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  #1  
Old August 4th 08, 05:06 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Yowie
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Default Challenge 24

There is Usenet, and there is Real Life.

Sometimes I am stupid and ignore Joel and/or tell the Yowlet to go away
and/or push a kitty away because I am typing a Very Important Post to here
(or elsewhere on usenet) and don't want to be interrupted. By doing so, I am
implying that usenet is more important in my life that Joel, Cary, or the
cats.

Its not.

So, this is my challenge.

Go 24 hours without Usenet. Instead, hug your partner. Scritch a kitty.
Ring your parents / siblings / kids and tell them that you love them.
Write - with pen and paper - a letter to a dear friend rather than dropping
them an e-mail. Go to church/temple/coven. Do that chore you've been putting
off. Make one of the many recipes you've always promised yoruself you were
going to try. Go to the musem, Volunteer at the shelter. Go to the park and
see the kids run around. Maybe run around yourself and do something daft
like you did as a kid. Blow bubbles, Jump in the puddle, roll down that
grassy hill. Just get out and smell the roses.

Then, when you've had a dose of Reality, have got some perspective on the
*important things* in your life, feel free to come back to usenet. I can
promise you that it hasn't collapsed without your words of wisdom, in fact
I would wager that no-one has really noticed your absence.

I am starting my challenge as of 2:06pm local time.

See you all later, I'm gonna be enjoying meatspace. Care to join me?

Vicky (not Yowie for 24 hours)


  #2  
Old August 4th 08, 05:15 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Granby
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Posts: 10,742
Default Challenge 24

Go for it girl. I have had enough reality to last me a lifetime. Got no
partner, the cats sit on my lap when I type and, if the grandkids show up,
they sit and watch meowchat and howl like a bunch of goony birds.
"Yowie" wrote in message
...
There is Usenet, and there is Real Life.

Sometimes I am stupid and ignore Joel and/or tell the Yowlet to go away
and/or push a kitty away because I am typing a Very Important Post to here
(or elsewhere on usenet) and don't want to be interrupted. By doing so, I
am implying that usenet is more important in my life that Joel, Cary, or
the cats.

Its not.

So, this is my challenge.

Go 24 hours without Usenet. Instead, hug your partner. Scritch a kitty.
Ring your parents / siblings / kids and tell them that you love them.
Write - with pen and paper - a letter to a dear friend rather than
dropping them an e-mail. Go to church/temple/coven. Do that chore you've
been putting off. Make one of the many recipes you've always promised
yoruself you were going to try. Go to the musem, Volunteer at the
shelter. Go to the park and see the kids run around. Maybe run around
yourself and do something daft like you did as a kid. Blow bubbles, Jump
in the puddle, roll down that grassy hill. Just get out and smell the
roses.

Then, when you've had a dose of Reality, have got some perspective on the
*important things* in your life, feel free to come back to usenet. I can
promise you that it hasn't collapsed without your words of wisdom, in
fact I would wager that no-one has really noticed your absence.

I am starting my challenge as of 2:06pm local time.

See you all later, I'm gonna be enjoying meatspace. Care to join me?

Vicky (not Yowie for 24 hours)




  #3  
Old August 4th 08, 05:22 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Sherry
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Default Challenge 24

On Aug 3, 11:15�pm, "Granby" wrote:
Go for it girl. �I have had enough reality to last me a �lifetime. �Got no
partner, the cats sit on my lap when I type and, if the grandkids show up,
they sit and watch meowchat and howl like a bunch of goony birds."Yowie" wrote in message

...



There is Usenet, and there is Real Life.


Sometimes I am stupid and ignore Joel and/or tell the Yowlet to go away
and/or push a kitty away because I am typing a Very Important Post to here
(or elsewhere on usenet) and don't want to be interrupted. By doing so, I
am implying that usenet is more important in my life that Joel, Cary, or
the cats.


Its not.


So, this is my challenge.


Go 24 hours without Usenet. Instead, hug your partner. �Scritch a kitty.
Ring your parents / siblings / kids and tell them that you love them.
Write - with pen and paper - a letter to a dear friend rather than
dropping them an e-mail. Go to church/temple/coven. Do that chore you've
been putting off. Make one of the many recipes you've always promised
yoruself you were going to try. �Go to the musem, Volunteer at the
shelter. Go to the park and see the kids run around. Maybe run around
yourself and do something daft like you did as a kid. Blow bubbles, Jump
in the puddle, roll down that grassy hill. Just get out and smell the
roses.


