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BearDad
Number of posts : 2135 Localisation : Huron, SD Registration date : 2013-05-01
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:00 pm | |
| Paid my "Ceasar's due" to the gummit tonight. <sigh> I hate tax time! | |
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MikeInFla
Number of posts : 3152 Age : 53 Localisation : Kalamazoo, MI Registration date : 2012-03-18
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Wed Feb 17, 2016 6:42 am | |
| - alldatndensum wrote:
- xenonlion wrote:
- Driven wrote:
- Also, I got an offer of admission to university today, with a massive scholarship to boot. Not bad.
Cool cool. I got accepted as well. ^^
Congratulations are in order for both of you!
Just be sure to keep your faith strong in college. Unless you are going to a Christian based university, your faith will be attacked by professors and students alike. Whatever school you go to will have some sort of college outreach. In our area, the Southern Baptists typically will have a BCM (Baptist College Ministry) where you can meet with fellow believers, have activities, and even do foreign mission trips in the summer. Think of it as college level youth group but with better snacks! Get plugged in somewhere with fellow worshipers of Christ.
Our babies are growing up so fast! Yeah, I graduated from UT in Knoxville and it definitely is "taxing" on your beliefs. Mainly for me it was lack of time for anything church related. I was busy with classes and class work, working at the campus radio station and another radio station on weekends. It was just hard to focus on my spirituality. The secular stuff didn't even really faze me but I was so occupied with everything else. Vol football, basketball, concerts almost on a weekly basis... Luckily my family lives in the area so I still went to our church 90 % of the time on weekends. Occasionally i would miss but most of the time I went. When I first started I went to the Baptist Student Union a few times with another girl from my church but neither of us got much out of their services so we both stopped going after a few visits. And it being a big school was a major distraction to anything else because the campus is so large it becomes your world. Everything is right there and most of the population is what you could consider "the beautiful people". It's easy to fall into the trap of business even if you aren't influenced by so many world beliefs. My senior year I signed up for a New Testament class just because I thought it would be interesting... I didn't know it was an ATTACK on the New Testament so I dropped after the second class... Maybe not an attack but it was a comparison of the Gospels and how they "didn't match up". I had no interest in that so I dropped the class. | |
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xenonlion
Number of posts : 1689 Age : 26 Registration date : 2013-08-19
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Thu Feb 18, 2016 6:05 pm | |
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messiaen77
Number of posts : 2152 Age : 53 Localisation : in a yellow submarine Registration date : 2011-08-23
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Thu Feb 18, 2016 7:13 pm | |
| - xenonlion wrote:
- Driven wrote:
- Also, I got an offer of admission to university today, with a massive scholarship to boot. Not bad.
Cool cool. I got accepted as well. ^^ Yippie! Congratulations to both. | |
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messiaen77
Number of posts : 2152 Age : 53 Localisation : in a yellow submarine Registration date : 2011-08-23
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Thu Feb 18, 2016 7:44 pm | |
| My school (Marshall) was much smaller than UT, but I had a lot of the same challenges. Fortunately, I had a ton of Christian friends who I could hang with and who got me involved with a couple of different campus ministries. I didn't really have much trouble with professors challenging my faith, but that was because of who I had. I also want to say if you are placed in a position to challenge a professor on evolution, don't do it. It may feel like the right to do, but it really isn't worth the problems you will cause for yourself. On the exam, just tell him/her what he wants to hear. You aren't being ashamed of the Gospel, you are being as shrewd as a snake and harmless as a dove. | |
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alldatndensum Admin
Number of posts : 23657 Age : 55 Localisation : Tennessee Registration date : 2007-01-30
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:31 am | |
| Women who do nothing but man bash are just insecure, drama-driven little girls who don't want to deal with their own problems.
I work with a lady who is notorious for tearing men down for no reason. I remind her about once a week of this. _________________ I might have decided, or maybe not, that I should or shouldn't, depending on the issue or non-issue, to possibly share or not share, any thoughts, opinions, or facts (that might not be deemed factual by some), due to possible fear of any misinterpretation or retribution. https://christianhardmusic.niceboard.com/ | |
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MikeInFla
Number of posts : 3152 Age : 53 Localisation : Kalamazoo, MI Registration date : 2012-03-18
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Fri Feb 19, 2016 8:15 am | |
| - alldatndensum wrote:
- Women who do nothing but man bash are just insecure, drama-driven little girls who don't want to deal with their own problems.
