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Acceptance?October 23, 2011 at 4:23 pm | Posted in arthrits, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, joint pai, Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 4 Comments
Tags: acceptance, aches, arthritis, flare, flare-up, joint pain, knee, neck pain, normality, R.A., RA, rhematoid arthritis, rheumatoid, Rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), rheumatology, stiffness, tiredness
I've been thinking a lot lately (although writing very little!) about what 'acceptance' of RA means, and also about redefining my idea of 'normal'. I hadn't managed, and still haven't managed in fact, to get my thoughts into words, but I think this afternoon I came as close to 'acceptance' as perhaps I ever will.
As I was relaxing in the bath (sorry, probably 'too much information, especially for those that know me!) and letting my thoughts drift along pretty randomly, I started to think about some of my friends and colleagues: one's still coping with the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake; one's recently widowed; one's, to put it bluntly, losing her marbles; one's spending this weekend picking up the pieces in her house, since large swathes of the downstairs flooring were dug up on Friday to find a leak.
Good grief, I thought – I'm bloody lucky! I have a loving (and all-round fab) husband, a terrific family (especially the nearest and dearest, including the recent addition of Mrs Mooseface), I have great friends, I enjoy my job, I have time (never enough time of course, but some time) to indulge my passions of messing around with textiles, drawing and pottering about in bits of nature, and although one could always be better off financially, the finances aren't a complete disaster! The interesting point is that at no point during these thoughts floating over the bubbles did I consider, 'Yes, but I do have this bloody disease to deal with, so perhaps not so lucky after all.'
It's not as though things are going great with the RA at the moment either. I wake up every morning in pain, although it often clears for the most part within the hour. I go to sleep most nights in pain. I have pain and stiffness during every day. This is perhaps extra frustrating because for around four months between a flare in March and sometime around August, I felt as though I was pretty much fine, almost symptom free, nearly in remission. And yet, in a way, this on-and-off low-grade (for the most part) pain has just become the norm for me. It's just another thing to put on one side and live with – and yes, I do appreciate I'm lucky that I can put it on one side at the moment, it's not so bad that it stops me doing all those things I consider myself lucky for, but what interested me was the fact that it was so far into the normal, everyday that I didn't even give it a thought when considering other people's problems and drifting into comparing my life to theirs.
I think I might have once ranted that I will never 'accept' this disease, and don't even mention the word 'embrace' in the same breath as rheumatoid arthritis, but perhaps this is acceptance, Penguin-style.
Polly Pulls It OffMarch 14, 2011 at 9:34 pm | Posted in arthrits, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, joint pai, Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 9 Comments
Tags: aches, arthritis, doctor, exercise, flare, flare-up, GP, joint pain, medicine, methotrexate, NHS, pain, physio, physiotherapy, R.A., RA, rhematoid arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), steroids, stiffness
This perfectly innocent post title, no double entendres intended, is supposed to set the 1950's scene for you. Maggie (friend and frequent commenter on this blog) has always said that the town where I live is like stepping back into the 1950s, and generally I reckon this is a pretty good thing. The 1950s is a pretty nice, cosy, friendly place to live; that is until you get hit by … da da da daaaa, 1950's Doctor Man.
Alas, the knee has continued to flare and I decided, after having a lot of stiffness and pain yesterday, that I really should go back and say a) the steroids worked but they ain't workin' no more and b) can you ask the physio to have a look at the knee please? So I did. Of course, as I've mentioned before, if you make a 'same day appointment' (and the choice is same day or 2.5 weeks away if you're lucky) then you can't choose your doctor; you just see whoever is available.
Now when I did this two weeks ago I hit the jackpot with Dr Locum Eye-Candy, but alas, this week my luck ran out and I got 1950s Doctor Man. Now don't get me wrong, he was pleasant enough in a dried-up old stick kind of a way, and true to his 1950s roots he did listen patiently and he did actually bother to examine me properly (two things you certainly can't count on these days in the NHS!), but then the downside of being in the 1950s kicked in, and I got the 1950s lecture about RA. I thought things had come on a lot since this kind of thing: 'Well, that's the nature of the disease. It's a progressive disease I'm afraid and it will flare now and then. Now, I'm not trying to depress you but really that's just the way it is and there's not a lot you can do about it. You're on a high level of methotrexate and other medication already, so … ' And so on, and so on, for about five minutes.
I'm not actually saying he's entirely wrong, by the way – fundamentally that's probably true, but he didn't make one single suggestion about sensible things I could do. OK, I wasn't expecting him to suggest Reiki or a gluten-free diet or anything else that your average 2011 British GP would consider a bit 'far out', but what about, for example: exercise … or rest, apply heat … or cold, consider a steroid injection in the joint, come back if it gets worse, have physio, get hubby to do all the cooking, washing up, shopping etc. for the next few weeks. <Grin – of course he wouldn't suggest that! Not the done thing at all in the 1950 to have a man doing all that!>
I must admit I wasn't feeling very 'with it' and I damn near forgot to actually ask what I'd gone in to ask, which was since I was doing a 50 minute round trip every week for ultrasound treatment on my shoulder at the moment with the physio, could he please ask the physio to treat the knee too? Finally I did remember, and, give him his due, he agreed immediately and not only that but he actually wrote me a note (with his very smart 1950's fountain pen) to take in with me, hopefully circumventing the need to wait five weeks for the next official appointment for a knee referral, by which time the flare will probably be over.
I did also ask him whether I should be exercising it or resting it, and he said definitely resting it … but is this right, I wonder, or is this just more 1950s medicine. Not that long ago the only recommendation for RA was 'bed rest'!
The knee bone's not connected to the shoulder boneMarch 12, 2011 at 9:37 am | Posted in arthrits, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, joint pai, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 5 Comments
Tags: aches, arthritis, flare, flare-up, joint pain, NHS, pain, physical therapy, physio, physiotherapy, R.A., RA, rhematoid arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatology, stiffness
I posted a while ago about how the physios at the hospital 'in line with the private sector' were limiting appointments now, and generally becoming officially less flexible and less helpful. Well I had further proof of how in line with the private sector they aren't on my last visit.
