Hi!!!
How are you doing?
My cheesecake has a color that makes it seem like it has come out from a butt. I hope it has a better taste than that!!!
I threw out my back today. NOT by helping move an old bed from my house and upgrading to a new one. No. None of the lifting and twisting around did it. I bent over to pick up a small bolt for the bed frame and stood up. I have to run a Mythic game for 8 players tonight and I'm gonna be so stoned on pain meds it's going to be a comedy of errors. I might as well cue up "Yackety Sax" now.Sorry to hear! I hope you get better soon!
At least you have your new bed!
When I moved both Dalindra and me ended injured. Dalindra even had to go to a physiotherapist because he ended completely screwed up. Second floor with no lift is not good when you have to carry furniture.Sorry about your back Cal, that's never any fun! :-(
When our daughter was 3 months old we moved to a new apartment, but we were 2,000 miles away from the nearest family. While my wife took care of the baby I did all the moving by myself after work (landscaping) with a 1984 Ford Escort wagon.
Thanks, Cap. and good Lord, I bet that was hard work.
Hi!!!
How are you doing?
My cheesecake has a color that makes it seem like it has come out from a butt. I hope it has a better taste than that!!!
mmm...butt cake.
With...butt(er)cream?
LOL yes...lol
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Yummy! Welcome to the cheesecake club!
Adding some brown sugar, even caramel at the cake, could be cool to match the glaze.
Even... replacing some sugar for honey?
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Next time I'll probably try. I am probably making a toffee-like caramel instead of just sugar and water, so it is creamy instead of so liquid.
Edit: Eating cherry cheesecake. The cherry taste is subtle but noticeable. The texture is still creamy and it has the right amount of sugar. It worked.
AH yes cheesecake one of those dishes that only taste good if it is incredibly bad for you. like seriously who likes light and diet ingredients in a cheese cake?
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I use light Philadelphia cheese because I like it better than regular cheese. But I also use 31% fat cream because it's creamier than lower fat creams. So everything is balanced xD
My wife makes the best cheesecake ever.
She's spoiled me for ordering cheesecake at restaurants: they're never as good as the ones she makes, and I always feel disappointed for ordering it.
Can I ask for the recipe or is it a secret?
I am curious.
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In Spain, bad luck days are Thursday 13th, not Friday 13th.
It's not been a bad day so far. I was never superstitious anyway.
I need to think of something to cook tomorrow.
What do you want? Something quick, ellaborate, simple, different?
A dish that is always resourceful for me is potato omelette: fry some very thin cut potatoes, salt them, if you want add thin cut stirred onion and/or peppers. Then just add the (salted) egg and you'll have a simple and savory dish.
I personally love omelette's and that sounds great but My GF hates eggs.
I'm cooking for two and somewhere in the middle of all those descriptors.
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Get yourself to the ER, asap.
Right away is best, but even if some time has passed, the neurologists have tools and methods for helping stop a recurrence.
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Damn, the forums ate my previous post, John, so I'm repeating it.
Go to see a doctor. This can be serious. Even if it isn't, at least seeing a doctor will allow you to know and not to be worried.
I have a slight idea of what can be the cause, but as I am not a doctor I don't want to risk saying something wrong. But this might be secondary to another condition that could need medication (and that wouldn't lead to further complications with the right treatment).
So don't be stubborn and go see a doctor. Please.
My wife makes the best cheesecake ever.
She's spoiled me for ordering cheesecake at restaurants: they're never as good as the ones she makes, and I always feel disappointed for ordering it.
Can I ask for the recipe or is it a secret?
I am curious.
It's not a secret, as far as I know. I've followed my wife's cheesecake recipe, and while it doesn't come out quite as well as when she makes it, it's still really good.
We have well over 50 cookbooks and three 3-ring binders of loose recipes, and I don't remember which recipe she uses. I'll have to ask her... and she's in Los Angeles on business this week. (We live in New York.)
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Hey, everyone. What I'm about to tell you will make you upset and sad, but there's no getting around it. It seems, sometime last night, that I suffered a mini-stroke. I was fine when I went to bed, with only a headache. When I woke up a little while ago, I had double vision. I checked my eyes in a mirror. My right eye no longer aligns with the left. It points, at rest, outward and slightly down. And it no longer reacts properly to bright light.
It's okay for everyone to worry about me. It's okay for everyone to be sad about what happened. But please, don't be sad for me. I'm still here, okay? Aside from the inconvenience of no longer having depth perception, I'm fine. I've got no muscle weakness on the right side, my speech is fine, and my face doesn't sag. But I won't tell you not to cry, if you want.
Yeah, I'm tearing up while trying to give some comfort. That joke I made several months ago about being made from bargain-bin parts doesn't seem so funny now. Karma, I guess.
John: If you even suspect that you might have had a mini-stroke, get to an emergency room immediately!!
A mini-stroke can be a warning sign of an imminent major stroke or cerebreal aneurysm... either of which could kill you with no warning.
Okay, guys. I'm in the hospital, and have been assigned a room after spending the entire day in the ER. I've got good news, bad news, and semi-good news. The good news is that I didn't have a mini-stroke, although I am at risk due to high blood pressure. The bad news is that my vision problem is from a pituitary tumor of some sort that is putting pressure on the nerves behind my right eye. The semi-good news it that the tumor doesn't appear to be malignant, and cen probably be treated without surgery.
