....of being sick and tired.

Getting over a UTI, but the cipro that's kicking the infection's ass
makes me nauseous and headachey. It's been so cold and dry that I'm
having nose bleeds, there's not enough body lotion in the world to keep
me from itching, and, to add insult to injury, it makes my hair frizz.

Scully's got a bladder infection, too (how's that for weird?), Zane is
ticking like a time bomb for lack of exercise and Cooper has already
gotten his ass kicked twice this week for following Zane around making
rude subvocal noises and eyeballing. He has short man's syndrome (and
possibly a death wish). I'd say hah, serves you right except both times
he peed all over himself and had to have a bath.

I need it to be spring, goddamnit! I want to sink my hands into warm
dirt and pat mulch around tomato plants. I want the aroma of new mown
grass in my nose as I push the mower for the first time over the
frost-heaved sod. I want the sun on my shoulders and the smell of
coconut oil. I want to go to bed with wet hair and wake up with ringlets.

Is that really so much to ask?

And, barring that, could I at least have some cheese and crackers with
my whine?

"Kathleen" ha scritto nel messaggio > ...of being sick and tired.
>
> Getting over a UTI, but the cipro that's kicking the infection's ass makes
> me nauseous and headachey. It's been so cold and dry that I'm > having
> nose bleeds, there's not enough body lotion in the world to keep > me from
> itching, and, to add insult to injury, it makes my hair frizz.
> I need it to be spring, goddamnit! I want to sink my hands into warm >
> dirt and pat mulch around tomato plants. I want the aroma of new mown
> grass in my nose as I push the mower for the first time over the
> frost-heaved sod. I want the sun on my shoulders and the smell of coconut
> oil. I want to go to bed with wet hair and wake up with ringlets.
>
> Is that really so much to ask?

I suspect that someone in a warmer climate would welcome the help, Kathleen,
and they might even let you sleep in the garage.

On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:20:43 -0600, Kathleen
> wrote:

>...of being sick and tired.
>
>Getting over a UTI, but the cipro that's kicking the infection's ass
>makes me nauseous and headachey. It's been so cold and dry that I'm
>having nose bleeds, there's not enough body lotion in the world to keep
>me from itching, and, to add insult to injury, it makes my hair frizz.

Please let your doctor know about those side-effects. Especially the
itching. You may be allergic to Cipro. Crash is.

>Scully's got a bladder infection, too (how's that for weird?), Zane is
>ticking like a time bomb for lack of exercise and Cooper has already
>gotten his ass kicked twice this week for following Zane around making
>rude subvocal noises and eyeballing. He has short man's syndrome (and
>possibly a death wish). I'd say hah, serves you right except both times
>he peed all over himself and had to have a bath.
>
>I need it to be spring, goddamnit! I want to sink my hands into warm
>dirt and pat mulch around tomato plants. I want the aroma of new mown
>grass in my nose as I push the mower for the first time over the
>frost-heaved sod. I want the sun on my shoulders and the smell of
>coconut oil. I want to go to bed with wet hair and wake up with ringlets.
>
>Is that really so much to ask?

Those all seem like reasonable requests to me.

>And, barring that, could I at least have some cheese and crackers with
>my whine?

I will e-mail you some Gouda and Town House crackers. Is that gouda
for you?

Carol

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> On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:20:43 -0600, Kathleen
> > wrote:

>
>>Cooper has already
>> gotten his ass kicked twice this week for following Zane around making
>> rude subvocal noises and eyeballing. He has short man's syndrome (and
>> possibly a death wish). I'd say hah, serves you right except both times
>> he peed all over himself and had to have a bath.
>>



I think I missed something here--is Cooper a husband or dog?

gloria p

Gloria P wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:20:43 -0600, Kathleen
>> > wrote:
>
>
>>
>>> Cooper has already gotten his ass kicked twice this week for
>>> following Zane around making rude subvocal noises and eyeballing. He
>>> has short man's syndrome (and possibly a death wish). I'd say hah,
>>> serves you right except both times he peed all over himself and had
>>> to have a bath.
>>>
>
>
>
> I think I missed something here--is Cooper a husband or dog?

Dog.

I'll admit to being a height/brain bigot when it comes to spouses.
Dinky dumbasses need not apply, no positions currently available,
applications will be kept on file for 1 year.

