jasperkent
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Ash, you are so sweet/positive/uplifting/loving
...and I got cut off somehow!
Anyway, thanks Ash, for being such an upbeat and encouraging person. You are a joy!
Peace&Love,
jasper
"Good people always find goodness in others." -- Debasish Mridha
Hi Ash! I was thinking of you, too. Thanks for the kind words. Everything's hunky-dory here. My job is wearing me out, but I love it. Working with 2 others(that I know of) in recovery so that is icing on the cake.
How are you? I hope all is well. Keep up the great work of being your fine, sweet self!
Peace&Love,
jasper
"When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them." -- Rodney Dangerfield
Ya. One of Spade's personal best.Funny! Somehow I never saw that movie. Should I put it on my list?
So sorry about your chronic pain and the additional burden society puts on you. Like you need that shit on top of hurting!
I'm experiencing a lot of pain from my sciatica these days. It's a bitch because nothing over the counter helps much at all. I try to do some stretching exercises daily, but that hurts too and I'm not sure it's helping any. Never thought I'd say this, but I'm looking into chiropractors. I've read mixed reviews of meds like Neurontin and Lyrica, so I'm a bit wary of them. I don't have a doctor anyway, so it's a moot point right now.
Keep me posted on how you're doing. Always a pleasure to read your posts. Love you!
Peace&Love,
jasper
"I'm not into working out. My philosophy is no pain, no pain." -- George Carlin
Funny! Somehow I never saw that movie. Should I put it on my list?
So sorry about your chronic pain and the additional burden society puts on you. Like you need that shit on top of hurting!
I'm experiencing a lot of pain from my sciatica these days. It's a bitch because nothing over the counter helps much at all. I try to do some stretching exercises daily, but that hurts too and I'm not sure it's helping any. Never thought I'd say this, but I'm looking into chiropractors. I've read mixed reviews of meds like Neurontin and Lyrica, so I'm a bit wary of them. I don't have a doctor anyway, so it's a moot point right now.
Keep me posted on how you're doing. Always a pleasure to read your posts. Love you!
Peace&Love,
jasper
"I'm not into working out. My philosophy is no pain, no pain." -- George Carlin
I'm experiencing a lot of pain from my sciatica these days.
Ya. One of Spade's personal best.
Thanks to both of you, for the silly movie recommendations and the sciatica treatment suggestions. Will look into them.
Hope everyone is well and reasonably happy.
Peace&Love,
jasper
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." -- Ken Olson, president of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977
I'm well. Thanks for asking, Ash. Right now I'm running the Cajun restaurant by myself. Obviously I'm not terribly busy.
How are you?
Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. I really like Thanksgiving. Love the food, of course (both cooking it and eating it), but also like to focus on all I have to be grateful for. Like the fact that I'm alive, which is a miracle in itself. Also I have a roof over my head, food to eat, clean water to drink, and quite a few friends. And my dog Dixie Chick, who never ceases to amuse me and show me tons of affection.
Peace&Love,
jasper
"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you have now was once among the things you only hoped for." -- Epicurus
Believe me, Ash, Dixie Chick would love to kiss you back! She is a really kissy dog-- she'll lick your face for as long as you will put up with it.
So I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that my sciatica became unbearable and I went for the quick fix: I bought some 10mg hydrocodone pills. I know this is not the best option for me. Definitely not a permanent solution, but that's what I'm doing for now. I take them sparingly. I am shopping for an affordable chiropractor and doing some online research about sciatica. I'll let y'all know how it goes.
The good news is that I've gone over six months without a drink. This is huge. Although I abused a lot of drugs (including heroin and methamphetamine), alcohol caused me more problems by far than all the other drugs put together. It's been years since I've gone this long without drinking. I'm not even getting cravings anymore-- just fleeting thoughts now & then. So yeah, I'm doing pretty good.
I hope everyone is well and reasonably happy.
Peace&Love,
jasper
"Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy." -- H.L. Mencken
Thanks, Ash.
I don't feel guilty about taking pain meds; I just know I must be very very careful with them.
How is your pain treating you these days? I hope you're doing okay. Dixie sends her kisses!
Peace&Love,
jasper
"We do survive every moment, after all, except the last one." -- John Updike