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[Nanci]

How do you change up the return address and still be able to have it come back if it has to??

I figured out who sent mine last time, but I don't remember how. And the person I sent mine to figured me out, though I never confirmed it!

I got the box today, it will go out tomorrow...

[DrBee]

I put my mom's address (different state). I figure if it gets returned, it'll be safe there.

I'm starting to think I have a giant magnet attached to me. That, or I'm invisible. On my walk back from the post office, I nearly got run over. A woman drove past me (at a high rate of speed) only about 1ft from me. I could've touched her car with no effort. Craziness!

I figured out who my SS was - she slyly revealed it to me. I never was assigned a SS last time , so they couldn't figure out who I was.

[KnottedYet]

Sick Day.

Woke up in misery. Called in to work, and went back to bed. Weird dreams. Sitting here in my jammies, bummed because I am "free" for the day, but won't be riding. Gonna take some big effort just to take a shower and leave the house to pick up cough drops and throat lozenges.

This must be one of the 130 cold viruses I haven't met yet.

My tonsils are trying to dissolve their way into my skull. Every muscle and joint in my body is explaining (vociferously) that it wants to go back to bed and stop playing on the computer already. My eustacian (?) tubes in my ears itch. Q-tips don't go that far... don't try it.

My temp is 97. It's an anti-fever! If you put me next to someone with a fever, will we instantly annihilate each other like a bad special effect from the original Star Trek?

My dog thinks I stayed home just to give him extra love.

[DrBee]

Knotted - I hope you feel better. How would some virtual soup do? Maybe more chocolate will help.

[Nanci]

Decongestants will make your e-tubes quit itching. Afrin really unclogs things, but it is SUPER addictive (speaking from experience- and I _knew_ it was addictive before I used it, but it just felt so good to be able to breathe for once in my life!)

Nanci

[KnottedYet]

Thanks, Nanci. I will add decongestants to my list. Which I will go get eventually. After I warm up enough to take a shower.

Just realized I could make chicken soup (frozen chicken, rice, peppercorns, garlic -which cures everything) in my crock pot while I laze around in bed with my laptop.

The chicken is defrosting as we speak. Dog is guarding the microwave.

I'm sure he thinks this whole day is just for him. Snuggling in the bed! Extra attention! Chicken!

[Trek420]

Yeah, he probably planted the cold bug

[KnottedYet]

Knotted's Chicken Soup

3 lbs frozen chicken thighs (minus the one that slipped into the garbage disoposal...ewwww)

1/2 head of garlic, cloves chopped in half

Thumb-sized knob of ginger, sliced thin

palm full of whole peppercorns

3 big splashes of soy sauce

4 handfuls of brown rice

All tossed into the crock pot with enough water to cover. I plan to repeat the garlic and maybe the ginger and probably the soy sauce after it cooks a while.

Dog has given up trying to figure out how to get into the garbage for the chicken skin and the thigh that fell into the disposal. He's curled up on the bed, waiting for me to fall asleep again, plotting his revenge.

[Kitsune06]

Knotted's Chicken Soup (post 800, I think?)

3 lbs frozen chicken thighs (minus the one that slipped into the garbage disoposal...ewwww)

1/2 head of garlic, cloves chopped in half

Thumb-sized knob of ginger, sliced thin

palm full of whole peppercorns

3 big splashes of soy sauce

4 handfuls of brown rice

All tossed into the crock pot with enough water to cover. I plan to repeat the garlic and maybe the ginger and probably the soy sauce after it cooks a while.

Making this tonight. mmm. We need to make a recipe compilation for TE

[Xrayted]

You're cooking? *falls over*

[Bad JuJu]

I'm a big fan of crock pot cooking, but I never tried putting the chicken in frozen. Does it get cooked through?

Here was last night's crock pot creation:
Chicken Jambalaya

Cut a pound of chicken into chunks then stir-fry for 2-3 minutes.

Add chicken to crock pot along with three cups of chicken broth (or stock, if you have it) and a can of tomatoes (or chopped fresh if you have them).

Throw in about a cup each of chopped green pepper, onion, and celery (mmm, all that good aromatic stuff). Add a couple of minced garlic cloves, a couple of teaspoonsful of Cajun or Creole seasoning.

Finally, add a half-pound of smoked sausage, and a cup or so of brown rice.

Cook on high for 4-4 1/2 hours. Hot, hearty, healthy.

[Selkie]

Sick Day.

