SIDEBAR #54 - Travis Alexander forum

[daisymae]

Niner ... I'm a bit nervous about the match tonight!

Welcome home from your trip.

 

[Niner]

YESorNO :wave: - I will check out the link regarding the Colorado man who pushed his wife off the cliff - nice Anniversary present??!!! :scared:

I've copied a bunch of pictures to post here from Facebook, I've now made a folder that says "Sharing with WS"!! :happydance:

 

[Niner]

Niner ... I'm a bit nervous about the match tonight!

Welcome home from your trip.

Hi Daisymae :wave:

I hope Venus wins!! LOL!

Thanks for the welcome back!! I had a great time! Met or I should say re-met some ladies I had not seen since Latvian Summer camp when I was 10 years old!! Still recognized them! LOL! It was like a 50-year high school reunion. You look for young faces, but must remember they are older! :lol:

Off to read around WS! cguru:

Later! :seeya:

 

[Spellbound]

Niner, I am so glad you had such a great trip. Lots of good "new" memories now.

ETA: (oops, auto-correct made your name a Miner :giggle: sorry)

 

[ILikeToBendPages]

1966 - Marlo Thomas debut "That Girl" premieres on ABC-TV

[video]https://youtu.be/Zoh1LGADKI8[/video]

 

[GigiG]

Awe, Gigi, thank you so much for sharing this. I can only hope it didn't bring back too many painful memories, but rather the great memories you shared together. I have the utmost admiration and respect for you. You're running neck and neck with our beloved Zuri! I think you may have missed your calling!

I've always believed that comatose patients are aware of our presence and do hear us. That, of course, is just my opinion. I had a doctor walk in one day while I was reading a local newspaper to a friend who was in a coma. He asked if I worked at the hospital, lol! When I told him I was just a friend, he suggested I rethink my path in life and get into the medical profession.

After reading your many posts and getting to know you as a 'cyber' friend, there's no doubt in my mind that you raised your kids with the same love, integrity, empathy and compassion that you've shown, thus no repercussions when you were where you needed to be. I believe you instilled in your kids the love and guidance needed, thus they knew this was a priority, without feeling neglected. You 'done' good, girl!

Thanks for understanding, but more importantly, thanks for caring. Again, I'm sorry for your loss.

Same age?! Awesome! I can only wish that I get to meet all of you, here in the SB thread, someday. When's the bus tour???!!!

BTW, Gigi, have you ever considered writing about your experiences with TBI? I think it would be a best seller.

Oh yeah, my TBI wasn't diagnosed until the early nineties when I took a seizure at work. We didn't have cat scans available, locally, at that time. I suffered so much pain that may have been alleviated and possibly some of the side effects/residual symptoms that are causing the ongoing problems may have been treatable (?). That's life and nobody ever said it was fair!

On a side note, I've responded to this post about 8 times now, yet Chrome keeps freezing up. So I hope I can get this posted tonight!

Oh my goodness, Jasper, you're too kind. I was certainly no hero when I was going through that, and doubted my decisions on an hourly basis. Also, lived on pure adrenalin during that time, which made me further doubt my thinking. But still, sometimes you have to go with your gut. I think I just did what any person would do for their soul-mate, given the situation. I am still sad that he is gone, but have found within myself the strength to go on. Mostly, it comes from being grounded by my kids. And, oh yeah, LOW expectations!

I am so proud of my kids and would like to think I had some part in them becoming such great people. Truth is though, they surprise me with their goodness on a daily basis, even as I'm mentally flogging myself for my shortcomings. Seems like just when life starts feeling like a struggle, they find a way to bring me back down to earth, and appreciate all I have. Forever grateful for them.

Next bus stop: Umm, somewhere in Canada!

 

[GigiG]

Just a few stories from my experiences with TBI:

My BF's first roommate at the rehab hospital was a young man from Baltimore. He had a wife and a new-born baby. He was a musician in a band and was driving back from a gig in DC to Baltimore when he was t-boned. At first, he was in hospital in DC, but at some point, his family moved him to the rehab facility in Baltimore. That way they could be closer to him.

