Thank you! I knew you people would know.
River: I didn't think you'd come for me. Simon: Well, you're a dummy.
'Serenity'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Nov 08, 2014 3:13:20 pm PST #10030 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Amy - Nov 08, 2014 3:14:21 pm PST #10031 of 30000
Because books.
Have faith, Laura. My #1 son, who would probably be great friends with yours, just got a job at McDonald's. He's taking it very seriously, and reporting in every day when he gets home, which is sort of heartbreakingly sweet. He also brought me an apple pie and french fries the other day!
Sometimes it just takes a while.
Ginger - Nov 08, 2014 3:16:17 pm PST #10032 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
The standard weight of copy paper is 20 lb. bond. 24 lb. bond is heavier and is often used for stationery.
Laura - Nov 08, 2014 3:21:36 pm PST #10033 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Clinks wine glass with Amy!
Jesse - Nov 08, 2014 3:23:53 pm PST #10034 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Hey, that's great, Amy!
Jesse - Nov 08, 2014 4:27:59 pm PST #10035 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
...and my boss texted back, so that question is also resolved!
Theodosia - Nov 08, 2014 4:53:12 pm PST #10036 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I balanced my checkbook and still have money in the bank. Not as much as I'd like, but enough that panic need not be indulged for a couple more months.
sarameg - Nov 08, 2014 5:00:49 pm PST #10037 of 30000
I hate changing vacuum belts. Otoh, $5 fix vs $x00 new vacuum.
Jesse - Nov 08, 2014 5:10:26 pm PST #10038 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
BTW, Theo, I think it's really cool that you are tutoring!
I'm afraid my computer is suddenly dying! It froze up, wouldn't restart, and is now taking forever to repair itself. Ugh. Good thing I have the work computer here!
Steph L. - Nov 08, 2014 5:11:35 pm PST #10039 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Horrible cough seems to be a side effect of one of the BP meds. Okay. That's the same med I don't want to take anymore anyway, because of the side effects.
Like Laura said, the class of BP meds called ACE inhibitors ("ACE" = "angiotensin-converting enzyme") are known to cause cough. IIRC, any drug whose generic name ends in "-pril" is an ACE inhibitor. (For instance, brand-name Lotensin is generic name benazepril.)
Oddly, I take an ACE inhibitor (the aforementioned benazepril) and have not had a cough with it. (I say "oddly," because generally if there's a side effect to be had with ANY drug, I get it.)
I don't like taking medicine. They all seem like a deal with the Devil, you only get the good from it by losing something else.
That can be true in a lot of cases. Like I said, I don't have any side effects from my BP meds (as far as I know). But, like I also said, I do totally get side effects from other drugs. Shit, the list of what I can't take because it wants to kill me is growing every year, and it worries me that I am running out of antibiotics I can safely take.
I think meds can be a great thing and save lives (and lengthen/improve the quality of lives), but they aren't perfect.