>I need it to be spring, goddamnit!

Yeah, this is getting old. 25 below zero yesterday with wind chill.
At least we'll get some melting this weekend.

It's weird that my Bradford Pears didn't lose their leaves this year.

wrote:
>
>>I need it to be spring, goddamnit!
>
>
> Yeah, this is getting old. 25 below zero yesterday with wind chill.
> At least we'll get some melting this weekend.
>
> It's weird that my Bradford Pears didn't lose their leaves this year.

Here either. They just went dark and crisp.

Kathleen wrote:
> ...of being sick and tired.
>
> Getting over a UTI, but the cipro that's kicking the infection's ass
> makes me nauseous and headachey. It's been so cold and dry that I'm
> having nose bleeds, there's not enough body lotion in the world to keep
> me from itching, and, to add insult to injury, it makes my hair frizz.
>
> Scully's got a bladder infection, too (how's that for weird?), Zane is
> ticking like a time bomb for lack of exercise and Cooper has already
> gotten his ass kicked twice this week for following Zane around making
> rude subvocal noises and eyeballing. He has short man's syndrome (and
> possibly a death wish). I'd say hah, serves you right except both times
> he peed all over himself and had to have a bath.
>
> I need it to be spring, goddamnit! I want to sink my hands into warm
> dirt and pat mulch around tomato plants. I want the aroma of new mown
> grass in my nose as I push the mower for the first time over the
> frost-heaved sod. I want the sun on my shoulders and the smell of
> coconut oil. I want to go to bed with wet hair and wake up with ringlets.
>
> Is that really so much to ask?
>
> And, barring that, could I at least have some cheese and crackers with
> my whine?
>
>
I feel your pain; the end of May -- tomato-planting time in my zone --
can't get here fast enough for me

Hope you feel better soon!

"Kathleen" > wrote in message
news
> ...of being sick and tired.
>
> Getting over a UTI, but the cipro that's kicking the infection's ass makes
> me nauseous and headachey. It's been so cold and dry that I'm having nose
> bleeds, there's not enough body lotion in the world to keep me from
> itching, and, to add insult to injury, it makes my hair frizz.
>
> Scully's got a bladder infection, too (how's that for weird?), Zane is
> ticking like a time bomb for lack of exercise and Cooper has already
> gotten his ass kicked twice this week for following Zane around making
> rude subvocal noises and eyeballing. He has short man's syndrome (and
> possibly a death wish). I'd say hah, serves you right except both times
> he peed all over himself and had to have a bath.
>
> I need it to be spring, goddamnit! I want to sink my hands into warm dirt
> and pat mulch around tomato plants. I want the aroma of new mown grass in
> my nose as I push the mower for the first time over the frost-heaved sod.
> I want the sun on my shoulders and the smell of coconut oil. I want to go
> to bed with wet hair and wake up with ringlets.
>
> Is that really so much to ask?
>
> And, barring that, could I at least have some cheese and crackers with my
> whine?

For me after several days on Cipro everything starts to taste bad.

I find brushing ones tongue helps greatly.

Dimitri

Dimitri wrote:

> For me after several days on Cipro everything starts to taste bad.

Yeah. And I called the office and they're like, "Are you experiencing
shortness of breath or hives?"

"Well, no. I just throw up every so often, especially when I try to
brush my teeth, everything tastes like ass, and I've had a headache for
four days."

"Oh, well then, that's pretty much normal, you've only got another day
and a half of the med, just stay with it."

I don't have a UTI but a severe cold/bronchitis - for the third time this
winter season. Damm - and it's my birthday. 4th year in a row I've been
sick on my birthday.

Jan

Learn something new every day
As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying

"Kathleen" > wrote in message
...
> Dimitri wrote:
>
>> For me after several days on Cipro everything starts to taste bad.
>
> Yeah. And I called the office and they're like, "Are you experiencing
> shortness of breath or hives?"
>
> "Well, no. I just throw up every so often, especially when I try to brush
> my teeth, everything tastes like ass, and I've had a headache for four
> days."
>
> "Oh, well then, that's pretty much normal, you've only got another day and
> a half of the med, just stay with it."


That sounds right Cipro is a pretty powerful antibiotic.

