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It took a long time to get through. It used to be a minute or two of a wait. This time, I was initially caller number thirty six. No complaint, just an understanding. No one in their right mind would go to a hospital, very potentially even if they have the coof(tm). It is more dangerous to be misdiagnosed and treated... either way... in with a bunch of other really sick people, than it is to muddle through. Or... that's how I see it.
More? If the doctors and else working on you see you as unfit to live? They are more likely to simply experiment. Your death might well be considered a good, for science, for medicine, for your fellow man. Or your riddance alone may seem as a good to them. Being a vet, at most vet hospitals, is similar already. Even constantly being harangued about suicide, every few minutes, when you call in? I am considering that suggestive anit-therapy. They are telling you what they want you to do.
So, a tele-appointment. They were able to get me in fast. I think a lot of people must simply have dumped medicine whole hog. Don't trust it. If you think I am paranoid, wait until you hear from the rest? Trust me, my... notions... are very levelheaded by comparison. Still, it took so long to get through that when it was over, I was done.
Oh, I did try the vegemite. And? Well? It's... different. I tried it with cream cheese, butter, onion with each of those, and with naught but itself. I spread it rather thin, couldn't taste it always. It wasn't bad, when I did. It seems a bit acidic? Or somesuch. I, as a very limited experience, was good with it. I would like to try it with cheese melted in. If I start using this from time to time, I will begin buying unsalted butter exclusively. Eventually I do want to try it with soups and stews. It's like a meat base, does remind me of such... or milder cured anchovies. It's in my ballpark, if... to point... I can't exactly see where to put it. Worth a try? It's a bit expensive to add to the diet. if you want to mess with that, add dry dietary yeast... if it has the flavor dropped to almost nil comparatively. As I mentioned, bucket list things.
I keep trying to call my brother back. He says to call any time. No... no, no, no. Too late, or early, and he is extra grumpy. Cool, that has been his truth since we were... three? Since I was three, that is. Back then, he was nearly 4/3rds older then me! Must have been rough. I'll have to remind him, next time we talk. I remember when he was REALLY old!
I also hoped to call about a lawyer. I seem to have lost the number, to the national registry, but maybe not. Though it shouldn't be difficult to obtain it again. I just... I barely was able to speak when I finally got through. Easy enough though. It was between noon and one when I finally went down? Probably closer to noon, perhaps before it. It was about 11:37 or something when the call began. Oh... can check! Hmm, if reading correctly... started at 11:39, lasted thirty minutes, eleven seconds. Now I know. I crashed so hard immediately after the call, there probably wasn't five seconds between clicking off and zapping out.
I haven't checked on the critters yet this evening. I need a bit of time to wake. If there is a lot of water left, and it is frozen, I'll take more out for the rabbits. The birds seem to be doing just fine, with what I give them and they have otherwise available. Hopefully I can get to some cleaning tonight. Good evening and day... what's left of it.
So glad to finally know someone who's tried Vegemite. I've heard of it but never experienced . . . and now, after your description, I'm not so certain I want to.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever had anchovies? Vegemite is, say... two to five categories down from that. I'm talking the salted, stored, not fresh, anchovies. Marmite is said to be stronger. I'll let you know soon. There is also another form, called Promite, which is the mildest of the three.
ReplyDeleteWhy actually eat it? For me, to see. Though it has a lot of vitamin Bs, which I seem low on. It's a bit spendy to eat regularly. As mentioned, if I wanted food sorts of suplemenation... instead of taking pills, I'd probably go with dry culinary yeast. It's not as tasty or salty, but it would do. Added to salads, soups, and such. Plus, it is much cheaper, being a common (now) US food. Still a bit spendy, being on the vegan/health food scene.
Oh, I had it tonight, on potato buns, with butter... some with onions, some with cheese, heated. It brought the flavor out, the heat, as expected more, and for me it wasn't bad at all. Still, you do you. It's been on my list for a very long time. Probably since I was in the Navy?
I've had anchovies on a few occasions. Once was at a German restaurant, and I wasn't too thrilled about the results. Then I read a Nero Wolfe mystery where Archie Goodwin fixes himself an egg and anchovy sandwich, and it sounded so tasty I thought I'd try it. This time it wasn't so bad.
ReplyDeleteIn this case, you are a braver man than I. I have used anchovies to make the most delicious meat sauce and spaghetti I and some unnamed but significant people have tasted. I have used it in earlier trials of stew (actually, once I get it down, I might try that again). Just fry the fish until they disappear into the oil, then fry the meat (burger or stew meat), to get a serious umami taste, and it actually ends up more buffing the beef flavor (as I suspect vegemite will).
ReplyDeleteAnyway. Then again, I eat anchovies raw, if not many or often. Still, something about the sandwich terrifies me. Actually, that is one of the recommended ways of eating vegemite or marmite. You... might actually like these. As mentioned, they are milder.