Question?

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Happy Holidays to you too . As to lifestyle changes, some of us go thru them kicking & screaming and others go quietly into depression. For me I think I have run thru the gam et of both in the nearly four years of living with my ICD. All you can do is take it one day at a time and try not to let yourself think of this in terms of loss but in terms of added years to your life. I never thought I would say this but it does get better over time.

Hang in there and take care of each other,

Hi Everyone,Happy Holidays to you all. I was wondering how those of you with ICD's handle all the lifestyle changes that accompany having heart disease? Did any of you have to stop smoking? Making changes is so difficult. My husband really struggles with all of this. Any input will be appreciated.Thanks,

M in CA

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didnt have too stop smoking,but it sure has made me feel better!!!!!!! happy holidays!!!!!!Scrapnfriend@... wrote: Happy Holidays to you too . As to lifestyle changes, some of us go thru them kicking & screaming and others go quietly into depression. For me I think I have run thru the gam et of both in the nearly four years of living with my ICD. All you can do is take it one day at a time and try not to let yourself think of this in terms of loss but in terms of added years to your life. I never thought I would say this but it

does get better over time. Hang in there and take care of each other, Hi Everyone,Happy Holidays to you all. I was wondering how those of you with ICD's handle all the lifestyle changes that accompany having heart disease? Did any of you have to stop smoking? Making changes is so difficult. My husband really struggles with all of this. Any input will be appreciated.Thanks, M in CA

LET GO , LET GOD.... JAMES __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

i didn't have to stop smoking--only if i wanted to

live. my doc gave me anti-depression pills [paxil].

i also stopped burgers and donuts--my favorites. my

sunday morn breakfast was a pack of cigarettes, a half

dozen donuts and a pot of coffee. i was doing 3 packs

on a normal day. i had 5 attacks in 1 week--while in

the hospital. i have a stent, an aicd and heart

failure. the pulses keep me going--i hope its the

bunny battery! my heart is 30% functional,

kidneys--50% plus emphysemia. i always hunted-

chopped wood-roamed the woods, gardened etc. now i

can barely walk to the mail box. BUT i am still

here. life is one compromise after another. the loaf

is gone--enjoy the crumbs. happy holidays

--- JAMES <farmerted44@...> wrote:

> didnt have too stop smoking,but it sure has made me

> feel better!!!!!!!

> happy holidays!!!!!!

>

> Scrapnfriend@... wrote: Happy

> Holidays to you too . As to lifestyle

> changes, some of us go thru them kicking & screaming

> and others go quietly into depression. For me I

> think I have run thru the gam et of both in the

> nearly four years of living with my ICD. All you

> can do is take it one day at a time and try not to

> let yourself think of this in terms of loss but in

> terms of added years to your life. I never thought

> I would say this but it does get better over time.

>

> Hang in there and take care of each other,

>

> Hi Everyone,

>

> Happy Holidays to you all. I was wondering how those

> of you with ICD's

> handle all the lifestyle changes that accompany

> having heart disease?

> Did any of you have to stop smoking? Making changes

> is so difficult. My

> husband really struggles with all of this. Any input

> will be

> appreciated.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

>

>

>

> M in CA

>

>

>

> Please visit the Zapper homepage at

> http://www.ZapLife.org

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Whoa Wayne -

What a good attitude you have... I love it: "the loaf is gone, enjoy the crumbs..."

~guin

life is one compromise after another. the loafis gone--enjoy the crumbs. happy holidays

[Guest guest]

Hello :Since I got my ICD and being shocked about 49 times in the first six months, with this groups help I came to realize no matter what I do, I have to live with this thing in my chest that feels like a cocked gun that is ready to go off anytime. The first 6 months i had major anxiety but now i feel much better and almost no anxiety, of course i still have my moments but very they are very few and far in between. I quit smoking for the first 6 months but after six months I started smoking again. Funny the times i got shocked coinsides with the times i did not smoke and since i started again no shocks for the past almost five years(knock wood). I think the way we respond to all this trauma depends on individuals and the loving people around them, but definately time heals everything and you get used to it. Good Luck to your husband and to you. Happy Holidays and Love TURKmashbevcasa <mashbevcasa@...> wrote: Hi Everyone, Happy Holidays to you all. I was wondering how those of you with ICD's handle all the lifestyle changes that accompany having heart disease? Did any of you have to stop smoking? Making changes is so difficult. My husband really struggles with all of this. Any input will be appreciated. Thanks,

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Frida

Borax is used with beeswax to make an natural emulsion and there is NO borax

after emulsion, just as there is NO lye when soap is saphonized.

