Bar Injury

Friday night I went to Moontower Saloon for the first time ever. I was with Laura and all her teacher buddies. It's a neat place, with food trucks (including Salt Lick, the best barbecue on earth) and washers and volleyball and a live band. Great drink options from the regulars to frozen whiskey and coke. Refreshing!

I did manage to hurt myself on the wooden picnic table where we were there. I grabbed my purse to move it when someone was scooting in, and jammed a gigantic splinter up under my thumbnail. OMG. I pulled most of it out right away, but it looks like a little piece is still in there. It was annoying pain the rest of the evening, but a few hours later, once it was good and swollen up, I'm pretty sure it felt the same as having chopped my whole thumb off.

Not even exaggerating.

Ugh, the pulsing pain. Motrin was the only thing keeping me sane yesterday. It seems a bit better this morning, thankyouJesus. How many ways could I have grabbed my purse WITHOUT getting a splinter? I mean, seriously. Damn happy hour injuries.

The wildflower jaunt last Sunday was a lot of fun! There were great flowers on 71 between Bee Cave and Llano. We even got barbecue at Opie's. From Llano to Burnet, there were also a lot of flowers. Julie bought a couple of bluebonnet paintings at a little art shop along the route.

Looking forward to dinner tonight with friends. Meanwhile, we're supposed to have big storms today! Stay safe, y'all!


Saturday 9: Too Fat Polka (1947)
Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here.

1) Have you ever danced the polka?

At a few German beer festivals.

2) The centerpiece of a traditional Polish polka band is the accordion. The accordion is a substantial instrument. Have you ever tried to play it?

Nope.

3) The plump lady of this song cannot fit into the singer's car. How many passengers does your car comfortably seat?

Four

4) Would you like to lose a few pounds?
Sure.

5) In the long ago 1940s, this song was considered amusing. Do you think it's still funny today?

Not really.

6) Arthur Godfrey, who recorded this song, was a popular radio and TV host from the 1930s to the 1970s. Before this week's Saturday 9, had you ever heard of him?
No.

7) One of his more popular radio shows was Talent Scouts. A 1940s-50s version of American Idol, this show gave previously unknown singers their first national exposure. Godfrey could point with pride to having helped discover Tony Bennett and Patsy Cline, but he made a mistake by rejecting Elvis Presley. Tell us about something you'd do differently if you could get a "do over."

I would have left my purse where it was on that damn table Friday night.

8) In 1953, Godfrey made news by having one of the nation's very first hip replacements. Have you ever been/would you be part of a clinical trial, either for a new drug or a new medical procedure?
Well, that's my profession, so I have to say... hell no. of course! ;)  

I was a part of a clinical trial for my Hodgkins treatment at MD Anderson when I was 21. It involved a new chemotherapy regimen called NOVP (Novantrone, Oncovin, Vinblastine and Prednisone), which was expected to have the same cure rate as the standard chemo at the time (MOPP), but was also expected to preserve fertility and additionally reduce other side effects like secondary leukemia. It was successful! Here's a link to an article abstract from that study. "...27 patients with...adverse features for disease-free survival..." Scary, right? I was stage IIA, but I had a large mediastinal tumor (5" across), which was an adverse feature. FU cancer!

9) RANDOM QUESTION: You and a friend are shopping. She tries on an expensive sweater and enthusiastically asks what you think. You think it looks awful. Do you tell her the truth?

Definitely. I probably don't say it looks "awful," but I tell her it's not a good choice.