When you're done you might think about or ask your doctor having some live
culture yoghurt to re-establish your natural flora.

http://www.womentowomen.com/digestio...robiotics.aspx

Dimitri

JonquilJan wrote:
> I don't have a UTI but a severe cold/bronchitis - for the third time this
> winter season. Damm - and it's my birthday. 4th year in a row I've been
> sick on my birthday.
>
> Jan
>
> Learn something new every day
> As long as you are learning, you are living
> When you stop learning, you start dying
>
>

That is what I had a few weeks ago. It was never really bad, but it
lingered. Then my wife got it, and hers was a lot worse than mine.

Dave Smith wrote:

> JonquilJan wrote:

>> I don't have a UTI but a severe cold/bronchitis - for the third time
>> this winter season. Damm - and it's my birthday. 4th year in a row
>> I've been sick on my birthday.

> That is what I had a few weeks ago. It was never really bad, but it
> lingered. Then my wife got it, and hers was a lot worse than mine.

Dang. I had a nasty cold and thought I was in the clear ... then
I immediately came down with bronchitis. I finally went to the
doctor for antibiotics. This stuff lingers, and enough is enough.

Didn't know everyone was sick with the same crud.

nancy

Yes! Check out the allergy to Cipro (sulfa). I didn't discover my
allergy to sulfa drugs until I was over thirty. I took Cipro for ten
days and the UTI went away but I just got sicker and sicker until I
felt like I had acid in my blood vessels and I broke out in hives -
everywhere. Including the inside of my mouth. My doctor wouldn't let
me give - administer it to my daughter a couple of years later!
Check it out. Cortisone will help but the more Cipro you've taken, the
sicker you'll get.
Lynn in Fargo

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> JonquilJan wrote:
>
>>> I don't have a UTI but a severe cold/bronchitis - for the third time
>>> this winter season. Damm - and it's my birthday. 4th year in a row
>>> I've been sick on my birthday.
>
>> That is what I had a few weeks ago. It was never really bad, but it
>> lingered. Then my wife got it, and hers was a lot worse than mine.
>
> Dang. I had a nasty cold and thought I was in the clear ... then
> I immediately came down with bronchitis. I finally went to the doctor for
> antibiotics. This stuff lingers, and enough is enough.
>
> Didn't know everyone was sick with the same crud.
>
> nancy

Bummer - sorry to hear you're UNDER THE WEATHER>

Dimitri

I was speaking to a friend in Boston - based upon this winter he's stopped
believing in Global Warming.

DC

Dimitri wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> Dang. I had a nasty cold and thought I was in the clear ... then
>> I immediately came down with bronchitis. I finally went to the
>> doctor for antibiotics. This stuff lingers, and enough is enough.
>>
>> Didn't know everyone was sick with the same crud.

> Bummer - sorry to hear you're UNDER THE WEATHER>

Thank you! I think I might not sleep in a recliner tonight for
the first time in over a week, so I think I've turned the corner.

> I was speaking to a friend in Boston - based upon this winter he's
> stopped believing in Global Warming.

Man, it hit the 20s today, again. It's been a very cold winter.

Not where you are, of course. Heh. Lucky you.

nancy

On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 15:24:37 -0800 (PST), Lynn from Fargo
> wrote:

>Yes! Check out the allergy to Cipro (sulfa). I didn't discover my
>allergy to sulfa drugs until I was over thirty. I took Cipro for ten
>days and the UTI went away but I just got sicker and sicker until I
>felt like I had acid in my blood vessels and I broke out in hives -
>everywhere. Including the inside of my mouth. My doctor wouldn't let
>me give - administer it to my daughter a couple of years later!
>Check it out. Cortisone will help but the more Cipro you've taken, the
>sicker you'll get.
>Lynn in Fargo


There is no relationship between Cipro and sulfa. Cipro is a
cephalexin and sulfa is a sulfonamide.

That is not to say you cannot be allergic to both.

There is a higher incidence of allergy to cephalexins if penicillin
allergy is present, though.

Boron

On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 16:55:02 -0500, "JonquilJan" >
wrote:

>I don't have a UTI but a severe cold/bronchitis - for the third time this
>winter season. Damm - and it's my birthday. 4th year in a row I've been
>sick on my birthday.

That's terrible! I hope you can make the most of a bad situation and
find some joy today. Feel better soon!

