tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post6938888593280145588..comments2023-09-01T04:29:11.256-04:00Comments on Suburban Soliloquy: Brushing UpJaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-76822692894778074702011-11-28T23:02:28.358-05:002011-11-28T23:02:28.358-05:00Maria- Ah, but (or is it butt?) of course! Never m...Maria- Ah, but (or is it butt?) of course! Never miss an opportunity to poke, prod and gather more fuel... ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-59008041699482570802011-11-28T16:45:01.406-05:002011-11-28T16:45:01.406-05:00Max rocks. As for the poking and prodding, more fu...Max rocks. As for the poking and prodding, more fuel for writing, right? Right?! Creativity rises to the poke and prod. Anyway, I'm thinking of you, toots. Be well.Maria M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-19125449125773645022011-11-20T10:08:48.903-05:002011-11-20T10:08:48.903-05:00Laoch- Thanks, me too. Why do I have this fear tha...Laoch- Thanks, me too. Why do I have this fear that I'm going to hear, "It's all in your head" ??!! I suppose that wouldn't be the worst result, though, now would it? Then, all I have to do is hire a shrink. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-48811792604857185742011-11-20T10:07:16.335-05:002011-11-20T10:07:16.335-05:00Claire- You know, I think I dislike most the annoy...Claire- You know, I think I dislike most the annoyance of it all--the time it takes away from other matters, the uncomfortable procedures, yada, yada, but I know, or I hope, it's well worth the time and annoyance. And if I grow still for a bit, I do feel strengthened by the stillness. (((())))Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-41210735574954111772011-11-20T10:03:31.069-05:002011-11-20T10:03:31.069-05:00Suze- So glad to have your entirely non-patronizin...Suze- So glad to have your entirely <em>non-patronizing</em> spirit junkieness here!<br />Your thoughts are absolutely on the right <em>tract</em>, so to speak. Having had a long chat with my internist, I came away understanding that, indeed, all of our worries generally travel in two different directions- the head (migraines) and the gut (stomach/digestive disorders). It does make perfect sense, doesn't it. Those are the places we feel it.<br /><br />So, your prescription: growing still--it's a good remedy. I may need more than growing still, but it certainly helps to dump the noise, the chatter, the worries... helps tremendously when I can actually accomplish that! :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-7609089615119111632011-11-20T02:08:14.676-05:002011-11-20T02:08:14.676-05:00I hope they find out the cause of your pain and fi...I hope they find out the cause of your pain and find a simple way to treat it. Going to the Dr is from my perspective always awful.Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506141014376919585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-25605336057002031592011-11-19T16:23:30.303-05:002011-11-19T16:23:30.303-05:00I'm glad you're doing what needs to be don...I'm glad you're doing what needs to be done, dear Jayne. I. Do. Not. Like. Either. But. . . 'Tis very good to know you're taking care. And the stillness Suze just wrote about - yes to that, too, as an essential (if at times difficult-to-sustain) accompaniment. L, C xClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-74645028921352718072011-11-18T12:56:58.522-05:002011-11-18T12:56:58.522-05:00Hmmm, let's see. I have been having these some...Hmmm, let's see. I have been having these somewhat offbeat thoughts that the seat of our consciousness is actually in our stomach, which by that I guess I mean the whole GI tract.<br /><br />You know? I don't think I have this quite sorted out, yet, so I don't think I'll type more in that vein until I do!<br /><br />I'm sorry you've been in pain, honey. Try though, and I say this best I can without a smidgeon of irony, to grow still. From experience, I know just how impossible that feels to do but without going all spirit junkie on you, I just wonder if our abdomens would unfurl a bit if we grew still.<br /><br />Ugh, just reread this and hate how patronizing it sounds but I don't mean it that way.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-53785027160606053992011-11-17T09:25:06.383-05:002011-11-17T09:25:06.383-05:00Dan- um, eerr... exactly how I feel! Well, I suppo...Dan- um, eerr... exactly how I feel! Well, I suppose it's a small price to pay for still being here! Still. I. Do. Not. Like. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-15813056901006973532011-11-17T08:30:50.298-05:002011-11-17T08:30:50.298-05:00Cold- As much as I don't like visiting the doc...Cold- As much as I don't like visiting the docs, I wouldn't advocate <em>never</em> going. A regular annual check-up is good preventative medicine. Wait time is always and issue, here, too. But it's worth it in the long run.<br /><br />But, hey, I'm not one to speak! Oh yes, and with the kids--a doctor's visit is never far off. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-57317205920707945502011-11-17T08:26:56.178-05:002011-11-17T08:26:56.178-05:00Kono- I dig. I do. Thanks for that. (And for me, ...Kono- I dig. I do. Thanks for that. (And for me, I guess that's what it takes--kids are the driving force.) ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-48167657790002233352011-11-17T08:24:06.483-05:002011-11-17T08:24:06.483-05:00JES- HaHA! I looked back at my post and realized t...JES- HaHA! I looked back at my post and realized that I didn't even write the simile correctly--it should have been: A brush is like a pen is like a pencil is like a scope... or something like that. Apparently, I have a <em>lot</em> more brushing up to do. (But editing is not on my To Do list today.) <br /><br />You know, I'm going to <em>have</em> to mention your apostrophe example to my doc, now. But then, he probably already knows that all of our inner workings are pure poetry.<br /><br />(And I haven't actually <em>done</em> anything yet except to consult with the specialist, but I'll accept your congratulatory remarks as this was a rather big step for me!