tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029129453140655773.post64936193567401936..comments2023-04-27T10:09:48.888-05:00Comments on The Unintentional Expert: Round 1 winner: meUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029129453140655773.post-8736716563647887082011-09-13T13:09:25.160-05:002011-09-13T13:09:25.160-05:00I agree that hate doesn't do any good. I'...I agree that hate doesn't do any good. I'm politically and socially pretty conservative (makes me an odd duck in my birth family, but that's okay, makes life interesting) and I don't like all the hype and hate I see on both sides. Reminds me of when I was a kid in the 60s and teen in the 70's. It calmed down in the 80's and there was more respect and reason between both political parties. You probably don't think much of Reagan, but he's one of my heroes and he did a lot to bridge the gap. Sad it didn't stay that way, but that doesn't fill the political coffers. I'm both eternally naive and constantly cynical. I don't hate anyone, even if I get upset with them for doing wrong things. Hate serves the Devil and who wants to do that?<br />@M - still praying for you. I'm trying to wean myself off oxycodone. I am off the valium, but using a milder muscle relaxant. Not nearly so scary as what you're on, but I empathize.Deborah in MNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306746503482100163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029129453140655773.post-30933489322245091862011-09-11T12:21:51.922-05:002011-09-11T12:21:51.922-05:00Apropos of banned wood in guitars, some woods are ...Apropos of banned wood in guitars, some woods are endangered, and are illegal to buy, I would bet that every guitar shop/maker/factory that's been around long enough has some old wood that was legal when it was bought but is now illegal to buy. But can you prove when you bought it? <br /><br />Fish oil and some other supplements are supposed to help methadone withdrawal, I am sure you could find a list online easily. I can't imagine you were on it long enough to have too many problems. But do go slow! Good thing about methadone is it's got a really long half life, so that's better for withdrawal. It's also why you only had to take it every 8 hours, and people using it to replace their heroine addiction can take it once a day. Glad your pain is better enough to not need it any more!!<br /><br />RachaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029129453140655773.post-78345786424049986562011-09-09T22:36:34.526-05:002011-09-09T22:36:34.526-05:00it does have to do with protected woods, but the i...it does have to do with protected woods, but the issue is that it applies to all not just those built after the law went into effect. Everyone is supposed tohave documention that thier guitar doesn't have banned wood. If you have a older guitar it doesn't exist and that could be an issue going thru customs. What exactly Gibson has done isn't too clear, but it looks more like a paperwork issue, or maybe they are importing banned wood.<br /><br />Glad to hear you hopefully won't need the methadone for pain control, just reading about it was scary, much less taking it.colleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029129453140655773.post-70637841141101501172011-09-09T12:25:20.981-05:002011-09-09T12:25:20.981-05:00Glad to hear you are moving to your preferred Mond...Glad to hear you are moving to your preferred Monday chemo schedule! That should make it a little easier.cmmastrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797092618375583391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029129453140655773.post-54880025559516616912011-09-09T11:09:23.866-05:002011-09-09T11:09:23.866-05:00@Colleen: sorry, my keyboarding is poor when sitti...@Colleen: sorry, my keyboarding is poor when sitting on the couch!Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843280160505440822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029129453140655773.post-16128516829846206822011-09-09T08:50:58.566-05:002011-09-09T08:50:58.566-05:00He takes a blue pill
He takes an red pill
He takes...He takes a blue pill<br />He takes an red pill<br />He takes a white pill<br />He takes a paisley pill<br />He sings the songs that remind him of the good times<br />He sings the songs the remind him of the better times...Nicksterhttp://facebook.com/nrezmerskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029129453140655773.post-73563123399065314592011-09-09T08:21:53.977-05:002011-09-09T08:21:53.977-05:00@Nihilix: thanks for that -- love and ttys. @Comme...@Nihilix: thanks for that -- love and ttys. @Commeen: No, the Methadone is a painkiller, not a chemo drug. THe pain *may* be fading because of the work that the chemo drugs are doing, and if that's the case it should last at least while they're doing chemo. Hopefully I will not have to go on this drug again. Re: Gibson, I haven't seen the article, were they using criminally sub-par woods in their guitars? I would assume -- whatever it is -- that they haven't been doing it for 50+ years, but now I'm curious. There are some protected rainforest woods that the makers use legally (with some restrictions), that's all I can think of.