Posted on 01/19/2005 9:51:40 AM PST by Mo1
What a gorgeous Northwest day, westy! Your camera is a good one! I'm always happy to see people have fun with cameras. :)
The freezing piggies are the absolute worst.
I had a nice hot shower, mid-day, and loaded up the thermal gear, and still, I'm chilly.
Those west coast guys have stolen our pleasant weather for themselves.
A more 'natural' time for me to be moving about at.
Well, they need to give it back, like right now. :) FOFL. I've enjoyed about all the winter I can stand, I'm ready for sunny, warm days and lots of 'em.
Hey Darlin'! Long time no see.
The same could be said of you. :) So, besides waiting out this nasty weather, how are you, you darling thing ? :)
Doing fine. Missed you. How's life in LA?
We have green grass all year round all over North Carolina.
About 5 years ago a new freeze resistant grass became available, and everyone has reseeded with it.
The golf courses and public land are still brown in winter though. The new stuff isn't up to the heavy wear and tear they have to take.
So9
Brrrr. Its cold and rainy here. Miserable Mardi Gras weather.
Winter rye grass (not winter rye) stays green. Some in the south overseed summer grasses such as Bermuda with the rye.
Hey now, it must be my lucky night. You and catpuppy here on the thread at the same time :) Evenin, Swervie :)
This is a peaceful scence and now he in very sick is this a lovely parting symbol?
What Bills?
So far not one single nation on Earth has fully subscribed to Kyoto.
They are trying to get us to go first, so they can set back and watch our economy destroyed.
So9
You called?
Pope Hospitalized With Breathing Problems
By VICTOR L. SIMPSON, Associated Press Writer
ROME - Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II was rushed to the hospital Tuesday night with breathing difficulties and an inflamed throat while battling the flu during an icy spell that has swept Italy, the Vatican (news - web sites) said.
Pope Hospitalized With Breathing Problems
Anxiety has been running high over the 84-year-old pope's Parkinson's disease (news - web sites) and other ailments, but Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls told The Associated Press that the decision to hospitalize him was "mainly a precaution."
He noted that the pope was not in intensive care but in the same 10th floor suite of rooms where he has been during several previous stays at Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic, about 2 1/2 miles from the Vatican.
The pope has the flu and acute laryngeal tracheitis, he said, acknowledging the pontiff had a "certain difficulty in breathing." Navarro-Valls, who has a medical degree, denied Italian news reports that John Paul had a CAT scan at the hospital.
Navarro-Valls said more tests will be done on Wednesday. The Vatican planned to issue a medical bulletin on Wednesday morning sometime after 9 a.m. (3 a.m. EST), the spokesman said. The hospital said it wouldn't make any statements until after
The Vatican said in an earlier statement that the pope suffered from "an acute laryngeal tracheitis and larynx spasm crisis."
Tracheitis, an inflammation of the trachea, requires hospitalization and usually a breathing tube to keep the airway clear. The spasms are likely a complication from the respiratory illness he has had.
It's possible his Parkinson's disease has made his condition more serious and his breathing more labored.
A Vatican official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that the pontiff, who has had the flu since Sunday, had apparently suffered a "breathing crisis."
Italian news agencies reported that the pope was taken to the hospital in the ambulance which is always at his ready.
A close member of the pope's staff, American Archbishop James Harvey, said John Paul had congestion and a slight fever during the day.
He said the decision to hospitalize the pope was made by close aides. It apparently took many at the Vatican by surprise and cars with Vatican license plates began pulling up at the hospital only after John Paul arrived.
A State Department official, who asked not to be identified, said he would be kept overnight for observation but there was no indication he was gravely ill.
The teaching hospital is where John Paul was taken when he was shot in the abdomen by a would-be assassin in 1981, and where he has undergone several operations.
The frail pontiff's Parkinson's disease makes his speech difficult, and he also has chronic hip and knee problems.
He was last seen in public on Sunday, when he made his regular noontime appearance at his window overlooking St. Peter's Square and released a dove in a sign of peace. He appeared remarkably lively, but his words were barely audible.
Until the pope was taken to the hospital, the Vatican had been issuing reassuring news about his condition, up to Tuesday's late night newscast on Vatican radio.
First word of his hospitalization came from Italian news media.
The Vatican announced earlier Tuesday that it had canceled the pope's engagements for the next few days.
These included his weekly public audience Wednesday. Besides the traditional morning gathering with the faithful, he had been scheduled to preside at a candle-blessing service in St. Peter's Basilica that evening.
The flu has been sweeping through Italy since December. The Rome region, shivering through nighttime subzero temperatures, has been among the hardest-hit.
About 40 percent of the flu victims are children, with the elderly making up only a small fraction because of an aggressive vaccination campaign, health officials said.
It was not known whether the pontiff had a flu shot.
Vatican Radio asked Navarro-Valls earlier Tuesday if the pope felt the good wishes of people worldwide who are concerned about his health.
"I think so, and as always, the Holy Father is grateful for the prayers of the faithful and of all those who love him. I think this closeness means a lot to him," Navarro-Valls said.
John Paul has kept a busy schedule despite difficulties with speech and movement that are typical for Parkinson's sufferers.
The last time he skipped an audience because of illness was in September 2003, when he canceled his traditional Wednesday appointment with pilgrims and tourists because of an intestinal ailment.
The Vatican makes brief announcements when the pope falls ill but rarely provides details about medication ir the extent of the illness.
Wow, you're here, too. :)
Wait till you here the State of the Union Speech tomorrow.
I got an early peek at the social Security Simplification Plan.
Since there will soon be only two workers to support each retiree, W is just gonna have every retiree move in with their kids and close the agency to cut overhead to 0.
SO9
Nice photos. Hope that he recovers quickly.
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