Masked Monkey

In addition to dehydration, there is also the associated electrolyte imbalance. My nephew, who is a US Army medic currently somewhere in Afghanistan had the best cure. When he woke up with a hangover, he started an IV on himself, hang a bag, and went back to sleep . Yes, he is definitely a member of the "Dog" family even if he has a different last name (sister's kid). :king: Snow Dog

wow people actually talk about me offline. It feels weird to think that I have an actual existance outside of this electronic crap for someone. At first, I thought "wow! I might get some advice" then I went to "Wow, Luc sounds like my wife more and more each day" and ended with "Wow, the only reason I tune out my wife is that she never STOPS talking" I won't give you any advice because I am not too strong in the fixing a crappy relationship department. I disagree with those who say "but he was trying to join the conversation" ... if he was trying to join and show interest, he would not have changed the direction of the discussion before it even started. He would have asked something specific about what you were talking about, or something about the breed, not brought up a totally different situation. On the other hand, if that is the way he enteres conversations, deal with it and go on with what you are saying. Treat it like a fart in an elevator. oh, wait, that was advice... I'm done now :king: Snow Dog

Happy Birthday Thingie :king: Snow Dog

Joey, Joey, Joey, Maybe he is just like you. Maybe he is scared to make the first move for fear of looking like a fool. Maybe he is everything everyone has said. Maybe he is really str8 and likes messing with the mind and hearts of gay/bi guys. Maybe he is an alien and you have to be really in love with him before your sperm sample is valuable. Maybe he just like to tease online (like someone I know) but when put on the spot he is just as nervous as you are. Here is a secret Joey, you don't flirt and tease with people you nave NO interest in (unless you are way old and they are way young and you just want to see the good in themselves ). Meh, I'm going for the "alien" theory, so fall in love, give him a sample and let him disappear from your life. Or, you could talk to him, get him to divulge his secret plan, have him become beholden to you, and start to have to deal with all that crap that comes along when "freindships" and "interest" go to a higher level. Maybe I'm just jaded ... :king: Snow Dog

I get to beat Luc this time *does a happy dance* "Mark is doing well guys, he is much more conscious and smiling and saying a few words. They said he may have some speech problems because of the area they operated but it should be temporary. He seems comfortable and nice and relaxed. Told him it was Friday today which confused him, seems he has no memory since the surgery. I also told him I am keeping you all updated and that your all thinking the best for him which made him smile. Think he wanted me to let you know he is thinking of you too. I was going to stay the night again but when I asked him he said no, so won't have any news on him until later tomorrow. He really looks like hell, but he does look better too, so don't worry as I know he wouldn't want anyone worrying about him. I will let you all know how he is doing tomorrow, I don't think he will be home Sunday like he hoped but he should be home soon. Jay. " I don't care what Mark wants ... I'm still gonna worry about him and be grumpy . :king: Snow Dog

Neither are: gays political, religious, or sexual discussions corn on the cob or anything that might separate one person from another This "polite society" you talk about is a colonial throw back to 18th century Europe. It seems ironic that THEY managed to leave in the 18th Century, but we can't. Now as this is the Lounge and not a SoapBox (RIP). I will end it there and request that my rant against your statement be the end, lest the whole thread get deleted. :king: Snow Dog (who will be grumpy until Mark is safe and healthy) Oh, and I have no tattoos, just 2 piercings in my left ear