Sounds like it was a good call to have it checked out.
Okay, guys. I'm in the hospital, and have been assigned a room after spending the entire day in the ER. I've got good news, bad news, and semi-good news. The good news is that I didn't have a mini-stroke, although I am at risk due to high blood pressure. The bad news is that my vision problem is from a pituitary tumor of some sort that is putting pressure on the nerves behind my right eye. The semi-good news it that the tumor doesn't appear to be malignant, and cen probably be treated without surgery.
Those are probably very good news!
Do you know if the tumor is causing more trouble?An abnormal growth of a gland usually results on an increase on the function of that gland, leading to a hormonal imbalance.
Tumors in the hypophysis are kinda frequent and most of them relatively benignant.
I hope you are recovered soon, but the fact that you don't have to go through surgery is good news.
Are you going to have any treatment for your high blood pressure? Because you should.
OK, Kileanna's frustrated doctor mode off!
Good morning, everyone! How are you doing?
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Good whatever kileanna
Also go you for reminding me your a science person.
That sounds like pretty good news, all told
You know I always give people the advice of see a doctor but I practically never do. I guess its hypocritical of me. I hardly get sick and when I do 2 days later i'm over it. Still I feel this behavior is dangerous. It will probably shorten my life span.
"I recognize my failing, and (now I need to learn the second part) will be sure to correct it"
You know I always give people the advice of see a doctor but I practically never do.
Since almost all viral illnesses run their course in 7-10 days, and since there's seldom anything available to treat said viral infections, I generally don't even call the doctor unless it's been more than 10 days.
But if something came on suddenly, with dire symptoms like this, I'd be off to the ER in a heartbeat.
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It's one thing if you get mild symptoms like fever, a skin infection, a cold, or the like. Lumps, neurologic symptoms like numbness or severe vertigo, severe pain, breathing problems... in those cases, don't be stupid, be a smartie. Go to the ER.
I wanted that to rhyme so bad sissyl. why did you take that from me.
BWAHAHAHAHAAAAAA! :)
You know I always give people the advice of see a doctor but I practically never do. I guess its hypocritical of me. I hardly get sick and when I do 2 days later i'm over it. Still I feel this behavior is dangerous. It will probably shorten my life span.
"I recognize my failing, and (now I need to learn the second part) will be sure to correct it"
Same here. I also tell people that there is nothing wrong with taking a day off work if they are feeling sick. And I have to be half dead to do that.
Type 1 or Type 2?
That's why I ask. There are 2 types of diabetes, and they are different even if the symptoms are the same.
The first is a genetic condition and developed at a young age, the other one is not genetic but acquired, and it appears on adults. It depends a lot on the lifestyle as a factor to develope it.
The second one cannot be treated with insulin but it gets better changing some habits.
With the proper treatment none of them has to lead to many complications, though.
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That's why I ask. There are 2 types of diabetes, and they are different even if the symptoms are the same.
The first is a genetic condition and developed at a young age, the other one is not genetic but acquired, and it appears on adults. It depends a lot on the lifestyle as a factor to develope it.
The second one cannot be treated with insulin but it gets better changing some habits.
With the proper treatment none of them has to lead to many complications, though.
This is totally not correct information. Sorry, I just have to jump in here.
Type 1 diabetes, also often referred to as juvenile diabetes, results from an autoimmune response in the body that destroys the insulin producing cells in the pancreas. They're not totally sure about the cause, but genetics certainly plays a big part. It usually appears in childhood (hence the juvenile diabetes title) but can sometimes show up in an adult. It's just really, really rare. Insulin is required to treat type 1 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is caused by a combination of lifestyle and genetic factors. It is characterized by insulin resistance and is treated by a combination of lifestyle changes (exercise, better diet) and medications (usually they start with metformin). If that is not enough, then insulin injections may eventually be used to treat type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes runs in my family. Type 2, but there's no way to avoid it. No amount of changing lifestyle habits will stop it. It's not if, it's when. I was diagnosed with it myself a couple years ago. So I have to know a lot about it. But the part that was correct in what Kileanna said is that it doesn't have to lead to any of the scary bad complications. There is not a single person in my family who has gone blind or lost a foot or any of those things. We're all really good about following a treatment plan (which looks different for each person because no two people are exactly the same) and keeping blood sugar under control. And as long as you do that, it's not something that really has to have any negative impact on your life.
Right. Sorry for being simplist about it. I tried to shorten the information a lot and I made many mistakes because of it.
I said a lot of generalisations that aren't always true.
Sorry there.
John: I guess the good news with your diagnosis is that now you know what's going on, and that you have a good treatment plan. Best of luck!
Sorry to hear that it will be more complicated than you first thought.
I'm sure everything will go well. My best wishes.
Indeed. Best wishes and a quick recovery.
Sorry you're having to go through all this. I truly wish there was something I could do to help.
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Hopefully for a lighter note, I got to see Iron Maiden in Nashville, TN Tuesday night. A couple of my players took me on an all expense paid trip there to see my favorite band of all time. This was my 7th time to see them, and the opening band, Ghost, was pretty entertaining as well. We didn't have time to visit the touristy places in Nashville, but hopefully I'll get a chance to go back and do so sometime.
This was something really, REALLY out of my comfort zone, but good friends and better living through pharmaceuticals got me through it. I'm forever grateful for my players, who are not just people sitting behind piles of dice but true friends.