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

I may take you up on that one day, Blue!

All of the news entertainment shows annoy me so I don't watch anymore.  I listen to NPR and local news on my way in to work, and that's it.

So happy for your good news, Glenna! 

Suzie - ouch.  Hope your back settles down.

So, my daughter calls me yesterday to say she's sick (feverish, queasy, just wants to sleep) and then calls me again later (twice!) in tears about how much work she has to do, all the due dates she's facing, how's she ever going to get it done, why did she get sick now, etc. etc.  I know she'll get through this, but it's so hard to hear your normally buoyant and upbeat and confident child so miserable.  It's her first real meltdown since she started college -- maybe she was overdue (second semester, sophomore year), but still . . . makes me wish she wasn't so far away.

Linda

Glenna,

Great news.  Congratulations.  Best wishes for continued improvement and mild side effects. 

Regarding smoking, my brother had oral surgery three years ago for cancer in part from smoking.  He also had radiation.  Well the second worse thing happened.  The bone at his radiation site died.  He has just undergone a mandibular free flap where they doctors take his fibula from his leg and use it to replace his jaw bone.  The surgery lasted 22 hours.  The recovery could take up to a year. If you can't get people to quit smoking, they should at least see a dentist who once a year does oral exams for cancer.  If the dentist does not pull on their lips and tongue, then they should change to a dentist who does perform oral cancer screenings.  

Wonderful news, Glenna!

Congratulations, Glenna! Sending more zapping and shrinking thoughts up I-95 toward Balmer!



Lewing, so sorry to hear about Katie's anxiety! Yep, I think her meltdown is probably overdue. Everyone I know (including me!) had their meltdown sometime freshman year. She will get through it because she is strong and you have given her excellent coping skills, and you are right there at her back. Things always look much worse when you don't feel well.



Suzie, sorry to hear about your back. Hope it gets better in a hurry and you don't relapse.



Dixie Chicks ... Oh yes, I remember. I will never forget. They exercised their First Amendment rights and were pilloried, threatened and ostracized for calling it like they saw it. And the right wing applauded and piled on, calling them traitors and worse. And those same RWNJs say filthy, vile things about the First Family (the Dixie Chicks never said a word about the Bush girls, let alone used racial or ethnic slurs to talk about them) and threaten their lives and then whine about having their free speech rights suppressed when the Secret Service knocks on their doors after the threats. I do not listen to Clear Channel radio stations (so I don't hear their sponsors' ads -- are you listening, sponsors?). When I travel, I look up Clear Channel radio stations and make sure I don't tune in.



Ah yes, C-PAC is here. Ugh. Better go get my rabies vaccination, an N95 mask and bleach. That will take care of most of the hazardous waste emanating from that gathering.



Health insurance company CEO pay - WTH do those people DO to be worth that much money? Let policyholders die?



L

WooHoo, Glenna! Doing the happy dance for you! 

I'm so glad I never smoked! I have somewhat of an addictive personality and doubt I'd ever have been able to stop. Of course a cancer scare can do wonders thwarting one's appetites.

Jeb Bush is scary. He's smarter than Dimson, has tons of money and is strongly connected with the Hispanic community. I think he will be their nominee in 2016. Hopefully the article is correct and his last name will be like an anchor around his neck, sinking any chance he has to take the WH.