[lit-ideas] Re: Say wha?
- From: Julie Krueger <juliereneb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 07:22:59 -0500
Thanks! Yes, the light of the end of the tunnel is just barely starting to
be a pinpoint of light. When I was young, I used to use cement blocks and
particle board for makeshift bookcases -- cement blocks used to be a dime a
dozen. No more!
It's going to be challenging sharing a home with Elena -- she turns 18 next
month and you know teenage moods, etc. I'm sure there will be plenty of
flare-ups, but she's got this great room in the finished basement (no, I did
not make her live in the basement -- all her friends say they sleep in the
basement -- there seems to be a thing about teen caves these days) and she
can go down there, watch tv, use her computer, and cool off any time she
wants. The house is large enough to provide a good deal of privacy for both
of us, which I think is going to be the key to this working. We generally
get along very well, but every Mother-daughter pair has it's share of
clashes -- esp. with a teen. I'm really anxious for her to get all the way
moved in. She's kinda doing it in stages since school started yesterday.
I'm thrilled to have her around. I think it'll be great for our
relationship to grow more. She's really a great, energetic, responsible
kid.
Julie Krueger
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Veronica Caley <molleo1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> **
> Julie,
>
> I wish you joy in your new home and rapid healing. Sounds like you have
> been through a great deal of challenges and now getting to the home
> stretch. It's terrific that you and your daughter get along so well that
> you can share a home. Good luck with book cases.
>
> Veronica
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Julie Krueger <juliereneb@xxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Monday, August 15, 2011 8:36 AM
> *Subject:* [lit-ideas] Re: Say wha?
>
> Last week I moved out of a shack into a really nice, lovely home. Still in
> Columbia, MO. My daughter's moving in with me to the new place. The moving
> has largely fallen to me and me alone -- I have an 8' x 12' storage pod you
> couldn't get a sheet of paper into, and it took in addition 2 16' U-haul
> truck trips. I've got a long flight of stairs and lots of very heavy
> furniture. Never move yourself by yourself. Contusions, abrasions --
> people look at me and ask what happened. Anyone have any wonderful ideas
> re. do-it-yourself book shelves? Bookcases are damned expensive these days.
> The (literally) thousands of books in boxes are such fun to deal with. On
> the bright side, I love my new house and I'm thrilled. Amazing
> what adrenalin will do. Btw, I'm not a big person. I'm 5'2 and weigh 110.
> The world was not made for short people, let me tell you. Solid oak
> furniture, btw, is surprisingly heavy. Getting it down flights of stairs
> is, well, interesting. Nice, very large fenced in (for the dogs) back yard,
> hardwood floors, wood-paneled office, library, 3 br, lots and lots of
> storage, fireplace. Fell in love immediately. Now, if only I can get
> settled one of these years and just LIVE in it!
>
> Julie Krueger
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 7:17 AM, John McCreery <john.mccreery@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Moving? What have I missed?
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 8:11 AM, Julie Krueger <juliereneb@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks, Eric. That does help to see what the article sentence was
>>> implying. It was a bad sentence, in my opinion. Unclear and misleading.
>>> Not to mention confusing to people like me.
>>>
>>> Back to unpacking boxes and unloading furniture. God, I hate moving.
>>> Hell on earth...
>>>
>>> Julie Krueger
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 12:46 AM, Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>
>>>> >> Can somebody parse this for me?****
>>>>
>>>> ****
>>>>
>>>> Depression itself probably correlates (in many populations) to obesity
>>>> and higher glucocorticoid levels in the blood, which means: (1) the person
>>>> is chronically stressed, and (2) their sympathetic nervous system is in
>>>> overdrive. Among other things, this speeds up the heart and contracts
>>>> blood vessels. If they have been depressed, binge eating, and have lots of
>>>> plaque in their circulatory system, it increases risk of stroke. Scotty
>>>> will
>>>> soon call Kirk and make his usual warning about the ship not “being able to
>>>> take it.” ****
>>>>
>>>> ****
>>>>
>>>> From what I’ve read in my layman manner in NEJM and elsewhere, the real
>>>> problem with an SSRI is that it initially gives extremely depressed people
>>>> just enough energy to soap the rope, stand on the chair, and make their
>>>> quietus. Before SSRI, they were too depressed to kill themselves. After
>>>> SSRI, if they are neglected by family and the medical establishment, a
>>>> certain percentage decide it’s time to take a dirt nap.****
>>>>
>>>> ****
>>>>
>>>> Always with the unqualified opinions,****
>>>>
>>>> Eric****
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> John McCreery
>> The Word Works, Ltd., Yokohama, JAPAN
>> Tel. +81-45-314-9324
>> jlm@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> http://www.wordworks.jp/
>>
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