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I love to read, and pick up a lot of lines or quotes that stick with me. Some of them fall away as I grow up, some of them stay, and a few of them get more true.
In The Talisman, by Stephen King and Peter Straub, a boy named Jack has pulled Wolf, a werewolf, from his non-technological home world into our 'real world', and they're hitchhiking cross-country. Jack is getting sick and needs to rest, and decides to go to a movie theater, where he can sleep and Wolf can watch the movie. It...doesn't work very well.
I read this when was thirteen, and these lines from that scene always affected me, for the pure pain of bravery not noticed or understood: "Jack would never know of Wolf's heroism in the next few minutes. Wolf did not really know of it himself. He only knew he had to try to stick this nightmare out for Jack's sake."
I often think of them, in the back of my mind, when I wonder about Xander and what he goes through.
We try to help him when we can, try to minimize or lessen what he has to go through that hurts hiim. But we can't, nor really should, make his life completely antiseptic and safe. Life is here, life goes on, and if he doesn't have a chance to get used to things that bother him when he CAN, it will be so much harder for him to do so when he HAS to. Doesn't mean we're going to throw him into a situation we know will be hard for him just because we could - but there will be times he'll have to suffer through.
Of course, there's the word 'suffer' there...an exact choice by me.
In every restaurant we go to, he usually has to cover his ears when he's not eating. The ebb and flow of conversations and noises around him probably combine into a mad rush of sound to him, disjointed and confusing, like trying to get words from a babbling brook or trying to listen to six different radio stations at once. He can handle it - but it doesn't look fun to do so.
I said in another post he has certain parts of songs and TV shows and movies he really likes and would play them over and over, given a chance. There are a few others we know of that are the complete opposite, where he will have to leave the room for a bit if we don't skip over it and come back when it's done, or he gets upset.
Those are, if you will, 'normal' things, things you can plan for and get ready for and get around, usually. When there are new things, they're generally not total surprises, more like 'Oh! Okay, I see that," moments.
But then there's the unexpected times.
It has not been a fun time for Chez Robinson. While I was fighting off pneumonia, apparently a late order of bad karma also came in - all at once. We had a pipe leak outside, flooding the finished basement, making us throw away several bags of ruined stuff and many books too. Had to get an emergency plumber out, they had to dig up the yard, kick off the water,, pretty much anything and everything you can imagine going wrong all at once.
While all this was going on, Xander had some problems. Nothing too huge, but in addition to everything else going on - me being sick, the stress of cleaning up and losing things, the juggling of getting people out to get things fixed, dealing with no water while cleaning up soaked boxes and books - well, at times like those, any smoothness is appreciated. And for whatever reason, Xander just couldn't - we had some fits. Could have been the strangers in the house, or the noise of the backhoe tearing up the yard, or getting little radar-pings from Tracy and me while we dealt with the crud. But it didn't help. And yet, I don't know how much he did take before it got to be too much for him. He could have only lasted five minutes, yet in those three hundred seconds displayed more courage and toughness than a legion of superheroes.
Or when my mom died suddenly. He did really well, dealing with the immediate aftereffects of us having to help get everything ready for the funereal, even coming with us to the funereal home as we picked stuff out - remember,, babysitting is not something that's an option to us. The long travel to her final resting place, a strange hotel, dealing with mine and Tracy's grief and his own, which I mishandled badly. For anyone, this is tough. For him? There is no word, probably - and I don't know if I even want to know a word for it.
Sometimes it's hard to see beyond the frustration of having do things differently, triple-plan everything and be ready for problems. There are times you complain, whine and moan to yourself that, doggone it, this is kinda tough raising an autistic child. And it is - PTSD like a soldier's.
One thing that just as quickly comes to your mind, though, is however tough it is for you, it is infinitely and incomprehensibly harder and worse for your child. Your stress is not to be minimized, but compared to your child, it is minimal. Every day, these kids displays a grace and heroism that no one else can understand, but that a parent can sometimes see if not understand.
When people ask me to list my heroes, I always list my son.
Those of you who can subtract better than I can - which is a pretty good portion of the world - will note I'm doing this blog pretty doggone early in the morning. Those of you who have been regular readers of this blog - first, thanks. Appreciate it. But you have an immediate and pressing question: "Does this mean Xander's sick and you're trying to make the best of it, not to mention another brilliant, poignant and insightful entry?"
No to the first part. Yes to the second.
This time, thankfully, Xander isn't sick. I am. It's nothing hospital serious, but it's a bit more deep than a cold or cough. I'm very prone to pneumonia, and my old friend decided it had been too doggone long and it just HAD to drop in and see me again, so it did.
Luckily, due to his repeated visits, I've learned to recognize the symptoms pretty quickly and hied myself to my doctor. He, perhaps a little unnerved, called me a wee bit psychic on this matter, which if I had had my choice I would have preferred precognition over something more fun - sports scores, stock prices, heck, even the next outcry at the city council meetings. But, no.
Since we caught it early, this latest set has been mildly light, to what I call walking pneumonia. Now, that may not be what it is, I'm not a doctor, but compared to other times, this has been pretty okay to go through. Other times, like the first couple, I was so miserable even when I wasn't doing anything but lying in bed and trying to sleep. Now, I can move, but if I move too much, do too much, try and push it, I start coughing up hunks of stuff from my lungs and running a fever that does make me feel bad, and then I have to rest and get my strength back.
Still and all, even the light version of pneumonia IS pneumonia, with all the yucks and aches and problems. While life goes on and I still have to do things, I've had to adjust my current life to the target of getting things done but not getting things done to the point I get sick. Which, by the way, is not easy for me. I hate just sitting down and doing nothing when forced to, and tend to push it. This annoying trait has granted me a dry socket after my wisdom teeth were removed; several skips, slides and stumbles when recovering from knee surgery; and a couple a relapses in past pneumonia visitations.