Carol

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On Feb 5, 6:10*pm, Boron Elgar > wrote:
> On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 15:24:37 -0800 (PST), Lynn from Fargo
>
> > wrote:
> >Yes! Check out the allergy to Cipro (sulfa). *I *didn't discover my
> >allergy to sulfa drugs until *I was over thirty. *I took Cipro for ten
> >days and the UTI went away but I just got sicker and sicker until I
> >felt like I had acid in my blood vessels and I broke out in hives -
> >everywhere. Including the inside of my mouth. *My doctor wouldn't let
> >me give - administer it to my daughter a couple of years later!
> >Check it out. Cortisone will help but the more Cipro you've taken, the
> >sicker you'll get.
> >Lynn in Fargo
>
> There is no relationship between Cipro and sulfa. *Cipro is a
> cephalexin and sulfa *is a sulfonamide.
>
> That is not to say you cannot be allergic to both.
>
> There is a higher incidence of allergy to cephalexins if penicillin
> allergy is present, though.
>
> Boron

Wait! it was Septra! Ask me about psychopharmacology ;-)
Thanks, Boron!

Lynn in Fargo
With the 7 dwarves: Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, Xanax, Effexor and
Wellbutrin

Dimitri wrote:
>
>
>>
>> Dang. I had a nasty cold and thought I was in the clear ... then
>> I immediately came down with bronchitis. I finally went to the doctor
>> for antibiotics. This stuff lingers, and enough is enough.
>>
>> Didn't know everyone was sick with the same crud.
>>
>> nancy
>
> Bummer - sorry to hear you're UNDER THE WEATHER>
>
> Dimitri
>
> I was speaking to a friend in Boston - based upon this winter he's
> stopped believing in Global Warming.


A friend sent me an email with a picture of a global warming protest
....hundreds of little snowmen :-)

This has been a very cold and snowy winter for us. We don't usually have
snow on the ground for more than a few weeks. It comes and then melts
away. It started snowing just before Christmas and it has snowed almost
every day since then, and it hasn't melted much. It is still up to my
knees in the back yard. It is supposed to warm up this weekend. I
suppose that will just cause a lot of flooding.

Dimitri wrote:
>
> "Kathleen" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Dimitri wrote:
>>
>>> For me after several days on Cipro everything starts to taste bad.
>>
>>
>> Yeah. And I called the office and they're like, "Are you experiencing
>> shortness of breath or hives?"
>>
>> "Well, no. I just throw up every so often, especially when I try to
>> brush my teeth, everything tastes like ass, and I've had a headache
>> for four days."
>>
>> "Oh, well then, that's pretty much normal, you've only got another day
>> and a half of the med, just stay with it."
>
>
>
> That sounds right Cipro is a pretty powerful antibiotic.
>
> When you're done you might think about or ask your doctor having some
> live culture yoghurt to re-establish your natural flora.
>
> http://www.womentowomen.com/digestio...robiotics.aspx
>
> Dimitri

Dude, I eat homemade yogurt with active cultures every day.

On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 15:24:37 -0800 (PST), Lynn from Fargo
> wrote:

>Yes! Check out the allergy to Cipro (sulfa). I didn't discover my
>allergy to sulfa drugs until I was over thirty. I took Cipro for ten
>days and the UTI went away but I just got sicker and sicker until I
>felt like I had acid in my blood vessels and I broke out in hives -
>everywhere. Including the inside of my mouth. My doctor wouldn't let
>me give - administer it to my daughter a couple of years later!
>Check it out. Cortisone will help but the more Cipro you've taken, the
>sicker you'll get.

Crash had what I can only describe as a violent, head-to-toe itch for
a full week *after* he stopped taking that stuff.

Carol

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On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 17:31:07 -0800 (PST), Lynn from Fargo
> wrote:

>Lynn in Fargo
>With the 7 dwarves: Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, Xanax, Effexor and
>Wellbutrin

ROFLMAO! I hear ya, sistah!

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Nancy Young wrote:
> Dimitri wrote:

>
>> I was speaking to a friend in Boston - based upon this winter he's
>> stopped believing in Global Warming.
>
> Man, it hit the 20s today, again. It's been a very cold winter.
>
> Not where you are, of course. Heh. Lucky you.
>
> nancy


We've had maybe 10 days of frigid weather all winter but
an incredible number in the 60s and 70s in the Denver area.
But winter isn't over reliably here until late May.

