Something tells me this cat is never still enough to properly photograph.

This is why healthcare in the US sucks.

• A wealthy person will have a 24-hour hotline to connect with a nurse or doctor (immediately or through return call) with access to their medical history who will help them figure out what to do.
• A moderately well-off person will have a web/phone interface where they can send a message and someone will return their message in a day or two.
• Everyone else has to make a gamble: do I spent money to try to figure this out? Do I risk spending money and then it turns out to be nothing? But what if it’s something and it’s more expensive later on? What will my insurance pay for? How do I find someone that’s reliable, but also inexpensive? All of this causes stress which makes things worse.

In your case, think of anyone who knows your medical history and who you can ask questions of. The doctor who prescribed your anxiety medications - can you call/message them and ask them? The pharmacist who dispenses the meds - can you go/call and ask a question about your medications? Some pharmacies also have nurse / clinic stations, too. If you have any kind of medical insurance, check out their web page - a lot of them have set up tele-medicine offerings recently. If your job has an HR department, this is actually one case they can be helpful; an HR person in my company helped me figure out what health resources I had access to, based on my plan. Finally, if you haven’t been getting annual checkups, you should start thinking of doing so (especially as you get older), and ask them how you can contact them to ask questions like this.

Good luck fam, I hope it turns out OK for you.

Apparently there’s a man in Virginia who will lend you his entire family, but only if it’ll help take away their rights.

His dog, apparently smarter than every Republican voter in Virginia’s seventh congressional district, refused to have anything to do with it.

“You’re not my sidechick, you’re my control condition!”

Go to the same restaurants at the same time under the same conditions (i.e. how recently you ate another meal, day of the week, the weather, etc.) but with a different person and see if you still feel ill. Vary the conditions until you find one that correlates with your illness. Then try altering that condition.

If you feel ill under all conditions then see a doctor. In fact it might be good to make a doctor appointment anyway.

“Swords to ploughshares”

No way would I commit a crime in that cat’s room.

"With cigarettes, my wife and I, we made a deal. We only smoke after sex. I’ve got the same pack now since 1975. What bothers me is my wife. She’s up to three packs a day!” -Rodney Dangerfield

Maybe he can get a bot to do time for him.

“LL Cool J is hard as HELL!” Yeah, I was starvin like Marvin for a Cool J song. Got to listen to 6 Minutes of Pleasure next.

I do love philosophical discussion. It’s a major passion.

Most community colleges have a couple good Intro to Philosophy classes you might be interested in.

• Do you have a religious affiliation? A lot of people go to the social events of their local church/mosque/temple to meet “safer” people. You don’t even have to be that religious, it’s often just a cultural thing.
• Are there any team sports you are interested in? A lot of places have amateur or informal leagues. Similarly, martial arts classes can be fun. If you have a local rec center (local government, not private), check it out.
• edit: if you don’t like participating in sports, consider becoming a fan. Pick a local team (maybe pro but better minor-league) and join the fan club, start going to their matches and cheering for them. Alternately, find a local fan club for a foreign team, e.g. the local English Pub shows the Premier League games and the Manchester United fans meet up every game.
• What kind of music you like? Local bars, cafes, even some restaurants may set up musicians, and since they’re not some huge concert they can be free or cheap. Support your local music scene!
• You aren’t going to college, but you may want to check out community college. They’re usually inexpensive and you might as well take a class in something you’re really interested in.
• Check out your local public library, a lot of times they have free talks or movies or reading groups.

“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” -Oscar Wilde.

I’ll just be happy when we never have to see that guy’s face in the news again.

I’m sorry, but I don’t feel comfortable writing a reply to this comment because the only possible intelligent replies involve profanity or hate speech. Would you prefer a nice cookie recipe instead?

It doesn’t have to be this way. Somewhere in the past something went wrong.

Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal

Most Americans don’t know about Jimmy Savile btw.

Therefore courage == stupidity, and cowardice is smart.

The whole album is outstanding.