valleycliffe March 4, 2018 Share March 4, 2018 (edited) plt, what iw wet dog Edited March 4, 2018 by valleycliffe 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4112181
Snaporaz March 4, 2018 Share March 4, 2018 Glad you're home safe, @Cupid Stunt. It sounds like there isn't enough Dramamine in all the Walgreen's in Maldavia that would have gotten me through it if had I been on that plane! As a side note, when I read your post about the Unification Church, I was thoroughly confused because I thought that was the laid-back church that was cool with everything. It took me a minute to realize that Moonies are not Unitarians. I'm beginning to understand why people often call me a "himbo". @ByTor, I hope your mom and your puppy both make quick recoveries. I completely understand how stressful it is to have aging parents and sick pets at the same time. I can't vouch for this personally, but a woman I work with who has a lot of animals swears by peanut butter or regular old butter butter to hide pills. Of course, every animal has their own personality, so here's hoping you get your hands on some good liverwurst soon! 10 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4112198
ByTor March 4, 2018 Share March 4, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Snaporaz said: I can't vouch for this personally, but a woman I work with who has a lot of animals swears by peanut butter or regular old butter butter to hide pills. Of course, every animal has their own personality, so here's hoping you get your hands on some good liverwurst soon! For pill #1 I tried a giant wad of peanut butter, and it worked! Unfortunately it was such a giant wad I'd go through the jar in a week LOL. I'm staying at my sister's now (heat, yay!) and she was nice enough to buy some liverwurst (double YAY!!). 8 hours ago, valleycliffe said: By Tor, have you tried wrapping his pill in a cheese slice (kraft)? I have tried cheese, she eats the cheese, spits out the pill, and hides under the sofa LOL. She does love cheese otherwise :) Thanks for the kind words, all! Edited March 4, 2018 by ByTor 10 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4112413
boes March 4, 2018 Share March 4, 2018 10 hours ago, ByTor said: I would just like to say how I appreciate coming to this Y&R thread to make me laugh at a time when laughing isn't so easy! On Tuesday my mother (88 years old) had the minimally invasive TAVR procedure to replace her aortic valve. Long story short, she then needed a pacemaker, but because of blood thinners she was taking she had internal bleeding from the pacemaker site, needed a chest tube and a few units of blood and platelets. Fortunately she made a decent recovery and is going home today, but it will be a while before she's back to herself...although she's getting there already, when I told her the other day someone told me my hair was cute she said "I like when you wear it up" (we have fought about my hair since I was 5 LOL). Then, we got hit by that stupid Nor'easter yesterday which was supposed to be mainly rain (I'm just outside of Philadelphia), I lost power yesterday about noon, and it's still not back up. I'm at a grocery store now having a tea and charging my phone/laptop...of course everybody else around here had that same idea, and the only table with an available outlet nearby is in the kiddie area, so I'm surrounded by a lot of screeching (not a kid person here LOL). Anyway...sorry for the Debbie Downer rant, it's just nice to be among all you fine people, it really does help to de-stress :) ETA I totally forgot, I also saw blood in my dog's urine, I had to drag her to the vet only to be told she has a UTI, which I knew it was, but I'm glad I got her checked anyway. So, speaking of stress, now I have to try to give her antibiotics, and I'm not sure if her liverwurst went bad (liverwurst is the one and only was I can get her to take a pill, and I have tried them all). ByTor, I just saw this and I'm so sorry for it all - nothing quite like being hit going and coming and I hope your Mom's recovery continues. If she's able to critique your hair, you may already be halfway there. I knew my mom was recovering when she told me she knew I "tried to help". A little salt in the attitude is a good thing, I think! We use the peanut butter trick - mostly works; the cheese slice - sometimes works; and we also use the buddig sliced lunch meat - works if I follow the pill wrapped slice up quickly with another slice. Good luck and rest up if you can. 10 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4112466
ByTor March 4, 2018 Share March 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, boes said: I knew my mom was recovering when she told me she knew I "tried to help". A little salt in the attitude is a good thing, I think! LOL so true! 9 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4112478
ByTor March 4, 2018 Share March 4, 2018 (edited) This, by the way, is my Lilly..they took this at Petsmart, now I call her my little cover girl LOL Edited March 4, 2018 by ByTor 12 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4112974
