You Can Get Used to Just About Anything!

It just takes about 3-6 weeks. I first noticed the tinnitus on April 2nd or thereabouts. I thought it was going to drive me crazy. I went to the doctor and had some tests done. Found that I'm one in 20 million Americans that have this lovely ringing in the ear. Its just in my left - or that's the perception anyway. Nothing to be done but keep an eye (ear?) on it and go back in a few months to make sure its not a lot worse. I can still hear so the ENT said anything they might do in there could damage the nerve and rob me of my hearing entirely...so, ok...risks outweigh the benefits...at least that's how it feels today.

Sometime in the past 2 weeks I stopped noticing it in the quiet time between awake and asleep. Although Its freakin' loud today for some reason and I've noticed that its louder on the nights after I've spent a few hours in a crowded, loud room (like the wine bar, et. al.).

What's a little ringing anyway? Its like....the cicadas or locusts singing on a warm summer evening. ;-)

Do Something Good for Mother Earth!

Today is Earth Day peeps! Do something nice to help keep this place in shape. Reuse and/or Recycle whenever possible. If you don't know where to start to be Ecologically responsible...click on the EarthLab link on the right over there at the top of the page and find what you can do to help.

I'm old enough to remember the first Earth Day - I spent the afternoon of April 22, 1970 at a Teach-In at Hempstead Senior High School in Dubuque, Iowa watching videos and discussing our environment and what we needed to do to insure that it was still around for future generations. It was very inspiring. Over the years I haven't been always been as ecologically responsible as I could've been but my carbon footprint remains a lot lower than the local, state and national averages. I hope to do more this year in reducing waste by cutting out more plastic in my life, buying local whenever possible, and starting a composting area in my garden.

How important is clean air and water to you and your family?

WIP

Please excuse the mess while I try to return the blog to its previous design state....Rule #1 - make a copy of your template before you F around with it!