Lisa Weihman
@lisaweihman.bsky.social
Associate Prof of English and Irish Studies. West Virginian. Amateur everything. Be well, everyone.
48 hours later, and no answers, but they’ve ruled out the worst of everything and discharged her. She’s home. Vision is still wonky, eye is still bulging, and my guess is it’s a shingles and/or Bell’s palsy flare up. She may need a neuro-ophthalmologist, a specialist I’ve never heard of before.
December 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
48 hours later, and no answers, but they’ve ruled out the worst of everything and discharged her. She’s home. Vision is still wonky, eye is still bulging, and my guess is it’s a shingles and/or Bell’s palsy flare up. She may need a neuro-ophthalmologist, a specialist I’ve never heard of before.
24 hours later, another round of MRIs and still no answers. Hopefully the neurologist will have some ideas after reviewing the scans tomorrow. Night #2 in the hospital.
December 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
24 hours later, another round of MRIs and still no answers. Hopefully the neurologist will have some ideas after reviewing the scans tomorrow. Night #2 in the hospital.
Ugh! I’m so sorry! That sounds incredibly stressful.
December 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Ugh! I’m so sorry! That sounds incredibly stressful.
Happy Birthday! 🎂
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Happy Birthday! 🎂
Sending you this funny and relatable little squirrel. I hope you are feeling better today. 🐿️
November 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Sending you this funny and relatable little squirrel. I hope you are feeling better today. 🐿️
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From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" by Hannah Arendt. Thanks to Marc Elias
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" by Hannah Arendt. Thanks to Marc Elias
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
Life has been bleak this year, but I saw the Aurora Borealis from my yard twice this week, had a fantastic afternoon with my book club ladies yesterday (A Gentleman in Moscow), and saw this spectacular bird today. We’re having takeout posole from Taco Santo and K made me a margarita. Not a bad week.
November 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Life has been bleak this year, but I saw the Aurora Borealis from my yard twice this week, had a fantastic afternoon with my book club ladies yesterday (A Gentleman in Moscow), and saw this spectacular bird today. We’re having takeout posole from Taco Santo and K made me a margarita. Not a bad week.
Very brief and less dramatic tonight.
November 13, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Very brief and less dramatic tonight.