Gone4Now

I used Dr. Jason Balette at the Surgical Group of the Woodlands. He's very personable and capable. I loved him! I also had to have my gall bladder out in Feb, and used him for that, too. He also has done all my fills so far, and it's in and out. No poking, no pain, he always knows exactly where the port is - he should, he put it there! :regular_smile:

I'm posting because for once I have nothing to complain about! We're about to take a trip to the mall to see 2 movies back to back (DD wanted Nim's Island, and me and BF wanted Leatherheads...so we're doing both!) Nothing like sitting on your ass in the dark for 4 hours to facilitate weight loss. :tt1: I told them we're walking around the mall for at least 2 hours to counteract the sitting. I generally hate the mall, but I want some new size 18s!

My daughter had fried alligator and I brought the leftovers to work. Before I heated it, I peeled off all the breading. A co-worker saw and said, "But that's the good part." Well, hell...why'd I spend $15.00 bucks on the alligator part, then? I could have just fried bread. (Which I do love, by the way. Flour, salt and water....fry it up- good stuff.) Okay...where's that thread titled, "Why are YOU fat?" :cursing: I have a long list!

I second that, yes! Thank you!

Fried pickles are definitely something I'd never had until TX. They are so good! We went to the rodeo last year and tried all the fried stuff we could manage. (pre-band!) Like a Twinkie was bad enough on its own.

What was the topic? Complaining? Maaannnn...now there is nothing to complain about!!! Except I'm still fat - damn it. And, it's raining. But, I only know that because someone with a window office told me...I can't see for myself. I'm just a big woman with a little desk and no window.

Kat, You're right - there is so much now that I don't like, that I thought I did. I chew and chew, and it's just gross by the time I'm done. I'm amazed to think back on how much food I inhaled. Did I ever eat anything? or just swallow it all whole? :cursing:

editing to delete rude quoted post :cursing: LOL That's cute. By the way...Where is your pic? I'm curious to see it.

I never heard of Naugles.... I just got back from lunch w/the bf...soup and a sandwich at Saltgrass (I'm not sure if it's limited to TX?) My first time there, and I had built it up, but it wasn't that great. Der Weinerschnitzel! I loved that place. CA is the only place I've seen them, though.

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That has been said. Many, many, many times. What I don't understand, is why the black community wants us to kiss their butts and say sorry every damn day? Sorry if this seems to minimize the pain for you, but imagine if you're in a disagreement with a friend and you hit him. Say, you beat the crap out of him. Later, you talk about it, you realize you were wrong and he stays friends with you. But, every time you're around him, he keeps saying, "Remember when you beat me up? Yeah, that really hurt me." Wouldn't that put the wall up between the two of you? Wouldn't that divide you even further than you already are? If the black community is so angry at America, then why don't they leave? They are, and have been free, for a while now. So if it's that bad, why not move away and find their roots? Does white America make it that bad for the black community? What would it take to make it right? A program like what you're talking about to find roots would be acceptable to me - I'd vote on it. But, it would have to be available to all. Immigrants, too. Blacks, whites without a family history, Chinese (who were also enslaved by America in the West.) Everyone should be able to benefit from it. To go further, maybe there should be a fee for the service...to be refunded by the government if you're family is found to have been a slave. I say this because not every black person in America is the descendant of a slave.

:smile: Yes. I guess how is the question? I understand that not knowing where you came from can be isolating. My grandmother was adopted on my mother's side, and my grandfather on my father's side was adopted. Add onto that, there is some question on whether or not my grandfather was his father....I have no idea what/who we are. I know the past is important, but I really don't think it MUST define you. I'm sure it does to a lot of people, and I have friends who have family trees displayed proudly. But it doesn't have to define you. My family is completely different from me. They don't make me. And, whoever my family was 100 years ago certainly can't define the person I am today. You're saying the black community is like a tall tree with no roots because of what America did to them generations ago. Yes, slavery is bad, no one disputes that. (Well, no one worth speaking to, anyway.) What I'm saying is that slavery and mistreatment has happened across the ages. People have been uprooted and moved from their families and homelands as far back as history documents. It's not nice, it's not good. In no way am I saying that. I'm saying, that it's over now, and instead of being the tree, the black community can be its own roots in history. This is the new beginning for a new generation. I know I'm sounded really airy and naive about it, but I really do see the changes. I see the changes in my family, and I do have hope.

Yeah, and the sad thing is - she doesn't know she is. My grandparents were, and their parents, and it trickled down. There is no reason. They weren't abused or mistreated, and there are no stories. It's just ignorance. That's why having my daughter has helped her see things in different colors. I wouldn't say she's an extreme racist - but that's like saying "a little pregnant". She's the kind of racist that says she's "even had some black friends." The kind that sees a division, but pretends they don't. Also, I have stories from my daughter's father that are horrifying. His experiences have helped to open my mother's eyes to what's real. He's laid back and "non-threatening" and my mother feels comfortable around him. Another intersting story that I know was a letter written by a woman who was at Georgetown in DC during race riots. My friend was her nanny, and when she passed away, my friend was going through the paperwork and found these letters. This was a rich, white girl from New England who happened to be friends with black students. The police in DC smashed them on the head, and roughed all of them up pretty badly. This woman was astonished, having never experienced that before. I guess my point was how can we wipe the slate clean if we're always going backwards? Black vs. white is the most recognized racism, but there are several race issues. Look at what 9/11 has brought...The Holocaust is another example. Would I tell someone to "get over" that? No. It's not the experiences that I think we should get over, but the anger and hate that was created from them. We can't change the past; only learn from it and move on - forward. You can look back in regret, dismay, anger even - but at the event itself. Not the race of people associated with it. "It's the past - get over it" is something that works with people like my mother. The more I push for that, the more it works. It's a way for me to minimize the bad and showcase the good.

I remember we got an Atari...I was in Heaven! And we also had the laser disk player before the VCR, where you had to flip it during the middle of the movie. And, I never called a friend to see if they were home or could play - I walked over. I was out from morning until night. "When the street lights come on" my mom used to say.

I think if I were an outsider reading it, maybe. But, I've read what she's written and she's mean. So, I think she deserves it.

'Fraid I'm not from the over the pond. Never even been, though it's on my list. :bolt: And, I'm not even sure we pronounced it correctly... we were kinda Kuntry! But, we all sounded it like: Glawkster But, I've heard it "Glowchester", too. (And, this was in Northern Virginia.)

Love it, Turler! But, you're just seeking attention aren't you? Ha ha....

Neither, actually...it's the street I grew up on. :bolt:

Okay, for SoCal/San Diego people: My brother used to live there, and when I'd visit he'd take me to this fast food place to get fish, shrimp and lobster tacos. There were loaded with grease and fat but OMG sooo good! What was that place???? Is it still around?

After seeing Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares and that one episode w/the bugs, I'm a little freaked out about eating out. But, then, if it's good...and cooked and doesn't make me sick, I'll eat it. Sometimes I wish I were pickier - I would not be so fat! I guess I should just get off the internet, then huh?

Oh, the suspense! I love Wendy's....Do tell! :biggrin: