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Finally saw the Orthopedic surgeon today... After waiting a month to see him, I finally got in to see the orthopedic surgeon this morning. My left kneecap has no cartilage behind it and its displaced to the side. Surgery can be done to properly position the kneecap, but due to the selling in my leg it can't be done. He had no answer as to the cause of the swelling in my leg. He did order injections of a lubricating fluid into the knee joint to reduce the irritation and those will start in two weeks. As for the cyst, it's caused by the irritation of the joint and he's not going to directly treat the cyst, so I'm stuck with it for now. I'm not real pleased with the lack of answers to date or solutions to the swelling in my leg, so I called my primary care doctor to let him know and maybe he can get better answers for me! So that's it for now...

... or buy some bling for some of the ladies here on Fubar, but with being out of work for the foreseeable future due to a cyst in my knee, it's impossible! At this point I've been out of work for three weeks and can't get in to see the orthopedic surgeon until the first of August... And I won't go the route some of my real life family suggests of going to the emergency room as a ploy to get in to see the specialist sooner. Even witj bed rest where I'm off my feet most of the day, my left leg is still swollen an inch more than my right! It looks kind of weird... Enough whining, time to put my leg back up!

I've been off work for a week with a Baker's Cyst in my left knee. I'm supposed to be on bed rest with the leg elevated, but after a few hours I get up for 20 minutes or so... So now I'm working my way through my DVDs. Yesterday was Tears Of The Sun and an Avril Levigne dvd. Today so far has been Blues Brothers 2000. Maybe some anime is next. Oh and the cats have enjoyed the quality time too! Today was Avalanche and Kitt while I was watching the movie. Yesterday it was them, plus Silver and Pumpkin! lol I get to see the doctor again tomorrow to get checked again and talk about getting an MRI and surgery done on it. If I have to get surgery, I hope it's soon so I can get back to having a normal life... or what passes as normal for me! lol

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Leave your name in my blog comments. Once you do that, this is what I'll do for you... 1. I'll respond with something random about you. 2. I'll tell you which song or movie you remind me of. 3. I'll pick a flavor of jello to wrestle you in. 4. I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me. (if possible. if not, I'll say something that only makes sense to me.) 5. I'll tell you my first memory of you. 6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of. 7. I'll ask you something I've always wondered about you. 8. If you play, you MUST post this on yours. You MUST. **

Ann Lander’s Perpetual New Years Resolutions Copied from operationlettertosanta.com Let this coming year be better than all the others. Vow to do some of the things you've always wanted to do but couldn't find the time. Call up a forgotten friend. Drop an old grudge, and replace it with some pleasant memories. Share a funny story with someone whose spirits are dragging. A good laugh can be very good medicine. Vow not to make a promise you don't think you can keep. Pay a debt. Give a soft answer. Free yourself of envy and malice. Encourage some youth to do this or her best. Share your experience, and offer support. Young people need role models. Make a genuine effort to stay in closer touch with family and good friends. Resolve to stop magnifying small problems and shooting from the lip. Words that you have to eat can be hard to digest. Find the time to be kind and thoughtful. All of us have the same allotment: 24 hours a day. Give a compliment. It might give someone a badly needed lift. Thing things through. Forgive an injustice. Listen more. Be kind. Apologize when you realize you are wrong. An apology never diminishes a person. It elevates him. Don't blow your own horn. If you've done something praiseworthy, someone will notice eventually. Try to understand a point of view that is different from your own. Few things are 100 percent one way or another. Examine the demands you make on others. Lighten up. When you feel like blowing your top, ask yourself, "Will it matter in a week from today?". Laugh the loudest when the joke is on you. The sure way to have a friend is to be one. We are all connected by our humanity, and we need each other. Avoid malcontents and pessimists. They drag you down and contribute nothing. Don't discourage a beginner from trying something risky. Nothing ventured means nothing gained. Be optimistic. The can-do spirit is the fuel that makes things go. Read something uplifting. Deep-six the trash. You won't eat garbage - why put it in your head? Don't abandon your old-fashioned principles. They never go out of style. When courage is needed, ask yourself, "If not me, who? If not now, when?" Walk tall, and smile more. You'll look 10 years younger. Don't be afraid to say, "I love you". Say it again. They are the sweetest words in the world.

