• Back to regular food again

    From Ed P@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, September 10, 2026 20:48:20
    I had dinner in the hospital but left for home at 6:30

    Back to cooking tomorrow and a normal routine.

    It was too sedentary a lifestyle harnessed to the bed by an IV for fluid.

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  • From Uncle Bruce@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 11, 2026 10:53:37
    On Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:48:20 -0400, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:

    I had dinner in the hospital but left for home at 6:30

    Back to cooking tomorrow and a normal routine.

    It was too sedentary a lifestyle harnessed to the bed by an IV for fluid.

    What? You went to hospital for kidney stones and what do they do? Give
    you more kidney stones!

    --
    Bruce
    <https://i.postimg.cc/kGrR1tp8/orange-clown.jpg>

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  • From Dave Smith@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, September 10, 2026 21:28:51
    On 2026-09-10 8:48 p.m., Ed P wrote:
    I had dinner in the hospital but left for home at 6:30

    Back to cooking tomorrow and a normal routine.

    It was too sedentary a lifestyle harnessed to the bed by an IV for fluid.


    Welcome back to the world. If you stay in the hospital too long you
    become institutionalized.

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  • From Uncle Bruce@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 11, 2026 12:07:03
    On Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:28:51 -0400, Dave Smith
    <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    On 2026-09-10 8:48 p.m., Ed P wrote:
    I had dinner in the hospital but left for home at 6:30

    Back to cooking tomorrow and a normal routine.

    It was too sedentary a lifestyle harnessed to the bed by an IV for fluid.


    Welcome back to the world. If you stay in the hospital too long you
    become institutionalized.

    I don't think you're at risk yet after 2 days.

    --
    Bruce
    <https://i.postimg.cc/kGrR1tp8/orange-clown.jpg>

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  • From dsi1@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 11, 2026 06:55:48

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    On 2026-09-10 8:48 p.m., Ed P wrote:
    I had dinner in the hospital but left for home at 6:30

    Back to cooking tomorrow and a normal routine.

    It was too sedentary a lifestyle harnessed to the bed by an IV for fluid.


    Welcome back to the world. If you stay in the hospital too long you
    become institutionalized.

    I made some turkey lasagna yesterday. When I came out of our bedroom while it was cooking, it smelled like I was in a hospital or back in grade school. That was pretty strange. I was transported by the aroma - but not to anywhere I want to be.

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  • From Bryan Simmons@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 11, 2026 06:55:24
    On 9/11/2026 1:55 AM, dsi1 wrote:

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    On 2026-09-10 8:48 p.m., Ed P wrote:
    I had dinner in the hospital but left for home at 6:30

    Back to cooking tomorrow and a normal routine.

    It was too sedentary a lifestyle harnessed to the bed by an IV for fluid. >>

    Welcome back to the world. If you stay in the hospital too long you
    become institutionalized.

    I made some turkey lasagna yesterday. When I came out of our bedroom while it was cooking, it smelled like I was in a hospital or back in grade school. That
    was pretty strange. I was transported by the aroma - but not to anywhere I want
    to be.

    Some of the food at the grade school cafeteria was good, some of it was
    OK, and some was bad. Like, worse than turkey lasagna bad. I'm going to
    the doctor this morning for a checkup. It's right near a hospital. I'm thinking that on the way back, I'll stop at the hospital to see what
    they've got goin' on in their cafeteria. They tend to have good food,
    and they always have good prices.

    --
    --Bryan https://www.instagram.com/bryangsimmons/

    For your safety and protection, this sig. has been thoroughly
    tested on laboratory animals.

    "Most of the food described here is nauseating.
    We're just too courteous to say so."
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  • From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 11, 2026 09:10:46
    Bryan Simmons wrote in article <18d442303caaf30c$14865$1943410 $4296dcc3@news.newsgroupdirect.com>:
    On 9/11/2026 1:55 AM, dsi1 wrote:
    I made some turkey lasagna yesterday. When I came out of our bedroom while it
    was cooking, it smelled like I was in a hospital or back in grade school. That
    was pretty strange. I was transported by the aroma - but not to anywhere I want
    to be.

    Some of the food at the grade school cafeteria was good, some of it was
    OK, and some was bad. Like, worse than turkey lasagna bad.

    I usually didn't eat it. I'd pick at one thing that looked kind
    of edible, then pitched most of a tray of food which, while
    disgusting, probably did have nutrients.