For all that - the aches and pains of being sick, the careful calibration of doing just enough while doing something, the insomnia I get when sick on top of my usual insomnia - even after all that re-targeting of everyday life, one piece - the most important piece, but not that tiny little black dot in the middle of the bulls-eye, one that covers the whole target - is KEEP XANDER WELL.
Having a child will do that to you. Even through the worst misery, you take the time to pour out a bottle of water so your child won't drink after you, take steps that a germophobe would consider a bit much to ensure you can't contaminate (and that is the word you think of, a harsh, strong, dangerous word) your child, and take care to love your child from a distance. Because the only thing worse than you getting sick is your child getting sick.
In this, all parents are alike.
With Xander, I take even more extremes. He has been told, often, that any attempt to eat or drink after daddy will result in fast, immediate, painful punishment. Tracy, who managed to get some time off to help out, is to be asked for food and his medicine, not daddy. I hug him carefully, making sure to not breath or, horror, cough on him. Yesterday morning (to you, hopefully. to me it's still this morning) we had to go grocery shopping, because the weekend I rested and we and the cats were running low on food. WE may have been okay, but once the cats run out of food I don't know how long we stay 'co-tenants' to them and become 'protein', so we ran down the street. At one point I saw Xan had some stuff on his cheek, and for a second I did the mom-clean maneuver - lick finger, prepare to swipe...
...and I jerked away from him like my fingertip had transformed into a blowtorch, lit and spitting. I was careful not to worry about it anymore after that.
I know it's paranoid, but there is so much worse with Xander getting sick than me. First off is his possibly suffering with small signs until we notice it. Coughing like I do would be a giveaway, but how about just getting tired? He couldn't tell us about it, and given his sporadic and light sleeping it would be perfectly reasonable to think he's just finally worn down. An easy explanation that ends up being wrong and you end up kicking yourself for later - and that's happened way too many times for me to not be nervous, nor for me to easily forgive myself.
Then once he gets sick, a trip to the doctor. This is not easy. I'm sure on some level he understands what's going on - we explain what will happen and why and how it will help - but he still fights, and who can blame him? For all I know, the feel of a wooden tongue depressor to him is like chewing on sharp splinters, or that gagging that can happen is worse for him - and it's not exactly fun for us. A shot? Name me a child who likes getting a shot in the first place. Because of all this, and more I don't know about, we have to restrain him, hold him down, help out. Dr. Caballero is wonderful and helpful, but Xander makes him sweat.
Now, I've had to help out when I've been sick. I've done it when I had dry sockets from wisdom teeth removal, I've done when I was no longer contagious but still suffering from pneumonia, and I've done it when I had to set my cane down while I was recovering from knee surgery.
Then there's the post-diagnosis. Perhaps keeping him calm and settled, a task harder than washing a fully-clawed cat. Giving him medicine which may or may not taste good to him, which takes a few times to figure out how to bribe, cajole, or force it into him and how to reward him later. Sleeping in shifts, taking his temperature every few hours so we can keep track of his condition - improving? Staying same? Getting worse? Making plans that if something happens - fever above X, vomiting, seizures, what have you - we zip to the hospital right then and there.
When Xander's sick, there is no usual routine, it's round-the-clock monitoring, a total adjustment to our lives and constant concern and worry.
And it didn't feel odd, or wrong, or even unfair. Tiring, yes. But not unusual, or different, or more than we should do.
Because of what Xander goes through, we have to go through more. Parenting has been changed, recalibrated, adjusted to cover this new, wondrous, amazing and fascinating child.
Life is never what you plan. Sometimes you change your aim, something your aim is changed for you, and sometimes the whole target is redone and shifted into something undreamed and unimagined.
For all that recalibration, the target is the same:
A happy child.


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Mr. and Mrs. Donald Haley
Don and Sally Haley will celebrate their 61st wedding anniversary on Nov. 4, 2012.
They were married Nov. 4, 1951, by the Rev. O. Moore in the Otterbein EUB Church at Terre Haute.
Mrs. Haley is the former Sally Duke.
The couple have three children, sons Don K. Haley of Terre Haute and Duke Haley of Seminole, Okla., and daughter Martha Tabor of Terre Haute. They also have eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A family gathering is planned at a later date.
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ANNIVERSARY: Oct. 28, 2012
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'Passion in the Park' re-enacts birth, trial, crucifixion, resurrection of Jesus
Many say it is a life-changing experience that brings the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus to life. It is certainly a community effort driven by a desire of many volunteer Christians who come together to express their passion for the passion of Jesus Christ.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Berry
Engagement listings: April 13, 2014
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YOUR GREEN VALLEY: Time to take next step toward Wabash Valley Food Hub
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TRIED 'N' TRUE: Use this sauce on ribs, pork chops, hamburgers and more
A friend of mine from church invited us to her home to celebrate her son, Nick's graduation.
She had made so much food I couldn't believe it. Her husband can't eat a lot of different food.
She made a barbecue chicken — but you can use this on ribs, pork chops, hamburgers, etc.
ENGAGEMENTS: April 6, 2014
ANNIVERSARY: April 6, 2014
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hardesty
Engagement listing: March 30, 2014
Shape of an Idea: Inspiration flows from 19th-century songwriter to modern-day sculpture in his honor
As a child, Teresa Clark played near a river. A century earlier, young Paul Dresser did the same.
Their memories inspired artwork. A song Dresser wrote in 1897 flows through a sculpture Clark is now creating.
GRAPE SENSE: Winemakers, grape growers anxious to educate public at state fair
Indiana winemakers are anxious to pour their wines at the Indiana State Fair, and Hoosier grape growers are ready to stand alongside Indiana's other agricultural producers.
TRIED 'N' TRUE: You won't believe these cookies are made with soda crackers
This is one of those recipes that when you taste them you want the recipe, but you don't believe they are made with a certain ingredient.
Vigo parks offer spring programs
Throughout 2014, the Vigo County Parks and Recreation Department will offer fun, educational programs that will engage participants through hands-on learning. Programs are designed to convey knowledge regarding nature, conservation and environment.
Anniversary listing: March 30, 2014
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Jackson
CHRIS DAVIES: Important cornerstones to fitness and longevity
Weight loss secrets they don't want you to know about: genius marketing. Fraudulent? Yes. Genius, nonetheless. Look at the droves of people who were betting their weight loss hopes on a quick fix. It happens all the time.
Miss Crossroads, Miss Banks to be crowned March 29 and 30
Forty-four young women will compete March 29 and 30 for spots in June's Miss Indiana Scholarship pageant.
Exhibit showcases history of churches in Terre Haute
This summer everyone is invited to an old fashioned, interdenominational church summer picnic celebrating that "Old Time Religion," as part of the Vigo County Historical Society Museum's opening exhibit for 2014. The exhibit and associated events will take a look back at how religion has shaped the development of the Wabash Valley.
Author visits birthplace of Calvin Coolidge
Editor's Note: Today, in this seventh and final installment of Mike Lunsford's "New England Journal," the writer visits a small town in south central Vermont, birthplace of the nation's 30th President, Calvin Coolidge. Be sure to look for Mike's regular column in Monday's edition of the Tribune-Star.
GRAPE SENSE: Unoaked Chard the perfect complement to a dish like Chicken Lyon
Everyone has heard the old wine/food pairing advice of red wine with red meat and white wine with fish or chicken.
For the most part, that's not a bad guideline which will work more often than not. But as you really get into wine and start referring to yourself as a "foodie," the simplistic advice just won't work.
TRIED 'N' TRUE: A recipe for a family who loves onions
In our family, we love onions. My sister, Pam, sent me this recipe.
When Gene and I were first married I made everything with onions (his mother didn't flavor her meals). They were good old country meals — meat, potatoes, gravy and desserts.
ENGAGEMENT: Published March 16, 2014
• Cahill-Thomas
Guiding Star: Inspired by family, Terre Haute native rallies famous names to fund cancer research
Famous people filled the Riviera Country Club, a scenic golf resort in affluent Pacific Palisades, Calif.
A city block away, Sunset Boulevard runs toward the Pacific Ocean. The Santa Monica Mountains overlook it all. Inside the Riviera, during a 2009 fundraising dinner, Terre Haute attorney Tony Tanoos found himself surrounded by a who's who of celebrities — actors such as Ray Romano, Mark Wahlberg, Don Cheadle and others, and golfing greats like Gary Player, Johnny Miller and Rocco Mediate. Soon, the crowd of notables heard the words of main speaker Lisa Paulsen, the president of the Entertainment Industry Foundation.
CHRIS DAVIES: Exercising with no 'bells and whistles'
Recently at Fitness Solutions the joke has been "treadmills and cardio equipment are broken." The truth is we don't have any exercise machines that require electricity. This is for good reason.
MIKE LUNSFORD: The long goodbye to winter
I have no idea what the weather is to bring to us on the morning this story runs, but on the day I write most of it, the sun is shining, and we have just come off a weekend of pleasant warmth and cloudless skies.
GRAPE SENSE: News from the world's wine regions can affect future prices
News from the world's wine regions can affect even the average wine drinker. There is a lot going on, particularly in California, which can affect future wine prices.
TRIED 'N' TRUE: The easiest ham loaf I've ever made
I have been asked for a good ham loaf recipe. This is really good. It comes from a friend of mine in Morton, Ill. Eileen Knapp makes this for her kids and grandkids — we all enjoyed it.
ANNIVERSARY: March 2, 2014
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Morris
Making Waves: Woman devotes part of rural Vigo County home to museum on hairstyling
Some studies show that women spend more than $50,000 in a lifetime and more than one month of their entire life at a beauty salon, trying to get and keep their hair just the right style. How they have accomplished this through the ages has been a fascination for local hairstylist Brenda Ellis for more than 50 years.
TRIED 'N' TRUE: No need to knead dough much for these rolls
I know we all like homemade bread. These rolls are great.
When we used to have Christmas with Gene's family, his uncle Bob Beard's daughter made these Oatmeal Rolls.
YOUR GREEN VALLEY: We can help save the manatees, right here in the heartland
The year 2013 was the deadliest on record for manatees with about 829 reported deaths. This was a major jump from the 392 in 2012 and the record of 766 in 2010. While the cold weather played a role, one major attributing factor has been toxic red tide events caused by algal blooms.
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Just how many miles does Neighborhood Watch go?
by DebraThomas
Mar 29, 2012
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Tonight I was on the phone with my mother in law. We were going over the details of the evening after my husband and I had left their house and I had gone to the doctor and so on.
While I was on the phone with her, a knock came at their door. She answered the door with me on the phone and a very deep sounding voice coming from a young male, said, "Yeah, I need to use your phone." She was uneasy and I could tell, and she said, well as you can see I am on the phone, so just a minute. She told me to hang up and call her later. So I waited about 5 minutes and I called her back. The young man answered the phone and I told him that I must have the wrong number because I was trying to get in touch with my mother in law. The guy must have been really confused or something because he kept saying over and over to her I guess, "its Thomas, Deb. Its Thomas, Deb." Finally after several anxious seconds I told him to hand the phone to my mother in law please. Well she got on the phone, and my husband heard my side of the conversation so he was now getting a little anxious and he started asking to talk to his mom. He informed her to tell the guy to leave and get out of the house, etc. In the meantime, I called the police station in their town and no answer so I called 911. My county connected me to the county they live in and some very nice and professional ladies spoke with me and dispatched my not really a 911 call to the proper authorities. They assured me that they would do a welfare check on my inlaws and see what the guy was up to. Ok, so I get my husband to get off the phone with his mom and calm down. All the while getting dressed in whatever I can find, (which wound up being his jeans and an old T shirt, cute!!) and telling him we are on our way to your folks house. He was in the car faster than I have ever seen him move.
