What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

[alf_Josiah]

Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen.

Blood sugars this morning were 5.4

A question for the edumakated amongst our posters in the use of written english.
If you finish a sentence with a number are you still supposed to use a full stop?

Give me quantum mechanics and plasma physics any day, rather than written engrish.

Have a nice day and stay safe.

 

[ianpspurs]

Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen.

Blood sugars this morning were 5.4

A question for the edumakated amongst our posters in the use of written english.
If you finish a sentence with a number are you still supposed to use a full stop?

Give me quantum mechanics and plasma physics any day, rather than written engrish.

Have a nice day and stay safe.

A suggestion: never use numbers if at all possible and unless you are coding weapons (especially nuclear) or flight control systems (or similar) punctuation marks matter little. Covfefe.

 

[Annb]

Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen.

Blood sugars this morning were 5.4

A question for the edumakated amongst our posters in the use of written english.
If you finish a sentence with a number are you still supposed to use a full stop?

Give me quantum mechanics and plasma physics any day, rather than written engrish.

Have a nice day and stay safe.

Yes. Unless it is part of a question, or an exclamation. Then the appropriate punctuation mark applies. Of course, the ? and the ! have a full stop as part of their construction anyway. The real difficulty comes when you are also using brackets or quotation marks. That's where people start to go wrong. Where do you put the full stop (before the other punctuation/after/instead of?) I was treated to a lecture from Neil (who is a wizard in these kind of issues) about the origins of punctuation, the development and current usage, lasting about an hour. I had actually only asked a simple question. Very interesting it was though. It's just that Neil doesn't know when enough is enough. A little knowledge is never enough for (massive IQ) him and he assumes the same level of intelligence in me. Very flattering, but I don't quite meet the standard these days.

 

[jjraak]

@ianpspurs .

Such an odd quirky little song by Paul Simons .

Just doesn't seem to 'fit' to me.

But I can see why people might like it, though .

Cheers for pointing me to it

 

[ianpspurs]

@ianpspurs .

Such an odd quirky little song by Paul Simons .

Just doesn't seem to 'fit' to me.

But I can see why people might like it, though .

Cheers for pointing me to it

I think I really like the African/jazz vibe and riffs plus it showcases his voice. All opinions but music does soothe the troubled brow - when it isn't starting wars . O/T do you/does anyone else remember Gerald Harper's Sunday affair on Capital Radio? Epitome of easy like a Sunday morning.

 

[Annb]

@ianpspurs .

Such an odd quirky little song by Paul Simons .

Just doesn't seem to 'fit' to me.

But I can see why people might like it, though .

Cheers for pointing me to it

Love Paul Simon. Even better with Art Garfunkel. "Diamonds" though, is my least favourite of all. Nothing wrong with it, just not for me.

 

[gennepher]

I'm not sure whether throttling is the right word either @gennepher but we know what you mean. Thankfully, your detective work has solved the riddle of the disappearing views on YouTube.

Dr Geoff Hinton et al are worried that AI could become more intelligent than ourselves. If this is any guide, we'll be safe for centuries to come!

Thank you for sharing the beautiful artwork and explaining how it was achieved using powder pigments.


Saturday's FBG 4.3 mmol/l on waking at 6.00 am.

Thank you @LivingLightly

 

[gennepher]

Good morning everyone on a back to nice and cozy overcast here in the dark and dangerous north. 5.1 this a.m. All my hard work as an apprentice laundry maid paid off yesterday as Mrs Miggins did a huge pile of batch ironing. Nothing of mine. I just fold my meagre rags and put them away - ironing a her age - what’s that all about? I am instructed to wake her at 0830 - she and two of her sisters are traveling down to Kent to attend a funeral. A friend recently informed me that if there are people who upset me, then I should write them all letters pouring out my grievances and then burn them. But what do I do then with all those letters afterwards? Art bit - I bought a new 7” x 5” watercolour block (where all the sheets are glued round the edges apart from one tiny place to get a knife into to cut free - saves taping paper to a board). The protective inner cover is grey so I used it to paint on. Hope your day is nicely tinted with Autumn. I best make koffy and get a prodder ready for waking the sleeping bear.

