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Cake day: August 2nd, 2023

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  • I don’t think I’ve ever had a doctor I felt I could contact directly, let alone text. Best I’ve ever had was that I could contact the reception / nurses and leave a message with them, then expect them to ask the doctor my question and get back to me.

    I understand why doctors form a boundary between themselves and patients, I don’t begrudge them their privacy, but I always see this kind of post and wonder whether or not my experience is the minority.

    edit: remove random word that my keyboard left in there, as a treat.


  • My recliner is immediately next to a disused fireplace that is closed but not sealed to an extent sufficient to keep out smaller critters like spiders. (The house is very much a WIP)

    Since the fireplace is not used and probably never will be again, I use the raised stone mantel in front of it to hold stuff I want accessible but not always in my hands, like beverages.

    The last two times I saw spiders were when I started to drink something, only to notice after the first few sips that there was an arachnid floundering on the surface of the liquid. Fortunately both times in question I was using a straw or the critter would have gone straight down the hatch. (I try not to think about whether this might have happened previously.)

    Anyway, I support being kind to creatures, carrying bugs outside, whatever; but in both of those cases it was all I could do not to hurl the cup across the room. Instead I would run to the kitchen, pour the drink down the sink, drop the cup after it and absolutely chug mouthwash.

    Now I look critically into any beverage with an open top before even thinking about drinking it.