Then, when you've had a dose of Reality, have got some perspective on the
*important things* in your life, feel free to come back to usenet. I can
promise you that it hasn't collapsed without your words of wisdom, �in
fact I would wager that no-one has really noticed your absence.


I am starting my challenge as of 2:06pm local time.


See you all later, I'm gonna be enjoying meatspace. Care to join me?


Vicky (not Yowie for 24 hours)- Hide quoted text -


Me too, Grandby. It's an admirable challenge, but I'm just not up for
it right now. DH works
long hours this week, so he's not even here to ignore. No kids, no
grandkids. The cats don't seem to care what I'm doing.
It's 106 outdoors, and that's too frigging hot for me to even get IN
the car, which is easily 120
degrees inside.
I don't sit at the computer until my eyeballs fall out. I goof around
in the house, I still *do* try
recipes, I quilt, I read, I watch TV, I journal (on actual paper with
an actual pen) but I do check in and out on the groups and see what's
up
during the day from time to time. Maybe in the fall when I can
actually go outdoors, I could
join a boycott.

Sherry
  #4  
Old August 4th 08, 05:29 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Granby
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Posts: 10,742
Default Challenge 24

I don't just sit here either, I do housework in between posts. It is not my
favorite thing to do so being forced to do it if I want to be on here works
for me. I could work outside forever but really don't like the indoor
stuff. I am amazed at how much laundry, dishes and general untidiness one
person can have.

I guess I depend of the NG for company a lot of times. The neighbors around
here are not the kind of folks I really enjoy so this is a good thing for
me, most of the time.
"Sherry" wrote in message
...
On Aug 3, 11:15?pm, "Granby" wrote:
Go for it girl. ?I have had enough reality to last me a ?lifetime. ?Got no
partner, the cats sit on my lap when I type and, if the grandkids show up,
they sit and watch meowchat and howl like a bunch of goony birds."Yowie"
wrote in message

...



There is Usenet, and there is Real Life.


Sometimes I am stupid and ignore Joel and/or tell the Yowlet to go away
and/or push a kitty away because I am typing a Very Important Post to
here
(or elsewhere on usenet) and don't want to be interrupted. By doing so,
I
am implying that usenet is more important in my life that Joel, Cary, or
the cats.


Its not.


So, this is my challenge.


Go 24 hours without Usenet. Instead, hug your partner. ?Scritch a kitty.
Ring your parents / siblings / kids and tell them that you love them.
Write - with pen and paper - a letter to a dear friend rather than
dropping them an e-mail. Go to church/temple/coven. Do that chore you've
been putting off. Make one of the many recipes you've always promised
yoruself you were going to try. ?Go to the musem, Volunteer at the
shelter. Go to the park and see the kids run around. Maybe run around
yourself and do something daft like you did as a kid. Blow bubbles, Jump
in the puddle, roll down that grassy hill. Just get out and smell the
roses.


Then, when you've had a dose of Reality, have got some perspective on
the
*important things* in your life, feel free to come back to usenet. I can
promise you that it hasn't collapsed without your words of wisdom, ?in
fact I would wager that no-one has really noticed your absence.


I am starting my challenge as of 2:06pm local time.


See you all later, I'm gonna be enjoying meatspace. Care to join me?


Vicky (not Yowie for 24 hours)- Hide quoted text -


Me too, Grandby. It's an admirable challenge, but I'm just not up for
it right now. DH works
long hours this week, so he's not even here to ignore. No kids, no
grandkids. The cats don't seem to care what I'm doing.
It's 106 outdoors, and that's too frigging hot for me to even get IN
the car, which is easily 120
degrees inside.
I don't sit at the computer until my eyeballs fall out. I goof around
in the house, I still *do* try
recipes, I quilt, I read, I watch TV, I journal (on actual paper with
an actual pen) but I do check in and out on the groups and see what's
up
during the day from time to time. Maybe in the fall when I can
actually go outdoors, I could
join a boycott.

