dreams, tomato, winterize garden, dental fu

DREAMS
one of the side effects of taking aricept (donepezil) is that you
have these fantastic dreams
the dreams are vivid hd dreams
they are never violent or disturbing

last night in my dream my wife she and my cowgirl sisterinlaw she
went horseback riding
my younger son he went to work out at the gym
my brothers and i and my parents were staying at a cabin in the
mountains somewhere am not sure where
it was a beautiful place

they were all late getting back from their rides and gym and our
meal got cold
it was raccoon cooked with an apple in its mouth
(i ran into a racoon early the morning before getting into
our cats food-teach him huh)
there was dressing and greens and veggies surrounding that
old raccoon
i got mad cause they were late but didnt yell or throw things
just gave them my stare that im told i have
no violence

later we all got together again at a mountain resort that had an
alzheimers center and we had a similar meal that was enjoyed
by all
although i dont remember eating any coon in my dream

woke up and felt like i was still in that resort
just hope my wife she didnt leave me there

TOMATO

this is the tomato called the taylor mater since it is from taylor
it was left in a house this summer when the air conditioner
went off
when the family returned when the ac was fixed the
tomato had begun to sprout things all around the tomato
that made it look like it came down from outer space

so my wife she was given it by her friend and i and others recommend
she plant it in a pot

so she did and put it in the garden (of course its organic) that she has
at school
he has grown it all fall in that pot
now that it is cold she moved it inside and put it in her window that
gets sun all day
its thriving
she had sent progressive pictures to me and to the central texas
gardening show on klru here in austin
they plan to show the pictures and talk about it on their jan 7th show

here is the link www.klru.org/ctg
check it out on saturday january 7, 2012

now wonder if it will produce some tomatoes
hope they arent all knarley and warty like

WINTERIZE GARDEN
if you live in this area or where its cold you need to winterize
your garden
ive covered all my veggie beds with row cover that will provide
several degrees of protection

ive add mulch to a lot of my plants in the landscape
those susceptible to freezing that are in pots have been
moved inside or into a small green house ive made in my
garage
have my lemons and oranges in there and they are producing ok

when the weather warms up some i will take the row cover off
then replace it when the cold weather returns

DENTAL FU
well that wasnt bad
in and out in 15 minutes like the burger place with that name
only slight pain with application of the new crown

maybe ill return again if its going to be that easy next time
maybe its like having a baby
where you forget what it was like so you have another one

supposedly theres a chemical that is produced in females that
causes them to forget what it was like

maybe that chemical could be used after you have a dental procedure
dont think i want to have a baby to find out

the organicgreen doctor

deportation, dental, football

DEPORTATION
well they have come with a way to cut the budget some more
its by deportation

they want to deport seniors instead of illegal aliens
so pack your bags if you have grey hair
the immigration department had decided to deport seniors
to lower the cost of social security and medicare

apparently older people are easier to catch and will not
remember how to get home

so i started to cry when i thought of many of you
getting deported and stuck on that bus
then omg
it dawned on me
ill see you on the bus

please save me a seat at the front of the bus as
i get bus sick real easy

thanks organic rainwater brother for this

DENTAL
have to go back today to see the dentist
dont look forward to it
felt like i was tortured last time
have just now recoverd
glad i had some vicodin to take along the way

sure hope he doesnt get up on that table and pull and twist
like he did last time
that was not fun at all

sure wished i had taken care of my teeth when i was younger
brush floss get regular cleaning
and regular dental checks
youll actually live longer
with less pain

FOOTBALL
tebow tebow tebow
he cant pass he cant pass      well he did          
he only runs he only runs        well he didnt
hes getting more believers now
those experts cant ignore results

the cowboy coach iced the kicker at the last minute
oops it was his
dang cowboys

green bay 16-0
take the pressure off and just lose a game then finish the season off
with wins

its lsu vs alababma
okla state just barely missed
they should have beat iowa state

how can ucla get a bowl game 6-7
thats just not right

ark plays kansas state in a bowl game
should be a good game

we just need a play off system like basketball that starts next week
to carry us through until the nfl playoffs
wouldnt that be a fun 4 weeks of good football

the organicgreen doctor

whoa not fun, (un)flex accounts

WHOA NOT FUN
forgive me father for i have sinned
i didnt brush my teeth like i should when i was growing up
i never flossed my teeth until i was an adult
i never went to the dentist unless my teeth hurt or was injured
we were too poor to afford dental care
i never drank fluoridated water as a child
i love candy
i love candy
i love candy

i now pay the price of my sins
but will do better

thought of that yesterday as the dentist was i swear was standing
on the dental chair with both hands in my mouth with sweat pouring
off his forehead
he was also using these big old instruments that i couldnt see well as i
took off my glasses cause i didnt want to watch any more
just know my head was moving up and down and he was mumbling
words i cant publish in this blog or ill start getting hits from weird sites

so this is what went on last time when i was totally knocked out when
he chiselled and chipped and whatever else he did to remove my
wisdom teeth
glad i was asleep then and wish i had been yesterday

felt ok afterwards until that novacaine stuff wore off
oh **** that sure hurts
thank you vicodin and that merlot and that ice bag
that sure makes it feel much better

hope today is better
will pray each day to the dental god
and will promise to do better

