Occasional Reader 10/5/2022 6:49:26 AM

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JCM 10/5/2022 7:21:14 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 1:

The Trump question hits on something I've been rolling around in my head.

Speaking in generalities of course. Those who tend to inhabit the left derive their identity from externalities, I'm a democrat, I believe in global warming, etc... Those on the right tend to derive their identity internal, who their are in their own heads.

Thus the leftist any challenge is very personal, a person on the right knows who they are and they can adjust to different opinions, and thoughts, and facts without the core identity being challenged.

doppelganglander 10/5/2022 7:30:32 AM

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Reply to JCM in 2:

How's the boy?

JCM 10/5/2022 7:33:41 AM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 3:

Very well. Having the collarbone secured so it's not moving around is the biggest thing. He have typical moderate pain at the surgery sites, especially the wrist.

It all looks great, watch for infection the next few days. Follow up in ten days or so.

Occasional Reader 10/5/2022 7:47:29 AM

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Reply to JCM in 2:

David Brooks, believe it or not, once put it pretty succinctly.  IIRC:  Conservatives have principles, liberals have positions. 

Occasional Reader 10/5/2022 7:48:48 AM

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Reply to JCM in 4:

Glad to hear it (I mean, all things being relative).  

So far, knock on wood, we've had zero emergency room visits with Little OR.  I can imagine how jarring it must be, when one's child gets seriously hurt.  

Occasional Reader 10/5/2022 8:45:34 AM

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JCM 10/5/2022 10:02:52 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 6:

Background helps, I can do an evaluation and determine how serious and take appropriate action. It would be worse if I wasn't able to take action and was dependent on others.

Occasional Reader 10/5/2022 12:01:06 PM

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Reply to JCM in 8:

Good point.  I really do need to get further trained up on first aid.

Occasional Reader 10/5/2022 2:58:22 PM

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Kosh's Shadow 10/5/2022 3:39:51 PM

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In #4 JCM said: Having the collarbone secured so it's not moving around is the biggest thing.

Glad he is doing well. By collarbone, do you mean clavicle? No easy way to immpobilize that; he'll just ahve to be careful for a while. Ther was some kind of brace, if I remember when it happened to me 0ver 40 years ago, but it acts more as a reminder than actually preventing from moving the wrong way.

Kosh's Shadow 10/5/2022 3:41:28 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 7:

Thanks. The holiday is officially over where I live, except for the fast. 

Kosh's Shadow 10/5/2022 6:29:33 PM

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Occasional Reader 10/5/2022 6:38:50 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 13:

Then my work here is complete...