Subj : Re: Think You're Stupid?? To : Daryl Stout From : George Pope Date : Fri Jul 23 2021 01:19:13 > Actually, it's smaller than that, but the co-pay for my colonoscopy will > be nearly $300. Ouch. Is it not fully covered by your insurance? It should be deemed a necessary procedure. Maybe if your dov writes the order "r/o x" (r/o = "to rule out" & X = wehsatever he feels right in putting fr a dsease or condition.) No harm in asking your GP if the referral can be written in a way more conducive to your good health (mental health is a big part of it & stress is a killer) As I had it explained, Depression is a continuum, with the beginning being change (change = stress in biology) & the other end going off a roof (it's an extreme end); This doc explained that if I just mey the woman of my dreams, got married, then won $20M in a lotrterey, & we bought a gorgeous perfect house on the beach, & moved in, I'd be depressed! Sounded opposite to depressed to me, but he said in biological terms, each change moves me up the continuum. Apparently happiness & depression can co-exist in the same person at the same time! > GP> I love Nina Conti & Monk! > I saw her for the first time the other day. I loved the part when the > monkey told her to raise the finger (after she was "hypnotized"), and > the monkey said "Not on that hand, you idiot!!" The other part was > when the monkey took over her face. She has a strong English > accent...is she from the UK, Austrailia, or somewhere else?? And, > apparently, she has been doing this for a long time. The monkey thinks > he sounds like Sean Connery. She's an actress(etc.) from London, born to actor parents. She's currently age 47. Reminds mwe of one of my favorite exchanges on the show Married With Children. Bud (dweeb-y teen son) is trying to talk Al (loser patriarch/star of the show) into dating (it's an alternate future peek): B: "Dad I happen to know my teaher is single & I've seen the way she looks at you!" A: "How old is she, son?" B: "Forty." A: "That's oooold!" B: "But you're 40, dad!" A: "I know son, & there'll be plenty of time for 40 year olds when I'm 60!" > GP> Don't need to be. Order what you like & enjoy! > I saw today where the cost of eating out has increased in the month of > June more than any other month since 1981. Makes sense, now that peoiple are comoing back, they are thinkiung in terms of recouping the money lost over the past year. (they wouldn't try raising during covid, as that'd chase away the rare few customers they might get) > I normally am not a breakfast person, unless I have to go out, and do > a morning ham radio license exam session. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, & sets your day up for you. I don't do ewlaborate; I generally am upstairs on my computer, nt ready to atytempt the stars right away, especially if I'm working later, so I have some granola bars I like handy & have 3 of those & a very very VERY strong coffee(or two) to wash them down! If we foud good bananas tghe day before, I usually have one up with me for the first bite of the day. . . > If they give real good service, I'm happy to give a real good tip. > But, I've been eating at home, as I can't afford to eat out (see note > above). I'vwe been broke a lot of years, but I always try to budget a tip in if I'm eating out, so didbn't eat out hardly ever. FoxTV (not the FauxNews) aired a hidden cameras documentary showing the number of staff who spit(& worse!) in customer's food throughout America. One diner waitress, on ca,mera, directly interviewed said, "If you don't tip & you come back, there WILL be spit in your food!" I find I get nice perks by tipping, especially in a low tip area/restaurant. One little cutie bvrought my friends(3) & I a bowl of gelato each, with fresh fruit cut up onto it! Over $30 in a freebie & I spent only about half of that on that visit. It's a self carry to your table kid of coffee shop, but they always deliver for us (I am host of a group of those with mobility disabilities-- the drinks & snacks are paid for by our parent organisation, to give us an opportunity to get out & socialize/share info) > GP> Now I only eat under 2,000 & I can't lose an ounce! > Don't you just hate folks who can eat all they want, and never gain > an ounce?? Nah, as I used to be one of them for a long time; It's just Nature--i.e. God's way of introducing variety into His Creation. I'm teaching myself, on a long arduyous journey, to practice the moderation I preach. Why eat a whole Mississipi Mud Pie (ice cream & cake, both chocolate), whewn I can enjoy the tastets by having a small amount & bringing the rest hmoe f or my family to likewise enjoy, or if I'm not dining solo, I split it with someone, save half the money & still get to enjoy the taste pleasures. Don't you love pie? .... My wife gave me an ultimatum. It was either her or my addiction to sweets. The decision was a piece of cake. Q: What do you call a snake that's 3.14 feet long? A: A "π"thon Q: What do you get when you eat 3.14 cakes? A: You get fat. What, were you expecting a pi joke? If you have a pizza with radius 'z' & height 'a', its volume is pi*z*z*a. Q: What do you get when you cross a moccasin & a sweet potato pie? A: A pie-thon In Jamaica you can get a steak and kidney pie for £1.75... ....a chicken and mushroom pie for £1.60 and an apple pie for £2.15. In St Kitts and Nevis a steak and kidney pie will cost you £2, a chicken pie (without mushrooms) is £1.70 and a cherry pie can be yours for £1.95. Those are the Pie Rates of the Caribbean Your friend, <+]:{)} Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.2) .