tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.comments2021-04-08T11:07:42.575-07:00THE FIBROMYALGIANAndy Rooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03445394243540521659noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-10047485488481870172009-11-05T21:04:56.615-08:002009-11-05T21:04:56.615-08:00The Bible contradicts itself at every turn, it see...The Bible contradicts itself at every turn, it seems.<br /><br />Luke 14:26: If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.<br /><br />And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.<br /><br />That's one of the passages that informed this post.Andy Rooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445394243540521659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-25191066566331781062009-10-31T16:35:33.933-07:002009-10-31T16:35:33.933-07:00Have you even read the bible?
And He answered an...Have you even read the bible? <br /><br />And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”<br />Matthew 19:4-6Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-66359644987610693302009-10-27T06:13:37.354-07:002009-10-27T06:13:37.354-07:00Cranberries are actually grown in bogs which are f...Cranberries are actually grown in bogs which are filled with pure water. They have air pockets inside of them, so they float when shaken from the branches by a mechanized rake machine. It's an extremely clean way of harvesting the fruit, and it's happening all across America right now. You should check it out - Ocean Spray is promoting their growers and the cranberry farming heritage right now, and believe me, it has nothing to do with toilet water!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-65076047900948172442008-10-11T17:48:00.000-07:002008-10-11T17:48:00.000-07:00I read this and have come back often but I have he...I read this and have come back often but I have held off on commenting hoping and praying that you would make some cash on this, but it looks like you will have to hold onto it for a bit.<BR/><BR/>I told you before that I am a disabled financial adviser! I never would have advised this move since it was money you said you need (debtors) AND you had talked about going west once you got some cash. You were in no position to make a 'short play' or gamble as it is also referred. Wish you had asked.<BR/><BR/>The good news is that bear markets eventually recover and Apple is a fairly stable company if you can hold it long enough. <BR/><BR/>Wish you had stuck to starting your own religion!<BR/>DavidLifeTrekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954038001699250590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-75058889667966667432008-10-02T13:21:00.000-07:002008-10-02T13:21:00.000-07:00How did this work out? "I just did, and if everyo...How did this work out? <BR/><BR/>"I just did, and if everyone who reads this (you, boyo!) does too, we'll send the stock up perhaps a fraction of a small fraction. Guaranteed green, blogfriends!"**<BR/><BR/>**This is kinda sorta illegal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-68128603204834102082008-08-14T15:19:00.000-07:002008-08-14T15:19:00.000-07:00lazlo -- Wow. I suddenly feel lucky that my case w...lazlo -- Wow. I suddenly feel lucky that my case was processed in "only" a year-and-a-half.<BR/><BR/>Hang in there, and all the best.<BR/><BR/>I should note something that likely helped my case go through relatively quickly (relative to the motion of a two-toed sloth), and will do so in my next post.<BR/><BR/>All the best, and good luck hanging in!Andy Rooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445394243540521659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-85172831228012119662008-07-27T05:43:00.000-07:002008-07-27T05:43:00.000-07:00Congrats. My claim's been pending for over 3 years...Congrats. My claim's been pending for over 3 years now. Hearing that some people get approved gives me hope to keep pushing.Lazlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074799351114495458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-61444549659819345882008-07-26T13:21:00.000-07:002008-07-26T13:21:00.000-07:00Thanks -- I've always appreciated your help and su...Thanks -- I've always appreciated your help and support!<BR/><BR/>All the best man!Andy Rooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445394243540521659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-30001089605356544192008-07-24T18:52:00.000-07:002008-07-24T18:52:00.000-07:00Congrats!DavidCongrats!<BR/>DavidLifeTrekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954038001699250590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-30881153207907488782008-07-18T13:32:00.000-07:002008-07-18T13:32:00.000-07:00Ug...I've been waiting waiting waiting...Family ma...Ug...