In the car with Gail right now, leaving the Safeway store where some idiot with a shopping cart almost caused me to fall through a freezer case door cuz he was in a hurry.

“Sorry,” the idiot said.

“No problem,” I replied as I tried to steady my feet under me.

We’re almost home.  I think I’ll just stay put.

I fell in the bedroom when I was getting up this morning.

Actually, it was more like I slid from the bed to the floor.

I woke up after a particularly crampy night and noticed Gail and Raven were already up.  So I figgered I’d get up and get the cappuccino going.  So, with some difficulty, I managed to swing my legs over to the left side of the bed and sit up.  I put my hands by my side, grabbed the mattress to use them to push myself to a standing position, when…

Whoopsie Daisy!

My arms wouldn’t support my weight and I slid to the floor.

For a few seconds, I laid there, my hiney on the floor, my upper back and neck braced against the mattress.  I thought about calling Gail, but after realizing that I wasn’t hurt, I figgered I could just slide the rest of the way to the floor, roll over, get on my hands and knees and get to my feet.  Which I did.

Maybe it’s time to start thinking about bed rails?

There’s really no point to this post, except to point to the fact that Raven is a dog who loves comfort.  She sleeps with us at night and is a terrible bed hog.  Even now as I write this, she’s under the desk with her face resting on my foot.  At bedtime, after she goes potty, she’s the first one at the bedroom door.  When I get up in the morning, usually an hour or so before Gail, every time I make a move towards the hallway, Raven trots down to the bedroom door and looks back over her shoulder, smiling a “let’s go back to bed, Daddy,” smile.

This dog loves comfort.

And we love her.

Meanwhile, also at this moment…

Shiloh the Devil Hound is barking at me to throw a ball for her…

So…

Think Progress shows just what there is to be afraid of.

The Lafayette County, Missouri, GOP Committee is advocating the taking up of arms against the Federal Government.

Isn’t that, um…

Treason?

Here’s the billboard this new one has replaced.

These Missouri Republicans seem to be scrappin’ for some shootin’!

These are scary times. Very scary.

Republicans say Obama is trying to kill you, and therefore must be stopped.

Glenn Beck says Obama is trying to “end America as we know it” and therefore must be stopped.

It makes one wonder, at what point do we cross the line between “loyal opposition” and “actively trolling for an assassin”?

Talking Points Memo has an interesting article today about the four ways GOPers say Obama is trying to kill you.

1.  Obama Will Kill You By Trading Safety for Good Government Jobs