I think that my little red Honda takes on a personality of its own. I think it takes on whatever my state of mind is and puts it on the hood and in its lights and says GET OUT OF THIS WOMANS WAY SHE IS ON A MISSION!!! So here we go, down the highway at faster rates of speed than I drive normally or have driven in years.
I made it to their driveway in 17 minutes. Usually its about at least a 30 minute drive because they live about 24 miles away. Anyway, we pull up and my husband goes in the house first. Bless his heart, his 86 year old dad is sitting there watching the Weather Channel and eating milk and cornbread for dinner. My mother in law has gone to choir practice at church and will be back later. All is well. His dad is alarmed to see us come to the house after we had left not too long before and I explained that we were just looking to be sure all was ok after the guy wanted to use the phone. He said yeah, all was fine, and went back to watching the Weather Channel. God love them!!
So my husband, being in the law enforcement frame of mind he has (he isnt a policeman but we watch a lot of TV) he goes to the neighbors house and sees if that widow is ok. She is and her grandson is there with her. After several minutes of visiting the neighbor, my husband comes in and joins us. We get ready to leave and my mother in law drives up. She is relieved to know that all is well, and proud of her son for checking on the neighbor. Again, we get ready to leave.
As we are saying the goodbyes, etc and making sure they are in the house safely, my husband is shining his flashlight in the bushes and on the porches of the houses. Sure enough, I smell cigarette smoke from closeby, and there is clearly no reason for any smoke smell to be around either of these folks houses. I tell this to my husband and as I am saying the words, his flashlight shines on the young man leaving across the neighbors yard. We drive down to the closest turn around spot and make a definite identification of the suspected person that has been going from house to house using the phone and "hanging out". The neighbor lady said he had been hanging around the drugstore all day, and the Pharmacists asked if she knew who he was. My husband and I noticed him earlier on our first trip to their town this afternoon, so whatever phone usage he needed, he clearly didnt get it resolved in the hours we were gone.
So as wee were leaving the small town, I noticed the Sheriffs office cars sitting closeby and I wheeled over to where they were and let my husband tell the details of the young man and the phone usages at the local houses that day and hanging out at the drug store.
Needless to say, the local police department, the Sheriffs Department and I am sure several local citizens that passed by made note of this young man, and talked to him about his actions.
There was no harm done, but to make 3 elderly folks uneasy. They dont realize how times have changed and you dont know everybody that comes to the door, so dont answer it and CERTAINLY dont let them in.
It may have been something and it may not have. But I am so thankful to know that the police and the Sheriff's department and the 911 operators took the time to listen to me, and to take me seriously. They took the time to check out my complaints. My husband took the time to listen to me when I told him about the cigarette smoke and he flashed his flashlight all around to see the guy.
So with that said, just how far does Neighborhood Watch go?
You just never know when a little red Honda may find a person hiding in the shrubs after he was asked to leave, and we will let the authorities handle the situation. I dont know the young man, nor what he wanted, but if it was no good, well, its not going to happen on my watch,
even if I am 24 miles away.
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I'm Fine, And You? And I love COUPONS too.
by DebraThomas
Mar 29, 2012
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From the time I was old enough to pay attention to my parents and grandparents and others being asked how they were doing, that same old phrase, "Im Fine, And You?" has been uttered for as long as I can remember. So as habit or just reflex, that is my standard response now too. Has been for quite some time. But its true. I'm fine. I am frustrated, scared, broke, messy, overweight and a list of other things but so what, I am fine. I have had a great day and I look forward to even better ones and the ones that arent so great, well, hopefully I will live to see a great one after that soon, and I pray that I am a blessing to someone along the way. And those are feelings from the heart. Now, care to know why I am fine? If so, read on. And if you dont, well nice of you to stop by and visit and do come again.
See yesterday I had 2 doctors appointments. Went to both. Pretty good news out of both, except that my Lupus is acting up and on top of that I have shingles. Yep, Shingles. Oh and this is not the first nor the last time, they seem to be the re-occuring type. And my thyroid is gone. Didnt know it until now, but its gone. Didnt feel it going but evidentally thats why I am so tired and so on. But, the Lupus doctor told me to be sure and see someone for a second opinion and I said ok.
Well today was my special day. I have been looking forward to this day for weeks. We get a lot of junk mail along with the bills but, the ones that look to be of interest, (other than the keys to open a car on some lot somewhere or the ones saying I have been approved for a $100000 loan) yeah right, anyway, I open the interesting ones. And sometimes I hit the jackpot. And I hit it last week.
I got a coupon for 40% off of a pair of shoes at the Payless Shoestore in the Mall; a free pair of panties or a thong from Victoria's Secret; and a coupon for a free trial size bottle of body wash from Bath and Body Works, along with 20% off a purchase. Well, folks, I have put those coupons in my purse, I have handled them, and reread them so many times I think the ink was about off. Had my gameplan set. Was going to the mall. Was going to get the new shoes; pick out a pair of drawers and then I had used up the last of my Cherry Blossom Bath stuff so I was ready to get some more.
I planned on going Saturday, but my husbands plans changed and he is not going out of town as planned so, I said, ok, today is the day I am going, want to go with me? And to my pleasant surprise he did. And we had a great time.
He was so nice in the shoe store. He helped me and another lady pick out shoes. She said she needed someone decisive to help her so he did. He told her to get the black wedges so they will go with everything.
