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Old 03-13-2012, 02:35 PM   #9941
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Old 03-13-2012, 04:34 PM   #9942
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I slept, woke up, then slept some more.
I have an infected ear and possibly infected sinuses too. After 4 days of dealing with heavy duty sinus pressure and frequent nose blowing, I went to the clinic yesterday. The doc took one look in my ear, and prescribed 500 mg Amoxicillin, 2 horse pills 3x daily. Two nights ago I wanted to chop my head off, the ear pain was so intense.
I am having trouble chewing regular food, so I made myself some mashed potatoes. I have a orange glazed roast duck in the oven, but am not sure I will be able to eat it without chopping it into smaller pieces. I'm sure I'll manage.
I went outside motivated my lazy b*tt for about 20 minutes to enjoy some sunshine and the most welcome 65F temperature. I saw tulips and crocus leaves just up, in my front garden. It is unusual to see both emerging at once.
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I slept, woke up, then slept some more.
I have an infected ear and possibly infected sinuses too. After 4 days of dealing with heavy duty sinus pressure and frequent nose blowing, I went to the clinic yesterday. The doc took one look in my ear, and prescribed 500 mg Amoxicillin, 2 horse pills 3x daily. Two nights ago I wanted to chop my head off, the ear pain was so intense.
I am having trouble chewing regular food, so I made myself some mashed potatoes. I have a orange glazed roast duck in the oven, but am not sure I will be able to eat it without chopping it into smaller pieces. I'm sure I'll manage.
I went outside motivated my lazy b*tt for about 20 minutes to enjoy some sunshine and the most welcome 65F temperature. I saw tulips and crocus leaves just up, in my front garden. It is unusual to see both emerging at once.
Hope you are feeling better soon.
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Hope you are feeling better soon.
Thanks.
Between not being able to drink beer (on antibiotics) and the trouble with chewing, I'm figuring 3-5 lbs will be gone by the next Wed weigh-in. There's always a silver lining somewhere.
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Between not being able to drink beer (on antibiotics) and the trouble with chewing, I'm figuring 3-5 lbs will be gone by the next Wed weigh-in. There's always a silver lining somewhere.

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Went for my first bike ride in Atl. this year.
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Today skated as usual, over the weekend started some cleanups at the camp/mancave.
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Visited the dentist to have a temporary crown re-glued. He is a wonderful dentist, no charge for this visit.
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Went to the gym and took two classes: Zumba and water aerobics. Lost my locker key in the process----and they are charging me $50 for the lost key!

Organized a Meetup tonight for one of my social groups. twenty people came. Dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant and then coffee at a Korean place. Fun to meet new people, but organizing sort of felt like w*rk.
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Went to the gym and took two classes: Zumba and water aerobics. Lost my locker key in the process----and they are charging me $50 for the lost key!
Wow! That's insane! My gym just switched from the built-in locks on lockers, to hasps and now we have to bring our own locks. Actually this is pretty nice, because we can pick any locker we want. I put my initials on my lock so it is easy to identify.

Today I talked to a man at my gym who is 90 years old! He still comes to the gym every single day. Pretty inspiring.
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I slept, woke up, then slept some more.
I have an infected ear and possibly infected sinuses too. After 4 days of dealing with heavy duty sinus pressure and frequent nose blowing, I went to the clinic yesterday. The doc took one look in my ear, and prescribed 500 mg Amoxicillin, 2 horse pills 3x daily. Two nights ago I wanted to chop my head off, the ear pain was so intense.
I am having trouble chewing regular food, so I made myself some mashed potatoes. I have a orange glazed roast duck in the oven, but am not sure I will be able to eat it without chopping it into smaller pieces. I'm sure I'll manage.
I went outside motivated my lazy b*tt for about 20 minutes to enjoy some sunshine and the most welcome 65F temperature. I saw tulips and crocus leaves just up, in my front garden. It is unusual to see both emerging at once.
Sorry you are felling poorly, best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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I noted that I received the final instalment of the nice cash payment which a company gave me for some software which I wrote in my free time with no expectation of reward. I celebrated by moving it to my savings account. That, plus this week's excellent market, enabled me to update the headline figure in my signature.
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Made three trips to the dentist to have a temporary crown re-glued.
He said it was a first for him (he's been in practice more than 20 years).
I suggested he write a case study.
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Made three trips to the dentist to have a temporary crown re-glued.
He said it was a first for him (he's been in practice more than 20 years).
I suggested he write a case study.
That happened to me. It came out while eating lunch and I had to make an emergency appointment. But only one!
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I swallowed one several years ago !
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I swallowed one several years ago !
Once I swallowed two dimes and a penny. When Lena called the doc to see how I was doing, he said "No change yet."
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Well, it has not been a fun week. My right ear is still on the blink, but I can actually sleep without pain and my balance is back to normal. I can't remember the last time I had an earache like this. I'm still taking my horse pills (Amoxicillin) and Alleve only as needed versus constantly.

I have been in the house all week and have CABIN FEVER. And of course it is rainy and chilly today.
Mr B is studying, so I have to entertain myself. Hmmmm....

It feels like a good day to plant some tomato, pepper, and impatiens seeds and divide my over-wintered geraniums into individual hanging pots.

My federal tax refund is in the bank.
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Once I swallowed two dimes and a penny. When Lena called the doc to see how I was doing, he said "No change yet."
How pray tell does one swallow two dimes and a penny?
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It just doesn't make any cents, does it?
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