Thanks to everyone for your emails of good wishes for my mom. My parents got the call on Friday morning to come into the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville asap because a lung (she only got one replaced) was now available for my mom. After a false start (Mayo called again to tell them to go home, and then called a second time to say come back), my mom went into surgery Friday afternoon and was out by Friday night. She is recuperating well - breathing on her own, with help of oxygen. She is eating and sitting up and taking a few steps around the ICU. She probably won't get out of ICU until next week as she was really frail before the surgery and will need some more time recovering. However, overall, she is hanging in there. So, keep your fingers crossed that she gets through the pain, tolerates the immunosuppresants and other meds and does not reject the lung.
I will keep you updated on progress. I went down Saturday to make sure she was okay, which she is. My father is a bit of a mess, but that's to be expected. I plan on going down again soon, but the kind folks in ICU are doing a great job so my help isn't needed... yet.
Much love to all,
Michelle
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By Rob Brezsny
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Thursday, January 24, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
George, George, George of the Jungle - WATCH OUT FOR THAT TREE!
There is a massive depletion of vitamin D in my system this week. Why? Well, 70 degree, sunny days in FL to 30 degree, cloudy days in NY will do that to you. Sigh.
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I attended the funeral of a coworker Frichael Froodson this week. It was so sad. He was so young. However, I know that he was loved and his spirit will live on. The one thing I will always remember is his love of candy and chocolate. He was a skinny man, but he could pack away the chocolates. I once saw him eat several kit kats in a row. And he never gained an ounce.
So, this week, in memory of Frichael, please eat some chocolate.
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Working in the media industry, I have come to loathe tv news. Generally, it's not accurate, it's always taken out of context and it's definitely sensationalized. What's really weird though is, while I was in Florida, I started watching the "Today Show" every morning, even on the weekends. I haven't consistently and consecutively watched the "Today Show" in more than 10 years. PR will do that to you because you know that every beauty, medical, electronic, fashion (I could go on) segments on the morning shows were pitched by some poor PR person chained to their desk and telephone. PR people make relentless calls to journalists who are inevitably annoyed that a PR person is calling. You think we WANT to call you? As if it is (actually was since I no longer pitch stories) a joy for us to cold call someone and know that we are annoying the shit out of them? As if I want to call you about [fill in client's product area here]. (Although I really did enjoy pitching an erectile dysfunction product)
I don't know why but I started watching the "Today Show" and enjoying the stupid segments about the right black pants and the new "American Gladiators" show (which also is an NBC show - cross promotion); the glibless babble of Meredith, Matt, Al and Anne; and the crowds of freezing people with their signs. However, since coming back to work, I can't watch it. Just turns me off entirely. Ah the curse of PR!
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Thanks to the Frarthas for the regular checkups during the past few weeks. You so nice!
My deepest sympathy in the passing of Frisa D's grandmom
Welcome back, Frori! NYC missed you!
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By Rob Brezsny
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I attended the funeral of a coworker Frichael Froodson this week. It was so sad. He was so young. However, I know that he was loved and his spirit will live on. The one thing I will always remember is his love of candy and chocolate. He was a skinny man, but he could pack away the chocolates. I once saw him eat several kit kats in a row. And he never gained an ounce.
So, this week, in memory of Frichael, please eat some chocolate.
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Working in the media industry, I have come to loathe tv news. Generally, it's not accurate, it's always taken out of context and it's definitely sensationalized. What's really weird though is, while I was in Florida, I started watching the "Today Show" every morning, even on the weekends. I haven't consistently and consecutively watched the "Today Show" in more than 10 years. PR will do that to you because you know that every beauty, medical, electronic, fashion (I could go on) segments on the morning shows were pitched by some poor PR person chained to their desk and telephone. PR people make relentless calls to journalists who are inevitably annoyed that a PR person is calling. You think we WANT to call you? As if it is (actually was since I no longer pitch stories) a joy for us to cold call someone and know that we are annoying the shit out of them? As if I want to call you about [fill in client's product area here]. (Although I really did enjoy pitching an erectile dysfunction product)
I don't know why but I started watching the "Today Show" and enjoying the stupid segments about the right black pants and the new "American Gladiators" show (which also is an NBC show - cross promotion); the glibless babble of Meredith, Matt, Al and Anne; and the crowds of freezing people with their signs. However, since coming back to work, I can't watch it. Just turns me off entirely. Ah the curse of PR!
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Thanks to the Frarthas for the regular checkups during the past few weeks. You so nice!
My deepest sympathy in the passing of Frisa D's grandmom
Welcome back, Frori! NYC missed you!
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By Rob Brezsny
© 1995-2008 -- Rob Brezsny. All rights reserved
Thursday, January 10, 2008
MOO COW!
