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 You are ruining this for many here, who are just fine until you come along.

 I am finished fighting, for now. I am doing what I should have done, and letting E.P. deal with you.

 I removed my other blog, the one where you had your way with me  as well as tryed to put some block between me and a friend.  

 Your lies hold no power here. But your ABUSE does.  Only for so long, good people won't let you continue kicking them.   

 This reminds me of a story.    When I was a little girl, my mom's best friend had a boxer named Sheba.     I had on my little cowgirl hats and boots and was kicking at her.....she jumped up and bit me just under my nose above my lip. 

 Sheba was a good dog,  and even after biting me, we were great buds.

 You will never have what I have, and it almost makes me sad for you.

 I am home !   I didn't go yesterday. Sorry for the delay and extra worry !  

  I should have come and told you so, but was to ashamed  to say after such a stink and all that I didn't follow through as expected ! 

 I won't even bother you with excuses and reasons........

 But Jim & I  went this morning.   Got there at about   5 :45 and was  surprisingly quicker t han we could  have imagined ! 

 My blood pressure was taken twice.   Both sides. The right side was  240/190...  The other was 217/ 190 !    Yikes !   

  Any way, I told the  doctor everything, including what the first doctor said, about the cancer  and how he scared me..... He scoffed and said that  he didn't have any  pull there at the hospital and that they'd take it one step at a time.

 They took blood but that was before  they knew about the CA125, cancer screen.    So they took more and the results will be told on the 16th when I go back.   I have a prescription for Colyte which will be ready tomorrow...

 So......... they did a rectal exam  and it came up positive for blood.  

 They did a ct scan, I had to drink a bottle of that stuff, which wasn't so bad.  And they shot me with that what ever it is. What is that stuff any way ?   I have to google it, but if you've had this test you know what I mean when I say, it spread through out me and made me feel warm at the crotch and I felt like I had peed myself !  

 *sighs*    They gave me  what was prescribed to me but has not arrived yet ! for my blood pressure...... I am at home, and OMG The doctor was soo cute, Jim says he's gay, of course.    But he was very positive. His bed side manner was awesome.  

 He told me as many of you have told me, one step at a time.   

 There was no mass or anything out of the ordinary on the scan.  

 So,  we will wait and see what they find from the extra test for CA125, and what we see from the colonoscopy....... and IF theres nothing there but still  on the cancer screen then we'll go from there till  we find where its coming from.  

 I am beat, and I will try to answer mail and such...... but I want EVERYONE to know, I am so positive and  not tripping at all !  

 I know Jesus is with me and so many other forces, that no matter what..... I am going to be fine. 

 And I am sorry for leaving you hanging ........

  It's snowing here, and my Amy says its a snow storm where she lives on the east coast !    Yikes!   

 This time tomorrow I will be at Stroger hospital, begging on my knees for my welfare and well being. I am  on  the mercy of tax payers.   How do you all like me now ?      You who are  so against people living off welfare.   I get food stamps too !   

 And I am smelling wonderful aromas from upstairs. For my last breakfast  till I come back he's  making me a sausage and apple quiche with hash browns on  the side.  And he say's   "No you can't have ANY !"

 Jim and I just shared a can of Cambells, chicken noodle soup.   

 WTF have  they done with the  almost to much noodles ?    There were hardly any !

 And the broth ?   Eh....not the same !    

 I have another can and I am hoping this one we just had was not the new version !

 I am  posting this friends only, and I am posting it because I don't  want to tell over and over again. 

 Today Jim and I both  had appointments today at the doctors.   He was in  the room next to mine and we were playing on the phones to each other (our cells) and peeking out the door  at each other. It was really comical. 

 The doctor saw him  first.   

 Then it was my turn.   I had  went last year and the doctor called to say he wanted to discuss something in my blood test.  I blew it off.   

 Today, my blood pressure was 180/100....... then he walked in and first thing he says to me is..... "so you are having difficulty with your colon cancer"?       

 I  had told  them about the blood in my stool  so maybe that's where he got the colon thing.    

 He went on to tell me last year what he saw was a very high CA125 ?    Cancer  screen.   

 He has ordered me  to go to E.R. and tell them I have blood in my stool and he wrote out an order for a colostomy.

 He  wants me there.... like now.    

 I am so afraid and trying to stay calm ...... Needless to say, I'm not going today.    I just need to digest and  I don't know  what.  

 I don't want  sympathy I just  want my friends to wish good thoughts, pray... what  ever you believe in, please send it my way !  

 I love ya'll and I'll keep you posted.  

Five dolphins are trapped behind a block of drifting ice near Newfoundland. The animals have been stuck within the mass for five days and are believed to be in danger.

The 8-foot dolphins have been swimming in circles in the small area near the town of Seal Cove. They’re said to be just about 100 feet from the shore. Seal Cove’s mayor says the entire bay is frozen, and the dolphins have no way of getting out.

