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by brandtrn
12 Dec 2015, 07:22
Forum: Blogs
Topic: Mom's birthday...
Replies: 11
Views: 3185

Re: Mom's birthday...

I'm so sorry for your loss, Icey :-(
by brandtrn
11 Dec 2015, 19:40
Forum: Blogs
Topic: Mom's birthday...
Replies: 11
Views: 3185

Re: Mom's birthday...

Yeah, we all DO get old. Too bad my mom didn't. She was only 43 when she passed.
by brandtrn
11 Dec 2015, 18:03
Forum: Blogs
Topic: Mom's birthday...
Replies: 11
Views: 3185

Re: Mom's birthday...

Thanks for all the kind words, folks. And yes, I'd probably "celebrate" my Mom's memory, if I felt that there was much to celebrate. Any good memories I had were kind of wiped out when she blew her own lovely head off with my brother's gun. Along with the love, believe it or not, after alm...
by brandtrn
11 Dec 2015, 17:51
Forum: [ARCHIVE] BFC Discussions
Topic: could you manage?
Replies: 6
Views: 1621

Re: could you manage?

Nope, not me. That gruesome story about that poor goat which took 15 minutes to die would have made me unable to eat the meat from that poor creature. Along with that, seven long years of isolation from everything and everyone I loved probably would have done me in, anyway. I suppose it's a good thi...
by brandtrn
11 Dec 2015, 17:07
Forum: Blogs
Topic: Yes, I AM a freaking idiot...
Replies: 4
Views: 1797

Yes, I AM a freaking idiot...

Just got home from work at 10:00 a.m. That's right, folks, even though my shift is *supposed* to end at 6:30 a.m. A good part of my excess time was caused by our monthly computer "downtime"...once we were back online at 0530, we all had do go back and do documentation of meds given during ...
by brandtrn
10 Dec 2015, 14:48
Forum: Blogs
Topic: Mom's birthday...
Replies: 11
Views: 3185

Mom's birthday...

Remembering a birthday today. Yes, my mom is gone from this earth and has been, for many years. I've actually lived longer *without* her than I ever did with her in my life, and I'm now a good 11 years older than she ever lived to be. And no, I'm not going to be silly and sappy and wish her a "...
by brandtrn
09 Dec 2015, 16:14
Forum: [ARCHIVE] BFC Discussions
Topic: Nude Model Photo
Replies: 36
Views: 5446

Re: Nude Model Photo

She looks unhealthy to me, not to mention unattractive. Sorry, but what guy wants to snuggle up with a bag of bones like that?
by brandtrn
04 Dec 2015, 21:45
Forum: [ARCHIVE] BFC Discussions
Topic: TRUMP!
Replies: 77
Views: 12016

Re: TRUMP!

I wish I shared your optimism, Dennis. We may have more jobs, but the majority of "new" jobs appear to be part-time (those minus benefits) and low-paying. Great! Now your average person who wants to "better" him/herself only needs to hold down about three of those jobs in order t...
by brandtrn
03 Dec 2015, 18:23
Forum: [ARCHIVE] BFC Discussions
Topic: MYTH: Global Warming Pause
Replies: 24
Views: 4623

Re: MYTH: Global Warming Pause

Ah, yes, the one world government thing. I read and hear about this all the time, and I can't help but say that the less government, the better. No, I'm *not* an anarchist, not by any means, but I AM a firm believer in the basic Libertarian ideals...that if you want "freedom" for yourself,...
by brandtrn
03 Dec 2015, 17:07
Forum: [ARCHIVE] BFC Discussions
Topic: MYTH: Global Warming Pause
Replies: 24
Views: 4623

Re: MYTH: Global Warming Pause

Hi, Kellemora. I might have said, at one point, that I agreed with the majority of your most recent post here. My husband is an immigrant who came here legally. He's Russian-born (actually, Soviet-born, and received asylum from Canada in the early 1980s) and is a Canadian citizen, and received his p...
by brandtrn
03 Dec 2015, 14:40
Forum: [ARCHIVE] BFC Entertainment
Topic: Adele Adkins
Replies: 36
Views: 7443

Re: Adele Adkins

I like her very much and have ALL of her recordings, including the new one. While I'm *not* all that crazy about some of her song lyrics, I do love her voice!
by brandtrn
25 Nov 2015, 16:43
Forum: [ARCHIVE] BFC Discussions
Topic: An obituary ...
Replies: 15
Views: 2782

Re: An obituary ...

