USMB Coffee Shop IV

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[Ernie S.]

SO.... The dumbass who tried to poll vault his pickup on my lawn last night just called the bar. It seem he claims that someone hit his truck in the parking lot.

Have him bring the truck by, I am sure you can accommodate him.

He apparently came back tonight as if nothing had happened. No word yet about whether or not he offered to pay for repairs. Glad it's my day off or he might have 11 .40 diameter holes in his damned truck

 

[Ernie S.]

I'm pissed off at the ground hog today.

Maybe you should burn something?

 

[Ernie S.]

<moves foxfyre's soapbox into position>

I think I've earned a demerit too.

 

[Ernie S.]

So, last night, a customer (mid 50's) offered a very drunk woman (30) a ride. She has a broken leg, so he backed his pick-up onto the lawn out front to make it easier for her.
What he didn't notice at the time were the hitching posts (4" octagonal wood sunk 18" in the ground) He backed completely over 1 and pushed the second over 45 degrees. OK I can maybe understand not noticing hitting the posts, but when he pulled forward, the one under the truck caught the rear bumper and lifted the rear of the truck off the ground. His second attempt at full power lifted the truck again and the back end came down a foot or so to the right.
He HAD to feel that, but he took off almost hitting a car in the lot on his way out.
Posts aren't damaged, but the lawn is torn up and post hole diggers will be needed.
ASSHAT!

Buzzed driving is drunk driving in Alaska.

Had the cops been around, it would have cost him about 4 grand to keep his license.

 

[Foxfyre]

<moves foxfyre's soapbox into position>

Naw, every now and then something is so important that needs to be said, we turn the monitor down just a wee bit.

 

[Foxfyre]

Goodnight darlinks. I really do love you guys.

And we continue to pray and/or send good vibes and/or positive thoughts and/or keep vigil for:

Harper (Save's granddaughter),
Pogo’s friend Pat and special comfort for Pogo,
Freedombecki and Becki’s hubby,
GW's daughter, her friend Sachendra, and Sachendra's husband Bob and son Gary.
Noomi!!!
Nosmo's mom,
Ernie's stop smoking project,
Sherry’s Mom,
Rod, GW's partner,
The Ringels in difficult transition,
Boedicca's Dad,
Foxfyre's friend Dana and Aunt Betty,
Etherion and his grandma,
Kat's sister,
Saveliberty for wellness,
Ernie for wellness,
Gallant Warrior's chilly goats,
The Ringel's Gizmo and wellness for Ringel,
Gracie for wellness and Gracie & Mr. G in difficult transition who need a break big time right now.
Special prayers and/or positive thoughts for Mr. Peach and Peach143 in the coming days and wellness for them both.
All of us and those we care about who are looking for work,

And the light is left on for Alan, Noomi, Freedombecki, Oddball, Sixfoot and all others we hope will find their way back.

 

[Montrovant]

I've got my first proctored exam for Anatomy and Physiology in a week. I hope it sticks to mostly general information, because there's no way I'll be able to regurgitate all the information about the thousand and one different terms I've read about in the past month. We have quizzes on the website we can do as many times as we want to, and I've gotten three of the four chapters we're working on pretty well down as far as those go. Reading through the textbook, though, it is damnably hard to try and remember all this crap. This glycolipid has these particular bonds, melanocytes and lipocytes are in connective tissue, the Golgi apparatus packages proteins, I want to bring whoever decided Greek and Latin should be the universal languages of medicine back from the dead so I can kill them again.

Even when I can remember the terms, matching them to what they actually mean isn't happening. I'm going to have to hope the test is mostly multiple choice and that seeing the answers will jog my memory enough. If I have to just write out answers to a lot of this stuff I'm going to fail miserably.

 

[Ringel05]

Had an appt with my VA doc, they did labs at the beginning of Dec and I've been having some serious back pain that is interfering with my sleep. He prescribed what is basically Valium so I can sleep, more muscle relaxants and capcaicin cream as well as more Voltarin Gel (for pain). Capcaicin is the active ingredient in hot peppers, the wife rubbed a little on the sore areas on my back and it burned for about a half hour......... He also wrote up a referral to see a Chiropractor.
What's somewhat alarming is my triglycerides, HDL ratio, glucose and creatinine levels are slightly high so now it's time to get serious about my diet and exercise, I need to loose some weight.

