Bill W

And now you'll be able to comment on chapters and stories that you read, as well as to be able to click on the emojis to let the authors know what you think of their work. I'd say welcome, but you've been here for some time now, so instead I'll say congratulations for taking the next step and becoming an active member.

That's awesome, if they can repeat it over and over again.

Does this mean that every returning SpaceX rocket will land in the tower?

I hope none of the members of our GA family were effected by either Hurricane Helene or Milton - or both, and if they have I hope no loss of life occurred with any family members and they're able to replace any items that were lost or damaged. And Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Canadian GA members and visitors, AND Happy Halloween to all. I know it's more than two weeks away, but an early warning can help you prepare for the ghots, ghouls, and other beasties you many encounter on Halloween night.

Steve, since you couldn't see either the Northern Lights or the comet, did you ever think your life might be like the Truman Show? You might have just been living in a large movie studio all this time.

I see a neurologist about my Trigeminal Neuralgia. The trigeminal nerve is a three-branch nerve (hence the tri prefix), which is on each side of your head. The lhree branch affect different areas of the face: ophthalmic (V1) branch affects the forehead, scalp, and front of the head, including eyes and eyelids maxillary (V2) branch affects the upper lip, teeth, gums, cheeks, nose, land lower eyelids madibular (V3) affects lower lip, teeth, gums, lower jaw. It also affects chewing, biting, and swallowing. I'm having trouble with the trigeminal nerve on the right side of my face in the maxillary and mandibular branches. It means I would get excrutiating electric like shocks when blowing my nose, touching my upper lip, and eating. However, I still have occasional bouts with the problem, but now it's mostly under control using two different medications, although they gave me double-vision, so I do most things with one eye closed or using an eye patch.

Maybe you just need a referral to @Myr's complaintologist instead.

To put it simply, a gastroenterologists is a medical doctor who specialize in the digestive system, from the esophagus to the colon. They diagnose and treat conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, ulcers, polyps, chronic heartburn, acid reflux, and hemorrhoids. They can also detect and prevent certain types of cancer. Gastroenterologists perform endoscopic procedures to diagnose and treat conditions. During an endoscopy, a gastroenterologist uses a camera attached to a long, thin tube to look inside the body. They can also perform minimally invasive procedures to treat hemorrhoids. Gastroenterologists are knowledgeable about treating hepatitis because the liver is an important part of digestion and metabolism. They can also diagnose and treat celiac disease.

My colonoscopy was performed by a general surgeon, in case he had to remove polympsl or do a biopsy along the way, but my colon was as clean as a whistle, thanks to the powerful laxatives he had me take the day before, and not a polyp in sight.

The endocrine glands are called ductless glands, and their etymorlogy (word origin) comes from 'endo' (within or inside) and 'krine' (separate or secrete), that's because various glands secrete hormones into the bloodstream. Those include the pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, hypothalamus, and ovaries. The term endocrine was coined by Ernest Henry Starling (1866-1927) to differentiate between hormones secreted internally from those secreted externally. This merely capsulizes some of the things in @sandrewn's post, while also adding the name of the person first using the term endocrine.

Endocrinologist comes from the Greek words 'endon' or 'endo' (within or inside) and 'krinein' or 'krine' (to function, separate, or secrete). And at @sandrewn's post explains what the endocrine system is and what it's function is.

If it's affecting you so badly that it makes your skin crawl, you may need to see @Myr's complaintologist.

A truly intriguing story that explores the issues of gender identity and gender fluidity and explores and explains them in ways that are easy to understand. The story is also erotic, without being graphic, and I'd highly recommend it to anyone who has questions about gender dysphoria or gender fluidity, either for themselves or to understand a friend or relative with these issues. The story is also very entertaining and a very good read.

I agree with Mancunian. I'm not sure I understand the whole fluid-identity thing, but I really enjoyed this story. All the time I thought @CassieQ was going to have Jason's roommate pop up in the story when Jason was in a dress or with Levi. I even thought he might be Rachael's bf using a different name, but I'm glad that @CassieQ didn't go that route. I think the story was interesting, and even slightly arousing, even though what Jason was doing wasn't really my thing, although his interaction with Jason was. Well don, @CassieQ and I highly recommend this story to others.

The diseases a dermatologist might treat are: acne (a condition caused by blocked skin follicles - a condition experienced by many teens and young adults), eczema (dry, itchy skin), basal cell carcinoma (the most common type of skin cancer) , psoriasis (causes red, scaly skin), rosacea (causes redden skin and pimples), scleroderma (causes tight, hard skin), vitiligo (causes patches of skin to go white, and athletes foot (a fungus that causes dry, itchy, peeling skin, blisters, and bleeding). Skin diseases can be caused by a number of things: (bacteria, fungus, or parasites), (contact with allergens or another person's skin), (genetics), (medication), (sun exposure), (conditions that affect your thyroid, kidneys, or immune system).

Dermatologist comes from the word dema δέρμ (skin), dermatos δέρματος (of the skin), and logos λογία (system, logic, or field of study). First use in English was 1819.

Must have been one heck of an image.

I get a great many football games between ESPN and network TV. You don't need all of the other services, unless you are intent on follow just one team and it's not a local team. Then, you'll need other services.

And maybe the MacPhersons dropped their cable provider as well and don't want to pay for Netflix, HBO, or Paramounty Plus, where all the good programming seems to be lately. Oh, and you can keep your Ronco Excuse-A-Matic.

How apropos, since we're coming up to Halloween. Nothing like a good paranormal or horror story to set the scene.

My hat's off to you, @Myr, because I've never seen this place so quiet. But I'm sure your complaintoglogist, Hellen Waite, in busy 24/7. Either that or they just moved over to comment about the last two chapters I posted on my site.

That might explain it. If there's nothing good on the networks, maybe Mike doesn't want to pay to get all the other channels.

Are you sure they're not just an outfit that resembles or looks like pajamas?

My mother used to love going to Denny's for breakfast and she would have killed me if I tried to go in sweatpants or a sweat shirt. Those places must have gone down hill since I went there.

Some more than other!