What shaking in your kitchen this Wednesday? Leftovers,
baking, or too hot to cook in the kitchen and you're
grilling or using a crockpot/slow cooker, sandwiches?
Spaghetti sauce made with hamburger and ground pork
and mushrooms are simmering on the stove as I write.
Texas toast garlic bread will be the accompaniment
to this generous pot. I will share with a neighbor
who recently lost his longtime g/f as he does not
cook. He and she always appreciated the food I
shared with them in the past.
What shaking in your kitchen this Wednesday? Leftovers,
baking, or too hot to cook in the kitchen and you're
grilling or using a crockpot/slow cooker, sandwiches?
What shaking in your kitchen this Wednesday? Leftovers,
baking, or too hot to cook in the kitchen and you're
grilling or using a crockpot/slow cooker, sandwiches?
Spaghetti sauce made with hamburger and ground pork
and mushrooms are simmering on the stove as I write.
Texas toast garlic bread will be the accompaniment
to this generous pot. I will share with a neighbor
who recently lost his longtime g/f as he does not
cook. He and she always appreciated the food I
shared with them in the past.
On 7/2/2025 5:26 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
What shaking in your kitchen this Wednesday? Leftovers,
baking, or too hot to cook in the kitchen and you're
grilling or using a crockpot/slow cooker, sandwiches?
Spaghetti sauce made with hamburger and ground pork
and mushrooms are simmering on the stove as I write.
Texas toast garlic bread will be the accompaniment
to this generous pot. I will share with a neighbor
who recently lost his longtime g/f as he does not
cook. He and she always appreciated the food I
shared with them in the past.
Sounds good. Nice that you share with neighbors. Makes it easy for both
of you.
Meatloaf with onion gravy tonight. Mediocre mast potatoes, pretty good carrpts and green beans.
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 21:26:19 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
What shaking in your kitchen this Wednesday? Leftovers,
baking, or too hot to cook in the kitchen and you're
grilling or using a crockpot/slow cooker, sandwiches?
Spaghetti sauce made with hamburger and ground pork
and mushrooms are simmering on the stove as I write.
Texas toast garlic bread will be the accompaniment
to this generous pot. I will share with a neighbor
who recently lost his longtime g/f as he does not
cook. He and she always appreciated the food I
shared with them in the past.
I think it's going to be pan-fried mock chicken today!
Bruce wrote on 7/2/2025 4:50 PM:
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 21:26:19 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
What shaking in your kitchen this Wednesday? Leftovers,
baking, or too hot to cook in the kitchen and you're
grilling or using a crockpot/slow cooker, sandwiches?
Spaghetti sauce made with hamburger and ground pork
and mushrooms are simmering on the stove as I write.
Texas toast garlic bread will be the accompaniment
to this generous pot. I will share with a neighbor
who recently lost his longtime g/f as he does not
cook. He and she always appreciated the food I
shared with them in the past.
I think it's going to be pan-fried mock chicken today!
Poor Master! I would share my vittles if you weren't so far away.
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 19:00:17 -0500, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote:
Bruce wrote on 7/2/2025 4:50 PM:
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 21:26:19 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
What shaking in your kitchen this Wednesday? Leftovers,
baking, or too hot to cook in the kitchen and you're
grilling or using a crockpot/slow cooker, sandwiches?
Spaghetti sauce made with hamburger and ground pork
and mushrooms are simmering on the stove as I write.
Texas toast garlic bread will be the accompaniment
to this generous pot. I will share with a neighbor
who recently lost his longtime g/f as he does not
cook. He and she always appreciated the food I
shared with them in the past.
I think it's going to be pan-fried mock chicken today!
Poor Master! I would share my vittles if you weren't so far away.
Mock chicken's very nice, maybe especially if you never eat meat.
What shaking in your kitchen this Wednesday? Leftovers,
baking, or too hot to cook in the kitchen and you're
grilling or using a crockpot/slow cooker, sandwiches?
Spaghetti sauce made with hamburger and ground pork
and mushrooms are simmering on the stove as I write.
Texas toast garlic bread will be the accompaniment
to this generous pot. I will share with a neighbor
who recently lost his longtime g/f as he does not
cook. He and she always appreciated the food I
shared with them in the past.
On 7/2/2025 5:26 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
What shaking in your kitchen this Wednesday? Leftovers,Nothing. I might have some PB toast. I've been feeling under the
baking, or too hot to cook in the kitchen and you're
grilling or using a crockpot/slow cooker, sandwiches?
weather for a couple of days and don't have much of an appetite.
Bruce wrote on 7/2/2025 7:25 PM:
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 19:00:17 -0500, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote:
Poor Master! I would share my vittles if you weren't so far away.
Mock chicken's very nice, maybe especially if you never eat meat.
Yeah, I reckon it's sort of like corn for da americans Master.
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 21:26:19 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
What shaking in your kitchen this Wednesday? Leftovers,
baking, or too hot to cook in the kitchen and you're
grilling or using a crockpot/slow cooker, sandwiches?
Spaghetti sauce made with hamburger and ground pork
and mushrooms are simmering on the stove as I write.
Texas toast garlic bread will be the accompaniment
to this generous pot. I will share with a neighbor
who recently lost his longtime g/f as he does not
cook. He and she always appreciated the food I
shared with them in the past.
Spaghetti and garlic toast? Ick. What's wrong with you?
What shaking in your kitchen this Wednesday? Leftovers,
baking, or too hot to cook in the kitchen and you're
grilling or using a crockpot/slow cooker, sandwiches?
On 7/2/2025 7:44 PM, Hank Rogers wrote:
Bruce wrote on 7/2/2025 7:25 PM:
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 19:00:17 -0500, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote:
Bruce wrote on 7/2/2025 4:50 PM:
Being a vegetarian is OK, but fake meat is pathetic.I think it's going to be pan-fried mock chicken today!
Poor Master! I would share my vittles if you weren't so far away.
Mock chicken's very nice, maybe especially if you never eat meat.
Yeah, I reckon it's sort of like corn for da americans Master.
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 19:00:17 -0500, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote:
Bruce wrote on 7/2/2025 4:50 PM:
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 21:26:19 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
What shaking in your kitchen this Wednesday? Leftovers,
baking, or too hot to cook in the kitchen and you're
grilling or using a crockpot/slow cooker, sandwiches?
I think it's going to be pan-fried mock chicken today!
Poor Master! I would share my vittles if you weren't so far away.
Mock chicken's very nice, maybe especially if you never eat meat.
On 7/2/2025 8:25 PM, Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 19:00:17 -0500, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote:
Bruce wrote on 7/2/2025 4:50 PM:
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 21:26:19 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
What shaking in your kitchen this Wednesday? Leftovers,
baking, or too hot to cook in the kitchen and you're
grilling or using a crockpot/slow cooker, sandwiches?
I think it's going to be pan-fried mock chicken today!
Poor Master! I would share my vittles if you weren't so far away.
Mock chicken's very nice, maybe especially if you never eat meat.
I can't say I've ever had it, but I'm never impressed with fake meat.
Boy, do I like those black bean "burgers", however.
On 7/2/2025 8:25 PM, Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 19:00:17 -0500, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote:
Bruce wrote on 7/2/2025 4:50 PM:
On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 21:26:19 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
What shaking in your kitchen this Wednesday? Leftovers,
baking, or too hot to cook in the kitchen and you're
grilling or using a crockpot/slow cooker, sandwiches?
I think it's going to be pan-fried mock chicken today!
Poor Master! I would share my vittles if you weren't so far away.
Mock chicken's very nice, maybe especially if you never eat meat.
I can't say I've ever had it, but I'm never impressed with fake meat.
Boy, do I like those black bean "burgers", however.
On 2025-07-03, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
I can't say I've ever had it, but I'm never impressed with fake meat.
Boy, do I like those black bean "burgers", however.
The bar where we have lunch from time to time has a very good
house-made black bean burger. It doesn't really pretend to be
meat; it's simply a tasty black bean patty.
On 2025-07-03 5:42 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-07-03, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
I can't say I've ever had it, but I'm never impressed with fake meat.
Boy, do I like those black bean "burgers", however.
The bar where we have lunch from time to time has a very good
house-made black bean burger. It doesn't really pretend to be
meat; it's simply a tasty black bean patty.
Those can be good. That's what vegetarians should be eating instead of >pretending their veggie burgers are just like meat.
On Thu, 3 Jul 2025 17:48:37 -0400, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-07-03 5:42 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-07-03, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
I can't say I've ever had it, but I'm never impressed with fake meat.
