I had the cyst removal surgery or procedure or whatever you call it...and it sucked! I figured it would be easy, a little numbing meds, a quick slice, pop them out, a stitch and away we go. Nope. The numbing medicine was very painful, and then was not working very well, so had to keep adding more. The cysts would not come out, so the surgeon had to keep pulling and digging and cutting deeper. A quick half hour procedure lasted over an hour. I was not happy afterward, especially with no pain meds.
I will keep the rest of my little bumps on my head. They just better not start growing!!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Gives Me Goosebumps
Call me crazy, but this video is so beautiful. I do not see a Moose and her calves...I see a loving mother and her innocent babies. Unlike humans, they will stay innocent...
http://www.maniacworld.com/twin-baby-moose-in-sprinkler.html
http://www.maniacworld.com/twin-baby-moose-in-sprinkler.html
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Shhhh, Don't Tell Mom
But I just got back from my first ride on the back of a motorcycle!!!! She would flip out. (They are dangerous ya know!) :) It was a blast. My guy has a sport bike, crotch rocket, rice-burner...whatever the hell you call it and I finally got my ride. I can not wait to go again. The feeling of complete nauscea was gone after the first mile. To think...I almost said "nevermind". Yay me for not wimping!!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Blah Blah Blah
I just have some random thoughts and some free time, so decided to blab it out on a blog.
Yesterday did not end much better than it began. The vet called the house phone instead of the cell that I told him to call. No one listens! I went to a different grain store to get the new grain I want to try and they were out, so had to get the old stuff...and overpaid for it. Oh well, I will bill it out to the horse's owner. Poor CV's back is killing her, bad timing with one of the girls going on vacation next week. We need someone to help feed the horses breakfast and none of the other people are volunteering to help. I can not get over people who are quick to ask others to cover for them, but when the shoe is on the other foot, they are nowhere to be found. I would help, but I have to be at work too early to feed breakfast. I hope CV doesn't have to pay someone to do it, but if she can not and the other losers don't step up, it has to be done.
The Facebook thing is working out pretty well. I am catching up with some people I have not seen in years. It is far easier for me to set up than Myspace was as well, so when I have time, I do enjoy it.
One of my new favorite songs is "What do ya think about that" by Montgomery Gentry. People are always jabbing their jaws about things that are none of their concern....well, I have enough to worry about than to think about the gossip. I love this song!
"Some people care about what other people think
Worry about what they say
Let a little gossip
Coming from a loose lip ruin a perfect day
Say, blah, blah, blah, just a jacking their jaws
Got a letta roll off-a my back
I don't give a dern what other people think
What do ya think about that"
I am having a terrible Chilis craving this week. Last week it was sushi, this week Chilis. NO, I am not pregnant! LOL. Odd though, I have not been to Chilis in almost a year. It just goes to show the power of advertising. I saw a commercial for some of their new dishes and now REALLY want to go. Maybe this weekend...or the sushi craving will return. One never knows. :)
Yesterday did not end much better than it began. The vet called the house phone instead of the cell that I told him to call. No one listens! I went to a different grain store to get the new grain I want to try and they were out, so had to get the old stuff...and overpaid for it. Oh well, I will bill it out to the horse's owner. Poor CV's back is killing her, bad timing with one of the girls going on vacation next week. We need someone to help feed the horses breakfast and none of the other people are volunteering to help. I can not get over people who are quick to ask others to cover for them, but when the shoe is on the other foot, they are nowhere to be found. I would help, but I have to be at work too early to feed breakfast. I hope CV doesn't have to pay someone to do it, but if she can not and the other losers don't step up, it has to be done.
The Facebook thing is working out pretty well. I am catching up with some people I have not seen in years. It is far easier for me to set up than Myspace was as well, so when I have time, I do enjoy it.
One of my new favorite songs is "What do ya think about that" by Montgomery Gentry. People are always jabbing their jaws about things that are none of their concern....well, I have enough to worry about than to think about the gossip. I love this song!
