Coffee Break # 83

Was wondering the same thing. How's the family doing?

Guess we need to wait for the third cup??

yes how is everyone???...

watching the chew again.. Daphne Oz said that if you are a person that gets muscle cramps.. to drink pickle juice.. they had volunteers that had there big toe shocked into a cramp... 1/2 given water.. 1/2 given good ole pickle juice from the jar.. and the cramp went away in seconds with the pickle juice.. and someone made pickle juice shooters to help the cause.. wish I knew that when I was in dancing school!!!.. would have saved some sleepless nights with charlie horses

Darwin award winner.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4435941/Lad-18-dies-after-40-hour-gaming-marathon.html

when I was younger .. I could relate... some days we barely slept while addicted to a game

Do you drink the pickle juice while you are having the cramp in the middle of the night?

I don't... but just saw it on tv... figured I would mention it.. in case anyone has a chronic problem

I do, but can't imagine drinking it in the middle of the night...wonder if the vinegar has something to do with it. I'll look into it.

One of my friends posted this on FB.....so well said!


Cranky Old Man.....
What do you see nurses? . . .. . .What do you see?
What are you thinking .. . when you're looking at me?
A cranky old man, . . . . . .not very wise,
Uncertain of habit .. . . . . . . .. with faraway eyes?
Who dribbles his food .. . ... . . and makes no reply.
When you say in a loud voice . .'I do wish you'd try!'
Who seems not to notice . . .the things that you do.
And forever is losing . . . . . .. . . A sock or shoe?
Who, resisting or not . . . ... lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding . . . .The long day to fill?
Is that what you're thinking?. .Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurse .you're not looking at me.
I'll tell you who I am . . . . .. As I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding, .. . . . as I eat at your will.
I'm a small child of Ten . .with a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters .. . . .. . who love one another
A young boy of Sixteen . . . .. with wings on his feet
Dreaming that soon now . . .. . . a lover he'll meet.
A groom soon at Twenty . . . ..my heart gives a leap.
Remembering, the vows .. .. .that I promised to keep.
At Twenty-Five, now . . . . .I have young of my own.
Who need me to guide . . . And a secure happy home.
A man of Thirty . .. . . . . My young now grown fast,
Bound to each other . . .. With ties that should last.
At Forty, my young sons .. .have grown and are gone,
But my woman is beside me . . to see I don't mourn.
At Fifty, once more, .. ...Babies play 'round my knee,
Again, we know children . . . . My loved one and me.
Dark days are upon me . . . . My wife is now dead.
I look at the future ... . . . . I shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing .. . . young of their own.
And I think of the years . . . And the love that I've known.
I'm now an old man . . . . . . .. and nature is cruel.
It's jest to make old age . . . . . . . look like a fool.
The body, it crumbles .. .. . grace and vigour, depart.
There is now a stone . . . where I once had a heart.
But inside this old carcass . A young man still dwells,
And now and again . . . . . my battered heart swells
I remember the joys . . . . .. . I remember the pain.
And I'm loving and living . . . . . . . life over again.
I think of the years, all too few . . .. gone too fast.
And accept the stark fact . . . that nothing can last.
So open your eyes, people .. . . . .. . . open and see.
Not a cranky old man .
Look closer . . . . see .. .. . .. .... . ME!!

It made me cry but I like it.

Me too, i've met some nurses that need to read it every day...and others that don't need to read it at all. :)

For sure.....

Made me sad. May we be mindful of our actions and thoughts. There but by the grace of God go I

Sorry my internet connection has been out all day! It has been doing that a lot lately. It seems like every time I call I am on hold forever and the internet will start working before I get someone on the line. But as soon as I hang up it shuts off again! I feel like they should deduct how many hours a month it is out from my bill. It is out enough sometimes, that I would get a pretty good discount! Every one is doing very well, Thanks for asking! :)

What on earth is the world comming to?
14 dead and 50 injured in Batman Movie,theater in Colorado.

Awful! Certainly a lawless society......

They have the guy in custody.

He is only 24!

I was glad to see so much time devoted to that type of personality disorder.
CNN had a Psychologist on for quite awhile explaining the gunmans personality type

Can never stop crazy people from doing things like this. Happens everywhere - not just in the US.

PhD student in neuroscience.

time for metal detectors at the movies

One victim reportedly had survived the Toronto mall shooting last month! And what the h*** was a six year old doing at a midnight show?!!

Certainly a factor that these Batman movies have become so dark and violent. Bring back Adam West.

Many of the movies & video games are dark & violent, but it must take some type of mental illness to do what he did......

He probably went there because enough people to be victims were present.

Supposedly, he told the cops he was the Joker.

and a 3 month old!!!
but I guess they are all second guessing their decisions to attend that movie at that exact theater, so sad

just crazy.. makes me so sad

Leah turned 3 months yesterday, that's all I could think about today.

that's awesome.. time does fly .. grow baby grow!!!

Wow Deb, 3 months already, and look how far she's come!!

I know, she is so precious, so what the Colorado families must be going through....

I can empathize as to what the families are feeling. I've know very unexpected loss and it's heart wrenching and to have to go through something this tragic is almost unbearable. My heart is with them.
I gave Sophie, Luci and Domenic extra hugs today.

Everyone should have extra hugs today. Colorado has had more than its share of shocking tragedies with Columbine and now this, and the fires.....ugh. I thought of you all today as I was enveloped by so many stunning blooms in the gardens. Last year when you were all here, nothing was blooming out there like this, because I had just replanted all the gardens. I wish it had looked like it does today! I wished you were all here to share the beauty with me. It is so neat to have friends who love plants and trees and flowers like we do!

yes extra hugs are in order all around.. and we will see your gardens like that Louise

Here here Louise! I often wish we could all live in the same neighborhood!

Wouldn't that be cool?!

It sure would!

I would even take all within an hour of each other

;)