<BR/><BR/>I've been waiting waiting waiting...<BR/><BR/>Family matters have kept me from blogging lately -- as has any new news.<BR/><BR/>Our lives stand on the edge of a razor...Andy Rooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445394243540521659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-76765532698363045562008-07-11T21:09:00.000-07:002008-07-11T21:09:00.000-07:00You should be getting a decision soon, right?David...You should be getting a decision soon, right?<BR/>DavidLifeTrekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954038001699250590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-54058203363381842632008-05-30T20:28:00.000-07:002008-05-30T20:28:00.000-07:00David, please don't be a log cabin republican...Th...David, please don't be a log cabin republican...<BR/><BR/>There are easier ways to hate yourself.<BR/><BR/>PS: Yes, Bush is a whipping boy now.<BR/><BR/>But if you had the US Army kill more than one hundred thousand people for you because of a personal vendetta...<BR/><BR/>And had done nothing but taken permanent black marker to the Constitution...<BR/><BR/>Whatever Junior Bush gets, at least he's alive.<BR/><BR/>Those he commands and those he commands those to do it to<BR/><BR/>many of them don't have that.<BR/><BR/>Love the comments man. Keep it going!Andy Rooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445394243540521659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-80434140905786126732008-05-29T14:53:00.000-07:002008-05-29T14:53:00.000-07:00Wow, I just told you that happened to me in revers...Wow, I just told you that happened to me in reverse -- Doc first then Psych.<BR/><BR/>Oh and on the Bush thing -- GHW Bush signed the first ADA law and GW Bush expanded it a few years ago with the New Freedom Initiative.<BR/><BR/><I>I am committed to tearing down the remaining barriers to equality that face Americans with disabilities today. My New Freedom Initiative will help Americans with disabilities by increasing access to assistive technologies, expanding educational opportunities, increasing the ability of Americans with disabilities to integrate into the workforce, and promoting increased access into daily community life.</I><BR/><BR/>I know he is today's popular whipping boy but he has received praise from disability organizations and, other then for substance abuse the SSDI claim process has streamlined under his administration.<BR/>DavidLifeTrekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954038001699250590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-58962595339546703892008-05-23T15:44:00.000-07:002008-05-23T15:44:00.000-07:00EXACTLY!It's so incredibly strange to actually HOP...EXACTLY!<BR/><BR/>It's so incredibly strange to actually HOPE you are found to be disabled... But it's the best thing that can be done for you, since you can't get a job and, so, money, and the SSA is the only source you can derive an (paltry) income from.<BR/><BR/>Re one of your last posts: If you're driving the bus to hell because you're gay, a lot of my friends are going to be trying to wrestle the wheel away from you.<BR/><BR/>...And that bus will be full of some well-dressed bastards! (This stereotype -- at least a "good" one! -- I've found to apply to 90 percent of gay guys I know.) ...I was taught how to dress well from my best friend... Until we got to know each other and I came to depend on him whenever I went shopping I had NO clue!Andy Rooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445394243540521659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-88565413065077671092008-05-21T21:43:00.000-07:002008-05-21T21:43:00.000-07:00I can't honestly remember how long it took between...I can't honestly remember how long it took between my psych exam and decision. I know I had a SSD Doctor's exam and a month later they sent me a letter saying I had to see psych. But I do recall as the Psych Doc took me to the elevator he said something very curious, "I'll see you in three years then."<BR/><BR/>When I got home I started reading online and discovered that many Chronic Fatigue disability recipients benefits are reviewed every three years for continued medical necessity. <BR/><BR/>I was like -- Yippie, I'm so screwed up that the Doc decided before I even got on the elevator -- Oh CRAP -- I'm so screwed up that the Doc decided before I even got on the elevator.