PatsyandEddie March 4, 2018 Share March 4, 2018 Beautiful, I love the coy head tilt? 8 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4113143
peacheslatour March 4, 2018 Share March 4, 2018 15 hours ago, valleycliffe said: plt, what iw wet dog Put down the vodka, that was P&E. ;-) 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4113293
valleycliffe March 4, 2018 Share March 4, 2018 30 minutes ago, peacheslatour said: Put down the vodka, that was P&E. ;-) sharry.....hic 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4113347
boes March 4, 2018 Share March 4, 2018 4 hours ago, ByTor said: This, by the way, is my Lilly..they took this at Petsmart, now I call her my little cover girl LOL What a doll! 8 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4113446
peacheslatour March 4, 2018 Share March 4, 2018 Squeeeee! I just want to smush her and give her kisses! 8 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4113497
jewel21 March 5, 2018 Share March 5, 2018 Puppy!!!! She's so cute!! 8 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4116405
Cupid Stunt March 5, 2018 Share March 5, 2018 On 3/3/2018 at 7:11 PM, Snaporaz said: Glad you're home safe, @Cupid Stunt. It sounds like there isn't enough Dramamine in all the Walgreen's in Maldavia that would have gotten me through it if had I been on that plane! As a side note, when I read your post about the Unification Church, I was thoroughly confused because I thought that was the laid-back church that was cool with everything. It took me a minute to realize that Moonies are not Unitarians. I'm beginning to understand why people often call me a "himbo". <Dead> The Unitarians have their reasons for being Unitarians. I don't necessarily agree with them, but we have more in common than we have in disunity. As a Catholic with no standing, I have plenty of doubt about doctrine. My personal opinion is that Moonies fall under the category of Megalomaniac Religious Cult. Their dogma is short on biblical reference or connection, and long on Ponzi schema remuneration to the founding family. If they had products to sell they would be a multi-level marketing company like Amway. I've been on worse fights than that one -- Snow storm. Icing. White knuckles. Almost stuck the emergency landing, but skidded off the runway. Emergency slide into a snow bank and -4°F. *_* On 3/4/2018 at 7:31 AM, ByTor said: This, by the way, is my Lilly..they took this at Petsmart, now I call her my little cover girl LOL Who's a baby? 8 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4118435
Cupid Stunt March 7, 2018 Share March 7, 2018 "'Cause I'm A Blonde" by the hilarious Julie Brown 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4124545
Cupid Stunt March 8, 2018 Share March 8, 2018 It's International Women's Day! Jolly good fun! Women in Spain are on strike ... Those lucky ladies ... I have a division meeting, a clothing drop-off for The Cinderella & Prince Charming Project, and wish I were in Spain right now. We have pictures ... 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4126664
Snaporaz March 8, 2018 Share March 8, 2018 Happy International Women's Day, Preverted Goddesses! 12 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4127730
peacheslatour March 8, 2018 Share March 8, 2018 Thank you kind sir! Hi 7Oh, man what blessing! On 2/19/2018 at 6:01 PM, Snaporaz said: When I was a student at Pitt, the WQED studio where Mr. Rogers worked was just a couple of blocks from campus, so it was not at all uncommon to run into him in a bookstore or coffee shop. Stupid phone! 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4127784
boes March 8, 2018 Share March 8, 2018 24 minutes ago, Snaporaz said: Happy International Women's Day, Preverted Goddesses! I second that emotion. 10 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4127819
Cupid Stunt March 9, 2018 Share March 9, 2018 Mimosa! Thank you, gentlemen. Penguin selfie offers bird’s eye view Fun short video from the Australian Antarctic Research Program. Left click Home, and there are other interesting videos and information on the research work being done in Antarctica by the Australian government. 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4128515
SweePea59 March 9, 2018 Share March 9, 2018 19 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said: Penguin selfie offers bird’s eye view Fun short video from the Australian Antarctic Research Program. Left click Home, and there are other interesting videos and information on the research work being done in Antarctica by the Australian government. So cool. I love the sound they make. Thanx for posting that. 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4131236
Cupid Stunt March 9, 2018 Share March 9, 2018 ; ) Aren't they beautiful! The Research Program has webcams focused on the penguin habitat, with observations from the scientists studying them. My office window faces the wall of a neighboring building, and I use a separate screen to broadcast realtime webcam streams of the outside world. 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4131538
