That awful feeling woke me up about 2:00 am, the sweat pouring down my face, my head pounding, and my abdominal region churning. What the heck was going on, I thought, before it suddenly hit me exactly what was going on and I ran for the toilet. By 4:00 am, the worst had passed, so I went back to sleep for a couple more hours.
The only new ingredient introduced to my system is the antibiotic for the rosacea, but I doubt that taking an antibiotic can cause vomiting and diarrhea. The face wash goes on and rinses off, and the topical cream is applied to my arms twice daily. I didn't eat anything untoward yesterday, although I was out and about and could have come in contact with someone with the flu and caught it inadvertently.
I'm a healthy person and don't often get sick without a reason, so it's perplexing to me that I can't think of a reason for me to wake up in the middle of the night and be violently ill for several hours. Whatever hit me has passed, so I'll keep quiet today and let my body regenerate -- but have to admit that I'm hesitant to take the antibiotic this morning.
Success is not determined so much by the position one has reached in life, but more so by the obstacles one has overcome while attempting to succeed. --Unknown
Vegetation
What happens when one forgets the basket of onions one left on top of the 'fridge
Soaring above the competition is all in how you see it.
"... there are great perils in rising too quickly in any organization. Hawks may soar, but chipmunks don't get sucked into jet engines."
--Joseph Finder, Paranoia, p.183
--Joseph Finder, Paranoia, p.183
Metal Sculpture
photo by Monique
Ignorance is so not Bliss
As Issac Asimov said, "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States ... nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge'." (Jan. 21, 1980).
Ranger
Our little guy grows up
Another perspective
If you think you're a leader but no one is following you, you're just taking a walk.
When Mia shares her floor cushion,
you know the dogs have bonded.
Every Day is Mother's Day
He asked, "What's your mother going to say when you tell her?"
The round black face screwed up in astonishment. "I ain' gonna tell her. That'd be fucked up. You never win no arguments 'gainst yo' mother." --Jeffery Deaver, The Broken Window (266)
The round black face screwed up in astonishment. "I ain' gonna tell her. That'd be fucked up. You never win no arguments 'gainst yo' mother." --Jeffery Deaver, The Broken Window (266)
Perspective on Self
"But with adults I see absolutely no justification for setting other people's views of what is good for them above their own ideas of what is good for themselves." --The Reader, Bernhard Schlink, p 141-42
I'm Watching You ...
but you can't see me!
Explaining the Moment
"You know ... sometimes you do things you don't really understand. You just have to do them. Sense or no sense--it really doesn't matter much." --Scott Turow, Innocent, p 64.
Albert Einstein on teaching ...
"One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the main aim in life. The most important motive for work in school and in life is pleasure in work, pleasure in its result, and the knowledge of the value of the result to the community."
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from The Innocent, by author Harlan Coben
"The world is neither cruel nor joyous. It is simply random, full of particles hurtling, chemicals mixing and reacting. There is no real order. There is no preordained cursing of the evil and protecting of the righteous.
Chaos, baby, It's all about chaos."
Chaos, baby, It's all about chaos."
Spotting Daisy
... casing the neighborhood from the front room window.
Confucius said ...
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
About Me
- Liza
- I am the person who lives inside my soul; I just have to figure out who she is and where she's been all these years.
Please, don't disturb me: I'm reading a book
"I love the solitude of reading. I love the deep dive into someone else's story, the delicious ache of a last page."
--Naomi Shihab Nye
--Naomi Shihab Nye
Primary Motivation: an unread book
"Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier." --Kathleen Norris
George Orwell
Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.
Life Lesson
One of the things I noticed in all of this was the simultaneous delicacy and brutality of the scalpel. How much people can hurt, the ways they hurt, and how sometimes they have to get hurt even more so they'll get better in the long run.
--John Sandford, Preface, Eyes of Prey
--John Sandford, Preface, Eyes of Prey
A Book Makes Any Day a Better Day
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers."--Charles W. Eliot
Quotation
The most ridiculous example I can think of is that the people who run public education promote the stupid and idle along with the industrious -- because all men are created equal, educators will gravely tell you, the children left behind suffer terrible feelings of inferiority. We know all men are not created equal in the sense some people would have us believe -- some people are smarter than others, some people have more opportunity because they're born with it, some men make more money than others, some ladies make better cakes than others--some people are born gifted beyond the normal scope of most men.
--Atticus Finch, closing remarks to the jury, To Kill a Mockingbird
--Atticus Finch, closing remarks to the jury, To Kill a Mockingbird
2 comments:
I take it back: I looked up the possible side effects, which include ...
Contact your doctor if you have diarrhea that lasts more than 2 days or if it is severe and watery.
You may get drowsy or dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs mental alertness until you know how this medicine affects you. Do not stand or sit up quickly, especially if you are an older patient. This reduces the risk of dizzy or fainting spells.
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
•allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
•breathing problems
•fever
•itching in the rectal or genital area
•muscle or joint pain
•pain or difficulty passing urine
•pain on swallowing
•redness, blistering, peeling or loosening of the skin, including inside the mouth
•seizures
•severe stomach pain or cramps
•unusual bleeding or bruising
•unusually weak or tired
•white patches or sores in the mouth
•yellowing of the eyes or skin
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
•diarrhea, vomiting
•discolored mouth, gum, lip, or teeth
•loss of appetite
The only one on this list that could possibly be helpful is the "loss of appetite," but, so far, that's not an issue. However, the nausea and headache continue to plague me.
Keep a watch on it and get to an ER or your GP if it continues or gets worse.
I'm not feeling well today. M was commenting on me feeling sweaty yesterday, and today I am having an upset stomach, headache, strong gag reflex to everything (including talking), coughing has started, and feeling cold. Looks like I'm in for a bit of something.
*respe
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