Self-awareness

[Phlexor]

When I was a teenager, my Mother was scared of me

Any particular reason for this?

To this day I do not know why. It was my Dad who told me that I scare her and that, even when I was at school she was scared of even going into my bedroom. I do not believe that I was a monster... and I never objected to my Mum tidying my room if she felt the inclination.

I've never been able to figure it

I am not surprised. That is an awful thing to say without sorting it out with you. And you have let it follow you for all these years thinking there was definitely a reason for her thoughts? Do you think that as anyone gets to know you, they will eventually see what your mum thinks she saw? What a horrible blow to your self esteem.
I know that when I was taking Tegretol (an anti-epileptic), I was told not to eat grapefruit. That was the only restriction.

My wife takes that for her epilepsy and I've never heard her say she can't have grapefruit. What happens?

[Callaway]

When I was a teenager, my Mother was scared of me

Any particular reason for this?

To this day I do not know why. It was my Dad who told me that I scare her and that, even when I was at school she was scared of even going into my bedroom. I do not believe that I was a monster... and I never objected to my Mum tidying my room if she felt the inclination.

I've never been able to figure it

I am not surprised. That is an awful thing to say without sorting it out with you. And you have let it follow you for all these years thinking there was definitely a reason for her thoughts? Do you think that as anyone gets to know you, they will eventually see what your mum thinks she saw? What a horrible blow to your self esteem.
I know that when I was taking Tegretol (an anti-epileptic), I was told not to eat grapefruit. That was the only restriction.

My wife takes that for her epilepsy and I've never heard her say she can't have grapefruit. What happens?

I found this:

Question: Why Shouldn't I Drink Grapefruit Juice With My Meds?
Any number of medications can apply to this question: Prozac, BuSpar, Tegretol, Lipitor, Verapamil, Prednisone and a host of others - even Viagra!


Answer: The reason why grapefruit juice is a problem for people taking certain drugs - including many psychotropic meds - is that grapefruit juice (unlike any other citrus juice) inhibits two enzymes that are important in metabolizing, or breaking down, these medications. When the enzymes aren't doing their job, much more of the drug in question remains available to enter the patient's bloodstream, and in some cases, this can have dangerous, even toxic, effects.
For example, as much as 99% of BuSpar (Buspirone) is normally metabolized before the drug ever enters the bloodstream. When taken in the presence of grapefruit juice (not even at the same time), the amount of BuSpar in the system could increase as much as 400% - a hazardous situation...

[DirtDawg]

Some construction, outside on the grounds at work, has mostly blinded me. I'm fine now, but I had so much overstimulation from low frequncy - ground shaking noise from a compactor - that I was having trouble seeing and blocking it out was not possible, because the frequency I felt coming up from my contact with the concrete fllooor was more than I could take or ignore. no one esle even noticed that the floor was shaking, FFS
I am lefgtt ot conclude that my connnection to earth may be mroe solid than some other people's, or not - I am fine now. it took a tolll, though.
i'm not sure when I bled through my pants about shin level. I may have run into something, quite a serious touch, apparently, judging from the wound, which is now well scabbed over and deep as fuck. Ruined my pants.

[Callaway]

...i'm not sure when I bled through my pants about shin level. I may have run into something, quite a serious touch, apparently, judging from the wound, which is now well scabbed over and deep as fuck. Ruined my pants.

If they are ruined just because of the blood, the stain should come out if you soak the pants in cool water and then rub the blood stain with a bar of soap, then soak them in cool water overnight, then you can wash the pants in cool water, maybe using a color-safe oxygen bleach, if necessary.  Don't use hot water or dry them in the dryer until the stain is gone, since heat changes the protein in blood and will set the stain.

[Phlexor]

When I was a teenager, my Mother was scared of me

Any particular reason for this?

To this day I do not know why. It was my Dad who told me that I scare her and that, even when I was at school she was scared of even going into my bedroom. I do not believe that I was a monster... and I never objected to my Mum tidying my room if she felt the inclination.

I've never been able to figure it

I am not surprised. That is an awful thing to say without sorting it out with you. And you have let it follow you for all these years thinking there was definitely a reason for her thoughts? Do you think that as anyone gets to know you, they will eventually see what your mum thinks she saw? What a horrible blow to your self esteem.
I know that when I was taking Tegretol (an anti-epileptic), I was told not to eat grapefruit. That was the only restriction.

My wife takes that for her epilepsy and I've never heard her say she can't have grapefruit. What happens?

I found this:

Question: Why Shouldn't I Drink Grapefruit Juice With My Meds?
Any number of medications can apply to this question: Prozac, BuSpar, Tegretol, Lipitor, Verapamil, Prednisone and a host of others - even Viagra!


Answer: The reason why grapefruit juice is a problem for people taking certain drugs - including many psychotropic meds - is that grapefruit juice (unlike any other citrus juice) inhibits two enzymes that are important in metabolizing, or breaking down, these medications. When the enzymes aren't doing their job, much more of the drug in question remains available to enter the patient's bloodstream, and in some cases, this can have dangerous, even toxic, effects.
For example, as much as 99% of BuSpar (Buspirone) is normally metabolized before the drug ever enters the bloodstream. When taken in the presence of grapefruit juice (not even at the same time), the amount of BuSpar in the system could increase as much as 400% - a hazardous situation...

Thanks for that. I let my wife know and she had never heard of it before, but lucky she doesn't eat grapefruit normally anyway.

