“When his issues did finally make an appearance they were huge. He had back issues… he had micro-fiche.” Carolyn Hax
Mailing List Cattiness
Oh, excuse me! I didn’t know that I’m not allowed to point out bigotry if I happen to be part of the group against which the bigotry was directed. I’m chastened. Really. I’ll get on to changing that as soon…
Marvelous Day!
My beloved sambear was born on this day 37 years ago! I have to thank his biomom and his adoptive parents for bringing such an incredible person into the world.
Pain Levels
I talked about this issue a couple of years ago, but it was in a locked post. I’m repeating myself in some ways, but this time it’s public. I try not to whine TOO much. I hate whining. Pain is…
Must Not Shop!
The site that has the pain scale that I’ve found very useful has started carrying fibromyalgia t-shirts. I’d like the one with this poem on it MUCH better without the sappy graphic, but I suppose it’s appropriate: Grant me the…
Happy
sambear took an article I was writing for a school assignment off the printer and read it. He says he thought I was printing something I’d found in a magazine or newspaper somewhere!
What Would You Do If Ordered to Put Your Toddler On a 500-Calorie Diet?
The lock-up diet Although obesity has not yet been criminalised in the USA, it is possible to have your three-year-old child taken from you for the offence of ‘allowing’ her to become fat. That is the stark lesson of the…
Good Movie, Good Company
I’m the only person awake in the house. curiousmay9 is napping on the couch with kitties snuggled around her. She’s exhausted after her MRI this morning. sambear had yet another Dept. of Labor “orientation” and is napping in our bed.…
Connection Between Clutter and Depression
Interesting article: The Clutter-Depression Connection The state of my home is an instant clue to how I’m feeling. If I’m in a pain flare or very depressed (and they’re usually linked), things go downhill quickly. We’ve decluttered a LOT in…
Do You Freecycle?
The main Freecycle blog can now be read as freecycleblog.