Sherry


  #5  
Old August 4th 08, 01:16 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
jmcquown[_2_]
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Posts: 8,008
Default Challenge 24

Yowie wrote:
There is Usenet, and there is Real Life.

Sometimes I am stupid and ignore Joel and/or tell the Yowlet to go
away and/or push a kitty away because I am typing a Very Important
Post to here (or elsewhere on usenet) and don't want to be
interrupted. By doing so, I am implying that usenet is more important
in my life that Joel, Cary, or the cats.

Its not.

So, this is my challenge.

Go 24 hours without Usenet. Instead, hug your partner. Scritch a
kitty. Ring your parents / siblings / kids and tell them that you
love them. Write - with pen and paper - a letter to a dear friend rather
than
dropping them an e-mail. Go to church/temple/coven. Do that chore
you've been putting off. Make one of the many recipes you've always
promised yoruself you were going to try. Go to the musem, Volunteer
at the shelter. Go to the park and see the kids run around. Maybe run
around yourself and do something daft like you did as a kid. Blow
bubbles, Jump in the puddle, roll down that grassy hill. Just get out
and smell the roses.
Then, when you've had a dose of Reality, have got some perspective on
the *important things* in your life, feel free to come back to
usenet. I can promise you that it hasn't collapsed without your words
of wisdom, in fact I would wager that no-one has really noticed your
absence.
I am starting my challenge as of 2:06pm local time.

See you all later, I'm gonna be enjoying meatspace. Care to join me?

Vicky (not Yowie for 24 hours)


LOL Despite my sometimes prolific postings it's not a terribly difficult
challenge. I didn't miss (or think about) Usenet on the 3 day drive from TN
to SC. I did (mentally) store info about the trip and Persia's hiding
tricks in the hotel rooms to post later

I did think about Usenet some when I was in the hospital for 7 days but only
because hospitals are terribly boring. I wasn't begging the nursing staff
to smuggle in a laptop with wireless

Jill

  #6  
Old August 4th 08, 05:26 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
CatNipped[_2_]
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Default Challenge 24

"jmcquown" wrote in message
news
LOL Despite my sometimes prolific postings it's not a terribly difficult
challenge. I didn't miss (or think about) Usenet on the 3 day drive from
TN to SC. I did (mentally) store info about the trip and Persia's hiding
tricks in the hotel rooms to post later

I did think about Usenet some when I was in the hospital for 7 days but
only because hospitals are terribly boring. I wasn't begging the nursing
staff to smuggle in a laptop with wireless

Jill


How are you feeling, Jill? Are you able to eat anything more solid than
soup now?

Nose Kisses,

CatNipped


  #7  
Old August 5th 08, 02:01 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
jmcquown[_2_]
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Posts: 8,008
Default OT Health & Diet Update (WAS: Challenge 24)

CatNipped wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
news
I did think about Usenet some when I was in the hospital for 7 days
but only because hospitals are terribly boring. I wasn't begging
the nursing staff to smuggle in a laptop with wireless

Jill


How are you feeling, Jill? Are you able to eat anything more solid
than soup now?

Nose Kisses,

CatNipped


I feel good, thanks! The surgeon wants to let my system get "back to
normal" before scheduling my surgery. I'm to call immediately (day or
night) so he can call in antibiotics if any of my symptoms return in the
meantime.

I've been off the liquid diet since before I was discharged from the
hospital. I have to eat a low fiber diet for a while. This confuses some
people since (allegedly) diverticulitis is caused by not getting enough
fiber. Problem is, high fiber food isn't easily digrested and gets trapped
in the diverticuli. Once the diverticuli become inflamed and infected (and
in my case, rupture) fibrous foods make things worse.

So for the time being, no whole grain breads or pastas (I had to buy a loaf
of white bread for the first time in 25+ years!). White flour all the way.
White "Texas toast" makes a fine grilled cheese sandwich, though I need
to avoid overly fatty and fried foods but that's not a problem. Meat needs
to be lean and practically "chopped". I had a breakfast of ham & scrambled
eggs in the hospital. The ham had been chopped into tiny bits. I'm sure
some of the kitties here would have approved!

