Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 08-14-19 00:01 <=-

I'm not desperate enough I guess.

I suppose not, then... ;)

I have however been hand-stitching a crocheted bird onto a lap
quilt. Made the quilt, but found the bird.

That sounds like a worthy (and fun) project... :)

Got it finished and made a small nap pillow to go with - a lightning strike took out my modem and I was off line for five days. Eek.

So you had plenty of time to work on the sewing... ;) But five days
with no modem is long enough to trigger withdrawal pangs... I know...
we've had that not that long ago ourselves, within the last year
anyway....

I still exchange them with some cousins, family and a few
friends. I also do a Secret Santa exchange or two. It's worth squirreling away useful bits for that sometimes.

Haven't had Secret Santa exchanges for years... and the friends I
used to exchange gifts with are either gone now, or we got out of
the habit... The family got so large that they didn't want to do
gift exchanges any more, just a White Elephant game/gift exchange
perhaps, at the family get-together....

It's even worth hunting for those. I do a "Maccabee Swap" at
Chanukkah too, but that one uses new items.

Ours can be new or used, whatever strikes one's fancy to wrap up and
enter... some are gag items, some are nice ones... I've teice ended up
with a box of chocolates to bring home and share with Richard... ;)

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quilt. Made the quilt, but found the bird.

That sounds like a worthy (and fun) project... :)

Got it finished and made a small nap pillow to go with - a

lightning

strike took out my modem and I was off line for five days.

Eek.

So you had plenty of time to work on the sewing... ;) But five

days

with no modem is long enough to trigger withdrawal pangs... I

know...

we've had that not that long ago ourselves, within the last year
anyway....

I got some done, for certain, but also spent a good chunk of time
running around doing things remotely that I'd normally do from home.

It's even worth hunting for those. I do a "Maccabee Swap" at
Chanukkah too, but that one uses new items.

Ours can be new or used, whatever strikes one's fancy to wrap up

and

enter... some are gag items, some are nice ones... I've teice ended

up

with a box of chocolates to bring home and share with Richard... ;)

Those turn up. I've rarely gotten anything good.
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Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 08-26-19 23:14 <=-

quilt. Made the quilt, but found the bird.

That sounds like a worthy (and fun) project... :)

Got it finished and made a small nap pillow to go with - a
lightning strike took out my modem and I was off line for
five days. Eek.

So you had plenty of time to work on the sewing... ;) But five
days with no modem is long enough to trigger withdrawal pangs...
I know... we've had that not that long ago ourselves, within the
last year anyway....

I got some done, for certain, but also spent a good chunk of time
running around doing things remotely that I'd normally do from home.

Yeah, that does eat up time....

It's even worth hunting for those. I do a "Maccabee Swap" at Chanukkah too, but that one uses new items.

Ours can be new or used, whatever strikes one's fancy to wrap up
and enter... some are gag items, some are nice ones... I've twice
ended up with a box of chocolates to bring home and share with
Richard... ;)

Those turn up. I've rarely gotten anything good.

Last year's, my niece-grandaughter was dismayed to have chosen a box of chocolates, and was begging people to "steal" it from her so that she
could try again... I took pity on her, and did, when it was my turn...
and ended up taking it home... For whatever reason, there were a LOT of different chocolate offerings in that swap... ;)

ttyl neb

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I got some done, for certain, but also spent a good chunk of

time

running around doing things remotely that I'd normally do from

home.

Yeah, that does eat up time....

Now of course I'm running around taking care of everything I'd
normally do, which also eats up time.

ended up with a box of chocolates to bring home and share with
Richard... ;)

Those turn up. I've rarely gotten anything good.

Last year's, my niece-grandaughter was dismayed to have chosen a

box of

chocolates, and was begging people to "steal" it from her so that

she

could try again... I took pity on her, and did, when it was my

turn...

and ended up taking it home... For whatever reason, there were a

LOT of

different chocolate offerings in that swap... ;)

Not the worst problem to have. I've seen chocolate go begging too.
Too many dietary restrictions going around.
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Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 09-05-19 17:06 <=-

Replying from the Pond 10 Sept at about 9:30pm...

I got some done, for certain, but also spent a good chunk of
time running around doing things remotely that I'd normally
do from home.

Yeah, that does eat up time....

Now of course I'm running around taking care of everything I'd
normally do, which also eats up time.

But at least that's a more normal running around... ;)

ended up with a box of chocolates to bring home and share with
Richard... ;)

Those turn up. I've rarely gotten anything good.

