Dec 09 2005
Okay, so remember that word “sterile” I used in an earlier post? Let’s examine this whole “Political correctness” thing, shall we? At the end of Spanish class last evening, Sarah recounted a story for us about how she’d been reprimanded by her supervisor for wishing a customer Merry Christmas. It turns out that “Merry Christmas” […]
Dec 08 2005
Where’ve all the good men gone And where are all the gods? Where’s the street-wise Hercules To fight the rising odds? Isn’t there a white knight upon a fiery steed? Late at night I toss and turn and dream of what I need: I need a hero! I’m holding out for a hero ’til the […]
Dec 07 2005
I spent my 1st – 5th grades in Midland School, an elementary school on Broadway Street in Colorado Springs, Colorado. When I was in second grade I had a classmate, Troy, an epileptic boy who was also severely retarded. I’m not sure exactly how handicapped he was, but he’d been held back a grade or […]
Dec 04 2005
Okay, so I’m not one to jump for joy about “miracle” drugs. And, I’m a little disgruntled because, ultimately, I don’t know for sure what’s helping more, the round-the-clock Ultram (which is actually tramadol, a generic form of Ultram), or the introduction of Topamax. But, for all you Fibromites out there, here’s what I do […]
Dec 01 2005
On November 28th I had an appointment with Dr. Bivins and he started me round-the-clock on Ultram (1 every 6 hours) and Topomax. Topomax is a drug used for the prevention of migraines. While I think my body is adjusting, and there are some odd side effects I have to get used to, I haven’t […]