I've been absent for a couple of days. Honestly I've been in kind of a fog. I've had a cold coming on for about the last week. Not a full blown cold but one of those annoying little ones that gives you just enough congestion to cause post nasal drip. You don't notice it so much during the day but when you lay down at night you start to cough. And cough. And cough.
I told you before that I have apnea and sleep with an embryonic Alien face-hugger strapped to my face but what I didn't tell you was that I also tape my mouth shut. Yes. Tape across the lips. Voluntarily. And no, my wife doesn't have anything to do with it. I started having problems with the air leaking out of my mouth during the night and when that happens the therapy goes right out with it. Now no doctor or therapist in his right mind will tell you to tape your mouth shut but when you're struggling with this goofy therapy you try whatever it takes to get some sleep so I started using paper medical tape and it actually worked pretty well. Until this week when I got a cold.
I think you see what's coming. There I am all strapped in and taped up and settling down for the night when it starts. A tiny little tickle in the back of my throat. Maybe it'll go away. cough. That wasn't so bad. Okay tickle's gone. Ah. cough cough. Damn. Alright, I can control this. I'll cough will myself cough cough to not 
Quick question. Does anybody else think this headline is stupid?
Gee, maybe they could do a story titled "Does the Pope display religious tendencies?".
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I found a good solution to sealing your mouth. It's a mouthpiece without a breathing hole. It's marketed as an anti-snoring device and sold at big drugstores. I've used it a few times when I've had to sleep in the same room with others who would not appreciate my snoring. My wife wears ear plugs, so she can withstand anything but the worst roaring.
I've never learned how to harass sexually, but I've done pretty well with my own techniques, especially staring at a female co-worker's boobs.
I haven't seen very much about Britney that wasn't stupid, except for the getting-out-of-the-car crotch shot which was merely disgusting.
Your sleep and breathing problems sound like a terrible thing to have to deal with.
Britney Spears is a mentally ill, just more mentally ill than the rest of us. :-)
HM, I know of some people that have had some success using mouthpieces. I haven't tried them, yet. Actually I just got a new mask that covers my nose and mouth. It shows promise but I haven't been able to get used to sleeping in it because of the danm coughing.
The interesting thing I learned about sexual harassment was that it doesn't necessarily have to do with sex the act as much as sex the gender.
BBC, for quite a while it really was no trouble at all. I got used to it pretty quickly. It just astounds me though how fast something changed in the last month or so. Now it's a big PITA.
I guess all I can say about us all being insane is to quote Krishnamurti:
"It is no measure of health to be sane in an insane society."
I am just now getting over a stupid cold that I have had for two weeks and that is not counting the week that it was "coming on." I hope you are not getting one like that.
Britney displaying mental issues? Really? Wow, what a surprise.
I KNEW Chewy was gettin' some on the side.
How's Han supposed to compete with Wookie dookie? She must be ruined.
mmm we do need to improve sexual harrassment. like this one chick i work with, is always sending me naughty instant messages about the conference table and whatnot, and i really think she just needs to follow through. it's getting frustrating. you should come to my work and lecture us on sexual harrassment performance.
Mike I hope not too. I'm not sure I can take another night like last night. I was ready to take more meds just hoping for an OD to put me out.
Mog, hey man you know what they say. Once you go Wookie...actually I guess I don't know what they say.
TM, I doubt there's much I could teach you. You're incorrigible. Don't change.
well you are coming here in the spring... you can do a presentation for my company!
You mean the pope is religious? Who'da thunk it...
I swear my husband has sleep apnea. He snores something awful and holds his breath at times. He won't go to the doctors!
I have resorted to listening to my Celine songs through my headset at nights.
The stress toys you posted made it so much easier to know what your cough was like. LOL Funny!
TM, I'm not sure I'd know what to say.
SC welcome. I've heard that he was but I don't believe much that those religious types tell me. Thanks for stopping by.
Prepon, all joking aside, you should really try to talk him into getting checked. Apnea is serious. At the very least I stopped snoring immediately and my wife started sleeping better. Happy wife=happy life.
Glad I could make you smile. Has your day gotten any better? I hope the weekend is great.
Krishnamurti is cool, I have a good book by him, and have studied him. I know a man that spent some time with him and took care of his place for a summer.
But that is the first time I recall seeing that quote.
Do you suppose Cindo sexualy harrasses Dick Cheney?
That should be "Condi".
BBC, I don't remember the source for that one but it was definitely attributed to him.
Col, I don't know the answer to that one. Anything wouldn't surprise me about Mr. Cheney after hearing he had an irregular heatbeat last week. I didn't even know he had a heart. I bet it's two sizes too small.
I'm sitting here picturing you giving a sexual harassment presentation using Tequila as a model :) Excuse me while I go wash my hands.
Sara Sue that does conjure up quite the image doesn't it?
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