Fuck winter. All of it. End of announcement.
(This is the last time, I promise.)
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My apologies for being more incognito than usual lately. Reason? Over the past three weeks I've been single-handedly dealing with an avalanche of family health issues - specifically my father, who almost didn't make it to his 88th birthday!
I won't share the details, but I will say THIS to any of you who may have elderly parents/grandparents living in a less-than-supervised environment:
For fuck's sake, make sure they:
EAT PROPERLY. Every damned day. Old people apparently lose their appetites at a certain age, and just can't be arsed to eat. Or take vitamins.
If you must, DRAG them to the freaking doctor on a regular basis! (Don't fall for the "I'm not sick, I'm just old" bullshit. I did.) IMPORTANT: Talk to their primary care physician. If ol' Doc Smith is less motivated than your aging parent - find a BETTER doctor.
Make certain they take their damned meds. Religiously. Make sure they know their dosages and scheduling. You should know this shit too.
If they're diabetic... make damned sure they either know how to manage their treatment (AND DO IT!), or get someone else from the outside to test their glucose levels. EVERY DAY. Same goes for blood pressure.
I could go on... but you should get the idea.
Every single condition now plaguing my father was 99% preventable. But Dad just didn't care... an attitude matched by the "primary care quack" who missed EVERYTHING. Because "diagnosis is hard."
Sorry for the rant. It's been a rough 3 weeks. And it ain't over yet.
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Those of you looking for my obligatory Valentine's Day bitterness - it's at the bottom.
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What occurred August 20th, 2015?
Our Very Heavy tribute to the premiere outing of the MONSTERS OF ROCK
festival, August 16th, 1980 at Castle Donington, UK.
We shelved our usual audience-pleasing features and loaded the playlist with
historically relevant heaps of JUDAS PRIEST, SAXON, RAINBOW, THE
SCORPIONS, APRIL WINE and plenty more MONSTERS OF ROCK tribute tunes.
In case you were wondering: THE DEVIL made the scene at Donington
1980 - Throughout the episode he shares festival memories of swallowed bees, burning
speaker stacks and a thumb-wrestling match with "freak-thumbed" Roger Glover.
You
will NOT want to miss this one! (Ranked by fans and casual listeners alike as one of "The 5 Most Epic VHUS Episodes Of All Time.")
Visit the VHUS Archive @ Dropbox
(18 curated classic episodes - sometimes we change them. sometimes...)
STREAM VHUS v41 @ Pod-O-Matic
CONTACT VHUS!
(We still check the InBox now and then)
Thanks for listening!
Uncle D.L.
The Very Heavy Uncle Show
2014 - 2017?
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Combination Family Photo Archive and Valentine Rant:
I have a very poor track record with members of the opposite sex.
Women always SAY they want "nice" "smart" "funny" guys, but we all know that's the biggest fucking lie on the planet.
One Uncle's Opinion: What do women really want?
- Money.
- The freedom to fuck around with as many men as they want.
- Swimming pools.
- Exotic cars.
- Money.
- Handsome assholes who treat them like garbage.
- Casinos, casinos, casinos...
- Big dicks.
- Did I mention Money?
Consequently I hate February the 14th. And nothing will make a guy hate it more than being STOOD UP ON VALENTINE'S DAY. (Me, 1995) A full two decades before some tequila-filled sorority girl invented "ghosting", but it still hurts to this day.
(For the record, I also got ghosted last Summer... by a supposedly mature* intelligent 47-year-old woman. A woman whom I cared deeply for. No warning, no reason. Not a freaking clue why. Lemme tell 'ya: It was brutal. And it hurts just as badly 6 months later. I still cry a little when I think about it.... and I'll take that "not knowing why" thing to my grave. )
*Guess I got that part TOTALLY wrong.
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Now let's make it personal.
To my dearest Anna...
Go fuck yourself.
Here's a pic to remind you what you missed out on.
Happy Fucking Valentine's Day.
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