A Day out, or a visit to the hospital

A Day out, or a visit to the hospital (c)

By Michael Casey

Well I had a regular check up at the hospital to see how to see how my Kidneys are

Got a taxi to the QE, its too far to walk to get the bus in the cold

So I had a Pakistani driver take me there

We got talking about cars, of all things

I was all layered up, so I needed help getting the seat belt over my bulk and hernia

I am 120kilos too, so without a seat belt I'd kill the driver if I was sent flying

Buckle UP

It used to be Clunk Click, with Jimmy Savile

you can google him for a horror story

I was early at the QE but I did have Neem in my pocket

Just in case it kicked off badly

They had 2 Annie dummies in the Foyer

So I asked was it still called Annie

The Guy running the demo with his female colleague explained

that the Annie came from a girl fished out of the river in France

a death mask, a Jane Doe

I do first aid certificate 20 years ago with an Annie dummy

and 20 years before that, 40 years ago, I had real life practice

our neighbour died on me

he was a lodger in fact,  I was still 20

Then I bought some sweets for the lady at the clinic

the one who hands out the bottle you pee into

I did take a photo of my sample to stick on the family group chat

Then you have BP and height weight

Then you see the consultant

an indian lady in a spotted dress today

Last Time I had an actual Professor, the top guy in uk, goes to Europe too

so they suffer having to put up with me

then you give blood

the male blood guy looks like Jack Black

the lady who took mine was a wonderful Ugandan lady

we shared a joke, then than was me finished

so I went and had a meal deal, which seemed expensive

but was very nice

I sat next to a guy and we got talking

how Birmingham City Councillors had wasted OUR money

and are selling off trophy assets

WE touched on Agency nurses earning the earth

If you saved on the Agency fees, there would be far more money

As we talked he revealed he was on Dialysis

So I asked what was it was like

Hopefully, I can avoid it for a few more years

but I am in the danger zone

Tinnitus, Migraines, Arhritis, CKd 20 time a day , 

Quadruple heart Bypass nearly 9 years ago

Hernia the size of your fist in middle of my chest,

 which means I cannot carry heavy stuff

and a hairy back that would put a silver back gorilla to shame

This is me, ever so sexy

So I thanked the man, and went on my way

I finished my cheese and onion crisps at the bus stop outside

I discovered a different bus home, it took 3 buses and walk to get back home

On the 2nd bus, a beautiful African girl, pushing a white guy in a wheel chair

and wearing boxing gloves

The bus filled up with school kids

So when it was time to get off I had to use my VOICE

I have worked at a Hotel so I know how to Shout

I'm fat I'm 120kilos Get out of the way for the Lady and the Chair

Don't just stand there, move 2 metres back

The beautifully dressed Jamaican bus driver had dropped the draw bridge down already

So God Bless all of them

So I toddled off down the road, tired out and holding ny hernia

Cold weather and walking and not very good for me

Outside of a shop, 3 kids had set up a charity stand

An almost 2 metre Black kid in a long coat 

with his head wrapped in a scarf like a pirate

accosted me

He said he like me shades

So I said tell me a story and you can have them

So we bantered and then I had to go

He asked did I need a drink of water

I said I was fine, I did go into Subway nearby

As for him he has my shades, But God Bless him and his charity collecting

In subway, the girl could not understand my accent]

So I sat and caught my breath after telling her to Marry

the boy coming in, looking for he attention

he used to work there, I told her to demand proper

Italian food, and go on a date with him

At a table a lady fatter than me was arguing on a phone

About a delivery

I walked down the road to my 3rd bus stop

and the bus was there and it even waited for me

The pakistani kid driving it look so smart

As if he'd stopped placing snooker on tv

to drive a bus  for people

then I walked final bit home

and that was the end of my journey and my day

SO taxi driver I hope you encourage your kids to listen to Radio 4

And Uganda lady, this is how you write

You put it down simply, and write it up

Load it up on KDP Amazon and then you have a book online

You can even add your own picture on the front

See lady Uganda it's as simple as this in front of you

Just follow your nose

20 years of Radio 4 listening first

1 year of writing to Qualify, so to speak

then 35 years of Practice

Is that 55 or 56 years

Then you can BORE. everybody and say you are a writer

Michael Casey the fat silver haired writer in shades from Birmingham England

20 book on Amazon now

2 to 3 million words written

And nobody wants to pay for it

But at least Singapore Loves my words especially

Maybe they are blind

If they really saw me, they would run far far away

Miss Uganda you can DO it, if I can then ANYBODY can

and yes EVERYBODY, pray for Peace Everywhere, 

Gop Quackery Because of Trump

GOP QUACKERY BECAUSE OF TRUMP

Analysis

‘A dangerous game’: Republican chaos and indecision as crises shake the world

David Smithin Washington

Israel and Gaza explode, Ukraine asks for more help and other predicaments demand US attention while Republicans quarrel among themselvesSat 14 Oct 2023 11.00 BST

