anonemouse

Ditto about the pre-band eating. I ate at a fast food place 1-2 times every single day before I was banded. My favorites so far: Homemade chili (about 3/4 - 1 cup, depending on the time of day) Homemade macaroni and cheese casserole (about 1/2 - 3/4 of a cup) Green Giant peas in butter sauce (1/2 - 3/4 cup) Quaker Granola Bites as Breakfast or snack (1 packet) Homemade Kung Pao chicken w/ brown rice (about 1/2 - 3/4 cup)

Well, I just tried the mixture of protein and the chai tea. I'm sure it would taste good if I had mixed it correctly, but apparently the water was too hot for the protein. It's a clumped up in a scummy layer at the top of the drink. Bleh! I'm going to wait until it cools down a little and then try to get it to mix better.

And that's the way it's been for every single post of hers that I have ever replied to. And the times I've actually conversed (if you can call it that) with her on the board could be counted on the fingers of one hand. So I don't see where she's coming from with these accusations. All I know is that one day, I started getting snotty, baiting posts from her and that's been the case in every single situation since. And I'm the one attacking her? Please. Contrary to what she apparently thinks, I don't seek her out.

And the alternate might be true, too. She may have been rebelling because he was abusing her. I think the only thing that can really be done is to support your daughter, get into counseling, and hope that the police uncover the true story. Just tell her that her father has been accused of assault and that you are going to stick by her and support her, no matter what she feels.

What the HELL are you doing, dragging ME into this? I have NEVER been anything but nice to you. Hell, I still remember the first time I ever got into a conversation with you. For some reason, you were being snotty. I didn't get it, at the time. I even thought, "Why the hell is this person I have NEVER seen before, NEVER talked to before, attacking me?" I don't know what the fuck your problem is, but it isn't mine. So leave me the hell out of your little imaginary feud, please.

What is with all of these new "breeds" coming out lately? Labradoodles? Goldendoodles? Cute, yes. Breeds? No. They are MUTTS. Why spend hundreds of dollars on a MUTT? Go to the pound or the Humane Society and get an equally cute dog for under $100. Heck, look in your local newspaper, you can usually find them for free. Cuteness aside, it's still a mutt.

They might not be a showable example of the breed, but they are still considered that breed, though. I mean, they'd be considered pet-quality by the breeders, correct? They might not have the exact measurements or coloration of the breed standard, but they have the general over-all appearance of the breed they were produced from. I think we're debating two different aspects, really. I'm talking about the breed as a whole, not considering show-quality, that kind of thing. Just your general every-day breed. I think you are talking more about the actual show regulations.

After all is said and done, I will have probably spent at least $7,000-$8,000 on this surgery. Plus, I had to wait about 9 months from when I decided to have it, to get it done. I should have just gone to Mexico. I could have gotten it for about the same out-of-pocket cost AND gotten a more experienced surgeon. Now, I'm not knocking my surgeon, she's great and I love her to death. But the fact is, she hasn't done that many bands, compared to a lot of the Mexican docs. So, I think that if I ever have to have anything else done (elective, anyway), I'm going to Mexico.

Could you put a picture of your baby in a post? I can't really make out much in avatars. We had a himalayan that we had to put down within the last year. He was a sweet heart. He lived at my dad's clinic, and would be mostly free to wander around the clinic. My dad used to cut his fur in a lion cut because he HATED to be brushed. We think one of his past owners probably waited too long to brush him, so he got a lot of mats that were very painful to brush out, and that's why he was brush-shy.

That's true, but there's generally an acceptable level of variation, right? I mean, you're going to have some level of variation within a breed that is natural, it's just a matter of genetics. You'll have recessive genes that pop up every so often and cause the variation. But unless you can say with mostly certain accuracy that the offspring that are produced when you cross two purebred members of the same breed are all going to look like their parents, I just don't think you can reasonably call it a breed. I mean, if you cross two golden retrievers, you may get one or two offspring that are a slightly funky color or slightly smaller or larger than is the accepted "breed standard," but you aren't going to get offspring that looks like a bulldog. That's basically what I was referring to with breeding true. With these new "breeds," if you cross two labradoodles, you might get some offspring that look like labradors, some that look like poodles, and some that look like labradoodles. To me, at least, that's a higher than acceptable level of variation to be considered a true breed. I dunno. I think it's all screwed up, to a certain extent.

Yeah, that's not working so well with this group. A guy that made a 31 on the last exam is one of the folks that emailed me today, asking me to send him the power point presentations. Of course, he did actually start coming to class after he got his 31. He's getting there, but I still think he's going to fail. He's got a 40-something average in the class right now.

