Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for September 06, 2021

Been there, done that, and it takes a lot longer to heal than it did when we were 19.

Oh no! I feel like this is a true story, and if so, BEST WISHES GEORGIA! Hope you are feeling better now.

Elvis is in full protection mode!

I’m glad Elvis is staying close to his woman’s side. Pucky looks concerned, too. Lupin is enjoying her discomfort far too much!

Lupin is on Elvis’s baaad list…..Elvis is Very Protective of his mommy!

Oh man, don’t remind me! I’m turning 40 in November, too. (sigh) And yep! Being accident-prone is my natural state of being.

Lupin! You are doomed!!!!

Is Lupin advertising that there’s a BCN calendar for 2022 available now?

You are NOT helping, Lupin.

Fair and balanced. One reporter on either side.

They have commercials for heart attacks now??

Oof, same here, The Woman. I stood up today and literally 5 different joints popped. I’m 35. Wtf.

Don’t just discuss it. Thrown your warm bodies and healing purrs on the spot!

Lupin, your time will come.

I expect a few comments along the line of “Only 40? Pfffft- young whippersnapper!!!”

Lupin, a gentleman never refers to a lady’s age. So rude!

Lupin has his own brand of being a cat helper, I see. Well, supervision is supervision, I guess.

Well, I can testify that processing all those tomatoes can add years to the knees and lower back very quickly!!

We tend to forget the cruelty that cats are capable of…. bad boy Lupin.

What a faithful, loyal Siamese friend, Mommy’s Special Boy.

Age is a nasty predator.

@GDSMom.Glad you are recovering. Take it slowly. Things will seem rough for a while, but be clear that you can get back to pretty much normal.

Here’s my story.When I had my heart replumbed (getting on for five years ago) it took me six months before I could get back on the Aikido mats. (Three months for the ribcage to heal.) Yes, I had horrible cramps for a while. Getting into and out of bed required a special technique. The day after I got home from the hospital I went for a walk with my wife. I walked for about four minutes, paused for two, and then four minutes back home and sat down exhausted. Same again next day. Then added a little more. Just to the next tree. After a while I was walking with my son. Twenty minutes. Oh. A hill. Turn round and go home. But the day came when I was walking for forty minutes, up a steeper slope than that hill. And I went on a rehab course at the local hospital. (Aust. health system, so no fees.)

Tonight I am going to teach the kids’ Aikido class and then teach most of the adults’ class.

Remember, then, (at the risk of sounding like someone else)yes, you can.

I remember the “Life Alert” commercial for the little old lady who fell and could not get up. Man that has been around for a long time, since the early ’90s. My parents were still alive then and my Mom warned all of us kids; “Do not even think about buying one of those &^%$^^^**** things for me!” . Anyhow good strip today.

I wish everyone a nice holiday on Monday except for Notre Dame for sneaking into Tallahassee and winning in OT :( But seriously to all Fighting Irish fans out there: good game! You can’t win them all, especially FSU now that Coach Bowden is gone…….

In November, eh? So she’s a Scorpio. That probably explains a few things.

Lupin is not a good boy right now.

40 is the new 25. Just wait till you hit 75.

Oh damn, I resemble this strip!

Lupin is enjoying this too much! I LOVE the matching cranky faces on The Woman and Elvis.

I am not sure who looks grumpier in panel 2: Georgia or Elvis….. Elvis is definitely feeling Georgia’s pain and does not appreciate Lupin’s joyful demeanor!

And then one morning, you try to twist off the cap on a new jar of jelly. And you can’t. And the rubber gripper doesn’t help. And you sprain your thumb! Then you empty your kitchen drawers looking for an old fashioned “church key” so you can PRY up the cap until you hear the seal pop. And your poor thumb will never be the same. :-(

When Mommy is mad, Elvis is mad too! Ha ha! And Lupin is roasting his owner! Bad Lupin! I feel your pain Woman! I had knee surgery 2 years ago, and will be turning 40(+15!) in November, too!