Last year's, my niece-grandaughter was dismayed to have chosen a
box of chocolates, and was begging people to "steal" it from her
so that she could try again... I took pity on her, and did, when
it was my turn... and ended up taking it home... For whatever
reason, there were a LOT of different chocolate offerings in that
swap... ;)

Not the worst problem to have. I've seen chocolate go begging too.
Too many dietary restrictions going around.

There is that... and some people just don't like chocolate, for whatever
weird reason... ;) As it is, we still have about half the box left
still, but then we are spacing it out... ;)

ttyl neb

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Now of course I'm running around taking care of everything I'd
normally do, which also eats up time.

But at least that's a more normal running around... ;)

More or less. Tomorrow I get to go back to the neuro for no
particular useful reason.

Not the worst problem to have. I've seen chocolate go begging

too.

Too many dietary restrictions going around.

There is that... and some people just don't like chocolate, for

whatever

weird reason... ;) As it is, we still have about half the box left
still, but then we are spacing it out... ;)

My niece, for one. But then she's related to me. So...
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Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 09-16-19 23:44 <=-

Now of course I'm running around taking care of everything I'd normally do, which also eats up time.

But at least that's a more normal running around... ;)

More or less. Tomorrow I get to go back to the neuro for no
particular useful reason.

Just an ongoing regular followup...? Specialists for ongoing issues do
like to see their patients regularly... ;)

Not the worst problem to have. I've seen chocolate go begging
too. Too many dietary restrictions going around.

There is that... and some people just don't like chocolate, for
whatever weird reason... ;) As it is, we still have about half the
box left still, but then we are spacing it out... ;)

My niece, for one. But then she's related to me. So...

My sister for another... ;) So I'm guessing she passes along the
unwanted chocolate your way....?

ttyl neb

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More or less. Tomorrow I get to go back to the neuro for no
particular useful reason.

Just an ongoing regular followup...? Specialists for ongoing

issues do

like to see their patients regularly... ;)

Not that it did much good. The tests they want to run and the drug
they wanted to use are both likely to do permanent damage without
doing enough good to justify it ...and they don't believe me when I
say so. (past experience says RUN ... they don't like hearing that.)

My niece, for one. But then she's related to me. So...

My sister for another... ;) So I'm guessing she passes along the
unwanted chocolate your way....?

Nope - I passed it to my sister, who will make sure it's put out of
its misery.
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Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 09-24-19 23:56 <=-

More or less. Tomorrow I get to go back to the neuro for no particular useful reason.

Just an ongoing regular followup...? Specialists for ongoing
issues do like to see their patients regularly... ;)

Not that it did much good. The tests they want to run and the drug
they wanted to use are both likely to do permanent damage without
doing enough good to justify it ...and they don't believe me when I
say so. (past experience says RUN ... they don't like hearing that.)

One really does need a doctor that listens to the patient, especially
when said patient pays attention to what actually is happening in
her/his body... What precipatated the doctor's wish to do tests and give
you another drug...?

My niece, for one. But then she's related to me. So...

My sister for another... ;) So I'm guessing she passes along the
unwanted chocolate your way....?

Nope - I passed it to my sister, who will make sure it's put out of
its misery.

What...? You gave up chocolate to someone else...? ;)

ttyl neb

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Not that it did much good. The tests they want to run and the

drug

they wanted to use are both likely to do permanent damage

without

doing enough good to justify it ...and they don't believe me

when I

say so. (past experience says RUN ... they don't like hearing

that.)

One really does need a doctor that listens to the patient,

especially

when said patient pays attention to what actually is happening in
her/his body... What precipatated the doctor's wish to do tests and

give

you another drug...?

It's a progressive disease, doing what progressive diseases do.

Nope - I passed it to my sister, who will make sure it's put

out of

its misery.

What...? You gave up chocolate to someone else...? ;)

Butterfinger bars. No loss, really.
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Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 10-05-19 16:35 <=-

Not that it did much good. The tests they want to run and the
drug they wanted to use are both likely to do permanent damage
without doing enough good to justify it ...and they don't
believe me when I say so. (past experience says RUN ... they
don't like hearing that.)

One really does need a doctor that listens to the patient,
especially when said patient pays attention to what actually is
happening in her/his body... What precipatated the doctor's wish to
do tests and give you another drug...?

It's a progressive disease, doing what progressive diseases do.

Ah... And doctors, being progressive, want to stay on top of things...