I have to avoid fresh fruits; who'd have thought a peach or an apple was too
high in fiber? They are. Canned (processed) fruit is fine. Vegetables
need to be well cooked. That's not a problem... I don't like veggies cooked
to mush but I was never a fan of "tender-crisp" and the texture of raw
veggies makes me cringe. Potatoes have to be peeled; none of those
"homestyle" mashed taters with the skins left on.

I have to avoid nuts and seeds at all costs. For the time being things like
lentils and some dried beans (which I love) are a no-no. Tomato sauce has
to be strained to remove the seeds. I can't eat corn, either, which is a
shame since I love corn on the cob and I make a mean corn chowder! But the
skin of the kernels is too fibrous and difficult to digest. (sigh)

Jill

  #8  
Old August 5th 08, 02:27 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
CatNipped[_2_]
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Posts: 4,003
Default OT Health & Diet Update (WAS: Challenge 24)

"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
CatNipped wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
news
I did think about Usenet some when I was in the hospital for 7 days
but only because hospitals are terribly boring. I wasn't begging
the nursing staff to smuggle in a laptop with wireless

Jill


How are you feeling, Jill? Are you able to eat anything more solid
than soup now?

Nose Kisses,

CatNipped


I feel good, thanks! The surgeon wants to let my system get "back to
normal" before scheduling my surgery. I'm to call immediately (day or
night) so he can call in antibiotics if any of my symptoms return in the
meantime.

I've been off the liquid diet since before I was discharged from the
hospital. I have to eat a low fiber diet for a while. This confuses some
people since (allegedly) diverticulitis is caused by not getting enough
fiber. Problem is, high fiber food isn't easily digrested and gets
trapped in the diverticuli. Once the diverticuli become inflamed and
infected (and in my case, rupture) fibrous foods make things worse.

So for the time being, no whole grain breads or pastas (I had to buy a
loaf of white bread for the first time in 25+ years!). White flour all
the way. White "Texas toast" makes a fine grilled cheese sandwich, though
I need to avoid overly fatty and fried foods but that's not a problem.
Meat needs to be lean and practically "chopped". I had a breakfast of ham
& scrambled eggs in the hospital. The ham had been chopped into tiny
bits. I'm sure some of the kitties here would have approved!

I have to avoid fresh fruits; who'd have thought a peach or an apple was
too high in fiber? They are. Canned (processed) fruit is fine.
Vegetables need to be well cooked. That's not a problem... I don't like
veggies cooked to mush but I was never a fan of "tender-crisp" and the
texture of raw veggies makes me cringe. Potatoes have to be peeled; none
of those "homestyle" mashed taters with the skins left on.

I have to avoid nuts and seeds at all costs. For the time being things
like lentils and some dried beans (which I love) are a no-no. Tomato
sauce has to be strained to remove the seeds. I can't eat corn, either,
which is a shame since I love corn on the cob and I make a mean corn
chowder! But the skin of the kernels is too fibrous and difficult to
digest. (sigh)

Jill


I'm glad you're feeling better, but I know it sucks to be on a diet - it's
bad enough when you put *yourself* on one to lose a few pounds, but to know
that if you eat the wrong things it will make you sick - again, that sucks!

Please keep us updated and let us know when the surgery is scheduled.

Nose Kisses,

CatNipped


  #9  
Old August 5th 08, 04:36 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
kilikini
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Posts: 643
Default OT Health & Diet Update (WAS: Challenge 24)

jmcquown wrote:
CatNipped wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
news
I did think about Usenet some when I was in the hospital for 7 days
but only because hospitals are terribly boring. I wasn't begging
the nursing staff to smuggle in a laptop with wireless

Jill


How are you feeling, Jill? Are you able to eat anything more solid
than soup now?

Nose Kisses,

CatNipped


I feel good, thanks! The surgeon wants to let my system get "back to
normal" before scheduling my surgery. I'm to call immediately (day or
night) so he can call in antibiotics if any of my symptoms return in
the meantime.

