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Sunday, December 30th, 2007
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10:44 pm - Not that he'll ever see it....
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Happy Birthday to Somtow!!
current mood:  amused
current music: Happy Birthday - THE DIRGE!
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| Monday, November 12th, 2007
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7:13 pm - I knew they were smart, but...
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... my kids seem to be geniuses.
We had Parent/Teach conferences today, and they more than
confirmed what we already knew about the kids.
PuppyBoy is already ahead of the grade-expectations for
his year, and WombatGirl has been slated for G&T next year.
I already knew that she was doing work a year ahead in Math
& Reading, but it turns out that ALL her work is a year
ahead, and she still tests above the scale.
I think it's only a surprise to me because I never really
thought about it.
current mood: exultant
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| Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
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9:30 am - WTH?
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I got "Deathly Hallows" YESTERDAY!
I'm almost done, of course, but wanted to express my amazement at the early delivery.
current mood:  amazed
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| Thursday, July 5th, 2007
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5:51 am - Naturally. I'm late with this....
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When you see this, quote 1776 in your journal.
Lewis Morris: "New York abstains - courteously!"
(It's the shortest quote I could remember - didn't want to geek it up too badly...)
current mood:  awake
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| Thursday, June 21st, 2007
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1:03 am - I guess this means we can start killing rapists, right?
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http://bookshop.livejournal.com/834653.html?view=28924253#t28924253
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_C._Hall
Once again, the "gay panic defense" is dragged out - this time even
more disgustingly than in previous happenstances.
When is this going to stop being accepted by anyone? When they start
feeding people into wood shippers and spraying them all over the street
because "he made a pass at me!"? Just imagine if some woman tried this
defense - "he made a pass at me!" She'd be fast-tracked to death row
faster than you could say "Matthew Shepard!"
It's almost worse when the target isn't gay, because this merely means
they are stoking gay-bashing for their own selfish ends.
This is what I mean by the death penalty not being used often enough.
These monsters need to be put down, and fast.
current mood:  furious
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| Monday, April 16th, 2007
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2:35 pm - Happy Birthday to...
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2:07 pm - Never Again
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| Thursday, April 12th, 2007
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1:43 am - Holy Aquaman, Batman!
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| Saturday, March 17th, 2007
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7:15 pm - Top o' the Shabbos to You!
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| Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
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3:12 am - And the best part is that we're not surprised!
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WombatGirl's third quarter grades are in - all A's, even though she's
reading and doing mathematics at a grade level above her own.
current mood: proud
current music: Pokemon (again...)
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| Friday, December 22nd, 2006
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1:30 am - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!
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Okay, now, WHEN IS IT GOING TO GET HERE????
current mood: awake
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| Sunday, November 19th, 2006
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1:14 pm - Please Read!!!
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I'm sure many of you know this, but if there's ONE who doesn't,
then this is important enough to annoy everyone else with it.
SIGNS OF OVARIAN CANCER (even in the absence of Ovaries) THIS IS A
MUST TO READ TO THE END
An Eye Opener on Ovarian Cancer
I hope you all take the time to read this and pass it on to all you
can. Send this to the women in your life that you care about.
Years ago, Gilda Radner died of ovarian cancer. Her symptoms were
inconclusive, and she was treated for everything under the sun until it was too
late. This blood test finally identified her illness but alas, too late. She
wrote a book to heighten awareness. Gene Wilder (from Willy Wonka) is her
widower.
KATHY'S STORY: this is the story of Kathy West
As all of you know, I have Primary Peritoneal Cancer. This cancer
has only recently been identified as its OWN type of cancer, but it is
essentially Ovarian Cancer.
Both types of cancer are diagnosed in the same way, with the "tumor
marker" CA-125 BLOOD TEST, and they are treated in the same way - surgery to
remove the primary tumor and then chemotherapy with Taxol and Carboplatin.
Having gone through this ordeal, I want to save others from the same
fate. That is why I am sending this message to you and hope you will print it
and give it or send it via E-mail to everybody you know.
