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The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original

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kareng Grand Master
kareng
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Hmm, sounds like a glass alright, but not a glass of wine. Methinks the Karenmeister is learning to make glass. Very cool Karen, please show us some work when class is over.. Sounds like a lot of fun! :)

We only fused tonight. I left when it had come down to 1000F. We will slump next week. These first things I "cooked" tonight are just little bits of stuff to see what happens.

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Loey Rising Star
Loey
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We only fused tonight. I left when it had come down to 1000F. We will slump next week. These first things I "cooked" tonight are just little bits of stuff to see what happens.

I took a class on learning how to make glass beads and wound up with a lot of plant sticks. They wouldn't come off the rod so they didn't have a hole. Kareeng- can't wait to see pix! You go girl!

Superman has his day of interviews and his presentation on the 18th. Man, the timing would be great!

Hugs,

Loey

P.S. go to the pain doc today and get real medicine. My back doctor thinks I should try to get my PCP to prescribe them but they're funny about prescribing anything strong. I had to get a release from them prescribing pain medicine so that the pain doc could. The back doc said he'll talk to them. He said he knows I'm not "doctor shopping." It's an hour and a half ride to the Pain Clinic and a monthly trip is a bit much. But he's prescribing 20 mg of Oxycontin every 12 hours so it can't be called in.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Very cool Karen, please show us some work when class is over.. Sounds like a lot of fun! :)

Yes! I'd love to see what you have made :) I just bought a very pretty glass bead necklace B)

go to the pain doc today and get real medicine.

How didja do, Lo?

Well, I mowed my lawn this morning.....and the thought crossed my mind--can you actually drown in yer own sweat?? :huh::unsure::P

Just sayin....boy is it humid!

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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Yes! I'd love to see what you have made :) I just bought a very pretty glass bead necklace B)

How didja do, Lo?

Well, I mowed my lawn this morning.....and the thought crossed my mind--can you actually drown in yer own sweat?? :huh::unsure::P

Just sayin....boy is it humid!

When I left class Tue night, our experiments were in the kiln at 1000F. Won't see them until next week.

Yes. Its a proven fact that every year 23 people in the US drown in thier own sweat! :P

GFinDC Veteran
GFinDC
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Very humid here yesterday too, a little better today tho.

Crayon, glass making is a good winter time activity eh?

I get into a little heat with my encaustics but nothing like the glass makers. Ouch!

Boy Loey, you have gradeated to the big time eh, oxycontin. Now you will be everybody's friend! :)

mommida Enthusiast
mommida
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warning this is a hijack post!

So I have been warning my dog that one day he would eat something and it would be the death of him. Well the dog is going to live another day because of pure LUCK.

A project caused some rearrangement of junk in the garage. This caused a small bait bag of mouse poison to be exposed enough for the dog to get to. :o (I did not know of the rearrangement or the poison.) :blink:

I found the dog with the bait bag in his mouth opened. It seemed that most of the contents was still in the bag, but I could not be sure.

Had to use 1/2 peroxide 1/2 water mixture to induce vommitting. (I didn't have a turkey baster like suggested but used a large plastic baggy to "funnel" it down his throat) Up came about 2 of the pellets and the missing part of the bait bag. (along with a lot more vommit. :rolleyes: )

It seems that everything is going to be just fine. I just wanted to remind everyone to double check your pets areas for possible dangers :unsure: and keep peroxide on hand at all time for emergencies. ;)

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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Glad your doggy is OK. You can't really hijack a thread that has no direction! :D

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mommida Enthusiast
mommida
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i think we do try and keep this one just for fun!

That experience was not fun!

Some internet advise was to use peanut butter to mix with the peroxide. (that would have been such a mess, not saying that it wasn't messy

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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Dunno. Thinking of you coated in foamy dog puke is kinda amusing to me. :P

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
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Had to use the peroxide thing to get my MaggieDog to puke one time. She got into a bunch of goody bags filled with the bite sized snickers, milky ways, reeses cups, and three muskateers. Called the vet and since it was milk chocolate and a lot of "other" (sugar and peanut) ingredients, they decided she didn't eat enough to kill her but that I should induce vomiting because otherwise she would feel horrible.

I followed the dosing directions (in the house) and then while I was watching her had the thought "I should have asked them how long it takes before she starts puking?" Alas, I got plenty of warning and got her outside (it was winter w/snow on the ground) and she started up-chucking . . . she would pause, move to another spot and repeat. Then I had the thought "I should have asked them how long it takes before she stops puking?" As it turns out, it was easy to tell . . . she started visiting the previous piles of vomitous chocolate and tried to reingest. So there I was, having to actually clean up piles of chocolate puke (with wrappers) out of the yard so the dog wouldn't eat it again.

She was a keeper!!! :wub:

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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It seems that everything is going to be just fine.

What a relief! Poor thing.

