And the word of the day is: LAMBENT!
Happy to take the blame for that, it's a cool house. Is there another in contention? I was thinking that you said you were choosing between two at the moment
Kerry and I are seeing August: Osage County today.
We woke up to find that we had no cold water in our master bathroom this morning.
Hopefully, once the temperature rises, it will thaw out...without any major damage.
>:(
The Oregonian is reporting that foreclosures are up 65% in 2009 and forecasts expect 2010 to be even worse. So there will evidently be lots of houses to choose from. We're going back today to that one I posted pics of (blame Cilla) so that the kids can see it.
DR JoseP, if that vertigo happens again I do hope you will go to the doctor and have it checked out.
...and PYAAR IMPOSSIBLE will not likely play anywhere near me. The only theater showing Bollywood in these parts is now an hour and a half drive from Salem, in Hillsboro. When it was in Beaverton (only a 45 minute drive) I would go occasionally.
Happy to take the blame for that, it's a cool house. Is there another in contention? I was thinking that you said you were choosing between two at the momentThe other contender is better for everyone, public transit wise, but Gabe would either need to change high schools or have a long bus ride every morning.
We woke up to find that we had no cold water in our master bathroom this morning.
Hopefully, once the temperature rises, it will thaw out...without any major damage.
>:(
~~~No Water Damage for DR Druxy!!~~~
We woke up to find that we had no cold water in our master bathroom this morning.
Hopefully, once the temperature rises, it will thaw out...without any major damage.
>:(
~~~No Water Damage for DR Druxy!!~~~
Everything appears to be back to normal. Faucets are running. There appears to be no permanent damage. [Fingers crossed.]
We're back from our second tour of La Mini-Manse ;). We think we will make an offer. It does have the troubling leak in the storeroom, but the listing agent is convinced it's the "water feature" in the front yard malfunctioning. The kids really liked it, which is half the battle. It turns out the house doesn't automatically come with the pool table and HDTV's, though the listing agent thought the sellers would be more than happy to leave them there. That said, in making plans today we thought it made the most sense to have the pool table taken away and my grand piano can go in that space, which would have a view and be right next to the office. I would like the one HDTV that is already mounted on the river rock fireplace to stay, so we'll leave that in as part of the offer.
do both of your insurances pay for most of the costs?
That is one very good thing about living in canada. Ambulance and hospital costs = 0.
Back from my Mom's, where Rob and I packed up her computer and sewing machine for moving. She'd saved the original boxes and all packing material for each and that made our job easy. I'm getting very nervous (as is she) about fitting all her stuff into that studio apartment. The furniture will be OK - my niece did a helpful scale floor plan - but all those boxes. She only has 2 closets and not very many kitchen cupboards.
Back from my Mom's, where Rob and I packed up her computer and sewing machine for moving. She'd saved the original boxes and all packing material for each and that made our job easy. I'm getting very nervous (as is she) about fitting all her stuff into that studio apartment. The furniture will be OK - my niece did a helpful scale floor plan - but all those boxes. She only has 2 closets and not very many kitchen cupboards.
i hope you don't end up storing many of these boxes.
JMK, having been to your lovely home, which is quite large, I have to finally ask the question what is this obsession with moving to so much larger quarters?
jmk, how big is your current home?
5,000 sq feet is a lot of home to take care of. it would be nice, imho, if you found something closer to 3,400-4,000 sq. ft. obviously it isn't out there & if this is your home i'm sure you will use the basement area.
Well, no one can say we didn't get to page four and all I can say is we'd best get off this page and on to page five in short order.
Jennifer, do you have any control over which doctors you see? I was very lucky I knew the reputation of the practice of the surgeon on call. If I hadn’t wanted him to do the surgery I had the option to get someone else, not that that would have been easy under the circumstances.
5,000 sq feet is a lot of home to take care of. it would be nice, imho, if you found something closer to 3,400-4,000 sq. ft. obviously it isn't out there & if this is your home i'm sure you will use the basement area.This house doesn't really "feel" that big. On the main (entry) floor are the living room, dining room, big kitchen (which is a huge selling point--as you may remember, our current kitchen is fairly small), and a nice, large family room. (Utility room, bathroom and garage as well). The "main" downstairs is the big rec room (with the pool table), two good sized bedrooms, the office and another bath. The third level is the master suite (which has a huge bath and an adjoining sitting room with a fireplace, which I love. The "extra" square footage is the kind of bizarre "add on" basement levels. First there are two steps down from the rec room to this ornately tiled section that has what we assume was an exercise room, complete with tanning bed, steam room, and walk in shower. Then you go down another set of stairs and there's a "media room" which would be the kids' playroom.
