....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.

"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

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.

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

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

On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:40:13 +0000, 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.

Today's our last day of heat (41C/106F). Tomorrow (Sunday), the maximum
temp. is supposed to be 25C/77F, with temps. in the mid-20s until Friday.

Horry > wrote in news:gmj5lb$i6p$13
@news.datemas.de:

> On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:40:13 +0000, Rhonda Anderson wrote:
>

>>
>> My lawn very badly needs mowing. They're forecasting 42C (about 108F)
>> for Saturday and 44C (111F) for Sunday.
>
> Today's our last day of heat (41C/106F). Tomorrow (Sunday), the maximum
> temp. is supposed to be 25C/77F, with temps. in the mid-20s until Friday.

We're meant to get a cool change Monday. The Bureau of Meteorology site is
showing temp for Penrith at 11.30pm (about 10 minutes ago) as 27.9C (82F).
It's showing our max for today as 42.3C (108F). The outside thermometer at
my sister's place got up to 43.1 I think. The weather station is at the
Lakes so it might register a little cooler if it's near the water :-)

We've had a few of these 42 days out here this summer, but thankfully not a
whole lot all in a row. Very tired of the heat - unfortunately it's often
accompanied by a healthy dose of humidity, which makes it worse. Dry heat
is better.


--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

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.

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

>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 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."

"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

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!

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

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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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

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!

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

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)))

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