Endoscopy's done

I just woke up from my endoscopy, it was quick, just 15 minutes and I was asleep the whole time. I was very nervous before the procedure but dr. Arco the anesthesiologist was so nice, he really put me at ease when he told me he was there to tale care of me.

Now I just have to wait for the meds to wear off and then I get to go home and the waiting game begins again. Hopefully the results won't show anything bad; my fear is my mom's history of stomach cancer.

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It's been so long...

Wow, I can't even remember the last time I was here.

Quick update: lots of doctor appointments the last few months; everything from GP, to gastroenterologist, eye ear throat, Gyn and soon fertility. All if a sudden this year I feel like my body is falling apart at the seams and sometimes I feel I can't cope with it. I've always enjoyed good health but now I feel sick constantly and the doctors can't find anything wrong with me.

And wouldn't you know it, now that I decided it's time to start a family, it looks like I can't do it on my own. Feels like my body's giving up on me. These days it's so hard to stay positive and find something to be happy about. And to add to my worries money is tight, as usual. And worrying about $ can really mess up a lot of things... I can't wait for this year to be over and hopefully 2011 will be better. At least I hope so.

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Comic Colbert fills the seats at House hearing

I love Strphen Colbert's humor;this from WABC news in NY:

Comic Colbert fills the seats at House hearing

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Stephen Colbert testifies on Capitol Hill
Updated on: 2010-09-24 18:04:55

Story posted 2010.09.24 at 06:04 PM EDT

Taking his blowhard comedy act to Congress, Stephen Colbert told lawmakers that a day picking beans alongside illegal immigrants convinced him that farm work is "really, really hard."

"It turns out - and I did not know this - most soil is at ground level," Colbert testified Friday. Also, "It was hotter than I like to be."

Still, Colbert expressed befuddlement that more Americans aren't clamoring to "begin an exciting career" in the fields and instead are leaving the low-paid work to illegal immigrants.

Staying in character as a Comedy Central news commentator, Colbert offered a House hearing his "vast" knowledge, drawn from spending a single day on a New York farm as a guest of the United Farm Workers.

The union launched its "Take Our Jobs" campaign to back up its claim that few Americans would do the work of farm laborers, the vast majority of whom are in the U.S. illegally. Only seven people accepted the jobs, the union said.

Colbert pleaded with lawmakers to do something about the farm labor issue because "I am not going back out there."

A House bill that creates a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants has been filed and another is being drafted in the Senate but Congress is due to recess soon to focus on fall elections. The bills, or pieces of them, could come up in a lame-duck session after the November balloting.

As the immigration subcommittee hearing began, House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers praised Colbert for drawing a roomful of onlookers and photographers. Then he asked the comedian to leave the room - and to leave the job of testifying to the expert witnesses, including Farm Workers President Arturo Rodriguez.

"You run your show, we run the committee," said Conyers, D-Mich.

There was some grumbling from lawmakers about Colbert testifying in character. It's not unusual for actors to appear at hearings, but they're normally speaking as themselves. Congress has heard testimony from the Sesame Street puppet Elmo, however.

Colbert said he was there at the invitation of subcommittee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif. And Conyers later gave him the go-ahead, apparently hoping Colbert's performance would counter the testimony of a political science professor who said illegal immigrants were competing with black and Hispanic citizens for jobs.

Colbert wiped his brow and launched into his mock right-wing schtick, demanding that lawmakers do something about the agriculture industry's dependence on immigrant labor.

"I'm not a fan of the government doing anything," Colbert insisted. "But I've got to ask, Why isn't the government doing anything?"

Colbert's humor drew guffaws from the audience and several Democrats on the subcommittee. But most of the Republicans sat stone-faced.

"Maybe we should be spending less time watching Comedy Central and more time considering all the real jobs that are out there," said Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa.

At the close of the hearing, Colbert dropped his TV persona and turned serious, saying he was using his celebrity to bring attention to farm labor because "these seem to be the least of my brothers."

"Right now migrant workers suffer and have no rights," Colbert said.

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Online: TakeOurJobs.org , ColbertNation.com
Story posted 2010.09.24 at 06:04 PM EDT

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SPACE.com -- Biggest and Brightest Full Moon of 2010 Tonight

SPACE.com -- Biggest and Brightest Full Moon of 2010 Tonight
Last time I saw a full lunar eclipse was in my ocean front balcony in warm, beautiful Puerto Rico. Tonight I am back in NY, freezing my ass off and recovering from surgery. What's wrong with this picture???...