Boy, do I like those black bean "burgers", however.
The bar where we have lunch from time to time has a very good
house-made black bean burger. It doesn't really pretend to be
meat; it's simply a tasty black bean patty.
Those can be good. That's what vegetarians should be eating instead of
pretending their veggie burgers are just like meat.
Ah, another corpse eaters who tells people with basic morals what they
should do.
On 2025-07-03, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
That's not for corpse eaters to judge. The mock chicken tasted very
good yesterday and reminded me of meat, which I'd have liked to eat if
they didn't have to abuse animals for it.
I can't imagine the chemical trickery involved in making mock chicken.
Stay safe!
On 2025-07-03, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
That's not for corpse eaters to judge. The mock chicken tasted very
good yesterday and reminded me of meat, which I'd have liked to eat if
they didn't have to abuse animals for it.
I can't imagine the chemical trickery involved in making mock chicken.
Stay safe!
On 7/3/2025 10:42 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-07-03, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
That's not for corpse eaters to judge. The mock chicken tasted very
good yesterday and reminded me of meat, which I'd have liked to eat if
they didn't have to abuse animals for it.
I can't imagine the chemical trickery involved in making mock chicken.
Stay safe!
Not as bad as some foods we eat..
What are the ingredients in simulate chicken?
SIMULATE® Chicken Nuggs Plant-Based Nuggets, 10.4 oz - Harris ...
Water, Soybean Oil, Textured Wheat Protein, Soy Protein Concentrate, >Breadcrumbs (Enriched Wheat Flour [Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine >Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Sugar, Rice Flour, Yeast, Salt, >Extractives of Paprika) Enriched Wheat Flour, Corn Flour, Wheat Protein
That's not for corpse eaters to judge. The mock chicken tasted very
good yesterday and reminded me of meat, which I'd have liked to eat if
they didn't have to abuse animals for it.
What shaking in your kitchen this Wednesday? Leftovers,
baking, or too hot to cook in the kitchen and you're
grilling or using a crockpot/slow cooker, sandwiches?
Spaghetti sauce made with hamburger and ground pork
and mushrooms are simmering on the stove as I write.
Texas toast garlic bread will be the accompaniment
to this generous pot. I will share with a neighbor
who recently lost his longtime g/f as he does not
cook. He and she always appreciated the food I
shared with them in the past.
Now Leo probably thinks that SIMULATE® is a communist cell that's
working on subverting good ol' Americans from within the Deep State.
I don't know. It's gluten based. If I'd be eating factory chickens, I wouldn't worry too much about food quality.
On 2025-07-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
I don't know. It's gluten based. If I'd be eating factory chickens, I
wouldn't worry too much about food quality.
Gluten is the "new" magic buzzword. Apparently, it adversely affects a
small percentage of people, like peanuts do. Why aren't we all dead!
Salt kills, sugar kills, coffee was once said to kill, eggs kill, animal
fat kills, food dyes kill. For most, it's all marketing. For a very
small percentage, it's losing at survival of the fittest.
Food science, in general, is ridiculous.
microplastics. Microplastics. MICROPLASTICS! That's the new bandwagon.
Jump on, and join the movement! Hee Haw!
Many sea creatures are full of microplastics.
On 2025-07-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
Many sea creatures are full of microplastics.
So are you. So what?
On 2025-07-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
I don't know. It's gluten based. If I'd be eating factory chickens, I
wouldn't worry too much about food quality.
Gluten is the "new" magic buzzword. Apparently, it adversely affects a
small percentage of people, like peanuts do. Why aren't we all dead!
Salt kills, sugar kills, coffee was once said to kill, eggs kill, animal
fat kills, food dyes kill. For most, it's all marketing. For a very
small percentage, it's losing at survival of the fittest.
Food science, in general, is ridiculous.
microplastics. Microplastics. MICROPLASTICS! That's the new bandwagon.
Jump on, and join the movement! Hee Haw!
On 2025-07-04, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2025-07-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
I don't know. It's gluten based. If I'd be eating factory chickens, I
wouldn't worry too much about food quality.
Gluten is the "new" magic buzzword. Apparently, it adversely affects a
small percentage of people, like peanuts do. Why aren't we all dead!
Salt kills, sugar kills, coffee was once said to kill, eggs kill, animal
fat kills, food dyes kill. For most, it's all marketing. For a very
small percentage, it's losing at survival of the fittest.
Food science, in general, is ridiculous.
microplastics. Microplastics. MICROPLASTICS! That's the new bandwagon.
Jump on, and join the movement! Hee Haw!
Jesus, Leo. It didn't take much to trigger you.
Bruce isn't talking about gluten-free food; he's talking about
food *made* of gluten.
On 2025-07-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
I don't know. It's gluten based. If I'd be eating factory chickens, I
wouldn't worry too much about food quality.
Gluten is the "new" magic buzzword. Apparently, it adversely affects a
small percentage of people, like peanuts do. Why aren't we all dead!
Salt kills, sugar kills, coffee was once said to kill, eggs kill, animal
fat kills, food dyes kill. For most, it's all marketing. For a very
small percentage, it's losing at survival of the fittest.
Food science, in general, is ridiculous.
microplastics. Microplastics. MICROPLASTICS! That's the new bandwagon.
Jump on, and join the movement! Hee Haw!
On 2025-07-04 2:19 a.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-07-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
I don't know. It's gluten based. If I'd be eating factory chickens, I
wouldn't worry too much about food quality.
Gluten is the "new" magic buzzword. Apparently, it adversely affects a
small percentage of people, like peanuts do. Why aren't we all dead!
My wife has always kept her flour intake down because it always tended
to bother her. She had been raised on a gluen free diet as a kid but
never officially diagnosed celiac. My son was diagnosed celiac last
fall and has been eating gluten free. He never wanted to be one of those >people who eats gluten free but now he is, and he is feeling much better
for it.
Salt kills, sugar kills, coffee was once said to kill, eggs kill, animal
fat kills, food dyes kill. For most, it's all marketing. For a very
small percentage, it's losing at survival of the fittest.
Food science, in general, is ridiculous.
microplastics. Microplastics. MICROPLASTICS! That's the new bandwagon.
Jump on, and join the movement! Hee Haw!
You forgot to throw Lactose intolerance into your rant. I never liked
milk. I associated it with a slimy throat, gut cramps and diarrhea. I
was finally diagnosed about a year ago. I have long avoided problems by >severely limiting the amount of dairy I consume.
microplastics. Microplastics. MICROPLASTICS! That's the new bandwagon.
Jump on, and join the movement! Hee Haw!
On 7/4/2025 2:19 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
microplastics. Microplastics. MICROPLASTICS! That's the new bandwagon.
Jump on, and join the movement! Hee Haw!
Sorry to say, Leo, but microplastics are very real. The old school
poisons were arsenic, lead, or asbestos. No one wanted to believe that
they were toxic, especially not manufacturers. Now, the new poisons
come from the plastic everything is wrapped in. When you were a kid, >everything came in clean metal and glass... Now it's cellophane.
On 7/4/2025 2:19 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
microplastics. Microplastics. MICROPLASTICS! That's the new bandwagon.
Jump on, and join the movement! Hee Haw!
Sorry to say, Leo, but microplastics are very real. The old school
poisons were arsenic, lead, or asbestos. No one wanted to believe that
they were toxic, especially not manufacturers. Now, the new poisons
come from the plastic everything is wrapped in. When you were a kid, >everything came in clean metal and glass... Now it's cellophane.
On Fri, 4 Jul 2025 22:39:23 -0400, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>
wrote:
On 7/4/2025 2:19 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
microplastics. Microplastics. MICROPLASTICS! That's the new bandwagon.
Jump on, and join the movement! Hee Haw!
Sorry to say, Leo, but microplastics are very real. The old school
poisons were arsenic, lead, or asbestos. No one wanted to believe that
they were toxic, especially not manufacturers. Now, the new poisons
come from the plastic everything is wrapped in. When you were a kid,
everything came in clean metal and glass... Now it's cellophane.
Food in metal (cans) wasn't that clean
Lead
Older cans were soldered with lead. Until the 1980s, many cans were
sealed using lead-based solder, which could leach into the food,
especially acidic foods like tomatoes. Lead is toxic to the brain,
kidneys, and reproductive system, and particularly dangerous for
children.