 

[Ringel05]

I've got my first proctored exam for Anatomy and Physiology in a week. I hope it sticks to mostly general information, because there's no way I'll be able to regurgitate all the information about the thousand and one different terms I've read about in the past month. We have quizzes on the website we can do as many times as we want to, and I've gotten three of the four chapters we're working on pretty well down as far as those go. Reading through the textbook, though, it is damnably hard to try and remember all this crap. This glycolipid has these particular bonds, melanocytes and lipocytes are in connective tissue, the Golgi apparatus packages proteins, I want to bring whoever decided Greek and Latin should be the universal languages of medicine back from the dead so I can kill them again.

Even when I can remember the terms, matching them to what they actually mean isn't happening. I'm going to have to hope the test is mostly multiple choice and that seeing the answers will jog my memory enough. If I have to just write out answers to a lot of this stuff I'm going to fail miserably.

I found that when you read those terms if you write them down with what they mean your retention rate goes up to at least 70%.

 

[saveliberty]

I've got my first proctored exam for Anatomy and Physiology in a week. I hope it sticks to mostly general information, because there's no way I'll be able to regurgitate all the information about the thousand and one different terms I've read about in the past month. We have quizzes on the website we can do as many times as we want to, and I've gotten three of the four chapters we're working on pretty well down as far as those go. Reading through the textbook, though, it is damnably hard to try and remember all this crap. This glycolipid has these particular bonds, melanocytes and lipocytes are in connective tissue, the Golgi apparatus packages proteins, I want to bring whoever decided Greek and Latin should be the universal languages of medicine back from the dead so I can kill them again.

Even when I can remember the terms, matching them to what they actually mean isn't happening. I'm going to have to hope the test is mostly multiple choice and that seeing the answers will jog my memory enough. If I have to just write out answers to a lot of this stuff I'm going to fail miserably.

Strange they would use a proctologist for a written test.

Work those synapses bro.

 

[Foxfyre]

I've got my first proctored exam for Anatomy and Physiology in a week. I hope it sticks to mostly general information, because there's no way I'll be able to regurgitate all the information about the thousand and one different terms I've read about in the past month. We have quizzes on the website we can do as many times as we want to, and I've gotten three of the four chapters we're working on pretty well down as far as those go. Reading through the textbook, though, it is damnably hard to try and remember all this crap. This glycolipid has these particular bonds, melanocytes and lipocytes are in connective tissue, the Golgi apparatus packages proteins, I want to bring whoever decided Greek and Latin should be the universal languages of medicine back from the dead so I can kill them again.

Even when I can remember the terms, matching them to what they actually mean isn't happening. I'm going to have to hope the test is mostly multiple choice and that seeing the answers will jog my memory enough. If I have to just write out answers to a lot of this stuff I'm going to fail miserably.

Well we'll just have to hope they are reasonable with the exam. I remember one time I had an important geography test coming up and the teacher said we would be required to draw the border of one European country and place the most important cities in it. Something was going on just then--I can't remember what--but I didn't have enough time to study. So I focused on England and memorized that one country.

Boy was I glad when the teacher said: "Draw England."

 

[Foxfyre]

Had an appt with my VA doc, they did labs at the beginning of Dec and I've been having some serious back pain that is interfering with my sleep. He prescribed what is basically Valium so I can sleep, more muscle relaxants and capcaicin cream as well as more Voltarin Gel (for pain). Capcaicin is the active ingredient in hot peppers, the wife rubbed a little on the sore areas on my back and it burned for about a half hour......... He also wrote up a referral to see a Chiropractor.
What's somewhat alarming is my triglycerides, HDL ratio, glucose and creatinine levels are slightly high so now it's time to get serious about my diet and exercise, I need to loose some weight.

I have found the most effective sleep aid for me is two extra strength Tylenol PM (except I use the generic 500 mg acetaminophen PM) plus one 220 mg naproxen before retiring. I still don't sleep through the night but I usually get 4 to 6 hours uninterrupted sleep before the cat naps begin.