Happy Birthday CoLeYy :king: Snow Dog

Happy Birthday Beast If I ain't old, you ain't old :king: Snow Dog

Well, as we seem to have hijacked Sharon's blog for ticket stories, I have a good one. If you have ever had to deal with the California Highway Patrol (no it wasn't Ponch or John) in southern California, there is one thing you have learned. If you make them get ouot of their call/off their motorcycle, they will give you a ticket if there is any way possible. Basically, there is NO WAY to talk them out of it. So I am crusing down the freeway taking my step-daughter to her dad's house. I'm just about to merge into the exit lane, still doing 60 or so because there is no traffic, when someone decides that they want to occupy the same space-time and the front end of my car. The rear end of their car manages to clip the front end of my car and I spin out and end up slamming straight into the sound wall on the side of the freeway. The car was too old for airbags, thank god. The force of the impact was enough to cause the tape in the tape player to insert itself and start playing. It was kinda funny. Blaring radio ... spinout with daughter screaming ... impact with wall ... 2 silence while tape starts and covers blank space between songs ... Blondie at full volume. The combination of the adrenaline and the seat belt made it almost impossible to lean forward and turn that damend thing off. Anyway, during the impact, my glove compartment opened, and the contents managed to displace themselves all over the rear seat of the car. Bottom line, the other guy got away, my car was a total loss, it was too cheap to carry comp., and I got a ticket because I couldn't find my registration and proof of insurance . :king: Snow Dog

Happy Birthday Ron Robbee Robbie Rob Rufus Xander (no, that's the dog). HAPPY BIRTHDAY RONNIE :king: Snow Dog P.S. I suppose to would be tackie to take the card you made joey, cross his name off, write yours in, and post it? P.P.S. Make sure that birthday cake has no preservatives

HAPPY BIRTHDAY :king: Snow Dog

I assumed nothing about ronnie's voice Xander is really cute. But he is going to grow up. Right now he is doing things because he really wants to please you. When is passes through his adolescence, that may change. You are consistently "requesting" that he do things instead of "commanding" him to do things. Too often we want to ask our dog to do something, but we should be telling them. When they are young and cute it is hard to command them in a voice that may seem "mean." This usually results in a lot of yelling at them later, which is absolutely more "mean" than any command could be. If your tone of voice is to make "no" a possible response, the dog will respond with a "no" if for no other reason that to challenge your status as the Alpha Male in the pack. (and yes, even a queen like Vic needs to be tha Alpha Male with his dog). On the excellent side, the frequent use of "good boy" in as excited a voice as possible is a better positive reinforcement than the treats. The use of praise and affection will last much longer and work better in the long run, particularly when your pocket runs empty on a long walk :king: Snow Dog

Ok Ronnie, does this happen when you get up in the morning? What about after watching a movie? Is head turning involved? There are some serious heart related causes of orthostatic hypotension (low blood pressure when standing) and syncope (fainting), but there are also neurologic causes also. At your age, heart issues don't seem likely, unless they are congenital. You need to seriously assess if it is a real issue, and get your ass to a neurologist of you think it is. If you do, don't let them shove a bunch of tests in your face, (well, attached to you and in places nobody but your bf should go). Push for a tilt table test. I know someone with similar symptoms that turned out to be neurological, and easily controled with medication. You might find some similar herbal or natural treatment once you have a diagnosis. http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/1998/01_98/grubb.htm of course, you can always wait to see if you grow out of it Take care

Happy Monday Joey :king: Snow Dog

Happy Birthday Deb Ignore Vic's sucking up, he is just trying to get some :king: Snow Dog