On a sad note, Art Clokey, creator of Gumby and "Davey and Goliath" died in his sleep Friday at age 88.
Gumby was my introduction to clay animation, and it fascinated me as a child, and still does even today.
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Jennifer, do you have any control over which doctors you see? I was very lucky I knew the reputation of the practice of the surgeon on call. If I hadn’t wanted him to do the surgery I had the option to get someone else, not that that would have been easy under the circumstances.
I'm not sure. Do you mean for a surgery or just for general care?
For general care you can choose any doctor you like. In a hospital setting i'm not sure. I've only been in the hospital once. And they sent me to the hospital that specialized in the field I needed.
It's actually sort of weird because this was when i had a migraine and the clinic would not believe me and give me the medication. The hospital was across the street. But instead of seeing me there they took me in an ambulance way across town. I believe it was because that was where they had a neurology department.
We woke up to find that we had no cold water in our master bathroom this morning.
Hopefully, once the temperature rises, it will thaw out...without any major damage.
>:(
~~~No Water Damage for DR Druxy!!~~~
Everything appears to be back to normal. Faucets are running. There appears to be no permanent damage. [Fingers crossed.]
We woke up to find that we had no cold water in our master bathroom this morning.
Hopefully, once the temperature rises, it will thaw out...without any major damage.
>:(
~~~No Water Damage for DR Druxy!!~~~
Everything appears to be back to normal. Faucets are running. There appears to be no permanent damage. [Fingers crossed.]
good news. they are probably fine. i've had water freezer without permanent damage. if tonight is as cold again, leave the tap dripping a wee bit so it doesn't freeze again.
Jennifer, do you have any control over which doctors you see? I was very lucky I knew the reputation of the practice of the surgeon on call. If I hadn’t wanted him to do the surgery I had the option to get someone else, not that that would have been easy under the circumstances.
I'm not sure. Do you mean for a surgery or just for general care?
For general care you can choose any doctor you like. In a hospital setting i'm not sure. I've only been in the hospital once. And they sent me to the hospital that specialized in the field I needed.
It's actually sort of weird because this was when i had a migraine and the clinic would not believe me and give me the medication. The hospital was across the street. But instead of seeing me there they took me in an ambulance way across town. I believe it was because that was where they had a neurology department.
it makes sense they wanted you seen by a specialist. is that now on your record for approved medication. i have a friend who occasionally needs to go to emergency for a shot of pain killer to stop a migraine. she now knows which hospital carries the pain med she likes. it is odd the other hospital near her doesn't carry it.
it sounds as if in a situation like mine you would be sent to an orthopedic hospital. wherever you ended up for the surgery would you have an option to request a different surgeon?
there are insurance plans here that don't give you options. remember when elmore couldn't switch from the idiot doctor? if i don't use one in my plan i pay more for the services.
If there is one at the hospital you are at who can do the surgery why would you want a different surgeon? I guess if you knew specifically of a different surgeon and they were available then you could ask.
DR Cillaliz - I like your library arrangement. Just be careful moving all those boxes - books can be backbreaking!
DR Cillaliz - I like your library arrangement. Just be careful moving all those boxes - books can be backbreaking!
On a sad note, Art Clokey, creator of Gumby and "Davey and Goliath" died in his sleep Friday at age 88.
Gumby was my introduction to clay animation, and it fascinated me as a child, and still does even today.
Jennifer, do you have any control over which doctors you see? I was very lucky I knew the reputation of the practice of the surgeon on call. If I hadn’t wanted him to do the surgery I had the option to get someone else, not that that would have been easy under the circumstances.
I'm not sure. Do you mean for a surgery or just for general care?
For general care you can choose any doctor you like. In a hospital setting i'm not sure. I've only been in the hospital once. And they sent me to the hospital that specialized in the field I needed.
