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you gotta research medications on your own, definitely. But, when you need something like insulin or whatever...stuff that you need NOW, you may not be inclined to spend time researching different drugs, pros and cons, and stuff like that. I know how it is when you want something now, and expect it to be good for you. Next time I'd just try to talk with the doctor and go over alternatives, regardless of how much they try to rush you out.

 

Normally, I do that sort of research as easily as breathing - I never take anything without doing the research on my own, and discussing options first. That goes for surgery too - when I had some uterine fibroids a decade ago, I did the research and told my doctor how I wanted the surgery done (which was a very non-invasive method). He didn't know the technique, so I found a surgeon who did.

In this particular case, not to make excuses for myself, I was pretty damned overwhelmed at the time. It all happened so quickly - I went from an eye doctor's visit on a Tuesday to an MS diagnosis and hospitalization by Friday. My head was spinning. I stay on this med now because I'm scared to go off and deal with the withdrawals, frankly. It takes months to get free of the symptoms.

 

very smart move indeed

that's why you gotta look stuff up yourself, because not all doctors are created equal. Rule of thumb for surgery is to get the less-invasive op you can find. The more invasive the procedure, the higher the risk of something going wrong (not to mention increased scarring and longer post-op periods). I know for the fibroids, they advertise those less invasive procedures on the train and buses, to let women know they have more options.

 

It wasn't that I was necessarily planning on having more kids, but I didn't want a hysterectomy either - instant menopause is harder than natural menopause I would think. Because of the kind of fibroids I had, they were able to go in vaginally and cut them back to the uterine wall - no incision, no killing off the uterine lining (which is one of the current big choices). I had the surgery on Friday and went back to work on Monday and put in a 14 hour day.

 

Trying to figure out why on earth I thought watching the Blair witch project all by myself was a good idea. Never going camping again

 

Soooo Tom Cruise and company is in town to shoot a movie called "One Shot" and they are shooting a scene along the street my job sits at.

Well I was on my merry way to work opposite of the scene but this super Rambo street usher decideds to question me question me where I was going "Sir, where are you going", I tell him that it is absolutely none of your business. "Sir yes it is my business!" Again it is absolutely none of your business to know where I am going, you can't tell me my right's as an American. Guy smirks and gets all to happy "That's ok, I'll just get police to remove you! Get's on his walkie and hand gestures wildly for Police to come to his rescue "Police, police I need you over here right now, I got a guy walking towards the bridge"

No police come to his aid and this motherfucker is still following me to my job. So now we are passing these sorry ass security guards the movie set basically picked up off the street to tell folks to stay off the sidewalk. Fake ass rambo yells "HEY YOU, aren't you security!? Get this guy off the sidewalk right now!" Before the guard could even say anything I told him he ain't going to do shit, what can he really do? He can't physically remove me, you looking really foolish right now...what are you really trying to accomplish? The security guard was like "Damn bra, it's like that?" Hell yeah it's like that! "We'll shit their ain't nothing I can do" lol So fake ass rambo is heated cuz Police nor security would aid him.

Finally I'm pulling up my job and notice there is about 8 of these street ushers just camped out chilling on OUR property telling our guests to stay off the sidewalk. Rambo calls over I guess a supervisor of the street ushers crying about I won't tell him where I was headed. I tell the supervisor yup I won't tell him or you or any of y'all because it is absolutely none of y'all business.

The supervisor says "stay off the sidewalk, it is private property." I tell him I am not a idiot, I know how this shit works so show me a permit that permits you guys to be here right now. The whole group gives me a dumbfolded look and one of the dummies yells out that the mayor has it.

I'm like Okkkkkkk, let me get this straight...so you guys currently own allllllll of this property? "Yeah" You sure you own alllllllllllll of this property? "Yeah" Look I don't think you understand me right now, I gesture at the ground, I said ALLLLLLLLLLLLLL of this property? "Yeah!......well no" So are you telling me you guys don't have a permit to be on the hotels property? Some folks of the group give me a look understanding where I was going with this because I let them freely use the hotel facility the previous day.

"No, but he hotel is letting us stay here" Oh really now, so you guys ain't paying for shit, want us to accomodate you while you inconvience my guests by yelling at them for being on the sidewalk!? Get the fuck off my PRIVATE PROPERTY right now!

Supervisor thought I was playing at first like ohhh silly black negro is threatening us. "We aren't going anywhere until you show us photo ID" I show them my ID tag, "I said photo identication sir" I said look if you don't get the fuck off my property right now I will call the police to physically remove you for trespassing immediately!

The supervisor was swole while some idiot of the group spoke up "The police works for us tonight" (there was about 30-60 police officers working detail for the scene) I told that dummy I will call 911 who will officially document it as an emergency, telling them you are putting my guests in harms way which will send a squad of police down here to handle y'all and you don't want that.