It is a beautiful autumn painting. I like it very much @dunelm

 

[Lamont D]

I shall call you AL but not AI.

Who is AL?
And who is Betty?

 

[ianpspurs]

Who is AL?
And who is Betty?

but reel me in I've bitten

 

[alf_Josiah]

Love Paul Simon. Even better with Art Garfunkel. "Diamonds" though, is my least favourite of all. Nothing wrong with it, just not for me.

My all time favourite song by these is “Ridge over bubbled water “ or sumthin’ like that.

 

[Lamont D]

Betty, thank you for a very droll post. Paul Simon reference and the quip about burning friends were sublime. Far be it from me to offer advice to such a fine chap but I'd hold off on the bear bating : that was part of the reason for the Sunday Observance laws and, like many, I do like watching sport on Sunday. Thank you for sharing yet more splendid art. Have a song for no reason other than I really like it - @Lamont D and you started this whole Paul Simon thing. It does fit the conspicuous consumption theme, have you chosen this year's colourway for Holiday season? Your local cafe must be very traditional, no pumpkin spiced range of warm or iced beverages - how very quaint. Now, that kg tub of peanut butter won't eat itself and I need meds (not for that, I'm as sane as the rest here in Bedlam Towers) so Moscow.

That song is off his highly rated album, which gradually if I remember, was a slow burner until the media got it's paws into it. Having a South African theme etc. The press were reluctant to give it a proper place in really good music. As for the beeb...............!!!!!!!
I took meds, and it made me worse. Followed medical advice, it was killing me.... Literally!
took Mrs L 's advice, which saved my life.
then realised, not being paranoid, everyone was out to get me!
Enjoy that peanut butter(yuk, not for me!)
Got pork chops for my meal after the footie.
I'm thinking of stringing white lights with intermittent colours strung through branches and fencing. Nowt fancy but you may need shares whilst driving past our house.
Allegedly, there is a house about a mile away has already adorned their house-cum-grotto for Chrimbo.

 

[Lamont D]

My all time favourite song by these is “Ridge over bubbled water “ or sumthin’ like that.

fridge over frozen quarter.

a winter's tale.

 

[ianpspurs]

That song is off his highly rated album, which gradually if I remember, was a slow burner until the media got it's paws into it. Having a South African theme etc. The press were reluctant to give it a proper place in really good music. As for the beeb...............!!!!!!!
I took meds, and it made me worse. Followed medical advice, it was killing me.... Literally!
took Mrs L 's advice, which saved my life.
then realised, not being paranoid, everyone was out to get me!
Enjoy that peanut butter(yuk, not for me!) Got pork chops for my meal after the footie.
I'm thinking of stringing white lights with intermittent colours strung through branches and fencing. Nowt fancy but you may need shares whilst driving past our house.
Allegedly, there is a house about a mile away has already adorned their house-cum-grotto for Chrimbo.

Right back at ya - enjoy the pork chop, yuk not for me but you do you. I started watching Villa Man U but lost the will to carry on. Currently watching the 2024 Purple People Eaters munching Aaron Rodgers at TH Stadium. More £s for Daniel

 

[Lamont D]

6.7 this morning.
Incidents and accidents, hints and allegations.
Wasn't Me.
Said Shaggy.
Nor me.....
Growled Scooby,
Who never had a scooby anywho.Growler
Help, said some scousers..
And here it is.
said Slade of brummie bands.
Wasn't he a cowboy?
Asked Mrs L.
Don't know said I.D
Do you know that I have no idea, she replied.
not going there!! I pleaded.
Where?
watching the footie.
thought that was yesterday?
yes dear.
Cuppa?
yes dear.


big birthday tomorrow, #8 is aged three, going on thirty tomorrow.
my little angel is growing up fast and learning how to get the most money for sweets and stuff, out of his grandad, playing ball and having fun, I really love running around after him, leave Nanny and play with me he says. Ratbag. If I hear the baby shark tune again........
oops sorry!
Isn't he adorable the ratbag!