When I previously went for physio I had been referred for my shoulder, but when the knee flared up, knowing it was all RA, she did some work on the knee too. Now, and this is no way the fault of my physio herself I should add, it's a typical NHS 'powers that be' decision, even though I couldn't bend or straighten my knee fully, had been to the GP, had got oral prednisiolone and had had it confirmed that my knee was flaring, she couldn't do any ultrasound on my knee at all. Because it was too inflamed? Nope. Because she wasn't sure it was the right treatment? Nope. Because I had been referred only for my shoulder!
Fortunately the knee is actually very nicely on the mend by itself, and equally fortunately the ultrasound on the shoulder (actually the acromoclavicular joint, but I can't keep spelling that!) has helped enormously, so not THAT much to whinge about. Also I have a cunning strategy up my sleeve if the knee doesn't mend fast enough or gets worse again. I don't know if it'll work but my cunning plan is to phone the GP, explain the situation and get them to give me the referral letter, so that I can walk into the physio next time and say, 'Here's the letter – can you do my knee now please?'
Otherwise it'll be the usual 'five weeks from referral' and I'll be going in for six sessions for my shoulder, which will be over before the referral for the knee is officially through. This is not only a problem because if the knee needs doing it needs doing a.s.a.p; it's also an issue because it's 50 mins to an hour driving time to and from the hospital IN WORK TIME! So glad the NHS are working towards keeping everyone in work! HAH!
Oral PrednisoloneMarch 3, 2011 at 12:50 pm | Posted in arthrits, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, joint pai, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 4 Comments
Tags: aches, arthritis, doctor, flare, flare-up, GP, joint pain, joint stiffness, NHS, oral steroids, pain, prednisolone, R.A., RA, rhematoid arthritis, rheumatoid, Rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), rheumatology, steroids, stiffness, stifness
I've read a lot on the net about oral prednisolone and generally I've thought, 'Hmm, glad I don't need any of that then …'
Me and my big mouth …
Anyway, here's why. I woke up Tuesday morning and my left knee, which is where I had the major, major, MAJOR problems in 2008 but which has been relatively OK since, was stiff … I mean REALLY stiff, as in couldn't straighten, couldn't bend. Oh well … it didn't last long. It stayed a bit stiff until about lunchtime and then wore off. It didn't hurt at all so I decided not to worry about it. 'One of those things,' I said to myself, 'one of those little unpredictable joys of R.A. No doubt that's the last I'll hear from that knee for a year or two.'
WRONG! Woke up yesterday morning and the knee was really stiff again, but instead of wearing of by lunchtime it didn't wear off all day! It still didn't hurt so I thought, 'Oh well, maybe it'll be OK tomorrow.'
You guessed it – this morning it was really stiff again and it hurt (just a bit, but it did hurt). It also felt as though someone had strapped a great big lead weight around it, which says 'swollen' to me, although it's not actually noticeably hot or inflamed. So I gave in and took the doctor lottery – i.e. 'same day appointment with a member of the same day team. We can't tell you who you'll be seeing and it may be a doctor or a nurse.'
Well it was obviously my lucky day because I saw Dr. Locum Eye-Candy, and apart from being eye-candy he also seemed pretty switched on and sensible and (mostly) listened to what I had to say. OK, so he got slightly confused and when I'd said, 'This started on Tuesday' that somehow got translated in his brain to, 'This is an ongoing problem I've had for months' – but hey, we got that straightened out pretty quickly, so I'll let him off! (Also perhaps I got a little confused. He was GORGEOUS – made it hard to concentrate on why I was there … Hmm, hubby will proofread this for me later. Perhaps I should take it out … nah … )
So here I am about to experience my first ever oral prednisolone – oh lucky me !
On the bright side, I am taking minimal quantities and assuming it works I will only be on it for three days, so I don't anticipate any problems. In fact I anticipate a miraculous cure. Let's hope I'm right. I don't always hate it when my predictions come true!
Also, on the really, really, really sunny side, IT'S NOT AN INJECTION INTO THE JOINT! (Or indeed an injection into the bum, which is always mildly embarrassing, and would have been ever more so if Dr. Locum Eye-Candy had been giving it to me!)
Doctor, doctor …February 14, 2011 at 10:00 pm | Posted in arthrits, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, joint pai, Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 1 Comment
Tags: aches, arthritis, doctor, GP, joint pain, neck pain, pain, physical therapy, physio, physiotherapy, R.A., RA, Rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), rheumatology
I suppose I must try to be more fair to my poor beleaguered doctor. There I was complaining the other day that the doctors don't think my 'migraines' are related to my 'shoulder pain', and things were getting worse and worse. My shoulder pain was getting to the point where I was waking up many times a night because of it, and the headaches were getting worse too, so I thought better give it another shot. So I finally got the appointment with my GP – who has referred me for physio for my shoulder, as I'd hoped she would – and I said, 'You know – I'm convinced these migraines I keep getting are related to my shoulder pain.' I got the usual quizzical look … and then inspiration struck. 'The thing is,' I added, 'it's not actually shoulder pain, and … erm … I don't think they're actually migraines!'
Well, unsurprisingly that did put a rather different complexion on the matter. What I tend to refer to as 'shoulder pain' is actually pain the acromoclavicular joint (try spelling that after a glass of wine) – which is the joint between the collar bone and the front part of the arm, so not really the shoulder at all. And although the headache I mentioned in that last post was definitely a classic migraine, most of the headaches I've had recently haven't been. They have been one-sided, but instead of being behind the eye they very much feel like they're outside the skull, and if I touch my scalp on the painful side it's really tender. They're just as painful and debilitating as migraines but without any visual disturbance or sickness. When I managed to explain all that (and I don't know really why I hadn't managed to do so in the past!), she thought it was highly likely that the two were in fact related. Apparently headaches like the one I just described are common with neck pain, and my acromoclavicular joint pain is probably actually closer to neck than shoulder pain.
So a mystery solved, one less medical professional to feel frustrated and irritable with, and a referral to physio. All in all a very positive outcome to a visit to the doctor!
