What's New Wednesday? We have a new president
Hello my OFF Family:
It's a historic day today: The American people have elected the first black man president. It's remarkable to think that in our lifetimes we have watched the evolution of the civil rights movement, from the time when blacks were forced to use separate restrooms (in the South, it was men, women, coloreds) or to sit at lunch counters in restaurants, or to sit on a bus ... can you imagine? Or denied the right to vote. Or their schools were segregated, from kindergarten right up to university level. These are basic rights, not privileges. Or blacks and whites could not marry in many states. And now look ... Obama is the product of an interracial marriage. This is just taken for granted now. There are so many biracial children and interracial marriages that nobody looks twice anymore (a college friend has a biracial child ... well, no longer a child, she's in her 20s and a beautiful young woman).
We have come so far ... we have so much farther to go. We have so much that's right with our country ... we have so many things that need to be made right. I hope Obama is the man that can lead us down the right path. He will need to find the right people to advise him, because these are difficult times. I hope we can all put our differences aside and support and pray for him in the coming days.
Enough of my soapbox. I had to quit eating and drinking after midnight because I have an EGD today to check on my Barrett's esophagus ... happens every two years (although I forgot I was supposed to quit taking my iron ... hope it won't make too much of a difference. I don't want to cancel my appointment after all this.)
Had a little "tiff" with my boss this evening. I told him I needed to get home just a little before midnight so I could get my pills in me because I couldn't drink after midnight. He got huffy about it and said, "It's an election night, Eileen, and you're leaving early?" I told him to forgot about it, I'd get down the five pills I take at bedtime with a little water whenever I got home and it would be OK. He cooled off a bit and then said as long as I got my pages done, I could go. Well, I figured that, I wasn't asking to go before I got my work done ... usually I have my work done long before then. As it was, I had my three business pages, two columns of nation/world briefs, about a half page of state/region news and then a full state/region page ... I still got all that done by 10:30 p.m. and I was screwing around a bit, I took a break, I had pizza at work, I talked to people, I put my leg up for awhile because I was in pain ... it was a typical night other than there were a lot of more people around. (I didn't have my usual local briefs full page to do because that was going to election coverage.) I think my boss forgot how quickly I work.
My body was really hurting me yesterday too ... I think it must have been because of the long wait in line to vote. My right leg hurt in the hamstring area and my back hurt all the way down my left leg. Plus, I started getting shooting pains in my right temple, like the coming of a migraine ... we must be getting a storm brewing. It was not an easy day to work. I felt like calling in sick ... but I didn't, because I knew it was an important night. And you don't call in sick on election night unless you're deathly ill. So I sucked it up and went in (and took a painkiller when I got there).
Margo, I really hope you can get a job that gives you some health insurance ... I worry about you being out there without insurance.
Well, I should get off the computer and get my leg back up ... it needs to be elevated. Have a good day. I'm going to get some good drugs today.
It's a historic day today: The American people have elected the first black man president. It's remarkable to think that in our lifetimes we have watched the evolution of the civil rights movement, from the time when blacks were forced to use separate restrooms (in the South, it was men, women, coloreds) or to sit at lunch counters in restaurants, or to sit on a bus ... can you imagine? Or denied the right to vote. Or their schools were segregated, from kindergarten right up to university level. These are basic rights, not privileges. Or blacks and whites could not marry in many states. And now look ... Obama is the product of an interracial marriage. This is just taken for granted now. There are so many biracial children and interracial marriages that nobody looks twice anymore (a college friend has a biracial child ... well, no longer a child, she's in her 20s and a beautiful young woman).
We have come so far ... we have so much farther to go. We have so much that's right with our country ... we have so many things that need to be made right. I hope Obama is the man that can lead us down the right path. He will need to find the right people to advise him, because these are difficult times. I hope we can all put our differences aside and support and pray for him in the coming days.
Enough of my soapbox. I had to quit eating and drinking after midnight because I have an EGD today to check on my Barrett's esophagus ... happens every two years (although I forgot I was supposed to quit taking my iron ... hope it won't make too much of a difference. I don't want to cancel my appointment after all this.)
Had a little "tiff" with my boss this evening. I told him I needed to get home just a little before midnight so I could get my pills in me because I couldn't drink after midnight. He got huffy about it and said, "It's an election night, Eileen, and you're leaving early?" I told him to forgot about it, I'd get down the five pills I take at bedtime with a little water whenever I got home and it would be OK. He cooled off a bit and then said as long as I got my pages done, I could go. Well, I figured that, I wasn't asking to go before I got my work done ... usually I have my work done long before then. As it was, I had my three business pages, two columns of nation/world briefs, about a half page of state/region news and then a full state/region page ... I still got all that done by 10:30 p.m. and I was screwing around a bit, I took a break, I had pizza at work, I talked to people, I put my leg up for awhile because I was in pain ... it was a typical night other than there were a lot of more people around. (I didn't have my usual local briefs full page to do because that was going to election coverage.) I think my boss forgot how quickly I work.