BPA
Since the 1960s, BPA-based epoxy resins were used as a liner to
prevent corrosion. But BPA can leach into food, especially when heated
or stored for long periods. BPA is an endocrine disruptor linked to
hormonal problems and other health concerns.
"Hormonal problems?" Maybe we can get Leo on board by claiming that
BPA led to the whole transgender issue!
On 7/4/2025 2:19 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
microplastics. Microplastics. MICROPLASTICS! That's the new bandwagon.
Jump on, and join the movement! Hee Haw!
Sorry to say, Leo, but microplastics are very real. The old school
poisons were arsenic, lead, or asbestos. No one wanted to believe that
they were toxic, especially not manufacturers. Now, the new poisons
come from the plastic everything is wrapped in. When you were a kid, everything came in clean metal and glass... Now it's cellophane.
On 7/4/2025 2:19 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
microplastics. Microplastics. MICROPLASTICS! That's the new bandwagon.
Jump on, and join the movement! Hee Haw!
Sorry to say, Leo, but microplastics are very real. The old school
poisons were arsenic, lead, or asbestos. No one wanted to believe that
they were toxic, especially not manufacturers. Now, the new poisons
come from the plastic everything is wrapped in. When you were a kid, everything came in clean metal and glass... Now it's cellophane.
On 2025-07-04 10:39 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
On 7/4/2025 2:19 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
microplastics. Microplastics. MICROPLASTICS! That's the new bandwagon.
Jump on, and join the movement! Hee Haw!
Sorry to say, Leo, but microplastics are very real. The old school
poisons were arsenic, lead, or asbestos. No one wanted to believe
that they were toxic, especially not manufacturers. Now, the new
poisons come from the plastic everything is wrapped in. When you were
a kid, everything came in clean metal and glass... Now it's cellophane.
They may not be as toxic as some of the chemical pollution of the past.
I remember when DDT was widely used as an insecticide. I remember Jeep
on exercises at a military base and early in the evening there was Jeep driving along the lines of tends with a bug fogger spraying an atomized
mix of diesel and DDT.
While it was intended for insects it tainted the grass and other plas
that small animals ate. When those small critters were eaten by
predators theyt ingest the DDT.
When you were a kid, everything came
in clean metal and glass...
Now it's cellophane.
On 2025-07-05, Michael Trew wrote:
When you were a kid, everything came
in clean metal and glass...
Now it's cellophane.
Well, clean cellophane; which is not a plastic.
To be fair, lots of food does come plastic-wrapped.
But it's nano-particles from plastic breakdown that
cause problems in the human-terminated food chain.
There are also problems with specific polymers.
For example, some ethylene from polyethylene
will always end up in whatever it contacts.
Ditto propylene, styrene, &c.
On Sat, 5 Jul 2025 3:43:16 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
I imagine the same thing is going to happen with micro plastics. We have
only been using them for about 20 years and they are already being found
in concerning numbers as the bottom end of the food chain so we can
expect to see an increasing problem with them as they work their way up
the food chain.
The fact of the matter is that DDT has saved countless human lives. It
has killed a lot of bugs and wildlife but it's preferable to having your
wife or daughter die of malaria or some other disease transmitted by humankind's most ruthless killer - the mosquito. It has made life on
this planet safer and more comfortable for people. That's not really debatable.
You forgot to throw Lactose intolerance into your rant. I never liked
milk. I associated it with a slimy throat, gut cramps and diarrhea. I
was finally diagnosed about a year ago. I have long avoided problems by severely limiting the amount of dairy I consume.
On 2025-07-04, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
You forgot to throw Lactose intolerance into your rant. I never liked
milk. I associated it with a slimy throat, gut cramps and diarrhea. I
was finally diagnosed about a year ago. I have long avoided problems by
severely limiting the amount of dairy I consume.
My Mom was lactose intolerant, back when they didn't have a phrase for
it. She avoided dairy. Dad and I thought she just didn't like dairy.
She said it upset her stomach. More milk for us!
On 2025-07-05 12:08 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jul 2025 3:43:16 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
I imagine the same thing is going to happen with micro plastics. We have >>> only been using them for about 20 years and they are already being found >>> in concerning numbers as the bottom end of the food chain so we can
expect to see an increasing problem with them as they work their way up
the food chain.
The fact of the matter is that DDT has saved countless human lives. It
has killed a lot of bugs and wildlife but it's preferable to having your
wife or daughter die of malaria or some other disease transmitted by
humankind's most ruthless killer - the mosquito. It has made life on
this planet safer and more comfortable for people. That's not really
debatable.
Apparently it is still used in parts of the world where there is no
other viable and affordable alternative to deal with malaria carrying mosquitoes. It may not be quite as big a problem if they are using it sparingly to avoid the problems that we noted here. We also now have
more effective repellents.
I am trying to think of some role for micro plastics that could justify unleashing an ecological time bomb on the planet. Facial treatments
don't rank up there with malaria.
Maybe we need mope effective malaria prophylaxis. I had a friend who
used to travel a lot on the tropics and he refused to take the
medication saying that it was more dangerous than the disease, though I
might question that. My son had a nasty experience with it when we was living in Uganda. He had such bad reactions to his weekly doses that we reduced it to once every week and a half. One week he screwed up and too
a dose 3 or 4 days after the previous one. He had a psychotic episode
bad enough that he almost checked himself into a psychiatric hospital
there. That was almost 30 years ago and he still has trouble sleeping
and sometimes experiences night terrors. I am not the only one who
questions whether the high rates of PTSD in our armed forces might be
more connected to their use of malaria medication that the violence they
have witnessed.
On 2025-07-05 6:37 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-07-04, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
You forgot to throw Lactose intolerance into your rant. I never liked
milk. I associated it with a slimy throat, gut cramps and diarrhea. I
was finally diagnosed about a year ago. I have long avoided problems by >>> severely limiting the amount of dairy I consume.
My Mom was lactose intolerant, back when they didn't have a phrase for
it. She avoided dairy. Dad and I thought she just didn't like dairy.
She said it upset her stomach. More milk for us!
I can't say that I don't like the taste of milk. I do have it on cereal.
It would be more accurate to say that I have an aversion to drinking it
which I attribute to all the years I was told to drink milk because it
is good for me and then ending up with cramps and diarrhea. It wasn't fun.
On 4 Jul 2025 07:48:34 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2025-07-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
Many sea creatures are full of microplastics.
So are you. So what?
Look it up. Not that you'll believe it.
I can't say that I don't like the taste of milk. I do have it on cereal.
It would be more accurate to say that I have an aversion to drinking it
which I attribute to all the years I was told to drink milk because it
is good for me and then ending up with cramps and diarrhea. It wasn't fun.
"Hormonal problems?" Maybe we can get Leo on board by claiming that
BPA led to the whole transgender issue!
On 2025-07-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On 4 Jul 2025 07:48:34 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2025-07-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
Many sea creatures are full of microplastics.
So are you. So what?
Look it up. Not that you'll believe it.
I won't, until it's proven.
On 2025-07-05, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
"Hormonal problems?" Maybe we can get Leo on board by claiming that
BPA led to the whole transgender issue!
Nah, I did all of that stuff. Why am I still alive and of the gender I
was born with? What will next weeks bat signal be? What fears, that you >haven't heard of this week, will float to the forefront of your mind next >week? I envy your "awareness". I'm just not there. Too old, I guess. :(
But it's nano-particles from plastic breakdown that
cause problems in the human-terminated food chain.
There are also problems with specific polymers.
For example, some ethylene from polyethylene
will always end up in whatever it contacts.
Jesus, Leo. It didn't take much to trigger you.
Bruce isn't talking about gluten-free food; he's talking about
food *made* of gluten.
The Chinese have been making food from wheat gluten for 1500 years.
On 2025-07-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On 4 Jul 2025 07:48:34 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2025-07-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
Many sea creatures are full of microplastics.
So are you. So what?
Look it up. Not that you'll believe it.
I won't, until it's proven. Studies show and new research points to,
mean nothing to me. Data can be manipulated. Studies are funded by questionable sources with skin in the game. And yes, the government is a questionable source when funding is involved.
The last study, that I absolutely believed, was that smoking causes lung cancer. Logic, aka common sense, helped with that.
On 2025-07-05, Mike Duffy <mxduffy@bell.net> wrote:
But it's nano-particles from plastic breakdown that
cause problems in the human-terminated food chain.
There are also problems with specific polymers.
For example, some ethylene from polyethylene
will always end up in whatever it contacts.
So I googled, and then AI googled. The number of deaths is hard to
estimate. They couldn't name one person. All I ask is one.
