Random thoughts...

Andreas89 wrote:It stinks indeed. Since we're living 600 kilometers away I always kept my distance when this topic was discussed in church, and I was kinda hoping that we'd get back to the Netherlands and find a more biblical church before we'd arrive at this point. It's a mixture of me genuinely not wanting to make a big stink out of it and genuinely caring for the people there and, I hate to admit it, a good dose of cowardice. But today there was a vote and there were five vacancies for elders and only four men available. So I felt I had to inform our designated church elder (who is a few years younger than I am) of our stance in this.

By the way, we're still members there because things are extremely slim pickings in Eastern Germany when it comes to churches. We went to a church plant for a few years but those guys said "the Bible isn't really clear enough to follow" just one too many times.

Grindboy wrote:

scottmitchell74 wrote:

Black Rider wrote:Imagine a guy like Bird in today's game, it'd be a picnic. And shooting percentage isn't really up, it's that teams take way more threes. It's boring.

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Go down the Bird, Magic and MJ youtube rabbit hole and then tell me these people aren't athletic.  

MJ is one of the most athletic athletes ever across all sports.  

Dr J not athletic?
Karl Malone?
Wilt Chamberlain? He's one of Earth's greatest athletes ever.
The Admiral?
Hakeem?
Clyde the Glide?
Pippen?


It's not nostalgia: those guys were utter ballers.

Is this directed at me?

I don't have to go down the youtube rabbit hole, I'm old like you and was there (not Wilt old, but pretty old).

I didn't tell you that Dr. J wasn't athletic, that would be such a stupid argument that it shouldn't even be answered. I didn't say that Robinson wasn't an incredible player, that would also not be worthy of a reply. I happily and obviously agree with your points that there have been outstanding and athletic players through the history of the league. I guess I DO think it's odd that you mention Bird and Magic as athletic, where they really both were successful much, much more on stunning levels of skill and awareness/bbIQ than athleticism, but that's not really a point worth aruguing. 

Bird's my all time favorite player, for what it's worth.

(I also never said shooting percentages are up? Who are you guys arguing with?)

. wrote:This evening, I had the privilege of venerating the Kursk Root icon.

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Kerrick wrote:

Pethead wrote:Another little Pethead is on the way! Due date is 3 days apart from the first little Pethead.

Congratulations!!!

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Pethead wrote:Sweet moons of Jupiter, Disney is already developing a live-action remake of Moana.

Krich wrote:

. wrote:This evening, I had the privilege of venerating the Kursk Root icon.

Wow!  Nothing like a nice evening worshiping mary?

ThomasEversole wrote:I've been dealing with nerve damage in my hands from chemotherapy years ago.  Its been gradually getting more bothersome the past year.  My hands are very sensitive to temperature - I need gloves to carry in a gallon of milk from my wife's shopping trip or its too cold for me to stand it.  Its one reason why my music making has grinded to a halt, considering a few minutes of guitar or drums and my hands hurt to much to want to continue.

On a whim, my wife ordered some compression sleeves for me to try.  I figured 'why not' since physical therapy only helped so much and I don't want to keep taking medication for something like this.

Long story short, they work....great?  Way better than I thought they would?  I'm completely baffled (and so is my medical professional wife) as to why 'tight sleeves' only on my forearms, make my hands stop hurting.  (as much)

Hey, I'll take it!  Even if it is just a placebo.  

Black Rider wrote:If you don't want to see the new Captain Marvel coming out, you're sexist.

Grindboy wrote:I'm so sorry you've had that bother you so much for so long. Is that "neuropathy," kind of constant pins-and-needles/tingly in your extremeties? With cold sensitivity that can make it feel like electricity is shot into your body in an instant if you touch something cold? I was told to expect all of that, and I sure did. I had gloves on top of the fridge for anytime I had to grab anything, couldn't drink even room temperature without feeling like prongs in my throat, stuff like that. My cold sensitivity went away very quickly after my chemo ended though. I do still have the neuropathy in my fingertips and toes, I was told that should go away but would take some time. I feel like it did get better after about 6 months or so to where I still feel it moment by moment but it doesn't really keep me from doing anything anymore, I can even exersize pretty much normally with only minimal actual discomfort. (Been just over 2 years since my treatments completed.) Was yours "supposed" to continue/get worse? That's crazy. I'm glad you're finding help, I know placebo is "real" but I doubt that's what it is -- for all of our understanding of the body, nobody really knows how/why things work the way they do.

Kerrick wrote:FYI, he was banned some time ago so you won't be getting any responses from him. 

ThomasEversole wrote:

Grindboy wrote:I'm so sorry you've had that bother you so much for so long. Is that "neuropathy," kind of constant pins-and-needles/tingly in your extremeties? With cold sensitivity that can make it feel like electricity is shot into your body in an instant if you touch something cold? I was told to expect all of that, and I sure did. I had gloves on top of the fridge for anytime I had to grab anything, couldn't drink even room temperature without feeling like prongs in my throat, stuff like that. My cold sensitivity went away very quickly after my chemo ended though. I do still have the neuropathy in my fingertips and toes, I was told that should go away but would take some time. I feel like it did get better after about 6 months or so to where I still feel it moment by moment but it doesn't really keep me from doing anything anymore, I can even exersize pretty much normally with only minimal actual discomfort. (Been just over 2 years since my treatments completed.) Was yours "supposed" to continue/get worse? That's crazy. I'm glad you're finding help, I know placebo is "real" but I doubt that's what it is -- for all of our understanding of the body, nobody really knows how/why things work the way they do.

It is neuropathy, but I really only feel the 'pins and needles' in my feet.  My hands, the best way I can describe how they can feel sometimes - ever take like a big stick or a baseball bat as a kid, and then hit a tree or a pole as hard as you could, and then that 'impact ache' in your hands afterward?  Its like that.  

During chemotherapy, I couldn't drink anything hot or cold, because it just felt like (I'd imagine) trying to swallow broken glass.  That went away after I was done with chemo though, but I still often resort to gloves to get things out of a freezer or putting food in my pre-heated oven, because the temperature according to my hands, feels way hotter or colder than it actually is. 

The forms I signed before I did my 4 months of IV chemo, was that there could be PERMANENT nerve damage.  (sure seems permanent to me, since I finished chemo early 2016)  My mom's best friend went through her cancer stuff too, and had the same thing to sign.  We've bonded a little over being able to relate to daily hands and feet woes.

I found what Paul had to say in 2nd Corithians 12 to be comforting.  He had a 'thorn in the flesh' to deal with, and while its about anyone's guess on what exactly his issue was, the premise is still there.  God's grace is all I need too, and He can work through weakness.  

Besides, after I 'graduate' from this 'bone mech with meat armor' for a body, I'll have a new body that won't have to deal with pain.  Haha!