Nope - I passed it to my sister, who will make sure it's put
out of its misery.

What...? You gave up chocolate to someone else...? ;)

Butterfinger bars. No loss, really.

Oh, ok... that's barely chocolate... (G)

ttyl neb

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don't like hearing that.)

One really does need a doctor that listens to the patient,
especially when said patient pays attention to what actually is
happening in her/his body... What precipatated the doctor's wish

to

do tests and give you another drug...?

It's a progressive disease, doing what progressive diseases

do.

Ah... And doctors, being progressive, want to stay on top of

things...

And generally make them worse? Yeppers.

Butterfinger bars. No loss, really.

Oh, ok... that's barely chocolate... (G)

I like the innards, but Nestle chocolate is just OK.
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Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 10-11-19 16:52 <=-

don't like hearing that.)

One really does need a doctor that listens to the patient,
especially when said patient pays attention to what actually is
happening in her/his body... What precipatated the doctor's wish
to do tests and give you another drug...?

It's a progressive disease, doing what progressive diseases
do.

Ah... And doctors, being progressive, want to stay on top of
things...

And generally make them worse? Yeppers.

That's why I'm glad I have a good working relationship with my
doctors... they generally listen to my pushback about new things that
would probably make things worse....

Butterfinger bars. No loss, really.

Oh, ok... that's barely chocolate... (G)

I like the innards, but Nestle chocolate is just OK.

True...

ttyl neb

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to do tests and give you another drug...?

It's a progressive disease, doing what progressive diseases
do.

Ah... And doctors, being progressive, want to stay on top of
things...

And generally make them worse? Yeppers.

That's why I'm glad I have a good working relationship with my
doctors... they generally listen to my pushback about new things that
would probably make things worse....

I've dumped a few who didn't.
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.

Ah... And doctors, being progressive, want to stay on top of
things...

And generally make them worse? Yeppers.

That's why I'm glad I have a good working relationship with my
doctors... they generally listen to my pushback about new things

that

would probably make things worse....

I've dumped a few who didn't.

As have I. Have you got your docs back in line yet...? ;)

I've been too busy tuning up my phone/internet company for leaving me
out of service AGAIN. If it weren't for the fact that the alternative
is Scumcast....
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Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 11-05-19 23:41 <=-

Ah... And doctors, being progressive, want to stay on top of things...

And generally make them worse? Yeppers.

That's why I'm glad I have a good working relationship with my
doctors... they generally listen to my pushback about new things
that would probably make things worse....

I've dumped a few who didn't.

As have I. Have you got your docs back in line yet...? ;)

I've been too busy tuning up my phone/internet company for leaving me
out of service AGAIN. If it weren't for the fact that the alternative
is Scumcast....

Was it a area-wide outage...? or just yours.... Either way, you'd think
they'd be trying harder to get things back online quickly... Maybe
they've caught on to the fact that the competition is so far below them
despite their obvious shortcomings....?

Meanwhile, hopefully the docs aren't being as obstructive....

ttyl neb

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I've been too busy tuning up my phone/internet company for

leaving me

out of service AGAIN. If it weren't for the fact that the

alternative

is Scumcast....

Was it a area-wide outage...? or just yours.... Either way, you'd

think

they'd be trying harder to get things back online quickly... Maybe

Yes to both. A major hub went down and they had a time fixing it.
Once that went up, I didn't. There was some really old equipment out
at the pole and it conked out.

they've caught on to the fact that the competition is so far below

them

despite their obvious shortcomings....?

Meanwhile, hopefully the docs aren't being as obstructive....

Not at the moment, but then I haven't been to one since before the
storm hit.(LOL)
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Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 11-14-19 00:15 <=-

I've been too busy tuning up my phone/internet company for
leaving me out of service AGAIN. If it weren't for the fact
that the alternative is Scumcast....

Was it a area-wide outage...? or just yours.... Either way, you'd
think they'd be trying harder to get things back online quickly...

Yes to both. A major hub went down and they had a time fixing it.
Once that went up, I didn't. There was some really old equipment
out at the pole and it conked out.

Ah... So hopefully now things are updated and things will stay up now...

Maybe they've caught on to the fact that the competition is so far
below them despite their obvious shortcomings....?
Meanwhile, hopefully the docs aren't being as obstructive....

Not at the moment, but then I haven't been to one since before the
storm hit.(LOL)

I suppose that would help not having issues with them... :)

ttyl neb

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