My co-workers came out side to see what was going on and the supervisor of the group changed his whole tone up all speaking in a robotic nasallly voice "Sir I am really sorry for what just transpired, can we come to a solution" Well fake ass Rambo is smirking at me like nigger ain't nothing going to happen so I told him I want that asshole off my property right now. Supervisor "Sir again I apologize, can you tell us about the whole situation" You know the situation, tell that asshole to exit the premises immediately!

"Well sir.." Motherfucker you sound like a broken record right and since you are hard at hearing all you motherfuckers get the fuck off my property right now! I'm giving you exactly 2 minutes before I call the police. They got ghost lol.

15 minutes later 2 members of the production team come into the hotel introducing themselves as on location managers "4north1side2, 4north1side2, ohhh how are we doing tonight? I am doing splendidly well and you? "I'm great, was one of our staffers being a jerk tonight, we are sooooo sooooo soooo sorry" (Bitch talking to me like a baby.) Nope no problems so far tonight. "You sureeeeee, can you tell us what happened" No I'll keep it to myself it's in the past, I'm sure you heard a side of the story already.

Oh they mad now but still trying to be nice. "We'll I can tell you that is one of our worst nightmares as on location managers for our staffers to have confrontation with the public" I assure you their was no confrontation, let me tell you something, I live for confrontation..actually I get off on confrontation but none of that occurred tonight. The look on their faces is just :smt013 so I started mocking them to infuriate them more.

Please excuse my manners, I hope I didn't offend you or your staffers tonight I'm sorry. "No you didn't..." You sure? Is there anything you guys want to talk about huh? You sure, anything I can help you guys with? "NO" You see like your mindless drones keep reiterating to my guests tonight, "it's just my job" I have a job to do as well, chief concern is the guests safety and they aren't feeling so secure with you guys roaming about on property so look, I'll try my best to keep them off the sidewalk but you guys stay off my property ok! I don't want any confrontation yen know? :smt013 They left.

I can't tell you how much pleasure I took casually walking out the comforts of a warm hotel watching there lil asses freeze for a bullshit volunteer job. Sometimes these dummies would come back on property and I was on them like a pitbull, PRIVATE PROPERTY SEE YOU LATER BYE!

A few hours later in the night the movie production started shooting the chase scenes so a huge group of hotel guests were standing out front watching. The movie crew told the ushers to tell the guests to get back in the hotel I guess cuz I'm watching the camera and the supervisor street usher is telling the guests to go back inside. I go outside to see what was being said and one the guests became highly irate because he couldn't go where he wanted.

To cause a scene I asked random people of the rowdy drunk crowd out loud how much did you pay for a room and at the price don't you expect it's wrong for these people to scream at you for walking on a sidewalk that you payed for? Crowd is like hell yeah! So I look at the supervisor and I can see the hatred in his eyes swelling for me. I said Hey buddy, don't I know you from somewhere, you look mad familiar like I spoke to you earlier.... I point at the ground, tell me something... what is this? "A ground" WRONG!, private property get the fuck off!

Crowd starts cracking up and start chanting fuck Tom Cruise as the supervisor and cohort walk off heads down, feelings in shambles.

 

I'm confused.....you're proud of yourself for this?

 

Man, you sure know how to have fun! ;-)

 

The ultimate way to clip the wings of a Blackman soaring in popularity is to hit him with a sexual harassment accusation!......It is always ugly, embarrassing and indelible enough to cause the success of his flight to crash to the ground......Welcome to American politics Herman Cain.......

 

So far, neither of the accusers who made the complaint are coming forward; Cain will get a lucky break if it remains that way.

 

Apparently, they were paid hush money and signed an agreement to leave the association and the wording of the agreement also bars them from speaking about why they left.

 

Looks like I'm going to need a lot more info before I start training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

 

Mr Cain has now said he remembers making a payment. I posted it in the other threads on this topic

 

I just had a minor hard-up looking at Randi Kaye.

 

-iPhone typing...plenty if errors lol-

Why

just do it

although it helps tremendously if you've wrestled in the past. Simple things like gable grip, posturing, body control, etc Can be learned through wrestling and will immediately cross over into bjj. You'd just have to get used to looking at being on your back as a position to fight from, instead if one in which you need to automatically correct. That and the fact that you can submit guys......

Where I first trained, they had you rolling with guys with more training from day 1. It was kind of dog eats dog, and you either learned on the fly or got tapped a lot. The place I'm looking at now focuses on position drills throught the entire class for guys newer to bjj. You don't have to worry about live sparring with a guy trying to strangle you with your own collar.

If you like the competitive atmosphere of a sports team, gor for the first one. If you want to learn the basics and work your way through a more traditional Gracie system, go for the second. Those guys gut their blacks under helio, relson and the lot, so they take the time to teach you without you getting too roughed up.

 

You aren't the only one, brother.

 

I have a weird weakness for Italian women still. Thank you Carol Costello for making my mornings all the better. Oh...and Erin Burnett's there too with Joy Behar.

 

Ever notice that those who have nothing on the inside, are the ones that are the most preoccupied with what is on the outside?

 

I think there is truth to this.