Well, it's more complicated than that. Blah, blah, blah. Name one!
On 2025-07-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On 4 Jul 2025 07:48:34 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2025-07-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
Many sea creatures are full of microplastics.
So are you. So what?
Look it up. Not that you'll believe it.
I won't, until it's proven. Studies show and new research points to,
mean nothing to me. Data can be manipulated. Studies are funded by questionable sources with skin in the game. And yes, the government is a questionable source when funding is involved.
The last study, that I absolutely believed, was that smoking causes lung cancer. Logic, aka common sense, helped with that.
Read the book White Coat Black Hat:Adventures on the Dark Side of
Medicine. It has a lot of interesting observations about the world of medical research. Among the revelations was the issue of authorship. It
is apparently quite common for one researcher or research team to come
up with the ideas and to all the work and then they get some well known doctor or research to put his name to it. Aside from giving the research
a little more credibility it helps to disguise the companies paying for
the research on their products.
Common sense is insufficient to analyze complex phenomena.
Even your smoking analogy breaks down. Millions of people have
smoked without getting lung cancer. Millions of people have gotten
lung cancer who never smoked.
On 2025-07-04 10:39 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
On 7/4/2025 2:19 AM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
microplastics. Microplastics. MICROPLASTICS! That's the new bandwagon.
Jump on, and join the movement! Hee Haw!
Sorry to say, Leo, but microplastics are very real. The old school
poisons were arsenic, lead, or asbestos. No one wanted to believe
that they were toxic, especially not manufacturers. Now, the new
poisons come from the plastic everything is wrapped in. When you were
a kid, everything came in clean metal and glass... Now it's cellophane.
They may not be as toxic as some of the chemical pollution of the past.
I remember when DDT was widely used as an insecticide. I remember Jeep
on exercises at a military base and early in the evening there was Jeep driving along the lines of tends with a bug fogger spraying an atomized
mix of diesel and DDT.
I imagine the same thing is going to happen with micro plastics. We have
only been using them for about 20 years and they are already being found
in concerning numbers as the bottom end of the food chain so we can
expect to see an increasing problem with them as they work their way up
the food chain.
On 7/4/2025 11:43 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
I imagine the same thing is going to happen with micro plastics. We
have only been using them for about 20 years and they are already
being found in concerning numbers as the bottom end of the food chain
so we can expect to see an increasing problem with them as they work
their way up the food chain.
I have a few bottles of Sherwin Williams branded DDT, probably from the 60's. I've used it to kill ants near the kitchen in the summer, and
it's saved me from ever having an ant issue. Like you said, used widespread, DDT was causing an ecological disaster... But everything is
OK, in moderation. Plastics are everywhere, you just can't avoid them.
On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 21:50:35 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-07-09 5:17 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
On 7/4/2025 11:43 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
I imagine the same thing is going to happen with micro plastics. We
have only been using them for about 20 years and they are already
being found in concerning numbers as the bottom end of the food chain
so we can expect to see an increasing problem with them as they work
their way up the food chain.
I have a few bottles of Sherwin Williams branded DDT, probably from the
60's. I've used it to kill ants near the kitchen in the summer, and
it's saved me from ever having an ant issue. Like you said, used
widespread, DDT was causing an ecological disaster... But everything is >>> OK, in moderation. Plastics are everywhere, you just can't avoid them.
The problem is the way the stuff accumulates and end up in more
concentrated levels in the apex predators. Something is going to eat the
dead ants. Something is going to eat the things that ate the ants. I use
rodent poisons sparingly. A rodent that has been poisoned from a bait
trap can end up being eaten by cats, dogs or wild animals. If they eat
enough of them they can reach dangerous levels.
I like to use Terro Ant Killer. It's
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:21:09 +0000, dsi1 wrote:
On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 21:50:35 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-07-09 5:17 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
On 7/4/2025 11:43 PM, Dave Smith wrote:The problem is the way the stuff accumulates and end up in more
I imagine the same thing is going to happen with micro plastics. We
have only been using them for about 20 years and they are already
being found in concerning numbers as the bottom end of the food chain >>>>> so we can expect to see an increasing problem with them as they work >>>>> their way up the food chain.
I have a few bottles of Sherwin Williams branded DDT, probably from the >>>> 60's. I've used it to kill ants near the kitchen in the summer, and
it's saved me from ever having an ant issue. Like you said, used
widespread, DDT was causing an ecological disaster... But everything is >>>> OK, in moderation. Plastics are everywhere, you just can't avoid them. >>>
concentrated levels in the apex predators. Something is going to eat the >>> dead ants. Something is going to eat the things that ate the ants. I use >>> rodent poisons sparingly. A rodent that has been poisoned from a bait
trap can end up being eaten by cats, dogs or wild animals. If they eat
enough of them they can reach dangerous levels.
I like to use Terro Ant Killer. It's
--
It's borax i.e., relatively harmless. You put a drop or two next to an
ant trail. The ants love the stuff. In a few days, no more ants.
My daughter saw two dogs yesterday that were poison victims. One family >thought the dog had eaten crown flowers. As it goes, the dog was
probably not poisoned with crown flowers so treatment was not possible.
The second dog ate rat poison. The poison was in a dog-proof trap. That
was a fail. I can't say what the outcome of these cases were but it
don't look too good.
In the end, there's fast poison, slow poison, and imaginary poison. I'm
not too worried about microplastics.
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:13:48 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:37:10 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:21:09 +0000, dsi1 wrote:
On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 21:50:35 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-07-09 5:17 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
On 7/4/2025 11:43 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
I imagine the same thing is going to happen with micro plastics. We >>>>>>> have only been using them for about 20 years and they are already >>>>>>> being found in concerning numbers as the bottom end of the food
chain
so we can expect to see an increasing problem with them as they work >>>>>>> their way up the food chain.
I have a few bottles of Sherwin Williams branded DDT, probably
from the
60's. I've used it to kill ants near the kitchen in the summer, and >>>>>> it's saved me from ever having an ant issue. Like you said, used >>>>>> widespread, DDT was causing an ecological disaster... But
everything is
OK, in moderation. Plastics are everywhere, you just can't avoid >>>>>> them.
The problem is the way the stuff accumulates and end up in more
concentrated levels in the apex predators. Something is going to
eat the
dead ants. Something is going to eat the things that ate the ants.
I use
rodent poisons sparingly. A rodent that has been poisoned from a
bait
trap can end up being eaten by cats, dogs or wild animals. If they
eat
enough of them they can reach dangerous levels.
I like to use Terro Ant Killer. It's
--
It's borax i.e., relatively harmless. You put a drop or two next to an
ant trail. The ants love the stuff. In a few days, no more ants.
My daughter saw two dogs yesterday that were poison victims. One family
thought the dog had eaten crown flowers. As it goes, the dog was
probably not poisoned with crown flowers so treatment was not possible.
The second dog ate rat poison. The poison was in a dog-proof trap. That
was a fail. I can't say what the outcome of these cases were but it
don't look too good.
In the end, there's fast poison, slow poison, and imaginary poison. I'm
not too worried about microplastics.
Don't say that. Leo will think they're not a problem.
At our age, microplastics are not a problem. Trust me on this one. I
worry about the ground not being completely flat, or that it's slippery.
I used to work with microplastics and lead vapors. It didn't hurt me
none, Chester. My theory is that I'll live forever. I have no indication
that this is not true.
--
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:13:48 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:37:10 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:21:09 +0000, dsi1 wrote:
On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 21:50:35 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-07-09 5:17 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
On 7/4/2025 11:43 PM, Dave Smith wrote:The problem is the way the stuff accumulates and end up in more
I imagine the same thing is going to happen with micro plastics. We >>>>>>> have only been using them for about 20 years and they are already >>>>>>> being found in concerning numbers as the bottom end of the food chain >>>>>>> so we can expect to see an increasing problem with them as they work >>>>>>> their way up the food chain.
I have a few bottles of Sherwin Williams branded DDT, probably from the >>>>>> 60's. I've used it to kill ants near the kitchen in the summer, and >>>>>> it's saved me from ever having an ant issue. Like you said, used >>>>>> widespread, DDT was causing an ecological disaster... But everything is
OK, in moderation. Plastics are everywhere, you just can't avoid them. >>>>>
concentrated levels in the apex predators. Something is going to eat the >>>>> dead ants. Something is going to eat the things that ate the ants. I use >>>>> rodent poisons sparingly. A rodent that has been poisoned from a bait >>>>> trap can end up being eaten by cats, dogs or wild animals. If they eat >>>>> enough of them they can reach dangerous levels.
