merry Christmas.

The others, and I were not so enthusiastic about that idea. And so, we got to work.

The tendon between by shin and ankle was lost. It was replaced with a donated tendon from a cadaver. Thus making me a Zombie. A "Halo" device known as a Fixator was drilled onto my heel and fibula,, much like the bolts jutting from the neck of Frankenstein's monster. From my toes to my knee cap, enough gauze was wrapped, thus I became somewhat like rheMummy. To top it all off, a vacuum pump was laid upon the open wound sucking infection and a strange amber fluid 24 hours a day. That dropped my hemoglobin to the point I required four infusions of packed red blood cells. And I became a vampire.

Then I was discharged to and extended care facility for healing and rehabilitation.

Which brings us to today when, after four synthetic skin grafts which allowed me to develop suffici tissue of my own making, a permanent, authentic patch of my own skin finally closed the wound! The vacuum device was removed, but the Halo remains, at least for four more weeks.

At that glorious point, I will be cleared to bear weight on my newly reconstructed left leg and begin the process of strength traing and finally walking, albeit with a distinct limp and the aid of a stylish walking stick.

I anticipate by early August I will return to the Luxurious Pimplebutt Estate and resume daily constitutionals in the lovely Thompson Park accompanied by Daisy the Mutt.

Meanwhile, she has been in the pow,peeing care of my brother and sister-in-law.

I have a clear mind and a somewhat able body and a real appetite to see friends, family and the places I have been missing. Thank you. All for your support through prayers and positive vibes during this ordeal. I am daily humbled and astonished by the kindness and compassion everyone has so generously given me. I can never say "Thank you!" enough.

And that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Have a great summer and stay well.

Nosmo

Holy Cow Nosmo. You were ailing when you last posted months ago, but had no idea you were going through all this. You will certainly be on the vigil list for sure. I hope you will keep checking in with us now and then.

 

[petro]

Trying to pick paint for house, my wife and I are agreeing to go with a modern dark. Trending in the north here...an example View attachment 496662
A deep grey/blue with a darker trim. With our white windows and garage doors, I think it would really pop.
Everyone else around us has the drab yellows, tan, or white houses.
View attachment 496669
I like this one, but it is really similar to the color we already have.

Hmm. Attractive but not sure it's for me. I prefer the NM earth tones. But that is good looking.

I've noticed in the south that lighter colors are king. A dark house would probably soak up too much heat from the sun.

 

[beautress]

And an update on how life has been treating me for the passed five months...

As you may or may not know, I have been temporarily sidelined since Yuletide carols rang out. I fell victim to a very serious bacterial infection including E. coli and the notorious 'flesh eating' strain. It hit my left shin like a swift kick from your baby brother.

Admitted to the East Liverpool City Hospital, the diagnosis was made and soon, a team of doctors, nurses and ARNAs (State Tested Nursing Assistants) was at my bedside. All but one of these mitaclous professionals proved their mettle with a deeply frightened and now, admittedly, cranky old fart.

The one exception was an infectious disease specialist who, two nights before Christmas, declared "This foot belongs in the hospital incinerator!" Merry Christmas.

The others, and I were not so enthusiastic about that idea. And so, we got to work.

The tendon between by shin and ankle was lost. It was replaced with a donated tendon from a cadaver. Thus making me a Zombie. A "Halo" device known as a Fixator was drilled onto my heel and fibula,, much like the bolts jutting from the neck of Frankenstein's monster. From my toes to my knee cap, enough gauze was wrapped, thus I became somewhat like rheMummy. To top it all off, a vacuum pump was laid upon the open wound sucking infection and a strange amber fluid 24 hours a day. That dropped my hemoglobin to the point I required four infusions of packed red blood cells. And I became a vampire.

Then I was discharged to and extended care facility for healing and rehabilitation.

Which brings us to today when, after four synthetic skin grafts which allowed me to develop suffici tissue of my own making, a permanent, authentic patch of my own skin finally closed the wound! The vacuum device was removed, but the Halo remains, at least for four more weeks.

At that glorious point, I will be cleared to bear weight on my newly reconstructed left leg and begin the process of strength traing and finally walking, albeit with a distinct limp and the aid of a stylish walking stick.

I anticipate by early August I will return to the Luxurious Pimplebutt Estate and resume daily constitutionals in the lovely Thompson Park accompanied by Daisy the Mutt.

Meanwhile, she has been in the pow,peeing care of my brother and sister-in-law.

I have a clear mind and a somewhat able body and a real appetite to see friends, family and the places I have been missing. Thank you. All for your support through prayers and positive vibes during this ordeal. I am daily humbled and astonished by the kindness and compassion everyone has so generously given me. I can never say "Thank you!" enough.

And that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Have a great summer and stay well.

Nosmo

Prayers up, Mr. Nosmoking. You were sorely missed. I will ask God to assign an angel to watch over you from now on. I had strep throat that resulted in exacerbated asthma, bronchial inflammation. It wasn't pretty and knee replacement a week and half ago. It was one after another for all the cool weather we had for six months. Back to bed with me. Mr. dog decided he wanted to route the cardinal nest at juat before 1 am this mornibg so I fell for his go-potty whine and faithfully limped my way down 15 steps to the front door to let him go. He's only a year old and twice as smart as gullible me. He's Reddy the Twit doing time in the laundry room while I try to get some naptime rest... ...and it's only 10 am. Welcome back!

