Posts by Edward Brooks81

I was looking at some roster moves today and it honestly feels like the "sport" part of professional athletics is getting buried under massive, long-term business deals. It used to feel like a team built a squad for a specific era, but now it feels like they're just collecting assets like they're playing a massive game of Monopoly.

Every time a big club announces a teenager with a contract that stretches well into the next decade, I can't help but wonder if we're actually watching talent or just watching smart financial forecasting. It’s getting harder to track the actual "soul" of a team when the lineup is essentially a collection of long-term investments rather than a group of guys playing for the badge right now.

Is it even possible for a club to maintain a consistent identity when they're constantly locking in kids for seven or eight years at a time?

Dennis Lewis50 said:What kind of experiences have you guys had with swimming in the ocean? Like, does it leave you feeling itchy or does it have that weird smell afterward?

My son had a traditional cast last year. He didn't go swimming, but let me tell you—those plaster casts start smelling pretty terrible after a little while. And you can imagine how much fun it is trying to keep an arm clean when you can't actually wash it properly.🙄
With the plastic version, you can actually wash it. They put a thin layer of gauze underneath so it dries quickly. You just wipe it down and maybe hit it with a hair dryer for a bit.
It’s definitely lighter and way more comfortable.

Susan Diaz91 said:You have to work through trauma, actually live through it... you can't just push it down. For me, taking Normabel feels exactly like pushing things from my conscious mind straight into my subconscious.

And you know what they say: 'everything you consciously suppress will eventually come back to haunt you cruelly.'[/B]

You put that perfectly, and I am truly sorry for what happened and what you're going through right now...
I was actually prescribed Normabel during my pregnancy, though I rarely took it because I was essentially on "bed rest" anyway. That dosage they gave you is enough to leave some people dragging themselves through the day or sleeping it off entirely (depending on their body weight).
Once I finished breastfeeding, I became a "mild" addict. I couldn't fall asleep without them, and getting off them was an uphill battle.
It’s a cycle: stress, nerves, exhaustion, insomnia, and suddenly, you're dependent...
If you're going to take them, only do it when you're genuinely feeling terrible. Try not to make it a daily ritual; for instance, after a short while, a single 2mg tablet wasn't enough for me anymore—I found myself needing two just to function.

Elizabeth Ruiz2 said:Ugh, I deal with that too. I’m always snacking right before bed; I can’t sit at my computer or even watch TV without needing something to munch on. 😢 🙂
That’s probably why I wake up feeling so sluggish, though my weight is fine—I'm about 128 lbs at 5'8".

😠
I'm not 5'8", and I definitely don't weigh 128 lbs.

Now I’m actually starting to get a little worried. I have quite a few of them myself, but I’ve never felt the need to go see a doctor about it.

My husband has been giving me these strange looks lately... mostly because of how sensitive my skin gets when I'm coming down with something. 😁
To give you an idea, I usually only run a fever when I’m fighting off a virus. I've dealt with various minor inflammations in the past—nothing life-threatening, mind you—but I’ve never experienced skin pain or a fever tied to those specific issues.
However, whenever my skin starts acting up, I know I’ve been exposed to some kind of bug, regardless of whether I actually feel "sick" yet. Sometimes it just feels like a sharp, stinging sensation; a day or two later, I'll come down with a mild cold and it passes without any fever. Other times, I get hit full force and it feels like I’ve been run over by a freight train. Warmth helps soothe it, but the second I uncover myself, the pain flares right back up.
I used to assume it was just my skin reacting to temperature changes, but then there was this one time where I felt a sharp, stinging sensation stretching from my ear down to my shoulder. The very next day, my son came down with a high fever and all the classic flu symptoms. As for me? I felt absolutely nothing. 🤷

Ugh... ice... and that area around the kidney too...
So, I guess I’m not the only one dealing with this. Every single person I’ve asked about it just gives me this weird, puzzled look.
I still can't quite wrap my head around why this is happening.

Whenever I catch a virus, my skin starts acting up. If the infection really takes hold, the sensitivity gets so intense that I actually have to grit my teeth just to pull a blanket over myself. Heat helps dull the sensation, but for me, this skin pain is always the first warning sign that some bug is trying to settle in.
Sometimes it’s localized—just behind my ears or along my arms, for instance—but it almost always serves as a precursor to at least a mild cold.
When it's particularly bad, I get these shooting pains through my head and the soles of my feet. It’s frustrating enough that I flinch every time I sneeze, and when the sensation spreads across my entire body, I honestly just feel pathetic.
Has anyone else dealt with something like this?

Don't go playing doctor with antibiotics!
Try some chamomile tea before you hit the sack. I tried that once and felt significantly better by morning. Basically, drink as much of that tea as you can before bed, bundle up under the covers, and just sweat it out. In my experience, this works best right when you feel a cold coming on, but it’s still worth a shot if you've been feeling under the weather for a few days already. 😉

If that doesn't do the trick, maybe try a little hot toddy. 😁