INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours
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oh sass, you were 18,000!
Have you heard from phylliy lately? How she doing?
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Smarrty, called her tonight, All she could say was, can I call you tomorrow. But her voice sounded mid range strong. I've heard it when it wasn't. So not a good night, but could be worse. She's had more nausea with this chemo than the other two......Hmm, I deduced that based on her voice. Hmmmmm
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Spookie, Berns is smart. When they opened, they catered to the rich and soooo rigidly stylish. Now, people just want a place to stop for dinner on the way home. Relaxed not rigid. Ds wanted to take me there last visit, but I wanted small and non-chain. Hey, lets save our nickels. DS says they have different sections. May be we can do the coffee & dessert room-------Chocolat' and a tasty lemon tart with raspberry crème fraiche. Then onto the cigar room. A Cuban expresso and a select cigar
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Okay a day late and a dollar short. Red moon was yesterday morning. Shucks. Plus, found this link that described a selenelion, something that celestial geometry says can't happen. Miss the red moon and something that can't be, Hmmmm must be more careful with the calendar. Damn.Editor's Update for Oct. 8 at 9 a.m. ET: The total lunar eclipse is over, but you can see some amazing images of the celestial site here: 'Blood Moon' Photos: Total Lunar Eclipse Thrills Skywatchers.You can also read ourcomplete eclipse coverage here. For photography tips, read: Capturing the Blood Moon: Views from a Lunar Eclipse Photographer (Op-Ed).
Observers of Wednesday morning's total lunar eclipse might be able to catch sight of an extremely rare cosmic sight.
On Oct. 8, Interested skywatchers should attempt to see the total eclipse of the moon and the rising sun simultaneously. The little-used name for this effect is called a "selenelion," a phenomenon that celestial geometry says cannot happen.
http://www.space.com/27338-total-lunar-eclipse-rare-sunrise-selenelion.html
it's a be patient thing it's done in real time, which was a long time
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Oh, my gosh, you Owlettes are a chatty bunch!!
(Wait... I've been busy.... haven't read in forever.)
Got back from vacation and walked right into the ol' family drama. Sister needed an emergency pacemaker. Guess who in the family has a medical background? MEEEEE! Spent my vacation at the beach doing medical management, then on to the hospital to whip the staff into shape when they couldn't be bothered to read the Cardiac surgeons WRITTEN ORDERS. Sheesh. I hate to admit it, but I sort of love it when I get my own way, which, of course, is the RIGHT WAY....
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I think Tang first mentioned the Ebola patient who died in Dallas. I am sorry for his family, but the way I heard it - and I may be wrong - was that he spent time in Liberia in direct contact with a woman who was dying from Ebola. After carrying her to a clinic that refused her, he carried her to a car and drove her back to her house, where she died within a few hours.
When he flew back to Dallas, he began to exhibit symptoms. According to news reports, he DID NOT acknowledge that he had been in contact with an Ebola patient, nor did he even admit that he had been in Liberia. His symptoms - lacking the information about his travel and his exposure - did not warrant an admission to the hospital, and he was turned away. Are they now saying he DID tell a nurse the complete truth?
At the point he arrived in an ambulance, I think the infection had already taken its toll on his body. I know it is a terrible way to die, but I have to believe that each of us owes the medical profession at least the truth when they are evaluating us.
O.K. Off my soapbox!!! (at least for tonight)
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Does anyone here use a CPAP or an APAP machine? DH got his a few months ago... he LOVES it!
I picked up my 7 day loaner at Kaiser tonight, and will use it for the first time. After two extensive full-night tests, I was confirmed to have sleep apnea. I thought it was Central Sleep Apnea, but apparently I have a combination of that and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
I'll wear my mask and gear and use the machine tonight... any suggestions?
All for now.... xoxoxo
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Gotta change out the Spring/Summer curtains for the Fall/Winter curtains today.
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Morning gals! JWOW, I LOVE that car! I'm still looking
around, but not like I was.... I'll wait, and somehow I know that someday we'll
find just what we want.I just can't figure out how come DH want to always
"wait"....! He did this when I wanted Laminate instead of our old carpeting...
I FINALLY said, DD is going with her friend to help pick out something, because
HE gets a discount on that stuff.It had only taken a year.... And we got it delivered,
then TLB friend of hers took off & never seen hide nor hair of him again!