(UN)FLEX ACCOUNTS
do you have an (un)flex account
you know they take your money tax free and put it into their
accounts then as you need it for medical expenses not covered
by insurance you can get reimbursed
its suppose to work that way
however
they seem to try to make it hard sometimes to get your money
back

have had a several months long battle with them
they have a thousand dollars of mine they want to keep
so they wait until just before the dead line to deny my claim
so need to find a thousand dollars worth of claims to submit
wonder if they try to screw everybody this way

here is what happened
in march i had special diagnostic labs done for my genotype for
the apoe 4 gene for alzheimers
i used my (un)flex card to pay for it
as my insurance would not pay for it
the (un)flex card paid for it and was ok with the receipt i sent in

in may i had more special diagnostic labs done for beta amyloid and
tau protein
which was not covered by insurance
i used my (un)flex card again (was at the same lab as before) and
submitted the same receipt
nope not good enough
need a eob from the insurance company showing they denied payment
didnt bill insurance as they specifically say on their website they wont
pay for this test or the last one
they continuously refused to reimburse me the thousand dollars
with the final decision just a few days before the dead line

how do i come up with that amount of money in medical charges in
a few days
i was afraid the (un)flex account people had won
wonder if they waited that late to do a final denial on purpose
so they could keep my thousand dollars

well i am retired and have extra time on my hands
i started looking for deductions i could claim
there it was on their website
medical travel
you can claim mileage for medical visits to also include trips to the
pharmacy and xray
we do live in the country and have to drive 50+ miles to get our
prescriptions
thats 50 x $0.23 per mile deduction = $10.15
thats 104 x $0.23 to the dentist = $23.92
thats 412 x $0.23 to the neurologist = $94.76
(4 trips last year to the neurologist)
(we had multiple pharmacy and medical and radiological visits last year)

when all added up it was equal over $1000

so i won eventually
they even had to send me a check for $12.95 that they owed me also
those (un)flex account folks tried to win
but i won instead

now ill just take that one thousand they refused to reimburse me and
just write it off on taxes

won twice didnt i
feels good to beat them at their own game

now wonder if i can win this year

the organicgreen doctor

dental care, mri, nba

DENTAL CARE
am doing my least favorite thing today
thats going to the dentist
last year i had two wisdom teeth removed
that sucked big time
glad i wasnt awake when they got them out
something about a chisel and pliers was spoken
but i never asked questions
sure hurt like hell for several days
he told me it wouldnt hurt much but gave me a prescription
for 30 vicodin
that should have been a sign of what was coming

then last year i had to have a new crown put on then after
that had to have a root canal on that same tooth
again that sucked big time
glad i had some of that vicodin laying around

well today
i have to go back to get two new crowns put on
except i remember last year and am not looking forward to
when that numbing medicine wears off and when i stop
slobbering and slurring my speech
then the real pain begins
got me some vicodin left over to use if i need it
maybe that oral surgeon just knew what was in store for me
over the next year

just sayin

seriously
dental care is the entry to good health
brush twice a day
floss each tooth  each day
talking to you my wife she
seek dental care annually or twice a year
we do twice a year dental cleaning
promised my last now retired dentist i would do this after i
waited 5 years to see him and came in with a mouth full of problems

it is sad though that less than 50% of americans get regular dental care
of course a lot of dental insurances are not very good
like the one we have

take care of your teeth they are the soul of your health

MRI
had the 6 month followup mri last week and got the report today
this is the 4th mri ive had in the last year
it was normal
this mri for the study is a volumetric mri that is officially read
as part of the adni study using a special computer program that
measures the volume of the brain and especially the hippocampus
where atrophy can occur early on in alzheimers disease

this mri may be one of the tools that is used soon to pick up early
changes in mild cognitive impairment amnestic type and early
alhzheimers disease

next one is in 6 months then will have one every year after that

NBA
beware beware
remember what happened to he nhl
when they lost the whole season
remember you are the number 3 sport in the usa
you have a lot to lose
you dont want to be number 4 or 5 in the future

people are having a lot of financial issues themselves and
are not real tolerable of watching you fight over money

remember you are in the 1% not the 99% like the rest of us

think ill just enjoy those other professional basketball teams
college basketball

just sayin

the organicgreen doctor