Carol H Tucker Passionate about knowledge management and organizational development, expert in loan servicing, virtual world denizen and community facilitator, and a DISNEY fan
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beladona Memorial Be warned:in this very rich environment where you can immerse yourself so completely, your emotions will become engaged -- and not everyone is cognizant of that. Among the many excellent features of SL, there is no auto-return on hearts, so be wary of where your's wanders...
Today is the 5th day of the 2nd week, the 12th day of the 1st month, the 12th day of 2016, and:
Curried Chicken Day
Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day
Full moon 6:34 AM EST -- the Full Wolf Moon, when wolves howled in hunger outside the villages -- AKA the Old Moon.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Look Day
I Am A Mentor
International Kiss a Ginger Day
National Hot Tea Day
National Marzipan Day
National Pharmacist Day
Stick To Your New Year's Resolution Day
Work Harder Day
ON THIS DAY: In 1528 Gustav I of Sweden was crowned king. In 1773 the first public museum in America was established, in Charleston, SC. In 1866 the Royal Aeronautical Society was formed in London. In 1908 a long-distance radio message was sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time. In 1926 "Sam 'n' Henry" [later renamed "Amos 'n' Andy" in 1928] aired on Chicago radio. In 1969 the New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the BALTIMORE Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history. In 1971 the sitcom "All in the Family" premiered on CBS. In 1986 Congressman Bill Nelson lifted off from Kennedy Space Center aboard Columbia on mission STS-61-C as a Mission Specialist. In 1998 19 European nations agree to forbid human cloning. In 2001 Downtown Disney opened to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. In 2004 the world's largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, made its maiden voyage. In 2005 Deep Impact launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket.
Today I was continuing to think about reasons to write or things to write about while I was sitting in the doctor’s office waiting for a blood pressure check. See, when I went back in mid-December right after vacation, all my numbers were totally out of whack and the doc lectured me. The blood pressure was of particular concern and I rather shamefacedly admitted to skipping medication to make it last until the visit and getting refills [in addition to all the comfort food I was eating around and after the elections]. Well the numbers today looked better, but that top number [the systolic] still places me in the bottom rung of the stage 1 hypertension group despite the medication that has been working for years -- cue lots of lectures about losing more weight, exercising more, and stressing out over things less. At what point does worrying about being healthy actually make you sick?
When Frank had his stroke in Williamsburg, the doc told him that he would have to give up smoking and drinking coffee if you wanted to live. Frank just stared at him. The doc finally turned to me and started to ask me if Frank had heard him and I told him “oh he heard you, he’s just deciding whether or not it is worth living if he has to give up both!” Frank agreed with me rather emphatically – the doc thought for a moment and told him that if he stopped smoking he probably could get by with caffeine, and Frank agreed. He stuck with it too, never smoked another cigarette or pipe again – but even though his activity stayed the same, his eating habits changed and he put on a lot of weight [as often happens when someone stops smoking it seems]. He refused to make any other changes to his [our] lifestyle or agree to further surgery and the doctors finally told him that they couldn’t do anymore for him if he wasn’t going to listen to them . Did he shorten his life by doing what he wanted? Probably. Did he enjoy what time he had left more than he would’ve if he had done everything the doctors wanted him to do? I really think so – Frank loathed hospitals, disliked doctors and was impatient with all the do’s and don’ts.
Fact is that heredity and genetics seem to have just as much to do with high blood pressure as lifestyle. That said, I AM back to counting carbs, watching calories, and managing sugar – the stress I cannot seem to do anything about at the moment as the fear I encountered the month before the election just seems to be fed by all the subsequent events. But I think about Frank’s choice at times – it is an option.
Oh and the creative prompt for today that I just ignored?
“12. Greeting: Write a story or poem that starts with the word “hello”.”
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