I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

gardengumby

notself - thank-you for the links.  I would think that if computer screen give blue light, that TV screens would as well...  I'm going to suggest that he wear yellow tinted glasses when watching TV.  (I do the computer more, he does the TV more...  )

Linda - your dream stress reliever is funny to me because it so much matches what I have done .  When I divorced my 1st husband I did three things to relieve stress.  1.  I chopped wood.   2.  I went to the local tennis court and practiced my serve (every time I hit the ball I envisioned his face upon it)  and 3.  I went to the local goodwill store, and purchased as much cheap glassware as I could find.  Set up a garbage can with a lot of tarps around to catch flying glass pieces and then I shattered things with wild abandon.

Kam - he doesn't have heart disease - it's just me (and him) trying to be proactively careful.

QuinnCat

N-E-G-A-T-I-V-E !!!!!

Talk about stress relief - though I think I could still throw some pottery at your walls Linda.  Thanks guys - your support was so appreciative.   Sure was an exercise in something...I'll soon try to figure it out, totally. xox   

GG - as they say, heart disease is a lifelong adventure.  Well, "they" don't say it, but I just did.  Like you say, we just don't want to arrive at the point where we know we have it.

1Athena1

Hurrah!!!

pupmom

WooHoo Kam!! Happy dancing for your great news! Can I have my champaign now? 

pip57

Raw  eggs at the tree in your yard works well too.

QuinnCat

Champaign and Triffles for you Yorkie - my treat.  Now where do I buy those?

alexandria58

KAM -  now doing the happy but boring foxtrot in honor of you and Downton Abbey.  

RetiredLibby

Gonna go do the Happy Elliptical in an hour or so in honor of your good news, Kam! Now just doing the Happy Chair Wiggle!



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suzieq60

Kam - that's the BEST news - relax and enjoy

gardengumby

Great news, Kam!!!  Now go have a glass of wine to celebrate!!    (one of those we stowed in your backpack

1Athena1

Buffalo meat's cooked and I have a giraffe special. Some berries (I've been known to munch on them in lean times, but shhhhh!) for you veggies, so let me see your plates.....

Anonymous

Yeah, KAM!!!  So what WAS it?????

Contra indications for baby aspirin - wow, haven't heard of that b4.   What else is on that list besides Mac Degen.? Anybody know?

I have Early, early cataracts, and age may be a factor, but mostly I'm blaming Arimidex ;(

YramAL

So glad to hear the good news, Kam!

Mary

bluedahlia

Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

pupmom

QuinnCat

Sunny - all my MO said was "some surgical abnormality" and they're going to do more slides.  My MO knew I wanted a report asap, so she got a prelim report from the Pathologist.  I'd like to know too, for everyone's behoovement.  I'll see my PS on Monday, so probably will know more then.

QuinnCat

About the Post Office, to those on the other thread, the one and only reason the Post Office is in the trouble they are in is because of a lame duck session bill passed by Denny Hassert that required the post office to put enough money into their retirement account to pay for the retirement of postal workers not even born yet.  It's an ungodly amount of money...something like $5 billion a year and totally unnecessary (but I'm too tired to double check this).  This is what put them in the red and probably another plan to force privatization.

Belinda44

Yay for negative, Kam!  What a relief!

1Athena1

Ok. If I say I'm a lioness, then I'd better show some courage from time to time and disclose something of myself without fearing the worst, so here goes:

The reason why I am so extremely stressed and in need of attention, etc... is because I have three interviews tomorrow for a job. Generally, I would not be unduly stressed about such things, but this happens to be for the job I am already doing, and have been doing for 8 months,  which makes things awkward, IMO. I know why they are inviting other candidates - they HAVE to -- but it is still awkward. I felt as though people today were avoiding me. If I don't get chosen I will be unemployed, a disastrous situation to be in on the eve of a possible sequestration.  My anxiety rises by the moment. If I am rejected for the position, I will feel humilliated since I am the one doing it. Also, I would really like to qualify for health insurance - it isn't cheap paying for medical care by oneself.

And of course, stressors always come in groups, don't they.

So, point of anxiety number 2: I finally mustered up the courage to sign up for a dating service. I am working on my profile and trying to be as realistic as possible but having trouble. The alter ego who is helping me has a different view on this and wants me to (IMO) make the profile all rosy and perfect. I say no because people will find out the disaster they are dating soon enough - may as well break it to them in good prose, what.  I don't disclose medical information, of course, but I try to be humorous and disclose the less embarrassing taboos about me. When I post my photo I get winks, and photo likes, etc.... It becomes evident that nobody is reading the profile. When I take my photos OFF, all I hear are....crickets. So here I am, unsure of what to do, with (IMOI) spider webs growing in my vagina.