Throwing thyroid into the mixJune 15, 2010 at 9:10 pm | Posted in Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 5 Comments
Tags: aches, arthritis, depression, doctor, fatigue, flare, flare-up, GP, hospital, hypothyroidism, joint pain, methotrexate, MTX, pain, R.A., RA, rhematoid arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), sleep, stress, T3, T4, thyroid, thyroxine, tiredness, TSH
I went for monthly MTX blood tests today and remembered to ask if the thyroid results were normal – I'd assumed they were, since no one at the surgery had bothered to contact me. They weren't.
Having said that, they weren't all that abnormal either, so what are we doing about it? In their case nothing as yet, in my case getting rather confused …and cold …and tired … and achy … but mostly just confused. Until I went in and asked for the results I thought a thyroid test was just that, one test, one answer – OK, not OK, whatever. But no … it turns out there's a test for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) which is produced by the pituitary gland and stimulates thyroxine production from the thyroid gland. Then there's tests for the two types of hormone the thyroid gland itself produces, thyroxine (T4) and the other one whose name I can't remember (T3). Counter-intuitively, if you have lots of TSH sloshing about it means your thyroid might be UNDER-active, because you have to produce a lot of TSH to get the thyroid to do anything at all. If you have loads of T3 and/or T4 (produced by the thyroid gland itself) then you obviously have an overactive thyroid as the thyroid is producing loads of the stuff. If you have very little then clearly you have an under-active thyroid.
Symptoms of the latter include feeling cold when it isn't (box ticked), weight gain or difficulty in losing weight (box ticked), muscle aches (box ticked), abnormal menstrual cycles (oh yeaaaah!), decreased libido (what's libido again, somebody?), irritability (well … erm … guilty) and memory loss (not sure, can't remember). However, my levels of T-whatever – not sure if they tested for T3, T4 or both, are in the normal range. My level of TSH though is just outside the normal range – just a smidge too high. As a consequence the docs have decided to wait and see. I can totally understand the logic of this – apparently it does fluctuate and it's not as if it's wildly off the scale, so try again in another month and see if it's still high, and if the levels of T-whatsit have decreased or not.
Really – I can totally understand that – but it's just sooooo frustrating, as I sit here grumpily shivering, with period pains! (Oh yeah, and a flare just to increase the fun.)
One interesting thing – apparently the most common cause of hypothyroidism (under-active thyroid) is an autoimmune problem. Surprise, surprise!
As to the confusion – I've just about got it straight in my head that there are all these tests and roughly what they're for, but nowhere can I find clear guidance as to what is and isn't normal range for any of these tests – it seems that for TSH it used to be considered that up to 5.5 was OK, now they reckon about 4.5, or maybe 3.5, or sometimes 2 depending on who you ask, and apparently some authorities in the UK reckon up to 10 is fine! I'm just going to go off and find a nice sandpit to bury my head in for the next month.
Is Omega-3 all it's cracked up to be? Well, maybe it is, for arthritis.May 17, 2010 at 1:52 pm | Posted in arthrits, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, joint pai, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 2 Comments
Tags: arthritis, disease progression, joint pain, joints, Omega-3, R.A., RA, rhematoid arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), rheumatology
Very interesting article in the New Scientist this week – thanks to Maggie for pointing it out – about Omega-3, the promises, the facts, the bits in between … It's not only about joints, but all the things that it's claimed Omega-3 can help with, and what proof there is, or isn't, to substantiate them. It seems that 'isn't' mostly about covers it – but when it comes to arthritis, "There is evidence that omega-3s' anti-inflammatory properties remove morning stiffness and reduce the amount of anti-inflammatory drugs needed [...] but it doesn't stop the progression of arthritis and it does not protect the joint or prevent further deterioration. It only dampens down the pain." Well, I don't think anyone's actually claimed that it does stop the progression of the disease, and hey, anything that reduces morning stiffness and dampens down the pain is a plus in my book! Guess I'll keep swallowing those horse pills then!
Puzzling painsMarch 11, 2010 at 9:19 pm | Posted in Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 3 Comments
Tags: aches, arthritis, computers, computres, exercises, flare, joint pain, neck pain, physio, physiotherapy, R.A., RA, rhematoid arthritis, rheumatoid, Rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), stiffness, stress
I've got two different rather odd pains to add to the usual mix at the moment! One is a burning pain that I get intermittently in my spine, a few vertebra down from my neck. It's not too bad, just a bit odd, a bit burny and a bit tingly. Bizarrely, my physio thinks this is a sign of a bit of stiffness. Does anyone else get stiffness manifesting as burning?! Well, she's given some exercises for flexing the upper thorax, and if they work then I guess she's right.
The other one is that, having found ultrasound fantastically helpful for ages now, I'm suddenly finding it incredibly painful on my acromioclavicular joint. (Excuse my showing off my knowledge of joint names – it took ages for my physio to teach me this one and I rarely get the chance to use it … it's the little insignificant (until it hurts) joint between the shoulder and color bone, right at the front.) It starts off alright and then it very quickly gets incredibly sore and painful. Physio says she's come across this happening before but she doesn't know why, and she wonders if it's just a bit more inflamed than usual.
I hope it's NOT more inflamed than usual. Did I speak to soon about averting a flare? Today certainly didn't help on the stress reduction front – all clients want their work now (if not last week), and one thought I could proofread 90,000 words in two weeks. Well, I could if I had nothing else to do … grrrr… Oddly enough I feel more stressed now with both computers working than I did yesterday with both computers not working. Does this say something about computers, I wonder?
NICE fiddles while RA burns a hole in the economy and our jointsJanuary 30, 2010 at 12:00 pm | Posted in arthrits, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, joint pai, Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 5 Comments
Tags: arthritis, consultant, DMARD, doctor, hydroxychloroquine, joint pain, methotrexate, MTX, National Institute for Clinical Excellence, NHS, NICE, NRAS, R.A., RA, rhematoid arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), rheumatology
I got my shiny new NRAS magazine through the post today. Great to see an article by Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy in there! Well done RA Guy! But there's always something in there to get me aeriated, and the first magazine of 2010 was no exception!