 

[beautress]

Trying to pick paint for house, my wife and I are agreeing to go with a modern dark. Trending in the north here...an example View attachment 496662
A deep grey/blue with a darker trim. With our white windows and garage doors, I think it would really pop.
Everyone else around us has the drab yellows, tan, or white houses.
View attachment 496669
I like this one, but it is really similar to the color we already have.

Hmm. Attractive but not sure it's for me. I prefer the NM earth tones. But that is good looking.

I've noticed in the south that lighter colors are king. A dark house would probably soak up too much heat from the sun.

Whoa, petro. What a pretty new color idea in the neutral bluegray fashion. Hope the painting goes quickly and enhances your hard household upkeep job.

 

[petro]

Trying to pick paint for house, my wife and I are agreeing to go with a modern dark. Trending in the north here...an example View attachment 496662
A deep grey/blue with a darker trim. With our white windows and garage doors, I think it would really pop.
Everyone else around us has the drab yellows, tan, or white houses.
View attachment 496669
I like this one, but it is really similar to the color we already have.

Hmm. Attractive but not sure it's for me. I prefer the NM earth tones. But that is good looking.

I've noticed in the south that lighter colors are king. A dark house would probably soak up too much heat from the sun.

Whoa, petro. What a pretty new color idea in the neutral bluegray fashion. Hope the painting goes quickly and enhances your hard household upkeep job.

It definitely is a bold look.
In a few weeks I will post before and after shots. Have a graduation party to deal with first for step daughter.
Borrowing a sprayer from a relative, last time I painted was roller and brush and took forever. Last time paint was 13 bucks a gallon and now nearly 40.

 

[Ringel05]

Trying to pick paint for house, my wife and I are agreeing to go with a modern dark. Trending in the north here...an example View attachment 496662
A deep grey/blue with a darker trim. With our white windows and garage doors, I think it would really pop.
Everyone else around us has the drab yellows, tan, or white houses.
View attachment 496669
I like this one, but it is really similar to the color we already have.

To each their own............

 

[beautress]

I went to my 10- day checkup all by myself. My surgeon grinned then informed me that while all looked good he could not allow me to drive until next month. Protocol. So I'm grounded till my next checkup on July 2.

Guess I'll be bumming rides from relatives 40 miles away or something. lol

On a more upbeat note, they removed the steel wire stitches from the knee and patted down some lightweight stickers to assist recovery.

 

[petro]

Record heat in the north this weekend, and grossly humid...

Except for Grand Marais up on Lake Superior in the 50's. The wind off the chilly lake frequently keeps that area much cooler.

 

[beautress]

Record heat in the north this weekend, and grossly humid...
View attachment 497449
Except for Grand Maris up on Lake Superior in the 50's. The wind off the chilly lake frequently keeps that area much cooler.

Lot of 90s up there. It's been pleasant in the great Piney Woods region of the Lone Star State with...<drumroll>...more rain.

 

[petro]

Record heat in the north this weekend, and grossly humid...
View attachment 497449
Except for Grand Maris up on Lake Superior in the 50's. The wind off the chilly lake frequently keeps that area much cooler.

Lot of 90s up there. It's been pleasant in the great Piney Woods region of the Lone Star State with...<drumroll>...more rain.

Tomorrow is supposed to be 99 and humid. Just last week we had the 40's.
Nothing like easing into summer.
Next up the mosquitoes that carry small pets away.

 

[Oddball]

Saturday morning!

Speedy Gonzales friend of everybody's seester.

Let the cartoon begin!

 

[petro]

Not looking forward to today's project of tearing apart drivers dash on my Jeep to replace broken blend door gear for climate control, again.
A cheap plastic gear that costs 20 bucks and several hours of labor since drivers side is blowing hot air when AC is on.
Dealer wants over a thousand bucks to replace. Thank god for You Tube repair videos.

I will be cussing about automobile engineering to myself during the entire repair. At least this time I am familiar with what to do, so should take less than the three hours it took last spring.

 

[Ringel05]

Record heat in the north this weekend, and grossly humid...
View attachment 497449
Except for Grand Maris up on Lake Superior in the 50's. The wind off the chilly lake frequently keeps that area much cooler.

Lot of 90s up there. It's been pleasant in the great Piney Woods region of the Lone Star State with...<drumroll>...more rain.

Tomorrow is supposed to be 99 and humid. Just last week we had the 40's.
Nothing like easing into summer.
Next up the mosquitoes that carry small pets away.

Kinda like when I lived in Northern Virginia. The humidity levels would get up to nearly the temperature levels. At least here in the southwest when it hits a hundred + the humidity levels are usually below 35%.

 

[petro]

Record heat in the north this weekend, and grossly humid...
View attachment 497449
Except for Grand Maris up on Lake Superior in the 50's. The wind off the chilly lake frequently keeps that area much cooler.

Lot of 90s up there. It's been pleasant in the great Piney Woods region of the Lone Star State with...<drumroll>...more rain.

Tomorrow is supposed to be 99 and humid. Just last week we had the 40's.
Nothing like easing into summer.
Next up the mosquitoes that carry small pets away.

Kinda like when I lived in Northern Virginia. The humidity levels would get up to nearly the temperature levels. At least here in the southwest when it hits a hundred + the humidity levels are usually below 35%.

I remember when I was in Phoenix that 90 degrees didn't feel all that bad in the dry air.
The humidity here makes it hard to breathe and you sweat with no effort, so your clothes get damp and stick to you providing no cooling effect.