Woke up in misery. Called in to work, and went back to bed. Weird dreams. Sitting here in my jammies, bummed because I am "free" for the day, but won't be riding. Gonna take some big effort just to take a shower and leave the house to pick up cough drops and throat lozenges.

This must be one of the 130 cold viruses I haven't met yet.

My tonsils are trying to dissolve their way into my skull. Every muscle and joint in my body is explaining (vociferously) that it wants to go back to bed and stop playing on the computer already. My eustacian (?) tubes in my ears itch. Q-tips don't go that far... don't try it.

My temp is 97. It's an anti-fever! If you put me next to someone with a fever, will we instantly annihilate each other like a bad special effect from the original Star Trek?

My dog thinks I stayed home just to give him extra love.

I think you have what made me miserable about three weeks ago. It's our busy time at work (nearing the end of the Fiscal Year) so I couldn't take leave. Anyway, if it's the same thing, it takes about a week before you start feeling OK. It's a persistent virus--I'm still dealing with residual booger-ness from it.

[Lise]

KN, that sounds like a cure-all if I've ever heard one! Hope you're feeling better soon. Glad you've got such a smart and loving dog. L.

[Nanci]

I'm making oven-roasted Lipton Onion Soup potatoes for dinner, with salmon, which is marinating in (real) sherry, soy sauce, lemon juice and brown sugar (out of ginger). I think I will cook it in foil on the grill. It's so hot out. Never made salmon before...

That chicken soup sure sounds good. My two soup specialties are Cream of Wild Rice and Bean with Tomatoes, Chiles and Ham.

Waiting for tech support from Cingular to call me to see why I can't call my home area code from my cell phone of a different area code, when I am in the home area code, and get a message saying it's a call to which long distance charges apply, please dial 1, but I can't do that either. I have a Nationwide plan- this just started for no reason two weeks ago...

I just learned today that correct electrolyte replacement will reduce/eliminate black toenails and blisters on a really long run.

My post to the ultra list earlier today:

I just read Karl King's article about the relationship between electrolyte status and foot problems.

I ran Croom 50k in April 2004 and subsequently lost both big toenails. (So no chance to lose them at Wickham Park 2004) Quarter-sized blisters on my big toes, and a row of smaller blisters at the base of other toes after both runs.

Wickham Park 2005, lost both big toenails. Same blistering as above.

Wickham Park 2006, one teeny blister, all nails intact!

Now, I've been taking Succeed S! Caps as long as I've been running, ( but you know how it goes- you miss a dose, or forget for a while, or skip one because you just ate or drank something...) but Wickham Park 2006 was the first time I set a timer on my watch and took an S! Cap every 30 minutes no matter what for the entire 10 hours I was on the course. Nothing else changed- same shoes, socks, foot prep, etc.

Could it really be that simple?

Nanci

Karl's reply:

Nanci,

For years I ran ultras and had the usual half dozen toenails in various
stages of blackness and repair. You all know how that goes. Then I got
the electrolytes dialed in and the black toenails healed over a few months.
That was the end of my black toenails.

This subject came up when Kevin Sayers and I were doing a practice climb up
the south side of Hope Pass on the LT100 course. To back up my claim of no
black toenails, I took off my shoes and socks and told Kevin, "If anybody
asks, you're my witness - no black toenails."

Maybe I've been lucky, but if so, it has lasted for years of running.
The only thing I changed was getting the electrolytes right. Same socks
(Ultimax ), same type of shoes, same types of terrain.

For those who want the technical side of this, please see:

http://www.succeedscaps.com/blisters.html

Karl King (FI in S Caps, NFI in Ultimax, just like their fit and durability)

[DrBee]

I had no idea about this black toenail and electrolyte thing. What happens there physiologically?

The salmon sounds great! I love grilled salmon - we do it in aluminum foil, too.

For dinner tonight - we're ordering gourmet pizzas (ha - we do have something cool here):
The "Delta Duck" - duck sausage with apple brandy, fresh tomatoes, asiago and mozzarella chesses and house made basil pesto.

The "Green and White" - grilled chicken breast, spinach, garlic alfredo sauce, asioago and mozzarella cheeses.

They are from a 5-start restaurant (only one in the Delta). It's an outstanding restaurant...great presentation, awesome food and service and atmosphere. Too bad it's $150/couple on average for dinner.

Makes up for the really aggravating day at work today. Incompetent and insubordinate people should be fired. Unfortunately that doesn't seem to happen.