Ember and I went to an appointment with a new doctor the other day.  When we walked into the room, we found this anatomy model, who looked like it had seen better days. The femur bone there was broken in half, taped together with duct tape to make it whole again. After the doctor comes in and we introduce ourselves, I gesture to the model and say " ( Read more... )

Got so many books from the library, their weight set off the front passenger side "no seat belt" alarm in my car.

Have a laugh at our expense. I was in the kitchen talking with my aunt while dinner was being made.  She put some butter in the microwave and set it to defrost to melt it. She turned it on and we were talking. All of a sudden.... BOOM... and splatters inside the microwave as we watched in horror.  The butter exploded in the microwave.  It was ( Read more... )

In relation to my previous post about zoanthids / palythoa and palytoxins in saltwater aquariums. Conversation between me and Mike.

Me:

Did your mother or Frank ever say anything about that saltwater tank thing with the zoanthids?

Mike:

Mom sent it to Frank, I think Frank just shrugged it off.

Me:

Of course he did, because he knows ( Read more... )

One way to prove to your new doctor that you have a quirky neurological system is to randomly demonstrate during your appointments ( Read more... )

First night using the psoriasis medications.  Had to wait for family to help with $400 to get them, and needed to wait till my aunt was home in the unlikely event I had a reaction to them. I haaaate the sensation of having medicinal stuff ( lotion, sunscreen, pain relief creams, ointments, etc ) smeared on me. I got used to using certain lotions ( Read more... )

I think Journey has this thing against orange objects. First it was the neighbor's orange-reddish garden hose. Then the traffic cone. Today it was Homer buckets at Home Depot.

Aaiiiieeee tooo excited and beaming not to post this update now. I can cheat a little, because Journey made 8 months old today. We have been working on the basic behavior shaping for him to retrieve objects for me, but he proved he is further along than I thought ( Read more... )

I've been meaning to share this one for a looong time, mwahaha. This little clip is sooooo funny, and thanks to being an avid lover and watcher of Stargate SG-1, when I first saw this I couldn't help but make puns along with Mike about Stargate's Teal'c.

So go take a peek and laugh! ( Big Black Guy Named Ben )Punning follows ( Read more... )

preyfar added me back. Spiffy. Welcome. nocky and mrrranda you were welcomed also in that post, but somehow or another the friggin code got mangled up and I just now realized it. So welcome! Welcome aaaalll ( Read more... )