"Some people care about what other people think
Worry about what they say
Let a little gossip
Coming from a loose lip ruin a perfect day
Say, blah, blah, blah, just a jacking their jaws
Got a letta roll off-a my back
I don't give a dern what other people think
What do ya think about that"
I am having a terrible Chilis craving this week. Last week it was sushi, this week Chilis. NO, I am not pregnant! LOL. Odd though, I have not been to Chilis in almost a year. It just goes to show the power of advertising. I saw a commercial for some of their new dishes and now REALLY want to go. Maybe this weekend...or the sushi craving will return. One never knows. :)
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Notes From The Inner Journey
I liked this one, so figured I would share...
The push & pull of relationships
"It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others."
-- Sydney J. Harris
Relationships are such a challenge because life pulls us in opposite directions at the same time.
Our personality feels the need to be unique and special and so our focus lies on how we are different from others. Differences hold the potential to create conflict.
At the same time, our souls live through connection with others. We are challenged to rise above our personal preferences to discover how we and the other are the same.
Our overall need lies in balancing these two tendencies.
"The purpose of relationships is not happiness, but transformation."
-- Andrew Schneider
The push & pull of relationships
"It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others."
-- Sydney J. Harris
Relationships are such a challenge because life pulls us in opposite directions at the same time.
Our personality feels the need to be unique and special and so our focus lies on how we are different from others. Differences hold the potential to create conflict.
At the same time, our souls live through connection with others. We are challenged to rise above our personal preferences to discover how we and the other are the same.
Our overall need lies in balancing these two tendencies.
"The purpose of relationships is not happiness, but transformation."
-- Andrew Schneider
The Tip of the Iceberg
I am trying very hard today to not let everything upset me, but as things just are not going well, it is not easy. Nothing seems to be going my way, and just when I think it is, I get shot back down the to the depths of reality.
My back had started to feel better the past two weeks. I have been working very hard; exercising, riding my bike, stretching, and TRYING not to get stressed. I rode my horse a couple times last week and was getting excited to finally get to riding on a regular basis again. Well, my body disagreed. Suddenly Saturday, my knee gave out. I have no idea what happened, but my knee is so sore I can barely walk and have to drag myself up and down stairs. I did fall at the barn on Thursday, but as it was not a direct hit on the knee joint, I don't' see why that would be the cause. I think I just over-did the exercise, but goddamn it...I was trying to get better. Now I can't do anything, no bike, no horse, no stair climbing, no walking the dog. I am very frustrated and depressed, I feel like someone is telling me to just stay in bed. I want/need to get back to working out...SOON!!
My cell phone has decided not to work in the past few months. I believe Nextel is shutting down tower service to Nextel phones, forcing us to switch to a Sprint plan. Well I am not! I do not want any of the Sprint plans and refuse to pay more for cell service. I am currently involved in a rather hostile email chain with one of Sprint's flunkies and if he doesn't give me what I want, they can kiss my business goodbye.
My vet is also trying to screw me. It is pissing me off lately that the vets are all becoming so goddamn commercialized and it is all about money. They want to run tests that will tell them what we already know, rather than treat the dog for a disease we KNOW she has and should have gotten a second treatment for anyway. Let's see...pay full blood chemistry for $200, then pay $50 for the meds I know I need or just pay the $50 now and make the dog feel better. Assholes...it's all about the mighty dollar!
The electrician I hired to wire our new hot water tank has never done one before and does not know how to do part of the job. Excuse me, but information that would have been useful YESTERDAY! So I have to pay him to do part of the job and then pay someone else to do the other part, all the while the plumber is waiting to finish his job. If this electrician was not a friend of a friend, he would be out on his toolbelt.
My local grainstore is on my shitlist as well. I do not go often, as it is out of the way, so I like to stock up on grain for the horses. I also wait until I only have a few days left to go, as I want to use up the old feed, especially in these hot days. Well,they did not have one of the grains I always buy and to top it off, the idiot didn't know WHEN they would have them. COULD YOU CHECK? I am feeding horses here, can't just not feed them, ya know? Well, I am switching grains now as I can not be waiting on this particular grain to come in, so now I have to go back and get the new type and carefully switch over the horses....all in my "spare time".