I work with a lady who is notorious for tearing men down for no reason. I remind her about once a week of this. I think I work with her sister, luckily I can avoid her and 99.9% of my coworkers know she is full of crap. | |
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Through The Dark Radio
Number of posts : 4330 Age : 54 Localisation : Pennsylvania Registration date : 2013-09-17
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Fri Feb 19, 2016 9:51 am | |
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MikeInFla
Number of posts : 3152 Age : 53 Localisation : Kalamazoo, MI Registration date : 2012-03-18
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Fri Feb 19, 2016 10:35 am | |
| - Through The Dark Radio wrote:
- Hello me, it's me again.
Hello, is it me you're looking for? | |
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messiaen77
Number of posts : 2152 Age : 53 Localisation : in a yellow submarine Registration date : 2011-08-23
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Fri Feb 19, 2016 11:11 am | |
| My doctor's office has started adding a "depression screening" to the vitals check at the beginning of appointments. Biggest joke in the world. The nurse says "Do you find it difficult to want to get out of bed and go through your day?" I answer "eh, not really." She says, "Do you find it difficult to find enjoyment in life?" I answer "Not usually I guess." She says, "Well, since you you answered so strongly there's no need to ask the rest of these." I wanted to ask if she really listened to my answers or if she just forgot the rest of the questions. | |
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Through The Dark Radio
Number of posts : 4330 Age : 54 Localisation : Pennsylvania Registration date : 2013-09-17
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Fri Feb 19, 2016 11:26 am | |
| Now see, you didn't answer the questions right. The responses should have been like this:
Nurse: Do you find it difficult to want to get out of bed and go through your day?
You: Only when I know I'm going to have to answer a question like that.
Nurse: Oooookay, do you find it difficult to find enjoyment in life?
You: Do we really know what it means to enjoy life? Is one man's enjoyment another man's pain?
Nurse: Okay, we're done now. | |
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MikeInFla
Number of posts : 3152 Age : 53 Localisation : Kalamazoo, MI Registration date : 2012-03-18
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alldatndensum Admin
Number of posts : 23657 Age : 55 Localisation : Tennessee Registration date : 2007-01-30
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Fri Feb 19, 2016 4:34 pm | |
| I've had surgery on both of my feet for plantar fasciitis. _________________ I might have decided, or maybe not, that I should or shouldn't, depending on the issue or non-issue, to possibly share or not share, any thoughts, opinions, or facts (that might not be deemed factual by some), due to possible fear of any misinterpretation or retribution. https://christianhardmusic.niceboard.com/ | |
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BearDad
Number of posts : 2135 Localisation : Huron, SD Registration date : 2013-05-01
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Fri Feb 19, 2016 4:52 pm | |
| My wife has it. Her chiropractor is a runner and big into sports fitness, and he told her that there is virtually nothing she can do about it. He said surgery will make it go away for awhile, but it will always come back. The best thing, in his opinion, is to take advil for the pain and constantly stretch your calf and heal. | |
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alldatndensum Admin
Number of posts : 23657 Age : 55 Localisation : Tennessee Registration date : 2007-01-30
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Fri Feb 19, 2016 9:20 pm | |
| Instead of a podiatrist, I went to a bone specialist. He actually disconnected the tendon and planed off my heel with each foot. He said that I would probably never have symptoms again. So far, I am 12 years since having my right foot done and 10 since having my left one. _________________ I might have decided, or maybe not, that I should or shouldn't, depending on the issue or non-issue, to possibly share or not share, any thoughts, opinions, or facts (that might not be deemed factual by some), due to possible fear of any misinterpretation or retribution. https://christianhardmusic.niceboard.com/ | |
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BearDad
Number of posts : 2135 Localisation : Huron, SD Registration date : 2013-05-01
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Fri Feb 19, 2016 10:18 pm | |
| - alldatndensum wrote:
- Instead of a podiatrist, I went to a bone specialist. He actually disconnected the tendon and planed off my heel with each foot. He said that I would probably never have symptoms again. So far, I am 12 years since having my right foot done and 10 since having my left one.
That's awesome! I'll share that with my wife. She won't care (she thinks very highly of her chiropractor <sigh>), but I'll tell her anyway. | |
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alldatndensum Admin
Number of posts : 23657 Age : 55 Localisation : Tennessee Registration date : 2007-01-30
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Sat Feb 20, 2016 7:32 am | |
| While I love my chiropractor, never let them treat you for something that is outside their field of expertise. I would take medical advise from mine, but heel spurs is something they cannot control with a spinal realignment.
I just know that many of the people who had surgery from a podiatrist have issues with their feet. With a podiatrist, they tend to want to cut a hole in the tendon and allow the spur to protrude through. It relieves the pain for a while, but that spur keeps growing. You will have trouble again. With my bone specialist, he planed off the heels and reattached my tendons. I have been pain free for over a decade and no sign of slowing down.