    I honestly never understood how the other kids actually ate that
    stuff.

    --
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    United States of America - North America - Earth
    Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
    Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos

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  • From dsi1@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 11, 2026 14:02:59

    Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> posted:

    On 9/11/2026 1:55 AM, dsi1 wrote:

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    On 2026-09-10 8:48 p.m., Ed P wrote:
    I had dinner in the hospital but left for home at 6:30

    Back to cooking tomorrow and a normal routine.

    It was too sedentary a lifestyle harnessed to the bed by an IV for fluid. >>

    Welcome back to the world. If you stay in the hospital too long you
    become institutionalized.

    I made some turkey lasagna yesterday. When I came out of our bedroom while it
    was cooking, it smelled like I was in a hospital or back in grade school. That
    was pretty strange. I was transported by the aroma - but not to anywhere I want
    to be.

    Some of the food at the grade school cafeteria was good, some of it was
    OK, and some was bad. Like, worse than turkey lasagna bad. I'm going to
    the doctor this morning for a checkup. It's right near a hospital. I'm thinking that on the way back, I'll stop at the hospital to see what
    they've got goin' on in their cafeteria. They tend to have good food,
    and they always have good prices.


    The food at the hospitals nearby seems pretty good. They must be using professionals to come up with the menus. The closest one is near my
    family's home. They're run by the Adventists so the food that used to be
    served in the cafeteria was vegetarian. That's changed but those guys are
    still into healthy living. I don't know if they still avoid singing or
    dancing in general.

    https://www.adventisthealth.org/castle/patients-and-visitors/the-bistro/






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  • From chef boy howdy@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 11, 2026 09:26:29
    On Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:02:59 GMT
    dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Bryan Simmons <bryangsimmons@gmail.com> posted:

    On 9/11/2026 1:55 AM, dsi1 wrote:

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    On 2026-09-10 8:48 p.m., Ed P wrote:
    I had dinner in the hospital but left for home at 6:30

    Back to cooking tomorrow and a normal routine.

    It was too sedentary a lifestyle harnessed to the bed by an IV
    for fluid.


    Welcome back to the world. If you stay in the hospital too long
    you become institutionalized.

    I made some turkey lasagna yesterday. When I came out of our
    bedroom while it was cooking, it smelled like I was in a hospital
    or back in grade school. That was pretty strange. I was
    transported by the aroma - but not to anywhere I want to be.

    Some of the food at the grade school cafeteria was good, some of it
    was OK, and some was bad. Like, worse than turkey lasagna bad. I'm
    going to the doctor this morning for a checkup. It's right near a
    hospital. I'm thinking that on the way back, I'll stop at the
    hospital to see what they've got goin' on in their cafeteria. They
    tend to have good food, and they always have good prices.


    The food at the hospitals nearby seems pretty good. They must be
    using professionals to come up with the menus. The closest one is
    near my family's home. They're run by the Adventists so the food that
    used to be served in the cafeteria was vegetarian. That's changed but
    those guys are still into healthy living. I don't know if they still
    avoid singing or dancing in general.

    https://www.adventisthealth.org/castle/patients-and-visitors/the-bistro/

    Oh that...


    https://youtu.be/Viq0D5Q9cVs


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  • From chef boy howdy@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 11, 2026 09:19:42
    On Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:55:48 GMT
    dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:

    On 2026-09-10 8:48 p.m., Ed P wrote:
    I had dinner in the hospital but left for home at 6:30

    Back to cooking tomorrow and a normal routine.

    It was too sedentary a lifestyle harnessed to the bed by an IV
    for fluid.


    Welcome back to the world. If you stay in the hospital too long you
    become institutionalized.

    I made some turkey lasagna yesterday. When I came out of our bedroom
    while it was cooking, it smelled like I was in a hospital or back in
    grade school. That was pretty strange. I was transported by the aroma
    - but not to anywhere I want to be.

    Were there light green halls?


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  • From jmcquown@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 11, 2026 19:32:52
    On 9/10/2026 8:48 PM, Ed P wrote:
    I had dinner in the hospital but left for home at 6:30

    Back to cooking tomorrow and a normal routine.

    It was too sedentary a lifestyle harnessed to the bed by an IV for fluid.

    I'm glad to hear you're back home!

