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  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    So a wife comes home from her annual exam. She tells her husband, "The doctor said I have the breasts of an 18 year old." The husband barely looking up from his paper says, "What does he think about your 45 year old *kitten*?" The wife quips, "I don't know. He never mentioned you." (Jerry Lewis - Stand up)
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Found out today that my aunt Nina passed away. She will be missed.
  • sarah30isael
    sarah30isael Posts: 88 Member
    Sorry to hear that...
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    She went quick. That's all any of us can ask for.
  • bethanie0825
    bethanie0825 Posts: 1,498 Member
    Sorry to hear @sufferlandrian :cry:

    @canadjineh That's awful to hear too. This weather is crazy. Texas is getting 50 inches. Around my parts, we're looking at 2-4 inches of rain from the system that's off Florida right now. By this time, we can usually ease off on cutting grass and such bc it's brown but not this year. And you guys can't catch a break.

    My C25K training is going okay. My left foot is NOT happy and I have myself a nice case of plantar fasciitis :+1: I have supports that I can slide of my feet and socks to wear around. Got some inserts for my running shoes so I hope they help. Really help bc this crap hurts!!
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Sorry to hear about your auntie, I hope she felt fulfilled and satisfied with her life.

    @bethanie0825 are you T2D or pre-diabetic? Hyperinsulinemia causes increased plantar fascia thickness which generally makes them less flexible and more prone to stress injuries. https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22349878 You might want to switch training for water running in the pool until you are healed. And if you haven't gotten your insulin (not the usual blood glucose tests) done you might want to do that. Higher than healthy insulin levels (insulin resistance) show up a while before blood sugar problems. Hoping you feel better soon!
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    @sufferlandrian -sorry to hear about your aunt. Saying a prayer for the family.
    @bethanie0825 -yikes! Hope you heal up quickly!

    Can anyone tell me why I thought it was a good idea to pick up an extra shift this week?
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Ummmm, because it will make you rich, @jennifer_417? Hahah, not really; I know all about that. Likely sufferlandrian does too ;)
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Haha, yeah, I guess you guys would! Sorry for whining, lol!
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Just had a first. A cat stole a ball point pen and when he jumped down, it jammed through the back of the throat and lodged between the shoulder blade and the chest wall. I went to pull it out from the chest side and the clip you use to keep it in your pocket hooked up on tissue. I had to come back up and cut down into the neck tissue and take it that way.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Oh my! Is the kitty ok?
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    sufferlandrian wrote: »
    Just had a first. A cat stole a ball point pen and when he jumped down, it jammed through the back of the throat and lodged between the shoulder blade and the chest wall. I went to pull it out from the chest side and the clip you use to keep it in your pocket hooked up on tissue. I had to come back up and cut down into the neck tissue and take it that way.
    I see an Animal Planet Discovery Channel vet show in your future.... I hope the kitty is OK.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    The cat is doing great this evening. He went home today. Now I need to get the scotty puppy under control. The poor dog can't breathe. The heart is good but even on steroids the lungs are filling with fluid. Going to try Pimobendan to try to help the veins recover fluid better.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Cats.... such resilient animals. Too bad about the Scotty.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    I had the coolest surgery tonight. Bladder stones on a poodle. The stones had coalesced into two discs. I could have used them for coasters they were so flat! :smile:

    By the way, we got the Scotty under control and she will be going home in the morning.
  • bethanie0825
    bethanie0825 Posts: 1,498 Member
    canadjineh wrote: »
    Sorry to hear about your auntie, I hope she felt fulfilled and satisfied with her life.

    @bethanie0825 are you T2D or pre-diabetic? Hyperinsulinemia causes increased plantar fascia thickness which generally makes them less flexible and more prone to stress injuries. https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22349878 You might want to switch training for water running in the pool until you are healed. And if you haven't gotten your insulin (not the usual blood glucose tests) done you might want to do that. Higher than healthy insulin levels (insulin resistance) show up a while before blood sugar problems. Hoping you feel better soon!


    Holy snaps, I have PCOS which makes me insulin resistant. They check my levels every so often but I don't have any other symptoms of being pre-diabetic yet. My dr has talked about starting me on metaformin to help with weight loss, which in turn helps with the PCOS. It sucks right now bc I have my first 5K in 2 weeks; running yesterday made me seriously considering pulling out of the race bc I can barely walk without limping. :disappointed::cry:
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Ouch! Been there. If you pull from the run, remember it's better to avoid serious injury than to force a result you won't like. Always remember the motto "He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day." It's not called quitting, it's called healing.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    I expect smoke this time of year, but this is getting ridiculous. I'm ready for rain or a change in winds so the fire has to go back over fuel depleted territory.
  • MellowGa
    MellowGa Posts: 1,258 Member
    62 F in Georgia....what is going on??
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    What??? It's going to be 95 here in Kalispell. When did we flip?
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    edited September 2017
    Fire started this afternoon just outside of town by a spark from a train wheel as it passed over the tracks. They managed to hit it hard and fast with 4 waterbombers and crews on the ground. It's out tonight.... we can breathe easier. Still no rain for the next 14 day forecast and highs in the low 30's Celsius. I have the next three days off but there's nowhere to go without fire and smoke.

    I saw all the big fires in Glacier Park, on the online Kalispell news. Too bad that heritage lodge was destroyed @sufferlandrian.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Finally started classes last Thursday, only a week after the semester started. Hooray for last-minute program changes! I'm still a bit behind in my reading but should be caught up by the end of the week.
    Did anyone do anything to celebrate Labor Day? I slept for the entire day, since I didn't have class. It was glorious.
  • MellowGa
    MellowGa Posts: 1,258 Member
    I slept right through labor day...as I labor all night :(
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    @canadjineh - It's bad when your automatic lights come on around noon because the smoke is so thick.

    Well, another holiday weekend down. I'm wiped out from two 40 hour shifts.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    A couple of our long weekend days were clear enough to do something so I went to the beach on Sat. afternoon. Only the third time this year, and I live in a town on the lake. Sad. Too busy with work generally and too smoky on days off this summer. It was very relaxing though.
    Monday afternoon we went for a little hike. It was 31C but at least it was a bit cooler while we were hiking under the cedar and pine canopy. A fine bit of a breeze as we looked out over the valley and three other lakes in the distance, but smoke was moving in from the south so it started to get hazy. It felt good to be out there for a bit of recreation.
    Mt. Swanson September Selfie:
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    Hubby on the peak:
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    Afternoon sunlight slanting through the cedars on the lower section of trail:
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  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Very nice. Wish I had skies that clear. :)
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    It was all smoked in again today... gotta take advantage of the clear skies when we can, because the wind shifts and before you know it you can't see across the valleys.
  • sufferlandrian
    sufferlandrian Posts: 8,244 Member
    Visibility down to 1 mile.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    edited September 2017
    I keep hoping to get my kayak out at least a few more times before the weather turns, but things keep cropping up, and it's swiftly getting cooler. It was 49F when I woke up this morning. Boo!
    Also, I seem to be coming down with something icky that I hope won't hang on forever.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    Jenn you could always save your kayaking for late fall or winter.... Kayaking in the winter is awesome. On New Year's day a bunch of us go out on the lake in kayaks and canoes. Most wear pogies or gloves but it's exhilarating on a sunny day.

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