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843280160505440822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029129453140655773.post-29093417352505568352011-09-08T23:52:06.610-05:002011-09-08T23:52:06.610-05:00So you wean yourself almost off and then have to s...So you wean yourself almost off and then have to start up with the methadone again for each round? <br />On another note I saw a few articles about Gibson guitar getting raided by the feds because of wood they use in the guitars, it sound like any older instrument could be a problem, as a musician is this really an issue or just hyped for the 24/7 news cycle? Maybe I should of posted this part on FB but since I was here. Hope you have a good weekend.<br /><br />ColleenColleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029129453140655773.post-12163512588230103882011-09-08T23:13:21.501-05:002011-09-08T23:13:21.501-05:00The politics were all mine; you didn't bring t...The politics were all mine; you didn't bring them in. Jen quoted Chumba, and I got the idea I could quote another of their songs and be like political. It's a Saul Alinsky tactic, sorry, was carrying over my work.<br /><br />But I couldn't find a good political lyric, so I went back to an old fave, which I knew you'd listened to.<br /><br />I don't hate, really. My new age spiritualism and organizer pragmatism both tell me that it just drains things. And it's so misused by the bad guys.<br /><br />Don't worry about being out of sorts. Thanks for being straight up and I think it was mostly a misunderstanding.nihilixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691088452330563478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029129453140655773.post-16648249640742937942011-09-08T20:49:48.903-05:002011-09-08T20:49:48.903-05:00The tune that comes tomind when I think about you ...The tune that comes tomind when I think about you and I and all the bad stuff that keeps coming at us (and this may be before your time) is "Weebles wobble but they don't fall down!", which is upbeat and positive. When you can't go on, ask God to carry you the next mile. That's what has gotten me thru my dark days.Deborah in MNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306746503482100163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029129453140655773.post-69865293362225735082011-09-08T12:32:16.101-05:002011-09-08T12:32:16.101-05:00Love is the drug!Love is the drug!Nicksterhttp://facebook.com/nrezmerskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029129453140655773.post-65687375971596577422011-09-08T10:15:52.200-05:002011-09-08T10:15:52.200-05:00@Jen, thanks! @Nihilix: I appreciate the thoughts ...@Jen, thanks! @Nihilix: I appreciate the thoughts (and I remember that Heaven 17 song fondly from my high-school days). I have to say that I'm not sure where the right-wing bashing read you get from my note comes from. Rereading it, I can definitely see some frustration and anger there, but its not directed at any person or group. I'm a lefty for sure, but I find that having a terminal disease makes me not want to "bash" anyone. There's too much hatred in the world already. I do make the blog political when I'm railing on specifics like how we should have medicinal marijuana n Minnesota, or how we should have healthcare for all -- stuff that directly relates to my situation. Sorry, old friend. As I mentioned, this methadone shit puts me in a poor mood.<br /><br />If I were to search for a soundtrack, would be the guitar solo from Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb".Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843280160505440822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029129453140655773.post-43861682420598567872011-09-07T23:12:45.559-05:002011-09-07T23:12:45.559-05:00I've been casting around for a musical quote t...I've been casting around for a musical quote to go with this for a while... the first thought was some righteous bashing of the right wing from an anarchist viewpoint - but I couldn't find decent lyrics sites for Chumba's early stuff, or the lyrics I found weren't political. <br /><br />Then I went looking in KMFDM, but they were waaaay too nihilistic for someone with bad cancer. But I started playing them, so thanks for the soundtrack.<br /><br />Ooooh! I know - here's a total 'ive got a recipe for clam dip' lyric:<br /><br />Democrats are out of power<br />Across that great wide ocean<br />Reagan’s president elect<br />Fascist God in motion<br />Generals tell him what to do<br />Stop your good time dancing<br />Train their guns on me and you<br />Fascist thang advancing<br />-Heaven 17<br /><br />Anyway, glad you're feeling better!nihilixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691088452330563478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029129453140655773.post-72302313357528808892011-09-07T21:10:27.019-05:002011-09-07T21:10:27.019-05:00I get knocked down!
but I get up again!
You're...I get knocked down!<br />but I get up again!<br />You're never gonna keep me down!<br /> - ChumbawambaJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938920731610849388noreply@blogger.com