[DirtDawg]

...i'm not sure when I bled through my pants about shin level. I may have run into something, quite a serious touch, apparently, judging from the wound, which is now well scabbed over and deep as fuck. Ruined my pants.

If they are ruined just because of the blood, the stain should come out if you soak the pants in cool water and then rub the blood stain with a bar of soap, then soak them in cool water overnight, then you can wash the pants in cool water, maybe using a color-safe oxygen bleach, if necessary.  Don't use hot water or dry them in the dryer until the stain is gone, since heat changes the protein in blood and will set the stain.

No, I tore through the longitudinal seam down the outer leg. The blood ran down into my shoes and made them stink (worse) but there is no hope for the pants. The rip and any subsequent repair will always show. No big deal really - they were Wrangler khakis. Not worth repairing.

Thanks, though.The blood is not the real problem.
I used quite a bit of H₂O₂ last night on my leg and scrubbed into the depths of cut really well. I had it wide open, but now it's clean and well sealed. Should be gone in a few days.

[Callaway]

...i'm not sure when I bled through my pants about shin level. I may have run into something, quite a serious touch, apparently, judging from the wound, which is now well scabbed over and deep as fuck. Ruined my pants.

If they are ruined just because of the blood, the stain should come out if you soak the pants in cool water and then rub the blood stain with a bar of soap, then soak them in cool water overnight, then you can wash the pants in cool water, maybe using a color-safe oxygen bleach, if necessary.  Don't use hot water or dry them in the dryer until the stain is gone, since heat changes the protein in blood and will set the stain.

No, I tore through the longitudinal seam down the outer leg. The blood ran down into my shoes and made them stink (worse) but there is no hope for the pants. The rip and any subsequent repair will always show. No big deal really - they were Wrangler khakis. Not worth repairing.

Thanks, though.The blood is not the real problem.
I used quite a bit of H₂O₂ last night on my leg and scrubbed into the depths of cut really well. I had it wide open, but now it's clean and well sealed. Should be gone in a few days.

Sorry.  I'm glad that your leg seems to be OK now.

I have cut off pants that were ripped at or below the knee and hemmed them to make shorts, but I don't know if you even wear shorts.

[DirtDawg]

I am fine with cut-offs  Since I left the hardlands of Texas, I wear shorts a lot, sometimes even with "slippers."  The only problem I I ever ever  ever have is how much to cut off. I have gone with instinct, personal comfort, (ok maybe some exhibitionism too, but I was tan then, quite muscular and on the prowl) and beeen acccused of trying to attract queers. Then cut off less and been accused of tryin g to look like a rappper.

Is there some well-defined and socially acceptable proportion that will allow the length of my shorts to be ignored and allow the man wearing them to hold a spectator's attention past comment?



OH, I think cuffed shorts look really cool and they are quite practical. does this create problems for me?

[Callaway]

I think that cuffed shorts look good, too.

I would think that they can be almost any length from just above the tops of the knees to about four to six inches above that.



Shorts that are too short would not look as good, I think.

[Tesla]

I think that cuffed shorts look good, too.

I would think that they can be almost any length from just above the tops of the knees to about four to six inches above that.



Shorts that are too short would not look as good, I think.

Those shorts look ridiculous. 

The sweater tied around the neck...  the popped collar...  deck shoes... 

If those gentlemen are supposed to look "nautical", they failed.  The sailors I grew up with were usually passed out in a pool of their own vomit.

Of course, they haven't figured out a way to sell vomit in catalogs.

Real vomit anyhow.

[Callaway]

I think that cuffed shorts look good, too.

I would think that they can be almost any length from just above the tops of the knees to about four to six inches above that.



Shorts that are too short would not look as good, I think.

Those shorts look ridiculous. 

The sweater tied around the neck...  the popped collar...  deck shoes... 

If those gentlemen are supposed to look "nautical", they failed.  The sailors I grew up with were usually passed out in a pool of their own vomit.

Of course, they haven't figured out a way to sell vomit in catalogs.

Real vomit anyhow.

 

It was hard to find pictures of guys modeling shorts, but I thought that both of those were a good length.

I was not recommending the outfits.

How long do you wear your shorts?

[Tesla]

Below the knee is an absolute minimum.

These would do.

[Al Swearegen]

And you have let it follow you for all these years thinking there was definitely a reason for her thoughts?

I would imagine there would have to be a reason. My parents made mistakes (because it wasn't understood that I was differently wired) but they were generally very loving.

One of the joys of my two children is that they are totally at ease with me and totally natural. Everybody else seems to be more distant in varying degrees. Many people think negative things about me. From a female company director who thought me chauvenistic... to some who find me patronising or arrogant. My wife tells me that I can look very scarey when I am angry... she says my lips turn white and my eyes go black... sounds scarey to me. Fortunately I seldom let myself get so very angry that that happens - she's only seen it one or two times early on in our marriage.

Perhaps that is why my Mother was once scared of me.

Patronising, chauvanistic, arrogant.....you have not mentioned an old bald-headed, ass with a superiority complex, over-reliance on an over estimated intelligence and inability to see reason.
Strange?
I don't think you are scary Nockers. Maybe a little pitiful but not scary. Give us a roar. See what I mean?

[renaeden]

^ 

Below the knee is an absolute minimum.

These would do.

The other shorts look uncomfortable.

[Nocturnalist!]

Give us a roar.

Grrrrrr.  :lol:

Now your turn - lol