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Comments: Walgreens and alot of other pharmacies have the shingles vaccine, among others. As a result of the Affordable Care Act, with most insurance plans, immunizations -- and other preventive care -- are fully-insured, with zero co-pay to the patient.
Comments: Donna, I'm sorry to hear about your bout with shingles. For something that sounds so innocuous, shingles hurts like h-e-double hockey sticks. Please rally soon. Thank you for the heads up suggestion about the inoculation. I had the shot as soon as it came out, thanks to a minor but painful round with shingles when I was about 30.
Comments: Donna, I have had shingles twice. The first time the pain was unbearable for a long time and the second time the pain was bad but it went away within a few weeks. Take care! I know what you are going through.
Comments: Dear Peaches, I thought that I might be able to attend the luncheon, but I have been sidelined by the shingles. I no longer have visible wounds, but the pain is very bad. The pain medication I have doesn't begin to reach it. I am find it difficult to get comfortable in any position and I have not been able to travel. So, I urge you all to talk to your doctors about the shingles vaccine as soon as possible. I had the chicken pox when I was seven and it has come back to haunt me! I was looking forward to the luncheon, but maybe I can make the next one. Everyone have a great time and-----oh yeah, eat some great Mexican food. Donna Gwin Libhart
Comments: up to 56 now. If you are planning best rsvp before it get too full. Since this is the first luncheon this year I believe lots are ready to visit again.
Comments: FYI, we now have 47 signed up for the luncheon on October 25th. This is the first one this year. I was going to do our summer luncheon but with Mary Kay and I have surgery around the same time, it just did not happen. So now is your chance to see classmates. We always have so much fun!!!!
Comments: Fortunately, no power loss either storm. It took me once again an hour and forty minutes to get to work on Monday. Yesterday, the only signal light still blinking was at Northwest Hwy. and Shiloh. It is still blinking today. Since I've been taking detours through areas not usually visited, I've really seen more damage than I thought possible. Huge trees just uprooted. Like after our ice storm, this is going to take a long time to clean up. We actually have a generator but lord only knows the last time it was used, probably before Steve and I were married. Yikes! We do have numerous flash lights and an emergency radio. I guess I should buy a phone charger to use in my car.
Comments: What a great story, Phyllis! Ann Richards was incredibly photogenic, for sure. Now let's hear about Elvis!
Comments: Lynell, I ran into Ann Richards once at Rudy's Barbecue on Lemmon AVE. It was not the first time I had seen her in person, but was the first time we spoke and I had the opportunity to observe her close up. I mentioned that she and I [and Sharon Reeves] shared the same birthday. She reminded me that it was -- "our mutual friend," (the term she used) Lily Tomlin's birthday also. God, she was beautiful: petite, perfectly groomed, hair and skin positively glowing, bright blue eyes that appeared lit from within (and perfectly matched her impeccable pastel blue suit). Like Elvis (who made a pass at me once on an airplane), she was highly photogenic, but even better looking in person.
Comments: Kathleen, thanks for the sympathy. The electricity was only out for three hours yesterday. Boy, are we dependent on the luxury of kilowatts! That's pretty cool about seeing the Governor. I ran into Ann Richards once in a pizza place. That was my last gubernatorial sighting.
Comments: For those of you receiving Medicare health insurance, you may want to check my last two posts on the '62 site.
Comments: Hi Lynell,Sorry about your power outage. I wanted to tell you that last week when we were staying at the north Dallas Central Expressway LaQuinta Motel Governor Perry walked by and spoke to me. He had been at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital across the street. This morning on WFAA 8 the Governor and major medical doctors for the state announced a plan for Texas to deal with the Ebola Virus.
Comments: Here we go again. Another power outage! We were out for almost 24 hours from the last storm.
Comments: We finally had our lights turned on today Saturday at 4:25p.m., four days without lights. Our street was one of the last ones in the neighborhood to be turned back on. The crew was from Houston and their trucks said Department of Agriculture. There were five big trucks and when they drove down our street they left the neighborhood. I have never been so grateful in my life to have my electricity turned on. I agree with my 76 year old neighbor who complained to me "I am just to old for this."
Comments: Hello SOCites! Peaches Sweezy Walker, Betty Gibbs and Mary Kay Crowder are planning a SOC Luncheon on Saturday, October 25, 11:30 a.m., El Fenix Mexican Restaurant, 6811 W. Northwest Hwy, Dallas 75225; phone 214-363-5279. It's located just West of Central Expressway and also easy to get to from the North Dallas Tollway. We have reservations so please RSVP to mkaykathryn@sbcglobal.net. You might have already received the invite from Mary Kay’s events page, or by email. Looking forward to seeing "old" friends again!
Comments: After the storm, we were without power for 22 hours. I heard on the radio that HAZMET crews were unable to clean the Ebola guy's apartment on Fair Oaks because there was no electricity, but Oncor was scrambling to get the power back on. We live about a mile from The Ivy Apartments. Maybe that's why they got us up and running so fast. meanwhile we did okay with a couple of dinky little battery powered fans from Walmart and a few flashlights from Harbor Freight. The Ebola guy's fiancée and children have been relocated to a single family house in a gated community, so I'd look for services here to go back to normal.