<BR/>DavidLifeTrekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954038001699250590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-89351841885160546592008-05-17T13:30:00.000-07:002008-05-17T13:30:00.000-07:00Hey, please go ahead and post my reply. I don't t...Hey, please go ahead and post my reply. I don't think I need to review it before hand, but thank you very much for asking and for the link. (Just don't make me look like a moron, please, haha! Like I said I am FAR not very religious and far from an expert on the subject. Hell, I'm gay (said so years ago on my blog) so, as my friend says, I am probably driving the bus everyone else is just riding to hell!)<BR/>DavidLifeTrekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954038001699250590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-88570494389191901772008-05-17T13:09:00.000-07:002008-05-17T13:09:00.000-07:00Okay, I just read my comment, #3 above and realize...Okay, I just read my comment, #3 above and realized that today is a day I should not be allowed to comment. The spelling and grammar is beyond atrocious! I completely lost the ability to spell a few years ago -- sometimes I stare at a simple word and wonder why it looks so, "wrong," but can't remember how to make it right.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to take a nap now -- hopefully I can sleep my way to some intelligence -- hahahah llloooollll -- if that were the case I would be the guy Stephen Hawking called when he had a problem he couldn't solve.<BR/>DavidLifeTrekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954038001699250590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-37102242149514165302008-05-17T13:04:00.000-07:002008-05-17T13:04:00.000-07:00David,Please see the comment I left on your LifeTr...David,<BR/><BR/>Please see the comment I left on your LifeTrek blog. I propose posting your comment re the 10 Commandments as a counterpoint to my own post. (I want the counterpoint where people can easily find it.)<BR/><BR/>The details are in that comment on your site. Please let me know what you think, and thanks a lot!Andy Rooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445394243540521659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-89250431282481360102008-05-17T13:01:00.000-07:002008-05-17T13:01:00.000-07:00Thanks for the kind words on the religion posts --...Thanks for the kind words on the religion posts -- I try to keep things civil but as you know that isn't always easy online. It amazes me what people will do when you just know they would never do that if they met you in a bar! (Yea right, like I can drink with my yeast and alcohol allergy -- brewers yeast is a big no no for me, but I can do about a glass of wine at certain times of the year -- the mold in the wine and the alcohol counter some of my mold and alcohol allergies like an allergy shot, but other times of the year they are a BIG no no! Oh and avoid dark colored spirits (whiskey) stick to the non grain based, rum, vodka(potato), just an FYI oh and as I mentioned avoid vinegar products!)<BR/><BR/>Sorry got distracted.<BR/><BR/>Regarding religion, as I said I am far from religious. But I have a hard time fathoming some of the hatred for the people who practice or for atheists. You alluded to that in your comment above. I just happened to have discussed the very thing you had posted about with a friend of mine not too long ago. <BR/><BR/>I am not a member and don't attend any organized religion. Sometimes I think they are really what people hate, not the concept of a God or a spiritual being -- after all the concept of George Lucas' Force turned out to be pretty popular!<BR/><BR/>Personally I think every person has an innate desire to believe in something greater then themselves, what ever that may be.<BR/><BR/>Okay, just lost my train completely. Sorry.<BR/>DavidLifeTrekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954038001699250590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-62499560925900426802008-05-17T12:30:00.000-07:002008-05-17T12:30:00.000-07:00Ha, I got a chuckle out of your pun!Anyway, I thin...Ha, I got a chuckle out of your pun!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, <I>I think you can use italics,</I> <B>and bold</B> if you do th codes - see right below the, "Leave your comment," box where it lists HTML tags you use < and >. I can't give you an example but you CAN type the comment in the regular blogger window and the cut and paste the HTML version here. <BR/><BR/>I think I explained to you on the SSDI thread a while ago that my main problem diagnosis is Chronic Fatigue. As time has gone on I have become more allergic to virtually everything -- have developed Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) that are beyond belief (try puking every 45 minutes for 3 days because they patched thr road by my house -- and more tired, not one of those lucky ones who, "improve," with time.<BR/><BR/>If you ask your Doctor about allergy treatment make sure he understands the right type. Here is a web side of a doc (not mine, mine is here in Illinois) that explains some of it better.