Lots of snow in the mountains just 90 miles away, however.

gloria p

"Giusi" > wrote in
:

I want
>> the aroma of new mown grass in my nose as I push the mower for the
>> first time over the frost-heaved sod. I want the sun on my shoulders
>> and the smell of coconut oil. I want to go to bed with wet hair and
>> wake up with ringlets.
>>
>> Is that really so much to ask?
>
> I suspect that someone in a warmer climate would welcome the help,
> Kathleen, and they might even let you sleep in the garage.
>
>

Great idea!

My lawn very badly needs mowing. They're forecasting 42C (about 108F) for
Saturday and 44C (111F) for Sunday.

Just let me know which day you'll be arriving so I can blow up the air
mattress for you (it's a queen size!).... :-)


--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

On Feb 6, 10:24*am, "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
(snip).
>
> A friend who lives in Denver is constantly sending us who live back in the
> COLD East (Chicawgo, Cleveland...) pix that he's taken of your WARM weather
> to taunt us. *Just this morning he sent a bunch, e.g. "Here I am on my
> balcony in shorts and t-shirt enjoying my lunch...notice I've pulled all the
> houseplants out so they can get some nice sun...here are my kitties sunning
> themselves...notice the beautiful mountains in the background...oh, and the
> humidity is so very low, it's delightful...".
>
> --
> Best
> Greg
==============================

Yay! It's coming our way. Monday below zero, Wednesday in the
thirties!
Lynn in Fargo

Gloria P wrote:

> Nancy Young wrote:
> > Dimitri wrote:
>
> >
> >> I was speaking to a friend in Boston - based upon this winter he's
> >> stopped believing in Global Warming.
> >
> > Man, it hit the 20s today, again. It's been a very cold winter.
> >
> > Not where you are, of course. Heh. Lucky you.
> >
> > nancy
>
>
> We've had maybe 10 days of frigid weather all winter but
> an incredible number in the 60s and 70s in the Denver area.
> But winter isn't over reliably here until late May.
>
> Lots of snow in the mountains just 90 miles away, however.
>


A friend who lives in Denver is constantly sending us who live back in the
COLD East (Chicawgo, Cleveland...) pix that he's taken of your WARM weather
to taunt us. Just this morning he sent a bunch, e.g. "Here I am on my
balcony in shorts and t-shirt enjoying my lunch...notice I've pulled all the
houseplants out so they can get some nice sun...here are my kitties sunning
themselves...notice the beautiful mountains in the background...oh, and the
humidity is so very low, it's delightful...".


--
Best
Greg

In article >,
"JonquilJan" > wrote:

> I don't have a UTI but a severe cold/bronchitis - for the third time this
> winter season. Damm - and it's my birthday. 4th year in a row I've been
> sick on my birthday.
>
> Jan

A good therapist might be able to help you figure out why you're sick on
your birthday. It should be a time of celebration.

Have some chicken soup. A lit candle in it would probably be
extinguished, though, unless there was a layer of chicken fat on top of
soup, in which case you might wind up with singed nose hairs.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
http://gallery.me.com/barbschaller/100041
-- a woman my age shouldn't
have this much fun!

Rhonda Anderson wrote:

> "Giusi" > wrote in
> :
>
> I want
>
>>>the aroma of new mown grass in my nose as I push the mower for the
>>>first time over the frost-heaved sod. I want the sun on my shoulders
>>>and the smell of coconut oil. I want to go to bed with wet hair and
>>>wake up with ringlets.
>>>
>>>Is that really so much to ask?
>>
>>I suspect that someone in a warmer climate would welcome the help,
>>Kathleen, and they might even let you sleep in the garage.
>>
>>
>
>
> Great idea!
>
> My lawn very badly needs mowing. They're forecasting 42C (about 108F) for
> Saturday and 44C (111F) for Sunday.
>
> Just let me know which day you'll be arriving so I can blow up the air
> mattress for you (it's a queen size!).... :-)
>
>

Only if I can bring my dogs. But, if you have your garden site laid
out, I can show them the area, tell them "NO DIGGING" and you won't even
have to rent a rototiller.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> "JonquilJan" > wrote:
>
>> I don't have a UTI but a severe cold/bronchitis - for the third time
>> this winter season. Damm - and it's my birthday. 4th year in a row
>> I've been sick on my birthday.
>>
>> Jan
>
> A good therapist might be able to help you figure out why you're sick
> on your birthday. It should be a time of celebration.
>
> Have some chicken soup. A lit candle in it would probably be
> extinguished, though, unless there was a layer of chicken fat on top
> of soup, in which case you might wind up with singed nose hairs.

