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Chevy, I don't have dyscalculia, but dyslexia. I can manipulate numbers but am not working with the same numbers as the rest of the class. Same result. I can hear a phone number, write it down, and realize I have not written down what I heard. Not necessarily the right numbers scrambled, sometimes totally different numbers. Not good when you're the receptionist.
Magdalene, Glad to hear you're not under water. I grew up in Midwest City, so I've been watching local news. Have friends in your neighborhood. It's hard to fathom the flash floods in Texas.
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I know! Sometimes I think we have "shorts" in our wiring.... I mean it makes sense to me...
My friend sent me this, for those few of us that ARE hovering around 60.... I myself don't even REMEMBER being that young.... Ha!
BAD COMBINATIONS
Many of us "Old Folks" (those over 60, WAY over 60, or hovering near 60)are quite confused about how we should present ourselves.
We're unsure about the kind of image we are projecting
and whether or not we are correct as we try to conform to current fashions.
Despite what you may have seen on the streets,
the following combinations DO NOT go together and should be avoided:
1. A nose ring and bifocals
2. Spiked hair and bald spots
3. A pierced tongue and dentures
4. Miniskirts and support hose
5. Ankle bracelets and corn pads
6. Speedo's and cellulite
7. A belly button ring and a gall bladder surgery scar
8. Unbuttoned disco shirts and a heart monitor
9. Midriff shirts and a midriff bulge
10. Bikinis and liver spots
11. Short shorts and varicose veins
12. Inline skates and a walkerAnd last, but not least . . my personal favorite:
13. Thongs and Depends.Please keep these basic guidelines foremost in your mind when you shop.
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well, my moonflowers started blooming yesterday, but...
I am not sure if it is still there because:
we have a little flooding happening! 3 inches deep on our patio!
about 6 inches deep in the middle of the yard
It wraps around from one side of the house..
flowing thru like a river
and continues on to the other side.
We are going to have some massive mosquitoes.
Raycie (DBF's mom's dog) hate thunder. She roams the house, and if any smaller rooms have doors open, she ends up shutting the door with her kangaroo-like tail. We woke up this morning to her stuck int he utility room. Goofy girl.
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Jwoo- the moon flower looks like a Georgia O'Keefe painting!
I have friends in Austin posting about tornadoes in TX this afternoon. I hope the flooding in the yard stays there and does not come inside.
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Hi Loveforlife,
Did you try Magnesium supplements for your tinnitus? My ORL prescribed me some a long time ago (tinnitus caused by neighbours having a whole night party, and smoking cannabis...) and it worked a treat. I would use Mg taurate rather than Mg oxide, to avoid digestive issues.
Best wishes.
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No tornadoes in Austin proper today, had some Saturday. Right now- downtown is underwater though!
My town had aver 5 inches of rain in less than an hour.
Lots of idiots trying to go around and over low water crossings and flooded roads. Putting emergency workers in danger. That really chaps my hide.
I tell my friends "if you die that way- i am so capping on your azz at your funeral." grrr.
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JWoo- we have similar challenges here every summer. Lots of natural and cement arroyos here that drain water down from the mountains into the valleys. There are always kids riding bikes in them and others hanging around in them that have to be rescued. I hope people don't try to play chicken with the rushing waters. They will loose.....
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Water always wins.
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Mel, we have friends who are teachers. I have great respect for them. The love of children is required in order to find fulfillment in teaching primary school because teachers don't get compensated enough for the time and energy they put in to prepare for the class, let alone having to deal with the parents.
We can only guide and encourage our kids and hope that they listen so they don't have to take the long route, but sometimes they just have to learn it their way and hopefully not the hard way.
Mag, you robbed the cradle!!! Good for you. Love the the story and the shirt. It took me a few seconds to figure out what was wrong with it, and I have a college degree! Glad you are ok, but feel bad for the others who are misplaced and have damaged properties...saw it on the front page of the newspaper today.
Marla, you are one Sharp Cookie!!!!! Wow, a perfect score on AP Chem exam, I take my hat off to you. You are right in that most of the things we learn in school we don't get to apply it to real life. Hoping for minimal side effects with the chemo and maximum power to kick those rogue cancer cells.
Ms. Chevy, you are also one Sharp Cookie yourself!!! Appreciate you pointing out our silly writing errors.We all are where we are because of circumstances we were placed in and the paths we took based on the situations. I think that if my parents didn't escape Viet Nam, I would not have a higher education because competition was/is fierce there....I would not stand a chance. Anyway, college degree does not mean anything if a person can't find a job or use it to better others' lives. Plus, it doesn't guarantee happiness.