Interesting also to see a two-page spread on the 'European Fit for Work Report'. Frankly, I'm not sure there were that many surprises in there, although I was a bit surprised at the number of people who become 'work disabled'. Apparently 40% leave work altogether within 5 years of diagnosis, which is not happy reading. However, it appears that the main reason for this is people being diagnosed and treated too late or incorrectly. The report recommended 'new and more inclusive methods to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of treating musculo-skeletal diseases in particular; one that considers more than the up-front costs of medical expenditure and incorporates wider social and economic factors.' No kidding. In other words, this report recommends doing exactly what NICE doesn't do. The article goes on to say that 'NICE in the UK has already begun such a deliberation, although no decision has been reached to date.' No surprise there then!
Now, my honorable friends, please turn to page 12 of your NRAS magazine. Don't have one? Not to worry – here's the headline: 'People on Enbrel stay in work longer'. It goes on to state that a 500-person study (the COMET study if anyone's inclined to look it up) showed that those with active early RA were three times less likely to stop working if treated with MTX and Enbrel, rather than MTX alone. Absenteeism was also reduced by almost 50% for those on the combination therapy. But here's the rub – NICE won't allow anyone to start on a combination therapy like this until they have been proved unresponsive to at least two other DMARDS including methotrexate … so when does early stop being early? It takes, I would think from my own experience, at least six months to show that a DMARD is not working for you, because it can take them that long to start working. So you're diagnosed (probably not immediately), you're given a DMARD if you're lucky, perhaps hydroxychloroquine, for six months; it doesn't work. You try MTX (either on its own or in combination with HCQ) for another six months. That doesn't work either. You've now been diagnosed for at least a year. Is this still early enough to count for this study? Perhaps it is. If so, fair enough. If not then are NICE ruining people's chances of staying healthy yet again. I don't know the answer – I just pose the question.
And finally to a little article by a brave lady called Jean Burke, who works with NICE to provide a patient viewpoint in their deliberations. Rather her than me but I am full of admiration. Apparently she was asked by a member of an appraisal committee 'Surely a twenty percent increase in quality of life isn't worth bothering about?' Well, I suppose that's why they need the patient viewpoint. If you're reading this blog as someone with RA I imagine you'll see it her way immediately; I know I did. She points out that if the extra 20% means she can make a cup of tea in the morning, go to work or walk to the shops then yes, it's worth it!
So long as NICE remains in its ivory tower, untouched by all these deliberations about the socioeconomic effects of diseases and so on, I simply cannot see how the system can ever work effectively.
The ramblings of a bewildered and broke PenguinJanuary 19, 2010 at 11:35 am | Posted in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 10 Comments
Tags: arthritis, broke, cats, fatigue, joint pain, methotrexate, Middle-sized cat, money, MTX, NASTY, National Institute for Clinical Excellence, NHS, NICE, occupational therapist, OT, R.A., RA, rhematoid arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), rheumatology, sleep, stress
Firstly a 'big shout out' to Warm Socks for reading comment replies. Well done to you, m'dear! I also read them when I remember to tick the little box, but I usually don't remember.
Secondly, for them as don't keep up with comment replies, like me, tinglywinglypingly is a thing of the past – hurrah.
Thirdly, I had my methotrexate last night and, unlike last week, not only kept it down but slept like a log afterwards and feel great today. Middle-sized cat is also delighted, as he tends to sleep next to/on top of me, so he also got a good night. After a trip to the V-E-T yesterday he's now costing me about SIXTY POUNDS A MONTH in medication … but of course he's worth every penny, and more.
Hey ho – it's only money … not as important as health.
I obviously value him more than NICE values me, or rather values other R.A. patients who are not so lucky as I am currently! This article in The Guardian tells an all too familiar story.
Tocilizumab (another biologic), which costs £9,000 per patient per year (so about the same per month as middle-sized cat costs me per year … but then consider the difference in resources between lil' ol' me and the British government … on second thoughts, maybe not; I'm not quite broke yet), is being given to patients in Scotland (and indeed most of the rest of Europe), but NASTY has decided once again that it's too expensive for patients in England. And once again the fact that it could keep people in work and reduce the costs of unemployment benefit, keep them walking and reduce the cost of wheelchairs, keep them out of hospital and reduce the costs of round-the-clock healthcare … etc. etc. etc. has escaped them. It's an argument I've had with them a few times before on this blog, here and here and
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Continued from the previous post. Although I thought I'd prepared myself, I was shocked when I finally did see T. Looking small and frail in the hospital bed, he was yellow and very weak ... and scared to death. Because his mother didn't understand what was happening, no one had been able to explain anything to him. Well accustomed to my 'take charge' personality, he looked to me to give him a picture of what was happening. Unfortunately, I knew nothing. Preparing to hang a second unit of blood for him, there was a problem with his IV ... a minor blockage that needed flushing, no big deal. Two nurses were in the room at the time and were muttering to each other in Creole about the IV. As happens, he… [more]
A Sick Kid Saga: Or, what I've learned about an illness and must share
For anyone who happened to notice that I've not posted a darn thing in a while, my apologies. I've been in the middle of a situation here that required my full attention and most of my energy. Being that I've been dealing with circumstances that could potentially happen in a number of international adoptive families, I'm taking the time today to share the experience and what I've learned so far. As long-time readers know, Mark and I were foster parents before we adopted. Our foster son, T, went back to his mother, then to Thailand, but eventually returned to Seychelles a couple of years ago. We have stayed in close contact all along, and now that T is nine-years-old, he himself takes the lead occasionally in how people that love… [more]
I feel terrible today …
I would so love to write a profound, informative or entertaining post today, but that's just not going to happen. Sorry 'bout that. My brain has been stuffed and roasted and is no good for nuttin' this morning, and it's not going to get any better any time soon. First, I have the cold to end all colds ... okay, not, but that's how it feels. My sinuses have been inhabited by a fleet of Volkswagons and my face weighs thousands of pounds. (On the upside, I can make a snorting sound that Sam says is just what a Triceratops would sound like, if they weren't extinct.) Second on my Top 10 Kvetch list: we had SUCH a storm last night! I'm well accustomed to tropical downpours… [more]
Sick kids: don't you hate it?