One thing I have learned is that each of us must take TOTAL
responsibility for our own health care. I thought I had done that because I
always had an annual physical and PAP smear, did a monthly Self-Breast Exam,
went to the dentist at least twice a year, etc. I even insisted on a
sigmoidoscopy and a bone density test last year. When I had a total hysterectomy
in 1993, I thought that I did not have to worry about getting any of the female
reproductive organ cancers.
LITTLE DID I KNOW. I don't have ovaries (and they were HEALTHY when
they were removed), but I have what is essentially ovarian cancer. Strange,
isn't it?
These are just SOME of the things our Doctors never tell us: ONE out
of every 55 women will get OVARIAN or PRIMARY PERITONEAL CANCER.
The "CLASSIC" symptoms are an ABDOMEN that rather SUDDENLY ENLARGES
and CONSTIPATION and/or DIARRHEA.
I had these classic symptoms and went to the doctor. Because these
symptoms seemed to be "abdominal", I went to a gastroenterologist. He ran tests
that were designed to determine whether there was a bacteria infection; these
tests were negative, and I was diagnosed with "Irritable Bowel Syndrome". I
guess I would have accepted this diagnosis had it not been for my enlarged
abdomen. I swear to you, it looked like I was 4-5 months pregnant! I therefore
insisted on more tests
They took an X-ray of my abdomen; it was negative. I was again
assured that I had Irritable Bowel Syndrome and was encouraged to go on my
scheduled month-long trip to Europe . I couldn't wear any of my slacks or shorts
because I couldn't get them buttoned, and I KNEW something was radically wrong.
I INSISTED on more tests, and they reluctantly) scheduled me for a CT-Scan (just
to shut me up, I think). This is what I mean by "taking charge of our own health
care"
The CT-Scan showed a lot of fluid in my abdomen (NOT normal).
Needless to say, I had to cancel my trip and have FIVE POUNDS of fluid drawn off
at the hospital (not a pleasant experience I assure you), but NOTHING compared
to what was ahead of me.
Tests revealed cancer cells in the fluid. Finally, finally, finally,
the doctor ran a CA-125 blood test, and I was properly diagnosed.
I HAD THE CLASSIC SYMPTOMS FOR OVARIAN CANCER, AND YET THIS SIMPLE
CA-125 BLOOD TEST HAD NEVER BEEN RUN ON ME, not as part of my annual physical
exam and not when I was symptomatic. This is an inexpensive and simple blood
test!
PLEASE, PLEASE TELL ALL YOUR FEMALE FRIENDS AND RELATIVES TO INSIST
ON A CA-125 BLOOD TEST EVERY YEAR AS PART OF THEIR ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAMS.
Be forewarned that their doctors might try to talk them out of it,
saying, "IT ISN'T NECESSARY ." Believe me, had I known then what I know now, we
would have caught my cancer much earlier (before it was a stage 3 cancer).
Insist on the CA-125 BLOOD TEST; DO NOT take "NO" for an answer!
The normal range for a CA-125 BLOOD TEST is between zero and 35.
MINE WAS 754. (That's right, 754!). If the number is slightly above 35, you can
have another done in three or six months and keep a close eye on it, just as
women do when they have fibroid tumors or when men have a slightly elevated PS A
test (Prostatic Specific Antigens) that helps diagnose prostate cancer.
Having the CA-125 test done annually can alert you early, and that's
the goal in diagnosing any type of cancer - catching it early
Do you know 55 women? If so, at least one of them will have this
VERY AGGRESSIVE cancer. Please, go to your doctor and insist on a CA-125 test
and have one EVERY YEAR for the rest of your life.
And forward this message to every woman you
know, and tell all of your female family members and friends. Though
the median age for this cancer is 56, (and, guess what, I'm exactly 56), women
as young as 22 have it. Age is no factor.
A NOTE FROM THE RN:
Well, after reading this, I made some calls. I found that the CA-125
test is an ovarian screening test equivalent to a man's PSA test prostate screen
(which my husband's doctor automatically gives him in his physical each year and
insurance pays for it). I called the general practitioner's office about having
the test done. The nurse had never heard of it. She told me that she doubted
that insurance would pay for it. So I called Prudential Insurance Co, and got
the same response. Never heard of it - it won't be covered.
