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1. We’ll start with a trivia question, and just for fun, no searching for the answer: it should be a guess! There’s only one day of the week that Halloween hasn’t fallen on since this blog began. What day of the week would you guess that is? (I’ll reveal the answer on Monday!)
My Answer: Sunday
2. Would you dress a pet up for halloween? Do you think yours would enjoy it or hate it?
My Answer: No and all my pets would hate me for the rest of their lives.
3. (And yes, I realize this is a potentially-loaded question!) Should news anchors on shows like Today dress up on the air for Halloween, or should they stick to news only?
My Answer: Dress up! I think it's great!!
4. If you were to buy only one kind of candy to hand out to trick-or-treaters, and that candy happened to be your favorite, what would end up filling your candy bowl?
My Answer: Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
5. Over at the newly-redesigned CNN.com, there’s a halloween quiz about famous movie quotes. Take the quiz: How well did you do?
My Answer: 7/10 correct
6. What horror movie theme music do you think is the scariest?
My Answer: The original Halloween movie theme
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Sky Watch Friday
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Wordless Wednesday
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
What Kind of Chinese Food Are You?
You Are Sweet and Sour Pork |
 You are a highly emotional and sometimes even volatile person. You tend to be extremely unpredictable. One moment you're sweet. The next moment you're sour. And who's to say that you can't be both at once. You tend to order erratically and unusually off the menu of life. You go with your gut, and sometimes your gut is in the mood for some pretty weird combinations. You've had some pretty crazy adventures in your life, without even trying you. You just go with what you are feeling, no matter where it leads you. |
Friday, October 23, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Sky Watch Friday
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Wordless On A Tuesday
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Fibromyalgia: Is Fibromyalgia Real?
Like many of his colleagues, John Kissel, M.D., used to think that fibromyalgia wasn't a real condition. Dr. Kissel, a neurologist and the co-director of the MDA/ALS Center at Ohio State University, thought it was a wastebasket diagnosis-a dumping ground for malingering, drug-seeking patients with unexplained pain, fatigue, and depression.
Then he saw patients that began to change his mind. He still remembers one woman in her 40s, a professional trial attorney from Columbus, OH. She had developed debilitating fatigue and horrible muscle pain and tenderness about a month after getting over a mild case of the flu.
After performing a number of tests, I went in to speak with her and mentioned fibromyalgia, Dr. Kissel recalls. She asked, 'What's that?' I said, 'You haven't heard of fibromyalgia? People are talking about it all over the place.' She said to me, 'I work 14 hours a day as a trial attorney-I don't do outside reading.' She wasn't depressed. She was still working. But she had all the typical symptoms of fibromyalgia. That was a formative experience in my thinking about the condition.
Today, more and more neurologists are coming around to the idea that fibromyalgia is a real disorder, and one that should be managed, or at least co-managed, by neurologists who care for chronic pain-not only the rheumatologists who originally identified the condition some 100 years ago.
Neurologists have become more educated about the diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia. - LYNNE MATALLANA, FOUNDER OF THE NATIONAL FIBROMYALGIA ASSOCIATION
Fibromyalgia has long presented a puzzle for doctors. It's considered a syndrome-a collection of related symptoms and problems without an identifiable cause-rather than a disease. Those related symptoms include:
* Chronic widespread pain, often accompanied by numbness, tingling, and burning
* Multiple tender points throughout the body
* Severe fatigue
* Sleep problems
Pain networks in the brains of fibromyalgia patients seem to be more easily activated than in people without the disorder.
To be diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a person must have had widespread pain in all four quadrants of the body for at least three months, and tenderness or pain when pressure is applied in at least 11 of 18 identified tender points.
Fibromyalgia was originally thought to be a rheumatologic condition because-like diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis-it is characterized by musculoskeletal pain. But research has since shown that there are no abnormalities in the musculoskeletal system in people with fibromyalgia. Instead, the problem appears to lie in the pain processing pathways of our central nervous system-the bailiwick of neurologists. Today, both rheumatologists and neurologists treat fibromyalgia.
