I just wrote (and tried to post) the fifth post to this blog in the last two weeks and it didn’t get posted ? ? ? ? ? ?

oh well
it WILL get worked out
Mandala

I only have but so much patience

In the last several weeks I have written four posts that have not made it to the blog . . . I had left two of them on the screen and my buddy came along and didn’t realize that they were being saved and then the other two got “lost” between my screen and getting them posted ?????

The very first one was good ... and when things get lost it is hard to rewrite them ... the original spirit is gone and the second one just isn’t the same. So, maybe I’ll have a chance to write sometime this week. We are MOVING (yaaaahoooooooo!!!!!) this weekend which includes friends coming from distances and it will be nice to see them.

good night and
thank you
Mandala

. . . actually, about my fingers. They have neuropathy in them ... they feel cold all inside of them ... then the sensation seems to be hot —> I relate it to being something like dry ice ..?? I have to put them up beside my face to see if they are really warm or are actually cold. If the temperature inside the house is warm, then they feel much better. Sometimes I warm them up via the cook stove. They seem to function alright other than for typing!!! The sensation, however, does make them “hurt.”

I have been taking Neurotin (100s) for something more than a year. I started intermingling it with 300s and now it’s 300s both a.m. and p.m. The only effect is that there is a jerk from both wrists ... not bad (you won’t drop your coffee!!) but there, nonetheless.

I used to take Neurotin some years ago and I do not remember what it was for. The side effect then was that if I was turning around (for example) I would loose my step a little bit. My doc took me off of it a few years ago (before loosing the leg) and I don’t remember what was going on for either situation. Maybe (?) he put me on Neurotin when my legs were going through the neuropathy-thing.

I’ve been through so much, that years ago, now, I quit keeping a record in my mind of EVERYTHING. I do seem to remember things that I have to ... although, ALL those things are on record somewhere ... so!!!

So, how do we all feel now that the Dems rule the House & Senate? AND that we have THE FIRST LADY SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE? I SURE HOPE THESE THINGS SHOW US A DIFFERENT DIRECTION THAN I FELT WE HAVE BEEN ON FOR A WHILE NOW.

I thought I liked Bush for the first-second years ... maybe? ... through the 9-11 ... I was quite impressed. And then came Iraq!!! At that point I didn’t think I knew enough to have a definate pointofview. And even when things began to look wrong within my pointofview ... I still gave it question marks. Then, when we all KNEW that there had been NO WOMD ... he had LIED (no shit). My big disapointment was C.POWELL who I have always had a lot of faith in (truth)...AND who, when all was said and done, resigned ASAP. WHEW!!! And then there is C.RICE who I don’t know what I think about her ...???

I’ve been packing between writing this blog ... time to go pack.

any questions?
any statements?

thank you
Mandala

. . . is in the upper part of my R arm ... so, the other day I thought to take my black long sleeve shirt and cut a hole in the sleeve where my graph is so I can wear the turtleneck and longsleeves = be a bit warmer!

Another news thought: Rumsfield is gone!!! And we’re waiting for George Allen (VA) to draw the D/R line. I KNEW Dems were gonna win it out Gonna be interesting for the next couple of years. I didn’t want the guy who is claiming victory in VA ... we’ll see!!!

any questions?
any statements?

thank you
Mandala

One thing I think is that English should be the American national language. Isn’t that obvious?

Another thing I wonder is NOW did ALL THOSE LATINOS get here? I live in central Virginia and not being any longer involved with farming, I only realized that there are a “few” here. However, no matter where they are, it burns my ass that they come here and “we” provide EVERYTHING and ANYTHING for them; where in a country they could not provide for themselves and came here with the only expectation was to GET a good living. How many came here with the expectation of learning how and going back “home” and making things work right there?

And then there is the gov’t ... OMG!!!! ... HOW is this going to become different than it is? WE MUST find people who ARE different than what has been AND are strong enough to both be themselves and surpass all the “lesser” souls amoung them. We obviously have MANY “lesser” souls ... people that are motivated by greed . . . WHAT do you think about John McCain? WHAT do you think about Barack Obama? WHO else do you think about for president? I’m also considering John Edwards ...?

I heard a thought provoking statement not long ago: You might be Republican but those you enjoy talking with are usually Democrat!!! (ain’t that a great statement!!!!?) It provoked me, being a registered Rep and all!!! Although I have always thought (and voted) independently . . . of course!!!

What else is going on? the move (of course) ... can’t wait to have a new location/environment to work with!!!

don’t want to write too much here == boring!!!

any statements?
any questions?

Mandala