For My Bushfuddled Friends
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Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Friday, August 12, 2005
The Rewards of One of My Hobbies
"Oh my gosh... what a great email. Thank you so much for all the information. I am just now checking this email account as I have never used it before. I was surprised to find an email here. You have really helped with alot of questions. " -Lee S.
"The news you sent my way is incredibly informative and uplifting. Thank you SO MUCH for caring enough to share this with me. I am so glad I found this support group."
Sincerely, Tee
"THANK YOU!! The info you sent was invaluable and we really, really appreciate it!!
-Wendy (and Rick) in Oklahoma"
"I wanted to thank you for the awesome, very helpful and informative email. You had sent me another great email back in March when I was first diagnosed. I really appreciate your taking the time to share your experience and all that you've learned. After reading your story, I felt much more optimistic." -Mary W.
"It was very helpful to hear your experience of PA [Psoriatic Arthritis], It may have taken me years to discover this amount of information!" - Barrie
"Thank you so much for this email. John read it before I was able to get to it and it seems to have given him hope that there will be some kind of relief." -W. Huffman
"Thank you so much for all the wonderful information. I had no idea about all these medicines and what they actually do. Now I can go to the derm and get started hopefully on the right track to feeling better. I know I have a long way to go to find out what works best for me. I'll keep in touch and let you know what happens. " -Pat F.
"Thank you from the bottem of my heart for the info. I printed it and gave to my hubby. I encouraged him to take this to his doctor for further evaluation" -Dawn W.
"Thanks so much for your in depth note...you answered alot of questions i had :)" -belkis1015
"Thanks very much for the reply. This does take a bit of a load off my mind and hopefully I will have good luck with the various medications available. Your note has provided me a great deal of info that I can add to my ever increasing list of questions to ask my doc.
I am hopeful that I will be able to get back to walking and running before too long." -Dave L.
"Thanks so much for the positive feedback about Remicade. I am starting to feel better about it since it seems it has helped quite a lot of people, without all the bad side effects. Just keep your fingers crossed for me on the 30th. I am glad you are feeling so good with it, Have a great holiday season! Gentle hugs -Pat"
"Thank you so much for writing back! I really appreciate the time you took to inform me of the different medicines available since I've never taken any of the "injection" type ones. I am currently taking Celebrex and Prednisone and without either one I am nearly imobile with pain. I will take my first dose of Enbrel next week and hope so much that it works for me.
Anyway, thank you so much...take care now.
Hugs, Annie (in Temecula, CA....hi neighbor!)"
"Wow- Thank you so much for your details.
I really appreciate you taking the time to reply.
I'll call my doc today." -Dawn E.
"Hi, and thanks for writing! You're pretty on the money about my occasional propensity to see the glass as half empty. Although I really do try not to, I am prone to laspsing into that type of thinking (esp. on days when the pain and fatigue are overwhelming). Your comments are greatly appreciated, and I will certainly take them to heart, and try to have a more positive outlook! Thanks again, -Sheila H."
"Thank you so much for responding! Also thank you for all the great info. When faced with something new, information is so appreciated. Doctors tend not to take you seriously if you do not present with 'normal' symptoms. Thank you for all the info, I REALLY do appreciate it!" -Lynn S.
"Thanks for your input! The information you've provided for me is great. I've received such a great response, and sooo quickly, that I think I've learned more about my disease in the last 24 hours than I have in the 15 years I've had it. Thank you so much for being a part of such a wonderful and informative group of people. The fact that you all reach out to help a complete stranger is a wonderous thing." -Crystal
"Thank you so much for your response. It was very helpful to hear your experience of PA [Psoriatic Arthritis]. It may have taken me years to discover this amount of information! I read your message to my husband and I think we are both feeling much better about this next step. I'll keep you posted on how things go." Blessings, -Ann L.
"Thank you for all the info! I am so impressed! How do you know all this?!! I learned allot. I am glad I can take the Voltarin, as Mobic was not working. I hope V is better for me. Thank you! Thank you!!!!" -D
"I thank you for all the info and suggestions...hard to use the keyboard on my computer right now, but wanted to personally thank you. Talk again down the road...Shana"
"Hey man thanks sooooo much dude, that info was invaluable, ive been trying to find info lately and its a pain in the arse. im gonna use alot of the info you gave me when i go see my doc, i got alot of it written down man, thanks alot, ill let you know how it goes in a few months if you want man, really though this info was great, google/psoriasis.org/webmd.com have been pretty much useless" -Ian K.
