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In This House That I Call Home
Aug. 26th, 2018 09:44 pmIt never rains but it pours, I guess. Dad went in to the Leestown VA hospital for a checkup last week, and while there, started feeling some chest pains. So, transported to the Cooper facility for an overnight stay and tests. No sign of heart damage, maybe some kind of reaction to a new statin. Something to keep our eyes on.
John McCain died yesterday. I've sometimes wondered what the Republican party bosses did to or promised him in order for him to tank his 2000 Presidential run. I have no doubt he would have been less bad than the second Bush - the World Trade Center attack probably would have happened, but the endless war in Iraq wouldn't. I'll credit him forever for knocking Mitch McConnell's legs out from under him by voting to keep the Affordable Care Act alive, but at the same time, he's responsible for Sarah Fucking Palin gaining a national audience, so ... yeah. He wasn't a politician I can say I would have often agreed with, but he had some measure of integrity and loyalty to country over party, and I can respect that, and it's sure as heck more than any other Republican on the national stage can say.
Got in a couple of Armada matches today; store championship in Lexington. Only three players, so we opted for a round-robin tournament. I went 1-1; gave my second-place double-sided alt-art card to the 0-2 player - he is new to the game, and I don't need two of the cards. The eventual winner forfeited the Regional bye to me, since he doesn't think he'll be able to use it. To be honest, I don't know if I will, either, but let's see what happens.
John McCain died yesterday. I've sometimes wondered what the Republican party bosses did to or promised him in order for him to tank his 2000 Presidential run. I have no doubt he would have been less bad than the second Bush - the World Trade Center attack probably would have happened, but the endless war in Iraq wouldn't. I'll credit him forever for knocking Mitch McConnell's legs out from under him by voting to keep the Affordable Care Act alive, but at the same time, he's responsible for Sarah Fucking Palin gaining a national audience, so ... yeah. He wasn't a politician I can say I would have often agreed with, but he had some measure of integrity and loyalty to country over party, and I can respect that, and it's sure as heck more than any other Republican on the national stage can say.
Got in a couple of Armada matches today; store championship in Lexington. Only three players, so we opted for a round-robin tournament. I went 1-1; gave my second-place double-sided alt-art card to the 0-2 player - he is new to the game, and I don't need two of the cards. The eventual winner forfeited the Regional bye to me, since he doesn't think he'll be able to use it. To be honest, I don't know if I will, either, but let's see what happens.