Gotta go Mrs L needs something.
Answers on a postcard and send to any tory MP.

Enjoy your Sunday.
I might have to.

My bestest wishes to you lot as always.

 

[Lamont D]

Right back at ya - enjoy the pork chop, yuk not for me but you do you. I started watching Villa Man U but lost the will to carry on. Currently watching the 2024 Purple People Eaters munching Aaron Rodgers at TH Stadium. More £s for Daniel

I totally agree, I thought Rovers was a hard watch.
I only noticed that the second series of The Ark, has been shown on sky.
so I am gonna catch up with that.
really appropriate with the deluge we have suffered.
didn't know that was on good money spinner for Levy.
What is the levy for Levy?

 

[ianpspurs]

didn't know that was on good money spinner for Levy.
What is the levy for Levy?

NFL, concerts, boxing, rugby, good earners. Our Daniel is raking it in

Need to change rooms and switch on football now. Ange sometimes texts - Geez mate, what we gonna do about these flaming Galahs? Oh yeah, what is the Ark? I'm not gonna like the answer am I? - bound to be Scifi innit Comms silence now.

 

[gennepher]

I'm lost with all these posts...

No Fbg...why? I forgot to take it...

Badger & a Cat & ...
...the 3 legged young badger again. He seems healthy and able to cope and eat and drink. I will keep an eye out for him this winter in case he may need help from me or another person...
57 secs

Creative...half finished...only the colour using Brusho pigments on a scrap of rag paper...they blend nicely I think.
But in looking through 'The Mustard Garden' for inspiration for different formations of trees, I found another brilliant ancient Chinese text on Chinese paintings (already translated to English!!!) ....got up to nearly Page 400, when my eyes decided to have a nap...I woke up to find it returned to the Internet Archive because of inactivity....sigh...
I have to find it again...another 200 pages to go...
So you get just the colours...today...

I have been immersed in Ancestry DNA, and My Heritage DNA, and 23&Me DNA, and my poor little head is more confused than ever before...
Talked with one person by chat related me by 5% DNA, via chat... but the results don't make sense...
Daughter from Australia and I could at least ascertain that she is my daughter and I am her mother sharing 50% of DNA.... as for anything else... it's seems a bit of a murky melting pot...
I have read a few books on DNA today, and I need to try to read them again.


I think I might be ready for a nap....

More than anything else I fancy a traditional Victoria sponge with buttercream and raspberry jam (I have not eaten traditional cake since I was diagnosed with diabetes approaching 8 years ago)... I could eat a whole cake. But alas I have nothing sweet in the cupboard..... except some old icing sugar....

There might be some ice lollies in the freezer, do you think that will satisfy me?

Have a good rest of the day...

 

[gennepher]

Well. I tried. Phoned the Health Centre booking line at 07.30. Got straight through (good start), went through all the keying in this, that and the other to let them know who I was, pressed the key for making appointments only to be told that I have 4 appointments already (with the nurse for my leg bandaging) so am not allowed to book any further appointments. Well, I thought I'd be smart and cancel the appointment I had for 31st October to allow me to replace it with one for the GP. Cancelled 31st October, no problem. Tried again to book a GP appointment but "You have 3 appointments booked and cannot book any more." Can't even reinstate the 31st October one. Feeling somewhat frustrated.

BG at 05.00 today was 7.9 but soon started to rise to 8.9, but now is back down to 7.7. Cup of coffee, I think. That'll push it back up, but I don't care. Maybe the coffee will improve my mood.

Absolutely blinking ridiculous @Annb

 

[Lamont D]

NFL, concerts, boxing, rugby, good earners. Our Daniel is raking it in
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Need to change rooms and switch on football now. Ange sometimes texts - Geez mate, what we gonna do about these flaming Galahs? Oh yeah, what is the Ark? I'm not gonna like the answer am I? - bound to be Scifi innit Comms silence now.

Your lot doing well at mid term break. Despite his toe being offside.
You have to ask Levy a question, How does he spend that much?
I know I couldn't.
You would think that your lot are winning lots of trophies, wouldn't you, for that much?