On my way home for lunch the question popped into my head why so many adults (myself included) were/are so enchanted by Harry Potter ( Read more... )

Originally posted by huinare at Non-Violent Communication in Barad-Dûr
It was inevitable that something like this brief satircal thingy would issue from my brain, but it didn’t seriously occur to me to post it until I noticed Pandemonium had recently had a birthday.

Happy-somewhat-belated-birthday, Pandë!

( Voici. )

I work for a chamber of commerce in a small town in Florida and we get strange questions and rude callers all the time, but some just leave me puzzled - like the lady yesterday ( Read more... )

... when you receive an invitation to a backyard party that asks you to bring "your favorite weapon(s)".

Just wanted to let everybody know that I'm still around! Spent two weeks with my mom Christmas. She had her second round of chemo and was very weak at times. She has lost quite a bit of weight and I hope the doctors will send her to a health spa for rehab for a couple of weeks. Soon.

My stepson has moved in with his girlfriend who gave birth to ( Read more... )

We lost Ted Kennedy, cornerstone of healthcare reform in the U.S. :-(

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHVwrCzRUX0

Personally, I think a public health insurance plan is not going to accomplish anything as long as patients still have to deal with no co-pays, deductibles, out-of-pocket expenses, limited provider networks, and lifetime benefits caps.

Another reason why medical conditions are a major contributor to personal ( Read more... )

On my way back home from a friend's house Sunday evening I passed an 18-wheeler in the middle lane whose driver had forgotten to switch off his turn signal. I made sure I was at a safe distance before I slipped into his lane and kept my signal on.

After a few seconds he switched off the blinker and flashed his high beams at me, which I took to mean ( Read more... )

G., my husband, is still in the hospital. They fed him some broth, jello, and cranberry juice Saturday but put him back on water only after noon because they're planning to do a colonoscopy some time today... nobody knows exactly when because as per yesterday evening they had been unable to get a hold of a gastroenterologist. - There's your " ( Read more... )

My husband has been having stomach problems and diarrhea on and off since last Sunday and last night it got so bad that he was passing blood, so he went to the ER this morning (without telling me; he didn't want to wake me up, the dolt. WTF?? Men!!!). They did a CT scan and detected an acute inflammation in his upper intestines. There was talk of ( Read more... )