If you’re anywhere close to my age, you probably remember comedian George Carlin. He had a routine called something like “The 7 Words you can’t say on TV.” He’d have to update it today, because I think I’ve heard at least 5 of them on shows on a routine basis. But I digress . . [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Spam Guarantee
Posted in Day to day, General, Health, Life, Weight loss on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Drowning in the Sea of CCF Advertising
Posted in Christian, Day to day, General, Lakota, Lakota friends, Life on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s no secret I’m critical of advertising. Two things really set me off, though. One is advertising that is stupid or demeaning of someone. The other is advertising “overkill” – seeing the same or similar ads from the same company constantly.
There was a time when Christian Children’s Fund advertising did neither of these, at least [...]
I’m So Worried About My Bi-Polar Daughter
Posted in Bi-Polar Disorder, Day to day, Family, General, Health, Life on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Let me state right up front that I am not like my mother when I say I’m worried about my daughter. I have just cause to be concerned. I’m not just worrying for the fun of coming up with all the bad things that could happen to her. I’m worrying based on experience.
My daughter is [...]
Hodge Podge
Posted in Day to day, Family history, Fibromyalgia, General, Health, Life, Spiritual on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been having a lot of disconnected things I’ve been thinking about, so I decided to throw them all into one post. After all, what’s the point of being eclectic if you can’t write about more than one topic.
I have a doctor’s appointment today – the gynecologist. How’s that for a great way to start [...]
Energy Crisis
Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Day to day, Family, Fibromyalgia, General, Health, Life on February 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
No, not the global energy crisis. Mine! I am missing two kinds of energy – mental and physical. I often have one or the other missing – fibromyalgia will do that to you. But not often are they both missing at the same time.
The physical energy seems to be in short supply rather than having [...]
Being Brave
Posted in Day to day, Family, General, Health, Life on February 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I just wrote about visiting my friend yesterday in the same hospital where my mother died a few weeks ago – over 500 words.
Somewhere between spellcheck and publish, all but one paragraph disappeared. I can’t go through all that remembering again. There would be too much pain to try to reconstruct it. Never mind trying [...]
Voices in the Supermarket
Posted in Day to day, General, Health, Life, Weight loss on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We had to go grocery shopping Tuesday night. After a weekend away, the cupboard was nearly bare. Not as bad as if Jack Sprat and his wife had been visiting, but close.
We made sure we ate dinner before we went to the market. I will not go to the market on an empty stomach if [...]
Nasty little “travel fairies” strike again
Posted in Day to day, Fibromyalgia, General, Life, Travel, Vacation on February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Right now I’m home, in my jammies with everything put away. It’s time to sort mail, deciding what to keep, what to shred and what to send to recycling. It’s straightforward. The TV is on and my husband is beginning his recovery from hockey withdrawal with a game from Los Angeles against the Phoenix Coyotes. I’m trying [...]
Day 3 of Hilton Head Vacation
Posted in Day to day, Family, General, Life, Travel, Vacation on February 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Day 3 of this trip started off very much like day 2 – a quiet breakfast (grits instead of oatmeal) and a long (1.5+ mile) walk on the beach, in the opposite direction of course. I really enjoy walking on this beach and would probably do it most days if I lived here. It’s a [...]
Day 2 of Hilton Head Vacation
Posted in Day to day, General, Life, Travel, Vacation on February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dawn rose pink and beautiful over the Atlantic Ocean this morning. We left the heavy drapes open last night, with only the sheers closed, so that we could wake up with the natural light. We did. I lunged for my camera to capture the sun rising in its bright red splendor.
I don’t know if you’ve [...]