His mother, wife, and baby came by every day. We formed a close bond and developed a friendship. His family even paid for a special apparatus for TBI patients -- kind of like a sling -- which would suspend them and allow them to try to re-learn how to walk without gravity playing a factor. They were one of the nicest families I have ever met.

Another roommate was an unfortunate guy from Latin America, I believe he was from Nicaragua. He was an undocumented worker who came here for construction work. He was injured on the job. Since he had no papers, I don't think anyone ever knew his real name. He was kept in a bed with a metal cage over-top to prevent him from doing pretty much anything. He would cry and howl, almost like a wolf. Sometimes, it sounded like he was praying, or pleading with God. So painful to listen to. I wondered and worried about the family he left behind. Did they even know where he was? That he had been injured -- or the extent of his injuries?

I believe in the healing power of touch, so I did try to make physical contact and offer comforting words and encouragement whenever I could, but it was heart-wrenching to see so many lives forever changed by TBI. God bless the wonderful staff there who worked patiently and tirelessly with sometimes difficult patients (again, the personality changes and lack of "emotional check" can be difficult to deal with).

Sorry to be a downer, but again, I was only around people dealing with TBI from accidents that could befall any one of us in our every day lives. When I see those Wounded Warrior commercials, my heart breaks. For the most part, the TBI our vets are dealing with is pretty severe (not to mention PTSD). I feel for them and their families, but more than that, I ask myself, "Why?" They put their lives on the line for what? JMO

 

[ILikeToBendPages]

1900 - The Great Galveston Hurricane makes landfall It had estimated winds of 145 miles per hour at landfall, making it a Category 4 storm on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale. Six thousand people died. After cleaning up they raised its buildings by as much as 17 feet by pumping sand beneath their foundations. A thick, sturdy seawall was then built along the island's ocean front.

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[ILikeToBendPages]

Oh my goodness, Jasper, you're too kind. I was certainly no hero when I was going through that, and doubted my decisions on an hourly basis. Also, lived on pure adrenalin during that time, which made me further doubt my thinking. But still, sometimes you have to go with your gut. I think I just did what any person would do for their soul-mate, given the situation. I am still sad that he is gone, but have found within myself the strength to go on. Mostly, it comes from being grounded by my kids. And, oh yeah, LOW expectations!

I am so proud of my kids and would like to think I had some part in them becoming such great people. Truth is though, they surprise me with their goodness on a daily basis, even as I'm mentally flogging myself for my shortcomings. Seems like just when life starts feeling like a struggle, they find a way to bring me back down to earth, and appreciate all I have. Forever grateful for them.

Next bus stop: Umm, somewhere in Canada!

GigiG, where did they learn compassion and understanding to become those adults? Children live what they learn. Seems like they had a very good example in front of them.

 

[ILikeToBendPages]

2015 - Queen Elizabeth II will have reigned for 63 years and seven months - calculated at 23,226 days, 16 hours and approximately 30 minutes at about 17:30 BST. She sounds so young.


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1533 - The daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, Queen Elizabeth was born. She came to the throne in 1558 and ruled England for almost 45 years.

 

[daisymae]

Whew ... looks like Serena will win this match.

Azarenka is really going to make me nervous!

Niner - you are a traitor!

Update: SERENA WON :happydance:

 

[Zuri]

DID YOU KNOW

In my little world, items like cream of tartar (potassium bitartrate) are not simply a super way to stabilize egg whites but also scandalously inexpensive cleaning secrets.

This long-forgotten gem of a cleaning agent may be used with a little water or vinegar to lift even the most stubborn stains. Unattractive grout driving you batty? Mold and mildew stains got you reaching for the Prozac? Burner pans and casserole dishes giving you fits? Cream of Tartar is your new best friend.

Cream of tartar is one of nature’s best bleaching agents. Cream of tartar, a.k.a “crusted wine,” is mixed with baking soda to create baking powder (bet you didn't know that.. okay, some of you probably did, you smartypants). While it is an acid, it’s not harmful. It’s an acidic salt which comes from grapes.

Use a few tablespoons of cream of tartar with hot water or hydrogen peroxide and clean any aluminum pans which have discoloration or any rusty drains, pans, or stains.