Dear Santa, I don't want anything for myself for Christmas. I have a job that sort of helps pay the bills, a great son and loving wife, and five kitties that think I'm great (especially when I feed them and clean their litter pan). But I'd like you consider delivering gifts for the following people who really need and deserve them: 1. Mayor Don Williamson - A case of humble pie and a copy of Dale Carnegie's "How To Win Friends and Influence People". I think you know why... 2. The Voters of Flint - Prozac for those too apathetic and discouraged to vote. And a big dose of common sense for those who re-elected King Don. 3. To the teachers in the public schools of Flint - A big sack of love, patience and a free pass to Heaven when the time comes. They've had their dose of Hell already. 4. To the administrators and board of Flint Public Schools - A huge lump of coal. They should know why. 5. To the unengaged parents of students in the public schools of Flint - A sound whipping and a copy of any book on parenting practices. Oh since many probably don't like to read make it a DVD. 6. To the involved parents of students in the public schools of Flint - A big sack of love, patience and a free pass to Heaven when the time comes. They've had their dose of Hell already. They've earned it! 7. To the Flint City Council - Any book on political leadership. Heck any book on leadership would be great! 8. To the poor of Flint - Hope and love and a better 2008. 9. To the homeless of Flint - A warm place to lay their head and someone who cares about them. 10. To the mentally ill of Flint - Piece of mind, love and workers who care about them. 11. To the caring workers (far too few any more) of the poor, homeless and mentally ill of Flint - A big sack of love, patience and a free pass to Heaven when the time comes. They've had their dose of Hell already. (I was there in the trenches for 14 years and know how it was.) 12. To the "I don't want to be bothered, just give me my paycheck" workers and administrators of services for the poor, homeless and mentally ill of Flint - A sack of coal for each since they always want more for themselves, not others. I know that this list has gotten long Santa, but I think I've covered the needs of Flint for now. One last thing if you have the time, please spread love throughout our town as we need all the love we can get! Thanks again Santa! Your biggest fan in Flint, Gregoire

While chatting through the shoutbox with one of my female pals here, I found out I wasn't actually chatting with her, but was chatting with her BF! And likely have been for about a week or so... That would explain the sudden not so friendly change in responses to some of the usual flirtatious banter I sometimes use.. which I find harmless... It's not like I'm going to meet the person in the real world or something like that. I've always found that folks using other people's profiles or fictitious ones online as rude and offensive. While we all try to present our idealized selves here, there is a limit. I've been a participant in various online communities since 1986 when I started with Compuserve's CB chat, and I still find deliberate misrepresentation and online deceit offensive... Have other folks encountered much of that here at Fubar? And if so, what have you done, or not done, about it?

I had interviewed for a job a few weeks ago as a Counselor with a Federal contractor in my area. I ended up having three different interviews during their job fair and was told I would be called in again for a fourth and possibly final interview the next week. At the end of that week, I called to make a follow up call as I hadn't heard anything, got the run around until I was finally told to leave a message for the HR manager. And I did so. No reply, so I did the same the following week with the same lack of response. I saw in yesterday's local paper they did a feature on the front page of a younger African American guy who just got his Bachelor's degree in Social Work. He was cutting hair for a living while going to college. Care to guess which position he got? Yup the one I had interviewed for! So the question is: Am I too white or too old?

YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2007 WHEN.... 1. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries. 2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years. 3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three. 4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you. 5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses. 6. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave. 7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen. 8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it. 10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee. 11. You're reading this and nodding and laughing. 12. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message. 13. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list. 14. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list. AND NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself . Go on, forward this to your friends. You know you want to!! And Yes, I was laughing and I did scroll back to see that there wasn't a #9