Petunia13 March 10, 2018 Share March 10, 2018 Happy Weekend y'all ❤️️?❤️️ 10 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4132238
Cupid Stunt March 10, 2018 Share March 10, 2018 18 hours ago, Petunia13 said: Happy Weekend y'all ❤️️?❤️️ Did you hear good news about the interview for the job closer to your home? NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4133632
peacheslatour March 10, 2018 Share March 10, 2018 On 3/8/2018 at 4:12 PM, Cupid Stunt said: Mimosa! Thank you, gentlemen. Penguin selfie offers bird’s eye view Fun short video from the Australian Antarctic Research Program. Left click Home, and there are other interesting videos and information on the research work being done in Antarctica by the Australian government. What fantastic creatures! I loved the way they shook their heads simultaneously, like nope not gonna mess with that thing. 8 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4133659
boes March 11, 2018 Share March 11, 2018 ByTor, how are things going? 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4135691
ByTor March 11, 2018 Share March 11, 2018 Thanks for asking, @boes. Well, my mother is currently in "I want to bitch about everything" mode. Although she's 88 years old, she has never had surgery before, and I think she was under the impression she was going to get that valve replaced and be back home doing jumping jacks in a few days. She told me today she's disgusted that she's not even 90% back, when it's only been a week that she was discharged from the hospital...let's just say that patience has never been her best trait :) On a better note, Lilly's UTI seems to be gone, 2 days of antibiotics left, and she is enjoying the hell out of her liverwurst :) 13 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4135821
boes March 12, 2018 Share March 12, 2018 5 hours ago, ByTor said: Thanks for asking, @boes. Well, my mother is currently in "I want to bitch about everything" mode. Although she's 88 years old, she has never had surgery before, and I think she was under the impression she was going to get that valve replaced and be back home doing jumping jacks in a few days. She told me today she's disgusted that she's not even 90% back, when it's only been a week that she was discharged from the hospital...let's just say that patience has never been her best trait :) On a better note, Lilly's UTI seems to be gone, 2 days of antibiotics left, and she is enjoying the hell out of her liverwurst :) I would fight Lilly for that liverwurst! I'm part Irish, part liverwurst. Sounds like your mom is getting back to her fighting strength! Just need to make sure you stay at yours. Seriously, this is hard work and I hope you're being taken care of a bit, too. 15 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4136924
ByTor March 12, 2018 Share March 12, 2018 4 hours ago, boes said: Sounds like your mom is getting back to her fighting strength! Just need to make sure you stay at yours. Seriously, this is hard work and I hope you're being taken care of a bit, too. Thanks, I am. Just keeping in mind this is temporary. I have all the respect in the world for those (I know there are a few of you here) who have parents with dementia, it doesn't stop. Good thoughts with all of you. 13 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4137114
jewel21 March 12, 2018 Share March 12, 2018 Guys, I'm so confused. I went to see a second surgeon today and was told conflicting information. The first surgeon I saw recommended surgery. He said the breast tissue in the right axilla has a greater chance when I'm in my 60s of becoming cancerous. It also can increase my risk of breast cancer, so while I could live with it, it's better to remove it. He also said once removed, and once I'm fully healed, I shouldn't have any more pain. The surgeon I saw today said they don't remove breast tissue from the axilla just because it can become cancerous. His reaction was breast cancer can happen whenever, we're not going to remove your breasts because you can eventually develop cancer. He says sometimes, for cosmetic reasons, people don't like the extra tissue in the armpits and will have a plastic surgeon remove that via liposuction, but it's not covered under medicare. And when I mentioned that it causes me pain almost daily, I was told that's normal cuz it's breast tissue. So I'm just supposed to live with it? Then after doing a mammogram, they found something they wanted to look at further, but couldn't find it via ultrasound so they said it could have just been overlapping breast tissue, and they gave me a paper to schedule another mammogram in 6 months to see if it's still there, got bigger, or disappeared and sent me on my way. So do I have surgery, not have surgery? Gah. 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4138820
