21Oct07 just like the weather…

Just yesterday it was 76 degrees Fahrenheit and sunny.

Today…
Early snow in Colorado

33 degrees and snowy.

Sometimes my Crohn’s behaves the same way. Yesterday was great. It was a gorgeous day. We took the kids out and about… and after we hung out in the yard chatting with various neighbors. Then Anne and I went out for dinner. (We were fortunate enough to get a babysitter on this fine Saturday) These are the days where I have my mojo.. life is good.
Today, on the other hand, is not so good. I don’t really understand it sometimes. We went out for breakfast… and then a downward slide toward several trips to the restroom. I did not eat anything crazy… a skillet with eggs, potatoes – and gravy… maybe that is what set me off. Well, Anne has gone to get a haircut and the kids are asleep, so I am taking the time to slow down and let my body try to resume its delicate balance. These are the days that make me feel old and feeble.

The sun is starting to come out… hopefully my body will stay in sync with the weather today and take a turn for the better.

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19Oct07 Couple make burglar clean up at gunpoint

This made me laugh out loud when I saw it… 
A slightly nicer spin on that saying ”an eye for an eye.” 

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1120AP_ODD_Burglar_Cleanup.html?source=rss

Here is the text so you don’t have to go to the page…

Last updated October 18, 2007 6:03 p.m. PT
Couple make burglar clean up at gunpoint

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A burglar in Montgomery chose the wrong family to mess with, literally. Adrian and Tiffany McKinnon returned home on Tuesday after a week away to find that thieves had emptied almost everything the family of five owned, Tiffany McKinnon said through tears.

“Tears just rolled down my face as I walked in and saw everything gone and piles of trash all over my home,” she said.

Adrian McKinnon sent his wife to see her sister while he inspected the piles left behind. As he walked back into the sunroom, a man walked through the back door straight into him, Tiffany McKinnon told the Montgomery Advertiser in a story Thursday.

“My husband Adrian caught the thief red-handed in our home,” she said. “And what is even crazier, the man even had my husband’s hat sitting right on his head.”

Adrian McKinnon held the suspect, 33-year-old Tajuan Bullock, at gunpoint and told him to sit on the floor until he decided what to do.

“We made this man clean up all the mess he made, piles of stuff, he had thrown out of my drawers and cabinets onto the floor,” Tiffany McKinnon said.

When police arrived, Bullock complained about being forced to clean the home at gunpoint.

“This man had the nerve to raise sand about us making him clean up the mess he made in my house,” she said. “The police officer laughed at him when he complained and said anybody else would have shot him dead.”

Capt. Huey Thornton, a police spokesman, said police arrested Bullock at 2 p.m. Tuesday on burglary and theft charges. He was being held in the Montgomery County Detention Facility on a $30,000 bond.

“The victims were lucky in this case to be able to catch the suspect in the act and hold him until police arrived,” Thornton said.

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Information from: Montgomery Advertiser, http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com

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18Oct07 If you could read peoples minds would you hear other languages?

After watching “Heroes” last night I was struck with a thought because of some of the characters on the show… One of the characters can read minds. Two of the other characters on the show are Spanish. They have not yet come across each other, but my thought was… when he tries to read their minds will he be able to understand? Will their thoughts be in Spanish? Or are thoughts simply concepts without words associated to them. I think we use words when we think… at least I believe I do.

What do you think?

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17Oct07 I was not aware of this…

For the past few months (aside from other standard Crohn’s symptoms) I have had some dry eyes and red spots appear from time to time. Not painful or anything like that, but annoying none the less. So, I decided to look into it and found it was a side effect of Crohn’s disease which I was not aware of…

“Eye conditions that can occur with CD include conjunctivitis, episcleritis, uveitis, iritis and keratopathy. Most eye conditions will improve when progress is made in treating the underlying CD, but some may require treatment. Conjunctivitis, or “pink eye,” is an inflammation of the tissue covering the eye and inner surface of the eyelid and may be treated with antibiotics. Uveitis is the inflammation of the middle layer of the eye wall and symptoms include light sensitivity, pain, redness, blurred vision and headaches. Uveitis is commonly treated with corticosteroids; if left untreated it could result in glaucoma or detached retina. Inflammation in the white of the eye is called episcleritis: symptoms include pain and reddening, and treatment is with a vasoconstrictor or corticosteroid. Iritis is inflammation in the iris and symptoms include pain, light sensitivity, blurred vision, redness, decreased pupil size, and floaters. Steroids and antibiotics may be used to treat iritis. Keratophaty is an irregularity in the cornea that does not cause pain or loss of vision, and is therefore usually not treated. ” (this snippet was taken from http://ibdcrohns.about.com/cs/faqscd/a/crohnsfaq.htm)

I thought it was good information to pass on… When I have time I will research some of these eye conditions and post them.

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