With SubTITLES!

Posted on by Sarah A. Hoyt

Yes, I do need to finish Witch’s Daughter, but I’ve been down with some sort of virus caught on the trip. Much better today, as compared even to yesterday, and if all goes well, I”ll be fine tomorrow. And finish the book. BUT until then, I can’t sit still, so I’ve been doing lyrics videos….

Just when I got comfortable with Pinnacle Pro (2015, mind) it stopped working properly. Either the subtitles or the images wouldn’t be there. That’s been yesterday and today.

So, I tried Vegas which had me cursing and swearing, but has features I like. (Dan got it on sale. I think it’s an old version.)

Anyway, Yes, they’re out of order, in that I started at the end, then did the one that was cued up from changing the images: Prodigal. That’s the latest one.
I’ll do the other ones, on the way to “Sound track with subtitles.”
(Semi-apropos, has anyone heard from or seen RC Pete on line? And if not, can anyone contact him in real life? I’m worried.)

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  2. “has anyone heard from or seen RC Pete on line“

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    Do not have anyway to contact rcPete outside this blog. Sorry.

    Did notice last post arrived 11/7/2025 between 11:30 am and noon; Friday. If that helps.

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  4. From my Bollywood phase, I dimly remember companies putting out chaptered jukeboxes on youtube of a new release’s songs (with basically list of video chapters, one for each song), with either one image for the whole video or one for each song. Haven’t tried it yet to know it’s difficult or easy, but seems like another way of packaging the songs if you need one.

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      1. And I wasn’t all that awake when I wrote it, and promptly went back to bed and almost overslept Mass, so there is that 😀 no what I was tryinging to say is that sometimes people will bundle a group of songs into one video on YouTube, with “chapters” on the videos so that people can click to the one they want, sort of like a jukebox. It was you mentioning lyrics videos that made me think of it.

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  5. Hi! I’m alive and well, at least for values thereof.

    Things got a little weird at my 2-week postop date. The relevant leg was kind of inflamed, though NOT the knee. Preliminary checks said there was no deep vein thrombosis, but I had to get an ultrasound to prove it. (That was also the day a mostly-broken tooth had to come out, with attendent change in a partial denture.)

    Upshot: they figured it was celluitis, and I had the fun of 7 days of Keflex antibiotic, with the associated GI issues. Ice packs are my friend, and any infection is gone, but life came a bit hard.

    Side note: WP decided to hate me. I did a couple tries at a post about the City of New Orleans (short: my first ride on that line was the day my father died at 53. The song resonated.) but WP ate it, as well as a second attempt.

    I have yet another medical trip (retina doc, making sure a steroid pellet isn’t causing glaucoma while it’s working on my macular region), but I should be posting a bit more.

    Ain’t 100%, but it’s better than before.

    Um, when I get the round tuit, I’ll snailmail contact information to the Goldport portal in Las Vegas.

    Thanks for the concern. “I’m not dead yet!”

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    1. I was worried, because I knew you were having medical “Fun”. I’m so glad you’re still around. I enjoy your comments. HUGS.
      Keflex — taken after the hysterectomy 10 years ago, for infection that WOULD NOT clear — makes me dizzy and sick. I think it’s a genuine allergy. Maybe. Maybe the thing is also anti-human.

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    2. Eek.

      Glad the infection was not in the knee. Post op infections are no fun. At least you do not have to worry about non-natural parts being infected. That is no fun. Antibiotics cannot clear that up. The artificial parts have to be removed, and replaced, with the hope the new parts do not get infected too. Have no idea what “temporary” version is made of, but supposedly it cannot hold the infections. Meant two rounds of extensive antibiotics, directly into the body, and after that finished strong oral antibiotics. The antibiotics tore up BIL’s system, majorly. Supposedly the temporary knee is suppose to be replaced after 18 months or so, if medical is sure the infection isn’t lurking somewhere. BIL has “said” (there were a lot of 4 letter words so not a direct quote) “Not a chance.”

      Sister has had her surgery for her broken leg, quickly (last Monday); plate put in. Report is it was about as bad as it could be without any dislodging of bones. I guess urgent care taking off the cast from the cruise ship and putting her in a boot until the orthopedic experts could see her wasn’t the best care. Put her in more pain than she could have been. Didn’t help that the “good stuff” made her sick. Surgery went well. Docs were pleased.

      Issuing prayers for your ongoing medical with the leg and eyes. Dealing with both macular and glaucoma? Eek.

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      1. I looked up the celluitis, and as for the risk factors, I think I hit 100%. I have some redness now, but with the leg elevated, it goes away. Turns out with Keflex, the diuretic I take (edema, sigh) doesn’t work so well. The first day after stopping the antibiotic was interesting, in a “how many times am I going to pee this morning?” sense. Took a few days for the gut biome to get back to normal, but it’s done.