An emulsion is necessary in a cream or lotion to hold the water and oil

together.

hope this helps you

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[Guest guest]

my son lost the ability to speak, coo, babble after the MMR shot at 13

months of age and was silent for over a year. We stopped all shots at that

point. He now has both a religious and a medical exemption.

He is now almost 7 and has fully recovered his speech- has been in speech

therapy for over 3 years. He is still working on the r sound--

We did file the vaccine reaction with the VAERS.

I would recommend you phone the good folks at the NVIC ( www.nvic.org )-

they can best guide you on this . . . . . .

question?

> I posted back in Sept. My then 14 month old son was in the hosp. for 6

> days following his vaccinations. He has not had any vacc. since then,

> for my fear that he will react even worse next time. As a mother I

> can just not do it.

>

> My son, Karter is now 20.5 months old. and we just found out he has a

> 50 % speech delay and sensory integration. He was just fine before

> the reaction and has not added any words or sounds since then. My

> question is. Could this reaction caused something more that we need

> to check into? I just feel that somehow this is my fault?

>

> Thanks for any info

>

> Tabitha

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Tabitha,

I'm so sorry to hear about your son. I would recommend getting your son under

the care of a homeopath asap. Have you emailed Sheri N. about a referral? She

is away now for a couple more weeks, but you can email her and she'll get back

to you when she can.

Don't beat yourself up over this. We as mothers do the best we can with the

knowledge we have at any given moment. My 2 children were fully vaxed until

they were about 10. I so wish I could go back and start over, but I can't.

They were very sick as small children. Was it my fault? Yes, I suppose it was.

But again, I wasn't intentionally doing them harm. I just didn't know any

different back then.

Today is a new day. You can get some help for your son. Focus on what's

ahead, not what's behind.

All the best,

Kay

Tabitha Yarolim <tabjay2001@...> wrote:

My son, Karter is now 20.5 months old. and we just found out he has a

50 % speech delay and sensory integration. He was just fine before

the reaction and has not added any words or sounds since then. My

question is. Could this reaction caused something more that we need

to check into? I just feel that somehow this is my fault?

Tabitha

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Kay,

Thanks for the info. I don't know who Sheri N. is, but will look in group

info to see if I can find an email for her. He has also had several ear

infections and that is what the Dr.'s are blameing the speech on.

Thanks again

Tabitha

Kay Philpot <kay8889@...> wrote:

Hi Tabitha,

I'm so sorry to hear about your son. I would recommend getting your son under

the care of a homeopath asap. Have you emailed Sheri N. about a referral? She

is away now for a couple more weeks, but you can email her and she'll get back

to you when she can.

Don't beat yourself up over this. We as mothers do the best we can with the

knowledge we have at any given moment. My 2 children were fully vaxed until

they were about 10. I so wish I could go back and start over, but I can't.

They were very sick as small children. Was it my fault? Yes, I suppose it was.

But again, I wasn't intentionally doing them harm. I just didn't know any

different back then.

Today is a new day. You can get some help for your son. Focus on what's

ahead, not what's behind.

All the best,

Kay

Tabitha Yarolim <tabjay2001@...> wrote:

My son, Karter is now 20.5 months old. and we just found out he has a

50 % speech delay and sensory integration. He was just fine before

the reaction and has not added any words or sounds since then. My

question is. Could this reaction caused something more that we need

to check into? I just feel that somehow this is my fault?

Tabitha

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[Guest guest]

Sheri Nakken is the list owner of this list. She is a former American

registered nurse (as am I). She now lives in the UK and is a practicing

homeopath. You may be able to reach her here: homeopathycures@...

My son went the route of major ear infections, year round antibiotics, ear

tubes, etc. His speech was delayed as well because of fluid in his ear. I have

no doubt it was all fueled by his vaccines at that time and the allopathic drugs

he was taking almost daily.

Vaccine damage presents itself in various ways depending on the individual.

They damage the immune system, so any reaction is possible.