I've been off the liquid diet since before I was discharged from the
hospital. I have to eat a low fiber diet for a while. This confuses
some people since (allegedly) diverticulitis is caused by not getting
enough fiber. Problem is, high fiber food isn't easily digrested and
gets trapped in the diverticuli. Once the diverticuli become
inflamed and infected (and in my case, rupture) fibrous foods make
things worse.
So for the time being, no whole grain breads or pastas (I had to buy
a loaf of white bread for the first time in 25+ years!). White flour
all the way. White "Texas toast" makes a fine grilled cheese
sandwich, though I need to avoid overly fatty and fried foods but
that's not a problem. Meat needs to be lean and practically
"chopped". I had a breakfast of ham & scrambled eggs in the
hospital. The ham had been chopped into tiny bits. I'm sure some of
the kitties here would have approved!
I have to avoid fresh fruits; who'd have thought a peach or an apple
was too high in fiber? They are. Canned (processed) fruit is fine.
Vegetables need to be well cooked. That's not a problem... I don't
like veggies cooked to mush but I was never a fan of "tender-crisp"
and the texture of raw veggies makes me cringe. Potatoes have to be
peeled; none of those "homestyle" mashed taters with the skins left
on.
I have to avoid nuts and seeds at all costs. For the time being
things like lentils and some dried beans (which I love) are a no-no.
Tomato sauce has to be strained to remove the seeds. I can't eat
corn, either, which is a shame since I love corn on the cob and I
make a mean corn chowder! But the skin of the kernels is too fibrous
and difficult to digest. (sigh)
Jill


Dang, your diet sounds worse than mine! Get through this and you'll be
okay. It's only temporary. Crap, I mean, I can't eat dairy, peanuts, eggs,
meat, spinach, brussels sprouts, etc, for the rest of my life. Count your
blessings. (I know that sounds weird, but I'm trying to be supportive,
here.)

I love you tons!

kili


  #10  
Old August 5th 08, 04:59 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Jofirey
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Posts: 2,628
Default OT Health & Diet Update (WAS: Challenge 24)


"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
CatNipped wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
news
I did think about Usenet some when I was in the hospital for 7
days
but only because hospitals are terribly boring. I wasn't begging
the nursing staff to smuggle in a laptop with wireless

Jill


How are you feeling, Jill? Are you able to eat anything more solid
than soup now?

Nose Kisses,

CatNipped


I feel good, thanks! The surgeon wants to let my system get "back
to normal" before scheduling my surgery. I'm to call immediately
(day or night) so he can call in antibiotics if any of my symptoms
return in the meantime.

I've been off the liquid diet since before I was discharged from the
hospital. I have to eat a low fiber diet for a while. This
confuses some people since (allegedly) diverticulitis is caused by
not getting enough fiber. Problem is, high fiber food isn't easily
digrested and gets trapped in the diverticuli. Once the diverticuli
become inflamed and infected (and in my case, rupture) fibrous foods
make things worse.

So for the time being, no whole grain breads or pastas (I had to buy
a loaf of white bread for the first time in 25+ years!). White
flour all the way. White "Texas toast" makes a fine grilled cheese
sandwich, though I need to avoid overly fatty and fried foods
but that's not a problem. Meat needs to be lean and practically
"chopped". I had a breakfast of ham & scrambled eggs in the
hospital. The ham had been chopped into tiny bits. I'm sure some of
the kitties here would have approved!

I have to avoid fresh fruits; who'd have thought a peach or an apple
was too high in fiber? They are. Canned (processed) fruit is fine.
Vegetables need to be well cooked. That's not a problem... I don't
like veggies cooked to mush but I was never a fan of "tender-crisp"
and the texture of raw veggies makes me cringe. Potatoes have to be
peeled; none of those "homestyle" mashed taters with the skins left
on.

I have to avoid nuts and seeds at all costs. For the time being
things like lentils and some dried beans (which I love) are a no-no.
Tomato sauce has to be strained to remove the seeds. I can't eat
corn, either, which is a shame since I love corn on the cob and I
make a mean corn chowder! But the skin of the kernels is too
fibrous and difficult to digest. (sigh)

Jill


Sending purrs that you are feeling well enough for the dietary
restrictions to be a PITA.

Those single serving cups of fruit and applesauce aren't bad. The
berry flavored apple sauce is really pretty good.

The cups of pudding aren't awful either, if you get a decent brand.

We have half a shelf in the refrigerator dedicated to these things and
another shelf in the freezer to guilt free "ice cream" treats.

Jo


 




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