Annie's 2014 Glog: MoA ferments

PaulG · Aug 10, 2014

I washed my flip phone once, and it just shorted out the battery.
After I dried it out and recharged the battery it worked fine. Go figure!

The screen was a little foggy for awhile, but it eventually cleared.

Hope your doc issues resolve themselves, Annie. They usually mean well.

I've been under the knife two times in the last two years. Nothing serious,
hernia and some foot surgery. Just because I like being knocked out so much,
I have another hernia operation coming up very soon. These are very specific
issues with very clear cut treatments, not like your nebulous 'pain in the calf',
where they seem to be shooting in the dark! Good luck, girl!

Even with all the stuff going on, you have a great grow going!

Barley-pop57 · Aug 11, 2014

Thanks Annie & Paul G. Yea I put it rice been in there from Fri. nite....pull it out and plug it in an all that lites up is the key pad. I plug it in as it to see if it snapped out of it and also to keep the battery charged up (it is 3.7 Volts and is showing 3.4). Hoping to get my new exact same phone on 8/14 just right before my b-day on 8/15....Happy b-day to me LOL. Just sucks I had to buy new phone when I had a back up one but it is no longer in their system to activate it.

Hoping next week goes better than last week. Now I need to return this back to Annie's peppers

PIC 1 · Aug 11, 2014

Annie great review on the Bonda/Naga cross...........I think we should vote you in as pepper/taster/tester....very entertaining and informative !

JJJessee · Aug 11, 2014

Listermilk! :rofl:

Dayum that's hardcore.
Eggslint review! Wonder if later in the season there that Bondage Snake would lose some if its attar of melting styrofoam? That seed count is way shockingly low.
Crap, we lost Johnny Winter.

HillBilly Jeff · Aug 11, 2014

Had my phone in my pocket when I went in the water to retrieve a lure. Survived the first time, died on the second time. Two years ago my phone did not survive me swimming with it in my pocket at all.

So far I haven't dropped one overboard, in the toilet, or in the shower yet lol.

maximumcapsicum · Aug 11, 2014

Wow Annie sorry about the doc troubles. At least the peppers help build up the endorphins right? You can build up endorphins? Anatomy works like that?

I love your reviews. Really top notch. And wow, trying all of those peppers back to back must have been intense. I'd be worried... one too-large bite of a chocolate moruga had me laying on the ground, breaking out in cold sweats. Since then, I take a couple bites of yogurt first and I think I've been holding my own. Also none of the really really hot ones... the reds, seem to lay me out all that bad. That or I'm getting good at shutting my mouth down. They sure do upset the stomach.

Anyway, that BMJ cross looks killer. Some of them sure do look like yellow bhuts. Interesting that the ybhut struck you as such a fireball. They sure do have a good flavor, but I've been having trouble avoiding water cracks.

annie57 · Aug 12, 2014

JJJessee said:
Crap, we lost Johnny Winter.

This. Just as was beginning to start working on "last minute" screw you, Proff, syllabus," found out the male Lucille Ball is . . . well, "perchance to dream . . . for in that sleep of death what dreams may come . . . when we have shuffled off this moral coil." Just, damnit. Anyhow, having memorized my favorite Robin Williams' film (ironic): "I found you in hell. Don't you think I could find you in Jersey!"

"Carpe diem!"

Sawyer · Aug 12, 2014

I loved that film.

Datil · Aug 12, 2014

Awesome poddage Annie!
That King Naga is wicked! Some kind of hybrid maybe?

Cya

Datil

Barley-pop57 · Aug 18, 2014

Need some pics....been awhile

Devv · Aug 18, 2014

Going back to work has to suck, LB and I have 226 day contracts, if you want to call them that. They say "At will" I say "At risk"

We did get 2 weeks off this summer, and going back was tough. I can only imagine how it is after a summer off. Our teachers and all staff are back starting today, so busy times for us in technology. When they forget their password I tell them in my best oriental accent "awe, you forget password? Cost you five dollar!". Actually had a coach get mad at me once, "I'm not paying you 5 dollars". ROFLMAO!

stickman · Aug 18, 2014

Devv said:
Our teachers and all staff are back starting today, so busy times for us in technology. When they forget their password I tell them in my best oriental accent "awe, you forget password? Cost you five dollar!". Actually had a coach get mad at me once, "I'm not paying you 5 dollars". ROFLMAO!