Homeopathy gets to the root of the problem. You don't have to have a

diagnosis. It takes the whole person into account and deals with the current

symptom picture.

Please keep us posted on how your son is doing.

All the best,

Kay

Yarolim <tabjay2001@...> wrote:

Kay,

Thanks for the info. I don't know who Sheri N. is, but will look in group

info to see if I can find an email for her. He has also had several ear

infections and that is what the Dr.'s are blameing the speech on.

Thanks again

Tabitha

Kay Philpot <kay8889@...> wrote:

Hi Tabitha,

I'm so sorry to hear about your son. I would recommend getting your son under

the care of a homeopath asap. Have you emailed Sheri N. about a referral? She

is away now for a couple more weeks, but you can email her and she'll get back

to you when she can.

Don't beat yourself up over this. We as mothers do the best we can with the

knowledge we have at any given moment. My 2 children were fully vaxed until

they were about 10. I so wish I could go back and start over, but I can't.

They were very sick as small children. Was it my fault? Yes, I suppose it was.

But again, I wasn't intentionally doing them harm. I just didn't know any

different back then.

Today is a new day. You can get some help for your son. Focus on what's

ahead, not what's behind.

All the best,

Kay

Tabitha Yarolim <tabjay2001@...> wrote:

My son, Karter is now 20.5 months old. and we just found out he has a

50 % speech delay and sensory integration. He was just fine before

the reaction and has not added any words or sounds since then. My

question is. Could this reaction caused something more that we need

to check into? I just feel that somehow this is my fault?

Tabitha

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[Guest guest]

Hi Tabitha, is Karter acting strange that would have you think

something is wrong? Who made this diagnosis? According to

Coulter and other professionals, in which I agree, all vaccines

cause at least minimal brain damage in everyone. So yes there could

be something more to this reaction. However, hopefully some better

news is not to worry so much about what is " normal " . We're all

different. An individual that didn't speak until 4 years of age can

very well be much smarter than the one who could speak at 2 years.

It is common for children growing up with multiple languages to

actually speak fluently in any tongue later than " normal " .

Regardless of any vaccine reaction, detoxification and nutritional

programs are recommended.

Dan

>

> I posted back in Sept. My then 14 month old son was in the hosp.

for 6

> days following his vaccinations. He has not had any vacc. since

then,

> for my fear that he will react even worse next time. As a mother

I

> can just not do it.

>

> My son, Karter is now 20.5 months old. and we just found out he

has a

> 50 % speech delay and sensory integration. He was just fine

before

> the reaction and has not added any words or sounds since then. My

> question is. Could this reaction caused something more that we

need

> to check into? I just feel that somehow this is my fault?

>

> Thanks for any info

>

> Tabitha

>

[Guest guest]

Tabitha, Karter may be on the autistic spectrum. My son was. He had

sensory integegration problems, terrible sleep problems,

hyperactivity, aggression, and general social delays. He had also

been sick with recurrent infections and had diarrhea his whole life.

We started figuring it out when he was 18 months old, but didn't

figure it out completely until he was 2.5 yrs old. Since then we have

been working with an open-minded doctor and following the DAN!

treatment, using diet, enzymes, probiotics, and chelation to treat

him. We also go for chiropractic treatment twice a week. He is

completely different now - on most days, most people would not guess

he had ever had these problems. Also I think homeopathy is a great

suggestion. I don't have personal experience with it but I'm also

interested in looking into it.

There are two I would suggest joining. One is " abmd " and

the other is " asd_solutions " . Also, two books to read.... " Evidence of

Harm " by Kirby, and " Children with Starving Brains " by Jaquelyn

McCandless.

I know it may be hard to consider this possibility, but if it is the

case, you can find a doctor to help, and tons of supportive parents

who have also been through this. We trusted our child's doctors, and

they were wrong. Now, we can just go forward from here and get all

the information we can to help our children.

B.

>

> My son, Karter is now 20.5 months old. and we just found out he has a

> 50 % speech delay and sensory integration. He was just fine before

> the reaction and has not added any words or sounds since then. My

> question is. Could this reaction caused something more that we need

> to check into? I just feel that somehow this is my fault?