--and will pursue, of course, further, um, punctuation.)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-34903711435589719052011-11-17T08:13:27.987-05:002011-11-17T08:13:27.987-05:00Billy- HA! You can do that now, you know... Cord b...Billy- HA! You can do that now, you know... Cord blood banks- but you have to get it fresh out of the womb. So, my kids are fresh outa luck--banking umbilical cord blood seemed like sic-fi to me back then. I wonder how many parents are buying that kind of insurance these days...Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-8754884028769686592011-11-17T02:19:11.161-05:002011-11-17T02:19:11.161-05:00I hardly ever go to doctors. It's such a borin...I hardly ever go to doctors. It's such a boring waste of time to sit in the line in the waiting room (we have public health care and they're almost always an hour after time schedule. Last 15 years my only visits to the doctors and medical care has been with the kids (older boy's freestyle skiing gives some injuries; concussions, broken fingers ...). Hope you're feeling well soon >:)<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Cold As Heaven</a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-2867291326551036362011-11-16T22:22:34.063-05:002011-11-16T22:22:34.063-05:00I'm the world's best patient, i let them d...I'm the world's best patient, i let them do whatever ask for my drugs and then get on with it, but get what you need done done dig? If you need a reminder why i'll give you two: Max and Lulu.Konohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865029570865495659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-32572273192406014342011-11-16T16:27:47.338-05:002011-11-16T16:27:47.338-05:00It always feels weird to me to congratulate someon...It always feels weird to me to congratulate someone on doing something so eminently sensible as X (whatever X might be at the moment). But I will congratulate you, and thank you for putting our minds at rest.<br /><br />Figures of speech: as long as you're also talking punctuation, you might look into the F of S known as the apostrophe: addressing an inanimate object as if it were a person. This is always good for laughs (which you sound like you need) when the object is a body part, especially one's own. "O [_____], thou thing of inner beauty...!"JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312246296535506327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-36332993656537811832011-11-16T16:06:33.946-05:002011-11-16T16:06:33.946-05:00ummm...errr...ahhh...hmmm, yes well....
i...err......ummm...errr...ahhh...hmmm, yes well....<br />i...err...am lost heehee....i wish you well in tackling this most uncomfortable of conditions...something i will probably need to address myself in the near future ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-26044370919560683062011-11-16T14:13:22.516-05:002011-11-16T14:13:22.516-05:00i know how you feel about doctors. i still haven&#...i know how you feel about doctors. i still haven't forgiven my parents for not purchasing the extended warranty when i was born.billy pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128876723713271131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-82550196075512829222011-11-16T12:35:51.064-05:002011-11-16T12:35:51.064-05:00CMan- Sheesh! Are you deliberately attempting to a...CMan- Sheesh! Are you deliberately attempting to add to my mound of anxiety?!!! Did <em>you</em> go in yet? I want to hear about yours. I'll tell (<em>when</em> it happens) if you tell. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-12649752954435966532011-11-16T12:33:19.747-05:002011-11-16T12:33:19.747-05:00Margie-!! Or and exclamation point! I don't li...Margie-!! Or and exclamation point! I don't like the work <em>punctate</em>. In fact, I'm thinking I should forego all punctuation marks from hereon in what say you :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-58205586779086028482011-11-16T12:31:21.487-05:002011-11-16T12:31:21.487-05:00Leonora- That's funny! I wonder if I could boo...Leonora- That's funny! I wonder if I could book my procedures with my sister?? I'd love to make a day of it w/sis.<br /><br />Now you see, this is the kind of news that makes me all anxious: too much sedative. Oh, or too much air, or too much of anything else. My poor doc is going to hear an earful before we ever get started. But I'm an listening, yes, and I will go forth. And, well, I could also use a <em>really</em> good nap.<br /><br />Thanks, L. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-85972323839689828692011-11-16T12:27:49.251-05:002011-11-16T12:27:49.251-05:00SF- Hand myself over to the docs... that just terr...SF- Hand myself over to the docs... that just terrifies me. I'd be more willing to hand myself over to the psyche ward, actually. Maybe that's all I need--a good week or to on a nice quiet ranch. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-4754177610494418562011-11-16T12:26:14.780-05:002011-11-16T12:26:14.780-05:00Loree- Diverticulitis is no small matter--glad to ...Loree- Diverticulitis is no small matter--glad to hear you have it under control. It's also on the suspect list in my case. That, and celiac, and oh, a whole list of other malcontents. <br /><br />We'll see... the holidays are going to slow the process, i'm guessing. Oh yeah, more time to fret before the poking and scoping. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-41461477562752318312011-11-16T12:22:06.069-05:002011-11-16T12:22:06.069-05:00Sandra- You are more than welcome to hold my hand-...Sandra- You are <em>more</em> than welcome to hold my hand--I'll take as many hands as I can get. Consider ours held. Seems there are a lot of us in the same boat, cruising the specialist inter...workings? <br />Joy of joys. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-36896994306119544052011-11-16T12:17:52.644-05:002011-11-16T12:17:52.644-05:00Ellen- Ha! You crack me up! ;)Ellen- Ha! You <em>crack</em> me up! ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.com