Dunno. Thinking of you coated in foamy dog puke is kinda amusing to me. :P

Coulda been peanutty phoamy puke :o

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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Coulda been peanutty phoamy puke :o

See Mommida? We can make a joke out of almost anything!

elye Community Regular
elye
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Coulda been peanutty phoamy puke :o

...And me about to sit down to dinner... . . ... :rolleyes:

When we first got Elsie (the white standard poodle in pic), she was particularly fascinated by DD's hair scrunchies. I remember her ingesting a bright orange one, barfing it up, and before I could get to it, ingesting it again. I saw this same scrunchie three times, as this eating/vomiting/re-eating ritual happened thrice. Incredible that, repeatedly, I could simply not get out to her barfy mess in time...more incredible, though, was the pristine condition in which the scrunchie stayed after this repeated assault with teeth, digestive juices, bile etc. I thought about emailing Goody, the company that manufactures these hair things, and telling them how impressed and satisfied a customer I remain, and hopefully they would want to film a commercial involving this family situation, me in the background extolling the industrial strength and dependability of these Goody scrunchies.

I still might.....we'd get on TV, and maybe make some money.....

B)

VydorScope Proficient
VydorScope
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Oh our dog pukes like every day this time of year. So if he gets something guess we dont have to worry about it! :rolleyes:

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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All I get are hair balls.

Totally slack day today. I'm lying around in my underwear, reading, with the cats following me back and forth from couch to bed to nap with me. Came back out to the LR to check on the world, Bo staggered out after me, gazed blearily at the couch, and flopped down on the floor next to the computer. Butch followed a few minutes later, but has gotten stopped at the closet where the bag of Friskie treats is kept. Was kept. He's managed to totally destroy the bag one claw at a time and just has to stretch out on the floor, reach under the door and scoop himself out a pawfull of treats.

Loey Rising Star
Loey
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Yes! I'd love to see what you have made :) I just bought a very pretty glass bead necklace B)

How didja do, Lo?

Well, I mowed my lawn this morning.....and the thought crossed my mind--can you actually drown in yer own sweat?? :huh::unsure::P

Just sayin....boy is it humid!

It was quite an experience at the pain doc. Because it's a federally regulated drug he told me all of the rules & regulations for 25 minutes. Then I had to sign 5 various sheets saying I would submit to random drug testing, not sell them, not smoke pot (good thing I never followed through on getting my medical mj card), etc.. The dose he gave me was low so it's giving me some relief but I see him in a month and hope he'll increase it and give me something for breakthrough pain. The pharmacist also said it takes a fees days to get in my system.

Good news at the GI. Tested negative for Celiac so he said I have my diet under control. He was really pleased. I told him about the Forum and he's going to mention it to patients.

Time to finish cooking Rob's crockpot spanish chicken.

Love & healing hugs,

Loey

psawyer Proficient
psawyer
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We will heading home Saturday.

Our combined journeys hit 20 states and we met up with several members of celiac.com. We are in Ottawa tonight, after visiting with Emily and her family for dinner and a very enjoyable evening.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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We will heading home Saturday.

What a trip!! Thanks again for dropping down to Joisey to see us :D

Well, the phun never ends here....just got home from Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Mark was having odd "floaters" with flashes of light this afternoon, and was sent to their emergency department this evening from the doctor's office. They feared a detached retina, but it turned out to be a vitreous detachment which is not as serious but needs to be watched closely for a while.

Tired and starving, but grateful. B) <yawn>

Loey Rising Star
Loey
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We will heading home Saturday.

Our combined journeys hit 20 states and we met up with several members of celiac.com. We are in Ottawa tonight, after visiting with Emily and her family for dinner and a very enjoyable evening.

Wishing you a safe journey home. Rest up so you can make a trip to New England. RI is lovely and all my psillies are welcome!

Love,

Loey

P.S. if Superman gets the job he's interviewing for (cute fingers crossed please) we'll probably get a small place in Mass. Then we'll be dual New Englander's unsure.gifunsure.gif

Loey Rising Star
Loey
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What a trip!! Thanks again for dropping down to Joisey to see us :D

Well, the phun never ends here....just got home from Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. Mark was having odd "floaters" with flashes of light this afternoon, and was sent to their emergency department this evening from the doctor's office. They feared a detached retina, but it turned out to be a vitreous detachment which is not as serious but needs to be watched closely for a while.

Tired and starving, but grateful. B) <yawn>

Glad it didn't turn out to be a detached retina. Rest up girlfriend. I don't know why I didn't think to try and hook up with you when we visited Joisey in July. Must remedy that next year when we visit again!!!

Love (& healing hugs to Mark),

Loey

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Thanks Lo-- the next time you are here let me know. I'd love to meet you :)

Loey Rising Star
Loey
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Thanks Lo-- the next time you are here let me know. I'd love to meet you :)

You're also very welcome to come to beautiful RI.

Hugs,

Loey

VydorScope Proficient
VydorScope
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Thanks Lo-- the next time you are here let me know. I'd love to meet you :)

Sure says that now, but I think she is all talk! Several times we were in NJ, and never once did she meet us! :blink:

Ah well, we are heading the other direction next week.. to Nashville. :D

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

Very funny Victor.... I recall talking about it but I don't remember you actually letting me know any details so we could really plan something.

Any time a silly has come anywhere near here, I have met up with them.

So there:)

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Sooo this seems just like the crowd that would enjoy this post...

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