Nancy...   
      
    NB@> You obviously had a particularly bad case of it.  I thought it was   
    NB@> mumps that was the fathering-killer disease... since it affects glands.   
      
     My brother got it from his first wife's kids, and shared it with me. :(   
   They actually put me into isolation, as they thought I was going into   
   encephalitis. Every part of my body was covered...including the genitals   
   and buttocks (I couldn't have had sex if I had wanted to). I had to take   
   these oatmeal baths for days...I swore I'd never eat that again. That   
   was until I had to have all the teeth removed when I was 40...the soft   
   stuff diet got old real quick. The disease was like someone had dropped   
   me into a vat of itching powder. Pardon the bluntness above, but that   
   shows what an extreme case of the chicken pox I had. The doctor noted that   
   "it was the worst case he had ever seen".   
      
    NB@> Dunno about "most kids", but there is a disturbing trend to not   
    NB@> understand the concept of commitment... or to give up on it even after   
    NB@> years of marriage..  I've known too many friends and family members   
    NB@> that have gone that way...   
      
     One couple, after just getting married...15 minutes after they said "I do",   
   was saying "I want a divorce" at the reception. :(   
      
     Another case had the bride speak up at the altar, instead of "holding her   
   peace" (she got cold feet at the altar). Both families were furious...and,   
   that's putting it mildly.   
      
    DS> The Grinch stole my Christmas...basically, when my dentures broke.   
      
    NB@> That's a bummer...  :(   
      
     I finally got a new set yesterday (Friday)...but I have to go in early   
   next week to get a little adjustment on the left side of the lower plate.   
   It was my birthday present from my Mom ($425), but still, you can't beat   
   that for an upper and lower denture set. Any adjustments during the first   
   60 days are free of charge. I didn't care what they looked like...I just   
   want to be able to eat. :)   
      
    NB@> My New Year's got a bit disgruntled, with my getting sick Sunday night,   
    NB@> and only now starting to be almost back to normal...  Ended missing out   
    NB@> on my extended family's Christmas get-together on Monday, too...   
      
     There is a lot of flu going on down here. I went to the doctor yesterday   
   for follow-up blood work. I had my female PCP check an area on my backside   
   that had been there for over a year. While I "mooned" my PCP (they've seen   
   it all before), she noted it was a "benign fatty cyst", and it was harmless.    
      
     A sore that doesn't heal can be a sign of cancer or diabetes. I'm not    
   diabetic, but have the potential to be type 2. That cyst had been there over    
   a year, and the urologist was concerned about it.     
      
     The idea of getting naked for medical personnel doesn't bother me...even if   
   I have to have females undress and dress me (especially considering that some   
   days, the arthritis is real bad)...it's just another day at work for them. I   
   still can't get over that female patient going ballistic with the lab tech,   
   over asking her for a urine sample (I'm sure you remember that post).   
      
     I have only taken 2 Excederin Migraine tablets in the last 6 weeks, as   
   my PCP told me to STOP all pain mediciation...as it was the cause of my   
   constant migraines...basically, "rebound headaches". So, now...I just   
   suffer...and only take a pain medication when I absolutely have to do so.   
      
    NB@> ... Reboot: What you do to the computer after the first kick fails   
      
     Actually, reboot is what you do at night, when you have to go back to   
   the outhouse.    
      
   Daryl   
      
   ... WARNING!! I'm naked under these clothes!!   
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