I missed this somehow, but just now read it. I'm sitting here at work waiting to go home to my pot roast but had to stick around to reply to this.

Del, I'm glad you met Scott, too, and I'm glad you joined our little happily dysfunctional community. At the risk of sounding repetitive, you nailed it right on the head - this is the best damn group of disconnected malcontents I've had the privilege of meeting in the global village. I just came here for the inanity, but these great folks helped me through some tough times when my grandmother passed away and my mother had a stroke. I've seen countless examples of selfless love shared by and among all of us junkies, and it makes me proud to be among your number.

I'm really looking forward to meeting all my junkie friends; if not this year at SiglerFest, then hopefully someday soon. In the meantime, thank goodness for the world wide web, the internet and chat roulette. Wait, I mean tokbox. yeah, tokbox!

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I haven't been around as much lately, definitely not as much as I've wanted to due to life, school, work, and now, most recently, my current troubles (you special junkies know my current pain).

I really can't add much more to the discussion other than to say that we all love ya Del... you are an amazing and cool person and I'm very glad that we can all be here for each other at least via the wonders of the web... even if we can't be here in reality.  This community and the camaraderie and cohesion that the FDO builds around him is utterly amazing. I'm so happy that this community and our select group of wonderful Junkies (and of course the CBBC) has helped you in your time of need.  If only everyone could find this type of support structure in their own time of need.

I know it has helped me in my down times and I also know that it'll help me weather and survive my current pain as well. You guys and gals are all top-notch in my book!

Thank you Del for articulating what we all feel... we all love ya chick!

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decomposition and all that, or do you mean suit braces? Or leg braces? I'm assuming you meant the orthodontic kind. 

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Proud member of the Gutter Sistren and CBBC Tigress

Not the monkeys.  Now the dreams will start again.
One shot one kill? Please, I don't have that kind of time.

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But it must have been wearing boots and I couldn't stand the noise.  I banished it to the quiet room.  Aaahhh...blissful silence once more.
One shot one kill? Please, I don't have that kind of time.

Is going to be a ruse to gather as many in one place to wipe us out efficiently? Will there be KoolAid and Reboks for everyone? I wear a Ladies 8.5 Medium. And don't like Grape.

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I have been sick as a dog for more than a week and finally got to the doc's Tueday. Bronchitis plus ear infection. Today is first day out of bed since Sunday. (Had to get up for that Browns game) Go Steelers!

The over/under is 6 episodes of bronchitis (going based on last year's total)... ugh, can I just get put in an iron lung now?

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for the New Year?  I sort of gave up on EA Active 2 after 30 days since it was repetitive and didn't really get my heart rate up. I cursed more doing that than any other video game I "play".  I'm going back to Turbo Jam on Monday but I've had those quite awhile.  Need to lose about ten pounds of holiday indulgence.

What kills us, doesn't make us stronger.

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when the snow and ice receed. There's a good hill on the edge of town with a lot of trails but it's very muddy until then and probably has three feet of snow now.  Also, need to take some pepper spray in case I run into a mountain lion, bobcat, black bear, or aggressive deer. 

What kills us, doesn't make us stronger.

I really hope you start to feel better soon x

Proud member of the Gutter Sistren

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Pongo's doing some merc work these days, and I can cut you a pretty solid deal on the classes.
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Can't really see the benefit of removing them during the embalming process.
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I dunno why I didn't think of this before.  I used to work in a funeral home and know a funeral director. (Truth!)  I'll ask him.

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How does one "forget" they worked in a house of dead bodies?! :-p
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In your darkest hours, it always seems that you find who the people are that you can really count on are.

I went through some business a few years ago and because of it am *proud* to call certain people friends and feel blessed, be it divine hand or random chance, that I can call these people friend.

We're here for you, Del, whatever the reason may be. :-)
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I've had a lot of gross jobs, *shrugs* you get used to it.  I started in surgical pathology, then was a medic for a private ambulance serice (Which was based out of the basement of the aforementioned funeral home. Long story.) I worked as an operating room tech at an ambulatory surgical center and also in the Labor & Delivery ORs at the hospital.  It's been awhile since I thought about the funeral home.  I just forgot I still had access to that info. 

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I'm also late to this thread, but wanted to thank you, Del, for your post.  It's always neat to hear the impact Scott's works have had on people.  While I haven't been able to post much lately, I do enjoy lurking in on the amusing banter between you all and seeing the camaraderie and friendshi grow between all you lovely junkies.  Big, long distance, junkie hugs!
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Bad bronchitis!!

Hope you are feeling better soon, Beth! Crossing my fingers for an "under" year.
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from my friend the funeral director.

ME: This question came up during a random conversation with friends. Do they bury people with their braces on?

HIM: On their teeth? Sure. You have interesting friends....

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