Ms. Sass, you taught before too
What is SR- sugar rush??Jazzy, thanks for the pics. Thinking about ripping out our front lawn and replace it with xeriscape garden. Our grass looks really sad right now with water restriction down to one day a week. We need HOA approval first though:( so I am trying to research drought friendly landscaping ideas.
Whoa JWoo, looks like you live in the tropics!!! Poor Raycie
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JWoo, my son sent me video of Barton Springs today. Unbelievable! We were there the end of March for his wedding and spent a few hours there.
Hope everything is ok for you
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Loveroflife- I have the xeri-scaping so PM me once you get your approvals.
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Penzance, just. looked up and saw your post. Thank you for the recommendation. Will look into Magnesium. Bioflavonoids is supposed to help with tinnitus too. I am not taking anything currently. I am hoping that it will go away by itself....wishful thinking. I will give it another week or two
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There was a lovely exhibit at the botanical garden called The Power of Place and many of these peices are part of the fine art gallery collections in Santa Fe. All for sale too, although outside of my budget. The one at the top is my most favorite!
Enjoy!
sculptures that are featured from some of the fine art galleries in Santa Fe. All for sale too, but alas, far outside of my budget. Here are my favorites!
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Jazzy, thank you! I have to submit a drawing to the HOA for approval. I am researching to put together a plan/drawing.
I like the sculpture of the lady with the basket. I would be scared to death seeing the first sculpture in my garden at night
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JWoo, our big dog is terrified of thunder. He was a rescue so may have been on the lam during a bad storm, we figure. He used to crawl in bed and lay on top of DH's head during tstorms. We got him a Thundershirt and it really works. Now when he hears thunder he comes to us for his shirt. When he was in doggie hospital last week we took his shirt over because it was storming. It works on the swaddling concept. Rose loved being swaddled when she was a baby.
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Just a quick note. Was busy with DD off/on Friday and Saturday. Then of course it poured again Saturday night. Sunday was car races and rained the morning away.
Today we escaped most everything again. Heavy rain I think only about an inch overall but quickly flooded the bar ditch. No wind to speak of though I was prepared with my bag for the storm shelter.
Hearts heavy with all the flooding in central Texas and lives lost. JWoo hope you are safe. Know a couple of others on other threads. JWoo you probably do too from the Texas Hill Country thread. Hope they are all safe. Does not look like this is stopping any time soon. Another round coming this weekend.
Lots of things going on with our members. Cannot recall most of what I read. Glad Mags your dogs are home and hopefully totally on the mend.
Smaarty - double swallow technique is a good thing for taking pills. I use it sometimes too. Put pill far back in mouth. Take mouthful of water. Dry swallow without swallowing anything then swallow pill/water down. Takes a bit of practice but very useful for anyone having problems swallowing. Google "double swallow dysphagia". And like Sassy says make sure your mom drinks something before so membranes are moist.
Headed to bed. Another day another flood/storm/tornado tomorrow. Very wise weatherman long since passed said all droughts end with a flood. So true. Night night everyone.
Tang hope you're safe on the other side of me.
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Yep am up..
Hey woo missed u
So excited bout the fla trip, still don't know when.....
Jazzy love the pix
A new week ahead, but it is summer, sort of, lol
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((((Hugs)))) to Mamaray for tensions and hard feelings at home. For JWoo for not floating away and drowning! Try a benadryl for the dog with thunder fear. I had a border collie that I literally had to lay next to during July 4th...she panted, paced, whimpered just came unglued. Benadryl and laying next to her - arm over was the only thing that helped. Mags glad the pups are good and wish they had those thunder shirts when we had Cricket. Jazzy- loved the art and pictures. Howdy hoo to all. Spookie I hope your arm is better.
Lovlife- my DH bought all these tiny starter plants natives at the Davis University ag extension booth during Saturday market. He has always been a conservationist. Anyway I poo poo these little starts and boy did I eat my words when his drought resistant, native flower and plant garden took off! It was gorgeous and all he did was get these little starts 2$ a piece and prepare the soil. It took planning and work but the results were lovely and we had lots of butterflies. The darn thing took nearly no water, use rocks and grasses for texture and interest. It works.
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Hi Blondie- hope you have a blast in Florida. Hope it is everything you need and want! (((hugs)))
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Chevyboy, not sure about the chemo but I've had chronic esophagitis for almost a year and my WBC's have been 13K-15K ever since. My MO didn't seem too concerned with that.Lovemygoats--good tip on the swallowing technique. I just tried it and it worked like a charm. With my esophagitis, the first symptom was dysphagia so I've had a lot of gagging followed by spitting pills across the kitchen.
Glad everyone's surviving the weather. I've got lots of kin in the east Texas/Oklahoma/NW Arkansas area so I've been following their Facebook posts of all the crazy rain and flooding.
