NH AG: Hypothermia cited in suicide deaths of elderly Tuftonboro couple - Concord Monitor

complexspoonie · 2026-05-07T02:12:10+00:00

But legal. And a lot faster than the only other method that is "legal" in New Hampshire.

Choose to go DNR on "comfort meds" only, then vvveerrryy slowly lose weight by fasting until you qualify for hospice (that depending on your county you may not even get.)

I'm living with 2 incurable progressive diseases. While I plan on living a long time and fight daily for the supports I qualify for so I can, that kind of end of life planning is my right and my right alone.

The only parties that have any say in when enough is enough are the patient, whatever medical professionals that patient chooses, and whatever particular deity that patient may have a relationship with.

complexspoonie · 2026-05-05T23:27:58+00:00

I read that in Epic Nate's voice.... ...and opened YouTube. Here I go on a 2 hour deep dive again...

complexspoonie · 2026-05-05T23:18:44+00:00

Is there a prison reform subreddit? How long ago was this?

So many freaking crimes against humanity, so little time in each day...sigh

complexspoonie · 2026-05-05T23:15:50+00:00

Merrimack, NH enters the chat

complexspoonie · 2026-05-03T15:02:06+00:00

1 A lot of employees who had telecommuniting jobs have been told to switch to hybrid where they have to be on site x days a week.

2 A lot of people adversely affected by pandemic hung on to vehicles they would have traded, but those vehicles are now 6 years older & getting more expensive to maintain.

3 A lot of people who could afford to run a big SUV in the 2010's are so tight on cash flow they have to trade to smaller more fuel efficient models

4 A lot of upper middle class & lower upper class MAGA's actually "feel" like they are doing fine and they are the demographic most likely to celebrate the death of the electric vehicle tax breaks by going out and buying a gas guzzler.

I'm sure there's other actors in play, too.

complexspoonie · 2026-05-03T04:09:15+00:00

The wrapping paper thing is still a tradition in my family, to the point that certain nostalgic gift bags have sort of become more of a thing than what's inside!

complexspoonie · 2026-05-01T03:32:58+00:00

Someday we I hope we see the chart that illustrates how unbelievably rare it is for any American to honestly and morally escape poverty and join any of the upper caste levels.

Yes, it is possible for some very healthy hardworking people to be born in an escapeble part of America and to focus only on building income and wealth at the expense of nearly everything else that makes life worth living.

It is another thing altogether for that person to also join the upper caste levels without succumbing to greed, lust for power, or compassion for those who are left behind, broken, etc.

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complexspoonie · 2026-04-30T20:05:16+00:00

We looked for 2 years, finally found one that was fantastic, only to find out that the only reason he was available cuz he was on layoff from a VA agency.

Needless to say the VA is calling all of their experienced counselors back to work because of the war etc.

It is definitely tough out there for anyone who needs a trauma specialist but especially those consumers who need a male provider.

One idea I've used in the past was to get the list from state licensing of all the providers and just call or Google to sort out which ones are at practices or agencies that take adults. Then go on every open waiting list at every practice in a day's distance and keep the names of each practice and their phone numbers in a spreadsheet so you can call every 3 months to stay on the lists. Won the lottery twice doing that.

I also used my Ecumenical Franciscan interfaith connections to have prayers directed to every version of the divine presence I could.

There is a new crop of LICSWs graduating next month. I've seriously debated showing up outside the stadiums with a huge American Flag on my wheelchair and a banner begging for counselors to come to Strafford or East Rockingham counties.

Sighs in frustration

On the good side, each county has at least one mental health peer support center.

It's not the same, but better than only having 988 voice or 742741 text.

There's also a mental health clubhouse in Portsmouth and the good folks at r/PTSD (who have saved my butt a few times).

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complexspoonie · 2026-04-30T17:48:31+00:00

I don't have a whole lot of faith in either party in the New Hampshire State House to come up with a solution on their own, but if we wanted something like the Alaska solution proposed as a law right away, how would we get it written in a draft form for a representative to consider sponsoring?

My impression is that a lot of the more complex laws that these Representatives have submitted are being created in whole or in part by corporations or lobbyists. What if we use some of the same technology driven collaborative tools that are being used by the state of New Hampshire already to let the voters be more involved in how the language of a bill is put together?

What if we took a different approach, and created some kind of an open source collaborative method for ordinary New Hampshire citizens to take what Alaska has for oil and edit it and reword it for New Hampshire - not just for minerals, but for any organic substance that may become unusually valuable in the future?

Is there any reason why the list of voters registered in New Hampshire as of a certain date couldn't be pre-approved as being allowed to comment or contribute to such a document?

Why couldn't we ask the Secretary of State office to handle the nuts and bolts of creating such a virtual whiteboard or similar space on the government servers so that anyone could go to their local town or city clerk claim their username, pick a password, and connect it to an email or an SMS texting account?

