is big, bites, pinch-scratches, pulls hair and is all around the toughest little 18 month old ever. I guess that is what happens when you have a 12 year old brother who picks on you all the time.
Actually that just may be an excuse. I think this one was just born tough.
however when it is time to go to nurse (I am a hippie) he is so funny. As soon as he knows he gets to nurse, he starts to giggle, smile, latches on, then rolls his eyes back in his head and wiggles in happiness.
Nursing must be some sort of addictive dopamine flood. It's like the kid is taking a hit, or drag on a cigarette.
We are going to look into a "patch" pretty soon for the little addict.
Friday, September 12, 2008
buying a home
So I finally decided to take a plunge into home ownership.
Right now, since me and the ex are still technicall wedded, I can buy a house only using my income but have to show his debts as part of my debt to income ratio.
He has a lot of debt.
I cashed out my stock awards for downpayment and closing costs, but this still puts me in a delicate situation without the required down payment. I found a mortgage broker who will help, however we are riding the "funny money" mortgage debacle coat-tails right up until it becomes illegal on Oct 1st.
We are getting "downpayment assistance" from the seller which will become illegal on Oct 1st. This means they "give" me $5000 which actually gets added into the cost of the mortgage.
I am a little confused as to why this is becoming illegal. Most folks can swing a mortgage that is close to the current rent payment. For me I pay 1100 in rent or it looks like about 1076 in mortgage for the condo. My credit is excellent and I make plenty of money. I just lack 5% plus closing fees-ie 12 grand or so in cash.
I think the down payment assistance is just an easy target to blame. In reality the ARM mortgages are the real problem. There is no good reason folks in a state like Texas need a crazy ARM mortgage unless they are flipping houses. Mortgage brokers just found easy targets amoung the poor and uneducated (aka financially stuid). The ARMs are the reason for the high default rates.
Also I read somewhere that 75% of first time home buyers who show up with a significant downpayment got it as a gift from family. Not everyone has mom and dad to fall back on.
Right now, since me and the ex are still technicall wedded, I can buy a house only using my income but have to show his debts as part of my debt to income ratio.
He has a lot of debt.
I cashed out my stock awards for downpayment and closing costs, but this still puts me in a delicate situation without the required down payment. I found a mortgage broker who will help, however we are riding the "funny money" mortgage debacle coat-tails right up until it becomes illegal on Oct 1st.
We are getting "downpayment assistance" from the seller which will become illegal on Oct 1st. This means they "give" me $5000 which actually gets added into the cost of the mortgage.
I am a little confused as to why this is becoming illegal. Most folks can swing a mortgage that is close to the current rent payment. For me I pay 1100 in rent or it looks like about 1076 in mortgage for the condo. My credit is excellent and I make plenty of money. I just lack 5% plus closing fees-ie 12 grand or so in cash.
I think the down payment assistance is just an easy target to blame. In reality the ARM mortgages are the real problem. There is no good reason folks in a state like Texas need a crazy ARM mortgage unless they are flipping houses. Mortgage brokers just found easy targets amoung the poor and uneducated (aka financially stuid). The ARMs are the reason for the high default rates.
Also I read somewhere that 75% of first time home buyers who show up with a significant downpayment got it as a gift from family. Not everyone has mom and dad to fall back on.
Saturday, August 02, 2008
europeans drink less water than americans
ADH + CRH = ACTH (see vasopression and cortisol regulation)
ACTH = cortisol
low ADH or low CRH leads to low cortisol
CRH essential for crisis response-death of Ccentral adrenal insufficieny during crisis.
ADH coregulates daily secretion of cortisol? coregulation proven but details uncertain.
High (Na)= low ADH. Low (Na)= high ADH
Florinef= High (Na), low ADH
supplement with florinef and cortisol= low ACTH, low CRH, low ADH.
Stop cortisol. higher CRH, but High (Na) due to florinef leaves low ADH.
thus low ACTH and low cortisol. expect lots of irregularity in cortisol secretion, spikes and valleys. BP variations from 120/90 to 70/40 from AM to PM. Delerium and lack of peripheral circulation in PM.
Stop florinef, (Na) drops, ADH spikes, cortisol spikes. symptoms go away.
every visit i have made to europe makes me wonder about those folks. they drink very little compared to us and seem to make less trips to the potty. how do they stay hydrated?
i wonder what the daily urine output of somebody with CFS is?
ACTH = cortisol
low ADH or low CRH leads to low cortisol
CRH essential for crisis response-death of Ccentral adrenal insufficieny during crisis.
ADH coregulates daily secretion of cortisol? coregulation proven but details uncertain.
High (Na)= low ADH. Low (Na)= high ADH
Florinef= High (Na), low ADH
supplement with florinef and cortisol= low ACTH, low CRH, low ADH.
Stop cortisol. higher CRH, but High (Na) due to florinef leaves low ADH.
thus low ACTH and low cortisol. expect lots of irregularity in cortisol secretion, spikes and valleys. BP variations from 120/90 to 70/40 from AM to PM. Delerium and lack of peripheral circulation in PM.
Stop florinef, (Na) drops, ADH spikes, cortisol spikes. symptoms go away.
every visit i have made to europe makes me wonder about those folks. they drink very little compared to us and seem to make less trips to the potty. how do they stay hydrated?
i wonder what the daily urine output of somebody with CFS is?
well if she had only...
well if she had only...
-wore her seat belt
-hadn't been drinking
-had work a helmet
-had been more careful about car maintenance
-he was really overweight and didnt work out
It's a shame but...
