Diabetes Information

Marius,
Since we only *hear* things about one another’s countries, help me
understand something. You are very intelligent and I realize you are from
South Africa. My dau’s in-laws were missionaries in Ghana and Ivory Coast,
West Africa. My son-in-law went to school 3 mos, then w/folks 1 mo., etc. He
actually is a man without a country: neither African nor American (as
defined . . . ) as far as culture is concerned. He is a stranger here. That
may explain some of his actions towards Hubby and me.
Anyway, his mom said to me that the Africans were so dumb. There is *proof*
in the USA that a baby must crawl to explore where things go when they fall,
how to figure out how to get around table legs, etc. In other words develop
their minds. I asked his mom if their babies crawled. She thought a second
and said, “No! They are carried around on the mom’s back for 3 years.”
How is it in SA? Are the babies carried? Are there different *classes* of
citizens and some do? Inform us.
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Marius,
Just to inform you in case you didn’t already know: YOU are this list.
Jan

Family bright sayings:
#1 Granddaughter (8 years old): At a planetarium I explained the space scene of
the 7 astronauts who died in the explosion. Very perplexed, Stephanie said, “Did
they already have the chalk on them?” I asked what she meant. She said, “When
people die on TV they always have chalk drawn around them. Did they already have
the chalk on them when they went up?”
#2 When our daughter was 6 years old, she prayed for the missionaries in the
corn fields (foreign fields).
#3 I loved to match plaids when I sewed my little girl’s and my clothes. She met
a lady and Debbie said, “I like her; she has a plaid face.”
#4 Our daughter was learning to spell and a boy was walking around the
supermarket saying, “P-O-P pop, P-O-P pop, P-O-P pop. Debbie said she wanted to
learn to spell pop, too. I said “Go ahead.” She repeated at home what that boy
had said. I then said to her brother who is 10 mos. 14 days younger, “Davey,
spell pop.” He rattled off: “Two-S-N-A.”
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I guess Marius is displaying another hissy fit over something. It is 9:00 a.m.
and I must get on with my day. I have a class, then a Toastmasters meeting this
evening. My house needs some kind of attention (Hi, house. There, was that
enough acknowledgement) and laundry, etc. I can’t just sit here and wait *just
in case* he decides to respond to anything. I’ll check periodically but cannot
keep my butt glued to this chair. My neck hurts from that fall and staring in
once pose doesn’t help. My bg needs some kind of exercise.
me

Knock knock knock!!!!…anybody hooome???
Have a nice day….somewhere else.
Marius Calitz
mariusc@…

In a message dated 10/28/99 9:01:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
mariusc@… writes:
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From: “Marius Calitz” <mariusc@…
After all this time and all our concern all you can say is *ptuiii!!!!*.
Where have you been and what is going on? We were worried about our
troublesome, mischievous friend!
Happy to know you are still with us!
Christine

Hello All (gave up the ya’ll since I’m not in Texas anymore!)
I got home just after lunch today! It is so good to be back in your own
place after over two weeks away. It didn’t seem like two weeks though,
maybe because it was MY parents (two weeks seems like a month with the
in-laws! — I love them to death, I really do, but it’s different, you
know.) I have to catch up on rest quick because I’m leaving again next
Wednesday (after our mayoral election) to spend a few days in NC with a
dear friend. After that, I’m staying HOME until after the new year!
It’s just too busy to fly around the holidays when you go stand-by!
I logged on not long after arriving home to be greeted by 472 e-mail
messages!!!! I’ve been reading them in groups through the afternoon and
evening and I still have over 150 yet to read! That’s a project for
tomorrow after the grocery store. I was trying to keep up with the
e-mail from Texas, but it just got too time consuming when it was taking
about 30 seconds or more for EACH e-mail to download. That’s not too
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Gail,
How is your kidney function? I get those EPO shots because I’m now at 25%
function and that loss causes anemia. I also take 300 mg Rx iron a day (when
I remember). Of course, anemia will weaken you. You need a kidney workup.
Take care, and the best to you.
Jan

In a message dated 10/27/99 3:32:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jhughey@… writes:
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Yeah, but he didn’t type a word about TTYL or when he’d be back. Maybe if we
BEEGGGGGG he’ll return.
Jan
OK…..I’ll beg!!!!!!!!
I am on bended knee, SIR Marius………please get in touch with your
admirers!!
We miss your charming personality. Are you in hiding due to way too high
numbers???
Come on…….Show yourself, I beg you!!!
Christine

Where are all my sweet friends???????
Christine