Yeah, so, fuck this fucking week.

[WilliamPitt]

Jesus H. Baldheaded Christ, it's only Tuesday.

Fuck this fucking week.

End transmission.

[snooper2]

1. you can't fuck a week, but you can fuck a tree!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I love that gif, my dear Will!

It's fucking perfect!

[Crewleader]

8. Well Gally Miss Peggy!

I couldn't resist I loved the kitty and YOU. And you too, William!

[KansDem]

20. Don't you mean...

It's fucking purrfect!...?

[opiate69]

3. ...And, these 6 fish in particular!!

[Turbineguy]

26. Is

Pat Robertson swimming in there somewhere?

[opiate69]

28. A guy can dream...

[mcar]

4. That so reminds me of my late lamented kitty

I agree with your sentiment but thank you for the gif. It always brings a smile.

[In_The_Wind]

5. I agree!!!

[MFM008]

6. sigh

now all we need is a comet to top things off.

[Demeter]

7. Will, a snowy egret just flew by my window!

get outside in the fresh air and sunshine (or rain). You need it.

[CTyankee]

9. all day grieving here, talking with friends but packing for trip...

trying to go to art for solace and restoration...it's there I find it...

[ailsagirl]

10. I still can't believe it

[CTyankee]

12. I'm in full fledged anger and I know that it is a stage in grieving...

Why didn't his wife and family and friends have some intervention on Robin? Had they given up? Didn't the therapists tell them that right after release from his whatever treatment center he was in, is the most precarious and potentially dangerous? Why did they leave him alone even for a short time?

I know it is judgmental on my part. But it's hard to get over...

[jeff47]

14. He was an extremely good actor

That includes the ability to act "normal" when he was not feeling at all "normal".

[CTyankee]

19. You are right. I am wrong and acting out of grief and profound sorrow.

I had the same grief/anger reaction when a dear family member died suddenly several years ago. She had been my sister in law in my first marriage and we had our babies together in that time period. I didn't realize how much I linked my life to hers and I was completely undone when she died. I really lashed out at her brother, my ex husband, right after her service...not my finest moment I now know...

[easttexaslefty]

18. You're right, this is judgemental.

How do you know they didn't?

[CTyankee]

21. Exactly. Of course they did. My reaction was irrational...how the hell do I know

what they did and didn't do?

You are right. But it is a stage of grief and one must deal with it. I am trying.

[Duval]

35. Being aware is the first step,

so you are well on your way to begin the grieving process. And, you are certainly not alone. Strong reactions are to be expected. I've had a pit of sorrow in my stomach all day. Now, WRP, that's "pit", not Pitt!!

[ailsagirl]

38. Your reaction is normal

I feel that way sometimes, too. I mean, he had all the resources in the world-- wasn't there
some therapist that could have helped him? And yet, who among us hasn't thought (however
fleetingly) of ending it all? Even in Hamlet, there's the famous second soliloquy:

To be, or not to be--that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them.
To die, to sleep-- No more--and by a sleep to say we end
The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to. 'Tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep--
To sleep--perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub,
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause.

I'm also deeply saddened that he must have suffered so profoundly all this time-- after a
lifetime of giving us joy-- 40 years-- but he couldn't find it himself. That's wrenching.

[CTyankee]

47. I know this feeling...had it a few years ago when I lost my beloved s.i.l.

it went on for weeks and even months. Then I heard Joe Biden say something on Memorial Day to families who lost a loved one in Iraq and Afghanistan. He said that as hard as it is to believe, one day you will recall them with a smile on your lips before you have a tear in your eye...Joe ought to know, his loss was sudden and devastating...

[ailsagirl]

50. Yes, Joe would know

This is something I didn't see coming-- I guess nobody did. It's so sad.

Hang in there CTyankee.

[CTyankee]

51. same to you, ailsagirl...

I don't think any of us saw this coming...

[REP]

11. Fuck this year

My aunts died within a month of each other.

Then my mother died unexpectedly.

My kidney failure suddenly accelerated alarmingly.

I had a distressingly large chunk of me removed last week and 23 stitches to close the gap.

This is just a partial list.

[CTyankee]

13. Oh, god, I wish you well, REP! One person can take only so much and you have

had more than your fair share.

I wish you a speedy recovery and healing from all your wounds, physical and emotional...it must be very difficult for you now...

