The lyrics refer to a “CRNA,” which is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
Category Archives: YouTube videos
Waking up is hard to do
Yes, you DO swing from tears to laughter unpredictably when a loved one is dying. Why do you ask?
Maggie is back at the Markey Cancer Center
Awesome Nephew called me late Friday afternoon to relay a message from Maggie’s sister that she had gotten a good report on the results of her chemo and was on her way back to her brother’s home. However, shortly after I got home from the FreedomWorks 9/12 March and Rally in Washington, D.C., this evening, …
Continue reading “Maggie is back at the Markey Cancer Center”
UPDATED: Maggie Byrd update, ‘O Happy Day’
Sleep deprivation right after finding out that Maggie Byrd has lymphoma made me especially vulnerable to getting overshadowed by fear and sadness and I forgot some important things: What you put your attention on grows stronger. You are alive until you are dead. While you are alive, make the effort — see #1 above — …
Continue reading “UPDATED: Maggie Byrd update, ‘O Happy Day’”
Just a closer walk with Thee
Maggie was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 31, and is being cared for at the home of one of her brothers in Kentucky. The chemotherapy shrank the tumor from the size of a cantaloupe to the size of a baseball in just a few days. Her doctor was happy with her progress. …
Inspiring video of Charisma Carpenter, courtesy of Three Beers Later
Dear Richard McEnroe of Three Beers Later featured this video of Charisma Carpenter from the UPN series, “Veronica Mars,” which is how I found it. I enjoyed Ms. Carpenter’s work in “Buffy” and “Angel.” I am embedding the video here for its inspirational value on account of learning via a little Google research that Ms. …
Continue reading “Inspiring video of Charisma Carpenter, courtesy of Three Beers Later”
‘Barcarolle’ from ‘The Tales of Hoffman’
Lyrics to ‘Barcarolle,’ sung by mezzo Elina Garanca and soprano Anna Netrebko, from the third act of The Tales of Hoffman by Offenbach (full libretto in French with English translation here): Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour Souris à nos ivresses Nuit plus douce que le jour Ô belle nuit d’amour! Le temps fuit et sans …
Jon Stewart: The race card is maxed out
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Race Card Is Maxed Out www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party I came across this clip thanks to Hollywoodland at Big Journalism. It mentions the Congressional ethics investigations on House members Charlie Rangel and Maxine Waters and shows Maxine Waters …
Prop 8 majority rule? No, ‘We do NOT put the Bill of Rights to a vote?’
By arguing that the majority vote in favor of Prop 8 in California should stand despite the decision that it is unconstitutional, Maggie Gallagher and the National Organization for Marriage have managed to make a large number of social conservatives forget their love of the Constitution — or inadvertently, they have exposed that social conservatives …
Continue reading “Prop 8 majority rule? No, ‘We do NOT put the Bill of Rights to a vote?’”
If you want to learn how to get along with quadriplegics, read John Callahan
I see from a post by dear Fausta that quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan died on Saturday of complications of quadriplegia and respiratory problems. FYI, most quads can move their arms but lack dexterity in their hands. If you are wondering what kinds of complications quadriplegia has, he could have gotten sepsis from a pressure sore …
Continue reading “If you want to learn how to get along with quadriplegics, read John Callahan”