Do you have copper kettles? Mix some cream of tarter with lemon juice and rub the copper with it. Rinse and be amazed!

How about a porcelain sink, tub, commode? Rub the porcelain surfaces with cream of tartar and watch the stains disappear.

Fabric stains? No prob. Mix a few teaspoons of cream of tartar with some glycerin and use like spray-and-wash. The results? Well, I’m here to tell you that this stuff cured the ring around Joshua’s shirt collars.

Just need a great nonabrasive cleaner? Mix 2 teaspoons of vinegar and 2 teaspoon of cream of tartar in a small dish (use 3 or 4 teaspoons of vinegar and 3 or 4 teaspoons of cream of tartar if you have more items to clean). Apply with your cleaning rag or scrub brush and let it sit for 5-10 minutes. Scrub. Wash with hot soapy water.

You are a life saver. Cream of tarter first thing tomorrow to address the inconsideration my children have shown to some favorite chairs. The chairs will be ruined if I can't get the grime out and I am not a happy mother. Thank you thank you thank you!

 

[ILikeToBendPages]

Yes, Canada. Hmmm..... we have Jasper and Bravo from the upper regions of North America, and I do think they signed up for the trip.

 

[GigiG]

GigiG, where did they learn compassion and understanding to become those adults? Children live what they learn. Seems like they had a very good example in front of them.

Thanks so much, but I'm not blowing smoke or being falsely modest. I did my best as a parent, but I know so many other (two-parent) families, who were very much on top of their game, but whose children didn't turn out so well. Luck? Genetics? Providence? I dunno.

I think this might have been posted by Zuri around the time of Beau Biden's passing, so I'll defer to her on the exact quote.

"My dad’s definition of success is when you look at your son and daughter, and realize they turned out better than you — and they did." -- Joe Biden

Mashable.com

 

[Zuri]

Thank you very much, Jasper, for your efforts concerning the Ultimate Cloth. I hope you'll get a positive answer.
Now, some more US Open and then off to bed. Will have to get up at 6.30... At school from 8 to 3.

Susza, I will send you the Ultimate Cloth from here. No worries. I already sent The "New Yorker" on Charlie Hebdaut to Paris. No problem sending cloths lol.

 

[ILikeToBendPages]

I've always wanted to see the Bay of Fundy and it's tides.

 

[Zuri]

My brain won't seem to shut off from all these damn meds. My body is crying "Uncle", but my brain won't say quit. I am working with one arm and a totally blown lumbar spine and I have been abandoned in my quest to get my house right by the people who supposedly live here. I think they may be in shock lol. Good old Prednisone.

Hope you all are doing well. I am having a fun trip down memory lane discovering artwork, needlework, collectibles and antiques that I had forgotten about. I want you all to come over when my house is done for a party. I certainly have enough dishes, crystal, serving wares to make it a fun night. Xoxo

 

[GigiG]

I've always wanted to see the Bay of Fundy and it's tides.

Yes, me too!

 

[GigiG]

My brain won't seem to shut off from all these damn meds. My body is crying "Uncle", but my brain won't say quit. I am working with one arm and a totally blown lumbar spine and I have been abandoned in my quest to get my house right by the people who supposedly live here. I think they may be in shock lol. Good old Prednisone.

Hope you all are doing well. I am having a fun trip down memory lane discovering artwork, needlework, collectibles and antiques that I had forgotten about. I want you all to come over when my house is done for a party. I certainly have enough dishes, crystal, serving wares to make it a fun night. Xoxo

I'll bring some crab dip!

 

[GigiG]

My brain won't seem to shut off from all these damn meds. My body is crying "Uncle", but my brain won't say quit. I am working with one arm and a totally blown lumbar spine and I have been abandoned in my quest to get my house right by the people who supposedly live here. I think they may be in shock lol. Good old Prednisone.

Hope you all are doing well. I am having a fun trip down memory lane discovering artwork, needlework, collectibles and antiques that I had forgotten about. I want you all to come over when my house is done for a party. I certainly have enough dishes, crystal, serving wares to make it a fun night. Xoxo

Hey Zuri, I can relate. Please keep in mind that this too shall pass. It will get better!