>   Frequent naps prevent old age...especially if taken while driving. 
 > I can relate to the fast heart...atrial flutter is not fun, when it
 > sped mine up to 155 beats per minute. Medication has stabilized it,
 > where I don't need ablation surgery right now.

I'm glad they've got it stabilized for you. . . :)  Because I have a long-QT(I
told my doctor "thank you" when she told me this.) i have to call 911 any time
I pop into a bit of tachycardia.  Happened once so far, but things seem stable
now with current regimen of pills.

 >   The cows want you go to Chick-Fil-A...but they're closed on Sunday.
 > Plus, around central Arkansas, the dining rooms are still closed, but
 > you can eat at the outdoor tables, or get it at the drive thru.

Like the cartoon(possibly "Far Side") of the cows writing on the wall
aloongside a freeway: "ET MOR CHIKEN" (cows are notoriouisly bad spellers, in
English)

 >   Bottoms up?? That's when you fold the gypsies over, so their butt
 > cracks are above ground, so folks have a place to park their bicycles
 > when they're done riding them. 

& the Muslims these days just make it too easy for cyclists!

 >   I'm not in the best of shape, but for the shape I'm in, I'm in great
 > shape. Besides...round is a shape...and I believe in the balanced diet;
 > balanced in the belly and in the butt cheeks. 

I thought a balanced diet was a triple burger in one hand and a quart of beer
in the other?

 >  GP> Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular
 >  GP> exercise program? A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy
 >  GP> is: No Pain ... Good!

 >   Men are wimps when it comes to pain...and I freely admit that.

I've been forced to deal with so much I don't even pay attenton too much any
more, exceprt on the wekend when I hit a new "10" threshhold for pain. Passing
a shgard of kidney stone the ladt two inches.  It scraped & tore, but I knew
the only way to be free of torment was to get it out, so I bore down & bit mty
teetjh together & barely held bnack from screaming, as it shotr out full speed,
followed by a stream of bloody urine. & ahhh, once that pain settled. . .

Got to finally relax & enjoy the weekend.

 >   Several years ago, when I was in the Emergency Room with a catheter
 > and severe bladder spasms, I was in tears, and screaming in agonizing
 > pain...naked on a hard exam table. Finally, these two good looking 
 > female nurses walked in, and they said "You're not going to like us".
 > I replied "I'll kiss you if you make the pain go away". They said
 > "We have something for the pain, but it's an OVERSIZED SUPPOSITORY".
 > They gave a whole new meaning to the words "SHOVE IT!!" (up the
 > anus and rectum)...but it got rid of the pain.

Ouch. I've not had that experience.  So far I've been lucky & all catheter
insertions have been done while I was knocked out.  They forgot my sdtent from
my last kidny stone blasting, so my wiofe had to draw it out (she looked it up
on YouTube & did it, as directed, ever s slowly (so as to not tear any new
exits) & hauled almost a yard of tubing out of my sheckle!

 >   Nudity means nothing to the medical professionals, but I had a
 > friend who refused to go to the doctor, clinic, etc., because he
 > didn't want the folks (especially the females) to see him naked.
 > I could not convince him that "it's just another day at work for
 > them"...basically the same as a parent changing their child's diaper.

Yup -- I'm used to it now, but still get nervous around the young pretty ones
(I'm still a man in reasonable working order, & responding as Nature intended
to such is still a lead-in to embarrassment., I'm sure that's no biggie either.
Onme morning, for catheter removal, they nurse came in JUST after I woke up.  I
tried to stammer, "Not now, I just woke up, can you come back in a half hour?"

She brightly replied, "Don't worry; that just males it easier," & reached under
the covers & >plip<, out it came!

 >  GP> Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you? A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING! Foods are
 >  GP> fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it.
 >  GP> How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?

 >   Only if they're vegetables you don't like. :P

They're still good for you, just not "good" by you. . . I'm not a veggie fan, I
admit it. I like spinach & Brussels Sprouts only. Thery're so paxcked with the
B vitamins, I shouldn't eat more than once a week (B vitamins are stored in
liver, so stick around for a while, unlike C)

 >  GP> Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the
 >  GP> middle? A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger.
 >  GP> You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

 >   It's hard enough to sit up at the table to eat.  Then, after you
 > have a big Thanksgiving Dinner, it's time for "a turkey coma". :P

I do one situp a day; I did the first half already, earlier, & will complete it
tonight when I got to bed.

 >  GP> Q: Is chocolate bad for me? A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans!
 >  GP> Another vegetable! It's the best feel-good food around!

 >   It does have caffeine...but I've heard that dark chocolate once a
 > month can be good for you. Yet, too much caffeine can cause a rapid
 > heartbeat (been there, done that, with drinking too much diet green
 > tea).

Yup, & had it confirmed by my GP: one ounce of dark chocolate a da is good for
you.  As is one glass of red wine.

The trick is keeping both to those limits only.

I came up with putting a spoonful of mini dark chocolate chips on my breakfast
cereal(cold) & taught my son the same.

 >  GP> Q: Is swimming good for your figure? A: If swimming is good for your
 >  GP> figure, explain whales to me.

 >   You're just blubbering now. 

Sure, why not?  Whale, I'll be!

 >  GP> Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle? A: Hey! 'Round' is a
 >  GP> shape!

 >   That's what I noted earlier.

& it seems our anonymous health writer agrees.

 > ... Save the whales. Collect the whole set.


Bumper snicker: Nuke the gay whales for Jesus.

Have you seen Star Trek IV movioe? The only one I liked from their (Original
Series) movies. . . Spock was funny as all, in 1980s Los Angeles!

Helps if you're familiar with the original series & characters.

Q: What did Captain Kirk say to Spock who was hanging off a cliff?
A: Just Klingon, I'll go & find help.

Your friend,

<+]:{)}
Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM
--- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux