Recent content by bigbubbacain

I too live in the south and can't be without them.... I have lately become enthralled with with some of the designs of ceiling fans that have retractable blades. To the naked eye, they look like pendant light fixtures on the ceiling. When the motor is activated, the centrifugal force from the...

Just be sure you know your dog well........ I've got a red/white Border Collie (they're notorious for "pink skin", an indicator of hyper allergenic conditions of all kinds), I could easily see doing this with a Siberian because they have that natural oil layer in their fur. It sure beats having...

This was sent to me anonymously after I lost my dog, Mike. "We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own, live within a fragile circle, easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps, we still would live no other way. We cherish memory as the only...

yes, well, "other experiences"? Some clever indivi I'm uninsured, but I've got a great chiropractor. I found a really cheap TENS online and My chiro gave me a diagram to show proper placement of the electrode pads for specific pain issues. I know "self medication" isn't the best way to go, but...

Panthera, no offense taken. I never felt insulted or offended. I'm not sure I know the full history of what has happened in the past with this group. I probably don't need to as long I'm not misunderstood by any of you. Clearly, I had the opportunity to use any other word than "uppity".

Sorry I even brought it up. No, I didn't imply anything by using the word "uppity", and I'm certainly not a racist. The subtext involved with that word is how some people might choose to interpret it.

Well, I never thought for a minute that the end of her show Actually, this seems like the next logical choice for an uppity woman who has more money than God and has snapped up all the desirable southern California real estate that's left. She owns so much of it that the area fomerly know as...

I guess that puts us in the minority.. I Still remember when one of ACT UP's punch lines was "Mr. President, you're soaking in it." (a reference to Ronny Reagan and the blood of those who died from AIDS) Sometimes it seems like there is pressure from certain factions in the HIV community that...

Yes Keith. It is a crime in some states, though very hard to prove and not very well defined on the books. You mentioned "name calling". Where was that? I guess I missed that. Ralph, I'm certainly not out of the woods yet. I love this man and we do intend to stay together. We're lucky simply by...

Yes, you're right about both. I was just giving a historical perspective about what was believed to be helpful at the time. After all, it was 1985.

Brent, I came out in New Orleans. My parents are still there, but none of my friends from circa 1985 are. For this reason I stay in Texas. It just bugs me too much. The whole "barebacking" thing just freaks me out--not only because I survived a LTR with my 1st love who died in 92' and stayed...

HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT FOR IT???? LOL Not for me, mind you. Every year these crazy friends of mine have a gift exchange for their Xmas party and the object is to come up with a really heinous gift. I think the room would go silent with this one.

KIMCHEE It's actually more nutritious for you if allowed to ferment, rather than if it's processed with heat. My mother got me started a few years ago on "The Body Ecology Diet", the cornerstone of which is fermented foods. I went to a health food store and bought a bottle of Jarrow brand...

I'll probably be corrected on this later (WHATEVER), but I believe the G7 was the last model before the Sentria, the current model. It's either known as the Ultimate G or the Diamond G. I've had a few of the G models, but I'm in a 4000+ square foot 2 story home with carpeted stairs and 2 dogs...

Let's not forget Ofra Haza........ The "Yemenite Queen", as the Brits dubbed her. I saw her once on stage. Such an amazing talent she had. So unjust that we had to lose her to AIDS. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofra_Haza I never really learned about her until the 80's when she started...