Energy: How Much Is In Your Tank?

Energy: How Much Is In Your Tank?

    Those of us with multiple sclerosis are always concerned with our energy.   Do I have enough? How can I get more? Should I rest now? Will I need it later?     Despite the dozen or so symptoms/side effects of MS, lack of energy & fatigue are probably the most common (and …

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18 Inches

18 Inches

  Tread lightly as you enjoy this rehashed My Odd Sock…     Eighteen inches.  A foot & a half. In golf, an 18-inch putt is no gimme, especially for Tiger Woods!  In football, a foot & a half can sometimes seem like a mile when going for a first down. But I never -ever …

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Duggar-Demic

Duggar-Demic

Blowing the dust off this old My Odd Sock as the Duggars are in the news again.  Enjoy…   Here in the United States we are facing a serious problem.   It’s not National health care. Not rampent unemployment. Not bank foreclosures.   These problems pale in comparison.   I’m referring to the ominous “Duggar-demic!” …

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Got No Feeling

Got No Feeling

Please enjoy this bloody (seriously) old My Odd Sock.  I’m light-headed from loss of blood!  Warning:  The following My Odd Sock contains graphic images of blood and gore.  The squeamish and those with weak stomachs look away.   Now you MUST read on, right?     Multiple sclerosis has taken away my feeling. I have …

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I Hope…

I Hope…

  Hope is an important aspect of our lives. You hear it in our daily conversations…”I hope you do well on the exam.”  “I hope they win the game.”  “I hope you have a good day.” Add a difficult situation into the mix, like a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, makes hope an even stronger feeling …

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First Class Love

First Class Love

    It is widely known the United States Postal Service is in a severe financial crisis. Some estimate the U.S.P.S. is losing $42,335,766 per day! A net loss of more than $750 million in the first quarter of this year alone! And more than $47 billion in the past ten years! As officials scramble …

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Dumb Ads

Dumb Ads

      At My Odd Sock, we live for the silly. We loathe for the ridiculous. And when it comes to advertising, we consumers get more than our bloated share of the stupid. But that’s why I’m here (you can thank me later), to point out the absurd, snicker at the amusing and gag …

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The Two-Hour Nap

The Two-Hour Nap

    I sat straight-up right.  Twisted my head to squint at the clock on the VCR. There I couldn’t believe my eyes.  No, it wasn’t the fact that we still owned a VCR…but that the clock said it was 11:24am. I had been asleep for TWO HOURS! I took a two-hour nap BEFORE 12 …

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MS-A-Band

MS-A-Band

      It’s time to jam with My Odd Sock’s “MS-A-Band.” What’s that? “MS-A-Band” is where we inject, err sorry, I mean infuse, eh no better, I meant add some multiple sclerosis to our favorite bands, singers & musical artists.     A fun, mash-up of music and MS.  A tingly DX of solos …

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It’s A Party

It’s A Party

    What is going on?   The wild parties.  Drinking.  Carousing.  Sex with prostitutes. It’s a party and it is out of control!   Recent details have surfaced to reveal members of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency participating in episodes of unrestrained debauchery.   Of course, being the responsible citizen that I am, My …

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