My body was really hurting me yesterday too ... I think it must have been because of the long wait in line to vote. My right leg hurt in the hamstring area and my back hurt all the way down my left leg. Plus, I started getting shooting pains in my right temple, like the coming of a migraine ... we must be getting a storm brewing. It was not an easy day to work. I felt like calling in sick ... but I didn't, because I knew it was an important night. And you don't call in sick on election night unless you're deathly ill. So I sucked it up and went in (and took a painkiller when I got there).
Margo, I really hope you can get a job that gives you some health insurance ... I worry about you being out there without insurance.
Well, I should get off the computer and get my leg back up ... it needs to be elevated. Have a good day. I'm going to get some good drugs today.
Nothing like a little tiff with the boss to get your blood circulating.
Good day for me yesterday. Slept until 1:15 or so. The longest I have slept in a couple of weeks. Then, Mary called at 1:45 saying she was leaving work, on her way to get me for her doc appt. My son had called and wanted Mary to watch the grandkids for a few minutes while he voted. Since it was on the way, I told her go ahead and stop by. So she did. He was gone and back in 10 minutes. Then she got me, I voted. Then went to see the doc.
He took my blood pressure. 110/72. That's when I told him I stopped taking my BP medicine 3 months ago.
Her doc visit went good. Said her chest pain was just some cartilage damage from her fall. Her knee pain was a busted blood vessel. Both will heal on their own. Just be patient.
Then she discussed that she was going to have botox injections for her neck pain. He told her if she could do without it, she should. Mary has had 37 surgeries since 1997. He did not think she needed to go through it again. He told her he had a gel to try. She tried it tonight and the pain was gone in 30 minutes.
Not much else in my life right now.
Eddie has a baseball tournament in 10 days. My new grandbaby will be delivered in a week. Otherwise nothing new.
I will try to remember to post Eddie's picture sooner or later playing baseball.
Good day for me yesterday. Slept until 1:15 or so. The longest I have slept in a couple of weeks. Then, Mary called at 1:45 saying she was leaving work, on her way to get me for her doc appt. My son had called and wanted Mary to watch the grandkids for a few minutes while he voted. Since it was on the way, I told her go ahead and stop by. So she did. He was gone and back in 10 minutes. Then she got me, I voted. Then went to see the doc.
He took my blood pressure. 110/72. That's when I told him I stopped taking my BP medicine 3 months ago.
Her doc visit went good. Said her chest pain was just some cartilage damage from her fall. Her knee pain was a busted blood vessel. Both will heal on their own. Just be patient.
Then she discussed that she was going to have botox injections for her neck pain. He told her if she could do without it, she should. Mary has had 37 surgeries since 1997. He did not think she needed to go through it again. He told her he had a gel to try. She tried it tonight and the pain was gone in 30 minutes.
Not much else in my life right now.
Eddie has a baseball tournament in 10 days. My new grandbaby will be delivered in a week. Otherwise nothing new.
I will try to remember to post Eddie's picture sooner or later playing baseball.
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!
i was wondering how it would do for my arthritis but i have pain in almost every joint wouldnt take too long to go thru a tube of it would it lol. i may ask my doctor about it tho and see if she has any samples...thanks for the info...
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Hi Eileen and OFF Family Members,
Sorry to hear you were not feeling well and hope that by the time you read this you're feeling better.
I think, and hope, that Obama can help put our country back on the right track, it will take more than 4 years for sure and like you Eileen, I hope he surrounds himself with the right people.
I've been up since 2:08 this morning, I'm having a rough time the last 2 days as I am now officially single again, it's a long story and I don't feel like rehashing all of it, but my heart is aching and my eyes are swollen, breaking up is never easy whether you're 16 or 53. Suffice it to say that I'm no longer willing to settle for less than I deserve and even what I want, when it's not so much to ask for, so we reached an impasse that just could not be gotten around, but I miss his constant calls and the thought of never sharing what we had together again is making me very sad, so much so that I feel sick to my stomach.
Oh well, I guess it's time for me to get myself ready for work. You all have a good day.
Hugs, prayers and positive thoughts, Laureen
Sorry to hear you were not feeling well and hope that by the time you read this you're feeling better.
I think, and hope, that Obama can help put our country back on the right track, it will take more than 4 years for sure and like you Eileen, I hope he surrounds himself with the right people.
I've been up since 2:08 this morning, I'm having a rough time the last 2 days as I am now officially single again, it's a long story and I don't feel like rehashing all of it, but my heart is aching and my eyes are swollen, breaking up is never easy whether you're 16 or 53. Suffice it to say that I'm no longer willing to settle for less than I deserve and even what I want, when it's not so much to ask for, so we reached an impasse that just could not be gotten around, but I miss his constant calls and the thought of never sharing what we had together again is making me very sad, so much so that I feel sick to my stomach.
Oh well, I guess it's time for me to get myself ready for work. You all have a good day.
Hugs, prayers and positive thoughts, Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
My dear Laureen, my heart goes out to you during this trying time in your life. Know that we are here for you and that we love you. It is hard when something that you put time and effort into doesn't work out. Regardless of the fact that you know that it is for the best it is still a very hard thing to do. Leaving behind you the things that were so important to you can be very painful. Know that you are in my prayers and that I understand. Just keep you head up and know that sometimes it is better being alone than being in a relationship that isn't right for you.
It's not what you gather, but what you scatter
that tells what kind of life you have lived.
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