Monday 10 April 2017

Update; not a vie en Rose.



I don't like moaning on the posts here but I've been quite ill these last few months. For instance in one 4 day period, I lost a stone and a bit in weight.

Many know I'm having difficulty with insulin regulating sugar and while you can close down upon all sugars it's not just darn hard to sustain that but tiz downright dangerous.

What really pisses me off is but a few years ago I was something of an Epicurean, making food of a quality better than most chef's around-about here. By food I mean the main course.
This nasty little trip started with an issue with milk. And thereby the delight that is butter. For there is very few things that can carry flavour than butter, except maybe, CLARIFIED butter. But I saw and took that as a challenge to see it I could sustain the quality. And you can, but it's hard. Combo of oils can get you along the road.
Any-ol'hoos. All this continued to where I was eating like a particularly ascetic island monk. So imagine my ire when in all this I discovered I was producing acid and purines like an acid factory. Not only that but when you include statin's for a cholesterol well above 7, antihistamines and a protein pump inhibitor. Those Febuxostat and Colchicine for a particularly painful gout was taking the piss. Not mentioning painkillers, yes, for when the attacks come I cannot move and reserve the tramadol for those days, a truly horrible stuff that I reserve until I can do little but sleep it off, using NSIADs instead. Ohh and to add a twist. I was using Ibuprofen, which worked quite nicely ta ever so, only to end up in emergency/ER with a suspected heart episode because of it.

OK, good stuff.
I have my offering into the Royal Hibernian Academy Summer Show. I'll know if accepted in a few days time. I have the Main Guard for 2 weeks this time, in June, for an exhibition.

On international issues.
Brexit has been initiated. To my opinion it was inevitable for the English were never really committed to the thing. This will possibly see the sundering the uniter bit of the United Kingdom for the Scots won't put-up with being bullied when there's little up side and a whole lot of downside to being with England.
Trump; what can I say. I suspect knowing just how unstable he is you'll find countries being very careful. And I expect the wheels within wheels that is DC will have to operate a bit better since he isn't truly committed to anything much of anything and can therefore drop a losing line. This is both good and bad, but it does mean more of a consensus has to operate, albeit well hidden, for it to move at all. You see in a way I think Trump has them over a barrel, for if they do play the game of foot dragging resistance it's equally possible the mid terms will see Trump writing a report card with comment like Insufficiently Committed; Could Do Better, But Doesn't. For I still don't think the fundamental sea change that is Trump is understood.            

11 comments:

  1. We haven't had much lately about Brexit in our news cycle but I am interested to see how it goes. I'm a bit of an isolationist and want to see what happens in modern times when a country goes it's own way.

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    1. Yes, but you're not expecting Iowa to go independent. But I suppose Texas would be closer in stance and attitudes.

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  2. I think Texas would love to secede... but that's one of the main reasons our civil war was fought. It's not their right.

    Fingers crossed on your acceptance. I always enjoy seeing what you show and how it all pans out.

    I'm sorry about your health problems. So is it still an unresolved issue? There's nothing worse than being sick and not being able to sort it out. Trust me, I can sympathize.

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    1. I'd say Texas is the only one that might have an argument in Law since it was independent. Even if it was for a short time.

      Yep, and everything else crossed too.

      I'm outraged. I have the diet and lifestyle of a health nut. Dammit. I now feel gypped that I never truly burnt the candle at both ends.

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    2. The sarcastic side of me would love to see Texas succeed or being given back to the Mexicans

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    3. What I was amazed with about Texas was the sheer numbers of people from Maine NH Vt and northern New York that ended up there after the first world war. There was a gigantic emptying of those States up to the 60s.

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  3. With the 6th largest economy in the world, California could stand to leave the 50 states and still do quite well. Where do we sign up!?!?! The last 3 months have made me less than proud of my country (it's not even pretending to care about it's citizens anymore) and incredibly proud of my state.
    I'm so sorry that you have not been feeling well. Have they helped you figure out what is wrong at all? It sounds like the stuff they have you taking isn't really helping. Have they pinned pointed anything, at all? I hope they can get you feeling better real soon. As I (and those I know) get older, the less confidence I have in the medical profession. I have a lot of people in my life right now who are struggling with getting clear diagnoses. It's probably environmental meaning the stuff we are doing to ourselves, but I've always felt like "they" will know the answer, but as educated and qualified as they are the human body continues to be a mystery. And it pains me greatly to see others, like you, go through health issues without really knowing what or why. Hang in there!

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    1. There are greater crimes in writing than tossing something in to spice things up now and then.
      At university I had some sections on Insular Notation, and I can tell you you'll never be a little fascist again when you have to remember all the prefix and suffix. You get to a point of crying while your melting brain is dribbling out your ears.

      I think the medical profession as a grouping are intellectually sterile idiots. I think once they found Occam's Razor they stopped working.

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  4. Sorry to hear about your health problems. When things get crazy and I am not exercising at least four times a week, I find it harder maintaining my sugar level and you're right about eating well being difficult. Hang in there.

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    1. I mentioned it because I wasn't up to writing much these past few months. But the truth is I'm annoyed because I'm theoretically as healthy as a draft horse, or at least should be.

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