nevermind.

You're right, it makes no sense. But maybe the right thing to do would be to contact whoever is putting this info out there and voicing your concern, rather than bringing it to the attention of everyone here.

RW

I have another site I would like folks to contact concerning specific locales in another state. Pm me for the website. Anyone who is google-savy can find just about anything.

I really hate when this happens
you just wasted 2 seconds of my time.

and 3 of mine....

It may not be a good topic for public discussion.

maybe you should delete the topic then instead of waisting our time.

the original question was, do you think Brick111 would look good in a mankini?
I kind of think so, mostly because I look good in mine and he works out more than me.

which would give him a chance to flex more for photos

Lol. You guys are brutal.

ahhh I dunno how to delete it.

Brick should change his avatar to the infamous "flower w/ bullfrog" pic.

Hey good idea, no one could possibly make fun of you for that awesome picture you took.

I am so confused

Bullfrogs and flowers? hahah

This is outta control.

That's a greenfrog, and whatever! Chicks loved the picture! Ok?!

sometimes our forum needs to just step back and remember to make it fun once in a while.
It brings the group together especially after some heated debate.
plus I enjoy making fun of people, it helps with my lymes rage.

My bad. All I remembered was a yellow flower with a frog in the background.



I couldn't agree more. I'm getting tired of arguing with well-intentioned people over nothing.

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First thing to say when you meet a girl "want to see this picture of a frog, no no don't walk away it has a flower on its head!!"

My girlfriend likes to remind me that the first conversation I ever had with her had me including snakes somehow.

I'm not sure that first date "snake" talk is appropriate for this family forum, Bob.

Hey Doug what is the lyme's rage? I sometimes get burst of anger lately, makes me wonder. PM me if you want.

I'm pretty sure girls love snakes. At least certain species

Btw, I like that you saved that pic for future entertainment/blackmail.

Blackmail? Haha.

"If you don't start ID'ing amphibian egg masses correctly I'm gonna show EVERYONE your froggy flower power pic!"

HA and you were probably thinking it was just from havin an Irish temper,too many people hitin your spots,entering middle aged-dom....oh yeah and gettin' the cold shoulder from some chick (who wasn't even that hot) the night before
at least that's what I've been attributing it too
Lol classic

OK seriously though let's hear about the lyme's rage what is this?

As lyme progresses neurologically it shows in some (most? many? not sure the ammount) people as an irrational anger. Like taking the fuse on a quarter stick and cutting it down to an 1/8th of an inch. The stupidest little stuff can set you off and it is unpredictable. But it can be bad. Someone bumps into you in line and you may be about to hold a knife to their throat and you will feel like it is completely rational course of action at that time. I kinda think you may already be at that point and just not realize it yet.

Hmm...interesting. I've always had a temper, but its good to keep in mind, thanks Jeff.

Let's see how long we can keep this no topic thread open.

I thought I had Lyme's because of horrible memory loss. But I think I ended up attributing it to waking up in the middle of the night constantly to trade forex. I now only trade the US session.

Bob, same here. Not from lack of sleep but from constantly obsessing about my trades and not paying attention to anything else going on. Your a bold dude trading forex with all the goverment intervention going on.

After years, I figured out how to be a technical trader. That said, with the sometimes crazy volatility, I've learned to keep my trades open short amounts of time. I hardly even notice the big moves. I may have lost on some big swings, but it keeps me out of whipsaws, and more importantly, I've managed to stay consistent without large drawdowns. I don't even pay attention to the news anymore. It's wonderful!

Here's a ratsnake I found on August 9, 2008.

I wish I knew more about trading stocks like you guys. Maybe when I get back on my feet again you guys can give me a hand. I don't have a dime to invest right now though. Stupid money.

On the topic of no topic, mammal tracking season is comming fast. (edit: as defined as the season that fills in the gaps between herping season).

Raccoon ball (3)

Jeff who are you referring to here?

And, what's your source re:this as a Lyme's symptom?

yes, I have lymes and one of my symptoms is irrational rage.
also
vision problems
aches
headaches
fatique
memory loss
I get lost in the woods now
and a few others

no secondary infections, and on antibiotics for a few months.

nasty stuff

Hey watch the Irish jokes!

Ps. this thread cracks me up.

Lily reading about herself.