Stupidity, thy name is legion! I've often thought that manufacturers should simply remove the freaking warning labels from their products -- not that anybody tends to *really* read those things, anyway. Still if they could do so, "Darwin's Law" could sort a good deal of such people out of ...
by brandtrn
25 Nov 2015, 16:19
Forum: Blogs
Topic: Getting old, fat and dowdy...
Replies: 10
Views: 3038

Re: Getting old, fat and dowdy...

Icey, NSAIDs are "wonder drugs," if I say so myself. I used to take Anaprox DS (850 mg. of naproxen sodium) three times a day until my Doc stopped giving me scripts for it because of my history of recurrent GI bleeds. Even so, even though he *won't* prescribe me the ONLY thing which helps ...
by brandtrn
25 Nov 2015, 14:55
Forum: Blogs
Topic: Getting old, fat and dowdy...
Replies: 10
Views: 3038

Re: Getting old, fat and dowdy...

I understand, and sincerely sympathize with your exercise problems, pilvikki. I, too, have a wrecked back but, judging from your pic, mine is presumably *not* as wrecked as yours appears to be. And no, I will NOT have an MRI done of it, as our notoriously customer-hungry spinal surgeon is constantly...
by brandtrn
23 Nov 2015, 17:50
Forum: Blogs
Topic: Getting old, fat and dowdy...
Replies: 10
Views: 3038

Getting old, fat and dowdy...

Didn't want to do it...but again, under pressure from the hubby, I DID order a new winter coat last week. I've been putting it off, because Heaven knows, I have practically a dozen very nice coats anyway, none of which fit me anymore. I've been wearing one of Yury's old coats so far this year which ...
by brandtrn
23 Nov 2015, 14:58
Forum: Blogs
Topic: Thanksgiving week and other domestic stuff...
Replies: 2
Views: 1389

Thanksgiving week and other domestic stuff...

It was a cold, miserable weekend..."winter" won't even technically be here for another few weeks, but it looks as though it's getting an early start this year. Received about 5 inches of snow on Friday and Saturday which thankfully, won't be here for long. It helps that the ground is not y...
by brandtrn
21 Nov 2015, 06:02
Forum: Blogs
Topic: 71st Anniversary
Replies: 12
Views: 3312

Re: 71st Anniversary

Happy belated birthday, Dennis! I hope that your day was fabulous!
by brandtrn
19 Nov 2015, 15:28
Forum: Blogs
Topic: Rose...
Replies: 8
Views: 2452

Re: Rose...

Thanks for offering to send cards, ladies, I'm certain that Rose would be thrilled to have a couple of new "pen pals." I will get her snail mail from her the next time I visit her (probably not until tomorrow a.m. after work, and maybe even tomorrow evening), and PM you with the info. It's...
by brandtrn
17 Nov 2015, 01:50
Forum: Blogs
Topic: Rose...
Replies: 8
Views: 2452

Re: Rose...

My own ulcer is well-healed, Icey, thanks for asking. It helps that I'm not diabetic and that I'm OFF those freaking steroids at the moment! Steroids always mess with wound healing. I'm fortunate that it didn't get worse than it was before I noticed it, AND that I got immediate medical attention for...
by brandtrn
16 Nov 2015, 17:24
Forum: Blogs
Topic: Rose...
Replies: 8
Views: 2452

Rose...

This has been a hellish couple of weeks, both in the workload at work AND in what's happened to one of our staff members. I'm not even going to get into the workload issue. Suffice it to say that we ARE approaching the end of the year, and folks need to use up the $$$ in their flexible spending acco...