S'right Scott... my father always told me, "You can hang some people with a golden rope and they'll still complain..."

Hope all is well miz Annie, and you didn't overdo it (again) bringing down those trees in your back yard...

maximumcapsicum · Aug 18, 2014

It is gettin' to be that time. Looking forward to cleaning up the syllabi this week on my end too.

annie57 · Aug 23, 2014

Sawyer said:
I loved that film.

He never did anything less than spectacular, imo, John.

Datil said:
Awesome poddage Annie!
That King Naga is wicked! Some kind of hybrid maybe?

Cya

Datil

Fabrizio! Hybrid accident on Bonda Ma Jacques x Naga cross. But saving some seeds to grow one and see what it becomes next year.

Barley-pop57 said:
Need some pics....been awhile

Eh, Jerky Mon; I got package for you but you wanna see before Christmas morning, right? (Well, box peppers like Arbor Day but . . . 6 of 1; half dozen other . . . said that to freshman this week in my office going over his schedule. Took me nearly 15 minutes to explain phrase to him--major jock--since he asked, and finally I said, "Never mind: you're set. Bye now." Freakin' idiot children. :rolleyes:

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Devv said:
Going back to work has to suck, LB and I have 226 day contracts, if you want to call them that. They say "At will" I say "At risk" We did get 2 weeks off this summer, and going back was tough. I can only imagine how it is after a summer off. Our teachers and all staff are back starting today, so busy times for us in technology. When they forget their password I tell them in my best oriental accent "awe, you forget password? Cost you five dollar!". Actually had a coach get mad at me once, "I'm not paying you 5 dollars". ROFLMAO!

Lol: "At will." As in, "Make sure got finalized one because we gonna work ya to death. What's time & 1/2; you're salaried." "At will?" You have 226 and only get couple weeks in summer. What do they give with pay for Christmas? That's "high risk." :crazy:

AHR.

I bake cookies and shit for IT Dept. They're like sound-people in music industry: nobody can really mess ya up but them or yaself. And how ya sound depends on whether owner/managers pay ya per contract, since they don't pay ya for a good review; that's just how ya got the contract to play the club. It doesn't take a terribly bright person to figure this out.

It's just stupid to lose passwords (and I have 4). Puts undue stress on IT/tech to do redundant stuff. Thus, when I DO need them, they appreciate me and will do anything in world to help me. (Now if we start random drug-testing with those cookies and brownies I bake for 'em, JUST KIDDIN! :rofl:

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Be well, Scotty; "short-rows" to retirement!

stickman said:
S'right Scott... my father always told me, "You can hang some people with a golden rope and they'll still complain..."

Hope all is well miz Annie, and you didn't overdo it (again) bringing down those trees in your back yard...

Yeah; Southern way of saying is, "Sittin' in heaven with lap-full June apples and still find fault." Now: Rico-Trico why you think I'd overdo? lol I didn't, for once--injuries get boring. We still have about a cord to split but . . . it's all good. NO; not going out with maul on "consistent basis" when 4 miles from here, bro has 28 ton splitter. I did go pop some with maul to rid of aggression after some testing this week.

maximumcapsicum said:
It is gettin' to be that time. Looking forward to cleaning up the syllabi this week on my end too.

Yeah, I do some recycling/scrubbing, reorganizing, aka, 'creative writing" given managed care aspects of post-secondary ed. :cool:

But then, Adam, I try to live out the ambition of the revised syllabus for each class. That's sad. :rofl:

Funny story. Nobody here's getting out alive. Not funny: a fact, kinda. 18 years ago, quit smoking cigs since was recovering from everything else "drug-stuff." But took me a couple more on cigs as just did. No big deal. Continued running, working out, bla, bla. Doc says in good health, bla, bla.

Having a bit of cramping or tightness in left calf, from time to time on run. Brought to attention of Doc. Doc sent me for Ultrasound doppler of legs last week ON MY DAY OFF. MY ONLY DAY OFF! Cool. Because if a little PAD, it's workable since everything else is good relative to blood-work and testing.