BARB!!!!!!!!!! LOL

Kathleen wrote:
> Rhonda Anderson wrote:
>> Just let me know which day you'll be arriving so I can blow up the
>> air mattress for you (it's a queen size!).... :-)
>>
>>
>
> Only if I can bring my dogs. But, if you have your garden site laid
> out, I can show them the area, tell them "NO DIGGING" and you won't
> even have to rent a rototiller.

hahahahaha

In article >,
"Ophelia" > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "JonquilJan" > wrote:
> >
> >> I don't have a UTI but a severe cold/bronchitis - for the third time
> >> this winter season. Damm - and it's my birthday. 4th year in a row
> >> I've been sick on my birthday.
> >>
> >> Jan
> >
> > A good therapist might be able to help you figure out why you're sick
> > on your birthday. It should be a time of celebration.
> >
> > Have some chicken soup. A lit candle in it would probably be
> > extinguished, though, unless there was a layer of chicken fat on top
> > of soup, in which case you might wind up with singed nose hairs.
>
> BARB!!!!!!!!!! LOL

Well, it's twoo! If the fat on the soup catches fire, there'll be a
regular conflagration, I tell ye.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
http://gallery.me.com/barbschaller/100041
-- a woman my age shouldn't
have this much fun!

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> "Ophelia" > wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> "JonquilJan" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't have a UTI but a severe cold/bronchitis - for the third
>>>> time this winter season. Damm - and it's my birthday. 4th year
>>>> in a row I've been sick on my birthday.
>>>>
>>>> Jan
>>>
>>> A good therapist might be able to help you figure out why you're
>>> sick on your birthday. It should be a time of celebration.
>>>
>>> Have some chicken soup. A lit candle in it would probably be
>>> extinguished, though, unless there was a layer of chicken fat on top
>>> of soup, in which case you might wind up with singed nose hairs.
>>
>> BARB!!!!!!!!!! LOL
>
> Well, it's twoo! If the fat on the soup catches fire, there'll be a
> regular conflagration, I tell ye.

Best not light the candle then)))

On Feb 6, 1:59*pm, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
> In article >,
>
>
>
> *"Ophelia" > wrote:
> > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > > In article >,
> > > "JonquilJan" > wrote:
>
> > >> I don't have a UTI but a severe cold/bronchitis - for the third time
> > >> this winter season. *Damm - and it's my birthday. *4th year in a row
> > >> I've been sick on my birthday.
>
> > >> Jan
>
> > > A good therapist might be able to help you figure out why you're sick
> > > on your birthday. *It should be a time of celebration.
>
> > > Have some chicken soup. *A lit candle in it would probably be
> > > extinguished, though, unless there was a layer of chicken fat on top
> > > of soup, in which case you might wind up with singed nose hairs.
>
> > BARB!!!!!!!!!! LOL
>
> Well, it's twoo! *If the fat on the soup catches fire, there'll be a
> regular conflagration, I tell ye. *

A layer of vermouth on top might be nice as well. Soup de poulette
flambe!

maxine in ri

In article >,
Kathleen > wrote:


> > In article >,
> > "JonquilJan" > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I don't have a UTI but a severe cold/bronchitis - for the third time this
> >>winter season. Damm - and it's my birthday. 4th year in a row I've been
> >>sick on my birthday.

> My sister was always sick on her birthday and for Halloween. Late
> October in Missouri is a brutal time for asthmatics. I have pictures of
> the poor kid wearing a halloween mask over an oxygen mask in a hospital bed.