I have an admittedly annoying habit of erasing posts when I disclose something personal, so if you read this in time to see it, you got the scoop - and thank you for listening to a rant of self-pity!

Bartender - I'll have whatever you think I need. Make it a double.

208sandy

Wonderful news Kam - sleep well tonight!

alexandria58

Athena: just want to say, anytime you want to rant or roar, that's what we're here for.  (Didn't intend to rthyme, just came out.)

Wish we really could send drinks over the internet.

Fingers crossed for the interviews.  I've been there - having to interview for something I was already doing and doing well.  Even though they have to do it, it feels embarrassing. Good luck.

On dating - I've been out of this for so long, but ido  remember how anxiety producing it is.  Just remember, there have to be people to date who can recognize how remarkable you are.  All of us do.

crazy4carrots

Athena, listen to your alter ego!  I have several young friends and relatives who have found their "true loves" through internet dating services.  If they had let any "warts" show up at the earliest point, I'm sure they'd still be single.  As a test, look through the profiles of others on the site, and count how many have actually disclosed anything even slightly unfavourably.  My guess is that you could count them on one hand, with fingers left over!

As for the job interview, just remember that YOU are the one with the experience in that position.  YOU don't have to be trained; YOU are the expert!  Bonne chance, ma cherie!

Kam -- such great, great news!

QuinnCat

Athena - I can't advise you on either, but I sure know how smart and stylish you are and anything you write in a profile about yourself will be smashing prose that any intelligent man will appreciate, and I suspect you would only appreciate that type of man.  I can't speak to the job situation, but understand how discomforting your situation might be, and how ridiculous it is that we have to worry about healthcare insurance alongside a job.  I tend to agree with Linda on listening to your alter ego vis a vis the service...good advice Linda.

Thank you guys, again for your support and congrats.  Life is good.

Wabbit

Kam ... I've been busy and just peeking in off and on to check if you had any news.  Doing the happy dance that all is negative and boring and nothing of consequence!!!  It just really sucks that you had to be put through the trauma until you found that out for sure.  The universe owes you wine or chocolate or the vice of your choice I think.

Athena ... stress sucks   (((hugs)))

River_Rat

Kam, yay for good news!

Athena, good luck in all your endeavors! (in case you delete) I would say however that promoting your positive qualities is probably a good way to go.

I think it was Kam that mentioned the onus put on the postal service. I just ran across something that speaks of this. Those that don't trust can at least use this as a jumping off point to do some research,

"In 2006, the postal service generated a profit. That was the last time it did so, because in late 2006, a lame duck Congress passed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, which among other things forced the postal service to fund its retiree health benefit obligations 75 years into the future, and to do so within 10 years. Taking care of retirees is a good thing, and we've seen far too many workers expected to fill the gaps in pensions and health benefits underfunded through no fault of their own. I'm not arguing that the postal service should reverse course so far that it leaves its retirees without health care. But if you needed a single concrete example to demonstrate that this is a manufactured crisis, here it is: Congress put a burden on the postal service that no other government agency or private corporation faces, and when that causes or accelerates problems, it's taken as evidence of certain doom and the need to make deep cuts. According to Sen. Bernie Sanders, not someone who is going to argue for leaving retired workers in the lurch:

[T]he Postal Service should be released from the “onerous and unprecedented burden” of being forced to put $5.5 billion every year into its future retiree health benefits fund. Sanders’s office explains that “even if there are no further contributions from the post office, and if the fund simply collects 3.5 to 4 percent interest every year, that account will be fully funded in twenty-one years.” At the same time, the senator suggests, the postal service should be allowed to recover more than $13 billion in overpayments it has made to a federal retirement systems."

ananda8

Kam, Wonderful Boring News.

Athena, You are perfect for the job and of course they will select you!  You will find someone worthwhile to be with never fear on that account.

Don't forget to breathe.

bluedahlia

Belinda44

Athena, good luck!

suzieq60

Athena - try not to worry so much - you are the woman for the job. I understand you've been on contract in this position. So if they weren't happy with you you wouldn't still be there.

Working from home today after having to buy a new chlorinator for the pool - the man is installing it as I write. Only 2 days until we go to NZ

crazy4carrots

RR -- This whole US Postal Service issue has me baffled!  How on earth could such a stupid and unfair bill ever, ever get passed?  Sounds to me as though those who voted it through were eager to see the USPS go belly-up to help ensure that private enterprises would take over.  And WOW, would costs to ordinary citizens ever rise beyond belief!

As I understand it, the USPS doesn't cost the federal government one red cent, so why on earth does the gov't have any say whatsoever in how it's managed???

BTW, our Cdn postal service withdrew Saturday delivery several years ago.  It's no big deal, folks!