peacheslatour March 12, 2018 Share March 12, 2018 If it were me, I would want to be free of the pain. 9 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4138860
Cupid Stunt March 13, 2018 Share March 13, 2018 That's good news about your mother and Lily, ByTor. Are you going to get more snow with the third snow storm headed east? Jewel, like Peaches, the pain would be a central issue on choosing the surgery. If your family has a predilection toward cancer, you will need regular preventative monitoring and testing I have regular cancer screenings since I had the mass removed from my pituitary gland. I am forever grateful to the doctor that said I needed a CAT scan because of my hormone imbalance wasn't pre-menopause. 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4139994
ByTor March 13, 2018 Share March 13, 2018 7 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said: That's good news about your mother and Lily, ByTor. Are you going to get more snow with the third snow storm headed east? Right now all we have is some snow showers, the roads are just wet. Next Tuesday, though, they're predicting 5-8 inches, here's to hoping they're wrong. I don't need to see snow on my Easter bunnies outside! 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4140299
SweePea59 March 13, 2018 Share March 13, 2018 11 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said: I have regular cancer screenings since I had the mass removed from my pituitary gland. I am forever grateful to the doctor that said I needed a CAT scan because of my hormone imbalance wasn't pre-menopause. How did they remove a mass from such a location? If you don't mind my asking. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4141012
SweePea59 March 13, 2018 Share March 13, 2018 18 hours ago, jewel21 said: another mammogram in 6 months to see if it's still there, got bigger, or disappeared Just my 2 cents - have the 6 mo. mammogram before finalizing any decisions. More information about what's going on in your body is better, right? 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4141067
Cupid Stunt March 13, 2018 Share March 13, 2018 4 hours ago, SweePea59 said: How did they remove a mass from such a location? If you don't mind my asking. I was operated on the same day I had the CAT scan. There was a lot of pinched looks between the technician and my doctor as they looked at my scans. I was sent back to my doctor's office where a phalanx of consulting brain surgeons and surgical interns discussed my symptoms and came to the conclusion I needed surgery immediately because of the size and position of the mass. I had just enough time to call Mr. Stunt and my parents, before I was registered into the hospital for surgery. I had a craniotomy, which made it easier for the surgeon to reach the tumor as well as observe any nerves and blood vessels involved with the mass. My head was shaved and the surgeon bored a hole an inch above my hairline through the skull, off to the right side. He probed beneath and between the lobes of the brain to cauterize the tumor and remove the mass debris. I was off work about 3 weeks, going back on half days for 3 weeks. And now for something completely different: Sam Cooke - Live Harlem Square Club 1963 12 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4141879
jewel21 March 13, 2018 Share March 13, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, SweePea59 said: Just my 2 cents - have the 6 mo. mammogram before finalizing any decisions. More information about what's going on in your body is better, right? Thanks, everyone. And yes, that is what I'm going to do. If I do have the surgery, I have time since it's not pressing so I will definitely have the mammogram before I make any major decisions. Edited March 13, 2018 by jewel21 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4141924
valleycliffe March 13, 2018 Share March 13, 2018 45 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said: I was operated on the same day I had the CAT scan. There was a lot of pinched looks between the technician and my doctor as they looked at my scans. I was sent back to my doctor's office where a phalanx of consulting brain surgeons and surgical interns discussed my symptoms and came to the conclusion I needed surgery immediately because of the size and position of the mass. I had just enough time to call Mr. Stunt and my parents, before I was registered into the hospital for surgery. I had a craniotomy, which made it easier for the surgeon to reach the tumor as well as observe any nerves and blood vessels involved with the mass. My head was shaved and the surgeon bored a hole an inch above my hairline through the skull, off to the right side. He probed beneath and between the lobes of the brain to cauterize the tumor and remove the mass debris. I was off work about 3 weeks, going back on half days for 3 weeks. And now for something completely different: Sam Cooke - Live Harlem Square Club 1963 all i can say is wow...........happy you're still here............you are amazing. 10 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4142017