Comments: Sharon, Our lights have been out and so far we have had to spend the last two nights in motels. I have never been so miserable in my life. I am having to do Dialysis in a motel room. I am having a lot of pain. I just hope I get better soon. I am so mad at Oncorp. They lie all the time. Today, they told everyone in our neighborhood that they would be turning on the lights at 8:00 p.m. tonight. It was posted on their website. I found out from an employee that they couldn't possibly make that deadline. It just doesn't seem right to string people along like that I hope they manage to get it on SOON.
Comments: Left work early yesterday to try and beat the storm. Didn't work. I spent about 12 minutes in the parking lot of Tom Thumb directly across from North Park on Northwest Highway. Looked like an obstacle course on the way home. I took an alternate route from Northwest Highway and actually ended up in the areas that took the brunt of the storm. I went through Lake Highlands, Lochwood, Casa View and was amazed. There were people standing outside taking pictures of the damage - trees on top of cars, crashed into roof tops, in the middle of the road. Fortunately, there was no damage at my house. This morning, it took me 1 hour and 40 minutes to get to work. No signal lights anywhere. I'm already dreading the trip home.
Comments: It is funny how much some of you were exposed to different languages and now don't seem to be able to speak them. I wonder if you heard them spoken if you would understand them. It is funny you mentioned Lawrence Welk. He was married to my grandmother's cousin. My mother baby set his children when he first started out at the local radio station in Yankton. South Dakota. I have been sick lately with a viral infection. I would appreciate you praying for me to get better. My doctor's office was packed with sick patients. I hope all of you are well.
Comments: Phyllis and Sharon, that was interesting about the languages. I used to know Norwegian, grew up with the language, but with the use of English, I cannot remember any of it since childhood. Maybe it is a way of the older generation of migrants to remember their heritage and a way not to forget it. I am saddened that I cannot even sing the songs I learned as a child in Norwegian in the Lutheran Church. Most European schools have you take at least 4 different languages to learn including English. I remember when SOC taught Latin, German, French and Spanish. Wondering if Latin is even taught anymore. Thanks for letting me in for a few minutes. I enjoy reading this site when I can.
Comments: Yes, I think they realized that if you're older, have been here 15 or 20 years and haven't learned English, you're not likely to. The pattern in American immigration seems to have been for the first wave of immigrants to continue to cling to their native tongue, for their children to be bilingual and for the grandchildren to speak -- predominantly -- English. My Mother was raised in a small town in western North Dakota in which everyone -- at home, at least -- spoke either Norwegian (her family), Swedish or German. Fortunately, the common language at their country school, which was taught by her older sister, was English. Lawrence Welk was raised in another small town in North Dakota and didn't switch to English until he was 21 years old. His example notwithstanding, obviously, the ability to speak English tends to increase ones opportunities for advancement and success.
Comments: Thanks, Phyllis. I seem to recall having known that previously, many moons ago. I am sure that the man I referred to was in his 50's or older. Great weekend for football watching! I made a prediction during the Texas - Kansas game and told Steve that Charlie Weis's job was on the line if Kansas didn't have a winning season. I guess the higher ups didn't want to wait that long and he was fired right after the game. The Cowboys were a big surprise.
Comments: COME ON DOWN...,,,,and vote for me!!!!!
Comments: Sharon---you asked whether or not there are rules governing non-citizens' influx into this country. The answer is 'yes', there are plenty of rules, but our gubment does not enforce the rules because the current gubment overwhelmingly WANTS those who speak little or no English to, as the announcer on a game show says, "come on down!---you can get free stuff!"
Comments: Thanks, Phyllis, but it was more an act of survival than altruism. She was scary, possibly on drugs, and there for a hearing or something. This was back when the white courthouse had criminal courts. I hope she got her life together, and if my hairbrush made her happy, that makes me happy. Small acts can have big repercussions.
Comments: Sharon; Your comment intrigued me. I did a little research, and the ability to read, write and speak basic English is a requirement for naturalization, unless: The person is over 50 years of age and has lived in the US at least 20 years since becoming a Permanent Resident; or They're over 55 and have lived here at least 15 years since becoming a Permanent Resident; or They have a disability that prevents them from fulfilling the requirement. Interesting.
Comments: Bless you, Lynell; You did a good deed. It sounds like that lady needed that hairbrush worse that you did!
Comments: Phyllis, the judge indicated that's exactly what the defendant had in mind. I think he liked the facilities provided by Dallas County better than those of the State of Texas! Sharon, one time I was in the ladies room at the George Allen courthouse. A scary, nasty woman saw me run a brush through my hair and asked if she could borrow it. I gave it to her and told her to keep it.
Comments: Every time I report for jury duty, I am always amazed at the people. You see entire families, babies and toddlers of all races. If you want to see the decline of civilization, just go sit in the lobby of the courthouse. There was a man in my group Wednesday that was obviously a naturalized citizen of Asian descent and he could not understand English and admitted it. Aren't there still rules about who can become a citizen and speaking and reading English are two of them, right?
Comments: Lynell, I recently read a Michael Connelly (of Lincoln Lawyer fame) book, in which the Lincoln Lawyer actually conspired with his client to have the client punch him in the face in front of the jury -- complete with a fake-blood packet that the lawyer bit into at the appropriate time -- in order to get a mistrial (and try to spook a strong complaining witness). Maybe, in your case, the Defendant was trying to get a postponement? ![[sneaky]](/images/boards/smilies/sneaky.gif "Sneaky - :sneaky:")
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