Sarcasm or Self-Effacing Humor Anyone?
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Joe M.Posted
Sun 07 Sep 2008 2:22am
Where I grew up, we all used sarcasm to one degree or another. Later in life, I learned how to use self-effacing humor. I would - essentially - poke fun at myself.
Also, I..., there it is again. That last sentence.
Is that sarcastic? Is that self-effacing?
The person, whom I respect very much, came up to me and said, "I like Joe. I don't like Joe criticizing
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Cervical Dilation and Effacement
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Deb ..Posted
Thu 19 Nov 2009 10:00pm
Cervical dilation and effacement are terms that you will hear your care provider talk about toward the end of your pregnancy and throughout your labor. These terms refer to the opening and thinning of the cervix. Dilation is measured in centimeters, from 0-10cm, and being at 10 cm means that you are fully dilated and [...]
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1/5th of the way
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TriciaPosted
Fri 12 Dec 2008 3:43pm
So. They say you can walk around a few centimeters dilated for days--even weeks. But I gotta tell you, the fact that I am "a good 2 centimeters" dilated today??? That makes me very happy. I am not so much effaced (if at all)--is this TMI???--but I'll tell you what...do you know how much PAIN AND SUFFERING I went through to get just to 2cm during
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"Do Not Fail To Do What Ought To Be Done, and Do Not Do What Ought Not To Be Done."
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Gretchen R.Posted
Sun 23 May 2010 10:15am
“Do not fail to do what ought to be done, and do not do what ought not to be done. Otherwise your burden of suffering will grow heavier.”
--The Dhammapada
One of my Twelve Personal Resolutions is Do what ought to be done , but I'd never come across this particular enunciation of that idea. It sure covers a lot of situations.
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Everyman Endurance podcast: Not one, not two, not three...but 10 Iron distance races in 10 days
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Roman M.Posted
Fri 18 Mar 2011 2:41pm
Can you imagine taking on not one, not two, not three, but ten Iron distance triathlon over a period of ten days. That's exactly what Wyne Kurtz does, and now so can you.
OK, maybe that’s a stretch but Wayne has just written a new book ( Beyond the Iron ) that explores what it takes to go ultra long and take on an ultra ultra distanc ...
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Will Not, Can Not, Do Not Know How to Be Satisfied
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maeflyePosted
Fri 30 Dec 2005 12:00am
It finally occurred to me this morning while having our first of thousands of very annoying and painful conversations with Mike that satisfaction will always be out of his reach.
He gave us a list of things he would like to do that I told him we would work out a schedule for him to earn.
He came up with a list of 19 things. He admitte ...
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Not crazy, not bad, not stupid. Just brain injured.
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Broken BrilliantPosted
Sun 02 May 2010 12:00am
I’m checking my stats today – ”head injury and now i hate myself” came up 8 times in the past week.
And I’m sure the person(s) who were searching on that were/are not alone.
Lots of us feel this way head injury and now i hate myself. Our brains don’t work the way they used to, and so much of what we have come to understand about ourse ...
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Not Teenagers, Not Mutants, Not Ninjas; Just Little Disease-Spreading Turtles
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Partnership for PreventionPosted
Tue 20 Oct 2009 10:05pm
Nearly 25 years ago, the FDA banned the sale of turtles with a carapace length of less than four inches to reduce turtle-associated Salmonella transmission, especially among young children who love to pick up handle the tiny pets. The ban apparently has been flouted, because turtles are still available on pet store shelves and have been linked to d ...
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It’s not a gel, it’s not a patch, it’s not a pill, it’s …
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Dr. Arnon KrongradPosted
Tue 16 Mar 2010 12:00am
… an underarm roll-on … and it’s a proposed new way to provide prescription-grade testosterone replacement therapy for men with low testosterone levels (hypogonadism). If it could only have acted as an antiperspirant too, maybe Gillette or Proctor & Gamble would be bringing it to market, but apparently it will be Eli Lilly & Co.
L ...
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