-he had a mental problem
-They were "those" sort of people, you can't expect much more out of them
-he was really white trash
-he had it coming
-you know how (fill in your favorite racial slur) are
All Fs feel empathy. All humans actually have some inkling. However when we see another in pain we often build defense barriers to allow us to dismiss thier pain. It is almost second nature and hapens by default.
Two ways:
1) they deserved thier pain/death or some how caused it
2) they are not part of our "tribe" thus thier suffering is irrelevant.
God bless the USA, but we forgot about the rest of the world. or those folks on the east side of towm. or the black people or the mexican immigrants.
Oh a guy got hit and killed, sad but he was just an illegal... they are everywhere nowdays.
Another I have seen medical professionals guilty of:
When they cannot solve the problem or cannot find data to support the symptoms in test results, then there is not a problem. Ignoring the fact that they have limited biomarkers available and an exceptionally poor understanding of pharmacogenomics and individual varients of complex disorders.
How do they avoid having to feel empathy?
-she has a mental problem
-she's neurotic
-she's seeking attention
-it's psychosomatic (which has been redefined as of late funnily enough)
-it's all in thier head
-they are lazy and looking for attention
-everything becomes depression (gushing blood? your just depressed. eyeball pop out? depression.)
There are several "syndromes" where the docs really have poor answers yet are willing to apply all of the above answers -CFS, fibromyalgia, IBS, yet many docs are profoundly dismissive.
Of course all these folks are just seeking attention. All 10 million. Lots o' lonely folks in the world who propebely deserve it eh?
And they tell themselves when they walk in the room to allow themselves not to feel guilt and pain that they cannot fix the problem.
-wore her seat belt
-hadn't been drinking
-had work a helmet
-had been more careful about car maintenance
-he was really overweight and didnt work out
It's a shame but...
-he had a mental problem
-They were "those" sort of people, you can't expect much more out of them
-he was really white trash
-he had it coming
-you know how (fill in your favorite racial slur) are
All Fs feel empathy. All humans actually have some inkling. However when we see another in pain we often build defense barriers to allow us to dismiss thier pain. It is almost second nature and hapens by default.
Two ways:
1) they deserved thier pain/death or some how caused it
2) they are not part of our "tribe" thus thier suffering is irrelevant.
God bless the USA, but we forgot about the rest of the world. or those folks on the east side of towm. or the black people or the mexican immigrants.
Oh a guy got hit and killed, sad but he was just an illegal... they are everywhere nowdays.
Another I have seen medical professionals guilty of:
When they cannot solve the problem or cannot find data to support the symptoms in test results, then there is not a problem. Ignoring the fact that they have limited biomarkers available and an exceptionally poor understanding of pharmacogenomics and individual varients of complex disorders.
How do they avoid having to feel empathy?
-she has a mental problem
-she's neurotic
-she's seeking attention
-it's psychosomatic (which has been redefined as of late funnily enough)
-it's all in thier head
-they are lazy and looking for attention
-everything becomes depression (gushing blood? your just depressed. eyeball pop out? depression.)
There are several "syndromes" where the docs really have poor answers yet are willing to apply all of the above answers -CFS, fibromyalgia, IBS, yet many docs are profoundly dismissive.
Of course all these folks are just seeking attention. All 10 million. Lots o' lonely folks in the world who propebely deserve it eh?
And they tell themselves when they walk in the room to allow themselves not to feel guilt and pain that they cannot fix the problem.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Gluten and the bullshit alternative docs
My pal went to an alt med practitioner after years off having IBS type stomach problems. She jumped through all the hoops, did all the tests and never had an answer. She also had five first trimenter miscarriges and no live births.
So she goes to this alt med guy, pays about $500 for visit and tests and he tells her she has a gluten-casien allergy. I thought what utter bullshit-I am a biochemist- but I didn't want to argue with her as what else was she supposed to do? So she stops eating gluten and cow milk.
And all her stomach problems went away. Then she would eat some, and they'd some back. That was about 2 years ago and symptoms still turn on and off just by avoiding the gluten and casien.
She also carried her first baby to term.
Maybe it is just luck, but given that first trimester miscarriges and food allergies are immune system issues, makes you wonder.
So about a month back my gall bladder, stomach, and duedenum were all torn up again-I have been checked for stones four times, so I though what the hell. I committed to a seven day gluten free diet. By day three the stomach inflammation and dueodenal pain was gone, and the gall bladder was done to the occasional sputter. Now if I eat Gluten, the inflammation will come back for the next day or so, then go away agin. It is hard to resist as I LOVE bread but I am enough Pavlov's dog that the bread is starting to look less yummy.
So she goes to this alt med guy, pays about $500 for visit and tests and he tells her she has a gluten-casien allergy. I thought what utter bullshit-I am a biochemist- but I didn't want to argue with her as what else was she supposed to do? So she stops eating gluten and cow milk.
And all her stomach problems went away. Then she would eat some, and they'd some back. That was about 2 years ago and symptoms still turn on and off just by avoiding the gluten and casien.
She also carried her first baby to term.
Maybe it is just luck, but given that first trimester miscarriges and food allergies are immune system issues, makes you wonder.
So about a month back my gall bladder, stomach, and duedenum were all torn up again-I have been checked for stones four times, so I though what the hell. I committed to a seven day gluten free diet. By day three the stomach inflammation and dueodenal pain was gone, and the gall bladder was done to the occasional sputter. Now if I eat Gluten, the inflammation will come back for the next day or so, then go away agin. It is hard to resist as I LOVE bread but I am enough Pavlov's dog that the bread is starting to look less yummy.
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