I like to use Terro Ant Killer. It's
--
It's borax i.e., relatively harmless. You put a drop or two next to an >>>ant trail. The ants love the stuff. In a few days, no more ants.
My daughter saw two dogs yesterday that were poison victims. One family >>>thought the dog had eaten crown flowers. As it goes, the dog was
probably not poisoned with crown flowers so treatment was not possible. >>>The second dog ate rat poison. The poison was in a dog-proof trap. That >>>was a fail. I can't say what the outcome of these cases were but it
don't look too good.
In the end, there's fast poison, slow poison, and imaginary poison. I'm >>>not too worried about microplastics.
Don't say that. Leo will think they're not a problem.
At our age, microplastics are not a problem. Trust me on this one. I
worry about the ground not being completely flat, or that it's slippery.
I used to work with microplastics and lead vapors. It didn't hurt me
none, Chester. My theory is that I'll live forever. I have no indication
that this is not true.
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:37:45 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:13:48 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:37:10 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:21:09 +0000, dsi1 wrote:
On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 21:50:35 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-07-09 5:17 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
On 7/4/2025 11:43 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
I imagine the same thing is going to happen with micro plastics. We >>>>>>>> have only been using them for about 20 years and they are already >>>>>>>> being found in concerning numbers as the bottom end of the food chain >>>>>>>> so we can expect to see an increasing problem with them as they work >>>>>>>> their way up the food chain.
I have a few bottles of Sherwin Williams branded DDT, probably from the >>>>>>> 60's. I've used it to kill ants near the kitchen in the summer, and >>>>>>> it's saved me from ever having an ant issue. Like you said, used >>>>>>> widespread, DDT was causing an ecological disaster... But everything is
OK, in moderation. Plastics are everywhere, you just can't avoid them.
The problem is the way the stuff accumulates and end up in more
concentrated levels in the apex predators. Something is going to eat the >>>>>> dead ants. Something is going to eat the things that ate the ants. I use >>>>>> rodent poisons sparingly. A rodent that has been poisoned from a bait >>>>>> trap can end up being eaten by cats, dogs or wild animals. If they eat >>>>>> enough of them they can reach dangerous levels.
I like to use Terro Ant Killer. It's
--
It's borax i.e., relatively harmless. You put a drop or two next to an >>>> ant trail. The ants love the stuff. In a few days, no more ants.
My daughter saw two dogs yesterday that were poison victims. One family >>>> thought the dog had eaten crown flowers. As it goes, the dog was
probably not poisoned with crown flowers so treatment was not possible. >>>> The second dog ate rat poison. The poison was in a dog-proof trap. That >>>> was a fail. I can't say what the outcome of these cases were but it
don't look too good.
In the end, there's fast poison, slow poison, and imaginary poison. I'm >>>> not too worried about microplastics.
Don't say that. Leo will think they're not a problem.
At our age, microplastics are not a problem. Trust me on this one. I
worry about the ground not being completely flat, or that it's slippery.
I used to work with microplastics and lead vapors. It didn't hurt me
none, Chester. My theory is that I'll live forever. I have no indication
that this is not true.
Microplastics might not hurt you or me personally, but large scale
damage to the planet, including the ocean fauna, is still a bad thing.
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:11:54 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:37:45 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
At our age, microplastics are not a problem. Trust me on this one. I >>>worry about the ground not being completely flat, or that it's slippery. >>>I used to work with microplastics and lead vapors. It didn't hurt me >>>none, Chester. My theory is that I'll live forever. I have no indication >>>that this is not true.
Microplastics might not hurt you or me personally, but large scale
damage to the planet, including the ocean fauna, is still a bad thing.
If you feel the need to fret on about it, it's your choice. Good luck
with that.
On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 2:18:07 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 02:10:13 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:11:54 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:37:45 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
At our age, microplastics are not a problem. Trust me on this one. I >>>>>worry about the ground not being completely flat, or that it's slippery. >>>>>I used to work with microplastics and lead vapors. It didn't hurt me >>>>>none, Chester. My theory is that I'll live forever. I have no indication >>>>>that this is not true.
Microplastics might not hurt you or me personally, but large scale
damage to the planet, including the ocean fauna, is still a bad thing.
If you feel the need to fret on about it, it's your choice. Good luck >>>with that.
You sound much dumber than you are.
I'm okay with that. Yoose boys just love whining on and on. Yoose sound
like yoose is 6 years old. That's not good.
I like to use Terro Ant Killer. It's
On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 02:10:13 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
If you feel the need to fret on about it, it's your choice. Good luck
with that.
You sound much dumber than you are.
At our age, microplastics are not a problem. Trust me on this one. I
worry about the ground not being completely flat, or that it's slippery.
I used to work with microplastics and lead vapors. It didn't hurt me
none, Chester. My theory is that I'll live forever. I have no indication
that this is not true.
On 2025-07-11, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 02:10:13 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
If you feel the need to fret on about it, it's your choice. Good luck >>>with that.
You sound much dumber than you are.
So do I. We need to speak this way to communicate with you.
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:11:54 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:37:45 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
At our age, microplastics are not a problem. Trust me on this one. I
worry about the ground not being completely flat, or that it's slippery. >>> I used to work with microplastics and lead vapors. It didn't hurt me
none, Chester. My theory is that I'll live forever. I have no indication >>> that this is not true.
Microplastics might not hurt you or me personally, but large scale
damage to the planet, including the ocean fauna, is still a bad thing.
If you feel the need to fret on about it, it's your choice. Good luck
with that.
On 2025-07-10, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
At our age, microplastics are not a problem. Trust me on this one. I
worry about the ground not being completely flat, or that it's slippery.
I used to work with microplastics and lead vapors. It didn't hurt me
none, Chester. My theory is that I'll live forever. I have no indication
that this is not true.
I'm averse to ladders. And, oh, since it's you, I don't have PCO in my
right eye, just a blood leak in it. Until now, I never heard of a retinologist. Now, I'm encouraged to see one. :(
BUT! My optometrist said lots of people drive with one eye. My other is 20/20, so I might be good to go!
This has been your leo medical update for 7/11, which I'm led to
believe, is a convenience store chain.
On 7/10/2025 10:10 PM, dsi1 wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:11:54 +0000, Bruce wrote:
Microplastics might not hurt you or me personally, but large scale
damage to the planet, including the ocean fauna, is still a bad thing.
If you feel the need to fret on about it, it's your choice. Good luck
with that.
Fretting about something beyond your control is pointless, that's why
I've lost interest in national politics.
Unfortunately, most of the older generation isn't concerned about
plastics. It makes sense, y'all will be dead and gone before it's time
to really worry. You should be worried about your grandkids, though.
On 7/11/2025 6:00 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-07-10, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
At our age, microplastics are not a problem. Trust me on this one. I
worry about the ground not being completely flat, or that it's slippery. >>> I used to work with microplastics and lead vapors. It didn't hurt me
none, Chester. My theory is that I'll live forever. I have no indication >>> that this is not true.
I'm averse to ladders. And, oh, since it's you, I don't have PCO in my
right eye, just a blood leak in it. Until now, I never heard of a
retinologist. Now, I'm encouraged to see one. :(
BUT! My optometrist said lots of people drive with one eye. My other is
20/20, so I might be good to go!
This has been your leo medical update for 7/11, which I'm led to
believe, is a convenience store chain.
That it is. On 7/11, they offer free small slushies. I picked one up
today, it was some kind of lemonaid flavor. I'd never get frozen sugar
water otherwise, but if it's free, I figured I'd give it a go.
On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:40:49 -0400, Michael Trew
<michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
Unfortunately, most of the older generation isn't concerned about
plastics. It makes sense, y'all will be dead and gone before it's time
to really worry. You should be worried about your grandkids, though.
It's not something that keeps me awake at night, but topics like this
might influence who you vote for in elections. Unless you don't give a
shit because you're old and only care about poor little me-me.
On 2025-07-11, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:40:49 -0400, Michael Trew
<michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
Unfortunately, most of the older generation isn't concerned about >>>plastics. It makes sense, y'all will be dead and gone before it's time >>>to really worry. You should be worried about your grandkids, though.
It's not something that keeps me awake at night, but topics like this
might influence who you vote for in elections. Unless you don't give a
shit because you're old and only care about poor little me-me.
All I need is scientific proof, not a "new study shows" with a bunch of >squawking, bug-eyed, "journalists" on the news, promoting new laws to
further infringe upon my independence. I've seen that all my life.
Specifically:
Have the "results of the studies" been independently confirmed by
several different labs and disproven by none?
What, independently verified, specific harm has been verified by these
labs to show harm to humans. Be specific. What does it do?
Show specific examples of harm.
On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:42:11 -0400, Michael Trew
<michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
On 7/11/2025 6:00 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-07-10, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
At our age, microplastics are not a problem. Trust me on this one. I
worry about the ground not being completely flat, or that it's slippery. >>>> I used to work with microplastics and lead vapors. It didn't hurt me
none, Chester. My theory is that I'll live forever. I have no indication >>>> that this is not true.
I'm averse to ladders. And, oh, since it's you, I don't have PCO in my
right eye, just a blood leak in it. Until now, I never heard of a
retinologist. Now, I'm encouraged to see one. :(
BUT! My optometrist said lots of people drive with one eye. My other is
20/20, so I might be good to go!
This has been your leo medical update for 7/11, which I'm led to
believe, is a convenience store chain.
That it is. On 7/11, they offer free small slushies. I picked one up >>today, it was some kind of lemonaid flavor. I'd never get frozen sugar >>water otherwise, but if it's free, I figured I'd give it a go.
I asked AI what the deal is with 11-7.
"7-Eleven Day -- a promotional event by the convenience store chain
7-Eleven, where they often give out free small Slurpees on 7/11. It's
not a real holiday, just a marketing day."
By the way, it's confusing that all y'all write dates the wrong way
around.
On 2025-07-11, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:42:11 -0400, Michael Trew
<michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
On 7/11/2025 6:00 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-07-10, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
At our age, microplastics are not a problem. Trust me on this one. I >>>>> worry about the ground not being completely flat, or that it's slippery. >>>>> I used to work with microplastics and lead vapors. It didn't hurt me >>>>> none, Chester. My theory is that I'll live forever. I have no indication >>>>> that this is not true.
I'm averse to ladders. And, oh, since it's you, I don't have PCO in my >>>> right eye, just a blood leak in it. Until now, I never heard of a
retinologist. Now, I'm encouraged to see one. :(
BUT! My optometrist said lots of people drive with one eye. My other is >>>> 20/20, so I might be good to go!
This has been your leo medical update for 7/11, which I'm led to
believe, is a convenience store chain.
That it is. On 7/11, they offer free small slushies. I picked one up >>>today, it was some kind of lemonaid flavor. I'd never get frozen sugar >>>water otherwise, but if it's free, I figured I'd give it a go.
I asked AI what the deal is with 11-7.
"7-Eleven Day -- a promotional event by the convenience store chain
7-Eleven, where they often give out free small Slurpees on 7/11. It's
not a real holiday, just a marketing day."
By the way, it's confusing that all y'all write dates the wrong way
around.
We do that because we write them out like this: July 7, 2025.
I generally prefer the clarity of 7-jul-2025. It's only a few
additional characters.
If I'm using dates in computer filenames, I use ISO format: 2025-07-11. >Although I'm inclined to omit the hyphen or substitute an
underscore.
However, the convenience store chain is named for its original
hours: 7 am to 11 pm.
On 7/10/2025 10:10 PM, dsi1 wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:11:54 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:37:45 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
At our age, microplastics are not a problem. Trust me on this one. I
worry about the ground not being completely flat, or that it's slippery. >>>> I used to work with microplastics and lead vapors. It didn't hurt me
none, Chester. My theory is that I'll live forever. I have no indication >>>> that this is not true.
Microplastics might not hurt you or me personally, but large scale
damage to the planet, including the ocean fauna, is still a bad thing.
If you feel the need to fret on about it, it's your choice. Good luck
with that.
Fretting about something beyond your control is pointless, that's why
I've lost interest in national politics.
If I'm using dates in computer filenames, I use ISO format: 2025-07-11.
On 2025-07-11, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:the way, it's confusing that all y'all write dates the wrong way
around.
We do that because we write them out like this: July 7, 2025.
I generally prefer the clarity of 7-jul-2025. It's only a few
additional characters.
If I'm using dates in computer filenames, I use ISO format: 2025-07-11. Although I'm inclined to omit the hyphen or substitute an
underscore.
However, the convenience store chain is named for its original
hours: 7 am to 11 pm.
On 2025-07-11, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
Fretting about something beyond your control is pointless, that's why
I've lost interest in national politics.
There's fretting, and then there's obliviousness. I prefer to
keep informed. How else would I know that Trump has been
nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize again? You can't make up
that kind of comedy gold.
On 2025-07-12 5:46 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-07-11, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
Fretting about something beyond your control is pointless, that's why
I've lost interest in national politics.
There's fretting, and then there's obliviousness. I prefer to
keep informed. How else would I know that Trump has been
nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize again? You can't make up
that kind of comedy gold.
That guy has managed to ruin comedy. When he was first elected we were
pretty sure that we was going to be keeping comedians going with lots of comic material. He has given them so much that they got lazy.
On 2025-07-12, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
That guy has managed to ruin comedy. When he was first elected we were
pretty sure that we was going to be keeping comedians going with lots of
comic material. He has given them so much that they got lazy.
How would you satirize him? Satire relies on exaggeration, but
there's nothing so extreme that Trump wouldn't suggest it.
On 2025-07-12 5:46 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-07-11, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
Fretting about something beyond your control is pointless, that's why
I've lost interest in national politics.
There's fretting, and then there's obliviousness. I prefer to
keep informed. How else would I know that Trump has been
nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize again? You can't make up
that kind of comedy gold.
That guy has managed to ruin comedy. When he was first elected we were
pretty sure that we was going to be keeping comedians going with lots of >comic material. He has given them so much that they got lazy.
On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:40:49 +0000, Michael Trew wrote:
Fretting about something beyond your control is pointless, that's why
I've lost interest in national politics.
Unfortunately, most of the older generation isn't concerned about
plastics. It makes sense, y'all will be dead and gone before it's time
to really worry. You should be worried about your grandkids, though.
Some people allow their life to be ruled by fear, I can't abide by that.
I've been aware of the microplastic danger for decades. I've worked with
it. It's some cool stuff.
Microplastics are just the latest, fashionable, fear currently trending.
In my day it was disposable diapers that was going to end the planet,
well that and nuclear Armageddon. These days, I no longer worry about >disposable diapers.
On 7/10/2025 10:10 PM, dsi1 wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:11:54 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:37:45 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
At our age, microplastics are not a problem. Trust me on this one. I
worry about the ground not being completely flat, or that it's slippery. >>> I used to work with microplastics and lead vapors. It didn't hurt me
none, Chester. My theory is that I'll live forever. I have no indication >>> that this is not true.
Microplastics might not hurt you or me personally, but large scale
damage to the planet, including the ocean fauna, is still a bad thing.
If you feel the need to fret on about it, it's your choice. Good luck
with that.
Fretting about something beyond your control is pointless, that's why
I've lost interest in national politics.
Unfortunately, most of the older generation isn't concerned about
plastics. It makes sense, y'all will be dead and gone before it's time
to really worry. You should be worried about your grandkids, though.
On Sat, 12 Jul 2025 09:48:04 -0400, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-07-12 5:46 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-07-11, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
Fretting about something beyond your control is pointless, that's why
I've lost interest in national politics.
There's fretting, and then there's obliviousness. I prefer to
keep informed. How else would I know that Trump has been
nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize again? You can't make up
that kind of comedy gold.
That guy has managed to ruin comedy. When he was first elected we were >>pretty sure that we was going to be keeping comedians going with lots of >>comic material. He has given them so much that they got lazy.
I watch a daily talk show where the Trump video fragment of the day is
a recurring thing. For instance, Trump complimenting the president of
English speaking country Liberia on his English. Or Trump telling an attractive African reporter woman who asked him a question, that she's "beautiful, outside and inside".
Who needs comedians when you have Trump?
On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 7:16:45 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 06:53:40 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 2:18:07 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 02:10:13 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:11:54 +0000, Bruce wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:37:45 +0000, dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1) wrote: >>>>>>If you feel the need to fret on about it, it's your choice. Good luck >>>>>with that.
At our age, microplastics are not a problem. Trust me on this one. I >>>>>>>worry about the ground not being completely flat, or that it's slippery. >>>>>>>I used to work with microplastics and lead vapors. It didn't hurt me >>>>>>>none, Chester. My theory is that I'll live forever. I have no indication >>>>>>>that this is not true.
Microplastics might not hurt you or me personally, but large scale >>>>>> damage to the planet, including the ocean fauna, is still a bad thing. >>>>>
You sound much dumber than you are.
I'm okay with that. Yoose boys just love whining on and on. Yoose sound >>>like yoose is 6 years old. That's not good.
For a humble Hawaiian you're very up yourself. Hawaiians must dislike
you.
Da Hawaiians think that whiny people are weak and full of fear. They
are, of course, right about that.
These days, I get my eye checked by an ophthalmologist. He'll take some pictures of the area near my optic nerve. He'll spot some leaks but says
it's nothing to worry about. It's a much better deal, if you ask me.
On 2025-07-13, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
These days, I get my eye checked by an ophthalmologist. He'll take some
pictures of the area near my optic nerve. He'll spot some leaks but says
it's nothing to worry about. It's a much better deal, if you ask me.
I will keep that in mind. Thank you.
On 2025-07-14 7:58 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-07-13, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
These days, I get my eye checked by an ophthalmologist. He'll take some
pictures of the area near my optic nerve. He'll spot some leaks but says >>> it's nothing to worry about. It's a much better deal, if you ask me.
I will keep that in mind. Thank you.
It's a good idea to see a specialist if you have issues. Detached
retinas tend to start as very minor problems and if caught early they
can be lasered back before they get worse.
My ophthalmologist surprised me on my last visit by telling me I was out
of the danger period of a recurrence of of my problem. I have optic
ischemic neuritis in my right eye that has left me with only about 1/3
of my central vision. The left eye is fine. He had told me when it
happened almost five years ago that we had caught it in good time and
that my vision might return. It has not. Now he tells me that for a
period of time I was at high risk of it happening in the other eye, but
now were are out of the danger period. He told me if I have any
problems at all not to bother going to the ER but to call his office and
they will get me in immediately.
My ophthalmologist surprised me on my last visit by telling me I was out
of the danger period of a recurrence of of my problem. I have optic
ischemic neuritis in my right eye that has left me with only about 1/3
of my central vision. The left eye is fine. He had told me when it
happened almost five years ago that we had caught it in good time and
that my vision might return. It has not. Now he tells me that for a
period of time I was at high risk of it happening in the other eye, but
now were are out of the danger period. He told me if I have any
problems at all not to bother going to the ER but to call his office and
they will get me in immediately.
On 2025-07-15, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
Your right eye problem sounds a lot like mine. I have peripheral and a
cloud in the center. If, the quicker I got it fixed, the better, I lose.
I have a outrageously early, 8:30 AM appt, with an eye specialist, Monday.
On 2025-07-15, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
My ophthalmologist surprised me on my last visit by telling me I was out
of the danger period of a recurrence of of my problem. I have optic
ischemic neuritis in my right eye that has left me with only about 1/3
of my central vision. The left eye is fine. He had told me when it
happened almost five years ago that we had caught it in good time and
that my vision might return. It has not. Now he tells me that for a
period of time I was at high risk of it happening in the other eye, but
now were are out of the danger period. He told me if I have any
problems at all not to bother going to the ER but to call his office and
they will get me in immediately.
Your right eye problem sounds a lot like mine. I have peripheral and a
cloud in the center. If, the quicker I got it fixed, the better, I lose.
I have a outrageously early, 8:30 AM appt, with an eye specialist, Monday.
My doc will take pictures of my retina with no dilation. Beats me how
that works. Modern technology makes it possible to do eye measurements without eye charts and patient feedback.
On Fri, 18 Jul 2025 2:23:58 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-07-17 9:48 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-07-15, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
Your right eye problem sounds a lot like mine. I have peripheral and a
cloud in the center. If, the quicker I got it fixed, the better, I lose. >>> I have a outrageously early, 8:30 AM appt, with an eye specialist,
Monday.
You might consider yourself lucky to have and early morning appointment.
 From my experience taking myself and my wife to ophthamology
appointments they tend to run late. Mine are usually mid afternoon and I
usually have to wait a while before I get called into the second waiting
area. After waiting there someone comes and gives my the dilating drops.
I wait for that to kick in and then I go in for some testing with the
assistant. Then back out to the inner waiting room to wait for the
doctor. I get taken to the examination room and sit there for 10-15
minutes for the doctor and get about three minutes with him.
It has been better since Covid because now they run closer to schedule.
My doc will take pictures of my retina with no dilation. Beats me how
that works. Modern technology makes it possible to do eye measurements without eye charts and patient feedback. I don't know how that works
either. Eye ball pressure is still measured by deflection of a puff of
air.
Our club is able to do vision screening in seconds using a hand held diagnostic gizmo. This is done at the local elementary schools. The technology is amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGcmdHIg5oo
--
I frequently [...] I see things that aren't there.
Masterbation might rid you of them pesky migraines
On 2025-07-19, gm wrote:
Masterbation might rid you of them pesky migraines
As I said, I do NOT get the headaches, just the auras.
If driving, I will usually pause for a half-hour,
just to be able to read traffic signs to the
ability I have become accustomed to.
It starts from a point between the L & R blind spots.
Then it spreads as a roughly expanding bubble to
the edge of the field of vision. It manifests as
moving diagonal black & white bars.
On 2025-07-19, gm wrote:
Masterbation might rid you of them pesky migraines
As I said, I do NOT get the headaches, just the auras.
If driving, I will usually pause for a half-hour,
just to be able to read traffic signs to the
ability I have become accustomed to.
It starts from a point between the L & R blind spots.
Then it spreads as a roughly expanding bubble to
the edge of the field of vision. It manifests as
moving diagonal black & white bars.
I get just the auras, too. White squiggles
moving across my field of vision.
I used to get some weird looks when I sat in
my cube at the office with my shades on.
On 2025-07-19, Mike Duffy <mxduffy@bell.net> wrote:
On 2025-07-19, gm wrote:
Masterbation might rid you of them pesky migraines
As I said, I do NOT get the headaches, just the auras.
If driving, I will usually pause for a half-hour,
just to be able to read traffic signs to the
ability I have become accustomed to.
It starts from a point between the L & R blind spots.
Then it spreads as a roughly expanding bubble to
the edge of the field of vision. It manifests as
moving diagonal black & white bars.
I get just the auras, too. White squiggles moving across
my field of vision. If I'm at home, I take ibuprofen, have
a hot shower, and put on my sunglasses. If I'm out, I skip
the shower. I used to get some weird looks when I sat in
my cube at the office with my shades on.
On Sat, 19 Jul 2025 5:58:05 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-07-18, dsi1 wrote:
I frequently [...] I see things that aren't there.
A few times a year, I see migraine auras.
(Luckily. I never get the painful headaches.)
The last aura started as an ellipse
with eccentricity just under unity.
Absolutely beautiful, but then it
expanded away from the 'origin'
anisotropically just enough to make
it sort of difficult to read &c.
I've not seen auras, I have seen halos. They look like the halos from >religious Renaissance paintings. I've had this happen twice. It
certainly is beautiful. When I first saw it, I thought I was having a >religious vision. The reality was that it was caused by some non-holy >translucent material in my eyes. Too bad, we could have been into
something really important there.
On Sat, 19 Jul 2025 5:58:05 +0000, Mike Duffy wrote:
On 2025-07-18, dsi1 wrote:
I frequently [...] I see things that aren't there.
A few times a year, I see migraine auras.
(Luckily. I never get the painful headaches.)
The last aura started as an ellipse
with eccentricity just under unity.
Absolutely beautiful, but then it
expanded away from the 'origin'
anisotropically just enough to make
it sort of difficult to read &c.
I've not seen auras, I have seen halos. They look like the halos from religious Renaissance paintings. I've had this happen twice. It
certainly is beautiful. When I first saw it, I thought I was having a religious vision. The reality was that it was caused by some non-holy translucent material in my eyes. Too bad, we could have been into
something really important there.
--
That doesn't take into account the large amount of processing your
brain does.
Your blind spot is probably just too big for your brain to easily hide.
I frequently misinterpret the things that I see i.e, I see things that
aren't there. My guess is that my eyes are not in tip-top shape. It's
either that and/or my brain. It's just a fun little thing that happens
to me.
I've not seen auras, I have seen halos. They look like the halos from religious Renaissance paintings. I've had this happen twice. It
certainly is beautiful. When I first saw it, I thought I was having a religious vision. The reality was that it was caused by some non-holy translucent material in my eyes. Too bad, we could have been into
something really important there.
On 2025-07-18, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
Your blind spot is probably just too big for your brain to easily hide.
I frequently misinterpret the things that I see i.e, I see things that
aren't there. My guess is that my eyes are not in tip-top shape. It's
either that and/or my brain. It's just a fun little thing that happens
to me.
I see magic sprites too. That's a newer phenomenon. You don't suppose
that it has anything to do with an aging brain, do you?
I see magic sprites too.
I get just the auras, too. White squiggles moving across
my field of vision. If I'm at home, I take ibuprofen, have
a hot shower, and put on my sunglasses. If I'm out, I skip
the shower. I used to get some weird looks when I sat in
my cube at the office with my shades on.
OTOH, you might be seeing floaters. If they're red and white and you see
them while you're fishing the chances are pretty good.
On 2025-07-20, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
OTOH, you might be seeing floaters. If they're red and white and you see
them while you're fishing the chances are pretty good.
A update, just for you. A opthalmologist diagnosed me with wet macular >degeneration today. A cardiologist, who has been unsuccessfully
prescribing Xarelto to me, said he'd call the opthalmologist to see if
the Xarelto was a good idea, for me. I'll start taking it if they both
agree. I don't like the idea of "blood thinners".
I was subjected to brilliant lights, eye drops and a injection that
turned my urine yellower, just for a diagnosis. For some reason, I can
see better, out of my bad eye, tonight. Why?
Stay tuned, with bated breath, for more of "Leo's Medical Adventures".
;)
On 2025-07-20, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
OTOH, you might be seeing floaters. If they're red and white and you see
them while you're fishing the chances are pretty good.
A update, just for you. A opthalmologist diagnosed me with wet macular degeneration today. A cardiologist, who has been unsuccessfully
prescribing Xarelto to me, said he'd call the opthalmologist to see if
the Xarelto was a good idea, for me. I'll start taking it if they both
agree. I don't like the idea of "blood thinners".
I was subjected to brilliant lights, eye drops and a injection that
turned my urine yellower, just for a diagnosis. For some reason, I can
see better, out of my bad eye, tonight. Why?
Stay tuned, with bated breath, for more of "Leo's Medical Adventures".
;)
On 2025-07-20, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
OTOH, you might be seeing floaters. If they're red and white and you see
them while you're fishing the chances are pretty good.
A update, just for you. A opthalmologist diagnosed me with wet macular degeneration today. A cardiologist, who has been unsuccessfully
prescribing Xarelto to me, said he'd call the opthalmologist to see if
the Xarelto was a good idea, for me. I'll start taking it if they both
agree. I don't like the idea of "blood thinners".
I was subjected to brilliant lights, eye drops and a injection that
turned my urine yellower, just for a diagnosis. For some reason, I can
see better, out of my bad eye, tonight. Why?
Stay tuned, with bated breath, for more of "Leo's Medical Adventures".
;)
Apart from your eye problem, what had you against Xarelto?
On 22 Jul 2025 02:38:40 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2025-07-20, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
OTOH, you might be seeing floaters. If they're red and white and you see >> them while you're fishing the chances are pretty good.
A update, just for you. A opthalmologist diagnosed me with wet macular >degeneration today. A cardiologist, who has been unsuccessfully
prescribing Xarelto to me, said he'd call the opthalmologist to see if
the Xarelto was a good idea, for me. I'll start taking it if they both >agree. I don't like the idea of "blood thinners".
I was subjected to brilliant lights, eye drops and a injection that
turned my urine yellower, just for a diagnosis. For some reason, I can
see better, out of my bad eye, tonight. Why?
Stay tuned, with bated breath, for more of "Leo's Medical Adventures".
;)
You might soon be able to see through Fox News! Talk about an eye
opener!
On 2025-07-20, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
OTOH, you might be seeing floaters. If they're red and white and you see them while you're fishing the chances are pretty good.
A update, just for you. A opthalmologist diagnosed me with wet macular degeneration today. A cardiologist, who has been unsuccessfully
prescribing Xarelto to me, said he'd call the opthalmologist to see if
the Xarelto was a good idea, for me. I'll start taking it if they both
agree. I don't like the idea of "blood thinners".
I was subjected to brilliant lights, eye drops and a injection that
turned my urine yellower, just for a diagnosis. For some reason, I can
see better, out of my bad eye, tonight. Why?
Stay tuned, with bated breath, for more of "Leo's Medical Adventures".
;)
Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> posted:
I don't care for blood thinners either. I quit taking a daily dose of aspirin because blood thinners could cause other problems. My doc didn't hassle me for
my personal decision. These days, you can pick whether you want to die by hemorrhaging or a stroke.
My wife's coworker's 9-year-old son asked his dad to bring home some medicine for a black spot in his vision. They had his eye checked out and there was bleeding and scaring in both his eyes. She sent some pictures and it was a pretty alarming sight. They docs are going to try laser. The kid wants to play
football this year. It don't look so good on any level.
On 2025-07-27 2:07 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> posted:
I don't care for blood thinners either. I quit taking a daily dose of aspirin
because blood thinners could cause other problems. My doc didn't hassle me for
my personal decision. These days, you can pick whether you want to die by hemorrhaging or a stroke.
My wife's coworker's 9-year-old son asked his dad to bring home some medicine
for a black spot in his vision. They had his eye checked out and there was bleeding and scaring in both his eyes. She sent some pictures and it was a pretty alarming sight. They docs are going to try laser. The kid wants to play
football this year. It don't look so good on any level.
Good luck with that. About 8-9 years ago on Christmas Day my wife
noticed a black spot in her vision and went to the ER. She was told it
was just a floater and it was age related but arranged for her to see
the ophthalmologist the next morning. The ophthalmologist said it was a retinal hemorrhage and sent he back to the nearby hospital where he
lasered it. About 4-5 months later she had the same thing in the other
eye except this time it was detached.
She has had to get approval from the ophthalmologist to take a
particular arthritis medication because it can play hell with retinas.
The retina is a pretty delicate arrangement of cells and is susceptible
to blood issues.
Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> posted:
On 2025-07-20, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
OTOH, you might be seeing floaters. If they're red and white and you see >> > them while you're fishing the chances are pretty good.
A update, just for you. A opthalmologist diagnosed me with wet macular
degeneration today. A cardiologist, who has been unsuccessfully
prescribing Xarelto to me, said he'd call the opthalmologist to see if
the Xarelto was a good idea, for me. I'll start taking it if they both
agree. I don't like the idea of "blood thinners".
I was subjected to brilliant lights, eye drops and a injection that
turned my urine yellower, just for a diagnosis. For some reason, I can
see better, out of my bad eye, tonight. Why?
Stay tuned, with bated breath, for more of "Leo's Medical Adventures".
;)
I don't care for blood thinners either. I quit taking a daily dose of aspirin because blood thinners could cause other problems. My doc didn't hassle me for
my personal decision. These days, you can pick whether you want to die by hemorrhaging or a stroke.
On 2025-07-30 2:54 a.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
I'm supposed to get a shot in my right eye in a couple of days. I may be
able to handle the results, or I may not. I turned down a experimental
procedure that would possibly waste my time and health for five months.
I'm ten years too old for that.
There is also the risk of thinking you are getting the new experimental procedure and being the control group. Imagine how many people have been involved in drug studies and have taken various medications for their treatment only to find out they had take the placebo.
On 2025-07-27, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
I don't care for blood thinners either. I quit taking a daily dose of aspirin
because blood thinners could cause other problems. My doc didn't hassle me for
my personal decision. These days, you can pick whether you want to die by hemorrhaging or a stroke.
I chose by hemorrhaging. The docs were in agreement. I feel "thinner" already. ;)
To be honest, it might be that I just wanted to stop having to take that one extra
baby aspirin dose in the morning. The good news is that baby aspirin is dirt cheap.
I inject insulin several times a day so I get to see enough of my blood. It looks
plenty thin, if you ask me.
On 2025-08-01 4:06 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
To be honest, it might be that I just wanted to stop having to take that one extra
baby aspirin dose in the morning. The good news is that baby aspirin is dirt cheap.
I inject insulin several times a day so I get to see enough of my blood. It looks
plenty thin, if you ask me.
As if you need to use a hypodermic to see your own blood when in blood thinners. Just try reaching something that has dropped between your
diver seat and the console without scraping it and bleeding profusely.
Rub your hand or arm against a rough textured wall. Where I used to get patches of skin that would turn a little white I now get bleeding wounds.
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