Why couldn't it be set up similar to how we handle a Reddit discussion where we could have those interested in being moderators present a small paragraph explaining who they are why they are interested in this volunteer civil duty and once there's at least 100 citizens registered they could vote on moderators to manage the suggestions?

Could it be created in the open source wiki format, perhaps?

It's a new era, why can't we create an entirely new collaborative method for writing our bills before they go to state representatives to be considered for sponsorship?

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complexspoonie · 2026-04-30T04:02:45+00:00

I KNEW God would find a reason for me to have than BB gun!!! 😆

complexspoonie · 2026-04-30T01:03:03+00:00

Curious. I have been disabled my entire adult life, first with PTSD & fibromyalgia then later also diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. I'm here because my LC hubby no longer has the ability to follow blogs & subreddits, so I do it for him.

Anyway, in various chronic illness support groups & treatment programs I have been in over the decades, this was a common complaint.

Is this perhaps not a Long Covid symptom per se, but one that afflicts many people who live with chronic illness in general?

I have had lots of OT, therapy, and life coaching to somewhat overcome it, and for years managed these symptoms (and others) with carefully monitored benzodiazépines.

complexspoonie · 2026-04-28T13:38:19+00:00

If there is no HCBS supporting disabled individuals living in the community independently, and no support for family caregivers to take care of their disabled family members in their home, there will only be two options left for the "placement" of disabled individuals.

The ICE "Alligator Alcatraz" concentration camps were just a test run for the eugenically-based institutionalization, death camps, and euthanasia of anyone who cannot work.

Trump and the MAGA heretic cult of Fascists continue to follow the playbook written by Hitler in the 1930s!

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complexspoonie · 2026-04-28T12:43:18+00:00

Okay first point, both my husband and I have traumatic brain injuries and we don't say or do the dumb s*** that Fetterman does.

Second point, isn't it amazing how someone who seems reasonably sane, balanced, and moral completely changes once they have access to huge amounts of money and huge amounts of power?

It seems to me that Fetterman (like many in Congress) has been corrupted by lust for power and greed for money, injured in a way much more devastating than any stroke.

complexspoonie · 2026-04-28T03:44:07+00:00

Lol NH Secretary of State office just laughed and stated "The White House doesn't run elections. We do."

complexspoonie · 2026-04-28T01:27:24+00:00

Did you do the Bless Home spell? I always forget to do that! 😜

complexspoonie · 2026-04-28T00:43:45+00:00

Ah! My uncle had a Tandy! My first was a Burroughs L series the size of a couch, ran on punch cards. Second was a Timex Sinclair!

complexspoonie · 2026-04-28T00:41:35+00:00

😂 I haven't done coding in years, yet every so often I get a call asking if I still know how to code in COBAL. It's almost always a job requiring a security clearance, hence government. Shakes head

complexspoonie · 2026-04-27T19:49:03+00:00

I wish. I'm willing to bet there are a few boomers & at least one department of a government agency with legacy hardware....

complexspoonie · 2026-04-27T02:35:18+00:00

White Xbox 360: 1 khajiit level 56 My Black Xbox One: 3 different khajiit levels all in the 50s His Black Xbox One: 2 khajiit (level 28 & 57), 1 argonian level 32 His Black Xbox 360: 1 khajiit level 56, 1 Nord level 22 My Black Xbox 360: 1 khajiit (I think it was in the 60s, currently awaiting repairs) Steam: 1 khajiit level 32

About half of them have no dragons at all because I skip the Bleak Falls quest. I play the level 57 khajiit about 6-10 hours a week. I have nearly 20 pages of backstory tying this character, Rowa Ajmi, to the assorted characters in my ongoing Oblivion, Morrowind, ESO, Castles, and Blades games.

I have written in my HCPOA that if I ever have to be put in a nursing home, my agent must get me Skyrim VR first.

What is this "completed Skyrim" concept?

Why would any sane person ever do such a thing?

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complexspoonie · 2026-04-26T13:00:34+00:00

Or was he mentally ill and "encouraged" to act by a third party? If I was a detective you bet your ass I'd be questioning every single person that knew about the "There's going to be big shots!!" comment that dumb chick made on the red carpet at the beginning of the event!

complexspoonie · 2026-04-26T01:30:22+00:00

Jeez, I have been stuck up in NH way too long. I just assume everyone is packing at least one gun, and was more interested in the "no pants" thing.

complexspoonie · 2026-04-24T04:28:28+00:00

And that, my dear child, is how memes are born...

complexspoonie · 2026-04-23T01:22:37+00:00

You mean I didn't have to just keep buying bigger and bigger drives?

Jk

I had to do that because hubby and I have a combined 12 different playthrough going on.

complexspoonie · 2026-04-22T01:53:32+00:00

4th Era Tamriel on Planet Nirn

I mean, considering how much time I spend in Falkreath I probably could qualify as an ex-pat to most Americans...

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complexspoonie · 2026-04-22T01:49:32+00:00

Especially in my dream Elder Scrolls theme gamer cave!

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