>

> Thanks for any info

>

> Tabitha

>

[Guest guest]

Erie is a Shriner's Hospital. Here it the link: http://www.shrinershq.org/shc/erie/ Be sure to take Mehta's article with you.

I REALLY hope she has gotten him that brace Jackie. Time is of the essence!

Noelle (12-2-01)Ian (8-15-04)

Question?

We go back to court May 16th and there is a good possibility that we will be coming home with our little man Jessie. I am going to court fully loaded with information on the casting. Can anyone either give me a link to the Erie Hospital or let me know if it is a Childrens or Shriners Hospital. It is where we want to take Jessie to see if he can get the casting. I am pretty sure he would be able to as the latest medical records we recieved stated that he is idiopathic and they can get his curve down to 30ish in a TLSO brace. To bad his birth mother hasn't taken Jessie to (our knowledge) to get the brace. We want to take information on the hospital with us to prove that we will be able to get Jessie the treatment he should have had way back in September. Thanks! Jessie's curve is holding out at 57.6 degrees. Hopefully we can get him started with casting or bracing before his next growth spurt.Jackie in Ohio

[Guest guest]

hi, I'm not sure how to post to the whole board yet (I'm new)....but...you can

buy lye at your local hardware store. I don't know about KS, but in NY there's

one called True Value. You find it back in the plumbing aisle. I haven't been

lucky finding it at Walmart or Home Depot. Also, make sure that it's 100% lye.

Some companies sell stuff that is a mixture of lye and other chemicals and that

won't work in your soap. HOpe that helped ya some - Tammy

Trina <string_bean362@...> wrote: I am wanting to start making bar

soap. I am trying to get all my

supplies in order so I can get started. My question to you is where can

I get Lye, and what type/brand do you reccomend? I have called around

with no luck. Please help if you can. Thanks in advance!

Trina

PS by the way I am located in south central KS

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[Guest guest]

I found lye at Lowe's under the brand name " Roebic. " It was in the

plumbing section...NOT with the cleaning/draino type stuff where I

thought it might be. When I told the employee that helped me I was

going to make soap with it he looked at me rather skeptically and said

if I came back with a bar of soap that wouldn't burn his hands off

he's buy it from me. Ha!

>

> I am wanting to start making bar soap. I am trying to get all my

> supplies in order so I can get started. My question to you is where can

> I get Lye, and what type/brand do you reccomend? I have called around

> with no luck. Please help if you can. Thanks in advance!

> Trina

> PS by the way I am located in south central KS

>

[Guest guest]

You should be able to get it somewhere online or maybe find a place near you

that sells it.Jessika--- On Sat 04/29, Shelby Varian & lt;

[Guest guest]

Lowe's now carries a 100% lye drain cleaner. The name is Roebic.

Amy

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[Guest guest]

My son is mix. But I have seen that northern African something can't remember

if it was maybe Jewish is a good candidate for fmf. char.

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My son is mix. But I have seen that northern African something can't remember

if it was maybe Jewish is a good candidate for fmf. char.

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My son is mix. But I have seen that northern African something can't remember

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I think they go on a case by case basis. Suenicole <jesuc4me@...> wrote: HI, My name is and I live in Illinois, outside of Chicago.I have been on disability since June 2006. My company has short and long term disability plan and I am currently getting paid that way.I can get paid through long term for two years. But after 12 months on long term the compnay says i have to start applying for SSDI.I don't know how people live off SSDI, the money seems Horrible! I have a private medical insurance

and wouldnt want to take the Medical Card, i want to keep actual insurance.But my premiums are getting higher and higher and one day i may have to. but b/c i am a nurse and i have other medical conditons, i have seen how hard it is for people to get good care on the public aid card and how much they don't pay for .Does anyone know how much additional money you are able to make while on SSDI?Why does it take so long to get approved through the state? Is it a better idea to start now, i am 3 months into my long term disability payments.I have a friend who is an attorney, so i may ssee if she could help me, i dont know if she knows anything about disability issues.Is there certain things i should know while starting this process. This to me is overwhelming, I can't believe how little money they give, i get almost double what SSDI would give me? I am single and dont have a second income coming in and i can't go

home and live with family. Any suggestions?Thanks, For a fun time try http://www.peternoone.com.For The DC5 fans, please check the updates on Mike at http://www.mikesmith1964.com

[Guest guest]

I'm pretty sure you can find out what it would be by going onto the Soc Sec site -- they figure I think at least in part on what you have been earning over perhaps many quarters, assuming you have enough.