peacheslatour March 13, 2018 Share March 13, 2018 Wow CS, you are one tough cookie. I have so much respect for you. You've got great big brass ones, my hat is off. 11 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4142041
Cupid Stunt March 13, 2018 Share March 13, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, valleycliffe said: all i can say is wow...........happy you're still here............you are amazing. I owe it all to my endocrinologist and the skilled surgical staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. God is good. Edited March 13, 2018 by Cupid Stunt very stoopid phone 10 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4142045
ByTor March 14, 2018 Share March 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Cupid Stunt said: 1 hour ago, valleycliffe said: all i can say is wow...........happy you're still here............you are amazing. I owe it all to my endocrinologist and the skilled surgical staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. God is good. Yes He is. I'm sure you had great doctors, but recovery was up to you. Give yourself some credit too :) 9 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4142313
marina to March 14, 2018 Share March 14, 2018 (edited) On 2/28/2018 at 11:15 PM, jewel21 said: Apparently tomorrow my grandma is being moved to a facility in Toronto for people with dementia and Alzheimers. It's both reassuring and sad. She has no idea tonight will be her last night in her house. I'm behind on the thread so I missed this as it happened. It's such a hard thing but being in a facility that deals with her issues will make a huge difference. But yeah, it is really sad. I hated lying to my mom about it not being her last night. Speaking of which, when I saw her last week, she said she's accepted that she not leaving the facility. It's great that she's aware enough that I don't have to lie to her because it was killing my soul. We put the deposit down on a retirement suite for my dad in the adjoining building that is due to open in October. It'll be so much better when my dad will be there with her - right now he spends the weekends at home with me and spends Tuesday-Thursday nights at my sister's, who is close to where my mom is. The house will be going on sale soon. We're hoping we'll sell to someone who wants to reno and flip it (there's a ton of work that needs to be done) so I could be out of a place to live in as soon as a month. Since I don't have a steady job (and I'm not sure I'm even capable of working one, plus I have a two-week theatre gig in Ottawa in June) I'm planning on putting my stuff in storage and do professional house-sitting for a few months. Also looking for online work I can do from home on a part-time or project basis so if you know of anything, I'd love to know. Edited March 14, 2018 by marina to 10 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4143264
bannana March 14, 2018 Share March 14, 2018 7 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said: I was operated on the same day I had the CAT scan. There was a lot of pinched looks between the technician and my doctor as they looked at my scans. I was sent back to my doctor's office where a phalanx of consulting brain surgeons and surgical interns discussed my symptoms and came to the conclusion I needed surgery immediately because of the size and position of the mass. I had just enough time to call Mr. Stunt and my parents, before I was registered into the hospital for surgery. I had a craniotomy, which made it easier for the surgeon to reach the tumor as well as observe any nerves and blood vessels involved with the mass. My head was shaved and the surgeon bored a hole an inch above my hairline through the skull, off to the right side. He probed beneath and between the lobes of the brain to cauterize the tumor and remove the mass debris. I was off work about 3 weeks, going back on half days for 3 weeks. And now for something completely different: Sam Cooke - Live Harlem Square Club 1963 Wowza. You are a brave woman, Mrs. Cupid Stunt. And thank you for the Sam Cooke :) 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4143280
Cupid Stunt March 14, 2018 Share March 14, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, ByTor said: Yes He is. I'm sure you had great doctors, but recovery was up to you. Give yourself some credit too :) It's odd how that afternoon developed. I had some questions rattling around my head as I was being scanned, but seeing the technician and doctor's reactions made time go flat. Something was wrong and had to be dealt with now. Questions were asked, scans were explained, more blood taken, decisions and phone calls made, forms signed, and all I could think about was if I had said and done enough for the people I loved ... Mr. Stunt, Thing2 and my parents arrived about an hour before the surgical team came to shave my head and measure my skull. My mother cried and collected my hair. Everyone