Song for the Day: It's just another manic monday.....I wish it was Sunday.....The Bangles

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Teddy Roosevelt's time capsule is missing in Portland.
Read more here.

A local psychic called the Oregon Historical Society the other day, after reading an article in The Oregonian about this historical cliffhanger. She said she was sure the box was buried not under the monument, but somewhere north of it. A barber from Oregon City, who identified himself as the grandson of a stonemason, said the box must be at the monument's northwest corner, because cornerstones are typically laid at northwest corners.

Alter-Abled News

Ha!! Great job Oregon medical Marijauna patients. We did it. There were enough phonecalls and letters for House Bill 2939. Senator Morrisette (D-Homerville ), chair of the Senate Health Policy Committee said "the bill is dead and wont get a hearing in his committee". This amendment wanted to restrict caregivers to growing for only one patient and revoke cards for people convicted of a drug arrest. For me this isn't about law enforcement's convenience. My medicine is a life saver for me. Before you judge, understand that not everyone can take pharmaceuticals. A predisposition to kidney failure limits what I can ingest. Being diagnosed with glaucoma affirmed my decision. Besides, sometimes people have a moral conviction not to pop a lot of pills.

Pain in older men is the big reason they prefer to self-medicate. For people with MS it quiets muscle spasms. For fibromyalgia patients it curbs pain and helps promote a deeper sleep. For cancer patients it is a great anti-nausea medication. Although not a moral choice for some, it's a necessity for others.

Speaking of fibromyalgia, there is an article in this weeks edition of Newsweek with this counter productive headline:
Fibromyalgia: Not All in Your Head
Now that brain scans can pinpoint pain reactions in normal vs fibromyalgic subjects, and see a big difference.... I can say "You goddamn prick doctors that had me running aroung from doctor to doctor, from drug to drug, test to test, bill after bill. I dare you to use the F word to your very next patient that complains of chronic fatigue and pain and sleep problems".

Fibromyalgia is my token F word. Not very many doctors are alert and attentive enough to recognize this disorder.....but to have a doctor tell me a pain is something in my head infuriates me.