"I really appreciate your time in giving such a detailed and informative response. It really is beneficial to board 'newbies' like myself who only recently have been struck by this disease and are wondering which way to go forward. Messages like yours go a long way towards making one feel better." -Harry
"Thanks for the document...it was very reassuring. Pretty much says it all. Anyone that has questions or fears should read it." Dave B.
"I am basically in shock because it has worked so well so fast. I had no idea it would be this great!!!! Thanks so much for letting me know how well it worked for you. Take care and enjoy life!" -Robin
"Thank you for your input. I go today and am hopeful. I will also ask him about this other med you suggest to see what he has to say about it. " -Tracey
"Thanks for replying, you are the only one so far. If its ok with you, I'll print this and take it along with me to the doc, see what he has to say. The information has been great, I was not aware of some of the stuff you stated, and will definitely research it further, I guess I can say we were devistated with the diagnosis, we had an idea, but was not aware of how serious it could be. Did not know the damage that was already there. We have alot to learn, and I appreciate your help. If you have anything else to share, please feel free. Bless you." -Teresa
"Thank you so much for the advice and information. This is absolutely first rate. I see my specialist tomorrow and will just tell her straight to put me on the Biologics." -Rob D.
"Thank you for the information, I think it's one of the best explainations I've heard thus far. " -Chuck
"The news you sent my way is incredibly informative and uplifting. Thank you SO MUCH for caring enough to share this with me. I am so glad I found this support group."
Sincerely, Tee
"THANK YOU!! The info you sent was invaluable and we really, really appreciate it!!
-Wendy (and Rick) in Oklahoma"
"I wanted to thank you for the awesome, very helpful and informative email. You had sent me another great email back in March when I was first diagnosed. I really appreciate your taking the time to share your experience and all that you've learned. After reading your story, I felt much more optimistic." -Mary W.
"It was very helpful to hear your experience of PA [Psoriatic Arthritis], It may have taken me years to discover this amount of information!" - Barrie
"Thank you so much for this email. John read it before I was able to get to it and it seems to have given him hope that there will be some kind of relief." -W. Huffman
"Thank you so much for all the wonderful information. I had no idea about all these medicines and what they actually do. Now I can go to the derm and get started hopefully on the right track to feeling better. I know I have a long way to go to find out what works best for me. I'll keep in touch and let you know what happens. " -Pat F.
"Thank you from the bottem of my heart for the info. I printed it and gave to my hubby. I encouraged him to take this to his doctor for further evaluation" -Dawn W.
"Thanks so much for your in depth note...you answered alot of questions i had :)" -belkis1015
"Thanks very much for the reply. This does take a bit of a load off my mind and hopefully I will have good luck with the various medications available. Your note has provided me a great deal of info that I can add to my ever increasing list of questions to ask my doc.
I am hopeful that I will be able to get back to walking and running before too long." -Dave L.
"Thanks so much for the positive feedback about Remicade. I am starting to feel better about it since it seems it has helped quite a lot of people, without all the bad side effects. Just keep your fingers crossed for me on the 30th. I am glad you are feeling so good with it, Have a great holiday season! Gentle hugs -Pat"
"Thank you so much for writing back! I really appreciate the time you took to inform me of the different medicines available since I've never taken any of the "injection" type ones. I am currently taking Celebrex and Prednisone and without either one I am nearly imobile with pain. I will take my first dose of Enbrel next week and hope so much that it works for me.
Anyway, thank you so much...take care now.
Hugs, Annie (in Temecula, CA....hi neighbor!)"
"Wow- Thank you so much for your details.
I really appreciate you taking the time to reply.
I'll call my doc today." -Dawn E.
"Hi, and thanks for writing! You're pretty on the money about my occasional propensity to see the glass as half empty. Although I really do try not to, I am prone to laspsing into that type of thinking (esp. on days when the pain and fatigue are overwhelming). Your comments are greatly appreciated, and I will certainly take them to heart, and try to have a more positive outlook! Thanks again, -Sheila H."
"Thank you so much for responding! Also thank you for all the great info. When faced with something new, information is so appreciated. Doctors tend not to take you seriously if you do not present with 'normal' symptoms. Thank you for all the info, I REALLY do appreciate it!" -Lynn S.
"Thanks for your input! The information you've provided for me is great. I've received such a great response, and sooo quickly, that I think I've learned more about my disease in the last 24 hours than I have in the 15 years I've had it. Thank you so much for being a part of such a wonderful and informative group of people. The fact that you all reach out to help a complete stranger is a wonderous thing." -Crystal
"Thank you so much for your response. It was very helpful to hear your experience of PA [Psoriatic Arthritis]. It may have taken me years to discover this amount of information! I read your message to my husband and I think we are both feeling much better about this next step. I'll keep you posted on how things go." Blessings, -Ann L.
