OT October Chit Chat

[agate]

Vicky can come up with some very apt ideas. This could be a whole different way of delivering chocolate to those who can't tolerate plain chocolate without beer added in.

Something for everyone!

[Howie]

Who knew I was on the cutting edge of a new way to enjoy your chocolate and beer together!

[stillstANNding]

I think we need to try all varieties and doses of Vitamin Chocolate to see what works. For a fair study, some people will need to abstain - about half. ;-(

Today was Martha Argerich and an Italian Symphony. They played a Prokifiev (?) piece w Martha at piano. It was exhilarating but discordant as many Prokifiev pieces are. After the concert we did go to the Ginger Exchange and Virginia guessed correctly that I would (and did) have the ginger chicken.

I hope your brother is alright, Virginia.
ANN

[agate]

Those who abstain--would they be the control group? Do they get to control everyone else in the study?

I think Howie should be among the abstainers. He has a cat who would steal the chocolate, and chocolate shouldn't be given to cats but when they steal it, what are you going to do?

I nominate Howie for honorary membership in the control group.

[Howie]

That's a thoughtful idea, but I can't abstain from either one. Now Sam can abstain from beer, but she does eat chocolate ice cream when I do. I give her two shallow spoonful, and that's all she wants. Been doing it for 15 years, and she's still here.

[stillstANNding]

Howie, I see you are insulating yourself from motherly advice.

ANN

[Howie]

But that's nothing new, is it?

[Sunshine]

For Howie:

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[Sunshine]

Sorry to hear about your brother Virginia, glad he didn’t need hospitalization.

Maybe your other brother can call the expensive brother and tell him he took advantage of his sister and wants him to make it right?

[Howie]

I'm only on my 8th cup, but the day is young!

[Howie]

I went to the store, really just planning to get beer. Then I looked at my short shopping list I was saving for later, but decided to just get everything. So now I have everything to make pasta, and when I got back, made a fresh batch of coleslaw.

It is dark and cloudy but I'm going to just watch TV, and hopefully watch a blue ray movie on my new blue ray player my brother got me. The player also plays regular DVDs, so I'm interested in how it looks.

Enjoy your day!

[agate]

I've been doing laundry and tending to some calls.

I need to get a new "occlusal guard" from the dentist. I've been through several of them over the years, and this one I have now badly needs replacement as it's cracked, and I've lost a couple of teeth since it was made.

I wear it at night to keep my teeth from wearing one another. Apparently I grind my teeth as I sleep. Dentists keep telling me I do.

I believe it as my jaw is weird anyway.

So I had to call and make an appointment to have the molds made, and then there will be another appointment. Then there are calls about a ride to/from the appointment.

This needs to be done before the year end because the insurance people will no longer cover this as of January 1, and it's pricey.

So that's my story so far today, except that I'm going to try to get a spot out of the carpet some time today, using the new kneeling pad, and then I need to make up a grocery list, with a thought to stocking up for days when there might be too much ice on the roads or a power outage.

[Cherie]

Down day. Poor sleep last night. I woke around 3 am dreaming that my ankles were being chewed on by rats or mice while I was hiding from someone (thing) and I woke to multiple large swollen bites on my ankles and legs. Nothing apparently in the bed but I had moved all the plants yesterday and destroyed many spider webs that were clinging to them. Big nuisance! VERY itchy and swollen. Just not my usual self.

Program in "downstate" NY cancelled for 11/6 due to a death today of one of the MS Foundations sons at age 34 from a rare form of cancer. Will likely rearrange to a West coast program or two in the first full week of December. Looking at Portland, Oregon and either someplace in Washington State or California. Will know more by early next week.

[agate]

Spider bites can be terrible. It sounds as if you've found the source of the bites. I hope they'll heal up without any problems.

How sad when a young person dies of cancer. They've made great strides in cancer treatment, it seems, but there are forms of cancer that are still lethal.

[Jeanie Z]

:) I hesitate to post. I went to bed early but could not sleep until after 2 AM. I slept until 2 PM with 3 bathroom breaks. I went back to bed at 2:30 and slept until 6 PM. Up and watching tv and going back to bed now. I a tired. My activity has been sawing logs in bed. I think I win the booby prize. Jeanie :)