        The glaucoma issue is due to the fact my eyes are steroid-sensitive. The stronger the ‘roid, the worse the pressure. Not sure how strong the pellet is. (The resulting floater reminds me of the artifact in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Usually not distracting, until I’m on my back.) If need be, more eye drops. I’ll know Tuesday.

        Knee: The surgeon found arthritis in the left knee (not much could be done, other than general cleanup), and yet another torn meniscus. He didn’t have to remove torn bits (unlike the more-abused right knee from last year), so that’s a plus. Still, replacement procedures are somewhere on the horizon in a few years.

        Not too much more medical fun upcoming. Probably a new eye pellet near Christmas, and I’ll see the pulmonary doc in December. Haven’t had a sleep study since 1998, and some quirks are showing up. (Which don’t always show when I’m not in my own bed. Varies.) If necessary, would have to go to a servo-type machine, more advanced and expensive than a CPAP one. Shrugs.

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        1. Learned an acquaintance has the new sleep apnea Inspire™️treatment. Um. No thank you. I will stay with the mouth piece, even with the occasional “chewing too much *gum, too much *taffy, can’t get rid of it as either multiplies, ‘dreams’. Means I grind the two halves together.” Effect. Device is that heavy duty. (Broke the other one when I had those dreams. So whatever.) Like I really need something other than cats, dog (not counting her official **alerts), hot flashes, and middle of the night bathroom breaks, alerting me to keep breathing.

          (*) Why I won’t chew gum, or eat taffy, anymore.

          I was told the longer, the doctor can put off cataract treatment for my eyes, the better proved the new replacement lens are for counteracting (curing) the glaucoma treatment. Be interesting to see how January goes. I have the 6 month followup with the heart doctor (new one, because first one retired, oh joy), and eye doctor (regular + 6 month glaucoma check). Part of the new medications I’m taking are for blood preasure to prevent the Afib. Those have to have an effect on the eye preasure too. Won’t stop having to take the eye drops because other things in play with glaucoma. But might make the eye doctor happier🤷or not.

          (**) Which include “Mom! Breath!” If I’m not using the device (which, unless it breaks, is because I was stupid enough to nap and not use it). Her other official one is low blood sugar (which the medication is also causing so much “fun”). Not officially training her for the heart afib, or other two heart off beat symptoms, because she is retired from public access (because her health). Have caught her unofficially alerting to afib, but not the other two. She’s almost 9 years old.

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          1. I have the arthritis in the knee areas too. Specialists did not say anything about knee replacement. This was all in the middle of BIL “all but dying” infection knee replacement. Right now my answer to that is a huge “Oh. Hell. No.” I know an age gap of ~10 years is huge as one gets older. But …

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  6. Alright, lest anyone pancake, er, panic, I have a scheduled “surgery”[1] for kidney stones (laser lithotripsy… ultrasound is so 1980’s…) for the 11th so I might well be ‘away’ and ‘out of it’ for a bit.

    [1] They call it surgery, and there IS anesthesia. But incisions? Nope! It’s fiber optics and such. Ain’t this Modern Age grand? No scars, and the coming night I sleep at home. Ain’t this Modern Age grand?

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    1. SIL has calcium (carbonate?) deposits in her bursa sacs, making the shoulders quite painful. Apparently, they’re going to try ultrasound to see if they can break them up. If not, cue the lasers!

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    2. Yes, but I have access to your roommate and can beat him up if you disappear.
      Also they told me that for the hysterectomy. Turns out due to weirdness of my body they had to open me up and gut me like a fish. Sigh.

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      2. As usual, the devil is in the details, and those details have been folded, spindled, and mutilated beyond recognition.

        Currently, 23 states and the District of Columbia have such policies, according to the Higher Ed Immigration Portal. Another four states allow in-state tuition rates for noncitizens at some but not all public universities. And five states permit in-state tuition only for participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. For about a decade, Florida also allowed in-state tuition for undocumented students who met certain requirements, but the state rolled back the policy earlier this year.

        Combine that with which fees, living expenses, etc. get collected based on what criteria, and I see a large fat DOGE target….. IF the states and universities can be convinced to0 cough up ANY data, let alone accurate data.

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    3. Yes! Today’s medical is grand!

      Hubby’s prostate surgery was fiber optics and robotic. Overnight hospital, 3 nights. Scars, but 4 of the five across are an inch -ish. Only the middle one is slightly longer (size of the prostate) to be able to pull out the bagged prostate. Been a year now. Three month check numbers still “good but not definitive” (keeps bouncing between detectable to less than detectable).

      Good luck getting the kidney stone blasted out! Prayers uploading.

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      1. Ma has a story about being told “Here come the roses” for diethyl ether. For those fortunate enough to have NEVER encountered the stuff, diethyl ether smells exactly NOTHING like roses. The WORST smelling roses you ever met… are better.

        Nowadays, it’s LONG GONE. And, for adults (I am told), inhalation anesthesia is Very Rare.

