edna Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Congrats, Rocky, you'll be a good dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Yeah, this whole news about Rocky really belongs in Announcements, bringing a precious child into the world, whether kept or given away, should never "grind one's gears" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Oh it would be. Were it 5 years later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Grrrrr, I am not a happy camper tonight, and I'm not gonna be happy this weekend either.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 poor Laurie! Methinks you need a... trip to Phoenix, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 I think you may be right about that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 poor Laurie! Methinks you need a... trip to Phoenix, perhaps? Since you are referring to yourself in the third person, this might be the last place you'd wanna go! At least it wouldn't be my choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Laurie and Shawna doing the ol' avvie switcheroo again, inconsiderate souls WE DON'T READ USERNAMES HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Oh Now I SEE, I thought it was Laurie who made that comment and I was confused. I will never quote another post again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 my kingdom for the patience to create a Web site! I got my new domain name today, and bought the do-it-yerself package to make a Web site. So now I have two sites to create, and even though it's probably so simple a caveman could do it, I can't figure out some stuff. Looks like Tech support at GoDaddy will be getting to know me in the next couple of weeks. I feel for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 I got my new domain name today....... ....GoDaddy That was your first mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 why? Are they horrible? They were super nice to me and the poor guy tried his best to talk me through everything he could yesterday for about an hour. And they've got 24/7 tech support. You're the first person who's had anything remotely negative to say about them...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 I've heard some things... but this little rant will have to wait for another hour as I have a ton of work to finish up on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 where's the rant? Hmmmmm? Were you rendered catatonic at your desk? My little rant is about my eye. My eye has been causing me to see little moving flashes of bright white out of the very corner, and they startle me, and irritate the (*&(^% out of me. Now it's begun hurting a bit in the corner of my eye, and Jeff tells me it looks like there's a spot there. Not cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otokichi Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 Get to the eye doctor ASAP! Even if it's just irritation or a minor bug easily cured by rest or medicine. Flashing spots could point to a detaching retina at worst, or undiagnosed Glaucoma at best. (Sorry if that sounds scary, but having to learn Braille would be far too "interesting.") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 I agree with Otokichi, go see somebody right away! - not to give you a scare. I know a few physicians in our neck of the woods, that are low price, but accurate and professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 Shawna, go to see a doctor. When you can't see from the corner of the eye it's not fun, it might be glaucoma but it might also be anything, stress, lack of sleep, your liver... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 I saw the lights at the outer edges of the eye too, Shawna. Usually when shifting the eyeball from one side to the other, as if watching a tennis match. Around the same time, I had small dark spots appear randomly at points inside the eyesight perimeter. I thought I might be going blind. My eye doctor said these might have been early symptoms of detached retina, but as in about 95% of the cases, actually what was going on is commonly referred to as "floaters." Google it. It is a temporary albeit, sometimes lengthy, condition where some membranes lining the eyesocket (not the retina) loosen as a function of aging and the spots where the adherence is not 100% appears as a dark or light spot, depending on the location - outer areas usually light and inner areas usually dark. After a couple of months, my sight compensated and I barely noticed those "firing lights." And after a year and a half, my lining completely renewed itself and I do not see any of those spots now. Some say there are vitamins and diet regimes that can improve the "floaters" more quickly. But time will do the trick eventually. But still, as others have said, see an eye doctor, just for your own peace of mind, if for no other reason. I was glad I did. Imagine a photographer having the sensation of going blind! But after a simple office exam, the opthamologist allayed my fears. (The experience did generate a short short story, "The Blind Photographer.") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 My story is the same as S2V's Shawna. I didn't go to the eye doctor for just the floaters tho. My eye sight was also getting worse. He told me it comes with old age and I might wanna start thinking of reading glasses Sad part is I was about your age then I have gone up several strengths in reading glasses since But I still think you might want to see an eye doctor if you can. We aren't doctors and it could just as easily be something serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 Shawna, it is probably nothing but a normal symptom of aging, but you should have it checked out by a professional ... here's a link from a source we use at work sometimes .... Merck Manual of Geriatrics (see the floaters/flashing lights paragraphs). In addition, they can be simple warning signs of what is called an 'optical migraine' as well. Do you suffer from headaches at all? Anyway, go to the doctor if it continues, just to make sure, most especially if there is a 'spot' on your eye or eye pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 wow... you guys are sort of scaring me. I do have an appointment on Tuesday already. When I called last week and told them what I needed to come in for, the gal said, "Can you come in tomorrow morning? We'll fit you in." And I laughed and said, "No... it's not an emergency thing, it doesn't hurt or anything. Just give me the next regular available appointment." So she did. Now Jeff's telling me he wishes I'd gone in when the gal said. Glaucoma is an ugly word! Whenever I've had those eyeball pressure tests before, I've been grilled about if there's glaucoma in the family history, because the pressure in that eye is supposedly right up on the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 wow... you guys are sort of scaring me. Normally I would take advantage of the situation, but this is no laughing matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 Don't be afraid until you know what to fear Shawna if anything. It's a waste of energy. Believe me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 fear Shawna if anything. I kinda already do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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