Whoa, whoa, whoa here. I don't know what I missed, but I will say this only once.

TAKE IT TO PERSONAL MESSAGES.

The board is not a place to criticize one another or reprimand each other for being offended by someone's posts.

I will delete these posts shortly - but please hear me - this is inappropriate for the board.

Period.

I wholeheartedly agree with you Rowe. That is why I got offended when Stefanl implied HERE (not via pm) that I was picking fights (just because I mentioned of an way off topic situation on Silencer thread weeks ago). I would have preferred if you had responded to Stefanl's post that included the unfair insinuation that I am picking fights, not on my post where I responded to her. But, I "hear" and appreciate what you are saying, I just hope others "hear" and appreciate my comments too.

Like I said before I never called anyone names at anytime or falsely accused anyone of anything on these message boards: that is why responded to Stefanl with: "I am not a bully..." So, I had every right to respond here to Stefanl's unfair insinuation that she posted here.

I am not the one you need to be concerned about Rowe; you don't have to worry about me since I don't call folks names, or make wild accusations, etc. Just because I may point out or remind folks of what is, and if that makes some uncomfortable, still does not mean I did anything wrong or inappropriate or disrespectful to anyone.

Thanks for moderating this particular discussion but it was not necessary for me since I did not plan to further engage Stefanl on this matter.

I will say: I am open to receiving pm from Stefanl if there is anything she wants to discuss with me; and hopefully we can engage in civil conversation. I am willing to work things out with her and anyone, but when anyone publicly makes comments about or against me, I have a right to respond to them and defend myself in public as well.

This is exactly the "belaboring" that I was trying to avoid. I will move all these posts to our general OT thread. I expect the discussion to end here.

Pixies

Yeah, but the decreased metabolism of hypothyroid gives somebody only so much of an excuse. For 700lbs, it's really not very much of one.... Of the 1,000 or so charts that I've preloaded into an EMR system so far for the OB/Gyn in my second job, about 980 of the women are being treated for hypothyroid. I'd internally exclaimed at, maybe, the 200 chart mark, that I couldn't believe that so many people in such a small area have the condition. I was amazed!

Wonder how much they'd be able to draw out of him via a straight cath, if anything at all? It's not too surprising, though, to hear that he's anuric at that weight. No matter how much Lasix he'd been getting, if the obesity is disrupting his circulation, with resulting effect on his kidney perfusion, the fluid's not gonna go anywhere.... Sad

Reminds me of a guy that we have in one of the unit's who's got an UGLY abdominal hernia. So ugly that I thought it was a nasty tumor when I first saw him. He's had it for years, apparently, -though it's something that could have easily been corrected by surgery- because his weight is too much for him to be to survive an operation without going into respiratory arrest. And so, he's got this thing the size and weight of a small child hanging off of him. He's also reached the point that his elimination process is starting to fail. He's still got renal perfusion, but he can't use a urinal because his penis is so retracted into his surrounding girth that it can't be isolated and placed into one. Thus both penis and scrot need to be corraled into a hospital water pitcher in order for him to urinate - via 5 to 10 minute concentrated (and digustingly vocal) valsalva manuevering. He, of course, can't hold the pitcher himself, because he can't reach around his stomach from either direction. I won't create any mental pictures for his bed pan use, but, again, it's not a pleasant audible experience for staff and it's not quick. It's questionable just who's suffering is more needless than the other when his call light has to be answered for one of these procedures!

As far as the decub patient (gee, wonder how that happened?), I doubt it crossed her mind either. From my experience, and as evidenced by her "Serve Me MORE!!!" screaming, such extreme gluttony tends to extend beyond simple food consumption. Again, just Sad....

Does anybody else have a canary? My canary, Sean, has been a robust singer since I bought him; but, his song has been getting more extravagant as he's gotten older. I know their songs can change and mature as they age. They'll usually pick up a phrase or two from other canaries, but he's got a squawky cockatiel who impersonates the telephone as a roomie, so it's not the tiel he's mimicking!

I finally figured it out this morning. My neighbor's fence is the launching off point for a mockingbird that's been displaying for the last couple of weeks. He takes off straight up into the air, does the aerial flip and lands back down on the fencepost. Very impressive. Then he flashes the wing stripes just in case you didn't see them when he was in flight. Robins beware! Mockingbirds use the nifty three-peat when they sing. Repeating phrases three times before moving on to another sound in their song. The canary is picking up some of those phrases.

So now, while he's busily trying to drown out the sound of the vacuum cleaner, the television, me singing (who wouldn't want to drown out that sound?!) or speaking on the phone, he's singing like a mockingbird-canary hybrid. In threes.

I'll need to rename him Rich Little.

*pops in* Yeah I know I keep poppin' in and out. But still watchin our show. So excited for tonight.

In other news, yesterday was the last day of classes here at Rutgers University. My Italian class had a party for it. WEWT! Thursday starts Finals Week. My finals are next Monday and Wednesday. Going out with my Italian teacher (he's actually FROM Italy ) and our Conversation class tomorrow night. *excitement* Thursday night I got a (3rd) date. *more excitement*

I hope all are well. I noticed there are a few new people.

Good to see you Jordan! Good luck on your finals coming up.

When is your last day on campus? My daughter gets to leave college on May 7th & my son May 8th.

Now have to figure out how to get all their stuff home from 8 hours away!

Woo, I'm glad I only live an hour and 15 minutes (with decent traffic) away from home by car, lol. Trains take 2 to 3 hours. My last exam is next Wednesday, but I'm hoping to be able to stay here til next Friday, lol. Otherwise, I gotta be outta here by next Thursday morning.

And thanks for the luck.

Good luck Jordan, you will be just fine! Answer what pops into your head, and then the rest of it will filter out of the subconcious by the time you get to it! If they let you bring drinks in, I always found concentrating on the pop and fizzle of my Coke somehow cleared my mind. Uh, yes, I did well in school, and no, it wasn't giving me messages! Okay, I'm odd. However, whatever works, put it to use. Go get 'em Jordan!
Mari

Anyone hear of Ivision? It's a store to buy eye glasses.

Yeah...don't go there.

Today I went looking for a new pair of frames to go with my new prescription and I stopped in there. Found a couple pair of frames that were nice. didn't look at the price. Asked for an estimate for the frames with my prescription, with all the extras (anti-glare, scratch-resistance, uv blockage, etc.).

Yeah, for the pair of frames that cost $219 (too much in my opinion) the total would have been $725. for the pair that was $297 the total would be $915!!! (with Canadian tax that's $1,052.00). I nearly spat my coffee all over the woman's face. I tried desperately not to laugh. I'm sorry but even if I was rich i would NEVER pay that much for a pair of glasses.

I know, the frames were expensive but if you think about it that's paying $500 just for the lenses. I'm sorry but I think the most I ever paid for glasses was $300 -frames/lenses/extras included, as well as a pair of clip on sunglasses.

Yes Ivision offers a buy-one-pair-get-the-second-pair-free deal but is it really a deal if you're paying $1000 for them? I'm guessing 'no'.

I think the lady was just trying to screw me 'cause I look young and naive. I'm sorry but on the young side, yes I am, stupid I am not.

Don't bother with the anti-glare or the UV protection. Anti-glare isn't worth the extra dollars even if you find someplace that will make you a pair of glasses for a cost you're happy with. And the UV protection comes along free with the ride if you're getting glass lenses rather than plastic. UV can't penetrate glass, so paying extra for something that glass already does because it's well, glass, is kinda silly.

Listening to the coke bubbles, hmmm...

Actually, I used to meditate on lighting plots when I was in college. Or count ladies in bonnets outside the window. (Hey, when your college is in a historic village, complete with reenactors and horses and buggies, you get to be more creative with your meditations.)

For the time being, I am exam free. Hallelujah! So I'll pass all of my luck on to those who are taking them now.

I was doing some spring cleaning and found one of my notebooks from a Film class I took back in'02-03. Back then I had taken pictures and clippings of things I liked and glued/taped them to the cover of the notebook so it wouldn't look so boring and it would be much easier to figure out which book was which (so i could stumble out of bed, grab a book and go to class without getting screwed over for having the wrong book).

Anyways, the cover of my book had a huge picture of Green/Lenny from L&O on there, and a couple pictures of Goren/Eames. I guess my taste hasn't really changed.

Just thought I'd share that important news with all of you.

what is the name or season of the ep where 5 or something churches burn down and it turns out the kids brother is really his dad too, and both of them go to jail?
nevermind, its season five "on fire" because it has deakins resigning thing in it.

I know there is a thread for books but it's about books we read while growing up and I don't really believe that "My Friend Flicka" really molded me into a fan of Criminal Intent. It was more my love of science and forensics that drew me to the original Law & Order and then it flowed naturally into CI when it came on.

I do however have an excellent book for people interested in forensics that you might want to look for and read if you are so inclined. The author passed away a couple of years ago but his work is really wonderful and is the required reading for the forensic science class that I teach. The book is "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" by William Maples.

Maples was a forensic anthropologist who lived and worked in Florida and was one of the first in the country. His career spanned several decades during which he solved literally hundreds of homicides based on what he was able to tell from the bones of the victims. He also worked on the final identification of the bodies of Czar Nicholas, Alexandra and their children, the skeleton of John Merrick (the elephant man), and identified the remains of Francisco Pizarro among others. He is an excellent story teller, able to convey the most poignant sadness at the loss of the victims whose voice he became. The book spans his professional career and is far and away the most popular summer reading book with students because of his ease with language and the subject matter.

Enjoy.

That is a great book, Linda, no matter how much of an interest in th subject you have, for personal information, or professionally. It is very very well done. Anyone intererested might also look out for Bone Voyage: A Journey in Forensic Anthropology by: Stanley Rhine; and Bones by: Douglas Ubelaker and Henry Scammell. Both books cover the author's real life findings in crime and archaeology. I also have to tout any novels by Kathy Reichs, real life anthro prof and physical antropologist for the Quebec coroner's office. They are excellent. (Full disclosure, I attended university lectures by all of these people!)
Mari

I have read all of the books that you've mentioned myself and very much enjoyed each of those as well. Gotta admit to some jealousy about having listened to lectures by these folks.

Another really excellent book that was just recently released in paperback was "Stiff" by Mary Roach. The subtitle is "The Curious Lives of Cadavers" because it tells the story of what happens to the body of a person who has left his or her cadaver to science. It is whimsically written, believe it or not, and one of the fastest reads I can remember in years. Downright hysterical. You absolutely must read the footnotes, which occasionally take up more space on the page than the main information does.

Haven't got to 'Stiff' yet. I must! Having had my own cadaver in uni, (to work on, not like as a pet) I am very grateful to the gentleman who left his body to science. Also took part in an experiment to make a Mummy using the Egyptian formula. Bet that lady had no idea what she was in for! I myself have signed the papers, if I am unsuitable for organ donation, or after such donation, I am going to the university, where my skeleton will be prepared and added to the permanent collection. (I am told, but having not seen my complete MRI cannot comment personally) that I have an excellent, heavy bone structure! All that milk paid off, I suppose! I cannot wait to be used in practical jokes! Uh, I mean, I cannot wait to be used in practical anatomy lectures! Yeah, that's the ticket....
Mari

Peachy, I laughed my hinie off when I saw this cartoon. It is priceless!! Thanks for sharing it.

I bee the size of a mini Cooper just landed in an azalea blossom on the bush outside my dining room window. It practically blocked the Sun, it is that big! The branch the flower is on literally bent down under its weight. How does something that size remain airborne? It reminds me of Heimlich, the fat German caterpillar from "A Bug's Life". Remember him? Always eating something, wound up eating part of the bird puppet at the end, then turned into a butterfly with teeny wings.

Holy smokes, that's a huge bee!

Fun NBC fact: Hayden Panettiere, the cheerleader in Heroes, was the voice of Dot, the littlest ant princess.

This is most cool. It was on the CNN website.

JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli archaeologist has found the tomb of King Herod, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem and the Holy Land, Hebrew University said late Monday.

The tomb is at a site called Herodium, a flattened hilltop in the Judean Desert, clearly visible from southern Jerusalem. Herod built a palace on the hill, and researchers discovered his burial site there, the university said.

The university had hoped to keep the find a secret until Tuesday, when it planned a news conference to disclose the find in detail, but the Haaretz newspaper found out about the discovery and published an article on its Web site.

You beat me to it! Saw this last night and was enthralled.

Sorry about the scoop there. I figured this was just the most incredible find and had to share.

MARI!!!! Where are you?!!!!! Have you been here?!

Hi, I haven't dropped off the face of the earth - really!

It's been a crazy couple of weeks. I went to Canada on vacation, got a puppy, got a sinus infection and them this past Friday my mom had to have emergency surgery to remove part of her colon due to diverticulitus. She's still in the hospital and seems to be improving every day but she's got a temporary colostomy for the next few months. She'll have to have a second surgery in the late summer to remove the colostomy. I'm hoping she'll come home this weekend but she'll need lots of help when she gets home. So, if you don't hear from me for a while don't worry - I'm still around and I still love VDO & CI I'd love to know if anyone else has gone through this illness and or a colostomy becuase this is new territory for me and my family. Any advice or tips are greatly appreciated!!!!! Thx Vikki

Vikki, I have Crohn's Disease, I had one for 6 months. I will PM you my e-mail address, and your Mom is more than welcome to my experiences. I can make some suggestions I hope. I had no one to ask and had to learn on my own. She can get the home nurse, I had mine of months. ComCare was my nursing group. Hang on I will PM you! Tell her to hang in there, it is a shock, but it will be okay! I promise!
Mari

I everybody ... Euh I would like to know somehing ? Who are french here ? Nobody ? ok ... so a I would like just to say something if you find a lot of mistakes everywhere on the topics I'm guilty

Hi ATcarter! Welcome aboard. I see that you just joined the forum. I'm pretty new here myself. I just started coming back on here. I have had a really busy month and a half! First of all, I'm sorry I'm not French and I don't know how to speak the language. I wish I did though. I love the accent!! And second, I REALLY love your avatar!!! Aren't those two so adoreable?