    --
    Jill

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  • From Dave Smith@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 11, 2026 21:59:31
    ot
    On 2026-09-10 8:48 p.m., Ed P wrote:
    I had dinner in the hospital but left for home at 6:30

    Back to cooking tomorrow and a normal routine.

    It was too sedentary a lifestyle harnessed to the bed by an IV for fluid.

    Gotta love those IVs. When I went in about my gall bladder I was
    extremely dehydrated. I was also starting to experience some pain. They
    hooked me up to an IV which I assumed was to rehydrate me. After I while Itarted feeling better and attributed it to the restoration of fluids. I
    thought I was better and that I was ready to go home. Shortly after
    that started feeling bad and it was starting to hurt.

    Around 4 pm the nurse came by and asked how I was doing. I told her that
    I had been thinking I was ready to go home but that it was starting to
    hurt. She told me that was because my pain medication had run out and
    that she was going the replace the IV and have me feeling good again.
    Son of a gun I had been been getting an IV pain medication had didn't
    even know it.

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  • From Ed P@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 11, 2026 22:01:09
    On 9/11/2026 7:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
    On 9/10/2026 8:48 PM, Ed P wrote:
    I had dinner in the hospital but left for home at 6:30

    Back to cooking tomorrow and a normal routine.

    It was too sedentary a lifestyle harnessed to the bed by an IV for fluid.

    I'm glad to hear you're back home!


    Thanks. Far from perfect, but NO pain.
    Have to adjust eating pattern. Hospital gave me 3 meals, 7, 12, 5.
    At home, 10, light snack 3, dinner at 6. I can grab a piece of fruit at
    any time

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  • From dsi1@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 02:02:37

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> posted:

    Bryan Simmons wrote in article <18d442303caaf30c$14865$1943410 $4296dcc3@news.newsgroupdirect.com>:
    On 9/11/2026 1:55 AM, dsi1 wrote:
    I made some turkey lasagna yesterday. When I came out of our bedroom while it
    was cooking, it smelled like I was in a hospital or back in grade school. That
    was pretty strange. I was transported by the aroma - but not to anywhere I want
    to be.

    Some of the food at the grade school cafeteria was good, some of it was OK, and some was bad. Like, worse than turkey lasagna bad.

    I usually didn't eat it. I'd pick at one thing that looked kind
    of edible, then pitched most of a tray of food which, while
    disgusting, probably did have nutrients.

    I honestly never understood how the other kids actually ate that
    stuff.


    For a lot of kids, it's the only reliable meal that they'll get that day. Of course, a lot depends on the area the school resides. My guess is that in my town,
    that is often the case even though we don't live in an especially impoverished area. We do live in a state where it's tough to get by.









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  • From Uncle Bruce@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 12:34:43
    On Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:02:37 GMT, dsi1
    <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> posted:

    Bryan Simmons wrote in article <18d442303caaf30c$14865$1943410
    $4296dcc3@news.newsgroupdirect.com>:
    On 9/11/2026 1:55 AM, dsi1 wrote:
    I made some turkey lasagna yesterday. When I came out of our bedroom while it
    was cooking, it smelled like I was in a hospital or back in grade school. That
    was pretty strange. I was transported by the aroma - but not to anywhere I want
    to be.

    Some of the food at the grade school cafeteria was good, some of it was >> > OK, and some was bad. Like, worse than turkey lasagna bad.

    I usually didn't eat it. I'd pick at one thing that looked kind
    of edible, then pitched most of a tray of food which, while
    disgusting, probably did have nutrients.

    I honestly never understood how the other kids actually ate that
    stuff.

    For a lot of kids, it's the only reliable meal that they'll get that day. Of >course, a lot depends on the area the school resides. My guess is that in my town,
    that is often the case even though we don't live in an especially impoverished
    area. We do live in a state where it's tough to get by.

    Don't worry. Trump will fix that. He's already working on making gas
    cheaper than under Biden. How's that going, by the way?