I remember sort of, decades ago, to have been pleasantly surprised

and they figure also that you don't have many of the expenses you had while working, and so less money goes further.

Back when I was put on SSDI, they allowed the Medigap policies, which I fortunately purchased, though now over $100 a month.

If you are buying your own medical insurance without help from your employer, you probably could keep it, but usually they have cheaper rates for combining with Medicare.

For me the Medicare HMO didn't work at all, but I know lots who love it.

Remember Medicare is different from Medicaid!! far better coverage! Medicare is the medical insurance provided for seniors, while Medicaid is apt to be basic insurance for the poor.

Unless your case is VERY obvious in your disability, you might want to have help from someone who knows their way through it. Be sure to have ALL kinds of documentation, letters etc!! and it probably would be a very good idea to start it now if you expect to stay 'disabled'.

You might also want to send for the Medicare booklet which is very detailed.

And the Federal government has oodles of information about all kinds of stuff, including, I think a site where you can just find out what sorts of things you will be eligible for (unless that's Massachusetts again)

eg it would be important to know if you would lose chance to go on disability if you had earned any money while waiiting.... and check out if I am right that they don't allow disability unless you are incapable of holding ANY job, not just the one you had.

AFTER you get onto SSDI, there is a pretty high income allowance nowadays (didn't used to allow hardly any)

best, and good luck!!

Jean

Re: Question?

I think they go on a case by case basis.

Suenicole <jesuc4me > wrote:

HI, My name is and I live in Illinois, outside of Chicago.I have been on disability since June 2006. My company has short and long term disability plan and I am currently getting paid that way.I can get paid through long term for two years. But after 12 months on long term the compnay says i have to start applying for SSDI.I don't know how people live off SSDI, the money seems Horrible! I have a private medical insurance and wouldnt want to take the Medical Card, i want to keep actual insurance.But my premiums are getting higher and higher and one day i may have to. but b/c i am a nurse and i have other medical conditons, i have seen how hard it is for people to get good care on the public aid card and how much they don't pay for .Does anyone know how much additional money you are able to make while on SSDI?Why does it take so long to get approved through the state? Is it a better idea to start now, i am 3 months into my long term disability payments.I have a friend who is an attorney, so i may ssee if she could help me, i dont know if she knows anything about disability issues.Is there certain things i should know while starting this process. This to me is overwhelming, I can't believe how little money they give, i get almost double what SSDI would give me? I am single and dont have a second income coming in and i can't go home and live with family. Any suggestions?Thanks,

For a fun time try http://www.peternoone.com.

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http://www.mikesmith1964.com

[Guest guest]

, it took me almost three years to get approved. When I finally

got a court date event eh judge said that if I had something known or not so

rare I would have been approved right away but since I have something that isn’t

common that is why it took so long to get approved. I held my tongue in court

but wanted to ask her if SS is unable to use google or read. Seems to me that

if something comes up that they don’t know about it would be a whole lot

easier (and cheaper for them in the long run) to just look it up instead of

just saying they don’t know what it is so therefore it must not be real. I

wish you the best of luck with it all! I used a lawyer and wouldn’t have

done it any other way.

Jessi 24 in NC

[Guest guest]

SSDI is based on what you were making the last few years you were working -

I never made more than a little over 13 thousand a year the last few years I

worked and am currently getting $675 a month after the deduction of $94

30(?) for Medicare premium so if you were making appreciably more than I was

and you get approved for SSDI, your SSDI would also be more. If you go to

http://www.ssa.gov/d & s1.htm you will see the qualifications for SSDI and

would be able to apply from there. I am sorry I cannot remember much more

about the process but I got approved almost 3 years ago and my memory is not

as good as it used to be.

T. aka Pegasus

-- Question?

HI,

My name is and I live in Illinois, outside of Chicago.

I have been on disability since June 2006. My company has short and long

term disability

plan and I am currently getting paid that way.

I can get paid through long term for two years. But after 12 months on long

term the

Comp nay says I have to start applying for SSDI.

I don't know how people live off SSDI, the money seems Horrible! I have a

private medical

insurance and wouldn't want to take the Medical Card, I want to keep actual

insurance.