> Personally, I suspect that sis got better because she outgrew her
> asthma, our mom got better because she quit smoking (which no doubt also
> benefited sis)

Tracking this stuff down is sometimes hard. My BIL (wife's sister's
husband) always got sick on vacation. This happened for years. They
usually went camping, so he figured it was something about that. He
finally had a long talk with his sister, who has problems with wheat (or
maybe gluten), and she suggested a food problem. Well, he didn't eat
anything different. They kept talking, and he finally realized that the
only time he drank beer was on vacation! So he gave up beer, and he
wasn't sick on vacation anymore!

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "JonquilJan" > wrote:
>
> > I don't have a UTI but a severe cold/bronchitis - for the third time
this
> > winter season. Damm - and it's my birthday. 4th year in a row I've
been
> > sick on my birthday.
> >
> > Jan
>
> A good therapist might be able to help you figure out why you're sick on
> your birthday. It should be a time of celebration.
>
> Have some chicken soup. A lit candle in it would probably be
> extinguished, though, unless there was a layer of chicken fat on top of
> soup, in which case you might wind up with singed nose hairs.
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ

Well this year and last it has been bronchitis - and I am one of many in the
area who is struggling. The year before it was an allergic reaction to a
prescribed medication. The previous year, I was struggling after what was
initially diagnosed as a mini stroke (but never proved).

I'm doing better today. Trouble mainly with breathing!!

JonquilJan

Learn something new every day
As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying

maxine in ri > wrote in message
...
On Feb 6, 1:59 pm, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
> In article >,
>
>
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote:
> > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > > In article >,
> > > "JonquilJan" > wrote:
>
> > >> I don't have a UTI but a severe cold/bronchitis - for the third time
> > >> this winter season. Damm - and it's my birthday. 4th year in a row
> > >> I've been sick on my birthday.
>
> > >> Jan
>
> > > A good therapist might be able to help you figure out why you're sick
> > > on your birthday. It should be a time of celebration.
>
> > > Have some chicken soup. A lit candle in it would probably be
> > > extinguished, though, unless there was a layer of chicken fat on top
> > > of soup, in which case you might wind up with singed nose hairs.
>
> > BARB!!!!!!!!!! LOL
>
> Well, it's twoo! If the fat on the soup catches fire, there'll be a
> regular conflagration, I tell ye.

A layer of vermouth on top might be nice as well. Soup de poulette
flambe!

maxine in ri


The vermouth would never make it to the soup. I do like cooking with wine -
sometimes I even put it in the food. (thank you Julia Childs)

JonquilJan

Learn something new every day
As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying

Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
>
> A friend who lives in Denver is constantly sending us who live back in the
> COLD East (Chicawgo, Cleveland...) pix that he's taken of your WARM weather
> to taunt us. Just this morning he sent a bunch, e.g. "Here I am on my
> balcony in shorts and t-shirt enjoying my lunch...notice I've pulled all the
> houseplants out so they can get some nice sun...here are my kitties sunning
> themselves...notice the beautiful mountains in the background...oh, and the
> humidity is so very low, it's delightful...".
>
>


He's been pretty right this winter. We've had quite a few days
when it reached 70.

Evidently he doesn't send you photos of the blizzards we get in
"upslope" conditions.

Those storms circle around and come from the southeast, picking
up loads of moisture from the Gulf. The storm system slams into the
foothills and stays around for days because it doesn't have the force to
climb up the mountains. Those are the ones that bring 3 to 4 feet of
snow. We get in weather patterns when we get 2 or 3 of those in a year,
then nothing for a while. The last big one was last spring. There was
a huge one in March 2003 and a few days before Christmas 2006.

Remind your friend "it ain't all beer and skittles" living here.

gloria p
who misses the ocean

Kathleen > wrote in
:

> Rhonda Anderson wrote:
>

>>
>> My lawn very badly needs mowing. They're forecasting 42C (about 108F)
>> for Saturday and 44C (111F) for Sunday.
>>
>> Just let me know which day you'll be arriving so I can blow up the
>> air mattress for you (it's a queen size!).... :-)
>>
>>
>
> Only if I can bring my dogs. But, if you have your garden site laid
> out, I can show them the area, tell them "NO DIGGING" and you won't
> even have to rent a rototiller.
>

LOL. My yard is a jungle so that would be very helpful in getting all the
weeds out :-) Shame about the quarantine restrictions :-(

Seriously though, don't think there'll be many dogs running around and
digging anything today. Too damn hot.

--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia