Saturday, September 29, 2012

With thoughts of cooler weather...


22 comments:

  1. There are various and sundry political goings-on today, and plenty of commentary, but I would vote for Howard Dean again in a moment.

    --Alan

    Hugs for Winnie, Renee. She has good people.

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  2. Thanks, Alan. The person from the clinic finally called around 4:30--about 2 1/2 hours later than expected. The unexpected part was that I had actually dozed off on the couch by that point.

    No indication of Cushing's Disease, which had been the most likely suspect, but Winnie does have some "kidney insufficiency", and might possibly benefit from a prescription diet that is lower in protein, thus reducing the load on her kidneys. D and I will talk it over in the morning--the "for real" morning after we've both gotten enough sleep, and start researching feeding options that would have the desired effect without resorting to an expensive prescription diet.

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  3. HugZ, Renee! Must have been hair raising for all of you. Glad it was less than it might have been. I trust the two of you to find a good and decent diet to help her out. Bless the 'nets!! They can sure save one's sanity in situations like this.

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  4. Thinking I may try one of my own: simply that people will be *able* to see the truth. . . .

    Mormon fasts are not too onerous: you skip breakfast.

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  5. And donate the money saved to the Church Fasting Fund.

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  6. Quite so, puddle. Surely there are those who would be good representatives to the larger culture, but Mitt Romney isn't the one. His old man was OK, as I recall. To tell the truth, I have a hard time figuring out how Mitt Romney could be his father's son. Did his father, in trying to do the best by his son, put him into schools and social situations where he was surrounded by bad company? Even so, a person of strong and good character would not be fundamentally changed by that-but certainly not everyone has that strength of character. Just thinking out loud... Well, in any event, the ethics of business are very different from the ethics of public service; it is a very rare big businessman who can become a successful politician.

    --Alan

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  7. Well, I was wrong. It's TWO meals and no water. The way it worked in practice was no eating/drinking after dinner on Saturday night, skip breakfast, go to church about 11, Fast Meeting came directly after (about 1), and the fast was broken (meaning you'd skipped breakfast and lunch), then home to an early Sunday Dinner.

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  8. Alan wrote: " Well, in any event, the ethics of business are very different from the ethics of public service; it is a very rare big businessman who can become a successful politician." And yet, as far as I know -- Cat can correct me if I'm wrong -- Mitt was a fairly successful governor of Massachusetts. But in that case he had to cater to a Democratic legislature rather than a far-right Republican base. Suppose it made a difference.

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  9. Romney wasn't a disastrous governor. But neither was he very popular except among the far Right.

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  10. Seems like there was evidence that he wouldn't have won a reelection attempt?

    Peer pressure? My family moved from a working class neighborhood just as I was entering college. The new one, inadvertently middle to upper middle class was *extremely* rePublican. I watched my reliable democratic younger sibs switch, one by one by one. . . . For my next brother down, it was one year to Goldwater Republican. . . . I was astonished!! I spect my parents were, too. I found it/find it sad.

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  11. BTW Alan, my mother said the same thing; she doesn't understand how George produced Mit. She reckons Mit got the looks and the other brother got everything else.

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  12. Great minds work the same way, they say [grin]
    --Alan

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  13. This just in, via politicalwire.com:

    Obama Holds Huge Lead Among Women

    A new YWCA-sponsored poll finds President Obama leading Mitt Romney among women by a stunning 18 points, 49% to 31%.


    I suppose some folks would say that isn't very ladylike, eh?

    --Alan

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  14. Yikes, Renee! Glad it's not worse. Hoping you find a good diet that's affordable.

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  15. Food is the fundamental medicine.

    --Alan

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  16. This column by David Brooks was in the local newspaper today; It's worth a read, I think:

    The Conservative Mind

    The type of conservative he describes as now departed from the GOP was pretty much THE Republican Party when I was young, not just the portion of it which he remembers. If they were to form a new party, I think they could gain considerable support. They must have a lot of capable people in the wings, as it were. AND WHY NOT? Because they're pining for the past? Because they have been trained to be obedient to the Party? There are more important things.

    --Alan

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  17. Renee, here is a good article that suggests that dog kidney issues are not the result of high protein diets, but high phosphorous diets. They nevertheless offer a list of dog foods that are both low protein and low phosphorous.

    http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/best-dog-foods/low-protein-dog-foods/

    And here's a list of stores in your area that offer these brands:
    http://bluebuffalo.com/retailers/results

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  18. Thanks, Alan! David Brooks is knowledgeable, but I also think of him as a bit fussy and timid. I much prefer Mark Shields. ;-)

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  19. Just read the Brooks article, Alan, and I agree it's helpful to read it. I know some very good "traditional" Republicans and they're hurting.

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  20. Renee, as I recall, when Donna's cat and Catreona's kitty had renal issues (back when many cat foods got taken off shelves), it was the wheat gluten that was the chief culprit. Turns out soy gluten and corn gluten are also problematical. So using a dog food that is wheat, soy and corn free may well be very helpful to Winnie. Those are listed in the links I posted above. We use Harmony Farms dry cat food, and they also make dog food. Wellness is another good brand, or BlueBuffalo. Good luck!!! ♥

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