Allan

Floyd stroke

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What a crap weekend.

Floyd had a stroke.  He woke up Saturday morning (Feb. 22, 2026) and made coffee.  I sat down at the kitchen table and told him my plans for the day.  He stammered and couldn’t get any words out – just mumbling and buzzing sounds.

I asked if he would be alright.  He said he would.  I should not have left for work, but I did.

I called him at home later.  He said he wouldn’t be coming in as he was light-headed and had trouble thinking.  I told him I’d call 911, and he agreed.

I met the paramedics at home.  They did an assessment and found he likely had a stroke.  They took him to the hospital where he had tests and found that he had a mini-stroke.  He later rested at home.

The next day, today, he looks fine – no drooped face, no confusion, nearly normal speech.  I’ll keep an eye on him.  He’ll see the doctor soon.

medication agitation

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I was fed up.  I averaged 3 hours of sleep per night and have been dopey during the day because of overuse of mirtazapine.

Two weeks ago I had an online appointment with Dr. Ovwasa to refill a zolpidem prescription.  He said I was way too early and that it should last 90 days.  It was 89 days since my last refill.  He denied me.  We had a long, somewhat agitated discussion.  He didn’t budge, saying I had to wait until Feb. 24 2026.

After many nights of lack of sleep and not yet asleep at 3am, I looked at the box label date – 05-Nov-2025.

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two faces

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Today I heard on the news that Donald Chump doesn’t like Canada’s deal with China.

“China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life,” the president wrote on Truth Social. “If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A.”  (from Lethbridge Herald)

He said last week that pursuing the deal was a good idea for Canada.  But … his volatile mind is now at work again, saying it’s a terrible deal.

So … he is blaming China for “the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life”, but he’s the one imposing tariffs on Canada?  He says at first that he’s concerned about Canada being “eaten alive” but, in the same paragraph, says he is imposing punishments?

Why?  Because it will flood the United States with cheap Chinese plastic things?  How?  Explain the method this will happen, presidor Trump.  You cannot because your Trumped up ideas are false.

Besides, you have made it clear you don’t wish to do business with Canada.  So … you do care about Canada doing business with other countries?  You have no say.  None.  You’ve divorced yourself from us.  You’re like a divorced spouse who doesn’t want to stay married but doesn’t want your ex-spouse to see anyone else.  You can’t have it both ways, you two-faced buffoon.

While we’re on this subject, he’s criticized Israel’s actions in Gaza, Russian’s war with Ukraine, and China’s desire to take Taiwan … but he wants to take Canada, then Greenland, and he’s actually invaded Venezuela.  That’s the pot calling the kettle black, isn’t it?

-22

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This is the coldest it has gotten this winter, so far.  -22°C.  Brr.

But the winter isn’t over.

Geeni cameras

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I have found another way to combat stubborn cameras from Geeni. I tried several times over literally two years to get these cameras to connect to the network. Finally, I solved it. It requires a printer.
1. Start the process as per normal. Push ‘reset’ on your camera. Choose ‘Add Device’ on your mobile (phone, tablet, etc.), and follow it until you see the QR code.
2. Take a screen shot of the QR code. Send it to your computer. Or, if you want, do the next steps on your mobile.
3. Optional – On your computer (or mobile), crop the QR code to show only the QR code.
4. Print the QR code onto paper.
5. Hold the printed QR code up to the camera.
Doing this, my cameras connected within a few seconds. Good luck!

 

what? a sham

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I was reading through our community newsletter this morning and found an ad (redacted).

I had to ask HFT what a sham was.  It apparently is a decorative cover for pillows – not a pillowcase, but a cover for them.

Is that where the phrase, “What a sham!” comes from?  Something useless but pleasant to look at?

The only sham in my house is the state of my housekeeping skills.