It's actually sort of weird because this was when i had a migraine and the clinic would not believe me and give me the medication. The hospital was across the street. But instead of seeing me there they took me in an ambulance way across town. I believe it was because that was where they had a neurology department.
it makes sense they wanted you seen by a specialist. is that now on your record for approved medication. i have a friend who occasionally needs to go to emergency for a shot of pain killer to stop a migraine. she now knows which hospital carries the pain med she likes. it is odd the other hospital near her doesn't carry it.
it sounds as if in a situation like mine you would be sent to an orthopedic hospital. wherever you ended up for the surgery would you have an option to request a different surgeon?
there are insurance plans here that don't give you options. remember when elmore couldn't switch from the idiot doctor? if i don't use one in my plan i pay more for the services.
I've only had 2 migraines in my life. And i haven't had one since i has the hospital episode (around 10 years ago).
I don't really understand why the clinic would not give me the meds. Frankly i should have gone back to them after and had a few words with them. Because apparently the final diagnosis was that was what i had had.
I was throwing up and i had pain in my head. I told the doctor that i had had a migraine before. But i could not find the pills from the time before.
Instead of giving me the meds (i knew the name) he sent me across the street.
re: your question about your situation. I guess it depends if it's a surgery that you have to have right away. I don't know if you have the option of requesting a different surgeon. If there is one at the hospital you are at who can do the surgery why would you want a different surgeon? I guess if you knew specifically of a different surgeon and they were available then you could ask.
It will be good to have all those books out of the house, I'll have more storage space for other things
Thanks to DR DRUXY for the lovely package I received today. I am sure I shall enjoy the tomes!
Jennifer, do you have any control over which doctors you see? I was very lucky I knew the reputation of the practice of the surgeon on call. If I hadn’t wanted him to do the surgery I had the option to get someone else, not that that would have been easy under the circumstances.
I'm not sure. Do you mean for a surgery or just for general care?
For general care you can choose any doctor you like. In a hospital setting i'm not sure. I've only been in the hospital once. And they sent me to the hospital that specialized in the field I needed.
It's actually sort of weird because this was when i had a migraine and the clinic would not believe me and give me the medication. The hospital was across the street. But instead of seeing me there they took me in an ambulance way across town. I believe it was because that was where they had a neurology department.
it makes sense they wanted you seen by a specialist. is that now on your record for approved medication. i have a friend who occasionally needs to go to emergency for a shot of pain killer to stop a migraine. she now knows which hospital carries the pain med she likes. it is odd the other hospital near her doesn't carry it.
it sounds as if in a situation like mine you would be sent to an orthopedic hospital. wherever you ended up for the surgery would you have an option to request a different surgeon?
there are insurance plans here that don't give you options. remember when elmore couldn't switch from the idiot doctor? if i don't use one in my plan i pay more for the services.
I've only had 2 migraines in my life. And i haven't had one since i has the hospital episode (around 10 years ago).
I don't really understand why the clinic would not give me the meds. Frankly i should have gone back to them after and had a few words with them. Because apparently the final diagnosis was that was what i had had.
I was throwing up and i had pain in my head. I told the doctor that i had had a migraine before. But i could not find the pills from the time before.
Instead of giving me the meds (i knew the name) he sent me across the street.
re: your question about your situation. I guess it depends if it's a surgery that you have to have right away. I don't know if you have the option of requesting a different surgeon. If there is one at the hospital you are at who can do the surgery why would you want a different surgeon? I guess if you knew specifically of a different surgeon and they were available then you could ask.
I have always based that decision on how good looking the surgeon is, and whether or not you could see his chest hair over the top of his scrubs.
I watched the last hour of John Doyle's version of COMPANY on PBS......I have the CD and the DVD....and I always have the same reaction.....I have to go listen to the OBC to remind myself how good the show really is.
I liked SOME of the people, but hated Hated HATED the staging with the cast playing the instruments.
Cilla, great photos of the new office!
Congratulations on the birth of DN Violet.
Jennifer, do you have any control over which doctors you see? I was very lucky I knew the reputation of the practice of the surgeon on call. If I hadn’t wanted him to do the surgery I had the option to get someone else, not that that would have been easy under the circumstances.
I'm not sure. Do you mean for a surgery or just for general care?