He was great in Victorias Secret and wasnt embarrased at all to tell me there was nothing in there that would fit him or that he was interested in, (WHEW!!!) and I replied I was just in there to get a free panty. No Thong. So we go to the table she directed us to that had the free panties, and the LARGE wouldnt go around this laptop screen. So needless to say, I didnt get me a pair of panties. But being the tightwad I am, I did use the coupon, and got a pair for my mother in law. She is about 98 pounds and in her eighties so I figured chances are she has never had a pair of Victorias Secret panties. Presented my coupon and the clerk put them in a pretty striped bag and wrapped them in pink paper and we walked out. Not a cent spent.
Went to Bath and Body Works. Sure enough there was a sale there too. I could get 3 things, get 3 free things and then could use the 20% off coupon and also get a free sample size of shower gel. Man was I happy. To reward my husband for being such a good sport, I told him that I would get the things I want, (cheaper ones) and he could get the 3 free. He was a happy camper too. So we proceed to the checkout and the man tells me that hubby can get 3 shower gels to go with his purchase, so we wound up with 7 bottles of stuff for him and my 3 that we bought and it was still less than it would have been for just the 3 for me. Off of coupons!!!
Now I am not a new couponer at all. I have been using these things since rebates in the mail still containted cash. I was working and would use the coupons and rebates for lunch money and pantyhose money all of the time. My sister lives near Atlanta and she still gives me the coupons they get in their papers. I am so happy!! So I use them for dog food and cat food and so on. Love the savings and free stuff.
Well, we were on our way to the pet store to get the cat and dogs food (yep have a store card there for the discounts) and I saw CARES was open and one of my favorite doctors was there today. I opened the door and there was no one in the chairs waiting. So I took it as a sign to get the refills for the RX I needed for asthma meds and stuff and thought well, I will get that second opinion on these shingles.
Let me tell you, this stuff is not for wimps. My whole body part, (which I wont describe on this family friendly post) is inflamed and red and you get the picture. Yep, you got Shingles and Lupus too. You must be in pain. Well, yeah I said, but you have to go on. You cant just give up, and stay in bed and cover your head, you have to go on. I have too many folks lives I have to run, so yeah, I hurt but if a 325 milligram aspirin wont take care of it or some CamphoPhenique then well, I dont have time for it. Asthma meds filled, a shot in the other side where the shingles isnt at (now you know) and I was on my way.
We got in the car and my husband lovingly looks over at me and asks, well, hon, how are you feeling?
Without missing a beat, I said, Fine and You?
He is so wonderful to me. He praised my attitude and said he has never seen anyone with the attitude I have when in pain. Cant move, hurt, broken out, and you still laugh and smile.
He kissed the top of my hand, and you know what?
That smile, admiration from him and feeling of love he gives is better than any 325 milligram aspirin or shot in the.........................
So when you see me, just know, if you ask, the answer will always be, I'm fine, and you?
Hopefully. If not, check to see if I am really ok.
Thanks and I hope you have a wonderful day too. I did. Cant wait to see what tomorrow brings.
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Dont Get Rid of Anything Good...Somebody Can Use It.
by DebraThomas
Mar 12, 2012
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I am not real sure what "IT" is, but Bless Her Heart, that was some of my mothers favorite words. Dont get rid of anything good, somebody might can use it. Just drop it off here and I will go through it. Well, I have inheirited her same thoughts. And stuff. And more stuff. Now, sometimes I get some really good stuff, but most of the time I just hoard it up here at the Ponderosa and then, well, I have to find a place to put it. And well, to be honest, I am running out of space. Not only in the house, but the carport is getting full and the car, well, its got just enough room now to get a bag of groceries in there. If you smash them in there. Ok, I will admit it, I think that sometimes I do keep things that I shouldnt. But if you watch television like I do, there is a show almost every night showing where someone finds an old phonograph or a picture frame or a book that is worth LOTS of money. I mean, LOTS of money. But for some reason, that has Never happened to me. And I just have a feeling its not going to happen to me.
Sometimes I get a really great something though. Like when my aunt died. Her daughter called and said she was getting rid of all of her moms clothes and would I want to come and get them. So yes, sure, I will be more than happy to come over. And load the Honda. And I did. Oh was I happy. I loaded clothes, belts, purses, shoes and all sorts of other stuff into that car until you almost couldnt close the door. Then I got home and unloaded it into the living room. Beautiful dresses, in a size 12. My heart sank. I was born in a size 12. My right leg is a size 12. I come from a family where anybody under 200 pounds looks "puny", so I dont know where she got a size 12 from, so it goes into the pile to go somewhere else. And then the shoes, well, if you wear a small size in dresses, you get the picture.
Not a whole lot of 7W in there. As a matter of fact, nothing in my size in the way of shoes and few clothes. But nonetheless, I kept lots of stuff. My mom could use a large portion of the things, and I was so glad to get the for her. Not a problem.
When I was about to give up hope, my eyes fell on a box, a
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box. I was so happy. It was a sign of things to come!!! Yeah!!! I havent had what I would call a good bra in several years. Several. So without hesitation I grab the box. I look lovingly at the brand new, no wire, shapely bra. So very happy. So it goes back into the box for the day I will wear it in public.
The day came. I pulled, pushed, smashed, and put everything where it was supposed to go. I didnt pay attention to the size, just that it was new. After quite a while of tucking and pressing and carrying on, I got it on. I felt great. A little hard to breath, but did I feel like I looked good!!! Well, as good as I can anyway.
A week or so passes and I get a call that my youngest nephew is moving to California. His wife has lost a lot of weight and they are getting rid of her old "bigger" clothes and my sister wanted to know if I would be interested in some of her clothes. "Are you kidding?" Yes, I screamed, yes, bring them on. I will be thrilled to get some of her stuff!!!