else looked stricken. I knew the situation was bad when I was comforting them as I was being wheeled into surgery. I woke up with my father reading The Constant Gardener out loud, my mother reciting the rosary, Mr.Stunt and Thing1 and 2 by my bedside. The post-op nurses were a little itchy with so many resolute characters planted in one room. The medications kept everything horizontal and plateaued -- I was walked and poked and bled and peered at and tested and questioned and examined and irradiated and scanned. I passed and was released to recover at home. Mom and dad stayed with us. Mom watched over me and cooked all my favorite meals. Dad handled calls from the office and remained calm as I went through various stages of emotional weirdness as my suppressed pituitary started to produce more hormones while the drug regimen tried to control the output; he was brilliant. Mr.Stunt juggled a crisis project at work and watched me sleep. I've always been active, so I got to moving without much thinking about it. When I was tired, I stopped. I made small choices, but the drug therapy left me outside of myself and the present. It wasn't until I was being weaned off the drugs, that I could fully connect what I had gone through. The experience of my surgery and recovery happened in a fog of drugs, and there's a distance, even to this day. Edited March 14, 2018 by Cupid Stunt 11 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4143320
Cupid Stunt March 14, 2018 Share March 14, 2018 I'm waiting in line while Homeland Security Theater performs Cabaret ... There's a keg-shaped security guard playing the Kit Kat Klub's Master of Ceremonies ... good voice and believable German accent. I may or may not make my flight to Austin, Texas. Happy π Day 10 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4144056
valleycliffe March 14, 2018 Share March 14, 2018 i am amazed. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4145286
Cupid Stunt March 15, 2018 Share March 15, 2018 Fun for π Day 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4146511
Cupid Stunt March 15, 2018 Share March 15, 2018 Early/mid ’90s Bad Boy Records rapper Craig Mack died of heart failure in a hospital near his Walterboro, SC home. He was 46. Mack, who hailed from Long Island, first started rapping under the name MC EZ in the late 1980s. As a boy, the Suffolk County native dreamed of making it big like LL Cool J and Run DMC. He began penning his own lyrics at age 12. But he caught his big break a few years later while working as an assistant to Long Island rap legends EPMD. Mack was introduced to Sean "Puffy" Combs, now known as Diddy, and appeared on the remix to Mary J. Blige’s 1993 hit, "You Don’t Have to Worry." He was also signed to Diddy’s then-upstart label Bad Boy Records and started working on his debut project, Project: Funk Da World. Mack released his hit single, "Flava in Ya Ear," in July 1994. It was the first official release for Bad Boy. He also released a remix of the single, featuring The Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Rampage, and Busta Rhymes. The song received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance at the Grammy Awards in 1995, but it lost out to Queen Latifah’s "U.N.I.T.Y." Despite the success of Mack’s debut album, it would be his first and only release on Bad Boy. He split from the label a few years later before releasing his sophomore project, Operation: Get Down, in 1997. It did not enjoy the same success as his first album, and Mack subsequently stepped out of the spotlight and spent much of the last two decades focused on attending church in South Carolina. Still, Mack is widely credited with helping Diddy get Bad Boy off the ground at its start. Mack’s decided to retire from music to pursue a life of religion, and had been ill for several years. Though Mack had retired, he was finishing up a new album before his death. Mack is survived by his wife and two adult children. Rest in the arms of the Father. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4146721
valleycliffe March 15, 2018 Share March 15, 2018 (edited) i just love this song and it puts a smile on my face everytime... don't know how true it is but i read that the parents were really her parents, that was their apartment and those were her real friends who participated in the video.. Edited March 15, 2018 by valleycliffe 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4148133
ByTor March 15, 2018 Share March 15, 2018 I don't know about the mother, but Capt. Lou Albano is not her father :) 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4148165
AngelKitty March 15, 2018 Share March 15, 2018 11 minutes ago, valleycliffe said: i just love this song and it puts a smile on my face everytime... This song was my theme song when I was getting over my divorce and starting to date again in 1997. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/3520-small-talk-out-of-genoa/page/98/#findComment-4148173
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