I see your raccoon ball and raise you a five-legged frog

Doug,all differences aside, that definitely sucks,sorry to hear it.The getting lost in the woods is maybe the weirdest/scariest to hear about-I'm assuming you had a decent sense of direction and bearings in the woods from your past tales here so that's just really wild..I've never heard of a symptom like that,what-loss of directional sense or something?Most of the others you named are all me too except for perhaps the vision loss.
This Lyme's crap just seems amazingly misunderstood/unfamiliar to 'traditional'/western medicine.Some doctors I've gone to see about it,and I end up knowing 3x as much as they do about it!(really).....Remember it's extremely common to get test results showing false negatives.And be prepared for a-hole docs really doubting you once they see your negative test results.Talk about bias....
F'in sucks,ridiculous.

Initial treatment,~6 weeks of Doxycycline,was helpful,seemed to squash it.Symptoms came back about a year later,ignored it til I couldn't any longer.~ 2 yrs. after initial treatment,got on Doxycycline again-helped immediately(next day) but seemed to top out after eliminating say 75% of the symptoms.Frustrated,I decided to try some herbal/organic stuff.Been taking that daily for about 50 days,and the symptoms seem almost 100% supressed.

The aforementioned concoction I'm on is a 760mg pill taken twice a day containing the following-Red algae,Maitake mushroom extract,golden seal,wood betony,passion flower extract,prickly ash bark extract,cat's claw.....Well worth the 25 bucks for the bottle of 90 pills.Was looking for teasel root extract but have just about given up-that sh!t's seemingly nowhere.

You



I don't really need a source. It's pretty well known amonst lyme patients and lyme literate doctors. That said, my source was personal experience. My father was psycho, I got that way too, Doug is getting there, and a bunch of other people i've met. If you actually want something legit, here is a study from 2001 that I just found with a quick google search.

http://actionlyme.50megs.com/neuroborre ... ession.htm

Interesting it mentions predatory behavior. I certainly was acting like that... recently.

Here is something:
sorce: http://lymemd.blogspot.com/2010/03/lyme-rage.html



Here, at the bottom of this article, is multiple studies cited regarding Lyme Rage.
http://www.publichealthalert.org/Articl ... 20Rage.htm

Or... You could just google it like I did.

I should write up a post called Lyme, what to expect and what not to. or something like that.

I lost my sense of direction too. It's slowly getting better. I used to land somewhere in a plane and before I deboarded I could tell you North. Now not so much. I'd go out driving and get lost. Come home from somewhere on a route I'd take daily and end up going to my old house instead of my new one. Scary stuff.

You need to find a lyme specialist if you really want to get treated. The war between the CDC/IDS and the Lyme literate doctors is redicolus. If you want to get better, you NEED to find a lyme literate doc. Here is advice to EVERYONE that sees this and is just getting treated: If the first course of Doxy from your primary care doesn't fix you, then you NEED to go see a lyme literate specialist. I can't stress this enough. They primary will refer you to all kinds of people that will not help you or believe you are sick. They will tell you it is in your head. Skip the headache and go to the right people the first time!!!!! LLD's have been driven underground to some degree because treating chronic lyme patients can cost them their license. Most insurance companies will not pay them. If you haven't watched the Documentry "Under Our Skin" I suggest you do so post-haste. It will explain the politics of what is going on a lot better than I can.

Whats this stuff and where do you get it?




Ive had no problem finding places that sell teasel root. Here are some places.

Jeff/Doug, did both of you have the bullseye rash? What was the initial symptoms?

I don't think I have lyme's I've never had the rash or seen one, but as Doug knows(and some others) I do get lost in the woods sometimes. I have a autoimmune disease that causes pretty significant arthritis and the related pain causes me anger and makes it difficult to focus when I have arthritic flareups. These symptoms predate any of my hiking and aren't related to a tick bite. But all this is great info and something I will keep in mind. Thanks guys.

Here is a topic-less picture dump.






Here's a scar

Dude, did you even see... There's a milksnake in your scar picture. Their camo is mind-bottling.

5 points to the first person that can name the movie quote.

That's a nice milk. Care to post more pics?

The bottle I got is Bell Master Herbalist series, Lyme Immune system.~$25.Give it a shot.

Jeff how did you find these Lyme-savvy docs,got a link?