Wow Demetz ... I see a problem growing inside you now. You made a decision not to share what happened for fear of how your family would react, and you fear sharing Silven with them for how they will react. I can see you starting to blame yourself for the distance between you and your family. It is natural, it was your choice to hide the truth. When you were young it was fear of having done wrong or for getting hurt. Then it became status quo with nothing to be gained and everything to be lost. As you pulled away to protect them from what you held inside, they could not have been ignorant. Yes, they may have thought that it was simple teenage behavior. You don't sound like you were the type to get into extra trouble or into drugs. You seem to be the type who was lost and looking for something to allow your life to make some semblance of sense. It is easy to see the problems with a child when there is a sudden change in behavior. It is when the changes are slow and gradual that the probelms are hard to spot. If the child does not eventually act out in an extreme fashion, the unobservant parent will never notice. You blame yourself for pulling away from your family as though you had some other choice. You were simply trying to maintain your safety as you understood it. At each step along the way, reaffirming the choice made sense, in that combination of relived childhood memories and the understanding of the current circumstances in your growing brain. The danger I see is, now that this information is out in the open, you are apt to start blaming yourself more and more for the distance you created, and the things you have lost that can never be recovered. None of it is your fault. It is obvious that your parents did not have the son they had hoped for when you were growing up. They wanted a son who was more a part of the family. They wanted a son who was happy and connected. They thought it was just you being you, and they were right. What they didn't realize and you couldn't tell them is that there is a "you" inside that wanted to be connected, wanted to be a part of the family but could not risk the rejection for fear of what he already had. It was not you who dropped the ball, it was your parents. There is no such thing as "typical" teen behavior, if they wanted a child who was more connected, they should have worked harder to find out why you weren't. The fact that your parents finally figured out that something was wrong, even what it may be, tells me that they never meant to drop the ball. It tells me that, just like you, they thought they were doing the right thing. When they figured out they might not have, your dad came to you and asked you one of the questions that no parent ever wants to feel the need to ask, much less hear the feared answer. It is so much easier not to ask the question and deal with the consequences. Just like it is so much easier not to tell and deal with the consequences. As little as 2 weeks ago, you were never going to tell, and just live with that separation, particularly since Silven would just most likely add to it. Your dad did the right thing, he did the brave thing that many parents are unable to do. He did his job. It was his responsibility to try. it is the responsibility of every parent to work their hardest to maintain emotional and physical contact with their children, regardless of the age of the child. Even as an adult, you are always a son first. At this point in time, I think it is right not to share Silven with them. Unless you have experienced it, you cannot understand what an online relationshipp can mean; how real it can be. They most likely will not understand and may come off skeptical. Once you have had time to build an "offline" relationship, then you will be ready to tell your family regardless of if they are ready to hear it. But you can always bring him over for Christmas, and that really says all you need to know. I might add, as a parent, you want what is best for your children even if they don't want it. We force our kids to go to school when the very thought of it is more than they can take. We make them do chores, when often it is quicker and easier to do it ourself. We want to hide the bad and highlight, even exagerate the good. We all want our children to be straight, to fall in love with someone of the opposite gender, have a wonderfull loving marriage that lasts for decades without any problems. We want them to get along in society never knowing what the local police uniform, or hospital tile looks like. We want them to sleep well every night. Having a child be straight makes all (or most) of those things easier to believe possible. When you are young you think that love is sufficient to overcome all problems, and it isn't. When who you choose to love, or who you are attracted to places you outside of the norm, makes you something that stands out and is easily noticed, parents fear. So yes, even the most enlightened parents would prefer that their children be straight, but more important than sexuality is happiness. While parents have many dreams and desires for their children, none is really stronger than the hope that they are happy with the life they make for themself. It sounds to me that you have a good dad who is struggling to connect with a son he doesn't understand, but loves more than he can ever explain to any living soul. It would be a wonderful world if every child was so blessed. :king: Snow Dog

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBBEE :king: Snow Dog

Ok, how sick are we that we pick on the poor guy who is working to get a Ph.D. ? I know from experience that they aren't that simple to get. I guess I like the hard sciences because you don't have to give nature surveys. :king: Snow Dog

, what's a "project" anyway. You mean you are supposed to go through life with like GOALs and things

Colorblind, that explains why you didn't notice that someone dyed Xander green . :king: Snow Dog

Well, back around a year ago, I was averaging ~50 post a day for like a week, you do the math :king: Snow Dog

Happy Birthday Viv Nothing fancy; no neat graphics or fancy font colors, just an honest wish for a great day and a wonderful year. :king: Snow Dog

More like "get a life" :king: Snow Dog

While I am usually not one to toot my own horn *insert trumpet smilie* (I prefer someone else do that ). I wish to annonuce with great pleasure that this very posting is #1000 for me. While I am sure kitty and Vickie will pass me soon, I get to enjoy the fact that I am the 3rd person to do so . :king: Snow Dog