tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post4014869528810533628..comments2024-03-19T07:50:51.332+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Bahama DramaSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-77398606099284722212023-03-24T23:05:52.467+00:002023-03-24T23:05:52.467+00:00Also, it seems you can't comment on others'...Also, it seems you can't comment on others' comments, so maybe you could mention it to Janie and Andrew?Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03680420148585153341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-38208412118049355692023-03-24T23:01:56.044+00:002023-03-24T23:01:56.044+00:00I literally created a blog just so I could comment...I literally created a blog just so I could comment on the tremors: I have had tremors since I was 30, and figured out that they are Essential Tremor. Check out https://essentialtremor.org/ ...it could be what Dave has.<br /><br />I met a woman at a place I worked who had tremors, and when I asked her about them, she said her entire family had them (it tends to be genetic, and go can unknown until some sort of stressor - mine was a divorce - kicks them into gear). She had no idea anyone else in the world had them, because she was from a small town in northern Canada and no one they knew did. She actually cried when she found out there were others with it.Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03680420148585153341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-17612041864632569682023-03-22T09:21:42.920+00:002023-03-22T09:21:42.920+00:00Caro: Ha! Yeah, it definitely still smelled like h...Caro: Ha! Yeah, it definitely still smelled like hospital.<br /><br />Mitchell: Ha! Leave it to Dave to have photographic murals in his colon. They wouldn't be beach scenes, though. He's not a beach person.<br /><br />River: It's a good sign that they've subsided. I hope they sort of heal themselves over time.<br /><br />YP: I suppose they can't afford to give elderly gentlemen heart attacks!<br /><br />Briony: I have no idea. It's one of the mysteries of Blogger.<br /><br />Andrew: As far as I know, none of his relatives have had them.<br /><br />Boud: That seems like overkill. I'm sure they don't want to release anyone who might drive, and that makes sense. But not releasing to an Uber or taxi seems like it's taking patient safety a little too far. Lawyers!<br /><br />Bob: Ha! Have you watched "Triangle of Sadness"? It's like the last scene.<br /><br />Ms Moon: Well, I think the allure of the darkness was part of Plath's appeal. But yeah, maybe not the healthiest thing.<br /><br />Bug: "The Bell Jar" is one of my favorite books. Maybe you should try reading her now and see how your perceptions may have changed?<br /><br />Debby: Perhaps that's why so many people like her. She helps us all see that we have our hidden dark impulses.<br /><br />Ellen D: Thank you! :)<br /><br />Jeanie: They allowed him to watch on the monitor but I don't think they gave him any souvenirs. Many people read Plath when they're young and I'm not sure they all get the depth. But on the other hand, she does seem to resonate for many people.<br /><br />Ellen: Interesting that he thinks heat triggered it. I don't think Dave has been exposed to any extreme heat.<br /><br />Robin: Personally, I love "Parliament Hill Fields," especially since I now live near Parliament Hill! (Which is on Hampstead Heath.)<br /><br />Ed: I have completely lost my taste for Doritos and chips in general. They're just not something I enjoy anymore. Dave loves junk food, sadly.<br /><br />Sharon: Yeah, among all the comments inappropriately flagged as spam there were one or two that really WERE spam. So I guess I should be appreciative of that!<br /><br />Boud: It's here now! Maybe I released it from spam?<br /><br />Kelly: I was happy once we'd ruled out the dire possibilities, but he really wants an answer.<br /><br />Elizabeth: It does hold up, I agree. There's no question it's a well-written book.<br /><br />Margaret: Another thing I failed to do! Argh! :)<br /><br />Catalyst: Oh, interesting! I heard he was visibly limping on his recent visits to Ukraine. I hadn't heard the conjecture about Parkinsons, though.<br /><br />Allison: Yeah, that's the way to go -- simple and natural! I try to stick to those rules too.<br /><br />Michael: Library challenges have entirely escaped us until now. I guess I thought since we were overseas and not subject to the same degree of evangelical fervor as American schools that we might not get hit with them.<br /><br />Janie: Interesting! I'll tell Dave. He's quite frustrated that no cause can be found.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-82534734696637407512023-03-21T20:36:34.310+00:002023-03-21T20:36:34.310+00:00This is the first I've heard of the SP novel. ...This is the first I've heard of the SP novel. I wonder if I'd like it. You know I'm a fan of her poetry but not wild about The Bell Jar. I have a tremor. Both hands. No one knows why so I just go ahead and shake.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-75841713348570689622023-03-21T09:57:09.211+00:002023-03-21T09:57:09.211+00:00I just went back and caught up on all of your post...I just went back and caught up on all of your posts. I am so sorry about the library kerfuffle. I just said to one of my colleagues the other day that with all of the charged political issues we are dealing with, I would hate to be a librarian. So sorry that you are dealing with this. I am glad that Dave's colonoscopy came out okay, and I am glad that you got a good night's sleep. Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12490988837607883653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-63907223652456329252023-03-20T23:16:01.195+00:002023-03-20T23:16:01.195+00:00Doritos and cheese dip for the win! Love that stu...Doritos and cheese dip for the win! Love that stuff, but don't eat it anymore. We're avoiding foods with that many ingredients. Glad the scan was good and there's no inflammation. Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475433199308666648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-60198628541546141062023-03-20T20:34:25.439+00:002023-03-20T20:34:25.439+00:00When you get an idle period in your life take a lo...When you get an idle period in your life take a look at pictures of Putin when he's sitting in a chair meeting with some foreign leader or another. His left arm is always in an odd position as he grips the arm of his chair in his left hand. It was that way with Xi today and when he was with Trump in the White House some years ago. I think he has Parkinson's or some such disease and does that to hide the trembling in his hand.<br /><br />Good news about Dave, though, and what's wrong with Doritos and cheese dip anyway?Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-15687144317559875602023-03-20T18:12:17.967+00:002023-03-20T18:12:17.967+00:00Always nice to have the colonoscopy over with and ...Always nice to have the colonoscopy over with and clear results. I'm ravenous afterward too but generally make my escort take me out for breakfast. :)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-68767359991465734652023-03-20T17:36:04.998+00:002023-03-20T17:36:04.998+00:00I loved that fictionalized book about Sylvia and a...I loved that fictionalized book about Sylvia and agree that it was resonant of "The Hours." I just finished doing a unit on "The Bell Jar" with one of my students. She's in twelfth grade, and it was such a pleasure to see her experience the novel and the poetry for the first time. I hadn't read it since college, and I got a lot out of it, to tell you the truth. And while I agree about the exhaustive pathos, it actually holds up, especially in these fraught times. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-10491226948410130522023-03-20T16:44:27.350+00:002023-03-20T16:44:27.350+00:00I've rarely met a chip I didn't like (thou...I've rarely met a chip I didn't like (though being plant-based limits my options now), so I wasn't offended by Dave's Doritos (I like the Sweet Chili in the purple bag). Given his history, I'm really glad the colonoscopy showed no inflammation. I'm thinking there are plenty of (non-dire) reasons for hand tremors, so maybe that's not really a big issue. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-66538217872005968062023-03-20T16:41:46.174+00:002023-03-20T16:41:46.174+00:00This is odd. I posted here, it appeared, and now I...This is odd. I posted here, it appeared, and now I don't see it.<br />Anyway the main thing is I'm glad the scan was clear. Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-71467393424619785762023-03-20T15:38:52.493+00:002023-03-20T15:38:52.493+00:00I just checked my spam folder and I had one in the...I just checked my spam folder and I had one in there from 2021 and it was only three words long and was truly spam. Maybe it's one I missed from back then. <br />Glad Dave's procedure went well. I remember mine and the first thing I wanted was burger from McDonalds. Interesting tropical decor at the hospital. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-59770706756995844492023-03-20T15:07:07.994+00:002023-03-20T15:07:07.994+00:00Doritos and cheese dip? No thanks. My daughters br...Doritos and cheese dip? No thanks. My daughters brought home a bag of doritos and I had a memory of them being so tasty when I was younger but when I tried one, it just sort of tasted like cheesy cardboard. It was probably the first one I ate in over a decade. I guess my taste buds have changed over the years. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-70375106672675233512023-03-20T14:08:50.361+00:002023-03-20T14:08:50.361+00:00Really glad that Dave's colonoscopy went well ...Really glad that Dave's colonoscopy went well and that everything was fine and clear. Yay! Now I'm wondering why his hands have been having tremors. I hope that resolves soon. <br />I haven't read any Sylvia Plath in years. I think I'll go find a poem to read this morning.NewRobin13https://www.blogger.com/profile/00325825087101632977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-67654579569113236522023-03-20T13:47:08.710+00:002023-03-20T13:47:08.710+00:00Marc's hands sometimes have a little tremor. H...Marc's hands sometimes have a little tremor. He says it started after he got overheated and he almost passed out while working outside over at the shop years ago. I've never been a poetry fan. I do remember all the hoopla about Plath and I think I might have read The Bell Jar but to tell the truth I don't really remember. Maybe I started it but didn't finish or maybe it got so much attention that I just think I read it.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-39429298859432184332023-03-20T13:30:34.922+00:002023-03-20T13:30:34.922+00:00I think we all read Sylvia Plath -- whether or not...I think we all read Sylvia Plath -- whether or not we understood her is a different thing. So glad Dave's procedure went well and hopefully the tremors stay low-key or at least not problematic. Did they give him photos? I thought of including my pix in our Christmas missive a few years ago but Rick talked me out of it. But I think everyone could relate!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-53627816103306560522023-03-20T13:26:52.557+00:002023-03-20T13:26:52.557+00:00Good news about the clear colonoscopy!
Hope you h...Good news about the clear colonoscopy! <br />Hope you have a calm week, Steve.Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-40932312642953374512023-03-20T13:22:49.816+00:002023-03-20T13:22:49.816+00:00I was quite caught up with Sylvia Plath for a whil...I was quite caught up with Sylvia Plath for a while until I realized that I was identifying with her a LOT. It frightened me, actually. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-17642432965268681722023-03-20T13:01:50.599+00:002023-03-20T13:01:50.599+00:00I totally didn't get Sylvia Plath when I first...I totally didn't get Sylvia Plath when I first encountered her (in college? The Bell Jar?), but I was such a straight arrow black & white person (who had completely buried all of her trauma). Yes, I had a stick firmly planted you know where. Ha! I'd probably have a lot more sympathy for her now. The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-30414507880497291042023-03-20T12:56:15.050+00:002023-03-20T12:56:15.050+00:00After Glen's last colonoscopy, he insisted on ...After Glen's last colonoscopy, he insisted on a spicy fried chicken sandwich. I don't think he even remembered eating it later. <br />I'm so glad to hear that Dave's scan came out clean. <br />I, too, went through a Sylvia Plath stage. Didn't we all? I think it was not very good for me. Talk about triggers...Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-56728593320712305432023-03-20T11:54:01.644+00:002023-03-20T11:54:01.644+00:00Looking at those photos I thought maybe you had es...Looking at those photos I thought maybe you had escaped the Library Drama and were relaxing on a beach somewhere ... with elevators!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-7216101109326615392023-03-20T11:53:42.266+00:002023-03-20T11:53:42.266+00:00I think that snack would give me the tremors! Her...I think that snack would give me the tremors! Here the rules are very strict. Only a relative or friend driving a private vehicle can pick up from the same day surgery after sedatives or anaesthesia. A nurse accompanies the patient to the vehicle to make sure! <br /><br />They specify that they won't release to any taxi, uber,etc. You even have to register name and phone of your driver. I don't know about an escort like you, who wouldn't be driving anyway, and who would be the official family. Maybe I live in a more car oriented place! Glad the exam didn't show anything worrying. Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-66994784492208553442023-03-20T11:20:35.779+00:002023-03-20T11:20:35.779+00:00You leave my words of wisdom for an extended perio...You leave my words of wisdom for an extended period in your spam folder!<br /><br />I too was a fan of Sylvia Path. Tres tragic.<br /><br />Did Dave's parents have tremors? In my case it is in the genes. Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788740115264422305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-20444715002635226372023-03-20T10:44:13.614+00:002023-03-20T10:44:13.614+00:00I have never looked at my spam, imagine my surpris...I have never looked at my spam, imagine my surprise to see your comment in there, whey does that happen?<br />briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-76060739838567065372023-03-20T10:40:15.077+00:002023-03-20T10:40:15.077+00:00When I am in a hospital I do not wish to be transp...When I am in a hospital I do not wish to be transported to The Bahamas when I am in the lift lobby. I would much prefer images of (female) nurses in pvc uniforms and fishnet stockings.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com