Hey you Whippersnappers! I am TWICE 40 and still walk 2.25 miles every morning up hill and down. Yes, I have a back and a knee that was injured and gives me grief sometimes and I have to use a rollator while I domy walk. Hope I can keep at it for another 10+ years!

What date in November? My SIL will be 40 on the 4th.

I never knew age to be a burden

Fell off a chair, my knee’s a-hurting

All I want is to feel just like I’m thirty

I’ll never get my to-do list done

Lupin’s a brat, that’s for certain

All I want is for him to show some empathy

Am I sad enough?

Am I strong enough?

Am I spry enough?

I need some sympathy

I’ll never say Lupin’s a burden

His words in jest aren’t meant for hurtin’

Never, never, never, never, never, never, never mean

I don’t need no comedy, Lupin

I need some fussing, I need some nursing

Never, never, never, never, never, never, clumsy me

- Mick Jagger, Keith Richards – Beast Of Burden – the Rolling Stones

Wait until she’s about to hit 50; I still haven’t learned my lesson!

Hey Pucky, is it time for the BIG SPOON?

Nice to have sympathetic and helpful friends around you.

Georgia? I wish I was forty again!

Spider-climb, Spider-climb

Does a hurt to the woman’s limbs

Hangs up pictures, any size

Falls from the armchair like dead flies

Look out!

Here comes the “aider” Lupin!

Turning 63 in November, no need to sweat the 4-0 number!

Beyoncé just turned 40, so I bet 40 is “in” now!

Many of us of the older persuasion have this problem. (I’m too close too 67 myself…Legs aren’t what they used to be. {<8^(

boy, what I’d give to have turning 40 be in my future!

Ah, yes, the old ‘Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!’ routine from the Life Alert commercial.

OT

Just have the Man do it

I’m almost 59 (yikes) I’m more cautious but can still do those kinds of things despite some heavy wear on my knees. Currently, I am disassembling old stone walls in my woods, (there are miles of them) and reassembling them around the property, as decorative walls and gardens. By myself, I move about 3 tons in five trips with my tractor and trailer. The largest of the stones are +100 pounds I can easily lift, with a self-imposed limit of 250. When I told her, my wife made me promise I won’t lift anything over 200 because I’m “old” LOL sigh…

Georgia, are you sending me a warning thru the BCNverse? I recently rediscovered a lovely picture that had been hiding under the bed. (I’m doing some serious Marie Kondo-ing). I’ve been thinking about hanging it above the sofa. Unfortunately, the sofa, a convertible, is too heavy for me to move, so I’ll have to climb the sofa to hang the picture. Maybe I should rethink….

40?! that’s nothing! wait until you hit 65! but until you DO hit 65, start walking and climbing as many stairs as you can; and put down the pizza and beer. Old age approaches slowly, and all you have to do is be faster.

I remember 40. I healed so fast. Wasted on the young it was.

The real problem is that if we have had any injuries that were completely healed when we were younger, they like to come back and say things like,“Hi there! Remember me? I decided to visit again.” I spent years doing gymnastics and managed to sprain almost everything at some point. And sure enough, they’ve been dropping by to visit and some don’t know when to go away.

40 is nothing….wait till you turn 60!

Sympathy. A fall will remind all of us that we are not as young as we think we are. Do take it easy. You have had so many health problems we worry about you and would greatly miss your art work and cat news if you had to quit. In that order.

Don’t make me come out there. #itgetsworse

Meanwhile, Back on the Nile

Queen Catshepsut the Golden: To kick off the Celebration of the Worker the Red Dot Choir, led by Tabith-Isis will perform the La Di Dah Minuet.

Choir: La di dah, di dah de dah…..

Tabith-Isis: And now, we will perform a number with Serfig-Aro’s 76Trumpet Class.

