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In a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs. Unfortunately, due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly after birth. After recovering from the delivery, the mother tiger suddenly started to decline in health, although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused the tigress to fall into a depression. The doctors decided that if the tigress could surrogate another mother's cubs, perhaps she would improve. After checking with many other zoos across the country, the depressing news was that there were no tiger cubs o…

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Just got a phone call from my very tired and worn out daughter. She has just left the hospital where her hubby was admitted for gallstones and a diagnosis of Hepatitis. They are pretty sure the gall bladder needs to come out but being a small hospital and the weekend who knows when it will happen. He is stable right now and heavily medicated for the pain. I told her to make sure they deal with it ASAP in the morning or to take him to Baptist Hospital in Nashville. She said she already thought of that. I am very concerned about him and the Hepatitis. They just told him he had it but didn't tell him what type. SIGH!! Small hospital again. So keep my son in law and d…

From PSYCHOLOGY TODAY Addiction: Pay Attention Heroin and chocolate cake have a nasty way of crowding out the rest of the universe. The country's chief addiction expert argues that the propensity to drink, overeat and take drugs is a matter of attention gone awry. By:Kathleen McGowan Meeting her now, it is hard to believe that the Mexican-Russian great-granddaughter of the revolutionary Leon Trotsky ever felt the need to impress her friends. But the universal teenage urge to look more glamorous drove a young Nora Volkow, then in high school, to smoke her first cigarette. It could have been the first step toward a nasty habit, but something in her neurochemistry reb…

A. A. A. D. D. = Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests: I decide to Water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, Ilook over at my car and decide my car needs washing. As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier. I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car. I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full. So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first. But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out th…

I've been up and down with trying to make my decision on the lapband and as soon as I make up my mind my doc found a cyst on my overy. I have to wait 6 weeks before she makes any decisions on taking it off. So Iam going to hold off for awhile until I find out whats going on with my overy. Iam not too disapointed, I made a appointment with a diet clinic this week so hopefully I can get some of this weight off before summer. I just want to wish all of you the best of luck. I was wondering if I could still hang out and maybe show some of my before and after pictures too! Thats if this diet works. Thanks for all the advise!

You are getting close to being the number one poster or post person. People cant become posters, lol.:eek: :biggrin1: Oh BTW, Ive been meaning to ask if you really ride a Harley and if you do, do you wear a helmet or a do-rag?:Banane30: :frog:

:happybday2: Happy Birthday Victoriana!!:happybday2:

Tonight I made a prime rib. I was a little rare, but good. I just can't seem to eat beef. I had made this great dinner for my brother and mother prior to Mother going to the hospital for colon surgery and I threw most of mine up. I found a larger piece of beef when I threw up. I chewed like crazy and it didn't get small enough. If I can't eat prime rib that I cook myself, my life is over. I find that I can eat pork chops with no problem and my homemade pizza which has a VERY thin crust. But a lot of other stuff causes PBs even when I chew it up to basically a liquid. I think I may need to have an unfill, but that entails driving 2 1/2 hours to Kansas and having t…

What Gets Longer When Pulled, Fits Between your boobs, inserts neatly in a hole & Works Best When jerked? v v v v v v v v v v v v v A Seatbelt you pervert! Buckle Up!:faint:

For those who have been around awhile, you know since surgery I moved to Lilongwe, Malawi. Well, I am spending this week, my 50th birthday, in Sana'a Yemen. I was here as part of a training team. If anyone had told me I would be doing this, it would not have been possible when I was fat. The altitude here is tough for me but it would have been far worse overweight. The band allowed me to see what I can do and the changes I can make in my life. And realize that unusual circumstances (protein shakes, veiled women, restricted travel) are adjustments I can deal with. I don't know if I am capable of international work forever. But for now, I am loving it. Thi…

ADULTS ONLY PLEASE WARNING ABOUT RED LOBSTER RESTAURANTS This is important and worth the time to read! Warning!!Be careful if you eat at "RED LOBSTER RESTAURANTS." A young woman was having a meal at the restaurant and suddenly began to experience intense chest pains. Nothing her friends or the restaurant personnel did would relieve the pain. "911" was called and an ambulance was sent and the woman was transported to a nearby hospital where doctors removed the women's blouse. As soon as this was done, emergency room personnel were able to properly diagnosis the cause of the pain:

Im not a computer smart person can someone tell me how to get a tickler step by step..thanks:help:

If your computer did not self-adjust its clock for the new, earlier Daylight Savings Time, go to this site and download the patch (if your OS is Windows): http://support.microsoft.com/gp/dst_hu1

This week, the police in my home town, have been stopping women on the street to warn them about three big mistakes that the women are making, which are leaving them open to criminal activity. #1. When purchasing gas at self-service gas stations, many women leave their pocketbooks on the seat of their cars, leave their car doors unlocked and take the $20 or $30 into the convenience store section to pay. When they come back to their car, their purse or its contents are missing. Because the thieves take the contents, but leave the pocketbook, many women do not know their credit cards and driver's license are missing for hours or days. #2. Many women walk between their c…

Here's a riddle for the true intellectual. Try to come up with the answer on your own. The answer is at the end for those who are unable to think this one through: Riddle At the exact same time, there are two 35-year-old men on opposite sides of the earth: One is walking a tight rope between two skyscrapers. The other is getting 'oral pleasure' from an 85-year-old toothless woman. They are both thinking the exact same thing. What are they both thinking? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Don't look down

The Husband Store A brand new store has just opened in New York City that sells husbands. When women go to choose a husband, they have to follow the instructions at the entrance:- "You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are 6 floors and the value of the products increase as you ascend the flights. You may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you CANNOT go back down except to exit the building" So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. On the 1st floor the sign on the door reads: Floor 1 - These men have jobs. The 2nd floor sign reads: Floor 2 - These men have jobs and love…

Think salads are safe? That grilled always equals guilt-free? Even healthy-sounding Entrees can be cleverly disguised diet disasters! Here are some of the worst offenders. salad INSANITY [/url] Bob Evans Cranberry Pecan chicken Salad (1,108 calories, 63g fat, 2,741mg sodium, 63g carbs, 7g Fiber, 43g sugars, 40g protein) Fruit, nuts, and sliced chicken...on lettuce? This salad sounds wholesome enough. But don't be fooled! Bacon, bleu cheese, and gobs of Italian dressing all play a part in this salad's pitiful nutritionals. Over 1,100 calories for a salad?! We're on to you, Bob. Hardee's Southwest Chicken Salad (1,100 calories, 83g fat, 1,910mg sodium, 59g c…

ATM's A new sign in the Bank Lobby reads: "Please note that this Bank is installing new Drive-through ATM machines enabling customers to withdraw cash without leaving their vehicles. Customers using this new facility are requested to use the procedures outlined below when accessing their accounts." "After months of careful research, MALE & FEMALE Procedures have been developed. Please follow the appropriate steps for your gender." MALE PROCEDURE: 1. Drive up to the cash machine. 2. Put down your car window. 3. Insert card into machine and enter PIN. 4. Enter amount of cash required and withdraw. 5. Retrieve card, cash, an…

Yikes, I just noticed that it's your birthday! Have a good day (what's left of it!)

And its not plastic surgery either (at least not yet! Gotta lose the weight first!) I want to get my turbinates reduced! I know its not major surgery, but it doesn't sound like fun. But it sounds worth it. So does anyone else have anything they want done thats not plastic surgery? Maybe get that pesky spleen removed? At first I thought turbinate sounded like a big thing, like turbine or so large brass instrument. But its actually part of the nasal anatomy. Its on the inside of the lower outer walls of the nose if that makes sense. I have terrible allergies. I take zyrtec in the morning. I take hydroxyzine at night. I take guiaphenex (thats sudafed pl…

I'm going to imitate the BBC and ask you what 5 records, CDs, whatever, you would like to have if you were stranded on a desert island. What can you listen to over and over again?

PLEASE JOIN ME!!!!! Is there any one out there who wants to drop twenty pounds in 45 days! If your scared please don't sigh up, (hehe) We will call it the Summer/beach look chellange. Please post your weight Start walking! Im planning on a lite carideo work out with light weight for toning up those flabby arms and dig this im going to win! If any one wants to we could do a little gambling with this have a CASH Prize! Any body wants we all could throw two dollers each into this Chellange the winner takes the prize? Now is the time to drop those pounds. any one has any Ideas throw them in we can start in a few days Lets talk...........who out there is up for the…

Has anyone kept in touch with DeLarla? I was wondering how she was doing since her band removal. When I was first banded she was always posting and started some of the best threads. I think about her everytime I look at the before and after thread!

Today I attended my friends funeral. He was a wonderfull and joyful person and both my husband and I loved to work in ministry with him. (we are lay leaders). His whole family and many friends attended a wonderful celebration of his life, and so he is reaping his reward. I am only posting to let you know of his passing as I requested prayer for him a few weeks ago. In Gods mercy, he went fast, but gracefully. What dignity he had, and stregnth. No fear, just peace. It was amazing. God bless you my dear brother, enjoy till we meet you again!

Hey just wanted to annouce I have been led to start a new clown ministry with nursing home, elderly and assisted living center visitation. Here is a pic of my business card.

Interesting article. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17465229/

Watch this [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr23tpWX8lM]Clip about protecting your home[/ame] from invasion and/or burglary

Half-Ton Man Ventures Out After Five Years By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ AP SAN NICOLAS DE LOS GARZA, Mexico (March 8) - A man who once weighed well over a half ton left his house for the first time in five years Wednesday - wheeled outside on his bed to greet neighbors and see a mariachi band. "The sky is beautiful and blue and what I want is to enjoy the sun," said Manuel Uribe, who had once been certified by doctors as weighing 1,235 pounds. Though still unable to leave his bed, Uribe has lost 395 pounds since he began a high-Protein diet a year ago. He now weights about 840 pounds. To Celebrate the milestone, six people pushed Uribe's wheel-equipped Iron bed out to t…

I have been looking around for suggestions on pesticides and a new lawn. My DH does not know, he says that since we just put our lawn in this past week we do not need to put chemicals on it. I say we need to put something on it, because along with our new lawn we have new "friends", aka ants and a roach :girl_hug:. Does anyone know if we can spray the lawn with bug killer and not kill our new lawn?

