Yesterday afternoon at 3:00, I had cataract surgery. Prior to the surgery, the nurse instructed me to eat only dry toast and tea for breakfast that morning and nothing else until the doctor had finished the procedure. No problem, every year when I fast on Yom Kippur I don’t even have the luxury of dry toast and tea in the morning. But I decided that on the drive home after the surgery, I would stop at taco bell for a delicious beef supreme chalupa and their wonderful cheesy potatoes…. hmmm, hmmmm.
I don’t eat them often and so, just the thought of the treat made my mouth water. Unfortunately, I didn’t get my chalupa or potatoes. Immediately after the surgery, the nurse brought me a glass of cranberry apple juice and a plate of ritz-bitz crackers with cheese and graham crackers. Since I was famished I quickly polished off the tasty juice and crackers in minutes and was no longer hungry. As you can imagine, when I drove past Taco Bell I didn’t feel like eating again and so I didn’t even stop. But I was disappointed that I missed the chalupa and cheesy potatoes that I had so eagerly anticipated.
By Hannah --www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
WATER IN MY EAR
Yesterday while swimming at the health club, I got some water in my right ear. As I have been swimming for years and water has frequently filled my ear temporarily, I didn’t give it a second thought. Unfortunately, the water remained in my ear for 30 minutes and then for a couple hours. At first I figured it would eventually take care of itself and let it go. But it felt uncomfortable and I couldn’t hear out of my right ear.
When I asked people what remedies they might have, I certainly got an “ear full” !!! Blow your nose, cough, drink water slowly, and bend your head to the side while you jump up and down. Of course, none of these suggestions worked. But thank goodness for Google. I typed, “Removing water from your ear,” and found two great responses. The first I tried worked immediately. I bent my head to the side, put my palm against my ear, and began bumping my palm in and out. It acted like a suction device and within seconds my ear cleared. Later I tried a second suggestion to further dry out any remaining water. I turned on my hair dryer to low and began blowing the warm air into my ear.
As a result of the advice I found on the Internet, I felt much better and I can only wonder, “Whatever did we do before Google?”
By Hannah --www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
When I asked people what remedies they might have, I certainly got an “ear full” !!! Blow your nose, cough, drink water slowly, and bend your head to the side while you jump up and down. Of course, none of these suggestions worked. But thank goodness for Google. I typed, “Removing water from your ear,” and found two great responses. The first I tried worked immediately. I bent my head to the side, put my palm against my ear, and began bumping my palm in and out. It acted like a suction device and within seconds my ear cleared. Later I tried a second suggestion to further dry out any remaining water. I turned on my hair dryer to low and began blowing the warm air into my ear.
As a result of the advice I found on the Internet, I felt much better and I can only wonder, “Whatever did we do before Google?”
By Hannah --www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
Monday, March 1, 2010
HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATE
On Saturday, I ran into a high school classmate whom I haven’t seen for years and without realizing it, he made me feel great. While eating breakfast on Sat, I mentally planned how I would spend my day. As I had only two simple tasks to complete – feeding my daughter’s cats and swimming at the health club, I decided to start my day by checking my emails. I had lots of time. It was only 9:30.
But the next thing I knew, it was 3:00 in the afternoon and I still hadn’t even gotten dressed. Needless to say, after feeding the cats, by the time I arrived at the health club it was after 5:00 and I was really angry at myself. But as I walked into the health club, I saw Tim pedaling away on one of the exercycles. We started chatting and I told him how I had been thinking about coming to the club since early this morning, but first turned on my computer. And to my delight Tim said, “I know what you mean. I did the exact same thing. I would have exercised much earlier today, myself. But I sat down at my computer to do some work on a book I’m writing and here it is, the end of the day and I just started my workout.”
“Tim,” I said, “Thank you, Thank you. You just made my day. I’m glad to know I’m not alone and now I don’t feel so bad.”
By Hannah --www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
But the next thing I knew, it was 3:00 in the afternoon and I still hadn’t even gotten dressed. Needless to say, after feeding the cats, by the time I arrived at the health club it was after 5:00 and I was really angry at myself. But as I walked into the health club, I saw Tim pedaling away on one of the exercycles. We started chatting and I told him how I had been thinking about coming to the club since early this morning, but first turned on my computer. And to my delight Tim said, “I know what you mean. I did the exact same thing. I would have exercised much earlier today, myself. But I sat down at my computer to do some work on a book I’m writing and here it is, the end of the day and I just started my workout.”
“Tim,” I said, “Thank you, Thank you. You just made my day. I’m glad to know I’m not alone and now I don’t feel so bad.”
By Hannah --www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
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