Parade Commences

Choir and Trumpets:

Seventy-six young cats led the big parade

While a hundred and ten choir members sang the song

They were followed by Lupin’s tumblers

Performing their routine numbers

And banners by Sophi and Maat-Tilda!

…….

Seventy-six young cats led the big parade

While a hundred and ten choir members sang the song

The Royal Procurers then breezed

Through the town with cheese

And Thomios prepared a banquet for them all!

…….

There were stories read from scrolls by Elvis he inscribed,

Someone was running, Beatrix charging by

Puckmosis, with a great smile

Told the stories with great style

While people listened with great joy!

…….

Seventy-six young cats led the big parade

While a hundred and ten choir members sang the song

Then I quietly took my place

At the 2 am great race

And knocked over every lamp in sight!

Always use the right climbing support and properly. I had a friend who came back three times from serious cancer but died after falling off a ladder from above the safe point.

Oh come on I turned 69 in June. I’ve had a knee replaced and desperately need the other one done. Not happening now because of COVID. I can still get on a two step step ladder, but for me that is a survival skill being vertically challenged

A bit of advice when you finally realize that you need step stools and ladders because it’s too hard to step up on the chair—make sure to count the steps. If you think you’re stepping off the bottom step when you’re really stepping off the next to the bottom step. there are consequences. I have the scars to prove it!

When I turned 40, a friend in church slipped me a note that read: “40 is twice as good as 20.” No argument there!

About fifteen years ago, as a spry young(ish) pup working in retail, I was carrying some collapsed cardboard boxes when I walked into a small stepstool, smashing the tender part of my knee into a solid metal corner. That knee has been a problem ever since.

Today I learned The Woman is younger than I am. T-T

Huh. So much for making ketchup (and a pizza the size of the moon), unless The Man wants to give it a whirl.

Due to my ongoing (two years now) hip problems, I no longer have the strength to step up on a chair, which I used to do with regularity. Now, since a chair is a broader, more stable surface, I use my little two-step ladder to step onto the chair. And try to only do that when Partner is around to steady me. And lately, I’ve been investing in light bulbs that are supposed to last 15 years or so.

I was at a big box hardware store in the plumbing aisle when a man came and picked up a forty gallon water heater. He grunted as he set it on the dolly, looked at me and said “Don’t turn 40.” I didn’t have the heart to tell him I was 50.

I turned 40, 45 years ago. It doesn’t get any better.

wait until you hit 50

I find something relatable in Breaking Cat News every day. Some days, more than others!

Tact, thy name is Lupin.

He means Life Alert.

Wait, that was supposed to happen at 39, roughly two months shy of 40th birthday?

Turning 40 is nothing. I’ve been 40 for 22 years.

But next month my Dad’s turning 94. Now, THAT’S a lot of birthdays.

I love The Woman’s expression in panel 2, and Lupin’s colorful description of the situation.

Speedy recovery.

OT: young lady becomes hero, saves a puppy.

As somone who turned 48 recently, allow me to welcome The Woman. One of us, one of us! Also, I love Elvis’ loyalty by frowning with her. But I love that Lupin gives 0 effs!

Savage :^) (And frightfully relatable!)

I fell just as much when I was 28 as I do now when I’m 58…it just hurts more now

That is one grumpy Woman, lol. (And an equally grumpy Elvis.) I suppose poor knees are likely in my future, given that my poor mother has had both hers replaced (and her mother, too).

Hope your knee feels better, Woman.

Dying!!!! I love it! “I’ve fallen…AND I CAN’T GET UP!” I used to work in advertising and placed those commercials!

I missed a step on my front concrete steps last night and fell, spraining my my right wrist. I suppose it could have been worse – could have broken it. But it hurts as much as if I had broken it an it is entirely useless. I, of course, am right-handed. I’m having trouble FEEDING myself! I hope you’re doing better, Georgia! <-3

I’m right there, too. I turn 50 on Halloween. I has a sad.

Grandma wouldn’t have fallen and not gotten up if she’d had LIFEALERT