I just ran across some cute cat pictures.

And fitting for this Forum:

I am about to fall over, so I think I'm going back to bed. I would still be asleep if the nutritionist that evaluated me hadn't called. She couldn't fax my evaluation to the new surgeon without having me sign a release form. So, that's done and faxed back to her, and I can go pass out now. I slept horribly the night before last and couldn't nap well yesterday. Then I was up until 3 AM this morning. I'm TIRED! Oh well, at least my only class today isn't until 6 PM.

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I had my surgery yestesday. I didn't have any idea I would be sooo sore in my stomach. Not sure what i was thinking. LOL i can hardley get in bed and i wanna cry when i cough.. how long does this last??

Anyone ever hear of Hoodia? sleep. Would love to hear others opinions on this or if any of you have tried it or heard of it. For me it is worth a try at this point. I refuse to gain this weight back !!!!

I have to tell you guys about something that happened yesterday. I am such a BAD mom and feel absolutely terrible, although very innocently done. My youngest son is very affectionate (being the baby). Although he is almost 14, he never shys from a chance to get or give a hug from Mom. Well, yesterday morning, he had just finished his shower and was dressed for church but needed to clean his ears. He was in my bathroom and got a couple of Q-tips and began to walk out. I raised my arms asking for a morning hug which he gladly gave. Unfortunately, he had a Q-tip in his ear and when he hugged me, the Q-tip when deep into his ear puncturing the ear drum. There was only an in…

I got so het up over on OH (see my "Eek! thread in RnR) that I forgot to watch Good Eats on Food Network. That's irritating. I LOVE that show and Alton Brown.

I made a 100 on my Analysis of Aquatic Ecosystems exam! Damn thing wound up being about 7 or eight typed pages long by the time I was finished!:clap2: :first:

This day just gets better and better. I got paid today, and I found the last pay check I had gotten, so I was able to deposit two paychecks into my account. Much needed! I found out that I got a 100 on the exam I took a couple of weeks ago! It's the week before Spring Break! I only have to get through the classes tomorrow, the one I have Wednesday night, and the seminar I have to go to on Friday morning, and I'm FREE for a WHOLE WEEK! We are giving midterms this week in the labs! Yay! I get to fail assholes! (Unless you are a teacher , you have no idea how much fun that is!) I got my evaluations back from the labs I taught last semester. For the most part, th…

This is a little funny in a really morbid, inappropriate way. Charging moose brings down hovering helicopter It reminds me of my Field Methods class (I have a degree in wildlife and fisheries science and am getting a master's in biology) when the professor was talking about some of the methods that you use to manage large game animals like moose or caribou. In some cases, if you need to examine them or put radio collars on them, you have to jump on their backs from helicopters (usually in cases where there is very deep snow and they can't lunge around and gore you easily).

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Hi folks, I am planning a vacation/lapband trip to Mexico. Pre-banding, my husband, 6 yr old daughter and I will be staying in San Diego for a bit of sightseeing (SeaWorld, the Zoo, etc). Can anyone suggest a good place to stay? I don't think we will be renting a car, so something convenient to transit, and maybe with a pool would be great (I am leaving my dh and daughter in SD while I go to Dr. Ortiz). We'll be there for about 9 nights in total. Thanks, Laura

I haven't been online because our house suffered some damage when the house next door to us burned to the ground on Saturday. :think Can anyone in the DFW area recommend a contractor that they have personally used and been 100% happy with?

....ACCIDENTALLY. How the heck do you invade someone accidentally?:faint: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070302/ap_on_fe_st/mistaken_invasion To steal a quote from someone posting on a blog:

A stranger was seated next to little Tommy on the plane when the stranger turned to the little boy and said "Let's talk. I heard that flights will go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passengers." Little Tommy, who had just opened his book, closed it slowly and said to the stranger "What would you like to discuss?" Oh, I don't know. said the stranger, and then thinking he would have some fun at Tommy's expense said, "How about the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power?" "OK," said Tommy, "that could be an interesting topic, but let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same grass yet the deer excrete…

I know that some already know this, some may not. If you click a post and it is spam there is a way to alert the mods about it. There is a little red triangle in the top right hand corner of every post, with an exclamation point ! in it. If you click that icon it will take you to a place to send a message to the mods and they can easily clean up the spam. I have noticed tons of spam around here and I know when I report it within a short time it's gone. I also notice that most of these post have been looked at 9 10 even 20 times, if they are not being reported then they are harder to find for the mods. It would make it easier if after you report it, maybe post a message th…

Parallel Runways Due to the Jumbo being 3 times larger than the 757 and being behind, gives the fantastic optical illusion of seeming to fly very near to each other. A Lufthansa 747-400 and a United 757-200 were both on final approach to the parallel runways 28L and 28R at SFO. The actual runway separation is 225 meters.

Try this Little Test. I got 11 right.