My dad had to go through emergency hip replacement surgery yesterday! Out with his bicycling group, makes a bad turn, lands on a hip that had been bothering him anyway. He tries to make light of it — very him — but a doctor in the group says, “Um, no” and off to the hospital. It was going to be a partial hip replacement but once he was opened up they saw that it was arthritis already giving him incipient trouble and asked my mom if they should go ahead with a full replacement. She’s all “Heck yes,” and it’s done.
It is perhaps emblematic of my folks that during the whole time my mom wasn’t worried or flustered even once — much to the surprise of my dad’s bicycling buddies and the hospital staff (she says it must have had something to do with being a military wife all those years) — while my dad’s biggest regrets right now lie in not being able to attend the Olympic track trials up in Eugene. He is, however, utterly thrilled at the idea of the new hip being made out of titanium. As my cousin said to me just now on the phone, “At last, he’s part of the bike.”
Happy Father’s Day to all and hope yours don’t land on bad hips while they’re out and about!
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rob!
On my way to Chicago for the week.
signing up at Obama HQ?
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The Other Steve
No outraged posts on the Feminist blogs about this story.
Cowardly
When will the Feminist blogs show any outrage over this?
I wonder why.
Why don’t you tell us why?
I’m having trouble connecting to the google.
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The Moar You Know
Wow, Paul, your site has got the eye-grinding color scheme and layout of the internet circa 1996. It took me back.
I am curious as to what the hell a “Feminist” blog is, but fear the answer. To answer your stupid question, there has been outrage from all quarters of the internet, not just “feminist blogs” over this horrific crime, but that’s not good enough for you, is it?
You’re looking for something very specific, aren’t you, Paul?
Since there’s only one VNN, you may want to try looking for it there.
10.
Dennis - SGMM
Happy Father’s Day!
Our son is autistic.
Sometimes people say that must be tough.
It would be far worse if he wasn’t in our lives.
11.
J.A.F. Rusty Shackleford
We should have nice weather in Chicago this week with temps in the 70s.
12.
OriGuy
The Texas GOP is meeting in Houston this weekend. I’m not saying that there are more stupid people in Texas than anywhere else; I’m not saying that the people in Texas are stupider than the people anywhere else; I’m just saying that only Texas produces that unique blend of stupid and crazy.
Susan at Kiss My Big Blue Butt has an article about the GOP Platform Committee. One Robert Hurt is incensed about all the nudity in Washington, DC. Not in the strip clubs; he’s talking about public art.
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The Other Steve
Cowardly
When will the Feminist blogs show any outrage over this?
Ok, finally got to the article, about a man who raped a woman and tortured her for hours and tried to burn her apartment down and…
Was this guy a friend of yours?
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Liz
For those of you lucky enough to still have one, be damned sure to call your dad. I really wish I could.
Notorious P.A.T.
Does John McCain celebrate Father’s Day twice–once for the family he abandoned and once for the wife and kids he has now?
Paul L.
No outraged posts on the Feminist blogs about this story.
Cowardly
When will the Feminist blogs show any outrage over this?
I wonder why.
jake
I heard PaulEll got a new pack of jackalopes from his son: Goat Boy.
HFD to the rest of you Mack Daddies.
gypsy howell
Agent Flowbee’s deputies are keepin’ it classy over at NoQ.
Hillary would be so proud.
gypsy howell
And once more in secret for the “black baby” his pal GWB claimed he sired.
Ned R.
Busy guy.
My dad had to go through emergency hip replacement surgery yesterday! Out with his bicycling group, makes a bad turn, lands on a hip that had been bothering him anyway. He tries to make light of it — very him — but a doctor in the group says, “Um, no” and off to the hospital. It was going to be a partial hip replacement but once he was opened up they saw that it was arthritis already giving him incipient trouble and asked my mom if they should go ahead with a full replacement. She’s all “Heck yes,” and it’s done.
It is perhaps emblematic of my folks that during the whole time my mom wasn’t worried or flustered even once — much to the surprise of my dad’s bicycling buddies and the hospital staff (she says it must have had something to do with being a military wife all those years) — while my dad’s biggest regrets right now lie in not being able to attend the Olympic track trials up in Eugene. He is, however, utterly thrilled at the idea of the new hip being made out of titanium. As my cousin said to me just now on the phone, “At last, he’s part of the bike.”
Happy Father’s Day to all and hope yours don’t land on bad hips while they’re out and about!
rob!
signing up at Obama HQ?
The Other Steve
Why don’t you tell us why?
I’m having trouble connecting to the google.
The Moar You Know
Wow, Paul, your site has got the eye-grinding color scheme and layout of the internet circa 1996. It took me back.
I am curious as to what the hell a “Feminist” blog is, but fear the answer. To answer your stupid question, there has been outrage from all quarters of the internet, not just “feminist blogs” over this horrific crime, but that’s not good enough for you, is it?
You’re looking for something very specific, aren’t you, Paul?
Since there’s only one VNN, you may want to try looking for it there.
Dennis - SGMM
Happy Father’s Day!
Our son is autistic.
Sometimes people say that must be tough.
It would be far worse if he wasn’t in our lives.
J.A.F. Rusty Shackleford
We should have nice weather in Chicago this week with temps in the 70s.
OriGuy
The Texas GOP is meeting in Houston this weekend. I’m not saying that there are more stupid people in Texas than anywhere else; I’m not saying that the people in Texas are stupider than the people anywhere else; I’m just saying that only Texas produces that unique blend of stupid and crazy.
Susan at Kiss My Big Blue Butt has an article about the GOP Platform Committee. One Robert Hurt is incensed about all the nudity in Washington, DC. Not in the strip clubs; he’s talking about public art.
The Other Steve
Ok, finally got to the article, about a man who raped a woman and tortured her for hours and tried to burn her apartment down and…
Was this guy a friend of yours?
Liz
For those of you lucky enough to still have one, be damned sure to call your dad. I really wish I could.
mitch
Obama’s Father’s day speech was pretty damn good