Mags--what a great story! I'm 45 and my longest relationship is 4 years. It's a combination of me being an over-grown 12 year old, a hopeless romantic and a sucker for what Dr. Phil calls "emotionally unavailable" men.
and I like the young ones, too. Haven't dated one less than2 years younger than me in almost 2 decades.0 -
Ah MAN! Lost the post! I should have KNOWN better! Oh well.......... I was blabbing on about hope you guys are all safe, with this crazy weather!
We had a TORRENTIAL downpour last night! That rain and pea-sized hail just came in WAVES! I read about Austin Tx...! All the flooding going on there and in Oklahoma.... Never mind about going out driving, and trying to look at all the flooding, I would be soundly planted in my bed, and hoping it didn't come CLOSE to us!
I read about all those nuts who try and beat the flooding, or get close enough to take pictures, or like those 2 guys in a pick-up last month, who wanted to see how deep the water was before their truck could swim! That live feed rescue was broadcast on the weather channel....! They should be hung up to dry in the middle of town, and everyone gets to spank them!
The sun is coming out.... Let's hope for a whole day, maybe!
Morning to VanMama! Also, I LOVE all the pictures! Have a dry day gals!
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Chevy, I have lost so many post lately, my internet has been iffy. DH changed something, or switched a cable. Ah, it's greek to me.
Jazzy, great photos, what a cool place to go & hang out.
Marlanab, I had weird swallowing issues. Seemed to start when I was sick with A/C. Has gotten better in the last 6 months. I also have low WBC. MO says, no worries. But she says that about everything. Don't worry, can't change anything. So, are you just starting chemo, on Thursday?
MammaRay, hoping the tension & pain start to subside. Will you work all summer, with your childcare?
This is for LMG & Jwoo......
& Tang, where is she? Dang, I miss her wit.
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Dang, anyone here from Houston? Watched the news this morning about the flash floods that have inundated part of the city. Thinking of my TX friends today......
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Chevy.. HaHaHa.. Yep.. Some of them are very bad combinations !! :-)
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You guys! Guess what happened! We were at Walmart, and we were getting ready to walk out the door, after shopping, and here comes this one huge good looking guy, carrying this young gal, flailing her arms, and hollering, kicking her legs, and these other two guys on each side....!!!! I thought now THAT doesn't look right!..... I mean he was holding her up off the floor, with her back to him, and her raising all this hell!!!!
We just stared in shock! DH thought they were just PLAYing! I said, No, somethings wrong, with her fighting like that! Then the gal at the Subway said they caught her shop-lifting, will now call the Police, and they'll take her to jail.... Her second or third offense! AT WALMART.... of all places!!!! She said now it will be a felony! OMG! I was in shock! Wow! Boy was SHE trying to get away.... probably had to chase her down in the parking lot, but this one guy was not letting her go..... Hah!
She yelled "I AM NOT FIGHTING!" And the security guy said, "YES YOU ARE, JUST CALM DOWN!!!" So that's all the exciting stuff that happened to us today.... then stopped to see Carol.... I just don't think her brain will come out of this one..... Her right side is a little better, but it is such an effort to get any words out.....
I think she is going home Friday, with a walker.... But her leg is really weak yet, her fiance' said.... But she will be at home getting therapy, and 24 hour care..... This is all such a tragedy.... Your life can be threatened so fast! We just have to be careful, and get all of our vitals checked... don't know what caused her stroke.... but it is much worse, because she was down for so long......... Take care girls..... xoxoxo
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So sorry Ms. Chevy about Ms. Carol's situation. It's tough when we feel helpless and hopeless. It sounds like she has a supportive fiancé and family. Regardless, it is not difficult for Ms. Carol to fall into depression because of her loss of independence and the ability to communicate among other things.
I love the picture of the rain droplets dripping from the flower petals....it's so clean, pure, and peaceful.
Ms. Spookie, hope your arm is okay.
Blondie, wonderful news of clearance from your doctor.
Rose, by any chance, do you remember the names of the plants? If not, no worries.
Jwoo, Mag, and Goats, hope you and family are spared. Hope the rescue team find the poor mother and 2 children whose house was swept away.
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Update on arm, so far, nothing. We've been getting some bad storms the past few nights. Nothing like Texas, bad thunder here. Scarring the dogs. Spookie has never been one to crawl in my lap, Kris is shaking. Poor pups.
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Blondie in Florida livin' the dream.......
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Jazzy, I used to live in Houston, so I've been following local news. I'm not surprised it's flooding. It's 3 feet above sea level and the clay doesn't drain easily. I'm sure at least one of our old neighborhoods flooded. It used to flood if it rained hard at lunch. Also following the Oklahoma news since I grew up there.
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