So within a few days, 2 large black Hefty size lawn and leaf bags arrived at my house. I was so happy. Here I had won again. All new clothes. This time I could wear some of them and even though the young lady is quite a few years younger than I, she had excellant taste and yep, you guessed it, there was a bra in there. Oh man, this is like winning the bra lottery!! So pretty and full nice straps. YEAH!!
So, I gather the clothes I can wear and use and clean them and the bra and am so happy with my new belongings. I tried on the freshly laundered bra and sure enough, it fit. I have no idea what size it was but it fit and I felt good in it.
Well, as luck would have it, I developed a nasty cold and flu and the doctor wanted to take Xrays of my chest. Fine. Not a problem. Like the confidence of knowing all of the answers on a test, I felt the courage and confidence to have the Xrays taken and not be ashamed of my under coverage.
The nurse is putting the Xray camera down close to the area she needs to look at and says that is a nice bra you have on, where did you get it?
Well, never having been faced with such a question, I didnt know what to say or how to answer, so with a very red face, (I didnt want to say a dead aunt or a niece in law that lost weight) so I lied. I said Sears.
I felt so bad about that lie. The poor lady is probably still looking somewhere for that wide strapped bra with the full coverage.
But there is such a thing as Karma or payback or God telling you dont be proud of things, and I was proud of that bra. Sad, isnt it. Well, it gets sadder. Much sadder.
I came home one evening and was taking off the shoes and so on and I couldnt get the bra off. I dont mean unhooking it, I mean, couldnt get it to come off. At all. Nothing. Nobody home to help me, and this isnt the kind of thing you just ask a neighbor to assist with, so I had to do the unthinkable.
I had to cut the bra off. It was after I had turned, twisted and struggled for longer than I care to write about, but I had to cut that thing off. And for the first time in my life, I was sad about a bra. Sad that I had lost one of the two good ones I had in several years. Sad that I had lied about where I got it because to tell the truth I didnt know.
As if that wasnt sad and bad enough. The other one met a bad fate. An accident in the washer ripped the whole side out of the front. No repairs. Nothing to do but throw it away.
So now, I am on the lookout for a new bra. One that fits. One that has broad straps and nice front coverage, and this time, I think I will purchase my own bra.
Gosh, I hope
doesnt read this Blog column. They might just think I have a problem.
I am beginning to think as I look around, I might. Sad. But it makes me happy to know that I am temporarily giving a lot of stuff a good home. At least till somebody can use it.
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Bags? I Got 'Em
by DebraThomas
Mar 07, 2012
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And sags and splotches and blotches. Sounds like a commercial doesnt it? Well, its not, its me.
And you know what, I am glad I've got them. I am unique. There is no one else like me. Not weird, just unique.
See I was talking with my best friend tonight, and we were talking about life in general. She was telling me things that have gone on in her life and was asking about some of the things in mine, and as I told her some of the sorted stories, she was sorry for me. And that made me feel odd. Not that she felt sorry for me, but that someone would feel that way about me.
See, I dont claim to be a beauty, and you can tell by looking at my photo on here that Miss America hasnt been trying to call me, but I am me.
I am fine with being me. I have earned every line, crease, wrinkle, scar, blotch, splotch and sag I have. I wear them as badges. I wear them with honor. I kinda look at my life as a charm bracelet, and every part has a story to tell.
Some arent pretty, some arent bad. But its life. And the best thing I can say is that its been a pretty good one. I have had a wonderful husband for many years of my adult life, and I pray he will see me on into the day when Willard Scott has to annouce my 100th birthday on the Today Show.
I have wonderful parents, even though my father died when I was young, he still lives in my memories, so therefore I still have him. And you all know how I feel about Moma. She is just my bestest of all friends.
I have great siblings, that even though there are years between us, have instilled in me love and security and knowledge of the meaning of family that many on the outside must admire.
My inlaws are just extended family, not INLAWS at all. They love me and I do them. I am so blessed they have taken me in and made me the daughter they never had.
So, when someone says something that hurts your feelings or makes you sad or makes you feel less than you are, then just think of this one little thing.......
Everybody has a wart on their behind somewhere. (You can change the word behind for whatever you want, but this is a family page after all). But the meaning is, no matter what someone else says or does to you, they are not perfect. They have some shortcoming and are trying to make up for it by making you feel small. But dont. Just think of them with that wart, or freckle or mole or whatever you want to, but just know, Miss America or Mr Universe isnt calling them either, so smile and know you can always come here to the
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You Want Fries With That?
by DebraThomas
Mar 07, 2012
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For those of you that know me, or have read any of the blogs, you know that I am close to my Mom and she is experiencing some health problems right now, so I have been a little delayed in posting anything here. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers and I will keep you informed as I find out things but for now, heres whats on my mind tonight. Hope you enjoy.
We are each alotted 24 hours in a day. There is no more for the rich person and no less for the underpaid. So what we choose to do with that time is our own decision. As for me, I think I am going to eat off my china.
See I found this extremely beautiful China pattern back in the late 70's or early 80s. It was before my husband and housekeeping, and when I was living at home with Mother but I had a HOPE Chest and wanted to fill it with as many of life's beauties as I could. So I bought this wonderful full set of China. And it remained packed for several years.
When I married, I used it for the first anniversary, for the first dinner party we had with the family and so on. Then it was repacked. And stored. And we moved. And the china moved. And it has been used two or three times for showers and things like that but the rest of the time, you guessed it, packed away with pieces of tissue in between each plate. The platter rests on my counter and with care I lift it from time to time and admire the pattern of pink roses twined within the grey lattice work. Lovely to behold. But hard to sell. I know because I have tried to sell it twice. No offers. Not one, so I figure its a sign.
Several of the pieces have never even been used. But not for long.
I have decided that tomorrow when I prepare my loving husbands lunch, we will eat on China. Why save it for a special occasion when life is a special occasion?
