--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" <lurkernomore20002000@> > wrote: > > > > Dang Judy what took you so long! > > > > Let's see. > > > > Home life is pretty good. I mean three teenagers, but > > sheesh, not bad at all. > > > > Business problems? Cash flow is always an issue, > > but overall things have been pretty good. But yes, > > business is stressful. But no more than usual. > > > > Stomach troubles? I'll be honest Judy, I would really > > love to lose a few pounds, but eating is so satisfying. > > Consider the source, Steve. This is probably more > projection, coming from someone who possibly hasn't > had a day *without* "stomach trouble" in a long time: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chron%27s_disease > > Just sayin'. Read the symptoms. They explain a great > deal about what might make someone like this.
Interesting. even if the disease is in remission... (There is no cure for Crohn's disease and remission may not be possible or prolonged if achieved. In cases where remission is possible, relapse can be prevented and symptoms controlled with medication, lifestyle and dietary changes, changes to eating habits (eating smaller amounts more often), reduction of stress, moderate activity and exercise, . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chron's_disease ) ...it could have led to a certain psychic meme, to an attitude which sees in combat and aggression its main objective. > Screenwriter Dan O'Bannon died from complications > surrounding his 33-year battle with Crohn's disease. > As some have noted (including himself, below), its > effect on his life and his psyche might have had a > great deal to do with the famous scene he wrote in > "Alien" in which an alien presence causes excruciating > abdominal pain. From an article written by another > Crohn's sufferer when the cause of O'Bannon's death > was announced: > > What does Crohn's feel like? > > It feels like an alien is about to pop out of your > guts. You think I'm exaggerating? You have no idea. > > ...back to Alien: I happened on Dan O'Bannon's > obituary in the NY Times over the holiday. O'Bannon > wrote the screenplay for Alien, as well as several > other horror and science fiction films. O'Bannon > also had Crohn's disease in fact, the obit quotes > him as saying, "the idea for the the monster in > 'Alien' originally came from a stomachache I had." > I've seen Alien a half-dozen times, and now it makes > perfect sense: how I've wished the monster gnawing > at my guts would just kill me and/or scamper away. > > Of course, most doctors will tell you that Crohn's > is incurable but not terminal so it's notable that > the obit states, "the cause [of death] was Crohn's > disease." That could mean any number of things, from > surgical complications to sepsis to self-assisted > euthanasia there are a lot of ways to die from > Crohn's disease. But the fact that you might identify > a proximate cause of death in no way changes the > underlying cause of death; so when doctors say > Crohn's isn't terminal, what they mean is that in > theory you could live a normal lifespan, if you can > just avoid all the different ways people with Crohn's > disease die prematurely. Props to whomever named Mr. > O'Bannon's cause of death for what it was. > > Sad though Mr. O'Bannon's passing is, I am at least > grateful I can finally claim a movie for my disease. > People with AIDS have Philadelphia, and people with > ALD have Lorenzo's Oil but those of us with Crohn's? > We have frickin' Alien and that's a pretty badass > movie to have. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" > > lurkernomore20002000@ wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm glad you've found a way to save face Raunchy. That's > > > > important. > > > > > > > > Sort of like when Ravi misuses a word, gets embarassed, and > > > > then finds some tertiary definition to make it look like he > > > > knew what he was talking about. > > > > > > You have become such a creep, Steve. Home life not going > > > so well? Business problems? Stomach trouble? > > > > > > I completely missed raunchy's irony about the Portuguese > > > song. (Sorry, raunchy!) But I don't have any problem > > > admitting it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Something along these lines. > > > > > > > > Good times. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" > > > > lurkernomore20002000@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yep, reading comprehension never was your strong suit, Steve. > > It's > > > > why > > > > > > Ravi calls you a fucking retard and ask I you to get your facts > > > > straight > > > > > > so you don't always sound like you don't know what you're > > talking > > > > about. > > > > > > Here's the scoop: Ann uses "dancing" as a metaphor for the part > > that > > > > > > everyone played in generating and perpetuating the group dynamic > > of > > > > WTS. > > > > > > This is such an elementary lesson in the use of metaphor, that I > > > > feel > > > > > > embarrassed for you that you didn't get it. Now, if you were > > being > > > > > > honest, Steve, you would have cited a specific example of giving > > a > > > > wide > > > > > > berth to my allies, rather than calling my integrity into > > > > > > question...again. Look to your own integrity when you make > > unfounded > > > > > > allegations and for goodness sake, start writing as if you're > > not in > > > > a > > > > > > chronic fog of confusion. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yea, I missed it Raunchy. I guess sometimes that happens when > > you > > > > read > > > > > > something too quickly. Sort of like when Robin posted the > > beautiful > > > > > > video of the two Brazillian singers doing the duet. I felt sorry > > > > that > > > > > > you could be so clueless as to the intent of the video. As I > > recall > > > > > > Judy had to enlighten you on that one. > > > > > > > > > > Oh the bones, the bones, the tired old bones that Steve feels > > > > compelled to dig up for justice, truth and the American way...and > > wrong > > > > bones again at that. I did your homework for you and found the video > > and > > > > thread you're referring to, in which I said: > > > > > > > > > > "Robin, why did you post this video? I don't understand Spanish, > > so I > > > > don't get it. Maybe Share does." > > > > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/321624 > > > > > > > > > > In fact I did get the video and Robin's reason for posting it. > > Robin > > > > gave several reasons why he posted the video but this one in > > particular > > > > is why I responded to his posting of the video: > > > > > > > > > > "Share does not appear to know how to interact off of the cues > > given > > > > to her by the other person: the synchrony and interactive > > unification of > > > > these two singers seemed to offer a lesson in how to use another > > human > > > > being to be inspired what to say, write, or sing next." > > > > > > > > > > Perhaps it was a poor use of irony on my part to convey that I > > agreed > > > > with Robin that Share doesn't read cues from others very well...and > > > > neither do you for that matter. Judy didn't understand why I wrote > > what > > > > I wrote and I didn't bother to correct her. > > > > > > > > > > > Or perhaps the fact that you may > > > > > > have been the last person to realize that Osama Bin Laden was > > > > > > killed by > > > > > > US troops. Or maybe you still aren't dialed into that yet. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You missed it Steve. I owned up to my penchant for conspiracies > > and > > > > the Bin Laden conspiracy in particular with Judy, long ago. > > > > > > > > > > > I don't care to once again bring up the issue of your lack of > > > > > > credibility. As I've said before, the only one who has sometimes > > > > been so > > > > > > > > > > If anyone lacks credibility around here, Steve...it's you. > > > > > > > > > > > one sided about issues is Sal. Perhaps that is why you have such > > > > > > animosity towards her. You know how that works, right? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In case you hadn't noticed Sal hasn't posted anything on FFLife in > > a > > > > long time. The last time her name came up was because she had posted > > a > > > > shitty email to Emily. Go ahead...defend Sal over that one...it > > should > > > > be fun to watch. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
