Guest guest Posted May 9, 2002 Report Share Posted May 9, 2002 Hey , I didn't bite the dust LOL. Been playing " Learn How To Use New Scanner " LOL, filled my mailbox up with too many high resolution pics like a dummy. Hey, I've never scanned before give me a break LOL. I'm touched that you thought something might be wrong, take care Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2002 Report Share Posted May 9, 2002 Doug, if you thought scanning was bad, don't get into digital photography! *lol* Later, Mike Briggs Photo Gallery: http://www.pbase.com/photogrif/ " Fish Gotta Swim, I Gotta Dive " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2002 Report Share Posted May 10, 2002 Hey Mike! I was scanning photo's at 1200 dpi, thought more was better. Then I read on a website that 200-300 is just fine. It also said it was alright at 600-1200 dpi if one was going to print them out, and to do it in tiff format. BTW, do you agree? I'm very new to computers, after being on webtv for 4 years, and find it all a bit baffling at times. Even for my high SMA IQ LOL. As for digital photography, I don't have a camera, but a Mini DV camcorder, with bunch of software and wires. I tackle that mess somewhere down the road- way down the road. Was thinking of getting one of those tiny Canon ELP's, they don't seem to heavy, by looks anyway. Also wanted to ask if you knew any good beginner computer sites/ and or tutorials. Thanks for your input, Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2002 Report Share Posted May 10, 2002 Doug, The higher the resolution dpi the more memory it will take up. And making the picture size larger. For internet and email it is best to use a smaller dpi so it will load faster and take up less room. For printing definitely use the highest resolution you can get away with, but remember if your doesn't put out that high of dpi, its not going to matter much. Take Care, Cody Namesnik codemann@... Re: Doug Hey Mike! I was scanning photo's at 1200 dpi, thought more was better. Then I read on a website that 200-300 is just fine. It also said it was alright at 600-1200 dpi if one was going to print them out, and to do it in tiff format. BTW, do you agree? I'm very new to computers, after being on webtv for 4 years, and find it all a bit baffling at times. Even for my high SMA IQ LOL. As for digital photography, I don't have a camera, but a Mini DV camcorder, with bunch of software and wires. I tackle that mess somewhere down the road- way down the road. Was thinking of getting one of those tiny Canon ELP's, they don't seem to heavy, by looks anyway. Also wanted to ask if you knew any good beginner computer sites/ and or tutorials. Thanks for your input, Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 You go, Doug! Now take it easy - second and third days sometimes throw a curve ball. Listen to and stay on top of the pain - at least tylenol whether you need it or not! January 14 will be here before you know it! ) Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Doug, Congratulations on your surgery! Can't wait to hear about your activation on the 14th! <smile> Surgery date: 12/22/04 (8 days and counting!) Activation date: 1/18/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 Thanks, glad to know that spasms stop after surgery. Overall things are going terrific. Think I am going to stick with the kraut, superstitious but there is research out there. Beats a chronic taking of antacids! The end of this week will make one month. I am going on a trip and probably can not take the kraut so if I get heartburn that will reinforce that maybe it helps or it is coincidence. Doug I'm glad the kraut is working for you!! that is awesome. Most people do find a higher incidence of spasms after surgery & then it subsides. Perhaps that is what is happening with you. I found popsicles helped a lot for me. Experiment & do what works! Cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Doug: Of course I wish my children did not have SMA - I wish I'd never heard of SMA. Quite honestly, though I appreciate the individuals in this group, as well as, the people, families, & doctores in the SMA community I've met the past two years, I'd rather not know a single one of you if it'd mean my children did not have SMA. But, that isn't the case. You play the cards you're dealt. Facts being such as they are - I still do not look at my children as any less in any way than any other child or person. My children are 100% perfect. Thus my suggestion. Much like the parents who give birth to future athletic stars - who have the intelligence of rocks - I see no difference. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. Some are just more obvious (though not necessarilly more significant). Mitch --- no rating <never_wins_any@...> wrote: > I understand your meaning now, but you should say > it differently i thinking. I would hope you wish > they didnt have this, but they are your kids and > you love them no matter what. > > Doug > > <mongomustgolf@...