Get to hospital and at least ran into my oldest nephew, beginning new practice here, moved from Naples, FL. And as I took care of him, "kid" had a few moments, so he looked out for me. He has on suit and hospital tag since he only reccs his patients' surgeries done at this hospital. Good-looking, clean-cut athletic looking young man. Tech takes me back, hooks up a bp cuff at all the right places but first tests the machine--yeah, the kid-nephew "Doc" is in room, drinking some of his juiced mess for lunch--she expands cuff and says, "167" and didn't get "over" out. Before I could say anything, nephew said, "That's inaccurate. Please go get a manual cuff and another machine. Thank you." He's eating some sprouty lookin' stuff, never took a break, eating, just winked at me.

She scurries back, hooked me up, took manual and other bp machine and wowie, down to 118, which is normal if not lower. Then she tested her doppler ultrasound machine, still reading at 160ish. She's, "Oh my!" Nephew cleared his throat, about to laugh but it's hardly funny for the 5 other people she's already given FALSE readings to that day. She recalibrated the machine. "Oh my!" Nephew excused himself, winked at me again, came back with director of radiology, kissed me bye; she was told to go wait for "the radiology dude" while he finished up with me. He apologized; stated that they are supposed to check that machine with 2 other sources prior to testing each patient. Tragic incompetence on her part.

Got these done late last night so I can relax today. Go fishin' or sumpin.' MoA ferments:

Peace, Annie

maximumcapsicum · Aug 23, 2014

Haha! Only two more days till class. Youch.

How's the garden looking Annie?

annie57 · Aug 23, 2014

maximumcapsicum said:
Haha! Only two more days till class. Youch.

How's the garden looking Annie?

Dunno Adam: been on autopilot for MoAs and JA Habs for another ferment! Looks inviting, just not had time :rofl:

Devv · Aug 23, 2014

Those blood pressure machines are junk, mine if tested with a stethoscope runs 116 to 124 over 78 to 80. Have had the school nurse check it several times 5 days in a row. Now the machine puts me around 145-150 over 85-95, you know stroke bait. And they want to put me on blood pressure medicines. Glad your Nephew was there

Yeppers, on salary, and this white boy doesn't do over time. No pay no stay

If a catastrophe happens I'm there for them, and will comp the time when I can. We get paid 24 times a year, and do have the two weeks for Christmas, a week for spring break, pretty much we follow the teachers schedule until school lets out. I feel like I'm semi retired, I work 6 till 2:30 with a half hour lunch. Beats leaving the house at 6 and getting home at 7 and being in the heat all day with 5 days off a year. 5 years from Christmas is the retirement date. I'll have 20 years credit.

MoA sauce looks good, I'm still sticking them in the freezer to sauce later on.

Back to the leg, so is good? I'm wondering if it's related to hobbling? When a leg is down the other one suffers from being over worked, especially when over 40

Take care!

stickman · Aug 23, 2014

It's a true thing that your best advocate in a medical context is yourself. I don't take anything they tell me at face value unless it tallies with my own observations, and I watch 'em close. A while back, I dropped a heavy piece of stone on my foot when I was working as a mason's tender. I got the foot x-rayed to make sure it wasn't broken (it wasn't), and the intern who was looking at the film stopped another intern and asked him if he saw a break in the picture. They both tried to bill me, but I refused to pay the second guy because the first asked him for his opinion... I didn't.

Good luck with the MoA ferment... if you'd care to share, watcha got in it?

Take care miz Annie... school starting soon sorta puts me in mid of the gladiator's salute to the (Roman) Emperor... Ave Imperator, moritori te salutant...

Devv · Aug 23, 2014

Too true Rick.

I always wanted to bill a doctor for an "office visit" while I was working as an auto tech. First visit, office visit, come back in a week or two if I have the time to see you I'll tell you what the problem is. And I'll make you wait an hour before seeing you too. But of course I'll charge you for another "office visit" and then for the necessary repairs.

My experience is that they are the worst (cheapest) customers. Really glad I'm not in that business anymore..

Edit: I'm really sure some good ones are out there, my wife used to visit an excellent doc that actually kept his side of the appointments.

Barley-pop57 · Aug 24, 2014

Hey Ms. Annie,

Nice updates. I bet you are going to enjoy school if you have students like the one you advised.....it will be a long school year

Do you have to grade on a curve ???? :lol:

Will be looking forward to Christmas... :lol:

Have a great one Ms. Annie !!!!!