tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614129246696786322.post9077986997835565126..comments2024-02-12T00:46:20.708-08:00Comments on PiccolaPineCone: RelativismPiccolaPineConehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09520539255908849462noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614129246696786322.post-43305102470570029752011-07-05T09:53:16.640-07:002011-07-05T09:53:16.640-07:00btw, there was no reason for my posting a picture ...btw, there was no reason for my posting a picture of a slow loris, except that I thought a photo would look nice there... and they're cute. I'm not sure what kind of animal they are, really, marsupial?, but they're only as big as your thumb and most photos of them are adorable.SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614129246696786322.post-56450590565611683492011-07-01T08:50:01.703-07:002011-07-01T08:50:01.703-07:00Oh. Happy Canada Day!Oh. Happy Canada Day!SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614129246696786322.post-10924099658774293682011-07-01T08:49:38.912-07:002011-07-01T08:49:38.912-07:00I've struggled with relative scales of pain, w...I've struggled with relative scales of pain, with doctors asking for a 1-10 rating of pain, compared to the worst I've felt. My 2 is beyond<br />most people's 10. I've passed a kidney stone, which most consider horribly painful and it's a 3 or 4. I've chiseled an impacted tooth out of my own jaw (don't ask) and that was a 7. Emergency rooms debate whether I'm seeking drugs because morphine at a level that's just short of putting me on a respirator has little effect.<br /><br />So, when asked, do I calmly say "10" no matter what? Or do I say "4" and have them ignore me for two hours, as it's not serious?<br /><br />I'm constantly baffled by the comment "That's the hardest thing I've ever done." I watched Christina Aguilera decide between two singers and said it was the hardest decision she ever made - really? - I've had to decide when and how people I loved would die. Lance Armstrong said running a marathon was the hardest thing he'd ever done - really? harder than training for the Tour de France while taking chemotherapy?!SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614129246696786322.post-62751444142081966042011-06-30T20:46:37.358-07:002011-06-30T20:46:37.358-07:00I like this post, particularly where you come arou...I like this post, particularly where you come around to the last few sentences...I agree with you on some of the infertility posts (re warmth and sympathy but resentment of others who have it easier; it is a bitter burden to carry so much resentment though)...I wish things were going better for you though (can you get any tests done just to get an idea of what is going on?)...anyway, like you say, it is often hard to step outside our little sphere and look at the big picture or other's struggles...cherellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643258879501877022noreply@blogger.com