Comments for Petroglyph Paradox

Comment on Fire by Carmen

Carmen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:29:50 +0000

I just got a lump in my throat and I miss you more than ever before…..dang it! Come to the Pacific NW…damn it! We have trees too!

Comment on Colorful Moments by secretagent39

secretagent39 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:30:00 +0000

Hey Elise: Having turned 50 this year… I’ve not so much thought about death so much but more that time is becoming more and more precious. I guess it makes me less patient/tolerant for putting up with crap, time wasting activities (like other people’s drama), and sweating the small stuff..
Yeah… more reflective than carefree… come what may…
I don’t mind goodbye’s when they are productive. (lol! Meaning I don’t have time in my life for people who aren’t really caring/engaged.) And… the losses are tough. I never want to regret anything but, I guess, it can be inevitable as we are all just wandering around, trying to live our lives, and be loved and loving.
*hugs*

Comment on Colorful Moments by Elise

Elise — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:20:12 +0000

You know, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to get older.

When a person knows they’re going to die soon, they start letting go. The process is pretty quick, because there is little time and what there is is suddenly finite, and because I think we, as humans, really like to have that process done before the end comes.

I think the rest of us, not knowing when the end will come but assuming it will happen in “old age,” start a very slow version of that letting go process in our mid to late 40s. I think that is what causes the underlying sadness I feel these. It’s what I call “autumn heartache.” It wasn’t a part of my life when I was a young woman.

Maybe because I hadn’t had to say so many goodbyes–and maybe because I didn’t understand/realize how many more there were to come.

Goodbyes are so hard for me, and there are SO many ahead.

Comment on Colorful Moments by secretagent39

secretagent39 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:32:31 +0000

Ken: No, thank you.

Carmen: No, I took you guys to Bandelier, up by Los Alamos. That is one of my favorite places in New Mexico. This was at a place on the backside of the Manzano Mountains (This mountain range is right next to the Sandias.) at a place called Fourth of July Canyon. Very pretty… I miss you, too.

Richard: Glad you liked it.

Comment on Colorful Moments by Richard

Richard — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:28:47 +0000

Wow. Thanks, this made my day. Great pictures, too.

Comment on Colorful Moments by Carmen

Carmen — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:46:55 +0000

Beautiful…..in every way. Was that the place you took us to when we stopped to see you? I can’t remember the place of that national park we ended up at….with the cave dwellings?
I would love to revisit some of that.
Makes me miss my old friends………
Take care, old friend…
C

Comment on Colorful Moments by Ken

Ken — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:57:22 +0000

Nice. Thank you.

Comment on Well, Shut My GollDanged Mouth! by Elise

Elise — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:06:51 +0000

O.M.F.G.

I hope you’re suing that dentist into the middle of the next century. Dear God. You poor thing.

Comment on Well, Shut My GollDanged Mouth! by secretagent39

secretagent39 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:44:44 +0000

Elise: I was referred to an endodontist who found that the previous dentist had broken two files off in one root, one file off in another, and hadn’t even bother to do anything to the third root, meaning I still had “pulp” or nerves in there and, between that and the infection, caused all of that tremendous pain. The dumbass also filled one of the roots with cement and, while the endo worked diligently to take care of the third second and third roots, I have to go back so he can deal with the first root and clean it all out. The good news is the endo was able to save the tooth. However, he was amazed that I was able to suffer through the pain wrought by all of the errors.
Yeah, well, suffer I did… What choice did I have at that point? It was the pain and stress, mostly stress, that kicked me into menopausal gear. My entire body was revolting! So far, I’ve only had that one period… and I’m thinkin’ it was because of all of the stress.

I’m much better now and go back to see the endo next week for finally work on the roots and then will get a new crown.

It’s been a terrible odyssey and I’ll just be glad when it is all finally over!! Teeth can make you terribly ill if something goes wrong and that’s what happened to me. Ugh! I was on so much/many antibiotics that I’m thinkin’ I won’t have to worry about H1N1…lol! I will, however, have to worry about a potential yeast infection! God!

Needless to say… I’ll be shopping around for a new dentist! I love that endo but he’s not in my provider group! He’s worth the money…

Comment on Well, Shut My GollDanged Mouth! by Elise

Elise — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:15:04 +0000

Aw, thanks for the mention.

And yes, thank God you gave the poor dog Bo a home.

And I am AMAZED this awful tooth crap made you have periods again. I had no idea that could even happen. The whole thing is just wrong. How long before you’re better? What all do they need to do to fix it?