I explained that it was the same as the PSA test they had paid for
my husband for years. After conferring with whomever they confer with, she told
me that the CA-125 would be covered.
It is $75 in a GP's office and $125 at the GYN's. This is a
screening test that should be required just like a PAP smear (a PAP smear cannot
detect problems with your ovaries). And you must insist that your insurance
company pay for it.
Gene Wilder and Pierce Brosnan (his wife had it, too) are lobbying
for women's health issues, saying that this test should be required in our
physicals, just like the PAP and the mammogram (My personal note: these 2 are
examples to us all: they took their private pain and turned it into public
good - and this on top of bringing entertainment and joy to millions).
Time to lobby our elected respresentatives yet aagin!
current mood:  serious
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| Sunday, November 12th, 2006
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11:38 pm - Thank You!!
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To everyone who managed to come out and make my belated
birthday party a wonderful evening, thank you so much!
It was, for me, the kind of evening I think everyone
needs at least every now and again.
current mood: content
current music: Snores :-)
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| Monday, November 6th, 2006
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1:25 pm - Just Call Me Obi-Wan....
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.. apparently, I'm her only hope!
( )
current mood: amused
current music: Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers!
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| Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006
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11:24 am - To all you Techies....
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HAPPY TECHIES' DAY!
(wonder who came up with this one....?)
current mood:  silly
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| Monday, September 18th, 2006
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1:15 am - Not Entirely For the Overly Sensitive
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WombatGirl, for one, I know could not handle seeing this.
But I felt it was important to share.
DO NOT WORRY: I PROVIDE NO PICTURES
But I will give a link to a short article about this.
The pictures in that article are small and fuzzy.
I saw a documentary today that I had seen offered before
but never got the chance to sit down & actually watch.
It was called "Born without a Face."
I couldn't guess what that actually meant - my best guess
was that it was like that episode of Star Trek (REAL Trek)
where a powerful whacko took away a crewmember's face -
that the baby had skin covering its entire face and it
needed to be cut open for the child to breath, see, etc.
Boy, was I off.
It's a genetic disorder called Treacher Collins Syndrome,
and it means the facial structure is partially missing.
And the little girl in this documentary has the most
severe case on record.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/health/news-article.aspx?storyid=36480
But as I watched the show, even knowing that the little girl
was massively deformed, there was just something about her
(or maybe something about me) that refused to allow me to
say she was ugly (or, as one bastard on the net put it, a
"monstrosity" - he should only ROT!). In one heartwrenching
(at least for me) shot, they showed the little girl bending
down in play - and all you could see was a golden-headed
child with the precious cherub-like form that most little
kids seem to have. Maybe that was it - that beyond the
abnormal face and some physical difficulties, you could
see that she was a sweet, bright and just plain precious
little girl. The way she cuddled up against her Mommy &
Daddy was exactly like the way mine did & do to me - how
could I not love this little girl, too?
I have already sent a message to her parents. And I'm going
to be following her story - www.julianawetmore.net. And all
the while, I will be equally grateful that my own children
don't have her challenges.
current mood: humble
current music: MMPR: The Movie
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| Sunday, September 17th, 2006
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2:55 am - Hey! (or, ganked from riolobo)
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9/9 Genius
You are 87% knowledgable and 92% intellectual.
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Amazing! You have an incredible brain (intellect) and a powerhouse of information (knowledge)! Keep up the impressive work-- we all bow to you.
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My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: | You scored higher than 99% on knowledge | | You scored higher than 99% on intellect |
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I guess the 82% part is cuz I guessed on at least 4 questions....
current mood: amused
current music: Transformers (More than meets the eye!)
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2:04 am - Wiccan Military Marker Approved!!
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| Monday, September 4th, 2006
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4:53 pm - Come and Get It (Yet Again Another Time!)
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2 men's shirts, brand new.
They are tall men's sizes - one is 18/35, pale grey with
slightly darker overstitching, pointed collar, patch pocket.
The other is a black dress shirt with white band collar &
regular cuffs. It is marked 17-17 1/2 neck. They are both
poly-cotton.
current mood:  industrious
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| Sunday, September 3rd, 2006
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10:59 am - Happy Birthday, riolobo!
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