For the other, increase your water intake and add chia seed or ground flax seed (grind it in your coffee grinder) to your diet. That plus a reasonably sensible diet usually takes care of it. The water intake is very important to combat the higher creatine levels and especially if you're taking the seed because both are very high fiber, as well as having high good omega fatty acids in the right proportions and that requires a balance of plenty of plain water.

 

[Ringel05]

Had an appt with my VA doc, they did labs at the beginning of Dec and I've been having some serious back pain that is interfering with my sleep. He prescribed what is basically Valium so I can sleep, more muscle relaxants and capcaicin cream as well as more Voltarin Gel (for pain). Capcaicin is the active ingredient in hot peppers, the wife rubbed a little on the sore areas on my back and it burned for about a half hour......... He also wrote up a referral to see a Chiropractor.
What's somewhat alarming is my triglycerides, HDL ratio, glucose and creatinine levels are slightly high so now it's time to get serious about my diet and exercise, I need to loose some weight.

I have found the most effective sleep aid for me is two extra strength Tylenol PM (except I use the generic 500 mg acetaminophen PM) plus one 220 mg naproxen before retiring. I still don't sleep through the night but I usually get 4 to 6 hours uninterrupted sleep before the cat naps begin.

For the other, increase your water intake and add chia seed or ground flax seed (grind it in your coffee grinder) to your diet. That plus a reasonably sensible diet usually takes care of it. The water intake is very important to combat the higher creatine levels and especially if you're taking the seed because both are very high fiber, as well as having high good omega fatty acids in the right proportions and that requires a balance of plenty of plain water.

Water Ma'am? Don't touch the stuff, fish fornicate in it.

 

[Foxfyre]

Had an appt with my VA doc, they did labs at the beginning of Dec and I've been having some serious back pain that is interfering with my sleep. He prescribed what is basically Valium so I can sleep, more muscle relaxants and capcaicin cream as well as more Voltarin Gel (for pain). Capcaicin is the active ingredient in hot peppers, the wife rubbed a little on the sore areas on my back and it burned for about a half hour......... He also wrote up a referral to see a Chiropractor.
What's somewhat alarming is my triglycerides, HDL ratio, glucose and creatinine levels are slightly high so now it's time to get serious about my diet and exercise, I need to loose some weight.

I have found the most effective sleep aid for me is two extra strength Tylenol PM (except I use the generic 500 mg acetaminophen PM) plus one 220 mg naproxen before retiring. I still don't sleep through the night but I usually get 4 to 6 hours uninterrupted sleep before the cat naps begin.

For the other, increase your water intake and add chia seed or ground flax seed (grind it in your coffee grinder) to your diet. That plus a reasonably sensible diet usually takes care of it. The water intake is very important to combat the higher creatine levels and especially if you're taking the seed because both are very high fiber, as well as having high good omega fatty acids in the right proportions and that requires a balance of plenty of plain water.

Water Ma'am? Don't touch the stuff, fish fornicate in it.

LOL. Well it does wonders for all sorts of uglies including helping with arthritis pain, feeling blah when we get even slightly dehydrated, and sufficient water is critical in the right kind of high fiber diet that helps with all kinds of aches and pains, reduces bad cholesterol and boosts good cholesterol, and improves health generally.

 

[Ringel05]

Had an appt with my VA doc, they did labs at the beginning of Dec and I've been having some serious back pain that is interfering with my sleep. He prescribed what is basically Valium so I can sleep, more muscle relaxants and capcaicin cream as well as more Voltarin Gel (for pain). Capcaicin is the active ingredient in hot peppers, the wife rubbed a little on the sore areas on my back and it burned for about a half hour......... He also wrote up a referral to see a Chiropractor.
What's somewhat alarming is my triglycerides, HDL ratio, glucose and creatinine levels are slightly high so now it's time to get serious about my diet and exercise, I need to loose some weight.

I have found the most effective sleep aid for me is two extra strength Tylenol PM (except I use the generic 500 mg acetaminophen PM) plus one 220 mg naproxen before retiring. I still don't sleep through the night but I usually get 4 to 6 hours uninterrupted sleep before the cat naps begin.

For the other, increase your water intake and add chia seed or ground flax seed (grind it in your coffee grinder) to your diet. That plus a reasonably sensible diet usually takes care of it. The water intake is very important to combat the higher creatine levels and especially if you're taking the seed because both are very high fiber, as well as having high good omega fatty acids in the right proportions and that requires a balance of plenty of plain water.

