Is anyone else an atheist with BC besides me?

Thank you sweet people. Had the breast MRI today. No wonder they routinely screen with a mammogram at about 1/20th the time and so uncomplicated. I tried to count beeps, gave up after 600...they had me hooked up with an IV to perform some kind of chemical boost for a certain part of the imaging. sheesh - I really feel for anyone claustrophobic. years ago during a time of prolonged anxiety disorder I took Jon Kabat-zinn's classes which must now be all over N. america on stress reduction & relaxation- mindfulness meditation - and for most of this, when I couldn't count, I focused on my breath at the tip of my nose and was lucky enough to be able to be in the moment. All things change. Thank you JON -and he's from Mass., sunflowers. Bet you've taken the same course.

it's s0 parched here the grass is now crinkly golden and guess what? no ticks!! by now they'd be falling off my cats like blueberries ughghg!  you were right, Notself, it's too dry even for insects. Scary.

Hope you're all fidning a pleasant way to stay cool....

I usually get the earplugs from the drug store that are rated for the most noise

I have no idea what is going on...

Can someone please explain the Moderators' post?

Hi flannelette!  I am glad you are home safe and sound.  When do you expect the results?  I have been thinking of you often.

Yes, the Sunflowers ordeal stinks.  STINKS.  I am very sad about her banning and decision to not return even when they let her.  I hope someone somewhere changes their minds.

Claire

Evidently a few people have been posting under multiple identities and using these identities to use the report button against anyone they disagree with.  This site's software counts these multiple reports and after a certain number is hit, the reported person is banned.  There were some words given and received about the situation.  There were some hard feelings, but it appears that the moderators are getting on top of things.  It is now against forum rules to have multiple identities.  This rule is standard on most forums because of the trouble posters with multiple identities can cause.  Multiple identities are called sock puppets.

Moderators,

If I have overstepped my bounds by explaining this situation, please delete this post.

Hopefully, Sunflowers will decide to return after her ban is over.  It would be awfully sad to not see her bright yellow blossoms around here...

Yeah, it seemed that she was trying to answer someone's request for what thread was full of drama...you know, being nice enough to let someone else know what people were getting upset about and she mentioned the sock puppets in her response.  And when the mods wanted to know who the sock puppets were, she said she wasn't going to point any fingers...then she was banned. 

I don't pretend to know the full details, and there is always more to any story...but the mods haven't elaborated on Sunflower's banning, only Sunflowers has, so that is what I know. 

I also know that she has always been a wonderful member of the bco community, at least for me, and I will miss her.

As a witch, I believe the Earth has cycles of creation-destruction-recreation.  Ancient weather patterns have proven that the Earth is capable of extreme change - both warming- and cooling cycles - and it's all part of how things are meant to be.  Are we making an impact on that natural cycle?  I think so.  We need to be more careful of our environment because - as tough as the Earth is - She has her limits, I imagine.  But I, also, think that there are things that we cannot change because we are not meant to.

Thanks CLC & River Rat & Notself - sheesh, poor Sunflowers - if you are reading this - Come Back! you are so gentle! we miss you!

Ya, pathologist not there. Results whenever they do them - a week or 2? I really appreciate your comments re the ice water for HBP.  As of yesterday I'm on a beta blocker and ramipril courtesy of the anaesthtist, which is great as I've avoided going to my new dr. as he's kind of anal and not one I would have chosen but he's nearby. I have like a Pavlov's dog response to a bpcuff - the more it inflates, the more I do! Fom some dippy dr way in the past freaking out and immediately sending me to have an EKG. that was all it took. then it became my secret neurosis, or whatever...

by the way, no new primary, MRI showed good breast clear as a bell. that leaves metastasis or lymph cell angst, take your pick! really, sometimes black humour is a great way to cope.

and also, we are officially in a drought now. brown crinkle grass. Am so very glad we finally got a new, highly productive well. Up here, I can hardly see any black walnuts forming on the trees. Same in KS?

Ours too. The branches are drooping down to the flower beds, the oaks are heavy with acorns, crab apples weighing branches down. And it is so so dry!

I have been trying over the past bunch of years, to have more and more perennials that are drought tolerant. But plants that didn't seem to scorch out before are doing it now, even rudbeckia. I obviously need more mulch. More rain!

Pampas grass is tough to get rid of.  I had some that I dug out.  When ever a new shoot appeared, I dug that out.  It went on for years.  Finally, I prevailed.  It is strange to hear that it can be beaten by a drought.

I concurr that can be much like jrhigh-high school here.  My solution is simply not to read those who seem to desire to "start something." Sort of like a grown-up version of my school days approach which was to stick my head in a book and pretend I haven't heard a word.

flannelete, I'm sorry about the blood pressure mess.  my fingers remain crossed for a boring blocked gland thingy.

We are one of the few places NOT in a drought.  Good for our farmers, bad for the concept of summer, at least for most people.  It is very fallish gray outside my window and last night I had to get up and look for a blanket.

Do not talk to me of squirrels and nuts--we have lived in our house for coming on 5 years.  There is a giant hazelnut bush in the front yard.  This year, for the first time, it was simply covered in hazelnuts and I was plotting what to make--a batch of cookies? nuts for Christmas?  Daily I monitored their development, at one point even culling a few to use for making hazelnut liquor.  Then last week at some point I took my eye of the bush and WHOOOOOSSSSHHHHH the wretched squirrels snagged every single one.  I was so ticked on Saturday when I discovered it.  I am considering setting box traps--hazelnut fattened squirrel should be tasty right?---braised with some red wine?  we like rabbit in our house--whats the difference?    Such bad ideas from a women who is being a vegetarian for a month to support my Oldest in his thoughts about his food and what he eats.