<BR/>http://allergycenter.com/food-allergy.html<BR/><BR/>The key is you need to find a doctor who is appointed by the American Board of Environmental Medicine (typically Occupational and Environmental Medicine)-- they usually know what to do. Oh, and I think you mentioned Michigan and Google gives quite a few there about 10 times what Illinois lists.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, on to religion -- okay, I will save that for another post.<BR/>DavidLifeTrekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954038001699250590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-21737751399887164632008-05-17T09:09:00.000-07:002008-05-17T09:09:00.000-07:00David,I wanted to let you know that your comments ...David,<BR/><BR/>I wanted to let you know that your comments weren't published until now because Blogger didn't send me an e-mail notification of their existence until today. (And I want to let everyone know that I publish ALL comments as soon as I'm made aware of them.)<BR/><BR/>I also wanted to thank you profusely for reading, and for your comments. Your comment on this particular post has made me aware that I need to ask my doctor about immunotherapy injections -- thanks a ton!<BR/><BR/>And I also wanted to comment re Your comment on the 10 Commandments post. Put simply: YOU GOT ME!<BR/><BR/>Ha ha!<BR/><BR/>From a Christian standpoint, you've got me dead to rights. The only thing I would point out is that it is Christian Tradition that has the ethical commandments as those written on Moses' tablets. I maintain that the commandments I list in the post are, in fact -- based on reading the Bible alone -- the ones that Actually went on the tablets.<BR/><BR/>(And I apologize for having to use capitalization for emphasis. The comments section won't allow me to use italics, which I love to over-employ...)<BR/><BR/>However, your comment goes on to make the above point... pointless.<BR/><BR/>Since I am a former Catholic, you reminded me of what I already knew: That Jesus fulfilled certain parts of scripture, and went so far as to remind the people that certain laws were to prepare them for the coming of the Messiah, and that those Specific Laws no longer needed to be followed in his presence which, it can be argued, Christians remain.<BR/><BR/>I'm also very happy that your comment is so erudite and learned, when usually the kind of bile I spit in that post (I admit it... I wrote it in haste and with with a certain gleeful meanness) only causes more bile to come forth from readers. Which would be my fault, of course.<BR/><BR/>But you took a much higher road, and I say well done. <BR/><BR/>I'm very happy to have you as a reader. Please continue to keep me in check!<BR/><BR/>Also hoping you feel as well as you can!<BR/><BR/>(Fibro plus an allergy to YEAST... Man.<BR/><BR/>...It's nice to know I'm not alone in the life-raft...)Andy Rooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445394243540521659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-82171226116600270942008-05-17T00:35:00.000-07:002008-05-17T00:35:00.000-07:00Hey, make sure you avoid vinegar and anything with...Hey, make sure you avoid vinegar and anything with vinegar in it -- that is a killer for me.<BR/><BR/>I found out about my, almost identical, allergies but have since seen a specialist in allergies and environmental medicine and with daily immunotherapy injections (allergy shots, but not the typical "build you up to a tolerance level" but a dose that negates the allergen). I can now do whole grain breads about twice a week. <BR/><BR/>I also have huge problems with petrochemicals - diesel fumes, gas, tar, blacktop and most other chemicals like formaldehyde but can counter those now with treatments.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I have been so tired lately I just stand there to cook dinner and I want to cry -- or throw a pan. But my allergies are better -- didn't help yet with the exhaustion.<BR/><BR/>Hope you can figure out how to work it -- My Doc says part of the problem is that while healthy people roll with the natural changes all day I have to do it all manually and avoid most of the changes.<BR/><BR/>Oh, why didn't you approve my comment on your 10 commandments post?