SarahC07

Hell, if you don't know a lot of the guests.. drink heavily and develop a fake persona. You could be anyone, how fun.

I think this part of our political system is crap. I'd like to see substance to an argument. How could anyone be convinced that either one is telling the truth? How awesome would that be... requiring evidence? "As you can see in Exhibit B, the senator is full of shit... please start the clip." What a melt down... I'd just like them to at least answer the question and NOT be concerned with promoting what they plan to do and NOT attacking each other.

Save your money and go see Muse instead... by the time they get around to touring in the US, I should have enough saved!

HEY! Didn't I send that to you??

Ok, I'm finished in here. I'll turn back into a silent observer.

I'm concerned that she does not support abortion even in the case of rape. Perhaps you both are correct, I just have a hard time seeing such an extreme law passed on such a heated issue. That's a pretty good recipe for political turmoil. Possible, sure. I just don't see it as a likely threat.

So, he was wrong. Show me clips of Obama making public statements about the war in 2002. please.

Amen. I actually like Palin, but I think the campaign puppet strings are a bit too tight. The extreme pro-life stance irks me, but I don't think politicans will be passing a law regulating abortion anytime soon... so who gives a flip!?!

Ain't that the truth!

Glad I could help!

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I understand how you feel. I don't know how old you are, but I'm young and I can relate to how you're feeling... maybe not exactly, but on some level. I think we'll both grow up and out of it eventually... It's probably all a confidence issue. I wish I had more advice. suck it up and get a new job! And do not, I repeat, do not tell ANYONE you're looking. They do not need to know... not even friendly coworkers.

I had an appointment with my knee doctor today - my "second opinion" doctor. After reviewing my MRI, he changed my diagnosis from chondromalacia patella to patellar tendonitis - an acceptable misdiagnosis without an MRI. The symptoms are the same, and chronic patellar tendonitis (pain longer than 6 months) is rather uncommon. I've been dealing with this for about 9 months. Approximately 1 of 120 patients he sees a month are diagnosed with patellar tendonitis - grade 1. A grade 1 injury will generally heal itself with 2-3 months of conservative treatment (NSAIDs, rest, maybe some physical therapy to strengthen the muscles). He classified me as a grade 2 after looking at my MRI. Grade 3 patients are at risk for tearing the tendon completely. As I've tried all of the conservative approaches - rest, drugs, etc. The doctor recommended that I keep a log of everything I do that hurts my knee. I've already cut out running, cycling and pretty much working out all together (lower body resistance training will irritate it further). We're looking for things now like wearing high heels, sitting cross legged, climbing the stairs, etc. Heh, I know climbing the stairs hurts as does sitting cross legged. This is ridiculous. Surgery is a last case treatment but something he's agreed to do for me. It could fix/improve my injury or it could do nothing at all. It will not make the situation worse unless he fucks up, which I suppose is a possibility - hopefully an unlikely one. Surgery would be attempted first, orthoscopically; if they can not adequately see the tear, they'd make a 2 inch incision and go in that way. I would be on crutches for a week and in "rest" mode for about 3 months - no working out. Joy. The interesting twist to all of this - me being in pain does not mean that i'm making my injury worse, believe it or not. Doc says that if I can stomach the pain, I'm not causing my body harm. Which really makes me think, you know? Is it worth it? I'm just babbling at this point. I think I'm going to have the surgery but not right away. Anyone else dealt with this?

You guys are just old... ... fashioned.

I'm not sure, but I'm in the same boat.

Heh, the storm was like 500 miles wide... everything was in it's path.

The older buildings really took the hits. I manage industrial warehouses and an older building right next door to one of my buildings no longer has a roof... it's actually across the street. I'm vaguely familiar with that area - conditions are about the same as i described in my earlier post. Everyone is slowly recovering power... the biggest problems are broken trees and power lines from what I can tell...

I live inside of 610 on the west side of Houston. The damage is a bit shocking - not what I was expecting. Roofs have been removed and displaced. Fences are completely blown over, trees have broken, some completely relocated. Advertising/large signs are destroyed. Lots of people without power, my power just came back on about an hour ago. I've seen a few high rise office buildings with mini blinds sticking out of smashed windows. Standing water, blocked traffic from destroyed power lines, trees, roofs, etc. It's a bit crazy. I can only image the damage closer to the coast - Galvestonians I wish you the best.

I lost power at about 1:30 am this morning and I just got it back - I'm lucky - most of Houston is still powerless. The damage is pretty severe. Broken trees (some completely uprooted and moved), broken windows, roofs torn off, standing water, the whole SE corridor of Texas will be recovering from this for awhile... you should have seen/heard the winds last night - it was insane.

Cute but I didn't give you any values. Next.

A + B + C = M M *0.025 = A A = unknown B and C have definite values When rounding to two decimal places, it's almost impossible to make M *0.025 = A everytime. Can anyone develop a formula for this?

Folks, fear not. I have tried EVERYTHING recommended to me. I've taken piroxicam and I've done PT and taken glucosamine. Nothing works. The drugs dull the pain a bit but it's still there and annoying. I'm pretty tone and about a year ago this time I was really tone. It's not a muscle mass issue - I have plenty of that, sometimes I think too much... for a chick at least. The 2nd doc I saw suggested I learn how to swim or we could talk about surgery. I'm not Fing swimming. I'm taking the surgery. Really, I'm just looking for sympathy. ... and bitching, just a little. It's just so unfair. All the runners out there know what I'm talking about - NOTHING replaces running. It's just not the same...

I attempted to run last night - just a short distance - and guess what? My knee hurts. I walked/ran just over 3 miles ... just 3 miles. ARGH I'm ready for surgery at this point - which is still only 50/50 on improving the situation. I used to run 4-5 miles a day 5 times a week and now I'm down to power walking at best. This reaaalllyyy sucks. I'll stop my bitching and go to work. I'm calling my doc again for a MRI/consultation. I've already been diagnosed with chondromalacia patella. whatever. I really just don't want to give up running for the rest of my life.

I pretty much have the worst knees ever. I've seen two docs about it now and I'm considering surgery. I can't even climb stairs (up or down) without being in pain. running is out of the question, as is biking. Even power walking hurts. this is depressing. chondromalaccia patella is apparently my diagnosis.... although I probably spelled it incorrectly.

... getting really really bored at work? The answer is obviously - YES for most people. But ... I suffer from boredom caused by lack of intellectual stimulation. My job is not challenging to me anymore. All I'm improving now are my time management and organizational skills. I spent a few hours yesterday discussing/learning higher level real estate investment analysis. It was the most interesting thing I've done at work in a LONG time. Am I destined to feel like this forever? Grad School? Who knows... bleck.