He and DD were.... um .... on the "outs."So we were stuck with all this Laminate in boxes, and
no-one to put it in!So DD & DH & I finally decided to tackle the job
ourselves! We all took up the complete carpeting & pad... (what was left
of it) cleaned, pounded nails in, painted the floor, moved furniture out under a
big tent thing.Janie and I did the bedroom! Yes WE DID! And we laughed
and cursed, but had a fun time... Soooo hard getting up and down on wood
floors! We put that pretty laminate in all by ourselves!But we decided we could NOT do that again... SHE is even
sorer than I was! We called another friend of a friend, and paid HIM to finish
the job. Then I did the base-boards. Even stained them... I STILL LOVE THE
LAMINATE!WHAT are you talking about Spookie? "SideBerns" is really
a restaurant? I thought you were kidding!And Good JOB Smarty! Do you have an actual vanity in your
bedroom? Now that is stylin! And I see a Pole? there! Are you practicing?Sass, Okay wait! I can SEE flying skirts, but BOXER
SHORTS??? Cotton ones?Oh Damn girl! Cammi, did you hear THAT? You little
scamp you! So now that I have appropriately made fun of you, get rid of those
shorts! And you probably had Crocs on.You guys, I'm so sorry about Phyllidink! I can't even
tease her if she is not feeling well... she is back from that " new treatment "
she had? Just let us know when one of you talks to her... Tell her Cammie
is SOMEwhere, and I am running out of ammunition.... and people to
tease."A 'CUBAN EXPRESSO AND A SELECT CIGAR"????????
Geez Sass, was that for you or your DS, or both? Might
as well.... wth! You are such a "power-woman!" I would be right with you....
even though I can't smoke, and can't drink expresso... I would be jumping
around the room...Isn't it Espresso? At least THAT one isn't getting a wavy red
line!But we would look so KOOL and womanly and "in charge!" We
would be pushing the envelope... And then with Spookie, they would throw us all
out.Morning Blessings! Interesting about the Ebola
patient... No, I don't have any machine, and barely even know what you are
talking about!I'll ask Cammi...
I just hope you will feel better soon!
Mom2~ Just don't over-do it. I've been doing the closet switch too....
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Blessings, re cpap. Yes, keep your mouth closed. If you don't, your air gets sucked out. It's a scarey feeling, and why I can't use the machine. There are chin straps that can be attached to keep you closed. Too much stuff for me.
SAS DD has gone to Berns twice. Very elegant.Would still need to dress for the desert room. SideBerns is next door I think. I don't own a dress, don't think shorts and flip flops would work.
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Not going to overdo it. The only room I don't take care of is hubby's office. I put the curtains out for him to take care of.
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Oh yes Spookers.... Just wear your regular outfits.... shorts and flip-flops! Did you have flip-flops when I met you? I don't think I noticed, or I would have mentioned it... Did BOTH of you have on FlipFlops?
Don't ants crawl on your toes? Oh wait... you live in Florida.... FlipFlops are for the rain!
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Took out the bacon for omlettes tonight
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Mom2... Spookers hasn't seen how I made fun of her and her flip-flops yet... Ha! And I was posting at the same time YOU were!
DH would help me, but not sorting out my clothes... He helps carrying the things in and out of the garage though... I WISH I could help straighten out HIS garage... Ha! But it has all HIS stuff... his collections... all the things that he has saved... even his pictures from Playboy magazines... they are INside a cabinet... the car pictures are all over the walls!
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I LOVE omelettes! I saw a video on TV about making perfect omelettes.
He only whips eggs... no water or milk... then puts them in a "warm" skillet with a little butter.... then with a rubber spatula, moves the outside in, doesn't get all wild with them. Not a hot skillet... they cook so creamy and smooth... I tried it in Florida, and they came out just perfect... Only mine were scrambled eggs... I guess just fold them over when almost done!
