On or about 11-06-09 17:26, Ardith Hinton allegedly uttered "Physio...
 2B." to
James Bradley:

 AH> [re post-op adventures & my dentist's explanation]
 AH>            It's on the outside surface of the skin covering what (if
 AH> anything) remains of the salivary gland.  That's why I
 AH> thought I must have saliva oozing through the skin... but
 AH> she assures me it's sweat!  It itches, I instinctively rub
 AH> the affected area, and then I notice the moisture on my
 AH> fingers.

That sounds logical, Pavlov. 

 JB>  maybe menstruation instead of moon gravity is having an
 JB>  influence on the timing of the nerve activity?

 AH>            I think that's a good question, because women's menstrual
 AH> cycles do seem to coincide with the phases of the moon in a lot of
 AH> cases!  But as far as I can tell the wetness factor has nothing to do
 AH> with the state of my hormones. The problem occurs almost invariably
 AH> while I'm eating, and most commonly a few days either side of a new
 AH> moon or full moon.  I suppose if the moon influences the tides it can
 AH> influence the balance of moisture in our bodies as well.  :-)

Curiouser... Not *when* the moon is waxing and waning, but when it's *about* to
do either. More accurately, when it *starts* doing either. And, curiouser....

[RE: MD's a keeper too! P-)
 AH> actually enjoys working with weird people like us...
 AH> [chuckle].

Can I bother you for his number?  

 JB>  I fly the same flag, but it's upside-down.

 AH>            Not everybody comes to us the same way.  If I
 AH> "wave the flag" a bit too much at times it's because many

That wasn't my point. I was actually quite unaware (Disscongruent???) of the
echo title at the time I wrote. What tipped my scale, was a provincial fund
raiser slogan that moved to, "Fighting breast cancer is hard. Walking
isn't."
Now, I can't speak to the first assertion, but the second....

 AH> people still regard cancer... particularly inoperable
 AH> cancer... as an automatic death sentence.  I want them to
 AH> know they needn't just give up & start planning the funeral
 AH> unless that's what they want to do.  However, I also
 AH> understand that surgery can create as many problems as it
 AH> solves.  Either way some very similar issues may have to be deal with.
 AH> :-)

And I can't emphasize enough, that I had an oops-moment when I saw your last
post. Remember how I grilled you if this was an appreciation echo for a song?
"Survivor" was what I was looking for! The term might rub me the
wrong way, but
the moniker is almost foolproof. (I'm the *special* fool. B-)

[...]
 AH>  what this echo is about.  ;-)

Glass Tiger, or Byoncae??? 


 AH>            Maybe we can't make a silk purse out of a sow's
 AH> ear... but maybe we can make a nice pigskin wallet, which
 AH> would suit my style better anyway.  :-))

Huh... Pig leather has more bumps, unless they stamp a football with them. It
would be harder to pick-pocket.

[...]
 AH> certainly wouldn't expect it to be all sweetness & light,
 AH> at any rate....  :-)

Shoot... I'm starting to recover from someone's idea of help, right now. We'll
see if he still wants to talk to me after I said no to him.



... James
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