response 288 of 594:

Jul 26 04:28 UTC 2003

IBB it took me three days to figure out and fix what turned out to be a
fairly simple problem, especially since I'd seen the suggestion on the
web. :(

response 290 of 594:

Jul 26 18:08 UTC 2003

I'm slightly bummed because it looks like I'll be spending 9 hours in 
Budapest on Monday, but I stupidly mailed my Budapest guidebook home a 
couple of days ago, after deciding that I wasn't going to go there 
after all.  It's apparently pretty hard to get to Poland from Bulgaria 
without going through Budapest, and I can't get a direct train all the 
way to Krakow, hence the 9 hour stopover.  Oh well, I'll probably just 
check my bags in the luggage office and wander around the city for a 
few hours.

This response, by the way, is being written in an Internet cafe 
called "The Real Matrix," in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.  I continue to 
be bummed because telnet is absent here as well.  PS - the default 
keyboard setup here is the Latin alphabet, and you can toggle to the 
Cyrillic alphabet.  A lot of Bulgarians can write in both alphabets.

response 292 of 594:

Jul 26 21:49 UTC 2003

resp:248 resp:250 Correct-- not a part of the dietary law.  Yes, 
a "nightcap," so I've heard, does more harm than good.  It may help 
get you to sleep, but the sleep will not be as profound.  My 
understanding is the sleep aid is in the hops-- which can be brewed 
into a tea and taken before bedtime instead of alcohol.  Hops are 
bitter, of course, so it takes nasty as hell, but I've heard it helps.

resp:247 Done.  I am working on the weight issue (fatty tissue tends 
to block the airway, yes-- it's most noticeable with men with neck 
size over 16 or 17, I think) following a low carbohydrate diet.  As 
discussed elsewhere, it cuts out the refined sugars and flours, and 
encourages more vegetables.  I am eating a lot healthier now.  If only 
I could get exercise back on track-- I can no longer walk at work 
because of the blistering heat.

The machine and surgery-- wow.  I might have to go through similar 
processes, too.  I have my referral and my physician has made sure I 
am taking my allergy medications.

response 294 of 594:

Jul 27 05:09 UTC 2003

Just curious: did he have help from the locals?

response 296 of 594:

Jul 27 08:43 UTC 2003

During the move, a jagged piece of metal on a crate snagged and
ruined an otherwise perfectly good pair of pants.

Also, I'm up at an ungodly early hour of the morning.

response 298 of 594:

Jul 27 19:39 UTC 2003

And besides, that's where Zsa-zsa and Ava Gabor are from, I believe.  B-
)

response 300 of 594:

Jul 28 13:46 UTC 2003

Re 295> For my grandmother and her sister, age seems only to have made 
them more "jaded" if you will. It seems, at the age of 80 something, 
very little serves to shock them. This was evidenced when they were 
taken to a topless cabaret in Paris, and neither batter an eyelid. 
This coming from little old ladies from India, where even a little 
bare skin send people into a tizzy.

Especially my grandmother's sister. You could say anything to her, and 
she'd continue like everything's normal. I guess age brings 
experiences, and nothing surprises them anymore

response 302 of 594:

Jul 28 16:27 UTC 2003

My grandparents are pretty laid back as well.  But then, we have some
interesting distant realations as well.

response 304 of 594:

Jul 29 02:07 UTC 2003

        Another week wait to see if I get a job with The State of Michigan.

response 306 of 594:

Jul 29 14:55 UTC 2003

General malaise makes it difficult to concentrate or accomplish much of
anything--despite boss breathing down my neck.  
<ew.  that's kind of a gross visual.  sorry.>

response 308 of 594:

Jul 29 23:56 UTC 2003

IBB my winning bid on ebay fell through. After winning and paying, the seller
informs me that he can't get the item from his "Vendor" for 4-6 weeks, so
he is returning my payment by money order. I think he discovered his "Vendor"
wanted more for the item than my winning bid. I filed negative feedback
and have contacted the ebay fraud site. I think sellers should only offer
items they have, or will accept the consequences of having to pay too much
to get them if they are dealing with "Vendors". 

response 310 of 594:

Jul 30 02:42 UTC 2003

My son tells me his mother and her boyfriend may be flying to Las 
Vegas to get married this weekend.

While this is slightly good in the short term -- John won't be living 
with his mother's live-in any more -- it's got a lot of bad to it as 
well.

The bum will be his stepdad until the next divorce, unless the bum 
really is dying.  Either way, I see it as an unstable, temporary 
thing, not much different than the live-in situation they've been in.

It's going to be a bit more difficult for me to be effective when I 
object to my son spending time alone with this person.

I'm not really looking for commentary on this situation.  I don't want 
to argue viewpoints about it.  I understand that some will disagree 
with me (and that some will agree with me) about how I view the whole 
situation.  When it comes down to it in the end, I'm the one who has 
to deal with it, and that's just how it is.