Anyway...those issues are only the tip of the iceberg of what is pissing me off today. If I wrote it all down I be here most of the day. :(
My back had started to feel better the past two weeks. I have been working very hard; exercising, riding my bike, stretching, and TRYING not to get stressed. I rode my horse a couple times last week and was getting excited to finally get to riding on a regular basis again. Well, my body disagreed. Suddenly Saturday, my knee gave out. I have no idea what happened, but my knee is so sore I can barely walk and have to drag myself up and down stairs. I did fall at the barn on Thursday, but as it was not a direct hit on the knee joint, I don't' see why that would be the cause. I think I just over-did the exercise, but goddamn it...I was trying to get better. Now I can't do anything, no bike, no horse, no stair climbing, no walking the dog. I am very frustrated and depressed, I feel like someone is telling me to just stay in bed. I want/need to get back to working out...SOON!!
My cell phone has decided not to work in the past few months. I believe Nextel is shutting down tower service to Nextel phones, forcing us to switch to a Sprint plan. Well I am not! I do not want any of the Sprint plans and refuse to pay more for cell service. I am currently involved in a rather hostile email chain with one of Sprint's flunkies and if he doesn't give me what I want, they can kiss my business goodbye.
My vet is also trying to screw me. It is pissing me off lately that the vets are all becoming so goddamn commercialized and it is all about money. They want to run tests that will tell them what we already know, rather than treat the dog for a disease we KNOW she has and should have gotten a second treatment for anyway. Let's see...pay full blood chemistry for $200, then pay $50 for the meds I know I need or just pay the $50 now and make the dog feel better. Assholes...it's all about the mighty dollar!
The electrician I hired to wire our new hot water tank has never done one before and does not know how to do part of the job. Excuse me, but information that would have been useful YESTERDAY! So I have to pay him to do part of the job and then pay someone else to do the other part, all the while the plumber is waiting to finish his job. If this electrician was not a friend of a friend, he would be out on his toolbelt.
My local grainstore is on my shitlist as well. I do not go often, as it is out of the way, so I like to stock up on grain for the horses. I also wait until I only have a few days left to go, as I want to use up the old feed, especially in these hot days. Well,they did not have one of the grains I always buy and to top it off, the idiot didn't know WHEN they would have them. COULD YOU CHECK? I am feeding horses here, can't just not feed them, ya know? Well, I am switching grains now as I can not be waiting on this particular grain to come in, so now I have to go back and get the new type and carefully switch over the horses....all in my "spare time".
Anyway...those issues are only the tip of the iceberg of what is pissing me off today. If I wrote it all down I be here most of the day. :(
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Random Pics
I was up early on Saturday morning, getting ready to feed the horses and noticed the sun looking ultra orange. I wish I had a better camera to get a shot, but hey...can't have it all.
I decided to get a shot of Jade as she finally decided to come back in the house too. The other two were back in a flash after a tree suddenly split in half across the street, scaring the "bejeezes" out of both of them...sending them sprinting so fast I saw only a blur of blonde and black and white. Jade, as one can see, was not phased in the least.
I decided to get a shot of Jade as she finally decided to come back in the house too. The other two were back in a flash after a tree suddenly split in half across the street, scaring the "bejeezes" out of both of them...sending them sprinting so fast I saw only a blur of blonde and black and white. Jade, as one can see, was not phased in the least.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Memory Test
I joined the Facebook revolution. I had Myspace a couple years ago, but along with having no time to update it, I found Myspace to be an online meatmarket and popularity contest. Possibly Facebook will prove to be no different, but so far it is easier for me to work on, so I will give it a whirl.
My trouble lies in the fact that people from my past appear to be coming out of the woodwork!! Just today 3 people have joined my facebook friends list, and I can't remember who they are. I recongnize the names, but just can not place it. I am unable to access Facebook from work, so I will have to suffer until I get back home and can look up some pictures and read messages, hoping to jog my young, yet senile mind. When I see people I used to know in the mall but can not remember their name, I walk the other way. I can't do that online. I am going to have to be friendly. This is going to be tough. :-)
My trouble lies in the fact that people from my past appear to be coming out of the woodwork!! Just today 3 people have joined my facebook friends list, and I can't remember who they are. I recongnize the names, but just can not place it. I am unable to access Facebook from work, so I will have to suffer until I get back home and can look up some pictures and read messages, hoping to jog my young, yet senile mind. When I see people I used to know in the mall but can not remember their name, I walk the other way. I can't do that online. I am going to have to be friendly. This is going to be tough. :-)
Monday, July 07, 2008
It can only happen to me.