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morning all....my hubby has been clearing out the master bedroom bathroom. It is being gutted next week. When we bought this house, everything needed to be done. We did almost everything, then pooped out. Now we have to many aching parts to finish. We have a guy who is very reasonable, he did our screen porch. Can't wait. It has been 20 years that the room has been a mess. I mean a real mess. Ceiling fell in, bathroom doesn't work...etc. pretty funny cause the rest of the house is so cute. But who sees our bedroom....lol hubby screwed up a ceiling when it fell, but that was when daughter was a toddler...and she is married...ha ha. But when we had to choose from vacations or finishing the house...we traveled...and I don't regret those decisions. It is going to be great christmas gift to ourselves!
Hope everyone had a peaceful sleep last night.
Another beautiful day here !!!!!
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lol Chevy! Would love to be a fly on the wall when she sees that!
Got me a nice omlette pan. They come out nice and fluffy!
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I'm up already, but not much longer. Actually, we wore Birkenstocks. Much better for my poor tootsies. Rain? Oh you mean liquid sunshine! Yeah, we had some of that too.
Going back to bed
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Oh Good Morning little miss sunshine! So it is official.... you were/are a hippie.
Some rain? SOME you say? There is some discrepancy there on the amount of liquid sunshine you get.....
Actually, I LOVED the humidity, AND the rain.. Better than snow.....
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Blessings- been up since 4:30 seems to be my go-to time to call it quits -11:30pm to 4:30am. Guess that's all my body needs. I am always tired. I was evaluated for c-pap and told I have apnea and periodic leg movement disorder what ever that is. Anyway I tried the c-pap and like Spookiesmom, keep your mouth shut (which is impossible when you are asleep) because when you open your mouth - air sucks in and whoosh it startled me and woke me up. I was so beat I threw in the towel in just 4 days. I returned the equipment. I have known folks who LOVE their machines and never felt better after they started to use them. Wish I was one of them. So I wish you luck. Too bad they won't give you a nasal prong with a liter of oxygen and just let you sleep with that! I bet you would get just as much benefit, no idea how that would compare with cost of all the other equipment. I wasn't allowed to try that.
Smarty- the dress looks great! Have fun on your cruise. I used to sew and I used to live in Sacramento on Alhambra Blvd downtown. I could see that lovely park from our front porch. We rented the cutest little bungalow when the kids were little. I had fun living there but I don't miss the summer heat.
We only have a few more days of sunshine and then the rains set in... until June. SIGH! It's been such a wonderful dry sunny summer I hate to see it go. Seems like the center of the country has really gotten socked already, weird weather. October through March the weather in Florida is lovely. The mascots for the Oregon State University and University of Oregon are the Beavers and the Ducks... good wet weather creatures. Every other animal would drown in the winter here. Summers are perfect no humidity, no rain, mild temps. Pay offs.
Regarding the Ebola patient. He should have disclosed he was in direct contact witha dying ebola victim. He didn't tell anyone when entering the country or when he was in triage at the hospital. He exposed his fiance and her entire family to this disease. If they had sex I would think she's toast. She would have been showered with virus. He seems to have only thought about himself and that his odds were better in the US then Liberia. That may be true, but he died anyway. I wondered why he wasn't given the same drug as the other 4 folks who made it, but then I read there were no more doses. There are many variables in why some folks make it and some don't. So many things they don't yet understand. If the virus goes airborn the world will be in for a rough ride.
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I'm toast ya'll! I feel like I just can't keep up with everything that I need to do! Working, being mommy, being wifey, taking care of the house...really the list is longer but I'm not going to bog everyone down. I'm just tired and while I'm not in active tx any longer, I'm still dragging.that is all...I'll be back
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our newspapers did say he told the nurse in the first visit that he was from Liberia and it didn't get passed along. He was also given a form of the drug the others got. Obviously it didn't help.
It's still in the 90s here. It suppose to start cooling down next week.
The flooring guy is coming today to pick out the new floors. Hope I can get it done before we leave on Halloween. We will take out the baseboards and repaint them. Have to treat the two areas the cat got (stupid cat)!! And he uses the litter box too. We might paint the walls in the living room too. Depends on timing.
Hi all, hope everyone is doing/feeling better. (Chevy, there's no pole in there!) 😅
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Local reports here were that his family told the hospital he had recently been in Liberia. Now we have Jesse Jackson down here stirring the pot up.The whole situation is tragic obviously the man did not survive and now others could be sick because of the exposure. I do believe the hospital made a mistake, but I don't think it was done on purpose because of insurance or race. Maybe I'm naive, wouldn't be the first time.
