The Coffee House

[Gary A.]

Just finished getting the Honeysuckle out and the Merlot grape in. I'm pretty much done with my Spring plantings. So I'm gonna celebrate with some beer and dogs for dinner, (Hanger 24 and Turkey Dogs).

 

[Gary A.]

@ Sharon- You actually are right ... I'm looking at the Redbud ... the leaves turn red when backlighted, otherwise, yeah, redish-purple.

 

[Gary A.]

Just sat down, Chicken Dogs stuff with apple, Pacifico and Rodriguez playing in the background.

 

[limr]

Just sat down, Chicken Dogs stuff with apple, Pacifico and Rodriguez playing in the background.

Afiyet olsun, Amca!

(That last word is "Uncle" in Turkish and is pronounced "Ahm-ja")

Meanwhile on the East Coast, I'm about to start getting ready for bed. Trying to be lights out by 11:30 these days. Ultimately, I'd like to work it down to 11:00-ish, at least for the nights before going to work at the lawyer's.

 

[Gary A.]

Mary Lou found a little tub of Philippe Mustard. Great stuff ... really really spicy. It will clear your sinuses at arms length. (Philippe is the self-proclaimed inventor of the French Dip.) I usually take visitors to Philippe's and invariably I get "This is one of the best, or the very best sandwich I've ever eaten".)

 

[snerd]

Evening hosers!

@snerd Hope the surgery goes extremely well, and this is the end of all the rough stuff for you. You deserve some smooth sailing!

Thank you sweet lady! I'm claiming that and standing on it!

Surgery went well, cleaned out most if not all infection. Have to drive to OKC tomorrow for infectious disease specialist, then back to Norman on Monday for shoulder follow-up, and if he thinks so, he may want to open and clean again Tuesday!

Thanks all for the thoughts and prayers. You all are like a little family to me!

 

[snerd]

Nice kitty.................

 

[limr]

Dude, what is with you and posting gross things while you're still loopy??

 

[Gary A.]

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers. Just finished my A.M. pushups, checking my mail then off with my best friend for a walk. My allergies are extremely bad. During the day I'm pretty much okay. I take a pill and I'm done. At night I take a pill, turn on the air filter next to my bed, but after a few hours of being horizontal the back of my throat sorta clogs up and I find myself awake, sitting upright in the dark livingroom, drinking water and petting Cook. It wipes me out. Tonight I'm gonna try an extra pillow or two. Anybody have similar problem or a solution?

 

[Designer]

Tonight I'm gonna try an extra pillow or two. Anybody have similar problem or a solution?

My (now deceased) MIL had to sleep sitting up. Are your allergies seasonal, or all the time?

 

[limr]

Ever try breathe-right strips? They help me more than medications do when I have colds.

It might be too late now that you are already in allergy season, but I've heard that eating local honey for several weeks before any allergy symptoms start showing up helps ease the severity. The idea is that you're slowly building a tolerance for the allergens, which are often present in the honey. It's important that it's local honey, of course. Not sure how readily available that is.

 

[Gary A.]

Tonight I'm gonna try an extra pillow or two. Anybody have similar problem or a solution?

My (now deceased) MIL had to sleep sitting up. Are your allergies seasonal, or all the time?

Purely seasonal, usually an over-the-counter allergy pill solves all. I'm gonna try that nasal spray by physician recommends. I'm a very light sleeper. It takes me awhile to get to sleep. Then I go deep really fast, then come up to a very light sleep where I'm semi-conscience of sounds and stuff. Probably, goes back to my news days when I often had to wake up running.

 

[Gary A.]

Ever try breathe-right strips? They help me more than medications do when I have colds.

It might be too late now that you are already in allergy season, but I've heard that eating local honey for several weeks before any allergy symptoms start showing up helps ease the severity. The idea is that you're slowly building a tolerance for the allergens, which are often present in the honey. It's important that it's local honey, of course. Not sure how readily available that is.

That is a good idea! Plenty of local honey at all the farmer markets out here.

 

[tirediron]

Ever try breathe-right strips? They help me more than medications do when I have colds.

It might be too late now that you are already in allergy season, but I've heard that eating local honey for several weeks before any allergy symptoms start showing up helps ease the severity. The idea is that you're slowly building a tolerance for the allergens, which are often present in the honey. It's important that it's local honey, of course. Not sure how readily available that is.

He lives in LA - that would mean the honey would need to be made with automobile exhaust as a main ingredient!

 

[snerd]

Dude, what is with you and posting gross things while you're still loopy??

But but but............... I thought we liked cats?!