[redqueen]

15. I'm so sorry...

Wishing you strength and peace.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

24. ....

I know it doesn't change circumstances, but I give you a hug anyway, maybe it gives you some comfort for a little bit? I hope, anyway......

[Gormy Cuss]

32. Holy Hell, REP.

That's a giant crap pile of a year.

[heaven05]

34. Peace and good thoughts

I'm sending your way. and DU members do a a real nice

[logosoco]

16. I hear that!

I live about 35 miles from Ferguson, and I feel for the folks there.
My moms house just got broken into (she is about 10 minutes from the St. Louis city limit). They took her TV and costume jewelery. A safe neighborhood, not many folks have much to steal!).
My son is in Africa, but on the other side from the ebola outbreaks.

It is worrisome (and then some!), but it must be my age, and i have seen worse weeks, because I am not in a crying heap.

Peace and love to us all, today and everyday!

[B2G]

17. And it's Tuesday...

[Triana]

22. I agree.

[Ilsa]

23. Gawd, three more work days...

Suicide, Ferguson, Iraq, my fucking insurance company, the fucking provider, damn lawyer... I could go on...

[bluesbassman]

25. Here, have one of mine...

Doesn't do shit, but it's better than a poke in the eye with sharp twig.

[Auggie]

27. You released a book ...

and I refinanced my house at lower mortgage rate.

It's not all bad.

[Gothmog]

29. My office computer will not open the GIF

I am being warned that it is inappropriate adult material. I will have to look at this from my home computer.

[Thor_MN]

30. Exactly.

[LloydS of New London]

31. And the Russians haven't even invaded Ukraine yet!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/11/nato-russia-ukraine_n_5668122.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

[heaven05]

33. yeah. I agree

fucked up and on and on...............

[longship]

36. Ahhh Yup!

And it isn't even National Gorilla Suit Day. Too bad. That might take the edge off this last week.

Well, let's pretend it is, just for some relief.

Albeit temporary.

[WilliamPitt]

37. Lauren Bacall has passed.

[ailsagirl]

39. I-don't-believe-it

All this can't be happening.

[PasadenaTrudy]

41. Well...

She was 89 after all. We should celebrate her long and wonderful life.

[ailsagirl]

44. Of course, that is true

I was thinking more along the lines of "these things always come in threes."

A silly saying but sometimes it happens that way (or seems to).

[NYC_SKP]

45. I ran into her in Ammagansett. She was strikingly beautiful.

And just very kind.

Upon reflection, I felt like I was in a movie with her.

But in color, in the poultry section of Gristedes.

Striking.

[CTyankee]

48. This am in the NYT, she's quoted as saying she grew up and New York City

and learned at an early age that the world doesn't owe you a damned thing...for some reason that just lifted me this morning...

[riderinthestorm]

40. Can I join the pity party? (Am I the only DUer to have read Bacall's "By Myself"?)

Yesterday I had to make an emergency run to U of Wisconsin to get specialized pics of a tremendous horse who unfortunately had too much damage to his ulna and had to be put down. 26 years young and a true national level athlete who came in from turnout with an injury so severe it wasn't reparable.

Cue 8 hours of drama and sobs ending with a long walk to the padded pavilion where they put the horses down. I arrive home exhausted to find out about Robin Wiliams. More sobs. I mean Robin Williams?? A national tragedy.

Today I have to accompany my youngest daughter to her New Student Orientation for college and she's a shit. Turns out she has correctly interpreted NSO as a giant pep rally and isn't interested (which neither am I really but I have to try to be rah rah right?). 8 hours of shittiness later and I arrive home to discover Lauren Bacall has died. I actually read her book when I was a teen and was astonished at her humor, grace and intelligence.

I'm fighting another sinus infection and my head hurts.

Sigh. Only Tuesday and I already hate this fucking week.

[Punkingal]

42. No, you aren't the only one....

I read it and loved it. So, this morning I'm sure Bogie said to her "What took you long to get here, kid?

[riderinthestorm]

43. Crying again... Yup. Totally agreed nt

[Uncle Joe]

46. I used to have a Bogie voice on my answering machine, before cell phones and voice mail.

"Of all the gin joints in all the towns of the world, you had to call this one, so leave a message"

[CTyankee]

49. what a terrible day for you, rider!

how many losses can one take in one day? My deepest sympathies...

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

52. I always knew you were a pussy

cat.