[Stitchawl]

All my bags are packed I'm ready to go
I'm standin' here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye
But the dawn is breakin' it's early morn
The taxi's waitin' he's blowin' his horn
Already I'm so lonesome I could die

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh baby, I hate to go

( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19ToC8pQrCY )

Good morning, everyone! I have not a clue to what I'm drinking right now... I took all the remaining teas and put them into one tin so I could throw away all the empty tins. But I don't mind. They are all good! But... I've already packed my good tea mug. Now I have to use a right-handed one for the next three days.... Some Italian sausage and onions and cheese, rolled up in tortillas for breakfast. Necessity is a Motha... but the fridge is getting empty. Today is the last day I have for filling boxes, then dismantaling my computer system and getting that all packed way. Time to bring out the laptop. The shippers come in tomorrow to take it all away, then Tuesday morning all the people who pre-bought at our moving sale will start carting off furniture... Now that the house is sold I can take down all the pictures and wall decorations too, and get them packed away. What a process this has been... from the nutty running around through the burocracy, the banking, the packing... I guess I've moved 25-30 times in my life, but this one takes the cake. I remember the first 'adult' move after getting out of the service... To California with my girlfriend. We each had one backpack and one cardboard box. Everything fit easily into the trunk of the car, and down the road we went. We took Rt.66 because of the TV show. We didn't even know 'where' we were going, except 'to California.' We eventually saw a sign that said 'Hollywood Freeway' so we took that road until we saw an exit sign that said 'Sunset Strip' and got off there because we knew that name from a TV show too. 45 years ago... Time sure do change.

Originally Posted by VydorScope

As a word of encouragement... I posted this else where, thought I should share here too.
9 years ago, when my son was born I could not walk to my mail box with out getting winded (talking 15-20 feet, tops). I got fed up with being sick and weak, and made it a point to get healthy so that my son could have a father to play with. TODAY I ran my first 5k race since high school, and took second place for my age group, behind the sicko that took 2 second place over all.
It CAN be done. W00T!

You've come a long way, baby. From unable to walk to Nidan... not bad at all!

Originally Posted by CRussel

One I'd never heard! I be interested in any research sitings you might have for that, since my DW has problems diving and basically gave it up. (Limiting my diving as a result. )

I was told about it by an MD I met on a dive boat in the Western Caroline islands back in the early '90's. It always took me longer than anyone else to equalize, even though I was a certified dive master for years. I'd have to follow along 20 meters above the group, very slowly working my way down. The MD didn't have any idea why it worked, but told me to give it a try. Once I started using the papaya enzyme, I could drop like a stone... Then I realized I could use it when flying too. My ear popping was actually painful when I flew. No no mo! It takes about 3-4 days of eating it in advance, but it works like a charm. When in more tropical regions I just eat fresh papaya twice a day. Here, where a papaya costs about $5 each, the pills from GNC do the job.

Originally Posted by dreams

Stitchawl, Congratulations on selling your condo and everything just falling into place.

Thanks. I guess we did something right this time!

I might give that a try. I did a quick look up and found the below.

Interesting... Although the papaya tablets do have a pleasant taste, I always just swallowed them whole. I still have a couple of days before we fly so I'll try chewing them from now on. I'll be interested to see if there is any difference.

[quote} You must only use tablets that are calibrated in ENZYME ACTIVITY UNITS. Papaya tablets at health food stores, basically, can have any amount of enzymes in them, and there is no way to know what you are really getting with these. [/quote]

There doesn't seem to be any consensus about HOW MUCH is required. The MD told me just to take 3-4 tablets 3 times a day. And when eating fresh papaya, there is even LESS of an idea about Enzyme Activity Units consumed. But that works just as well for me. I can't imagine that eating 2 papaya a day can do any harm... except to the papaya.

Papain and Bromelain proteolytic enzymes take down swelling and thin mucous. They are effective for everything from helping boxers with their bruises to taking down swelling of the throat, swelling of the eustachian tube, and sinus pain due to blockage. Some of my patients report extremely rapid action in helping them clear their ears in case of inflamed eustachian tube.

They are also the active ingredients in "Accent" meat tenderizer! Bromelain is the active enzyme in pineapple!

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