"Thank you for all the info! I am so impressed! How do you know all this?!! I learned allot. I am glad I can take the Voltarin, as Mobic was not working. I hope V is better for me. Thank you! Thank you!!!!" -D
"I thank you for all the info and suggestions...hard to use the keyboard on my computer right now, but wanted to personally thank you. Talk again down the road...Shana"
"Hey man thanks sooooo much dude, that info was invaluable, ive been trying to find info lately and its a pain in the arse. im gonna use alot of the info you gave me when i go see my doc, i got alot of it written down man, thanks alot, ill let you know how it goes in a few months if you want man, really though this info was great, google/psoriasis.org/webmd.com have been pretty much useless" -Ian K.
"I really appreciate your time in giving such a detailed and informative response. It really is beneficial to board 'newbies' like myself who only recently have been struck by this disease and are wondering which way to go forward. Messages like yours go a long way towards making one feel better." -Harry
"Thanks for the document...it was very reassuring. Pretty much says it all. Anyone that has questions or fears should read it." Dave B.
"I am basically in shock because it has worked so well so fast. I had no idea it would be this great!!!! Thanks so much for letting me know how well it worked for you. Take care and enjoy life!" -Robin
"Thank you for your input. I go today and am hopeful. I will also ask him about this other med you suggest to see what he has to say about it. " -Tracey
"Thanks for replying, you are the only one so far. If its ok with you, I'll print this and take it along with me to the doc, see what he has to say. The information has been great, I was not aware of some of the stuff you stated, and will definitely research it further, I guess I can say we were devistated with the diagnosis, we had an idea, but was not aware of how serious it could be. Did not know the damage that was already there. We have alot to learn, and I appreciate your help. If you have anything else to share, please feel free. Bless you." -Teresa
"Thank you so much for the advice and information. This is absolutely first rate. I see my specialist tomorrow and will just tell her straight to put me on the Biologics." -Rob D.
"Thank you for the information, I think it's one of the best explainations I've heard thus far. " -Chuck
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Gotta Love the New Long Range Wireless Units
There are not one, but two new unsecured wireless networks in my neighborhood. I am using one right now as I type this note. Perhaps it's time to end my costly broadband subscription and free load.
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Thursday, August 04, 2005
In Case You Think Fox News is All Rah Rah for Bush...
I was watching The O'Reilly Factor the other day and they had a segment about how things are going in Iraq. Two Fox News Military Analysts who were military officers and generally pro-invasion and O'Reilly himself. They all agreed that things were going very poorly in Iraq and that Rumsfeld and Bush were making things worse by not being straight with the people. O'Reilly called again for Rumsfeld to step down.
Biggest problems: 1) Corruption by Iraqis and US contractors wasting billions in reconstruction money. 2) Although the vast majority of Iraqis don't like the insurgents, they're not willing to take them on (as measured by lack of effectiveness/moral of Iraqi police and Iraqi national guard units).
Biggest problems: 1) Corruption by Iraqis and US contractors wasting billions in reconstruction money. 2) Although the vast majority of Iraqis don't like the insurgents, they're not willing to take them on (as measured by lack of effectiveness/moral of Iraqi police and Iraqi national guard units).
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Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Liberate Myanmar
From The Economist, July 23, 2005
"For proof of how grim things have become in Myanmar, consider how locals talk about America's invasion of Iraq. There is no griping about violations of Iraqi sovereignty, no carping about the mysterious absence of weapons of mass destruction, no horror at the bloodthirsty insurgency that has ensued. Only one criticism is ever voiced: why hasn't America invaded Myanmar too? A monk, a taxi driver, a student, all shyly ask your correspondent whether America might not be prevailed upon to topple their dictatorial regime next. The country is stuck in such a rut that the prospect of a foreign invasion is a fond hope, not a fear."
Grab your guns boys! We're goin' to Burma and then to Zimbabwe.
"For proof of how grim things have become in Myanmar, consider how locals talk about America's invasion of Iraq. There is no griping about violations of Iraqi sovereignty, no carping about the mysterious absence of weapons of mass destruction, no horror at the bloodthirsty insurgency that has ensued. Only one criticism is ever voiced: why hasn't America invaded Myanmar too? A monk, a taxi driver, a student, all shyly ask your correspondent whether America might not be prevailed upon to topple their dictatorial regime next. The country is stuck in such a rut that the prospect of a foreign invasion is a fond hope, not a fear."
Grab your guns boys! We're goin' to Burma and then to Zimbabwe.
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