Nick C

They own 85% of kraft which is staged to be spun off from the company in early 07, as an FYI.

me too.

Nice letter, I too will write a letter

Will do!

Kasey, you can write click, click properties and it'll give you the "destination of the link".

I have never been one for the "socially responsible" mutual fund. Because one person's idea of socially responsible is not that of another person's. However, I have decided to run through my portfolio and see which mutual funds I have that have tobacco as a portion and sell them off. I am afraid however that I am going to go through every choice in my and my wifes 401K and find every fund has some exposure. Has anyone done this? And if so, where did you shake out?

I just clicked on his name on the article, and it launched my e-mail...can anyone tivo the nightly news with brian williams??? Or watch and report on what they cover. I will tomorrow, but I won't get home in time tonight.

Mike Taibbi wrote me back. He went for his spiral CT and will be doing stories tonight and tomorrow on nightly news with Brian Williams. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice guy to write a schlub like me back

Awesome.

sweet

Just wrote the reporter to thank him and tell him 160,000 deaths, this is news worthy every month, not just Novemeber.

Hi Donna. So sorry. What do we do? Donna, I'm just muttling through and saying find some enjoyment in the day...Mom found enjoyment in EVERY day. I know it is hard. I get it.

I think Cindy hit it. Sounds like anxiety...it doesn't sound normal, but anxiety can completely warp what's REALLY going on. Sounds like there is a sense of safety with you, and if she is alone/out/away she feels vulnerable. I know others have suggested counselor or social worker...and I am thinking that is good, but MAYBE with a look at some anxiety meds? I guess these drugs can interact though right? And I know in your first post you said you felt bad when you said something to her, but just stress that you really do feel that any suggestions were really made with her well being in mind too, and you just thought it would be beneficial to her.

Peppermint Schnapps...yikes!!! Bummer that reaction came out of nowhere, but hoping for good results from here on out for you.

As far as a cook book, I would love to pitch in a bunch of my recipes...I'm a CPA by trade, but have had imaginations of doing so many other things...chef being one of them.

This is tough...grieving through your first holiday set sucks...then to layer family issues on top of it...ugh!!! For this holiday, I pared down the family exposure as it is the first without mom.

A very balanced and comprehensive article (although they gave the nay sayer the last word). But the item that Patz doesn't get is, he has told his father not to do the test AFTER weighing the pros and cons...most at risk people don't know there is a pro or con to weigh. My mother didn't know. My mother wasn't given the option. My mother is now dead at age 56. Would she still be dead with early detection...maybe, but there is a POSSIBILITY that she wouldn't be. She was never given the opportunity at the possibility!

Just prayed for your father.

Chris, Congrats on the new job. Hope and prayers for continued experiences of "being cared for" by Dad.

I know just for fun, but I must qualify: This is my first thanksgiving w/out Mom. But I have decided to do Thanksgiving (Me and mom's day) as painful as it may be. Mom's stuffing was the part of the meal that was the "big secret". ALWAYS IN A PAN!!! NEVER IN THE BIRD!!! Mom did not tell the recipe as she thought she'd make it to thanksgiving. I wrote her friend down the street, and sure enough, Mom helped her with her First thanksgiving, and thus had the recipe to pass onto me. Here it is, and it is truly amazing, like Mom: Randy's Thanksgiving Stuffing 2 packages Arnolds’ un-spiced stuffing 3 rolls Jones Sausage 6 eggs 3 large stalks celery, chopped 1 large onion, diced Parmesan cheese Poultry Seasoning Salt & pepper to taste Cook the sausage in a skillet until completely cooked, breaking up into small pieces as you go. Remove sausage leaving as much drippings in the pan as possible and set aside. Sauté onions and celery in drippings until onion is tender but not browned. Pour bread cubes into a large bowl and add sausage, drippings and sautéed onions and celery. Scramble your eggs and mix into stuffing. Add Parmesan cheese, pepper, and poultry seasoning. (You really have to get in there with your hands and kind of knead it all together.) Note: This recipe is from my notes that I wrote down while on the phone with her. She didn’t give specific measurements for the cheese, seasoning or salt and pepper because she just added what she thought looked/tasted good. Before she got Celiac, she would taste it to see if it needed anything. She was, however, very specific about the Arnolds’ bread cubes and the Jones sausage—they were not to be substituted! When I make this stuffing, I add a little bit of chicken or turkey stock to it if it seems dry. It will depend on how much fat you get from the sausage. I think your mom may have used water.

Such an encouraging account of your journey. It gives me hope that I will be able to enjoy children someday (even though I'll be sad I'll never see Mom with them). I'm sad to hear of some of the other hurt that's gone on. So sorry.

Let's pray no news IS good news.

Wonderful news that all is going well (with healing and home improvements!).

Gwen, So sorry, Good luck with taking all all fronts... I too looked in the mirror this weekend and realized my beard had gotten pretty scraggly. I think I was doing that though to make my outside kinda reflect how my inside felt. It feels unnatural to shave, put on dress pants and a nice shirt and dress shoes and go to work...because I am so deshelvled inside.

Wonderful News!!!!! God Bless.