Last year this same tire nearly came off on my ride to work. It just wasn't meant to be....
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Sad to say, but my time off is about over. I took tomorrow off to give me one day on my own, but I have a doctor's appointment in the afternoon, not looking forward to it. The week was pretty good. I think the best part was Tuesday night. Mom and I went to see Melissa Ethridge at the Music Circus in Hyannis and it was an AMAZING show. Melissa and her band were insanely great. I was enraptured by them all the entire time. She came onstage at 7:30pm and did not stop until 10:30pm, and the show did not lack in talent and thrill the entire time! I am definitely going to make a point to see her again.
I finally got my kayak out today. I was out for a nice quiet ride down a local river, saw tons of turtles, birds and strange fish...it was great. I would have loved to have my camera and maybe some company, but it was great to have some quiet time with Nature. I just looked down now to realize sunscreen would have been a good idea. I swear I am NEVER going to learn. :( Maybe someday red will be my color. Hee hee.
A friend of mine was home for the week and I never got to see her. I am so upset. I suck at getting my shit together with just a week of vacation for time. The days seem to fly by. I told my Mom that going boating Wednesday messed me all up, but really, that's a sad excuse. I had so much to do, at least some of it should be done. I wanted to see my friends, I wanted to have a plumber come install a hot-water tank in the house, I wanted to buy a pellet stove for Mom. I will get some of those things done, but I am once again disappointed with myself.
Yesterday sort of topped off the insanity of my week. I headed out to the local Rite Aid looking for a few essentials and as I pulled out onto the street, I ran over some sort of metal pin (at least 6 inches long and an inch in diameter). It stuck into my BRAND NEW tire and bore a hole into my rim. I now have to buy another tire and find a Toyota wheel to replace the mess I have now. I have no car for at least the next week, going to have to drive my Guy's F350 Superduty, supercab pickup truck. Let's see, what do I not have money for.....a new tire, a new wheel and the diesel to fill that truck's tank and drive to work every day this week. It's not a good sign when two men who have worked around trucks/cars and other motorized equipment their entire lives say that they have NEVER seen anything like what happened to my tire/wheel. Yay me..should I be proud or very sad? :*(
I finally got my kayak out today. I was out for a nice quiet ride down a local river, saw tons of turtles, birds and strange fish...it was great. I would have loved to have my camera and maybe some company, but it was great to have some quiet time with Nature. I just looked down now to realize sunscreen would have been a good idea. I swear I am NEVER going to learn. :( Maybe someday red will be my color. Hee hee.
A friend of mine was home for the week and I never got to see her. I am so upset. I suck at getting my shit together with just a week of vacation for time. The days seem to fly by. I told my Mom that going boating Wednesday messed me all up, but really, that's a sad excuse. I had so much to do, at least some of it should be done. I wanted to see my friends, I wanted to have a plumber come install a hot-water tank in the house, I wanted to buy a pellet stove for Mom. I will get some of those things done, but I am once again disappointed with myself.
Yesterday sort of topped off the insanity of my week. I headed out to the local Rite Aid looking for a few essentials and as I pulled out onto the street, I ran over some sort of metal pin (at least 6 inches long and an inch in diameter). It stuck into my BRAND NEW tire and bore a hole into my rim. I now have to buy another tire and find a Toyota wheel to replace the mess I have now. I have no car for at least the next week, going to have to drive my Guy's F350 Superduty, supercab pickup truck. Let's see, what do I not have money for.....a new tire, a new wheel and the diesel to fill that truck's tank and drive to work every day this week. It's not a good sign when two men who have worked around trucks/cars and other motorized equipment their entire lives say that they have NEVER seen anything like what happened to my tire/wheel. Yay me..should I be proud or very sad? :*(
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