http://sooz.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ We are none of us alone . . . en Vox Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:38:27 -0500 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/books.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/books.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/books.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:38:27 -0500 I've read a bucket load of books whose titles I've forgotten to track here. I wish the library had an "already read" view of my account. Last night I finished The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. Loved it. Highly recommend it. Before that I finishe... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/books.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00fae8c98177000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> library religion jesus faith god borrowed living an authentic life books08 http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/life-is-good-but-not-fair.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/life-is-good-but-not-fair.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/life-is-good-but-not-fair.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:28:18 -0500 Yesterday my Aunt Patsy, mom's only sister, learned she is in Stage 3 Kidney Failure. She's two "points" away from Stage 4. Stage 5 is dialysis. Then one of two things happens. 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I know what a "not good year" can feel... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/but-im-alive.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00fad6976e500004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> life is good http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/upromise.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/upromise.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/upromise.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:45:51 -0500 My niece has twice sent me an invite to join Upromise. I don't know why this offends me, but it does. Perhaps if it didn't seem like such a chore for her to answer an email. Or that she reached this way once in a while with something other than th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/upromise.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00fad6968adb0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> family niece godson great-nephew http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/june-15-2009.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/june-15-2009.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/june-15-2009.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:03:44 -0500 The day I leave for Africa. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/june-15-2009.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00fa968428d60002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> africa tanzania http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/not-anxiety.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/not-anxiety.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/not-anxiety.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:44:35 -0500 I went to see my old therapist yesterday. The one who helped me through to the other side of depression. I made the appointment at the suggestion of my primary doctor since she initially thought the heart stuff might be anxiety related. She'd sinc... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/not-anxiety.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00fa96848bba0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> friends stupidity forgiveness http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/i-got-promoted.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/i-got-promoted.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/i-got-promoted.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:08:26 -0500 At work to a VP. These really are more decorative titles than anything else, but it did come with a little raise and I'll always take one of those! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/i-got-promoted.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00fad696ade60004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> work http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/yes-i-lied.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/yes-i-lied.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/yes-i-lied.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:47:18 -0500 To my mom when I talked about how many PVCs I was feeling. I told her I thought maybe six an hour. I knew that was low, but I also knew I couldn't keep count. When I went to see my doctor today about a different beta blocker, I asked about the Ho... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/yes-i-lied.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00fad6956d7a0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> heart pvc premature ventricular contractions http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/i-refuse-to-believe-it-is-menopause-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/i-refuse-to-believe-it-is-menopause-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/i-refuse-to-believe-it-is-menopause-1.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:55:11 -0500 So the beta blocker stopped the PVCs within one or two days. Then it knocked me on my ass. I have been so tired. Like, lay my head down and I'm asleep tired. No, doesn't really matter if I am in a public place. Or work. Oh, and pardon me, but it's... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/i-refuse-to-believe-it-is-menopause-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00fad693a4320005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> heart meds menstrual cycle beta blocker http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/i-am-a-vegetarian.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sooz) http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/i-am-a-vegetarian.html?_c=feed-rss http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/i-am-a-vegetarian.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:20:13 -0500 One year ago today I took my last bite of a hamburger. One year later I can say with conviction, I am a vegetarian. Seafood was really the only thing I craved. Once my doctor encouraged me to eat fish for my heart, I jumped right in. Maybe a hal... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sooz.vox.com/library/post/i-am-a-vegetarian.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea06d78fdece00fad690de3a0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> health vegetarian lifestyle healthy eating living an authentic life