Tomorrow is Sunday, May 13: Mother's Day!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all of the mother's around the world! I hope that you all have a blessed day!

Bump!

Today's Mother's Day!

Hope all the mom's on this board are having a great Mothers Day...for some reason it's celebrated in March in the UK, though Father's Day is celebrated in June universally.

In Australia. Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May and Father's Day is the first Sunday of September.

In 1984, I celebrated Mother's Day by giving birth to my third child, Michael. He is not too happy that he has to share his day with his mum's day. lol. aawww

So in the UK, Mothers are celebrated earlier in the year. That's cool!

So, in Australia, dad's have to wait a little longer for their celebration. Interesting how countries celebrate the same holidays but in different months.

I hope that you enjoyed your Mother's day and that your son enjoyed his birthday!

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I hit a peacock on my drive to work this morning.

Strike that. Reverse it.

A peacock hit my car on my way to work this morning. Is NBC trying to tell me something?

WHAT is a peacock doing in rural central New Jersey? And what is it doing flying across the road at 6 in the morning? Did it have something important to tell another peacock on the other side of Rt. 524? Was there a sale at the Pork Roll store? (Yeah, we have an entire store for just pork roll.)

I know that birds preen all day to keep their feathers in good condition. I know that THAT bird must have preened recently because of the greasy smudge it left on my windshield. Nothing particularly pretty about that smudge, mind you. No feather pieces. Just a big greezy schmutz.

And can we discuss that non-aerodynamic tail?!

LOL!!!!

Something in your posts must have ticked off TPTB. So typically Peacock in the planning and execution..."We'll send Vinnie to take her out when she's driving to work; he'll be sure to make it look like an accident!...What's that? Her car weighs how much? Hey, who was in charge of research on this one?!"

Hi, I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day My mom is home and recuperating nicely. Have a great day everyone Vikki

This is sounding suspiciously like a Monty Python sketch with a one pound bird not being able to carry a two pound coconut. "It's a matter of weight ratios..."

If I was a paranoid person I would think there was a connection with what you've suggested Cvl. Nope! Not paranoid in the least! I'll just sit over here in the corner. Being really, really small.

Please wish your mom a swift and total recovery from everyone on the board, Vikki. She'll be good as new in no time.

Linda

Thanks we appreciate the well wishes - CI fans are the best!

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AAWW man I thought Pennsylvania was the only state with the pork roll store!!!! Are Peacocks like Bees, if you kill one the others smell the scent and come lookin' for ya??? Ya might be in trouble!!!! Ok, here's what ya gotta do.......watch Hitchcock's The Birds. You'll see what their weaknesses are, and then you can forge a plan of attack!! If you need to relocate for witness protection, I know people, I can set ya up, Good Buddy!

I caught the last 10 or so minutes of an episode of E-Vets the other day on Animal Planet. There was a husky that had part of both back legs amputated. Don't know the reason because I missed the first part of the show, but they built replacement legs for her.

The doctors fitted titanium pieces into the existing bone stumps and then pulled down the remaining skin over the metal, like they were pulling down sleeves on a sweatshirt, and fixed it in place. She was fitted with "feet" at the bottom, was up and walking (true, not very quickly, but walking) the next day.

My dog was in the hospital for six days in the February from heck I don't ever want to remember, following exploratory abdominal surgery. $7500 later he's almost back to normal. Each day at the hospital cost $250 for meds and crate space. The itemized bill showed the cost of everything they did to him right down to $17 per staple.

Great googly moogly, how much would it cost to build replacement legs?!

Because it's a special day for somebody rather important to us all on this board, I'm plopping this info in here as well as the Mod thread.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIGHTY MOD ROWE!

Here's a birthday wish from us members to you. Thanks for making this board a great place to be!!

Birthday card for Mod Rowe

PeachyBC

What a fantastically appropriate card you selected, Peachy!

Thanks for including all of us.

Hope you have a great Birthday, Rowe. You deserve it!

Happy Birthday Mod Rowe! I also hope that you have a day of great joy and happiness! You work so hard for us, and we don't say often enough that we appreciate you and your efforts!
Peachy, thanks from me as well for including us all! That is a great card!
Mari

What a wonderful card Peachy

Happy Birthday to Mod Rowe

Happy birthday to you, Rowe! Hope it's a phenomenal one!

And now, having seen Peachy's card, I am going to amuse myself during my lunch meeting by contemplating the reactions if I were to dye my hair purple.

I'll bring the balloons, Peachy will have the hats, Mari's got the rest of the decorations and someone can bring the barbecue.


Have a Happy Day, Rowe!