The National Fibromyalgia Association estimates that between three percent and six percent of the population has fibromyalgia-mostly women, but some men and children as well. However, with a flimsier body of research than many other chronic conditions and no blood test to diagnose the disorder, controversy has swirled around fibromyalgia for years. It's also easily confused with other conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus (in fact, some patients have both).
Lynne Matallana, the founder and president of the National Fibromyalgia Association, originally saw a rheumatologist for her fibromyalgia. Recently she has also been seeing a neurologist to help with the overlapping conditions, such as migraines and restless leg syndrome, that also cause her distress.
Just like everyone with fibromyalgia, I have to deal with comorbid conditions that are often treated by neurologists, Matallana says. When I started experiencing insomnia and daytime sleepiness, for example, I was referred to a neurologist who specialized in sleep disorders. Unlike several years ago, neurologists have become more interested and educated about the diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia. As a patient this is extremely exciting because they bring a new perspective. Read the rest of the article here.
Then he saw patients that began to change his mind. He still remembers one woman in her 40s, a professional trial attorney from Columbus, OH. She had developed debilitating fatigue and horrible muscle pain and tenderness about a month after getting over a mild case of the flu.
After performing a number of tests, I went in to speak with her and mentioned fibromyalgia, Dr. Kissel recalls. She asked, 'What's that?' I said, 'You haven't heard of fibromyalgia? People are talking about it all over the place.' She said to me, 'I work 14 hours a day as a trial attorney-I don't do outside reading.' She wasn't depressed. She was still working. But she had all the typical symptoms of fibromyalgia. That was a formative experience in my thinking about the condition.
Today, more and more neurologists are coming around to the idea that fibromyalgia is a real disorder, and one that should be managed, or at least co-managed, by neurologists who care for chronic pain-not only the rheumatologists who originally identified the condition some 100 years ago.
Neurologists have become more educated about the diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia. - LYNNE MATALLANA, FOUNDER OF THE NATIONAL FIBROMYALGIA ASSOCIATION
Fibromyalgia has long presented a puzzle for doctors. It's considered a syndrome-a collection of related symptoms and problems without an identifiable cause-rather than a disease. Those related symptoms include:
* Chronic widespread pain, often accompanied by numbness, tingling, and burning
* Multiple tender points throughout the body
* Severe fatigue
* Sleep problems
Pain networks in the brains of fibromyalgia patients seem to be more easily activated than in people without the disorder.
To be diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a person must have had widespread pain in all four quadrants of the body for at least three months, and tenderness or pain when pressure is applied in at least 11 of 18 identified tender points.
Fibromyalgia was originally thought to be a rheumatologic condition because-like diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis-it is characterized by musculoskeletal pain. But research has since shown that there are no abnormalities in the musculoskeletal system in people with fibromyalgia. Instead, the problem appears to lie in the pain processing pathways of our central nervous system-the bailiwick of neurologists. Today, both rheumatologists and neurologists treat fibromyalgia.
The National Fibromyalgia Association estimates that between three percent and six percent of the population has fibromyalgia-mostly women, but some men and children as well. However, with a flimsier body of research than many other chronic conditions and no blood test to diagnose the disorder, controversy has swirled around fibromyalgia for years. It's also easily confused with other conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus (in fact, some patients have both).
Lynne Matallana, the founder and president of the National Fibromyalgia Association, originally saw a rheumatologist for her fibromyalgia. Recently she has also been seeing a neurologist to help with the overlapping conditions, such as migraines and restless leg syndrome, that also cause her distress.
Just like everyone with fibromyalgia, I have to deal with comorbid conditions that are often treated by neurologists, Matallana says. When I started experiencing insomnia and daytime sleepiness, for example, I was referred to a neurologist who specialized in sleep disorders. Unlike several years ago, neurologists have become more interested and educated about the diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia. As a patient this is extremely exciting because they bring a new perspective. Read the rest of the article here.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Music Monday
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Saturday, October 17, 2009
What Email Function Are You?
