It’s hard to avoid….the floor that is. With multiple sclerosis, your balance gets as twisted up as underwear after a full day at the amusement park. So you may take a fall or two….or three hundred. We do our best to avoid them. But sometimes, shit happens. While falling in private is aggravating, falling in …
From time to time, I like to clear out some unused topics, clippings & observations in what I call “More Mixed Nuts.” The subjects are random & disjointed (similar to most content in My Odd Sock). So in no particular order…away we go! No Dead Zone Why are there cemetery lots for sale in the …
When it comes to vitamins, no one can agree. On ANYTHING. Should you take them? Which ones? How many? What dose? They can’t even agree on how much money Americans spend on vitamins & supplements each year. Some say $11 billion. Others say $20 billion. $30 billion. Some estimate up to $50 billion dollars a …
The Black Box is as important to an airplane as its wings. In fact, the Black Box is the most sought after piece of equipment during accident investigations by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) as well as OUCH! (Occupant Universal Covenant House!). Many wonder what information the Black Box …
Telling someone you have multiple sclerosis is easy. Getting them to understand what you are feeling is a whole different ball game. If you have had MS for any length of time, you’ve come to know their curiosity. Heck, you may have even been asked what having MS feels like! With that I thought it …
It’s all about the big four….the Eastern…the Central…the Mountain…and the Pacific. Of course, I’m referring to the four time zones found here in the U.S. When I say “big,” I’m really talking about the Eastern, Central & Pacific only. The Mountain is like the ugly stepchild time zone no one cares about. And what’s with …
One cannot anticipate the unpredictability of MS. When you ying, it yangs. Go left, it goes right. Yep, multiple sclerosis has a mind of its own. And you can’t change it no matter what. So you better have a contingency plan. That’s what happened last week while doing some much needed weeding of the flower …
Brushing your teeth is as simple as it gets. Brush. Spit. Rinse. For me, the most difficult aspect of this task…..is the decision. Which toothpaste do I choose? I never realized oral hygiene had so many choices! One toothpaste does this. Another claims that. We have toothpaste that whitens. One for fresh breath. A different …
Since my diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (Class of 1996 Motto: “’96 we’re not hicks!”), this disease has come to define my life in many different ways. Some for the worse, but some, I must say, for the better. So, I thought I would jot down a few examples of what MS means to me…and share …
Cursive writing is dead. And I’m not grieving. Not one bit. Granted it’s been a long, slow death. For years, penmanship has been in a choke-hold of technology. The keyboard putting the beat down on pen & paper. I couldn’t be happier. Today, many states don’t require kids to learn cursive. In fact, some 46 …