“They keep going round circles, trying to keep this little pool of water open so that they can have their breathing area,” he tells the Associated Press.

“You can hear [them] crying all night long,” he says.

Experts suspect the dolphins went into the harbor area to find fish. A storm, it is believed, likely blew the ice in and trapped them while they were feeding.

The mayor has called upon Canada’s Fisheries Department to send crews in to break up the ice and set the dolphins free. The concern is that as more ice forms, the areas in which the dolphins can reach the surface for oxygen will continue to become smaller. Eventually, if not helped, they could drown.

The mayor says the Fisheries Department has told him “no boats were available,” the AP reports.

The following report from the CBC shows video of the dolphins trapped in ice, along with some expert insight into the situation and how it could be resolved.

Desperate battle to save hundreds of stranded and disoriented dolphins in shallow waters of Philippines By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 1:05 PM on 10th February 2009

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Up to 200 dolphins were beached in the shallow waters of Manila Bay in the Philippines today, prompting a massive rescue by hundreds of volunteers and fishermen to drive them back to deep seas.

Fishermen and villagers trooped to the beach and waded into the chest-deep water, clapping their hands and hitting the surface to drive the dolphins away. More than 20 boats with their engines shut guided the animals back out to open waters.

The unusual occurrence may have been triggered by a sea quake that could have damaged the dolphins' eardrums and disoriented them said  Malcolm Sarmiento, director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, in a telephone interview.

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Rescue mission: Villagers rush to the aid of up to 200 dolphins who were beached in the shallow waters of Manila Bay  in the Philippines today

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Stranded: Fishermen in boats try to guide the dolphins back to deep seas

The pod might also have been following a sick or wounded leader

The melon-head dolphins were spotted about a mile off shore, swimming back and forth between Pilar and Orion townships in Bataan province.

Fishermen and villagers trooped to the beach and waded into the chest-deep water, clapping their hands and hitting the surface to drive the dolphins away. More than 20 boats with their engines shut guided the animals to the open sea.

'It's something unusual. It's the first time that such a large pod has entered Manila Bay, and is acting strangely,'
Sarmiento said earlier.

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Unusual occurrence: The 'disoriented' melon-head dolphins were spotted about a mile off shore, swimming back and forth

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Beached dolphins are not uncommon in the Philippine archipelago but rarely occur in such big numbers

Alberto Venturina, the provincial veterinarian, said three dead dolphins found beached farther up north in Abucay township include two adult females, one of which was pregnant, and an infant male. The two adults had damaged eardrums, he added.

Another beached dolphin was in the process of being rescued.

Dolphins with injured eardrums become disoriented, cannot dive for food and are too weak to swim and just flow with the current, he said.

If it's a sick leader, the animal needs to be identified and taken out of sight of the rest of the pod so the healthy dolphins could be prodded back to sea.

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Villagers waded into the water clapping their hands and hitting the surface to drive the dolphins away

Venturina added that fisheries officials were co-ordinating with private groups and fishermen to stop the dolphins from being beached and prevent more deaths.

Wardens are positioned around the area and fishermen warned not to harm the dolphins.

Beached dolphins are not uncommon in the Philippine archipelago but rarely occur in such big numbers.

Melon-head dolphins are considered threatened species - meaning they are likely to become endangered in the future.

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Millennium Park, Chicago - Photos and Video
visit on July 24, 2004 -  Chicago, Illinois

(new public park that opened in Chicago in July, 2004)

Official Millennium Park web site (map and site descriptions)

"Cloud Gate" sculpture (by British artist - Anish Kapoor) near entry to park. The sculpture has become affectionately known to Chicagoans as "the Bean".

My co-workers in front of the the Bean.  From left to right -  Vincent, Mark, Lori, Angie and Dennis.

Walking under the Bean.

Looking up from under the Bean.

The public fountain in the Park (designed by Spanish sculptor - Jaume Plensa)

Video of children playing in the fountain. (1.2meg avi video file)

The other side of the fountain.  Two walls with video of human faces stand at each end of the fountain.

Lawn seating at the pavilion with concerts during the summer.

Gardens and walkways in the Park.

Bridge designed by Frank Gehry crossing Columbus Drive

Plaza with bar and food during the summer and ice rink during the winter.

 I did it once before, and Mello was so great.....but my Cupcake bringer isn't here of late.  

Sooooo, I am asking you other brilliant friends to help.  

 Here's my problem.......

 I have a story Want to Introduce you to Tiger.   In the story box, I had his picture, a full size one so you could get a gooood look at him.

 I had borrowed it from Amy's  photos and when she deleted her profile it went  as well.

 Amy is back, and she was a dear heart and downloaded it again in her album, but now I don't remember how to  put it in the story box. 

  HELP ! I am getting very flustered, and a flustered Marji  is not fun for me or you !    LOL !