I do have, however, a lot of pain nowadays from my ankle that I broke nearly 4 years ago. I don't know if I have torn something or if arthritis is setting in. I have an appointment with my regular doctor on March 1 to see what I need to do. _________________ I might have decided, or maybe not, that I should or shouldn't, depending on the issue or non-issue, to possibly share or not share, any thoughts, opinions, or facts (that might not be deemed factual by some), due to possible fear of any misinterpretation or retribution. https://christianhardmusic.niceboard.com/ | |
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BearDad
Number of posts : 2135 Localisation : Huron, SD Registration date : 2013-05-01
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Sat Feb 20, 2016 9:06 am | |
| - alldatndensum wrote:
- While I love my chiropractor, never let them treat you for something that is outside their field of expertise.
I agree. However, in her defense, he is also a sports therapy specialist and a runner. He likely knows a thing or two about PF (I can't spell it! ) and other foot related issues. I don't go to him because I don't think he's a very good chiro! LOL! - alldatndensum wrote:
- I have an appointment with my regular doctor on March 1 to see what I need to do.
I no longer go to the doctor except for annual exams. I just spent (and am still spending, since it's not all paid) something in the neighborhood of $3000 for two CT scans, two breathing tests, and several blood draws looking for the cause of a nagging cough that has lasted for at about five years, and heard nothing but "inconclusive results" and "everything looks fine." The pulmonary specialist even said, "some people are just more likely to cough after catching a cold", which naturally explains why I didn't have the problem until the last five years of my life and why it persists long after I have a cold, not to mention it doesn't always happen, will sometimes go away for several days, will show up again for no apparent reason, etc. Crackpot! I told our family doctor enough is enough; I will just live with it. If doctors want to practice medicine they can practice on some other guinea pig. I now drink 3 oz of arronia berry juice daily (straight from the berries, no sugar or other additives), as well as take a Centrum 50+ vitamin, a vitamin C supplement, and a chewable Airborne tablet daily, and I also eat Activia yogurt fairly regulary. As a result my cough is down to the occasional tickle in my throat requiring I keep a couple of cough drops in my pocket for meetings, church, etc. All the six month and $3000 quest with the doctors determined is that I don't have cancer. Well, not in my lungs anyway! Wow, talk about a rabbit trail! | |
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MikeInFla
Number of posts : 3152 Age : 53 Localisation : Kalamazoo, MI Registration date : 2012-03-18
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Sat Feb 20, 2016 2:24 pm | |
| I found some inserts that work better than custom orthotics. Called Powerstep Maxx. They are $35 and do wonders. My heal stopped hurting the first day I used them. Podiatrist did nothing. Customs were $400/and made my feet hurt worse. Switched the the $35 ones and they work awesome. Only time my heel might start to hurt now is if I wear flip flops for a few days. I found those inserts at http://www.protherapysupplies.com and buy a them once a year. | |
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Driven
Number of posts : 6210 Age : 106 Localisation : Sherbrooke, QC Registration date : 2011-03-26
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Sun Feb 21, 2016 3:29 pm | |
| Come and join us in the sunlight, you've been sitting in the shade too long!... | |
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Guilty/Forgiven
Number of posts : 9986 Age : 55 Localisation : Yucca Valley, CA Registration date : 2007-05-18
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Mon Feb 22, 2016 2:19 pm | |
| I'm reading all this and realizing that all of us sound like a bunch of old ferts sitting around a table | |
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ishmael81
Number of posts : 3417 Age : 43 Localisation : St Louis Registration date : 2012-06-08
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Mon Feb 22, 2016 2:54 pm | |
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Guilty/Forgiven
Number of posts : 9986 Age : 55 Localisation : Yucca Valley, CA Registration date : 2007-05-18
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Mon Feb 22, 2016 3:25 pm | |
| You're gettin' there old man | |
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Driven
Number of posts : 6210 Age : 106 Localisation : Sherbrooke, QC Registration date : 2011-03-26
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Mon Feb 22, 2016 4:05 pm | |
| I've got new bass strings in the mail, hopefully they get here soon… It's only recently hit me how dull my strings have become. I last changed them in the fall of 2014, so it's been well over a year. Decent value. | |
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ishmael81
Number of posts : 3417 Age : 43 Localisation : St Louis Registration date : 2012-06-08
| Subject: Re: Random Ramblings Mon Feb 22, 2016 4:52 pm | |
| - Guilty/Forgiven wrote:
- You're gettin' there old man
True... my birthday was earlier this month. I'm now officially closer to 40 than 30 (35)... | |
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