Daily Whine & Shine - Tuesday, November 3, 2009
by Marilyn Mackenzie
Whether you agree with the concept or not, everyone needs to be able to vent from time to time. That's especially true if you're one of the many who suffer from an invisible illness. We have whines and rants about pains, medical professionals and prescriptions, just to name a few. Perhaps our families listen; perhaps they don't. Even if they do, they get tired of our complaining, even if they claim to understand our struggles. Or if they don't get tired of our "negative energy" we think they do or will.
Do you need to rant about something? Tell us about it.
Do you have some celebration or victory you need to share? This is the place.
What's happening in your world today? Are you grumpy about something? Or so angry you could spit? Tell it here. Here at the Daily Whine & Shine, it's acceptable to rant, vent, complain, stomp your feet, throw a tantrum, and shout, "Oh shuckie darn!"
Wait! Don't go away! Do you have some good news to share? Great. This is the place for that as well. If you're celebrating, dancing, and yelling, "Yippee Skippy!" please share. Sometimes knowing about someone else's happiness gives us a bit of hope for ourselves.
Whether you're shouting, "Oh shuckie darn!" or yelling, "Yippee skippy!" - this is the place to be. Pull up a rocking chair, and let's talk about it.
Now, let's celebrate!!!
November 3 - Sandwich Day, Cliche Day, Election Day and Housewife's Day
Tomorrow is:
November 5 - Gunpowder Day and National Men Make Dinner Day
November 6 - Saxaphone Day, Marooned Without a Compass Day and International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. It's also Pumpkin Chunkin Days - Nov. 6-8.
November 7 - Sadie Hawkins Day, National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day and Book Lovers Day
November 8 - Abet and Aid Punsters Day, Dunce Day, National Parents as Teachers Day and Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day
November 9 - Chaos Never Dies Day and World Orphans Day
November 10 - Area Code Day, Forget-Me-Not Day, National Young Reader's Day and Marine Corps Birthday
November 11 - Air Day and Veteran's Day
The first week of November is:
Chemistry Week
National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
World Communication Week
And monthly observances in November are:
American Diabetes Month
Aviation History Month
Child Safety Protection Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Family Stories Month
Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month
International Drum (Percussion) Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Military Families Appreciation Month
Mothers Against Drunk Drivers Tie One On For Safety Holiday Campaign (11/16 to 12/31)
National Adoption Awareness Month
National AIDS Awareness Month
National Alzheimer's Awareness Month
National Epilepsy Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Georgia Pecan Month
National Home Care & Hospice Month
National Inspirational Role Models Month
National Life Writing Month
National Long-Term Care Awareness Month
National Model Railroad Month
National Novel Writing Month Link
National Peanut Butter Lovers Month
National Pomegranate Month
National Roasting Month
National Scholarship Month
National Sleep Comfort Month
Native American Heritage Month
Real Jewelry Month
Sweet Potato Awareness Month
NoSHAVEmber Month (grow a beard)
Vegan Month
Food for thought:
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. ~ George Bernard Shaw
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. ~ Aesop
If we get a government that reflects more of what this country is really about, we can turn the century -- and the economy -- around. ~ Bella Abzug
Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear. ~ Harry S. Truman
A government big enough to supply you with everything you need, is a government big enough to take away everything you have. The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases." ~ Gerald Ford (Note: The first part of this quotation has been attributed to Thomas Jefferson for decades, but now liberals complain that there is no evidence that he said it. We do know that Gerald Ford did use this quotation on August 12, 1974.)
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Comments: 20
Whine: I still have a headache - it got really bad last night and then I was able to sleep pretty good, only to wake to it still being there.
I have my eye appointment today.
Sorry you're still having headaches. Perhaps the eye appointment will help.
I feel for you with the headaches. I have them everyday myself. I hope the eye appointment helps pinpoint what is going on. Occular migraines are among the worst headaches there are. Sure am glad I don't get these, even though sometimes my eyes hurt, too.
The headaches I get are pretty much all migraines according to a neurologist that I saw years ago. Just varying degrees. I've had one major migraine recently where I lost vision in one eye and the other was blurry and zigzags. Then my vision cleared and the pain started. I hate those ones. Sometimes I will also get the nausea and sensitivity to lights, sounds and smells.
I am really excited that Michaela finally seems to be feeling better :)
instead it's social security day and I will be running my mother around all day....getting home and fixing a quick supper...taking my grandson to Jump Rope for Heart....and then heading to our bowling league.
I am spending the day doing NOTHING, except keeping my fingers crossed. A few family members have been exposed to the swine flu (or whatever they want to call it now). Some of them are now showing flu signs. So I am crossing my fingers that none of them have the acutal Swine one.