I hate being a housewife. Now before you start sending me emails asking if I got married, I didn't. I have spent the last three weeks in Orlando, taking care of my mom who has idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. She is quite ill right now and is waiting for a lung transplant. So, while my dad went to Korea to see his father (my grandfather is more than 105 years old now), I have been here, making three meals a day, doing laundry, cleaning the house (well, putting things away), doing the dishes, putting out the trash, etc. Let me tell you - housework SUCKS! I can't even imagine having to do this on a regular basis! I mean, I do it for myself in New York, but it's totally different when you need to take care of yourself versus taking care of others. I have to applaud everyone out there who is taking care of themselves and others and a household. It's thankless work. But I love taking care of my mom and being down here in FL with the warm weather.
The one thing I can't stand about housework is figuring out what to cook three times a day! I mean, my repetoire is not that extensive. It's quite limited in fact. And then once you cook, you have to serve, and then the worst part comes. You have to clean the dishes, pots, pans, etc. Horrible. Seriously horrible.
I know what you are thinking: Michelle, you are just realizing this? Not really. But I have been sticking it in the back of my mind, pushing it down into a tiny, little hidey hole for years. If it wasn't for the fact that it is environmentally unfriendly, I would use disposable everything.
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At Swellesley, whenever you went to the infirmary with a cold, they would give you a small packet of gargle powder. Oddly enough though, I felt like everytime I went there, regardless if I had a cold, I would get a packet of gargle powder. Sniffles? Gargle. Cut finger? Gargle. Pap Smear? Gargle.
Frannie-san (also a Swellesley alum) had a sore throat recently and, when I mentioned the gargle, she had no idea what I was talking about. So, I contacted the Swellesley infirmary for the recipe and here it is:
Our "magical" gargle recipe for a sore throat is just equal parts table salt and baking soda.
Mix a teaspoonful with warm water, gargle and spit.
I love that they tell me to spit it out.
I remember one Sept at college, after taking my stuff out from storage, I found that somehow the gargle tried to run away and was open all over my stuff.
Ah, funny gargle.
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This week's horoscopes go out to:
Frob and Frussell, thanks for watering Sy
Fertischek and Frynn, you guys rock
Frim and Frethan, thanks for the grocery bag! Helps me be more green
Frandy - Welcome to the world, Frenelope ;)
Frisa D and her family - my sympathies
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By Roby Brezsny
Horoscopes for week of January 10, 2008
The one thing I can't stand about housework is figuring out what to cook three times a day! I mean, my repetoire is not that extensive. It's quite limited in fact. And then once you cook, you have to serve, and then the worst part comes. You have to clean the dishes, pots, pans, etc. Horrible. Seriously horrible.
I know what you are thinking: Michelle, you are just realizing this? Not really. But I have been sticking it in the back of my mind, pushing it down into a tiny, little hidey hole for years. If it wasn't for the fact that it is environmentally unfriendly, I would use disposable everything.
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At Swellesley, whenever you went to the infirmary with a cold, they would give you a small packet of gargle powder. Oddly enough though, I felt like everytime I went there, regardless if I had a cold, I would get a packet of gargle powder. Sniffles? Gargle. Cut finger? Gargle. Pap Smear? Gargle.
Frannie-san (also a Swellesley alum) had a sore throat recently and, when I mentioned the gargle, she had no idea what I was talking about. So, I contacted the Swellesley infirmary for the recipe and here it is:
Our "magical" gargle recipe for a sore throat is just equal parts table salt and baking soda.
Mix a teaspoonful with warm water, gargle and spit.
I love that they tell me to spit it out.
I remember one Sept at college, after taking my stuff out from storage, I found that somehow the gargle tried to run away and was open all over my stuff.
Ah, funny gargle.
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This week's horoscopes go out to:
Frob and Frussell, thanks for watering Sy
Fertischek and Frynn, you guys rock
Frim and Frethan, thanks for the grocery bag! Helps me be more green
Frandy - Welcome to the world, Frenelope ;)
Frisa D and her family - my sympathies
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By Roby Brezsny
Horoscopes for week of January 10, 2008
WOOT!
Merriam-Webster's #1 Word of the Year for 2007:
1. w00t (interjection)
expressing joy (it could be after a triumph, or for no reason at all); similar in use to the word "yay"
I really do like this word. And if you IM on adium and you type this word in, it makes a "woot" sound. WOOT!
1. w00t (interjection)
expressing joy (it could be after a triumph, or for no reason at all); similar in use to the word "yay"
I really do like this word. And if you IM on adium and you type this word in, it makes a "woot" sound. WOOT!
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