The US’s closest ally in the Middle East is reeling from what many call its “9/11” and now a humanitarian disaster looms in Gaza. Winter is approaching in Ukraine, which needs urgent supplies to maintain its counteroffensive against Russia. From China’s expansive ambitions, to coups in Africa, to the climate crisis, the world is crying out for leadership.

Dysfunction in Washington leaves Middle East without key US diplomatsRead more

But on Capitol Hill in Washington, Republicans can’t find one. Friday marked the 10th day of paralysis as the party struggles to elect a speaker of the House of Representatives to replace the ousted Kevin McCarthy. This after majority leader Steve Scalise won a closed-door vote but abandoned his run because he lacked enough support to win on the House floor.

Such petty bickering, grievances and vendettas might typically fascinate seasoned Washington watchers and readers of political insider newsletters but be met by a shrug by many Americans and indifference overseas. This time, however, is different. The ripples of Republican dysfunction could soon be felt across a troubled world.

“It’s a dangerous game that we’re playing,” Michael McCaul, chairman of the House foreign affairs committee, told reporters on Thursday. “It just proves our adversaries right that democracy doesn’t work. Our adversaries are watching us and Israel is watching. They need our help.”

McCaul, a Republican congressman from Texas, has put forward a bipartisan resolution with Gregory Meeks of New York, the top Democrat on the committee, condemning Hamas and reaffirming support for Israel. But the House cannot vote on it until there is a speaker in the chair.

McCaul added: “I’m going to remind my colleagues about how dangerous this is. If we don’t have a speaker, we can’t assist Israel in this great time of need after this terrorist attack. So I think we’re playing with fire and we need to stop playing games and politics with this and vote a speaker in.”

Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Florida, was instrumental in orchestrating Kevin McCarthy’s ouster from the House speakership. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA

The House speaker is the third-highest-ranking elected official in the country, second in line to the presidency. Without one, legislative business is at a standstill. The House is currently under the control of Representative Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, who was named as the temporary speaker after McCarthy’s departure, but his ability to move legislation is unclear.

Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he would seek approval from Congress for additional funding for Israel in the wake of the devastating attack by Hamas. But the fight over the speakership puts a question mark over how soon such aid could be approved and sent.

Biden has also requested $24bn in additional funding for Ukraine but this too hangs in limbo. Although the White House has claimed that the vast majority of House Republicans still support such assistance, there has been growing dissent in recent weeks and the issue was a factor in McCarthy’s downfall.

Then there is the threat of a government shutdown that would further dent US credibility overseas. Congress has until a self-imposed deadline of 17 November to pass 12 new bills to fund the government for the rest of the year and into 2024. The leadership vacuum is sucking up precious time and energy and making a shutdown more likely.

Biden had spent the first two years of his presidency seeking to restore order and rebuild alliances after the “America first” mayhem of the Donald Trump years. But when Republicans gained control of the House in January with a narrow majority that empowered the far right, that effort was always likely to suffer erosion.skip past newsletter promotion

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Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, told reporters: “What we’re seeing is certainly shambolic chaos over there on the other side of Pennsylvania Avenue, and they need to get their act together … We’ve never seen a conference behave this way or be this chaotic.”

Biden’s speech on Tuesday was described as one of the most powerful statements of support for Israel ever given by a US president; he has previously spoken of his deep-rooted love for the country. Huge uncertainties remain: Israel has ordered a million people to evacuate northern Gaza ahead of an expected ground invasion; Hamas could still have more surprises in store; Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militia based in Lebanon, could still open a second front.

Chaos, not governance, defines the House Republican Caucus

Kyle Herrig of the Congressional Integrity Project

But instead of addressing the crisis with one voice, Republicans are consumed with a bogus impeachment inquiry into Biden and the publicity-seeking antics of members such as Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nancy Mace. And this week New York Republicans moved to expel accused fraudster George Santos.

Kyle Herrig, executive director of the Congressional Integrity Project, said: “Since day one the Maga Republicans in the House majority have failed to work on real domestic priorities and instead focused on partisan stunts in their extreme efforts to return Donald Trump to the White House.