        Ether smells terrible. Generally makes the patient want to wretch upon waking, is frighteningly flammable to the point of explosion risk…. so why was it used? IT BLOODY WORKED.

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        2. They put a mask on me as they were starting, but I suspect it was O2 until the IV took effect. Not sure if I was intubated, but I’d bet that way. History of apnea, no, inhalation anesthesia would not be good.

          Good luck with the rock breaking! Prayers sent.

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            1. And that was why I went clean-shaven for this round. Was intubated last year because of bushy beard. They could put the clue-by-four away this time.

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    4. Took a few minutes thinking about the “no incisions” bit. Eww! OTOH, probably better than having a camera stuck in the body. First day postop required the happy-fun painkillers. Day 2 and onward, Ibuprofen/Acetaminophen combination does the trick. The PA calls that “the poor man’s Norco”. Ain’t poor, but I hate opoids. They don’t hate me, but not taking many reduces the temptation to take them too long.

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        1. Middle daughter had spinal fusion surgery when she was 11 years old (she’ll be 30 in January). In the hospital, she had morphine available through her IV at the push of a button. She said she minimized its use to the maximum extent possible. Since this kid declines local anesthetics at the dentist, I believe her.

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          1. I’ve heard/read that letting the patient push the button to use the needed dose overall REDUCED the amount of morphine used.

            Years ago (over 20…) I had my “first’ (recognized) kidney stone ‘attack’…. Toradol[1] was great stuff. I could almost see the relief on the nursing staff when my reply to “You know, you CAN have morphine if you think you need it.” was “Let’s save the hard stuff for folks who really need it. But if it’s not too soon, could I maybe get a bit more Toradol?” I suspect they went to the Doc and said, “Give him the damn Toradol. He just turned down the morphine.”

            —

            [1] It was disappointing to find the spelling later. Tauradol would have been quite the thing, yes?

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          2. Had Novacaine once at the dentist when I was a kid, that whacking great needle turned me off from it for a long time. And the cavities didn’t get done well enough.

            When I started work after college, the employer had really good dental. Needed a bunch of fillings redone, but the dentist (and also my current dentist) did/does a two-part routine. First a bit of topical (smells like clove oil), then something like lidocaine. Vast improvement.

            Had my appendix out when I was 23. 4 bed ward, and one of the fresh admissions was a guy with a concussion. He Kept Talking. Since it was ill-advised for me to give him a better one, I asked for a Demoral shot to get to sleep. Got the clue that I was susceptible to liking it way too much.

            Postop, I’ll (usually) go for 4 Norco, then stop. When I tore the hell out of my quadriceps tendons, used Norco for a few days. That frickin’ hurt, before and after surgery. (Scale of 1 – 10 for pain in the ambulance, I answered 11. Told that the record was 37. Getting from the gurney to a wheelchair, I think the entire hospital heard me. At least the ER complex. )

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            2. Never was so happy to learn of the non-narcotic alternative when I had my last root canal, redo (infection of a 40 year old root canal). I don’t do well on the narcotics. Not addictive. Not a chance. They make me dizzy and nauseous, though not to the full consequences of the latter. I end up curling up and going to sleep … for days. No. Thank you. OTOH plain old Tylenol can knock me out, the PM version puts me out minimum 8 hours, sometimes 10. No tolerances, at all.

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                1. Sister had the same problem this time around with her broken *leg and the good narcotics. Didn’t help that she wasn’t eating. Of coarse she’s like me, if she’s nauseous and thinks she’s throwing up then she won’t eat. Then took the narcotics on an empty stomach, and yes, she got sick. Repeat and rinse.

                  (*) Left leg. Five screws and a plate.

                  One difference, sister (my son, and my husband, too) gets ill coming out of antithesis. Does not matter what kind for son. Me? I have no problems there (so far), except not wanting to stay awake.

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                2. Yeah, they do that to some people.

                  My widowed mom was in assisted living, the place where I worked as a nurse.

                  She had a fall, spent about a day and a half in the hospital, came back with a prescription for Norco – bruised ribs.

                  Next morning I saw her in the elevator on her way to breakfast. She gave me the *real* stink-eye and said ‘I’m really angry with you.”

                  Um, OK, mom, what did I do.

                  “You know your father died, and you’re not doing anything!”

                  Oh. Well, I’ll get right on that.,

                  Dad had been gone about 8 years by then. Called the doctor, asked him to D/C the Norco due to hallucinations. She was better mentally about 2 days later.

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  7. responding here to th etwitter response to cynical publius. One doesn’t need to be a genius economist. The number is about $8k for instate public tuition versus actual $27k. Just sayin.

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    1. Bah. I know people like you could do it. I just know who the “geniuses” economists they’d find would be, and then it becomes “whatever they want.” Again I say “bah.” ;) Not at you. At HIM.

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