#Politics This week's "This Modern World" by Tom Tomorrow on #DailyKos.

https://www.dailykos.com/blogs/Tom%20Tomorrow/

@DJ95X " It'd be like bankrupting a casino."

But enough about Donald #Trump. 🤣

@danalan Yeah, all sorts of tricks ... but I don't drink coffee and never smoke. @jdtasker

Cardioversion successful. Discharge soon.

@LnzyHou I had a-fib in SoCal back in 2000 and 2001. The cardiologist told me that it happens to all ages in all conditions, often with unknown cause. "If we do find the cause, it's usually something worse."

@kay_dub

@kay_dub Yeah, the cardiologist mentioned the ablation procedure to me. I'm not too thrilled about the idea; they go through the groin up to the heart and either freeze or cauterize the spot in question.

Hopefully tomorrow morning's zap resolves the problem. The ablation is the Plan B if the zap doesn't correct it.

#Weather #Hurricane #Florida

Two years ago today, #Ian passed through #SpaceCoast on its way out to sea. This is #News13 coverage that early afternoon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuUZpOsYCps

FYI for the cognoscenti ... I have a medical procedure tomorrow morning. It sounds scary but it's routine; I've had it done before, in 2000, 2001, and 2022.

My heart has been in atrial fibrillation for at least two months. Cardioversion is the typical procedure for correcting it. It's like a Ctrl-Alt-Del for your heart.

You can watch the animated video if interested. YouTube also has video of patients being zapped.

With luck, I'm discharged by mid-morning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC_i8zuclmQ

@DJ95X Looks like "Aunt Bea's" is still in business. We went to the one in Mount Airy.

http://www.auntbeasbbq.com/locations.html

#Weather #Hurricane #Florida

Two years ago today, #Ian split the uprights as the eye passed between #NASA #KSC launch pads 39A and 39B.

#Politics

Last night's #SNL cold open. All the impressions were spot on. Maya Rudolph inhabits #Harris.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg4Z1M_GjhQ

#Weather #Hurricane #Florida

If you liked #Helene, a sequel is brewing ... The next name on the list is #Kirk.

@anatman It's an attitude I encountered before when I worked in local government, in particular from libertarian types. Ignore the problem and it goes away.

@DJ95X I drove through Mount Airy many many years ago, had lunch at "Aunt Bee's" and got food poisoning. 🤮 So I wonder what happened to him.

#Politics Good lord ... #Utah Republicans are dismantling a state seismic commission because the panel "would recommend things that are unaffordable to do." Experts forecast a magnitude 6.75 quake for the Wasatch Fault sometime in the next 50 years; many buildings in the state are unreinforced masonry.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/08/15/utah-faces-big-earthquake-threat/

#Politics From #CNN:

#NorthCarolina governor candidate Mark Robinson suffers second-degree burns at "Mayberry" auto show in Mount Airy. "No foul play was involved." 🤔

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/27/politics/mark-robinson-hospitalized/index.html

Free #COVID tests are available again from #USPS, shipping starts September 30.

https://special.usps.com/testkits

#Weather #Hurricane #Florida #Helene

Some TV stations are streaming live on YouTube. Add to the above list:

WTXL Tallahassee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3S_rGThEjM

WTSP Tampa Bay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHseahcESjA

@p3R1n01D Opposite side of the state. Almost no rain, sustained winds of about 30 MPH.

@Tacitus_Kilgore Wrong side of the state.