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Skriven 2014-11-25 17:26:16 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 19762 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: caring or not 340
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Hi Michael,

 ML> Hard to say. He doesn't recall much about his past,
 ML> and some of his crueler classmates may have implanted
 ML> memories in his head (by repeated suggestion) - they
 ML> have apparently claimed that he has gotten drunk (which
 RH> Not folks I'd pal around with, especially if I were one who was
 RH> vulnerable to implanted ideas, real or not.

 ML> Someone vulnerable to implanted ideas probably wouldn't
 ML> know better than to pal around with such people. Anyhow,
 ML> this happened before I knew him, pretty much, a quarter
 ML> century ago.

IOW, you were unavailable to counteract any influences he had at that
time. Probably sort of like me and my older brother--before his stroke,
etc, I asked him at various times when he'd last been to a doctor as he
wasn't looking good. I got no answer and he's still been evasive on his
condition. I doubt if he would have listened to me, had I suggested any
changes then, or now, post stroke, etc.

 ML> he can't remember) and that he has gotten laid (which
 ML> he denies remembering). But from his testimony, this was
 ML> the first verified alcohol that he's had a substantial
 ML> amount of; as far as the latter goes, he claims to be
 RH> And possibly some side effects of meds he's on could have caused the
 RH> effects. Another time, not on those meds and he might have a
 RH> horrendous hangover on half a beer.

 ML> One doesn't know, and as you pointed out, not my problem.

At least you're not harmed by any of his actions.

 RH> Same as one or two cigarettes can lead to a serious nicotine addiction
 RH> to those susceptable to it. I never was into smoking or drinking so
 RH> didn't have to worry about getting addicted.

 ML> It seems there really is such thing as an addictive personality.

True, I know some people who have become seriously addicted to alcohol
and tobacco, not giving them up despite health issues.

 RH> Is he currently seeing a psychiatrist?

 ML> Yep - one who soaks him for as much as I've made at my best,
 ML> per year.

And probably much more than we'veever made per year as well.


 ML> Really defeats the purpose, doesn't it. But they don't
 ML> care.
 RH> And it seems a lot of the goverment agencies don't really care either,
 RH> despite their prostestations to the contrary.

 ML> This was a government agency - the Maryland motor vehicle
 ML> administration.

Sounds like the whole administration has reached their collective level
of incompetance.


 ML>       Title: Kathy Pitts' Sandia Liquado

Any idea of what she's doing/where she is these days? I miss reading her
stories of the RL.

 ML>  Categories: Mexican, Fruits, Beverages
 ML>       Yield: 1 text file

 ML>   When we were living in Mexico, I got virtually addicted to the
 ML>   liquados (freshly-made fruit juices) they served.  My favorite was
 ML>   Sandia (watermelon).  They made it by placing whole chunks of
 ML>   watermelon (without the seeds) in a blender, and whirling it until
 ML>   pulverized, then adding a squeeze of lime juice, and some water
 ML>   (usually lightly carbonated mineral water).  No salt or sugar (I
 ML>   watched ;-), but it was the best, most refreshing drink imaginable.
 ML> I   remember one night, we sat in a little restaurant in the plaza of
 ML>   some little town, and (to the everlasting amazement of our waiter),
 ML> I   drank FIVE beer-scooner-sized glasses of the stuff.


Easy enough to do, and does look very refreshing on a hot day.

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Ruth
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