What a weekend! And I don't mean that in any gee-whiz-we-sure-had-a-blast kind of way. It was awful. And what can shoot a perfectly good couple of days all to pieces faster than anything? Having a sick kid. Now, I'm well aware that the usual healthy state of my children is a blessing I can never repay and that other families deal with some truly devastating circumstances I don't even want to begin to contemplate. Even more reason, I suppose, that illness makes us a little crazy around here ... we're just not in shape for it. Saturday was rolling along pretty well, with Dad and his boy busy doing all sorts of dad/boy activities outside ... lifting, toting, clearing, sweeping, playing with the dogs, pounding nails into… [more]
A Lesson in Marine Biology and Life
Over on my older parent blog today I've posted about beach time in Seychelles and some innocuous happenings while wallowing. As a balance, and for those who may think all things are rosy, peachy and sunny all the time here, I'm dredging up an old post. This one quakes me to my bones ... now, if you'll excuse me for just a moment, I need to hug my son. Okay. I'm back. This was a personal blog entry for December 04, 2005: From the Australian Museum Fish Site: The Reef Stonefish is the most venomous fish in the world. It has thirteen stout spines in the dorsal fin which can inject a highly toxic venom. The venom causes intense pain and is believed to… [more]
Febrile convulsion
The topic of fevers has come up in one of my groups lately. Forever a product of my time, like many Boomers my gut reaction to an elevated temp is to take whatever steps available to get it down as soon as possible. In the early 1970s when my first kids were little, the drill was to reach for the bottle of little orange pills, the baby aspirin, and start dosing with those. Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen are today's drugs of choice. I have these sent over from the States and keep a good supply. Along with the new drugs comes a new perspective: fevers are good. I understand the concept; it makes total sense, is completely logical and comes from qualified sources I greatly respect. I now have enough information to… [more]


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A pretty big weekend, it turned out. Georgia Tech blasts Kansas, the ACC adds Pittsburgh and Syracuse and the Yellow Jackets jump in the poll for the first time in a year. Two points and we'll start the week. Plenty to do.
1. I can't say I've witnessed too many Tech games with Paul Johnson at the helm – I'd put the count at 18 or 19, if you include television – but that was as impressive a performance as I've seen. After the game, Johnson mentioned a couple mistakes made by the offense – a missed block, David Sims' fumble – but it sounded like he was pointing them out because he had to point out something.
That said, I am quite confident Johnson and the offensive staff have found mistakes after reviewing game video and will only be too happy to point them out before practice, perhaps to the point players will be wondering how they ever scored 66 points.
I imagine, too, coaches will be on guard for any hint of let-up or satisfaction among players.
That said, back to my point, an incredible display of offensive football. You could make the point that, well, it was Kansas, and its defense is nothing to brag about. The Jayhawks gave up 42 points a week ago at home to Northern Illinois and then lost arguably their best defensive tackle.
There's some validity to that, but by my count, there were 49 games involving FBS schools this weekend. Only team outscored Tech, and that was South Florida, which did it against FCS Florida A&M. Further, of the 13 highest totals for total offense this season by an FCS school (there is a better way to phrase that, I am sure), 12 of them were against either non-BCS conference or FCS schools.
Only Tech's 768 yards came against an automatic-qualifier school, and it's the season high. If you're wondering, No. 14 was the 624 yards Clemson hung up on Auburn on Saturday. The Tigers (the creamsicle orange kind) ran 92 plays. Goodness. Here's another statistic to share and amaze friends. Of the 65 times that teams have gained 500 yards of total offense in a single game this season, Tech ran the fewest plays, 57.
One story I'd recommend you look at is the Lawrence Journal-World's game story. Kansas players were practically in awe of what Tech's offense did.
Safety Bradley McDougald: "Once they noticed some of the corrections that we made, they just dialed up another play that would go long. They did a great job of playing chess out there."
2. Conference realignment is an eat-or-be-eaten scenario, and the ACC ate. Jeff Schultz had an excellent column about it Sunday. Pitt and Syracuse have a lot of similarities with a lot of its new conference partners. But they also had plenty of similarities with the member schools they just left behind in the Big East. It was interesting, listening to the teleconference with ACC commissioner John Swofford and Syracuse and Pitt's chancellors and athletic directors, how often they used words like stability and viability.
It's hard to blame Syracuse and Pitt for fleeing what looks like a sinking ship for a conference that will likely provide them with more TV money (which was the driving force) and a conference that now looks secure for the foreseeable future.
The addition "does allow us to re-open our negotiations with ESPN and we're confident that will have a positive impact," Swofford said. He later said he was confident that the new deal "will be not only whole, but beyond whole financially, in terms of television."
This is a game of musical chairs, and everyone not in the Pac-12, Big Ten, SEC (and, evidently, the ACC) is looking for a seat. Swofford offered two, and Pitt and Syracuse gladly accepted. I don't think the schools' declarations about the great fit and the commonalities aren't untrue; they're just window dressing.
3. This isn't entirely relevant, but I figured you'd find this amusing. To me, probably the most laughable thing from Sunday's teleconference was a response by Syracuse chancellor Nancy Cantor to a question asking what it was about the Big East's situation made the school look at leaving. She responded that "we have increasingly strong women's sports. The ACC is a wonderful match for that."
So, basically, when the carousel stops spinning and we have the four 16-team superconferences, an FBS playoff, players getting paid and a new intercollegiate governing body, we're going to be able to place the blame — or credit, if you're so inclined – on the demands of the Syracuse softball and field hockey coaches to get out of the Big East. Seems plausible to me.
4. I think Orwin Smith has a shot at ACC back of the week.
I might have something up again this afternoon, but I'll for sure post something after practice, probably around 8 or 9 p.m.
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By Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech beat
September 19th, 2011
10:12 am
Great game by the Jackets. Offense was totally clicking and the defense turned up the heat in the 2nd half after adjustments were made. Special teams looked better also. Awesome redemption for the game last year…
September 19th, 2011
10:14 am
just give the damn ball to orwin…..have a nice day
September 19th, 2011
10:15 am
September 19th, 2011
10:17 am
GT Fan
September 16th, 2011
4:24 pm
If KU's DL is as thin as reported, and now down TWO starters (one being Nose Guard), Turner Gill just might be saying the Jackets' rushing attack was the "Bee's Knees" in GT's 500+ yd rushing performance!
September 19th, 2011
10:18 am
honk-honk …… yeah, I'm tooting my own horn
September 19th, 2011
10:18 am
The offense is looking incredible, looking forward to how we perform against UNC this weekend. As for the whiny (Schultz) comments on "hypocrisy" regarding bringing in Syracuse & Pitt, give me a break. They were smart enough to recognize that the Big Least is going to get picked apart, and the ACC is smart enough to be proactive. The NCAA will no longer be a part of college football soon, and the ACC is putting itself in a strong position to stay in the game with the big boys.
September 19th, 2011
10:18 am
If you pay football players, does title IX come into effect? That is, do you then have to pay all teams or an equal dollar to females?
September 19th, 2011
10:29 am
smitty has a good point!
September 19th, 2011
10:30 am
Not if you break away from the NCAA, Jim.
September 19th, 2011
10:34 am
Ken, you should probably just simply point out that GT is #1 in scoring, and #1 in rushing in the country!
September 19th, 2011
10:41 am
It's funny to read the comments on the article out of Kansas…they bicker like the pup fans do on their blogs! Wow! IF we hang these kind of numbers on UNC…I'd be blown away by the possibilities for this season!!! GO TECH!!!
September 19th, 2011
10:42 am
Not if you break away from the NCAA, Jim.
Yeah you would. Title IX isn't an NCAA requirement, it's a federal requirement.
September 19th, 2011
10:46 am
Thank ken.
September 19th, 2011
10:48 am
Title IX requires equal opportunity to participate in sports for both male and female students. It says nothing about money, so one could in theory pay male football and basketball players without being obligated to also pay female softball and basketball players. I would base the payments on paid attendance at the individual sports games, a given percentage of the gate that could be used to pay the players on that particular team. Since almost no one pays to attend female sport, they would have a big fat zero in their compensation equation.
September 19th, 2011
10:52 am
Maybe tech can crack the top 10 rankings for 5A this week. Great win
September 19th, 2011
10:54 am
Looks like Chan gailey can coach after all.
September 19th, 2011
10:55 am
Thanks Ken, keep up the good work.
Any word on the prospects that were at the game. I observed Kenny Orjioke there and was just wondering who else was there.
September 19th, 2011
10:58 am
September 19th, 2011
11:00 am
GT now leads the country by a wide margin in at least 6 major categories: Total Yards (2026), Yds per game (675), Total Rushing Yds (1283), Rushing Yds per game (428), Total Pts (178), and Pts per game (59). Impressive, regardless of the strength of schedule. Keep rolling Jackets!
September 19th, 2011
11:06 am
I took the time to watch the replay of the game and I'm hard pressed to find too much about the offense play that could be criticized. O line play was solid, backs ran hard and delivered their blocks as assigned, wide recievers were holding their blocks downfield and the quaterback play was very, very good. Tevin is making the correct reads and putting this team in position time and time again to break a big play. Consistency at a high level by this offense has to be very troubling to coordinators trying to scheme defenses to stop it. I've no doubt that CPJ and his staff will keep this team grounded and pushing to execute better and better each game. The difference between this team and last year is evident in the hustle and effort we've seen though the first 3 games. If this level of effort is maintained I see a very special year ahead.
Go Jackets!
September 19th, 2011
11:07 am
Call me when they play a team worth a you know what! Their schedule is an absolute joke!
September 19th, 2011
11:09 am
People are dismissing it but the point about women's sports and non-revenue sports is actually pretty important. When the Big East is talking about picking up Big 12 leftovers like the Kansas schools, Iowa St and Baylor, it is definitely a pretty big deal when your lacrosse or field hockey teams have to travel to those locations. While everyone knows that football drives the bus here, the impact on the non-revenue sports can't be understated and Syracuse and Pitt did what they had to do to ensure that all their travel is on the Eastern seaboard with no trips to Ames, Iowa or Manhattan, Kansas.
September 19th, 2011
11:13 am
Perhaps the most impressive thing about the team's statistics is not only that they lead so many offensive categories as a team, but that they don't have a single individual who leads ANY category. If I'm not mistaken, for example, all four 3rd quarter touchdowns this past Saturday were scored by different people. Furthermore, Tony Zenon (who scored on the opening play against MTSU) and Stephen Hill barely touched the ball against Kansas. We have so many weapons now that it's got to be impossible for the opposing defense to "key" on any particular one. I hope we can keep this up for at least another three and a half months!
September 19th, 2011
11:15 am
tar and feathers party, title IX deals with more then just equal opportunity for participation. That is just one of the "prongs" in the three prong test to meet title IX requirements. The other two prongs deal with financial assistance, and treatment of athletes. Even you you somehow managed to meet the requirements of financial assistance, it would be really hard to pass the treatment of athletes prong when you are paying male athletes but not female athletes. There may be a legal way around all of this but who is really going to try?
September 19th, 2011
11:21 am
Great win. But now we've got to be careful with UNC coming in. They are loaded with great players. Also, I am hoping to see some good recruits after some of them have seen this offense.
September 19th, 2011
11:22 am
The challenge now is who can stop this offense if Tech doesn't turn the ball over. It may not happen this year. " ROCK & ROLL YELLOW JACKETS "
September 19th, 2011
11:24 am
I would think GT would be in line for someone from the OL for ACC weekly honors after our barrage against Kansas. Maybe the entire OL should be sited. Heck, why not include the ends and A-backs too.
September 19th, 2011
11:25 am
Following up on the limited number of plays issue, Tech also set an NCAA record with its 12.1 yds/carry rushing.
September 19th, 2011
11:26 am
I posted this earlier, but for some reason it didn't come through … if it shows up twice, ignore one.
The thing that's most amazing about Tech's offensive performance is not just that the team leads the nation in so many offensive statistics. Rather, it's that we don't have any INDIVIDUALS who are even CLOSE to the lead in any category. We have so many weapons available, and they are all firing with precision and effectiveness. It makes it impossible for a defensive coordinator to "key" on any particular person. I just hope we can keep this up for another three and a half months!
September 19th, 2011
11:29 am
"I imagine, too, coaches will be on guard for any hint of let-up or satisfaction among players"
Last year was extremely disappointing. It seemed the play was really flat and the team greatly underperformed. I don't think the talent has increased significantly. Reading between the lines in some previous articles it seems there was a leadership problem last year.
