Play on words

[Guest guest]

Where I live, the good ole boy network means: 1) politics as usual

according to an article that was in today's paper. A plain good ole boy means:

2) A genteel man with manners who holds the door open for his lady, tips his

hat to her, pushes her chair in and holds her elbow while crossing the street.

I take it as any man with good manners.

According to Wikipedia, this is their definition of a " good ole boy " .

" Complimentary Slang : The term can be used for well socialized men who live in

rural and generally southern areas. If a man is humble and well thought of, he

can be referred to as a " good old boy, " regardless of his age. It is also

commonly applied to men whose families have been well respected in the area for

some time. "

I don' t know how much more southern you can be if you live along the Gulf of

Mexico and I would certainly never equate it with anything negative. I'm glad

Kay is not offended, by any innuendo that may have been implied. I was away

when this subject arose, so I just came in on the tail end and let it be the

" end " . Kay is one of our most prolific correspondents and we all respect her for

who she is and what she is. Matt is right, this is a " small minded " person I

would call myopic. www.Dictionary.com describes myopic as: " lacking tolerance or

understanding; narrow-minded. " We are delighted to have you as part of our

group, Kay.

I have been back from MDACC for a few days, but trying to recuperate from a

variety of things. I went for my regular check up and BMA and was retained

because my Hct was 8.9. After 2 units of blood, it shot up to 9.8, so I went

back to the hotel.

My biggest problem is a sore throat and a relentless cough. Sometimes there are

traces of blood when I cough or blow my nose. I showed it to the doctor at

MDACC and he said it wasn't unusual. I just went to my pulmonologist for my

yearly check up and he said the cough was from my sinuses, but this is a dry

cough and it is so intense when it starts, that I throw up and then get dry

heaves. Am I just imagining that something is not quite right????? I will try

to get an appointment to see my ENT tomorrow. I should have my results in

another 2 or so weeks. Keeping my fingers crossed that there is another report

waiting in the wings to spring forth good news. That would really make me

happy.

Blessings to all, I really missed you,

Lottie

[Guest guest]

Lottie, I have had this cough since the first of the year - I get the dry

heaves even when blowing my nose first thing in the morning. My DO and I

are now convinced it is allergies. I still say it's allergies and something

I picked up from flying in October. I never had allergies before, but I'm

making up for it now. I've found some relief by taking Zertek when I go to

bed at night - seems to stop the morning heaves. Hope this helps. It's not

as bad, but still there.

just went to my pulmonologist for my yearly check up and he said the cough

was from my sinuses, but this is a dry cough and it is so intense when it

starts, that I throw up and then get dry heaves. Am I just imagining that

something is not quite right?????

Barbara

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Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 12:15 AM

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Subject: [ ] Play on words

Where I live, the good ole boy network means: 1) politics as usual according

to an article that was in today's paper. A plain good ole boy means: 2) A

genteel man with manners who holds the door open for his lady, tips his hat

to her, pushes her chair in and holds her elbow while crossing the street. I

take it as any man with good manners.

According to Wikipedia, this is their definition of a " good ole boy " .

" Complimentary Slang : The term can be used for well socialized men who live

in rural and generally southern areas. If a man is humble and well thought

of, he can be referred to as a " good old boy, " regardless of his age. It is

also commonly applied to men whose families have been well respected in the

area for some time. "

I don' t know how much more southern you can be if you live along the Gulf

of Mexico and I would certainly never equate it with anything negative. I'm

glad Kay is not offended, by any innuendo that may have been implied. I was

away when this subject arose, so I just came in on the tail end and let it

be the " end " . Kay is one of our most prolific correspondents and we all

respect her for who she is and what she is. Matt is right, this is a " small

minded " person I would call myopic. www.Dictionary.com describes myopic as:

" lacking tolerance or understanding; narrow-minded. " We are delighted to

have you as part of our group, Kay.

I have been back from MDACC for a few days, but trying to recuperate from a

variety of things. I went for my regular check up and BMA and was retained

because my Hct was 8.9. After 2 units of blood, it shot up to 9.8, so I went

back to the hotel.

My biggest problem is a sore throat and a relentless cough. Sometimes there

are traces of blood when I cough or blow my nose. I showed it to the doctor

at MDACC and he said it wasn't unusual. I just went to my pulmonologist for

my yearly check up and he said the cough was from my sinuses, but this is a

dry cough and it is so intense when it starts, that I throw up and then get

dry heaves. Am I just imagining that something is not quite right????? I

will try to get an appointment to see my ENT tomorrow. I should have my

results in another 2 or so weeks. Keeping my fingers crossed that there is

another report waiting in the wings to spring forth good news. That would

really make me happy.

Blessings to all, I really missed you,

Lottie