For general care you can choose any doctor you like. In a hospital setting i'm not sure. I've only been in the hospital once. And they sent me to the hospital that specialized in the field I needed.
It's actually sort of weird because this was when i had a migraine and the clinic would not believe me and give me the medication. The hospital was across the street. But instead of seeing me there they took me in an ambulance way across town. I believe it was because that was where they had a neurology department.
it makes sense they wanted you seen by a specialist. is that now on your record for approved medication. i have a friend who occasionally needs to go to emergency for a shot of pain killer to stop a migraine. she now knows which hospital carries the pain med she likes. it is odd the other hospital near her doesn't carry it.
it sounds as if in a situation like mine you would be sent to an orthopedic hospital. wherever you ended up for the surgery would you have an option to request a different surgeon?
there are insurance plans here that don't give you options. remember when elmore couldn't switch from the idiot doctor? if i don't use one in my plan i pay more for the services.
I've only had 2 migraines in my life. And i haven't had one since i has the hospital episode (around 10 years ago).
I don't really understand why the clinic would not give me the meds. Frankly i should have gone back to them after and had a few words with them. Because apparently the final diagnosis was that was what i had had.
I was throwing up and i had pain in my head. I told the doctor that i had had a migraine before. But i could not find the pills from the time before.
Instead of giving me the meds (i knew the name) he sent me across the street.
re: your question about your situation. I guess it depends if it's a surgery that you have to have right away. I don't know if you have the option of requesting a different surgeon. If there is one at the hospital you are at who can do the surgery why would you want a different surgeon? I guess if you knew specifically of a different surgeon and they were available then you could ask.
I have always based that decision on how good looking the surgeon is, and whether or not you could see his chest hair over the top of his scrubs.
then ben casey was your ideal surgeon? ;)
Once I got my work project out of way, I continue with ROME. I finished the first episode of the series (where the gorgeous Kevin McKidd and Ray Stevenson rescue Caesar's stolen eagle statuary). I went back and turned on the pop-up facts and rewatched some of it with the pop-ups turned on.
Did anyone feel the earthquake off of Eureka, CA?
Did anyone feel the earthquake off of Eureka, CA?
Perhaps that is why Jose felt dizzy earlier!
Once I got my work project out of way, I continue with ROME. I finished the first episode of the series (where the gorgeous Kevin McKidd and Ray Stevenson rescue Caesar's stolen eagle statuary). I went back and turned on the pop-up facts and rewatched some of it with the pop-ups turned on.
You know I didn't see one person wearing a toga when I was in Rome. However, I did see two men in kilts at Safeway.
JMK, having been to your lovely home, which is quite large, I have to finally ask the question what is this obsession with moving to so much larger quarters?
JMK, having been to your lovely home, which is quite large, I have to finally ask the question what is this obsession with moving to so much larger quarters?
Could it be for the same reasons as guys buying HUGE speakers....or driving really expensive cars?
We woke up to find that we had no cold water in our master bathroom this morning.
Hopefully, once the temperature rises, it will thaw out...without any major damage.
>:(
~~~No Water Damage for DR Druxy!!~~~
Everything appears to be back to normal. Faucets are running. There appears to be no permanent damage. [Fingers crossed.]
I liked DR JOSE's punchline.
DR Matthew - Did your DP end up auditioning for "Top Chef: Just Desserts"? -Or whatever they're calling it.
DR Matthew - Did your DP end up auditioning for "Top Chef: Just Desserts"? -Or whatever they're calling it.
He did. We haven't heard anything yet. Do you know anything - like anyone you know that auditioned get a call? Have they made the calls?
DR Matthew - Did your DP end up auditioning for "Top Chef: Just Desserts"? -Or whatever they're calling it.
He did. We haven't heard anything yet. Do you know anything - like anyone you know that auditioned get a call? Have they made the calls?
I know a couple of people who auditioned, and I don't think any of them have heard anything either way from the production company. ???
SPOO!! (http://bit.ly/6wbCUc)
SPOO!! (http://bit.ly/6wbCUc)
LOL someone posted that on LJ... I laughed and laughed :)
DR Cillaliz - I had dinner tonight at Red Cat. -And, yes, I had the Tempura Bacon for my appetizer. -And it really was one of the best things I've ever ate. ;)