Think or sink!

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Green region is the normal value for the healthy bone.
Yellow region is the slightly affected osteopenia.
The red danger region is the osteoporosis -
the leading factor many complications in the elderly.
Every thing will be set in motion by a bad fall! :(
So "To be Forewarned is to be Forearmed!" :)
 
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Let not the names scare you!
The test is so simple that even X ray is not needed any more.
The small white portion kept in contact with the leg
above the ankle measures BMD from outside the body.
It takes less than 2 minutes per patient.
The cost... you have to find out from the local lab -
unless you too have a free camp held in your place! :)
 
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How fragile the joints would become
when the holes are more than the bone!!!
One man's holes is another man's cheese. :rolleyes:
Is one man's holes another man's bones??? :decision:
 
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Oops! I forgot to tell the most important finding.
My BMD was - 2.6, bordering the osteopenia and Osteoporosis.
Not bad considering that some women half my age had almost the same value.
May be the daily dose of calcium supplement and weekly dose of Vitamin D have helped me, after all!
Guess who had the perfect score and the normal value despite his advanced age! Riding scooter in the mid day's scorching sun has one benefit!
It makes sure we don't develop any calcium deficiency! :thumb:
 
I feel like learning to become inefficient and learn to procrastinate.

In my life I have never been late for anything even once..never kept anyone waiting for anything.
Always early.

If my work started at 8 am I would be a work by 7.30am and start preparing in advance.

When I was in the government service I used to start my ward rounds at 7 am(other docs start at 8am becos that is when we officially start work)..but coming early gave me more time to examine patients and solve pending cases easily.

Then by 8am I would start my other duties in the outpatient.

So no out patient person is kept waiting.

Never took any breaks for tea before lunch time.
I sip water as I see my cases..so no need to take a non official 30 minutes break like others do.

Never procrastinated or kept anything pending.

This is how I ran my life before and now when I am in my own private practice I still the same person...but then I realized that it is not really being efficient but its fear!LOL

Fear of consequences..I fear to be late..fear to be inefficient..fear to keep anyone waiting..fear to procrastinate.

So basically FEAR has been "ruling" me.

Would I dare to procrastinate? Nope!

I pack my bags for any overseas travel almost 1 month before.

Hate doing anything last minute..never tried..never dared to do so.

One day before anything I would be all cool cos everything was already done.

One day before exams I would never study cos I would be super ready for exams having studied systematically much before.

Reason? Fear to do anything last minute.

I never knew Fear could make someone super efficient.

I think I need to unfear my self!LOL
 
It is a good idea to take life as it comes.

Those who over plan and be before time are treated on par with those on time or those who use the grace time .

I have slowly developed a sense of fatalism .

If something has to happen it will inspite of all the planning and precautions.

So no sense in either fearing or acting on that basis.

Always have someone to fall back on who takes over your functions in case you are not there.

He /she may not be the perfect one and one has to make do with second best sometimes
 
dear Renu,
Fear makes us imagine more problems than we may ever face in reality.
I too hate to do things last minute - and under tremendous pressure.
It is nice to be ready well before time and relax till it is time to do something or go somewhere.
Talking of packing suitcases, we not only packed them well in advance and even practiced how to carry them / pull them along! :rolleyes:
I know some people who can / will work ONLY under terrific pressure.
I myself hate to to be pressurized by any one or anything and definitely
not by the task masters in the house who get things done just by talking!
 
krish44 said:
It is a good idea to take life as it comes.

Those who over plan and be before time are treated on par with those on time or those who use the grace time .

I have slowly developed a sense of fatalism .

If something has to happen it will inspite of all the planning and precautions.

So no sense in either fearing or acting on that basis.

Always have someone to fall back on who takes over your functions in case you are not there.

He /she may not be the perfect one and one has to make do with second best sometimes
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Murphy's law is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as:

Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Yes it does...always! :(
 
Ever since the neighbour's cat died in my house..other cats have stopped coming to my house!

Thank God! Previously the cats from other houses used to hang around my house and ease themselves in my garden and the odour cat excreta is too overpowering.

It seems to me that cats are afraid of the scent of a dead cat.

If only I could mimic the notes of the scent of feline death..I could make a spray to keep cats away.

For that I would need to do some research!LOL
 
I have recently got to know more about cars thanks to my car deciding to malfunction non stop this month.

First my battery sign comes on and then car stops!
Changed battery still battery sign comes on..read about that and it seems that happens when the alternator is malfunctioning.

Changed the alternator.Problem solved.

Then a non stop humming sound comes from the car..sickening sound which only comes on when I drive it all alone and others cant hear it .

When I drive alone I hear it..if I ask someone to sit in my car..the sound does not come.

The mechanic drove it alone and never heard it.

So everyone thought I was nuts!LOL

Then I thought..may be when 2 or more persons sit in the car the weight is more and the sound disappears could be related to weight ? After all I am only 50kg and others who drive the car are all heavier than me! Light driver..sound comes on..heavier driver or many passengers no sound..strange!

So suggested that to the mechanic and thank God..they finally found the problem..there is something called a tensioner and that had to be changed along with the water pump belt..finally the car is back to normal.
 
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I call myself 'last minute Raji' because I finish the work of a day ONLY on that day!

You can't be doing tomorrow's work today itself, always! Right? ;)

OK! Let me go and get ready; I have to write notation for a new song in my student's note book - the class is at 10.30 a.m!! :becky:
 
Raji Ram said:
I call myself 'last minute Raji' because I finish the work of a day ONLY on that day!