> wrote: > Even had I known that my kids would be born > with SMA - > my son Bryce has SMA and my daughter is > asymptomatic > (though she has the homozygous SMN1 deletion) - > and > all that went with it - I would want no other > children > than my children. > > Had we known, via pre-natal testing for example, > and, > coupled with the fact that my wife's first cousin > lost > her son Devon Caron to SMA Type 1 in 2003 shortly > after his 1st birthday - would you presuppose we > would've considered aborting our children!? Based > on > the set of knowledge available at the time that > seems > to be whats could be suggested. I'd just assume > not > be alive myself without my children. > > I repeat - my children are 100% perfect. SMA can > FUCK > off! > > Apologies to the language used - but to be > perfectly > honest - that's exactly how I feel. > > The fact a child has (or will be born with) a > neurodegenerative disease does not affect who > he/she > is, what their potential in life is, his/her > 'value' > to society now and the future, or whether or not > the > would-be parents should consider abortion as an > option. > > Contrary to your comment that some people may not > want > to 'put the child into a life of misery' or their > child endure 'pain or trama' - what is more > miserable > - being alive or dead? I choose being alive - and > I > think all of the babies with SMA that fought - Yes > - > fought with all they had - fought to live and > still > died tragically young would completely disagree > with > you. The beauty of these young lives lost just > cannot > be captured with pictures or stories - it > supercedes > anything I know of... > > Yes, people do have their own ideas and opinions - > and > they're certainly entitled to them. I'm not God - > or > some convergance of Truth in Science (or whatever) > - > in thinking that I can tell another person you > must > believe the way that I do, etc. - I don't, won't, > but > will comment based on my own experience. I'd be > willing to bet that well over 90% of folks > claiming to > be Pro-Choice - have not had a child of their own, > or > witnessed the birth of their own child. > > Me - I'd have my children no other way. Mitch > > --- Doug Blackman <never_wins_any@...> > wrote: > > > I dont follow what you are saying though. Do > your > > kids have sma and > > you dont mind or do you and they dont? Sma can > fuck > > off doesnt explain > > anything srry. > > > > Doug > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > , > > > > > > > > > > > > All I can say is that your Evolutionary > > theory > > > > > requires faith in > > > > > > numerous assumptions to make sense of > only 1 > > > > thing > > > > > - how it all started. > > > > > > I'll continue to have faith in 1 > assumption > > - > > > > that > > > > > God started it, and > > > > > > then everything else makes sense. > > > > > > > > > > > > Which takes more faith? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We can go back and forth, and 'round an > > 'round > > > > on > > > > > this topic, but we're > > > > > > all on the same page with SMA. Find a > way > > to > > > > help > > > > > our kids stay > > > > > > healthy, find a treatment to make them > > stronger, > > > > > and find a cure so we > > > > > > can eliminate the disease and shout for > joy > > > > > together! > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for an interesting discussion on > the > > off > > > > > topic subject! > > > > > > > > > > > > Jay > > > > > > > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Don't even necessarilly need sperm these days - just vacate a gamete (egg) of its neucleus, insert DNA (taken from practically anywhere), and insert into womb. Ask Dolly the Lamb. Soon, the male species can be completely removed from the reproduction process. Now there's some progress - right? --- no rating <never_wins_any@...> wrote: > I didnt mean to say it all falls onto a women, I > menting that she has final say in it. that she > should not be force by the husband ors father to > have an abortion. > > I agree all children are great, but since most > women produce 12 possible children a year, why > arent those times special also? I am not saying > they need funerals each month, it is just like > chicken eggs in the store, everyone was a potential > animal, all it needed was a sperm to give it life. > considering how freely most men are, thats not a > shortage. > > i am sorry for the extreme view, am not try to > upsets people. > > Doug > > " Meg W. " <pink-tulip@...> wrote: > I agree that prenatal testing is a great benefit to > prepare help in case the > baby is afflicted with something. Its good for > the mother and baby to know > what they will be dealing with and with > appropriate care, the infant can be > helped, if not saved, from some disease. > > I asked my mom about when she was pregnant with my > brother. She saw how > hard life was for me, and how much pain the > scoliosis, surgery, SMA, and > society caused me. I asked my mom if she > considered abortion, since she > knew he would be born with SMA. She said it did > cross her mind. But she > said she would never be able to do that. Each > baby is a miracle, a gift > from God, whether sick or not. > > Yet, this is an impossible decision. Some babies > can be so afflicted that > their quality of life would be very poor. As a > mother, it would kill me to > get rid of my baby, but on the other hand, it > would kill me to see my baby > being born into a life full of suffering and pain. > It's a no win situation > and there are so many women faced with such a > choice every day. > > I also think its not just the decision of the > mother. If you have a loving > husband, both partners need to decide and agree on > the choice being made. > Its not fair in such a horrible situation to tell > the woman, its your body, > your choice. > > These moral questions are impossible to answer. > We can theorize over the > pros and cons of each scenario, yet its all in the > abstract. Lets hope we > will never be faced with such a choice. > > And please lets not start arguing over this. > Please. > > Eternal Blessings, > > Meg. > > (My Blog: > http://360./pink-tulipameritech (DOT) net) > > Re: OT religion and > me/meg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is the second time I've broken a > promise > > > not > > > > to comment further, > > > > > for which I apologize, but Jay's remark > about > > > the > > > > burden of proof > > > > > being on those who do not believe made me > > > chuckle. > > > > Forgive me for > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 I wasnt meaning to say you werent, I just didnt knw how to take your comments is all. I am glad you deal with it well... Doug > > > > > > > > > > > > > > , > > > > > > > > > > > > > > All I can say is that your Evolutionary > > > theory > > > > > > requires faith in > > > > > > > numerous assumptions to make sense of > > only 1 > > > > > thing > > > > > > - how it all started. > > > > > > > I'll continue to have faith in 1 > > assumption > > > - > > > > > that > > > > > > God started it, and > > > > > > > then everything else makes sense. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Which takes more faith? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We can go back and forth, and 'round an > > > 'round > > > > > on > > > > > > this topic, but we're > > > > > > > all on the same page with SMA. Find a > > way > > > to > > > > > help > > > > > > our kids stay > > > > > > > healthy, find a treatment to make them > > > stronger, > > > > > > and find a cure so we > > > > > > > can eliminate the disease and shout for > > joy > > > > > > together! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for an interesting discussion on > > the > > > off > > > > > > topic subject! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jay > > > > > > > > > > === message truncated === > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 if that happened all of " man " kind would end up in California Doug <mongomustgolf@...> wrote: Don't even necessarilly need sperm these days - just vacate a gamete (egg) of its neucleus, insert DNA (taken from practically anywhere), and insert into womb. Ask Dolly the Lamb. Soon, the male species can be completely removed from the reproduction process. Now there's some progress - right? --- no rating <never_wins_any@...> wrote: > I didnt mean to say it all falls onto a women, I > menting that she has final say in it. that she > should not be force by the husband ors father to > have an abortion. > > I agree all children are great, but since most > women produce 12 possible children a year, why > arent those times special also? I am not saying > they need funerals each month, it is just like > chicken eggs in the store, everyone was a potential > animal, all it needed was a sperm to give it life. > considering how freely most men are, thats not a > shortage. > > i am sorry for the extreme view, am not try to > upsets people. > > Doug > > " Meg W. " <pink-tulip@...> wrote: > I agree that prenatal testing is a great benefit to > prepare help in case the > baby is afflicted with something. Its good for > the mother and baby to know > what they will be dealing with and with > appropriate care, the infant can be > helped, if not saved, from some disease. > > I asked my mom about when she was pregnant with my > brother. She saw how > hard life was for me, and how much pain the > scoliosis, surgery, SMA, and > society caused me. I asked my mom if she > considered abortion, since she > knew he would be born with SMA. She said it did > cross her mind. But she > said she would never be able to do that. Each > baby is a miracle, a gift > from God, whether sick or not. > > Yet, this is an impossible decision. Some babies > can be so afflicted that > their quality of life would be very poor. As a > mother, it would kill me to > get rid of my baby, but on the other hand, it > would kill me to see my baby > being born into a life full of suffering and pain. > It's a no win situation > and there are so many women faced with such a > choice every day. > > I also think its not just the decision of the > mother. If you have a loving > husband, both partners need to decide and agree on > the choice being made. > Its not fair in such a horrible situation to tell > the woman, its your body, > your choice. > > These moral questions are impossible to answer. > We can theorize over the > pros and cons of each scenario, yet its all in the > abstract. Lets hope we > will never be faced with such a choice. > > And please lets not start arguing over this. > Please. > > Eternal Blessings, > > Meg. > > (My Blog: > http://360./pink-tulipameritech (DOT) net) > > Re: OT religion and > me/meg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is the second time I've broken a > promise > > > not > > > > to comment further, > > > > > for which I apologize, but Jay's remark > about > > > the > > > > burden of proof > > > > > being on those who do not believe made me > > > chuckle. > > > > Forgive me for > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 good luck with your surgery today - i've been thinking of you all day!! hugs, heather There is work that is work and there is play that is play; there is play that is work and work that is play. And in only one of these lie happiness. -- Gelett Burgess --------------------------------- Be a chatter box. Enjoy free PC-to-PC calls with Messenger with Voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 Doug, I'm so happy to hear your vocal cords came through - that's great!!! Wishing you healing that is complete and as easy and painless as possible. Fran > > > > good luck with your surgery today - i've been thinking of you all day!! > > > > hugs, > > heather > > > > > Thanks . I woke up in pain but with a FULL set of NORMAL vocal > cords I will be away from the group for a while to rest and recoup. > > > Doug > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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