    --
    Bruce
    <https://i.postimg.cc/kGrR1tp8/orange-clown.jpg>

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  • From multistrada@3:633/10 to All on Monday, September 14, 2026 22:54:32
    On 9/14/26 8:34 PM, Uncle Bruce wrote:
    On Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:02:37 GMT, dsi1
    <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> posted:

    Bryan Simmons wrote in article <18d442303caaf30c$14865$1943410
    $4296dcc3@news.newsgroupdirect.com>:
    On 9/11/2026 1:55 AM, dsi1 wrote:
    I made some turkey lasagna yesterday. When I came out of our bedroom while it
    was cooking, it smelled like I was in a hospital or back in grade school. That
    was pretty strange. I was transported by the aroma - but not to anywhere I want
    to be.
    >
    Some of the food at the grade school cafeteria was good, some of it was >>>> OK, and some was bad. Like, worse than turkey lasagna bad.

    I usually didn't eat it. I'd pick at one thing that looked kind
    of edible, then pitched most of a tray of food which, while
    disgusting, probably did have nutrients.

    I honestly never understood how the other kids actually ate that
    stuff.

    For a lot of kids, it's the only reliable meal that they'll get that day. Of >> course, a lot depends on the area the school resides. My guess is that in my town,
    that is often the case even though we don't live in an especially impoverished
    area. We do live in a state where it's tough to get by.

    Don't worry. Trump will fix that. He's already working on making gas
    cheaper than under Biden. How's that going, by the way?

    Strategic petroleum reserve due to refill at 1/3rd market rates due to Venezuelan oil "contribution".

    It is sweet, but not light crude.

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  • From Uncle Bruce@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 15:18:40
    On Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:54:32 -0600, multistrada <ab@in.valid> wrote:

    On 9/14/26 8:34 PM, Uncle Bruce wrote:
    On Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:02:37 GMT, dsi1
    <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    For a lot of kids, it's the only reliable meal that they'll get that day. Of
    course, a lot depends on the area the school resides. My guess is that in my town,
    that is often the case even though we don't live in an especially impoverished
    area. We do live in a state where it's tough to get by.

    Don't worry. Trump will fix that. He's already working on making gas
    cheaper than under Biden. How's that going, by the way?

    Strategic petroleum reserve due to refill at 1/3rd market rates due to >Venezuelan oil "contribution".

    It is sweet, but not light crude.

    Sorry, I don't speak that language. But I do know what the price at
    the pump is. Yowza! Donald I. Trump! The I. stands for Inflation (and
    for Incontinence).

    --
    Bruce
    <https://i.postimg.cc/kGrR1tp8/orange-clown.jpg>

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  • From chef boy howdy@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 06:37:32
    On Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:02:37 GMT
    dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.comNOSPAM> posted:

    Bryan Simmons wrote in article <18d442303caaf30c$14865$1943410 $4296dcc3@news.newsgroupdirect.com>:
    On 9/11/2026 1:55 AM, dsi1 wrote:
    I made some turkey lasagna yesterday. When I came out of our
    bedroom while it was cooking, it smelled like I was in a
    hospital or back in grade school. That was pretty strange. I
    was transported by the aroma - but not to anywhere I want to be.

    Some of the food at the grade school cafeteria was good, some of
    it was OK, and some was bad. Like, worse than turkey lasagna bad.


    I usually didn't eat it. I'd pick at one thing that looked kind
    of edible, then pitched most of a tray of food which, while
    disgusting, probably did have nutrients.

    I honestly never understood how the other kids actually ate that
    stuff.


    For a lot of kids, it's the only reliable meal that they'll get that
    day. Of course, a lot depends on the area the school resides. My
    guess is that in my town, that is often the case even though we don't
    live in an especially impoverished area. We do live in a state where
    it's tough to get by.

    Tough as in mucho expensive, true.


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  • From multistrada@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 06:43:53
    On 9/14/26 11:18 PM, Uncle Bruce wrote:
    On Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:54:32 -0600, multistrada <ab@in.valid> wrote:

    On 9/14/26 8:34 PM, Uncle Bruce wrote:
    On Tue, 15 Sep 2026 02:02:37 GMT, dsi1
    <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    For a lot of kids, it's the only reliable meal that they'll get that day. Of
    course, a lot depends on the area the school resides. My guess is that in my town,
    that is often the case even though we don't live in an especially impoverished
    area. We do live in a state where it's tough to get by.

    Don't worry. Trump will fix that. He's already working on making gas
    cheaper than under Biden. How's that going, by the way?

    Strategic petroleum reserve due to refill at 1/3rd market rates due to
    Venezuelan oil "contribution".

    It is sweet, but not light crude.

    Sorry, I don't speak that language.
    Goggle AI finds:

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