And you might like this. Remember the girl that was basically telling me to give her a B, because she's on scholarship? She's got an F for the course, so far.

Mostly. It's a gen ed class, so I have a few upperclassmen that put it off until the very last minute.

No one wants to commiserate with me over my crappy students? Damn.

Are they icky?

It's better than rice, though. I've done that (not PBing, just managed to sneeze it up there), and it HURTS like hell.

Yep, I shouldn't be here. I truly don't have the time, or at least shouldn't be using my time for this. I just don't wanna do my proposal! I work a little on it and get frustrated and then come blow off steam here.

Yep, that's where I got the rant from. :biggrin1: I LOVE my Mouse. He's the first animal that I've gotten on my own, that was mine, not my family's. He's a giant baby, too. Personally, I feel that a "breed" is only legitimate if it breeds true to the breed. And I just don't think most of the newer breeds have enough breeding history and enough generations of true breeding behind them to be legitimate. I mean, they're cute and a LOT healthier than their purebred cousins, but they just aren't true breeds at this point. Know what I mean? Maybe in another 50 or so years, but not right now. If you cross a purebred himalayan with another purebred himalayan, you'll get himalayan kittens. You don't get a few that look like himalayans, a few that look like persians, and a few that look siamese. So to me, the himalayan breed is a true breed, unlike many of the newer variations. Does that make sense? I'm not sure if I'm speaking any sense, since it's so late here.

Here's my chili recipe (makes several full-size servings): 1 pound lean ground beef 1 onion, chopped 1 TBS of chopped garlic (I use the pre-chopped garlic that comes in jars) 1 packet of chili seasoning (I use McCormick's) 1 can of original Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilis 1 can of petite-diced tomatoes 1 large can of tomato sauce 1 can of corn, drained 1 can of kidney Beans, drained (optional) Brown the meat with the onion and garlic and drain thoroughly. Add the seasoning packet and all other ingredients. Cook on low heat or in a Crock Pot for 4-6 hours for best flavor. Serve plain or with a little shredded cheese or sour cream. Chili can be frozen in individual servings.

Well, you definitely know how to kill someone's appetite, I'll have to say that for you.

I'm at the same point! Maybe we will be able to celebrate together!

Oh, yeah. Rottweilers, Great Danes, and other very large breeds have hip and other musculoskeletal problems. Dalmatians have hearing problems. Toy breads can have problems with hydrocephaly (especially chihuahuas that have been bred to be extremely tiny). Boston Terriers and other snub-nosed breeds have breathing problems. Some small breeds have problems with twisted limbs. You name it, any breed that you can think of will have genetic issues. Mutts are generally healthier because they have mixed bloodlines and aren't created from a very limited gene pool.

I'm a cat person myself, but I totally agree with buying or rescuing animals that need homes instead of going to breeders. I bought my Mouse (he's a Russian Blue, and his coat is mouse-gray, so hense the name - plus, I liked the idea of a cat named Mouse) from a veterinarian for 15 dollars (to cover the cost of his first shots). He would have either been euthanized or sent to a shelter. I've gotten three more from my folks. My dad's a veterinarian and is very weak when it comes to taking in homeless animals. One's a tabby that just showed up at the clinic one day, we found another at a city dump, and the third one is a formerly feral cat that we trapped at my parents' house. We had had a mother cat that had a couple of litters of kittens, so we were trying to catch her and the babies. We'd thought this one was a tomcat whenever we'd seen it before, but it turned out to be another nursing mother. Never did find her kittens, though. She looks EXACTLY like Mouse, so we named her Mini Mouse.

The Civil Rights Museum probably isn't a good idea, then, at least not for several years. It's very, very strong. I might have to go see the Creation Museum, just to see it. I don't know when I'd have time though, since I'm swamped right now. I'm trying to graduate in May and I'm trying to avoid getting blasted by my advisor (because I am WAY behind where I should be). This is my schedule for the next several months: Get the final draft of my proposal finished by the end of October (should have been done three semesters ago); have all my tapes watched, data collected, and data analyzed by mid-November; take my comprehensive exams from my committee members in early December; have the first draft of my thesis finished by late January; second thesis draft by late February; do a presentation over my thesis material at a conference in early April; defend my thesis research in early April; get the final draft of my thesis to the graduate school in mid-April; graduate in May.

Plus, I would imagine that it would go through a glove pretty easily. If you were an office worker, I'd say go for it, but since you are a nurse, I could see lots of bad things happening.