I am at the University library, and I've got the pdf of the fulltext. You want it?
Mal: You tell me right now, little Kaylee, you really think you can do this? Kaylee: Sure. Yeah. I think so. 'Sides, if I mess up, not like you'll be able to yell at me.
'Bushwhacked'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DebetEsse - Oct 23, 2012 3:57:42 pm PDT #26853 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
§ ita § - Oct 23, 2012 4:33:23 pm PDT #26854 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'd love it, Debet! Profile address?
§ ita § - Oct 23, 2012 4:33:34 pm PDT #26855 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
(You guys rock!)
SuziQ - Oct 23, 2012 4:33:38 pm PDT #26856 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
My dad just shocked the absolute crap out of me by sending me the following e-mail...
Go Giants!
How are your As doing?
I think it is kinda obvious I didn't get my love of baseball from him and he doesn't have a great grasp of how the playoffs work. But still. He realized something big happened last night in his city and connected it to one of my passions. Go Dad. And in my response I asked if he wanted to get me World Series tix and airfare. Long shot, but hey...why not ask.
DebetEsse - Oct 23, 2012 4:39:35 pm PDT #26857 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
ita !, insent.
sarameg - Oct 23, 2012 5:04:34 pm PDT #26858 of 30001
I love our collective...sourcing.
So while I was rather annoyed with Devi for turning the tv on full blast at just before 5 am, it ended up being strategically wise. I had a lot of shit to do today and I had to leave for a dentist appt at 4. And it all got done. And then the dental office was running behind (hazard of late appts) so I didn't get to the pool until late and then I had to go catsit, and there was poop, as well as a cat who wanted me to cart her around while staring crazy at me and purring and then I got around to dinner and my own household crap and JEEZ, I WOKE UP BEFORE 5.
And I leave in 11 days. UNPOSSIBLE. I'm in denial.
Kat - Oct 23, 2012 5:49:04 pm PDT #26859 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
You'll have an amazing time, sara!
Kat, they keep talking of putting my nephew on a G-tube because of his slow growth and allergies. If they do, we'll have questions.
Cash, here's my two cents. Do NOT put him on ao g-tube just for slow growth. When kids are put on g-tube (with continuous feeds or without) they often lose the ability to eat orally. If he's taking a bottle (or is he breast fed now? Also formula?) then you don't want him to lose the ability to suck and eat. So no g-tube, unless he isn't taking food by mouth or never has.
Is Reece's growth slow but still appropriate (like Grace is at 2% on that fucking curve and Noah is at 15%... but they both show growth at the right rate, just the wrong level) or is he not growing at all? Not growing at all is more concerning. Not at the right level? BFD?
Is he on supplemental oxygen? Breathing uses up a surprising amount of energy. Sometimes supplemental 02 can help.
Are they worried he's not growing because of reflux due to allergies? If that's the case and he's on formula try an elimination diet first. Take him off everything except for rice -- rice milk etc. Then slowly add the most hypo-allergenic foods back in first. Blend them and give them to him orally. Lots of kids on formula develop corn allergies and that makes them vomit and reflux like mad. If your sis can get him on real foods blended but by mouth, he may fare better long term than g-tube.
Good place to look is here: [link] which there should be info on elimination diets to identify food intolerances that cause reflux. The guy who founded the site passed away a few months ago but was a font of knowledge about real food vs. formula. Tell your sis that g-tubes should be a very last resort. I don't resent ours because Grace would never have learned how to suck while on a vent. But protect the oral eating as much as possible.
ita, the kid probably had an NG tube (nasal gastric) which would definitely have to be placed again at an ER. Those hurt like a bitch in all directions. Or so I here.
Kat - Oct 23, 2012 5:49:05 pm PDT #26860 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
In other news, I need to be more confrontational with a coworker. I don't wanna.
meara - Oct 23, 2012 5:50:31 pm PDT #26861 of 30001
Wow, go Strega! That's great info. ita, do you want one of us to call and ask theoretical questions tomorrow? I could do that.
Also noted: the manhattan beach whole foods is SCHMANCY! There's not only a "we cook your meat" bar and a gelato bar, there's a wine bar (with seating), more olives than I've ever seen, a Mexican food bar ( with seating) and a couple other areas. Madness!!
billytea - Oct 23, 2012 6:05:23 pm PDT #26862 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Echidna puggle!
My day just got that much better. The video is adorable. I suspect Ryan will agree when he gets home.
Check out these awesome wildlife photos:
I love those photos. Photo 4, of the Australian fruit bat: over much of its range, there are crocodiles in the waters where it drinks. Grabbing a drink in that fashion (dipping its chest in the water then sucking the water off its fur) minimises the time they're at risk of being snatched. (They can actually swim too, if they misjudge and fall in.)