Laptop is running hot (again), so I've had to shut it off until my makeshift cooling pad is frozen enough to put under it. The laptop is on its last legs. Considering it's been running daily since September 2010, I think I got my money's worth out of it. Then again, I maxxed the MFH out if it when I placed my order with Dell nearly 8 years ago. Grateful to have my cell phone in the meantime, but typing on it is a huge pain in the butt.
Right now, I'm going through my friends list and weeding out the nosy-butt people who pretend to be caring but just want to get in your business just so they can have something to talk about. I do not have time for gossipy people, especially the ones who, as I put it, can stir up the grits and come out with oatmeal. My tolerance for OPB (other people's bull$h!t) has greatly declined. Part of the reason I've withdrawn from social media (mainly FB).
Now, my true friends will know I'm NOT referring to them in the least. I am very grateful for them and feel really bad that my absence has worried them to the point of wondering if I'm in danger. Please relax; I'm not in danger. I have been going through a serious bout of depression since October of last year, complicated by having to come off Hydrocodone after 9 straight years of use and the hellish days of going through physical withdrawal during the Christmas holidays. I thought I going to be okay doing it myself because of an episode of House MD in which Gregory House seemed to get over his addiction after 24 - 48 hours at home with his boss/friend. Oh hell, was I foolish and ignorant. THE EPISODE IS A LIE! A LIE I TELL YOU!! 😛
Then there's having to cope with the pain of my arthritis post Hydrocodone, with the worst of it being in my knees. When you have to acknowledge that there are things you can't do anymore or ever again because your body won't let you, it's a very depressing, demoralizing existence. I've seen what arthritis did to my late parents and how debilitating it got ... and it scares the hell out of me. Well, let's be blunt. Arthritis is usually glossed over as joint discomfort by a lot of people, and there are different types of arthritis. In my case, what my parents suffered from is more accurately described as Degenerative Joint Disease. It runs on both sides of my family. My sister Pamela and I are dealing with this same affliction. You can treat the symptoms and the pain. However, there is no cure and it's only going to get worse.
I'll post more later today when my laptop is back up and running. I've got to recharge my phone as it's down to 12% battery.