Why wait for a special time to do something? Or say something kind to that person standing next to you? Or make up with someone that you have hurt their feelings ? Take time out of your 24 hours and make a dfference in someones life.
Be kind. Eat off the china. Run with scissors (carefully). Laugh at yourself. Dont try to be perfect all the time. No one is. Sing like no one is listening. Pray and listen to your heart when you do.
We dont know what tomorrow holds, but for me and mine, looks like a burger and tots on china.
And by the way, if you see the white haired lady in the red Honda and she is singing, its not because I have a great voice, its because I do sing as if no one is listening. And most of the time, they're not.
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Guest Recital: Emily Pinkerton
|Tuesday, October 9, 2012
|7:00 pm
|Jenson-Noble Hall of Music—Noble Recital Hall
"Ends of the Earth" American and Chilean folk traditional music
The performance is open to the public with no charge for admission and is sponsored by the Lecture and Fine Arts committee.
The program includes music inspired by American and Chilean folk traditions with traditional South American songs, and her own compositions of North and South American sounds on both banjo and guitar. Pinkerton's songwriting heavily reflects her inspirations of Chilean songwriters from the 60s and 70s.
Pinkerton was born in the heart of the Midwest and has crafted her style to portray roots that range from Appalachia to the Andes.
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She studied ethnomusicology for four years at the University of Texas at Austin where she was a part of the award-winning band, Divahn.
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He has honorary doctorates from Long Island University and the State University of New York. Carl is an adjunct professor at Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and also teaches in SBU's Center for Communicating Science.
Carl is a MacArthur Fellow, has been an elected member of The Explorers Club and a World Wildlife Fund Senior Fellow, is a recipient of the Pew Scholar's Award in Conservation and the Environment, and a recipient of Chicago's Brookfield Zoo's Rabb Medal, among other honors.
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Author of over 100 publications, Carl's writing includes books, articles, chapters and forewords, scientific articles, op-eds, letters to the editor, reports, film and TV scripts. Books Safina, C. 2011. A Sea in Flames. Random House, Inc. New York. Safina, C. 2011. The View From Lazy Point. Henry Holt Co. New York. Safina, C. 2010. Nina […]
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FM Marc Lang sets new blindfold simul record of 46 boards
Last weekend a German chess player played a simultaneous exhibition blindfolded over 46 boards in Sontheim an der Brenz, Germany. With a score of 34.5-11.5 in a simul that lasted 21 hours and 9 minutes, 41-year-old FM Marc Lang (2306) improved upon Miguel Najdorf's famous (but not universally recognized) record from 1947.
Marc Lang in a press photo for the promotion of the event
Marc Lang's blindfold simul took place in the Gemeindehalle in Sontheim an der Brenz, a municipality in southern Germany, almost exactly between Stuttgart and Munich. It wasn't the first time that Lang, a 41-year-old computer programmer (married, 2 children), tried the toughest form of chess possible. The member of chess club Sontheim/Brenz played a simul over 35 boards in November 2010, thereby setting a new German and European record. He surpassed the previous European record of 34 games set by George Koltanowski at Edinburgh, Scotland in 1937.
According to some sources, including the Guiness Book of Records, Koltanowski's achievement still counts as the official blindfold simul chess world record. On Wikipedia it says that
later both Miguel Najdorf and Janos Flesch claimed to have broken that record, but their efforts were not properly monitored the way that Koltanowski's was. Najdorf's first record in Rosario, Argentina was against 40 opponents (+36 =1 -3) and was organised in an effort to gain sufficient publicity to communicate to his family that he was still alive, as he had remained in Argentina after travelling from his native Poland to compete in the 1939 Chess Olympiad. He increased this record to 45 opponents in São Paulo in 1947, with the result of 39 wins, four draws and two losses. The Guinness Book of Records does not acknowledge Najdorf's record, because he allegedly had access to the scoresheets, and there were multiple opponents per board. Koltanowski claimed that he could have managed 100 games under those conditions. However, Najdorf's record is considered legitimate by other sources.
The last increase in the record was claimed by the Hungarian Janos Flesch in Budapest in 1960, playing 52 opponents with 31 wins, 3 draws, and 18 losses. However, this record attempt has been somewhat sullied by the fact that Flesch was permitted to verbally recount the scores of the games in progress. It also took place over a remarkably short period of time, around five hours, and included many short games.
Apparently Marc Lang himself considered Najdorf's achievement as a valid record, because a year after 'beating' Koltanowski he put his number of boards to one more than Najdorf: 46. And he managed: Lang successfully broke Najdorf's record that wasn't touched for 64 years!
The simul started on Saturday, November 28th at 09:45 hrs and finished on Sunday morning at 06:54 (21:09 hours). Marc Lang scored 34.5 out of 46, his opponents 11.5. Lang won 25 games, drew 19 and lost only 2. The strength of his opponents varied between around 1000 as a national rating and 2138 FIDE, but most of them were below 1700 and so over 600 points weaker than Lang himself. However, they could all see the board!
Video by Frank Hoppe
On Sunday night at 22:26 Lang wrote on the official site:
I'm still groggy - when I got home, I could barely keep my eyes open and went straight to bed. When I woke up it was already dark outside and my head throbbed like a truck. (...) Now my mind can handle at best a Donald Duck, but probably not even that.
There were some side events as well. Vlastimil Hort played a (regular) simul while Jan Gustafsson played handicap blitz chess. Guest of honour was 1972 javelin throwing Olympic champion Klaus Wolfermann, who performed the first move.
In July of this year Marc Lang had already broken the world record for playing many rapid blindfold games in succession (but not simultaneously). According to Blindfoldchess.net this exhibition (also held in Sontheim) lasted 14 hours and his score was 45 wins, 11 draws, and 4 losses, a wining percentage of 84%.
