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Post by toshtego on Dec 17, 2023 17:16:05 GMT -5
I took a pass on bedgoing, tonight. Didn't really seem much point in it. My goodness! This cannot continue. Are you seeking further treatment? How did your television go overall? Urb, my MD started me on Mirtazapine for sleep. It has helped. You might want to ask your MD about it. Just a suggestion.
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Post by urbino on Dec 17, 2023 17:24:32 GMT -5
My goodness! This cannot continue. Are you seeking further treatment? How did your television go overall? Urb, my MD started me on Mirtazapine for sleep. It has helped. You might want to ask your MD about it. Just a suggestion. Heh. That's what I just got off of. Was on it for years and years. Problem is it gives me the munchies right before bedtime. It wasn't really a big problem when I was a few years younger, but it was packing the weight on, recently, and elevating the cholesterol and blood sugar.
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Post by urbino on Dec 17, 2023 18:35:41 GMT -5
I took a pass on bedgoing, tonight. Didn't really seem much point in it. My goodness! This cannot continue. Are you seeking further treatment? How did your television go overall? This was my first appointment with this doc, so we're still kind of in the stage of just getting my history, etc. We'll see.
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Post by coalsmoke on Dec 18, 2023 11:53:48 GMT -5
A bit of Winter today in NE Ohio for a while. It's a few degrees above freezing with occasional wind-driven snow squalls. I was tanking up my car earlier and the wind was blowing the sleet/snow right into my face. 'Tis the season after all.
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Post by username on Dec 18, 2023 12:06:09 GMT -5
A bit slow to start the day this morning but I have a therapist appointment at noon ao that will be good. Then dinner tonight with my dad and uncle.
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Post by coalsmoke on Dec 18, 2023 16:00:52 GMT -5
'Tis the season to drop money, fa-la-la-la, etc. Our gadgets are being gifted with a new Wi-Fi router because of connectivity issues with two of our devices. I'm currently using an older Netgear Nighthawk, but could never get the update utility to work. I've used Netgear routers for years and, after doing some research, I decided to go with a mid-range TP-Link. It'll be here on Saturday so we'll see.
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Post by john on Dec 18, 2023 16:07:27 GMT -5
Began this cold (41º) day getting used as a pincushion at the acupincturist, then to the bone cracker to get all my bits realigned, finally to the local bandit (Walmart) to get the wife a couple things for her cookie debacle... Now just rewarding myself with a nice bowl and cuppa Earl Grey... Finished the year singing at the church cantata last night so giving the vocal chords a rest as well...
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Post by john on Dec 18, 2023 16:13:05 GMT -5
My goodness! This cannot continue. Are you seeking further treatment? How did your television go overall? This was my first appointment with this doc, so we're still kind of in the stage of just getting my history, etc. We'll see. Hey Urb, I am a fellow insomniac too. Since 2009 have been trying to get more than 3-4 hours a night and then fighting to stay awake all day. I give friends and family a thrill ride trying to stay awake while driving round town. I used to be able to drive from Atl GA to Guilford CT nonstop. Not any more, lucky to get to Birmingham AL from home in Gadsden 90 miles away without doing a little off roading! I'm ok with a navigator to talk to but without one it gets a little sketchy towards the end of the drive... Good Luck at the Dr...
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Post by john on Dec 18, 2023 16:17:52 GMT -5
Added the dates last night. Great way to remember MOM! Sorry for your loss. I will raise a bowl in her memory later this eveing!
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Post by john on Dec 18, 2023 16:30:38 GMT -5
Same here. Basically, are you a tobacco user? No option to clarify. This one was, "Have you used a tobacco product in the past 12 months?" In parentheses there was a list. The list included "pipe". Doesn't exactly leave a lot of wiggle room. I believe it was about 10 years ago that the Insurance industry began to take notice of Pipe Smokers. Until then we were not considered smokers because we don't inhale. I retired from the industry last year and of the companies I represented still did't separate tobacco products to include pipes. I think that they really began to take notice when the FDA began to "regulate tobacco use" products. The last time the VA asked me if I smoked and I said pipe the nurse didn't know where to put it, and she asked how long. When I said 52 years she said I guess you're not wanting to quit are you? I just looked at her and smiled! As we say in the south "Bless their hearts"!
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Post by urbino on Dec 18, 2023 18:05:50 GMT -5
This was my first appointment with this doc, so we're still kind of in the stage of just getting my history, etc. We'll see. Hey Urb, I am a fellow insomniac too. Since 2009 have been trying to get more than 3-4 hours a night and then fighting to stay awake all day. I give friends and family a thrill ride trying to stay awake while driving round town. I used to be able to drive from Atl GA to Guilford CT nonstop. Not any more, lucky to get to Birmingham AL from home in Gadsden 90 miles away without doing a little off roading! I'm ok with a navigator to talk to but without one it gets a little sketchy towards the end of the drive... Good Luck at the Dr... Yikes. I don't get sleepy when I'm driving, luckily. I don't really get sleepy during the day (I'm talking about my "day" here, call it noon to 4 a.m.) at all. My functioning is just degraded.
