Sandy, I think we should all hire you as our medical advocate. I hope that you can find the right doctor. It sounds like this one may be too busy making a name for himself, and not attending to his practice.

Renee, All I can think to say to you is to hang in there and do not allow yourself to be manipulated.

Tricia, Can I hire you to read and grade my papers during the Fall semester?

My update: Went to Weight Watchers today and lost 2.6 pounds this first week. I would have done better, but ate too much of the wrong thing (pad thai) yesterday. I still love my new bed.

Did you all see that that a barrel of oil hit an all time high today (140.00) and they predict it could rise another 30.00 by the end of the summer? Plus, the stock market had its second worse day of the year. That coupled with the fact that the state of Illinois has been rated the worst state in the country for its pension fund for public employess (is years behind in paying its share) means I will never be able to retire.