You can find more about the simul on the German Chess Federation's website and on Frank Hoppe's YouTube channel (and of course the official website).
2 years 4 months ago
He played interesting, tactical chess for a blindfold simul. Some of his primitive traps went better than one would expect.
2 years 4 months ago
The music of the video is VERY strange, for those understanding french. Weird !
2 years 4 months ago
In Game #34 8. Bb5 winning the queen seems quite nice. I guess we must chalk that one up to the fact that the lad is playing 46 blindfold games at one time.
2 years 4 months ago
Well done indeed! Phenomenal achievement. I won't be challenging you on this one...
How do you remember all the different positions? Photographic memory or something?
Wow, this puts the achievements of Dutch draughts/checkers-legend Ton Sijbrands in a different perspective. How can someone achieve this and be 'only' a FM? Strange, hope he didnt do with a computer trick, but all was probably checked well.
We had all monitored and supervised by literally dozens of people, so don't worry :-). I don't think that memory and FIDE title necessarily have to correspond - but of course, I played much weaker that a GM would have done.
Remco Gerlich
2 years 4 months ago
I seem to recall that Sijbrands' opponents were relatively stronger, but can't find any evidence with some Googling. And to me as a non-draughts player, it seems draughts positions are more similar and therefore harder to remember, but perhaps I'm just wrong on that. Anyway, hard to compare and definitely a fantastic achievement by Marc.
2 years 4 months ago
G. Kasparov never wanted to play blindfolded because he was afraid it would mess with his mind...Are you all right Marc? :)
Some nice games too, very tactical.
2 years 4 months ago
Keeping track of 46 positions blindfolded is truly impressive and hard to beat.
So what about the "opposite" record, the largest number of blunders with full sight of the board, does Guiness have anything to say about this?
Even if you play noobs, beating so many of them blindfold is a super achievement. Congrats man and tell the hottie I said hi. :)
2 years 4 months ago
Marc, were there some special rules regarding resignations? There seem some very early resignations, especially game 31. I know that in some past record attempts players were instructed to resign when a clear piece down, but in 30 and 31, the opponents seem to have decided that just a pawn down was enough, which certainly made your life easier.
2 years 4 months ago
well, at least game 30 is totally fu****. He cannot avoid losing another pawn and also the activity of the white pieced guarantees a enourmous advantage. 2 pawns up + initiative is enough to win very easily.
I was surprised by black's resignation on board 31 (which actually was board 36, the numbers on the above list don't match the actual board order) indeed. However, I can understand him very well: He's a pawn down in a completely hopeless ending and we already played for almost 20 hours - who would want to be tortured for another 4-5 hours with only few chances to hope for, as playing such endings is very easy, even blindfolded.
But to answer your question: No, we didn't set up such a rule. I wasn't even aware that such a rule existed or was applied before, but it's an interesting one and I will think about it before my next display.
2 years 4 months ago
I believe blind fold chess is banned in Russia and many Russian GMs such as Kasparov are convinced since it happened to Alexander Alekhine.
Didnt Koltanowski play 56 boards?
2 years 4 months ago
Blindfold chess MUST be bad for you. Koltanowski played it and he is now DEAD! ;)
2 years 4 months ago
To Marc: first of all congratulations on this impressive performance! I am able to do 3 games blindfolded but 46 seems almost impossible! Do you use mnemonic techniques or is it just practice? Could you point me to a source of information to learn this skill?
I have a few techniques to make life a little easier in exhibitions with more than, say, 20 opponents. In that case, I divide the boards into sets of five, taking the white pieces on the first four of each group and black on the fifth. Then, I give each group a theme. For instance, on last weekend the first group had the theme "knight to the left", the second "c-pawn", the third "d-pawn" and so on. Then, I play the themativ move on board 1, 4 and 5 of each group, 1.d4 on board 2 and 1.e4 on board 3. Applying this to the motto "knight to the left" of group one, I played 1.Nc3 on board 1&4 and 1...Nc6 on board 5. This helps you a lot when you're coming to a board and just can't remember what position's currently on it. You think about the theme you used and then in most cases the position "returns from the grave" :-).
As for training...to be honest I don't know as I am lucky to having been able (oops, is this correct grammar? Sounds strange) to memorize chess games since I started playing chess at the age of 8. I can forget everything quite easily, but not chess games. Don't know why, maybe a "checkered malfunction" :-).
Anyway, I think practising is probably best. Being able to play 3 games at a time is more than most people can do, so you surely have the talent to increase your skills. You can also study the excellent book by Hearst and Knott ("Blindfold chess") to learn more about the different techniques used by the grandmasters.
2 years 4 months ago
It is not natural for men who can see to play chess blindfolded. If I could, I would strongly advise against it. Anyone promoting blindfold chess to men who can see should be investigated for mental disorders, in my viewing. Cheers.
You know what man, after looking more carefully, I discovered a ton of busted Sicilians. Really enjoyable for non-serious players to see the traps.
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The Gardens are open 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM every day, with the exception of Christmas Day. The Gardens closes at 3:00 PM on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve.
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Daytime admission includes all outdoor gardens, Tropical Conservatory, Museum of Botany and the Arts, and the Garden Shop. See events details for special event ticket prices. Special rates are available for groups and schools.
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The cafe is open everyday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (except Christmas Day) and offers scrumptious sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, pastries and cookies, ice cream and other snacks. Locally roasted coffee and espresso drinks are featured along with a selection of teas, hot or iced and a variety of beer and wine. Please see our full Selby Cafe menu below.
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Enjoy a great tea tasting opportunity in the tea room at the Carriage House everyday, with the exception of Christmas Day from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Local Coffee + Tea offers more than 25 loose leaf teas, and a wonderful selection of tea accessories for purchase. You will enjoy learning more about the origin, processing, preparation and health benefits of premium loose leaf teas.
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