You can't be doing tomorrow's work today itself, always! Right? ;)

OK! Let me go and get ready; I have to write notation for a new song in my student's note book - the class is at 10.30 a.m!! :becky:
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Dear Raji,

You can't be "last minute Raji" with ~ 2-30 hours to spare! :nono:

The right name may be "last two hours Raji"or "must-do-it-now-Raji!" :clock:
 
renuka said:
Ever since the neighbour's cat died in my house..other cats have stopped coming to my house!

Thank God! Previously the cats from other houses used to hang around my house and ease themselves in my garden and the odour cat excreta is too overpowering.

It seems to me that cats are afraid of the scent of a dead cat.

If only I could mimic the notes of the scent of feline death..I could make a spray to keep cats away.

For that I would need to do some research!LOL
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Dear Renu,
Tom cat sprays something called Rebuff to keep away all the dogs.
But the smart dog would put a clip on its nose and come and bite off Tom to shreds.
Smitten kittens afraid of the smell of a dead kitten! :bolt:
 
renuka said:
I have recently got to know more about cars thanks to my car deciding to malfunction non stop this month.

First my battery sign comes on and then car stops!
Changed battery still battery sign comes on..read about that and it seems that happens when the alternator is malfunctioning.

Changed the alternator.Problem solved.

Then a non stop humming sound comes from the car..sickening sound which only comes on when I drive it all alone and others cant hear it .

When I drive alone I hear it..if I ask someone to sit in my car..the sound does not come.

The mechanic drove it alone and never heard it.

So everyone thought I was nuts!LOL

Then I thought..may be when 2 or more persons sit in the car the weight is more and the sound disappears could be related to weight ? After all I am only 50kg and others who drive the car are all heavier than me! Light driver..sound comes on..heavier driver or many passengers no sound..strange!

So suggested that to the mechanic and thank God..they finally found the problem..there is something called a tensioner and that had to be changed along with the water pump belt..finally the car is back to normal.
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Dear Renu,
You will soon become a doctor of cars as well of human beings! :clap2:
 
The doctor owner of a fancy car was given an astronomical bill for setting right a small problem in his car.

Naturally he complained about the magnitude of the fees charged - more than what he usually charged for human beings.

The mechanics replied with a wink in his eyes, "But doctor You have to deal with the same old model all your life. We have to keep abreast with the latest models. See the difference sir?" :rolleyes:
 
Dear Sis,

Finished laundry and kitchen work by 9 a.m and had breakfast. First music class followed and got over by 10.15 am.

Finished writing the notation in 15 minutes BUT my second student did NOT turn up since she is on a tour!! :car:
 
The dialogue often heard in Tamil movies goes thus:

"படுத்துட்டுப் போத்தினா என்ன? போத்திட்டுப் படுத்தா என்ன?" :blabla:

But the right sequence does matter in most of the things we do daily.

For example from one of the stories in my blog

"கயிறைச் சாம்பலாகலாம்! சாம்பலைக் கயிறாக்க முடியுமா? "

When the family priest says "மடிசாரை நனைச்சுக் கட்டிண்டு வாங்கோ!"
don't even try to do it.

Wearing the long serpentine sari - passing it in between the legs is tricky even when the sari is dry and manageable.

Wearing a 9 meter long sticky dripping wet cloth in a complicated manner???

My advice to everyone concerned is this:

மடிசாரைக் கட்டிண்டு அப்புறம் தண்ணியை ஊத்திக்கோங்கோ" :rolleyes:
 
He was afraid that he may be made to disappear unceremoniously by those whom he opposed at his workplace.

They were living in a far away country - far far away from homeland. So he decided to make his family strong enough to face any unpleasant and unforeseen developments.

He succeeded in making his wife and only daughter very strong. But that is not the end of the story.
He had made them so strong that they eventually also became head strong.

They had their own minds which literally means the They will NOT listen to anyone or anything.
So his entire scheme backfired like the U turn twist in the O' Henry stories.

He is torn asunder by the three women in his life... his mother, his wife and his daughter.
They all appear so frail and weak in comparison to his impressive stature but he is
merely a puppet in their hands.

On second thoughts instead of making the women in his life stronger,
it might have been a better idea to have made HIMSELF stronger! :tsk:
 
Visalakshi Ramani said:
He was afraid that he may be made to disappear unceremoniously by those whom he opposed at his workplace.

They were living in a far away country - far far away from homeland. So he decided to make his family strong enough to face any unpleasant and unforeseen developments.

He succeeded in making his wife and only daughter very strong. But that is not the end of the story.
He had made them so strong that they eventually also became head strong.

They had their own minds which literally means the They will NOT listen to anyone or anything.
So his entire scheme backfired like the U turn twist in the O' Henry stories.

He is torn asunder by the three women in his life... his mother, his wife and his daughter.
They all appear so frail and weak in comparison to his impressive stature but he is
merely a puppet in their hands.

On second thoughts instead of making the women in his life stronger,
it might have been a better idea to have made HIMSELF stronger! :tsk:
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You know having strong women [more than one] is good for men

He can agree with them and do what he wants out of three options mother, wife and daughter suggest .

If he had acted stronger ,the three women would have combined and beaten him to pulp
 
krish44 said:
You know having strong women [more than one] is good for men

He can agree with them and do what he wants out of three options mother, wife and daughter suggest .

If he had acted stronger ,the three women would have combined and beaten him to pulp
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Dear Mr. krish,
Show how little you know of real strong women!
Three women - uniting together - even if the colossal common cause is such as
to beat to pulp the son/ husband/ father / the man in the house is far far fetched.
They will be warring among themselves as to who really possesses him!!! :rolleyes:
 
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