But my premiums are getting higher and higher and one day I may have to. But

b/c I am a

nurse and I have other medical conditions, I have seen how hard it is for

people to get

good care on the public aid card and how much they don't pay for .

Does anyone know how much additional money you are able to make while on

SSDI?

Why does it take so long to get approved through the state? Is it a better

idea to start now,

I am 3 months into my long term disability payments.

I have a friend who is an attorney, so I may see if she could help me, I don

t know if she

knows anything about disability issues.

Is there certain things I should know while starting this process.

This to me is overwhelming, I can't believe how little money they give, I

get almost double

what SSDI would give me?

I am single and don't have a second income coming in and I can't go home and

live with

family.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

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----- Original Message ----From: Bonnie

> Do others struggle with the effects

> of having gone without oxygen?

Only after my wife holds the pillow over

my face for not doing my housework.

The worst effect is that I have to do that

housework.

I am curious why in all I read about SCD

and heart attack and other heart problems,

it is never mentioned about the effects of

anoxia

An oxia is a young female ox, and this is

a family forum and the oxen are not a

yoking matter.

or brain damage people are experiencing

as a result of having suppressed oxygen or

no oxygen getting to there brain?

Brain? what brain? You've read my posts.

Do you really think I have a brain?When I was finally able to begin remembering

things, having lost my memory entirely

Wives never forget. We husbnds know that.

and the fear my family had for my recovery of it,

I understand. Husbands don't want their wives

to remember anything.

was one of the first things I remember being told.

How come wives can remember what they are

told, but they don't do it? Oh? Because we

husbands have such foolish ideas?

I was told that I had gone without oxygen

It could have been worse. You could have gone

without chocolate, Dr. Phil or gossip.

and that there was concern whether or not I

would recover my memory.

I can understand your concern about recovery.

After I spilled my chips and dip while watching

the Super bowl, I had concern about whether or

not we would recover the couch.

I was told that I had brain damage from havingstopped breathing

I think I'd worry more about brain damage from

getting married and having kids.

and yet not one of my doctors has ever made

a big deal of it.

They're doctors. They only make a big deal out

of it when it concerns paying your bill, a pinging

in the engine of their BMW or a change in their

tee times.Now, nearly 3 years later,

know you women are always late, but three

years? That's an awful long time to leave your

husband waiting in the Target parking lot while

you shop?

I'm coming to understand one of the possible

reasons I have not recovered emotionally from

my SCD

There's your reason. The SCD--Spousal Couch

Denizen.

and my quality of life remains fair at best.

You are a wife. Fairness is not in the job description.

I have alot of various problems

Oh, so you have children?which I'm frequently told I am doing or I am aware of

doing or aware of being.

Being aware is tricky. One of my friends thought his wife was a houseware, but it turned out that she was shareware.

When I get into one of "jags"

You have more than one jag? We're lucky to have

a Ford minivan. I wanted to get an Accord, bnut my wife said I was too old. I told her I was drinking in absinthe, and absinthe makes the fart go Honda.

I get hyper focused on an issue and research like crazy.

I can dig that. I put something down then search for it

and research like crazy. Of course, being crazy helps

if you want to do something like crazy.

My current studying is about brain injury and cardiac

arrests.

I suffer from brain arrest and cardiac injury.

For those of you who might be interested, the following

URL may be interesting to you.

Well I've got an Uncle Earl tyhat might interest you if

you like old, incontinent men that chew tobacco and

still say whipper-snapper. I understrand what a

whipper-snapper was, but it always sounded like

something you paid extra for.

I would sure like to hear from folks!

Not after reading my e-mail!

I have been a LURKER of the ZAPPER

emails for the past two and half years.

Aha! the three secrets of your success--

lurkation, lurkation, lurkation.

Thank you Duffy, and other active members,

Active members? You've gopt to be kidding.

Between age, health and watchful wives the

only activities we are allowed to do involve

mops, lawnmowers and laxatives.

for your shared knowledge

That's me! I know everything. And my wife,

"No!"s everything.

because it has helped me come to grips

with alot of things.

Wow! they're gonna kick you out of the Wives Union. Your supposed to have gripes, not grips.

From California where taking things seriously is technically called shoplifting.

Bill