mthor

I'm redoing my banned books list at the library (last week of September, people!) and I'm finding so much stuff - just finished Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre0 (both by Erskine Caldwell). Right now, I've got Claude Brown's Manchild in the Promised Land in the living room, Huckleberry Finn (annual re-read) in the kitchen, and Sir Richard Francis Burton's translation of the Arabian Nights in the bedroom (tbh, no way am I getting through it - it's good, but it's also 6 volumes.)

Why do you let people tell you what you can eat when?

Just don't pull an Elvis.

Being home during a blizzard when I don't have anywhere that I have to go.

Did you know that nicotine is odorless and tasteless, dissolves easily in water, and is more addictive than heroin? Food for thought, so to speak.

Derek Jacobi. I've had a thing for him ever since I saw I, Claudius in high school.

Dude, he's right. You've got 5 years, maybe 10, before you have a heart attack from fast food and beer. (Of course, I could be wrong - it could be sooner.) Then again, maybe it's your liver begging for mercy.

STAY OUT OF MY REFRIGERATOR!!!

If I had the money, I'd hand out The Art of War and The Book of Five Rings. Not to make people warriors, but because they're both about the importance of focusing on everything you do and yet being aware of what's around you. I think that all new parents need a copy of these.

Don't encourage him. My grandkids are generation Z

Damned spellcheck.

He can't help it; one syllable words, the fewer letters the better, are easiest to type. Quite frankly, I'm surprised he can spell it right.

He doesn't eat human flesh, he makes skin suits .

Was the second one that you were running to the internet to share it with us?

None.

I can see where that would be possible - my prescription is for 0.5 mg every 6 hours as needed. If one were to ignore or misinterpret the "as needed" part, one could wind up dependent (which unfortunately happens). But every once in a while, they're not a problem. I've been on them for about 10 years, and have yet to go through withdrawal (of course, the bottle from last November is still 1/2 full and sitting in the cupboard...)

Anxiety and clinical depression are very often seen together.

No. They gave me free samples. Unfortunately, they were of Colace, but one takes what one can get.

Not only what the fuck, but why the hell?

If you're not popping them like M&M's, they're quite useful. If you're on an SSRI or an NSRI, they're handy for the occasional breakthrough episode of anxiety. I've got Ativan, too, and although I don't take it very often, it's nice to have when I need it. Yes, benzos are a bitch to come off, maybe on a par with DT's, but that's only if you're physically dependent. If you're only taking them now and then, and at prescribed dosages, you're not going to develop a physical dependency.

Welcome to the Planet of the Apes.

Of course he has a computer; it may take up half his living space and require punch cards, but I'm sure he has one.