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Post by urbino on Dec 18, 2023 18:10:19 GMT -5
This one was, "Have you used a tobacco product in the past 12 months?" In parentheses there was a list. The list included "pipe". Doesn't exactly leave a lot of wiggle room. I believe it was about 10 years ago that the Insurance industry began to take notice of Pipe Smokers. Until then we were not considered smokers because we don't inhale. I retired from the industry last year and of the companies I represented still did't separate tobacco products to include pipes. I think that they really began to take notice when the FDA began to "regulate tobacco use" products. The last time the VA asked me if I smoked and I said pipe the nurse didn't know where to put it, and she asked how long. When I said 52 years she said I guess you're not wanting to quit are you? I just looked at her and smiled! As we say in the south "Bless their hearts"! I imagine it looks like free money to them. Not making distinctions among tobacco products simplifies their systems, which reduces cost. Upcharging pipe smokers the same as cigarette smokers is extra revenue they won't have to pay out on at nearly the same rate as cig smokers. Higher revenue, lower cost, and there's not enough of us for it to become a big public issue: free money.
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Post by urbino on Dec 18, 2023 23:26:32 GMT -5
Tonight, I'll be adding Apigenin to the sleepy-time cocktail. Depending on what you read, it improves sleep, prevents cancer, fixes your skin, cures depression, boosts brain function, strengthens bones, and increases testosterone levels. Seems the only thing it doesn't do is cure baldness and increase penis size.
Meh. Maybe it'll help the sleep, though. It's derived from chamomile, which I know a lot of people take (or drink) at bedtime.
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Post by lizardonarock on Dec 18, 2023 23:30:34 GMT -5
Take two sleepy time gummies and give me a call in two days.
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Post by toshtego on Dec 19, 2023 15:40:13 GMT -5
Waiting for the tractor battery to recharge so I can feed the critters. Not sure why the charge was so low. It was used three days ago and should be on the top line. Another imponderable of country life.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 19, 2023 15:45:53 GMT -5
Found my passport from 1984. Oh, too be young again!
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Post by toshtego on Dec 19, 2023 17:33:28 GMT -5
Found my passport from 1984. Oh, too be young again! Good photo. You do NOT look like one of the Usual Suspects.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 19, 2023 18:48:23 GMT -5
Found my passport from 1984. Oh, too be young again! Good photo. You do NOT look like one of the Usual Suspects. Thanks. I'd had the beard for 7 years then. Hair went through a bunch of changes over the years. This one only lasted 6 months or so. Before this it was down to my shoulders. When Iook in the mirror now, I think I look like a troll.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 19, 2023 19:01:18 GMT -5
Nice looking young man. I Garronte!
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 19, 2023 19:02:03 GMT -5
Sorry double post!
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Post by Plainsman on Dec 19, 2023 19:54:21 GMT -5
Great. Now let's see more passport pics.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 19, 2023 20:12:55 GMT -5
Had a travel orders to deliver to the Bellagio, I was really impressed by the bell staff, I had orders for 3 patients and the bell captain summoned out 3 individuals with three luggage carts, and they loaded them up.
Asked me what beverage of choice I would like for the road and served up a great cup of coffee, and wished me a merry Christmas…
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 19, 2023 23:39:59 GMT -5
Great. Now let's see more passport pics. My only one.
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Post by toshtego on Dec 20, 2023 0:56:45 GMT -5
Great. Now let's see more passport pics. This was during my Bolshevik phase at age 20. While not a member of the CP USA, I did read "The Daily Worker" and voted for Gus Hall for POTUS once. Yes, I was mugging for the photo and it did get a chuckle from a couple of passport control officers in Iceland and Britain.
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Post by urbino on Dec 20, 2023 1:21:06 GMT -5
Haven't quite decided yet if I'll go out for a bowl. Pretty dang chilly out there.
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Post by Plainsman on Dec 20, 2023 10:16:19 GMT -5
I don’t recognize this guy but the passport says it’s me and so I guess it is.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 20, 2023 10:43:54 GMT -5
Great. Now let's see more passport pics. This was during my Bolshevik phase at age 20. While not a member of the CP USA, I did read "The Daily Worker" and voted for Gus Hall for POTUS once. Yes, I was mugging for the photo and it did get a chuckle from a couple of passport control officers in Iceland and Britain. I made a joking comment about this picture in the past and caught he🏒🏒 At the same time I was a straight up looking guy, working 100 hours a week. In April of my 20th year I had the head on collision with the semi and everything changed.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 20, 2023 10:44:38 GMT -5
I don’t recognize this guy but the passport says it’s me and so I guess it is. You wus handsum!
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 20, 2023 15:33:37 GMT -5
On Dec. 20, 1836, the Texans at Goliad declared their independence from Mexico.
Much nicer weather today. Yesterday the high was 47, today and tomorrow supposed to be 65.
In other news, Louisiana Purchase finalized (1803); Sacagawea dies (1812); "It’s a Wonderful Life" released (1946).
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Post by toshtego on Dec 20, 2023 15:35:11 GMT -5
Sorry I do not recall your joking comment, Ron. If I gave you a hard time, I apologize. It is a humorous photo.
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