Water Ma'am? Don't touch the stuff, fish fornicate in it.

LOL. Well it does wonders for all sorts of uglies including helping with arthritis pain, feeling blah when we get even slightly dehydrated, and sufficient water is critical in the right kind of high fiber diet that helps with all kinds of aches and pains, reduces bad cholesterol and boosts good cholesterol, and improves health generally.

It's supposedly a WC Fields quote and I'm surprised I was even able to recall it as groggy as I am right now. They gave me generic Elavil to help me sleep, next time I'll take it much earlier. When I woke up I ground my coffee and put it in the basket then turn the coffee maker on, a few seconds later the coffee machine beeps, no way, it can't be done already...... Okay, add water, good. A minute later, why do I not hear it heating up the water...... Okay, turn it on........

 

[Foxfyre]

Had an appt with my VA doc, they did labs at the beginning of Dec and I've been having some serious back pain that is interfering with my sleep. He prescribed what is basically Valium so I can sleep, more muscle relaxants and capcaicin cream as well as more Voltarin Gel (for pain). Capcaicin is the active ingredient in hot peppers, the wife rubbed a little on the sore areas on my back and it burned for about a half hour......... He also wrote up a referral to see a Chiropractor.
What's somewhat alarming is my triglycerides, HDL ratio, glucose and creatinine levels are slightly high so now it's time to get serious about my diet and exercise, I need to loose some weight.

I have found the most effective sleep aid for me is two extra strength Tylenol PM (except I use the generic 500 mg acetaminophen PM) plus one 220 mg naproxen before retiring. I still don't sleep through the night but I usually get 4 to 6 hours uninterrupted sleep before the cat naps begin.

For the other, increase your water intake and add chia seed or ground flax seed (grind it in your coffee grinder) to your diet. That plus a reasonably sensible diet usually takes care of it. The water intake is very important to combat the higher creatine levels and especially if you're taking the seed because both are very high fiber, as well as having high good omega fatty acids in the right proportions and that requires a balance of plenty of plain water.

Water Ma'am? Don't touch the stuff, fish fornicate in it.

LOL. Well it does wonders for all sorts of uglies including helping with arthritis pain, feeling blah when we get even slightly dehydrated, and sufficient water is critical in the right kind of high fiber diet that helps with all kinds of aches and pains, reduces bad cholesterol and boosts good cholesterol, and improves health generally.

It's supposedly a WC Fields quote and I'm surprised I was even able to recall it as groggy as I am right now. They gave me generic Elavil to help me sleep, next time I'll take it much earlier. When I woke up I ground my coffee and put it in the basket then turn the coffee maker on, a few seconds later the coffee machine beeps, no way, it can't be done already...... Okay, add water, good. A minute later, why do I not hear it heating up the water...... Okay, turn it on........

Given that I hadn't practiced a religiously healthy diet for a long time, I was surprised when my last round of blood tests showed all the cholesterol categories well within normal range. I had been on a modified Budwig protocol that includes well blended cottage cheese with flax oil (2 parts cottage cheese to 1 part organic flax oil) and ground flax seed for several months before the last blood test.

Then I was visiting with Hombre's nephew in Arkansas who said his cholesterol levels were elevated and his doctor told him to just add some chia seed to his diet every day. And that brought it right back down to normal. And that clued me in as to why my own cholesterol levels were normal--chia seed and ground flax seed both have that effect.

Which is Healthier: Chia Seeds or Flax Seeds?

 

[Big Black Dog]

Spent some quality time today with the lawyer. Put the farm in a trust, got a new will, medical power of attorney, living will and had a couple of cups of real good coffee. Hey, I'm all ready to die just to find out how well all of this stuff works!

 

[Sbiker]

LOL weather is crap here its nearly 14.13 here and we'v got our lights on looks like it could rain Scottish weather is crap most of the time

Weather for the mug of good Scottish whiskey, yeah?

 

[Foxfyre]

Spent some quality time today with the lawyer. Put the farm in a trust, got a new will, medical power of attorney, living will and had a couple of cups of real good coffee. Hey, I'm all ready to die just to find out how well all of this stuff works!

But please don't. Thank you.