“Their ongoing dysfunction, misplaced priorities and failures now impede the efforts of President Biden to come to the aid of key allies internationally. Chaos, not governance, defines the House Republican Caucus.”

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Let there be light/ let my tears be my words

Let There Be Light ©

By Michael Casey

Let my tears be my words

Let the candle light be my eyes

Let the flowers in bloom be my lips

Let their scent be my blood

Let the wind be my breath

Let clouds be my mood

Let children’s laughter be my hope

Let widows’ sighs be my conscience

Let a stranger’s prayers be my delight

Let the bees be my wisdom

Let the trees be my strength

Let my patience reach to the stars

Let me be always remembered in your prayers

(at least my poetry is good, let’s Hope Fatima rescues our world soon)

Our Lady of Fatima its time. to save the world please Pray the Rosary everybody that sees this plea, end war and famine too

The Dead and The Living (c) By Michael Casey

The Dead and The Living

              The Dead and The Living (c)

 

                           by

          

                     Michael  Casey

 

 

     I first saw a deceased when I was nine years old ,my father said  not

 

     to worry as the dead are the same as the living ,  only the  laughter

 

     has left them ,  the sparkle has gone from their eyes , the worry has

 

     been lifted from their shoulders ,  and their voice has vanished  to

 

     eternity .

 

     In  paradise the sparkle will return for it is the  twinkle  of  the

 

     stars , the laughter will return too for it is the morning breeze and

 

     the turning tides are their sides shaking with laughter .

    

     I treat the deceased with the same courtesy as I give to the living,

 

     though I find the deceased are always more polite .  My father also

 

     had a few words to say about the living .

 

     He said that the living are only the caretakers of the  soul  ,  yet

 

     they think their existence is everything , that they know everything

 

      because they experience many things with their senses .

 

      What the living don't acknowledge is that their time is  short  and

 

      when I lay their bodies to rest then their souls  continue  without

 

      them ,  without their strong ,  without their weak ,  without  their

 

      beautiful or even ugly temporary form , to where I cannot say , only

 

      that it is a better place .

 

      Percy the undertaker placed the lid on the coffin ,the soul was free

 

 

                          THE  BEGINNING

 

 *****

from The Butcher The Baker and The Undertaker by Michael Casey  (me)

**Nov 1987

timeout

 timeout

my tinnitus is attacking. non stop

so I'll have a few days rest

to sleep and so on

I hope you liked today's poem

it just appeared

but the noise from Tinnitus is horrible

so i'll give you all a rest from me

incidentally Pole Dancing is good

my daughter is studying at University 

Anthropology and French with Pole dancing too

Its good for building your core

she's on a flying visit home

to see a band with her Law Student best friend

that's it

by the way Others have appeared 

so now you are all hiding your face from me

or your Country or fake IP

I do email folks in the dead of the Tinnitus night

when I'm kept awake and it is often

'

clean shaven today and the mark on my chin is a growth from 50 years ago

when I first started shaving, badly, I use a styptic pencil to cut it off

so now you know, even more disgustings reasons not to like me

https://profile.typepad.com/michaelgcasey

https://michaelgcaseyfrombirminghamengland.wordpress.com/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Michael-Casey/e/B00571G0YC?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000

https://michaelgcaseyfrombirminghamengland.wordpress.com/2022/01/01/for-japan-especially-hear-my-voice-12-hours-of-audio/

a tower of quality paper, just like my words

I shaved today so I look less like a Bad Santa, take a look

I shaved today so I look less like a Bad Santa, take a look

this snap was taken by a postman his 2 dogs were witnesses

And the Girl in the picture is Mary, she's always on the Steppes, as I told Putin in today's email

to Moscow

so now you can see me, you know who to blame for all the writing

And God Wept

And God Wept (c)

By Michael Casey

if I were a poet I could write something beautiful

If I were a poet I could say something eloquent

If I were a poet I would stop crying

If I were a poet I could touch the heart

If I were a poet I could ask why oh why

If I were a poet I could explain everything with words

If I were a poet I would not scream why

If I were a poet I would ask why do people do such things to their brother

If I were a poet I would try and comfort a mother

If I were a poet it would be easier to explain things

But I am just a weak weak man,  I am just a nothing

So what can I say, what can I do

How can I explain God's creation 

How can I explain anything

It is all beyond me

So all that is left is the sound of God crying

Tears from Heaven falling down to the ground

How many more times will man hurt his brother

How many more millenium before

God will say enough

And then still with tears falling

God will say

I cannot take it any more

Too many tears in Heaven

have fallen on my creation

my beloved earth