She Done Him Wrong

But first, on Monday Mr. Oro gets to experience his own uncomfortably invasive procedure by getting, ta da, a Barium Enema!

Is it so wrong to feel smug about that?  I mean, isn't it only fair?  I get to be poked and prodded by complete strangers, and now the tables have turned.  Any hints about post-enema painkillers, hints, and tips would be most appreciated.

Of course, one hopes that nothing harsh is found (we're thinking it's still a gall bladder issue, as mentioned by Cricket).  We shall see.

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This afternoon we're off to what might be the new clinic.  I'm convinced  I'll be turned down (too fat, natch), but who knows, we might be surprised.  Y'all did hear  about the alcohol baby, right?  I mean, they'll have a billion kids, but me, I'm too fat.

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Mr. Oro has experienced truly cold weather for the first time. It was 20F the other night and he couldn't believe how cold it was.  Heh.  That's like, -10C, and it got down to -13C last night.  Gosh, I'm so enjoying this.  We still don't have a wood stove though, so that's a bit uncomfortable, and we keep having power outages, which means no heat.  Oh well.  We'll get one eventually.

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Anyhoo, the title of this post stems from me watching Laura (a talk show that's a cross between Springer and Sally Jesse Raphael) on Telemundo.  I don't speak Spanish, but that's okay, losers are losers regardless of language and culture.  So, keeping  in mind, dear internets, that I speak no Spanish and am unfamiliar with Spanish culture apart from from Almodovar and Ugly Betty, I shall now display many, many, many prejudices.

To wit: Why is it, on Laura, that most of the guests appear to be, strong on the indigenous side?  And what's with the crying?  And the hitting?  (although I have to admit I think it's hilarious when Security either holds down the hittee or protects the hittee from the hitter/s  and/or audience)  Although when they show kids being hit, mm, I don't like that.  Or when they bring lots of gifts out for the crying children, that's just not going to make the problem go away.

Basically, what I'm wanting to know, is where the white people at?

I'm just askin'.

To expand my prejudices further, let's move countries.  I am still taken aback when I see black people who speak, say, German, as their native tongue.  Or Chinese people with broad Glaswegian accents.

The irony is that I wouldn't blink twice at seeing a woman in full burqa or hajib.  Cos that's pretty common in Britain.

Right, I've got to go, more on my prejudices later, woo.

Comments

[Cricket]

I'm so smarET.

I've had a BE. The prep, well, makes me not want to have any bowel peeks ever again.

He'll be laying on his back, then told to turn quickly to his right or left side. Although I found it worked out by accident, wearing track shoes really helped with the leverage for manuveuring. Also, afterwards it is difficult to get the bowels moving again, so stool softeners helped with that.

He'll shit latex for days. I threw that in for your laugh meter.