Was last years let down due to player leadership issues? If so what is CPJ doing about it? Does he think the problem is solved?
BTW Saturday was awesome. I hope the improvement continues. The Coastal is ripe for the picking this year.
September 19th, 2011
11:32 am
Flowery: How 'bout we ignore both of them?
September 19th, 2011
11:34 am
Tech only has 3 seniors leaving. What's sweet about the NCAA per yard rushing record is that it was held be Bear Bryant's Alabama team.
September 19th, 2011
11:35 am
Paul Johnson is a Genius. Somebody needs to point out to the young man from South Gwinnett, Francis Kellon, that all GA Tech needs for the next few years is move the defense in the same direction as the offense. But, I understand he is a smart young man and he can see that picture real well. Hope he picks up the phone to call some of his new friends to encourage them to join the party. The CPJ- Al Groh's recruiting pitch is getting better and better.
September 19th, 2011
11:37 am
When you play a ranked team then blow your horn you would be screaming if you had to play big league teams.
September 19th, 2011
11:42 am
The only thing I see hurting recruiting is Tech is loaded at backs and quarterbacks with everyone coming back except Peeples and WR Melton. Lee and Snoddy so far are redshirts. Keep bringing them in. " GO JACKETS "
September 19th, 2011
11:44 am
Great win – did it look as if KU stepped aside and let us run by them? (except for the bruising Sims put on their LB! Haha). I hope we make UNC look as foolish. Too many weapons in too many positions – great hands by the backs to catch pitches and passes with the skills of Calvin Johnson.
September 19th, 2011
11:44 am
Cautiously optimistic about the Jackets, but a good win nonetheless! Whether the offense can be half as productive against a defense with good speed with be the true test.
Can't wait to see them play at Heinz Field.
Ken . . . at least one of your comments makes me laugh every day.
September 19th, 2011
11:44 am
Forget the offense. Tech's offense will score points. To keep winning, the defense needs to dial up some pressure on the quarterback or we'll be lit up by the pass from this point forward
September 19th, 2011
11:46 am
Someone (actually a buddy of mine that is an UGA fan) gave me a statistic that GT had 9 plays of 50+ yards (so far) and you can add up the plays of 50+ from teams in any other conference and not get to 9.
I thought we would win handily but I didn't expect that type of complete domination. As we've all said, the competition goes up a notch each week. It will be interesting to see what we do next Sat.
And the D started to come around in the 3rd quarter. It's amazing what pressure on the QB will do.
September 19th, 2011
11:47 am
gt bottom feaders when the sharks come in to feed you will run and hide like the nerds that you are.
September 19th, 2011
11:47 am
This coming Saturday will be a true challenge. UNC will be the best starting front 7 the Tech O will face all season.
September 19th, 2011
11:51 am
Saturday will be a challenge. UNC will be the best starting front 7 the Tech O faces all season.
September 19th, 2011
11:51 am
UNC will show our O-line some bigtime competition. They'll bring NFL-bound wardogs in the trenches for us to learn to cut down and gap-pinch against, etc. The big question is will we win by a FG after our O-line gets handled all day and our Defense is shredded by Renner's accurate arm – OR – will our offensive scheme hold up well enough that we can win by 20 or more? Our coaching will do all it can, but this one's going to be about execution of the players. The good news is execution has been tightening the last three games.
I'll be there ready to see a win whether it's an ugly one or another beauty like this last one! Go Jackets!
September 19th, 2011
11:52 am
You boys are living the dream aren't you?
nine million yards and points
Monken has GA Southern ranked #1
does UNC scare you?
I say they can't score enough.
38-30 Tech
September 19th, 2011
11:54 am
truth is Navy's high school O almost knocking off usc-e……
September 19th, 2011
11:55 am
wonder how josh nesbitt would do in this o? look no further than comparing the effectiveness between tw and sd. tw is what we look like with a qb that makes great reads and can pass the ball… a true pg at qb. sd is what we looked like with jn at qb. mostly good reads. both jn and sd have a tendency to try an take over a game when distribution of the ball would work better. a poor passer. my choice is tw over jn. i am happy as hell for tw btw. as an added bonus i think that tw will not injured anywhere near as much as jn was which is huge.
imo turnovers will be the key next week with nc. we should still score 40 plus points. we will still roll up 400-500 yards but we need to be mistake free. unlike the 1st 3 games we will have more sustained drives as opposed to quick strikes. this will have an effect on the defensive side of the ball. our d will see less snaps giving the defensive coaching staff more time to make on the fly adjustments to what nc is doing. i also think that cag will add more d tweaks. hopefully this will end up with our d improving yet again this week.
i think that cpj and cag are still vanilla in their packages and play calling to date and the ramp up of the schedule allows them to a bit more with each aggressive as the weeks go by.
this season could be special.
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MICHAEL Jackson's 13-year-old daughter Paris revealed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that she was "really confused" about having to wear a mask.
"I was really confused. I didn't get why I was wearing a mask. But I understand it now - why my dad would want our faces to be covered. When we went out without him we wouldn't be recognized."
She stressed that "Our dad was a really normal father when he was with us. We would get grounded if we did something bad."
I don't blame him at all.
When you've had a childhood being pushed into the spotlight like he did, then no wonder he wanted to keep his kids anonymous
I try to protect my little one all the time. I don't like posting photos of her face on FB. I couldn't imagine what stars would be going through as they are always recognised and unfortunately their children would also be (even though they didn't sign up for this).
In my opinion he did what he felt he had to protect his kids but perhaps should have spoken to them about it a bit more so they understand why he was doing it.
He did what was necessary to protect his children. Overprotective.... maybe...Loving and caring DEFINITELY
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Can panorama images be restored
Photographers have been taking Panoramas for years, school photos and groups of large people were often shot in panorama, army, navy, military groups and schools. The longest so far I have restored is 53 inches wide!, 7 inches short of the widest print I can have made. The subject was the 17 windmills of Kinderdijk – Kinderdyke in Holland. The photographer had shot the scene on wide format film, at a guess on 6cm roll film and used a rotating camera to turn the film and the camera head at the same time to expose a length of film long enough to produce a photo 53 x 10 inches long. Alas it was left outside in the rain in the frame and stuck to the glass and had to be scraped off in order to be scanned. After intense restoration and at 47 Million pixels it was re printed on high quality archive ink jet paper. I am sorry but at present I have not had permission to display the photo.