You Are Reply |
 You are friendly, caring, and warm. What goes on in your friends' lives matters to you. You are an excellent listener, and you give good advice. Lots of people seek your input, and you're more than happy to give it. You believe that social ties are important, and you never ignore a friend. You communicate as often as possible with those you love. You always have words of encouragement, support, or follow up questions. You are gifted at keeping the conversation flowing. |
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Wordless Wednesday
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Sunday, October 11, 2009
Music Monday
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Are You Silver or Gold?
You Are Silver |
 You are down to earth and unpretentious. You don't feel like you need to show off, and you're very secure with your place in the world. You are understated and elegant. You carry yourself with poise, and you're more known for what you don't do than what you do. You can fit in anywhere from a country western bar to a black tie gala. You are adaptable and adventurous. You are blind to social class and background. You see people as who they are ... not as where they came from or how much money they have. |
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Friday, October 09, 2009
Sky Watch Friday
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Tattoos
I had three more butterflies added to my calf and the one on my shoulder re-done. My husband has no clue about this, so let's keep it hush-hush!
Monday, October 05, 2009
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Music Monday
Song lyrics | What You Waiting For? lyrics
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Saturday, October 03, 2009
What Does Your Name Mean?
What Antonette Means: A is for Astounding |
 A is for Astounding N is for Nice T is for Twisted O is for Orderly N is for Naughty E is for Enlightened T is for Tricky T is for Tricky E is for Extraordinary |
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Sky Watch Friday
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Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain
By Paula Baier
Let me introduce myself to you,
I am pain.
Not just pain, but Chronic Pain.
Sometimes I am a hot searing pain,
other times I am a sharp shooting pain,
cutting through you like a knife.
And yet at other times I am like a root canal or toothache, that never goes away.
If left uncontrolled, I will rob you of your humor,
I will rob you of your friends and rob you of your dignity.
I will rob you of your job and make your family miserable.
I will take away from you everything that is dear to you
including your very soul.
You can not see me,
As I am invisible to the human eye.
Therefore one should not judge someone
who knows me on a constant daily basis,
for I do not ever go away.
I do not have any friends,
for if left alone,
I destroy them.
If you think you are safe from me,
Please think more than once.
For I can become a part of you,
as quickly as a snow flake falling from the sky;
as easily as a leaf falling from a tree
or raindrops falling from the sky.
No one wants me as a friend;
Because I Am The Enemy!
Many doctors fear me
for they don't or won't treat me!
I am treatable,
but on many times I am not seen
I hide and I lurk in somebody’s body,
and many deny I am a part of them;
in fear of being called insane.
Why are doctors afraid of me,
Are they afraid of me because of who I am, and what I can do?
or who my insurance company is?
or is it the Federal Government
in which they fear?
I am pain.
Not just pain, but Chronic Pain.
Sometimes I am a hot searing pain,
other times I am a sharp shooting pain,
cutting through you like a knife.
And yet at other times I am like a root canal or toothache, that never goes away.
If left uncontrolled, I will rob you of your humor,
I will rob you of your friends and rob you of your dignity.
I will rob you of your job and make your family miserable.
I will take away from you everything that is dear to you
including your very soul.
You can not see me,
As I am invisible to the human eye.
Therefore one should not judge someone
who knows me on a constant daily basis,
for I do not ever go away.
I do not have any friends,
for if left alone,
I destroy them.
If you think you are safe from me,
Please think more than once.
For I can become a part of you,
as quickly as a snow flake falling from the sky;
as easily as a leaf falling from a tree
or raindrops falling from the sky.
No one wants me as a friend;
Because I Am The Enemy!
Many doctors fear me
for they don't or won't treat me!
I am treatable,
but on many times I am not seen
I hide and I lurk in somebody’s body,
and many deny I am a part of them;
in fear of being called insane.
Why are doctors afraid of me,
Are they afraid of me because of who I am, and what I can do?
or who my insurance company is?
or is it the Federal Government
in which they fear?
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