if you haven't thrown up yet today . . .

. . . and you'd like to, try reading some Republican reactions to the news Obama's grandmother has been taken ill: they're here.

(A tip of the hat to vee_ecks.)

ah, yes, Angie O'Gram. I remember her well . . .

It's been a long hard day at the hospital being angiogrammed and I'm feeling pretty washed up at the end of it, so I'll not prattle.

The good news is that my carotids don't need to be reamed. The left one's pretty okay, the right quite a bit less so but still not so worrisome as to suggest precipitate action. The plan is to keep an eye on it via an annual MRA.

Oh, and I'm to go in for my stenting on November 4. (Pam will have to vote by the dawn's early light . . .) The surgeon hopes to get all three done at once, but can't guarantee this'll be feasible: there's a limitation to the amount of contrast fluid that can be used in a single session, as too high a dose can cause the kidneys problems.

The bad news is that for the next few days I have to refrain from anything remotely strenuous, so I have to miss Thursday's orgy.