I hope everyone is doing better today also. Also, should have said hello to Susan earlier
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so glad I get notifications of IT posts on my cell, you all have been the bright spots in my days of late. Way too busy to read on iPad or Mac (with images).
Welcome to the newbies and glad to see returnees (hi Susan and Tang).
Smaarty, dress is stunning, perfect for your cruise.
Omelettes, mmm, good. Haven't been in a kitchen since last week...
Mom in the hospital Saturday thru Monday, then DH went to ER Tuesday and he got released last night. Can I say I'm exhausted (and worried)? Phone calls from friends got me thru this all, even had to be talked off a ledge one day. Don't know where I'd be without my friends to care for me so grateful for you all.
Good news through this all, took a pre-employment test yesterday (if I pass, interview on Tuesday) and got an email from another job I tested for back in March (over 500 candidates showed up for early Saturday morning testing) that I got to schedule an interview. Life is looking up..... Now if only my sinuses weren't killing me.... Gotta run, busy day. DH to PCP, hospital for paperwork, oh yeah, job search... Notified by electric company our power will be out tonight 10 PM til 6:12 AM tomorrow morning for maintenance. Maintenance, in the middle of the night? Really? Plus, love the 6:12 time
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2TA - hope you hold their feet to the fire. 6:12 am on the dot. I don't think my electric co ever "performs upgrades" at least that disrupt the power. Love the wallpaper for their notification. I get plain emails on water outages no fancy schmancy background lol. Thinking of you. Hope your DM is doing better. Geesh - you can't catch a break. Hope DH's malady is under control and his PCP trip is helpful. Wishing you the best on whichever job you want the most-est.
PTL it looks like we're going to get rain Friday night and again on Sunday/Monday. Our part of the county has crossed into exceptional drought. Took boy goat to vet get his curly horn called a scur from a bad disbudding job cut on Tuesday. It was like 98 degrees but at least it is a true breezeway so we sought out the coolest part. AND she only charged me $15 since she didn't have to knock him out.
Managed 1st dose of Fosamax yesterday. Dosed myself well on Tuesday with Zantac. Uneventful. See cp418 has posted a new study that it (bisphosphonates) may prevent bone metastasis. Won't know effect on bone density for another 1.5 years if I keep on it and nothing else changes.
Tang - big hugs. You know there is not magic cutoff date that says from now on you will back to "normal" whatever that is. Be gentle with yourself. You're still a newbie in terms of chemo heck not even what 6 months out if that. How's your DH doing? Is there a diabetic educator where you go? He might not go but you sure could. Dietician help?
Susan - renovations sound exciting at your house. We need new carpet but alas I think DH has in mind to stop working when he turns 65 - he has already filed early retirement.
New car on hold. Think I will drive mine until the wheels fall off. Car talk is what precipitated DH's decision to quit working. Maybe then get an older car but not have to be worried about gas mileage.
Smaarty - guess I missed where your cruise it going. Tropical for sure and not Alaska by the looks of the dress lol.
DId I mention that pharmacy charged full price for our flu shots? Well I called ins. co. Reimbursable just submit forms. Wish clerk would have mentioned that poss. I used HSA funds and worry might not get reimbursed. HSA is a bit of a sticky wicket since it's from pre-tax income. Never had to reimburse ourselves. Will wait until I get forms from BCBS. DH said just not to worry about it. $70 - no way. That's copay of 4 prescriptions or most of a grocery trip. No way I'm not going to try to get it back. He was about to set his HSA up for next year with extra for shingles vaccine for both of us which again is totally reimbursable. Don't mind paying out of pocket and get reimbursed. Never had any problems with BCBS.
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Just reported that sheriff's deputy in Dallas Presby does not have Ebola. PTL.
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I've had a pretty busy day today. Changed the curtains today!
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this will be our new flooring. Excited but lots of work to do. It goes in on October 20 &21.
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smarty..love,the floor !
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Beautiful! Love the rustic look and the color of the sample floor.
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Like it!! Is is real wood or laminate? Either, so easy to care for!
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spookie, laminate. Easier with cats.
Lmg, we're going to the western Caribbean.
Leaving tomorrow for northern CA, spotty reception, so I probably won't be posting. Be back Sunday night.
You guys have a safe and happy weekend.
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