Randomness Dos

[Factorial]

The problem with that is that I am both cheap and lazy.

[Willie Kool]

I've tried to buy pear juice to make my own pear iced tea, but I can't find straight pear juice anywhere.

Bet this would be really good mixed with a good white tea:

http://www.winesofsubarashii.com/wines-spirits.php

It's pretty good stuff, a little pricey though.

[columbia]

It took 8 years, but I finally stepped in some my dog's **** in the yard. That was a pretty good run.

I think Murray might have also.

[Factorial]

It took 8 years, but I finally stepped in some my dog's **** in the yard. That was a pretty good run.

I think Murray might have also.

Barefooted?

[columbia]

Thankfully, no.

[mac5155]

Barefooted is easiest to clean off.

[MR25]

Eh. Just get a garden hose for the shoes.

[mac5155]

Really though from May through like September, I rarely wear shoes.

[PFiDC]

If it were socially acceptable I am not sure I would ever wear shoes during those months.

[DigitalGypsy66]

I have plantar fasciitis, so I wear some sort of shoe...all the time. It sucks.

[PFiDC]

I had that for a long time. It sucks and I feel your pain.

[dodint]

I have plantar fasciitis, so I wear some sort of shoe...all the time. It sucks.

Bingo.

I have so many shoes but only two pairs of Rx insoles. Boo.

[DigitalGypsy66]

Did you have surgery to get rid of it? Mine has never been bad, but if I walk around barefoot on hard surfaces for too long, it will flare up. When first diagnosed (years ago), I couldn't walk after getting out of bed or up from a seated position...it was awful. Exercises, icing the heel, and good footwear got rid of that level of pain and discomfort but it's never completely gone...always a twinge here or there.

[dodint]

My mother had the surgery. Isn't thrilled with it. She's way too active to let it heal properly though, so that's part of the issue.

[PFiDC]

Did you have surgery to get rid of it? Mine has never been bad, but if I walk around barefoot on hard surfaces for too long, it will flare up. When first diagnosed (years ago), I couldn't walk after getting out of bed or up from a seated position...it was awful. Exercises, icing the heel, and good footwear got rid of that level of pain and discomfort but it's never completely gone...always a twinge here or there.

I lost 100lbs

Even though I have gained about 50 of that back I still don't have the heel pain.

[DigitalGypsy66]

Yeah, I was 250+ when I was first diagnosed, but now in the 210 range. Weight wasn't the issue for me.

[NTP66]

We leave for Kansas this weekend, and my mother-in-law just e-mailed me a bunch of ideas on what to do while we're down there (because it's one of the most boring places on Earth). All but two of the places are actually outside of Kansas, which confirms what I've been telling my wife all these years - that if you want to enjoy Kansas, you have to actually leave Kansas.

[BigMck]

We leave for Kansas this weekend, and my mother-in-law just e-mailed me a bunch of ideas on what to do while we're down there (because it's one of the most boring places on Earth). All but two of the places are actually outside of Kansas, which confirms what I've been telling my wife all these years - that if you want to enjoy Kansas, you have to actually leave Kansas.

An underground city awaits if you are close to this area. I am curious if the mother-in-law mentioned this as something to see? The student learning center looks pretty cool.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/ ... ansas-city

[NTP66]

That's the only redeeming quality - we'll be close enough to KC for good BBQ. That wasn't on the list, no, and I imagine my 3 year old probably wouldn't enjoy that.

[tifosi77]

Doesn't Montreal have like a third of the city more or less replicated underground?

[BigMck]

I thought it was Quebec?

[NTP66]

I can't speak to Canada, but there's something similar in Atlanta.

[Kicksave]

Life is a cruel dodint. Today, my 7 year old cousin died from DIPG, a rare form of brain cancer. You may have seen news articles about him over the last few weeks. He was supposed to go out to San Fran next week to have experimental lifesaving surgery. He’s lived way longer than they estimated and the longer it went, the more hopeful you got. They were able to fundraise an incredible amount of money in a short amount of time to pay to start the treatment.

I have spoken about my extended family and the drama that they have caused in my life, but none of that was his fault. I didn’t get to see him much over the last few years, as I have kept my distance from family gatherings. Any time I did see him, we connected. He was a good kid. He was the ring bearer at my wedding.

I really don’t know what to say other than I’m angry. I’m angry that we live in a world where within a year a child can go from healthy to dead within a year. I’m angry that through everything, he was 100% coherent. He was trapped inside a failing body. A child shouldn’t have to go through this. I’m angry at my shitty family that I didn’t get a chance to know him better.

I don’t know why I’m posting about this. I’m not looking for sympathy because I don’t feel like I’m a part of that side of my family. We only share a last name. I don’t feel like it’s my sympathy to receive. All issues I have with them aside, my heart hurts for them. No one deserves what they’re going through right now.

[eddy]

Man, kicksave, I'm sorry for you and your family. I can't imagine going through something like that for him and the family. No words, that **** sucks

[tifosi77]

I have much sympathy for your situation, Kicksave. It sucks, and the reason it sucks is 100% beyond your control. Which in some situations would make you feel more at ease with a set of circumstances. But with this sort of thing............ just makes it that much worse.