Typical damage right across the whole panorama.
The above is a small section from the far right hand side of the panorama showing just how detailed it is!
Shows restored photo and highlighted red section shown above
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More often photos of regiments, war photos, pupils in the entire school were photographed in this manner. Normally this type of photo is stored rolled up and in the loft. Moisture in the air and the constant heat and cold will have made the paper brittle, so when it is unrolled it may crack. Be careful it may break up. Should you decide to get it restored then it will have to be unrolled to be scanned. If you are posting it please put the rolled photo into a piece of large diameter tube, a carpet roll is best, or roll loosely and put in a card board box, padded out with tissue. A reunion of old army fellows, or royal navy chums often calls for the photos to be pulled out from storage but be prepared for some damage to be evident but do not fear as they can be restored. If there are many faces in the image, perhaps as many as 500 or more and the damage runs through the faces then the image can take some time and money to restore. If complete faces are missing and fully restored photo is required then the only way to fill in the gaps is with another face.
- Yes Panorama images can be restored
- Post them rolled up in a carpet tube
- They will cost much more than a normal 10×8 to restore
- They will be re reprinted on archive quality paper with archive inks up to 60 inches wide
For more on scanning and stitching large images see scanning and stitching large images blog post and how to unroll rolled up photos
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Restoring pet photographs
Restoring photos of your pets is just as important as restoring photos of your family. Well they are family aren't they. Here I am showing the progress through restoring photo a dog.
The photo is heavily damaged but with some careful thought it can be restored.
The dogs toe pad has been replaced with the large black foot pad but scaled down and rotated and squashed. Above that some shadow has been cloned into the white space as in picture 1
You can see the muzzle has been cleaned up a bit here, using the patch tool and clone tools.
I have also copied the yellow dog toy from the left and pasted it to the right. I pasted again and flipped the yellow ball and with the patch and clone rebuilt the right hand side of the toy. I made sure there was some flash shadow around the ball in a slightly red tinted shadow to match the other side.
Finished cleaning up the muzzle and shadow underneath with clone tools and patch.
Here I have used the left side of the leg and clone upward towards the ball. I flipped this leg edge and used it for the right side.
Fortunately the customer had another photo of the dog lying down and I able to distort and warp the rear leg to replace much of the missing leg.
From the second photo I was able to use some belly fur and shade it with the dodge and burn tools. I added some flash shadows behind the newly added leg parts.
I reduced the red tint to the back and grey sofa and zoomed out for the finished product.
Hopefully you will look after your photos and not need to get your pet photos restored.
Can a low resolution digital photo be restored?
Low resolution digital photos can be restored but only as far as the pixels allow. Each image is made up from a collection of tiny pixels, all the colours and shades of the image made from small squares. If large areas of the image are blurred due to a dirty lens, or blurred due to movement of camera or subject, there has to be enough pixel information to correct the problem.
For an example I have included a 100 x 100 pixel image, (enlarged for this article) this is 10,000 pixels in all.
This image seems clear enough and you can make out the pixels very clearly.
Add some grease to the lens and now there is not much detail left . (simulated mobile phone image with and dirty lens)
It would be possible to copy and flip the helmet badge but there is no way an image this blurred can be sharpened or brought back into focus.
Mobile phone lenses are tiny, so any dust or grease that gets on the lens, would cover a larger part of that lens than if it were on a conventional camera, as a result it can blur a large part of the captured photo. Although this image is just 10,000 pixels it could easily be an enlarged head and shoulders section from a mobile phone group shot. No doubt that dust will be obscuring the one person in the photo you wanted to be perfect.
The lesson here is if you are taking mobile phone photos of an event that you must have a record of and you dont have a conventional camera, make sure your mobile phone lens is clean, very clean! If your images get blurred as a result of grease or dust like the above photo, there is very little that can be done.


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does this have anything to do with rimming or flowing on the crest?
Digging: Kangding Ray - Solens Arc
what part? the butthole or the surf?
This band name is so damn good I just might listen to it for the irony
or because you like buttholes, either will do
Album Rating: 3.5"This band name is so damn good I just might listen to it for the irony"
You never heard of the Butthole Surfers?
Digging: Sugary Sweet Machines - Controlled Breathing
Album Rating: 3.5"ummm these guys are pretty well known im actually surprised they havent appeared on one of ur IRecUObviousBandsFeaturePlz lists"
Don't worry riff im working on my "noise rock" list atm, so hold your horses ;)
i don't have a horse but i can hold my penis
Album Rating: 3.5also this is better than LAT
just sayin
Album Rating: 4.0album slays. SLAYS
Digging: Walknut - Graveforests And Their Shadows
Yah it does.
I need to dig back into this discog, it's been over a decade.
Album Rating: 4.0Ive only heard this and Electriclarryland. Obviously the latter was much more toned down. Will prob hear Locust next. Really like the whole psychedelic/noise fusion these guys got. They're weird but still decently accessible.
Album Rating: 3.5Man, aside from a few weak tracks here and there, i dug the shit outta this album!!! And yea, i completely agree about Cherub being the weakest track...
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The new Tracy Morgan presale password is now ready to use: With this Tracy Morgan presale password you will have a fantastic opportunity to buy great show tickets before the public. Now is the best time to buy your tickets – before they go onsale and sell out! Buy your tickets right now to see Tracy Morgan in Des Moines.
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Tracy Morgan
Des Moines, IA
Fri, Mar 15, 2013 07:00 PM
Onsale to General Public
Start: Fri, 11/30/12 10:00 AM CST
Start: Thu, 11/29/12 10:00 AM CST
End: Thu, 11/29/12 10:00 PM CST
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There are 2 things to consider when deciding how to wash a down comforter, blanket, bedding, or pillow in your own washing machine. First, will the cleaning method damage the down in some way, making it less effective? Second, will the cleaning make the cover less down proof?
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- Wash down products only infrequently. Usually once per year is good enough – twice per year max.
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