<BR/>DavidLifeTrekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954038001699250590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-43939263646232352832008-05-12T17:15:00.000-07:002008-05-12T17:15:00.000-07:00By no means am I deeply religious, but I did do so...By no means am I deeply religious, but I did do some online research. <BR/><BR/>Typically much of Galatians (try 3 and 5 for starters) explains some of what your asking. <BR/><BR/>It appears to be a common misinterpretation when questioning the bible piecemeal but that is answered throughout the New Testiment. <BR/><BR/>Here are some summaries online of the bible in whole:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.hoshuha.com/articles/moses.html" REL="nofollow">The coming of Christ</A> made parts of the Mosaic law unnecessary.<BR/><BR/>In order to understand this, we must realize that the Law is made up of three parts: ceremonial, civil, and moral.<BR/><BR/>The ceremonial law related specifically to Israel's worship. Since its primary purpose was to point to the coming Savior, Jesus made it unnecessary. He did not abolish it, in the sense of destroying it; He fulfilled it. Nowhere do we read that Jesus thought that the ceremonial law was wrong. The principles behind the ceremonial law are still applicable to us today, that is, the principles of worshipping and serving a holy God.<BR/><BR/>The civil law prescribed rules for the Israelites' daily living. These laws separated the Jews from the Gentiles, and gave the Gentiles the example of how a holy people should live. Since much was given to the Jews, much was expected. But God gave a new covenant in Christ, and there is now no distinction to be made between Jew and Gentile. We are still to follow the requirements of this law as God's people, but the punishments are not for any nation to impose on its people, because we are no longer separated by nations but by God's grace (Christians and non-Christians).<BR/><BR/>The moral law is basically the Ten Commandments. We are still bound by these laws, not for salvation, but to live a holy life. Jesus not only desired that His followers adhere to these commandments, He wished that they would go above and beyond them. He said, "Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: but I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment..." He desired not only an outward observance of these laws, but an inward observance as well.<BR/>---<BR/><A HREF="http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1173957" REL="nofollow">"If you are led by the Spirit,</A> you are not under the Law.", "Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a sabbath day -- things that are a mere shadow of what is to come", and "For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under Law but under grace". Keep in mind who Paul's talking to: young churches, mostly of a Jewish background. When he speaks of "the Law", he's referring to Mosaic Law. When he speaks of "the law", he referrs to state law. (I say this so nobody thinks I'm claiming Paul says to disobey all laws.). Jesus clearly states in the the Gospel of Matthew that He came not to abolish the law, but to fulfil it. He didn't destroy the Law of Moses, he completed it. He fulfilled the prophesies of the coming messiah, He became the very essence of the suffering servant, <BR/>---<BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual_Decalogue" REL="nofollow">The Ritual Decalogue</A> is the list of commandments in Exodus 34:10-26. They are generally viewed as having minor significance compared to the Ethical Decalogue. Although the Ritual Decalogue appears in the text at the point where the Ten Commandments are inscribed into the second set of stone tablets, and it is they, rather than the Ethical Decalogue, which are there identified as the Ten Commandments (Exodus 34:28), it is the Ethical Decalogue which is commonly believed to have been inscribed on both sets of tablets.<BR/>---<BR/>I also read in one of my searches the reason for the differing translations for commandments, but I can't remember where I found that and am lucky to have kept these straight through the fibro fog.<BR/><BR/>So, maybe we aren't all going to hell. Hope that helps.<BR/>DavidLifeTrekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954038001699250590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-72540688702983839922008-05-10T07:09:00.000-07:002008-05-10T07:09:00.000-07:00Thanks two hundred and three times!I'm always amaz...Thanks two hundred and three times!<BR/><BR/>I'm always amazed when something I write accomplishes the task I set for it!<BR/><BR/>How is the new city? Write me all about it!Andy Rooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445394243540521659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627237777104329129.post-32381243173402209122008-05-07T19:37:00.000-07:002008-05-07T19:37:00.000-07:00My goodness. I read this about five times and crea...My goodness. I read this about five times and created an entirely different meaning with each reading. Very good, DBM, very good...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com