I don’t usually get too personal on this blog. In fact, when I first started, I told myself I would not bring politics, religion or world affairs to the blog, as it would create too much controversy. Well, I need some help, so unfortunately I’m going to have to bring up an issue. There’s only one side to it, my side. I am right. Let me preface this by saying this: the following has nothing to do what so ever with the health care debate that is going on in this country.
For as long as I can remember, I have had asthma. My entire life, I have been able to control it through the use of an inhaler (albuterol, ventolin). A few years back, the FDA in line with pharmaceutical companies decided to ban the propellant in the inhalers, which is CFC based. The reasoning given was that cfc’s are bad for the enviroment, therefore inhalers are harming the planet. Of course that is not the truth. The amount of CFC’s used by inhalers each year is about the same as one space shuttle launch. You don’t see anyone banning that now do you? Of course the new inhalers would cost way more money as there are no generics available.
If this were simply a matter of paying more I wouldn’t be blogging about it.
The problem is that the propellant used does not work nearly as well as the old inhalers. It’s a laughable comparison at best. I was an avid runner, and outdoorsman. I can no longer do these things. Running is a struggle. The doctors don’t seem to really care about this. I’ve gotten lung tests, which prove I’m not getting enough oxygen. They just keep putting me on different stuff. The new inhalers actually fill my lung with the alcohol based propellant, making me cough more and more. Of course this constricts my airways even worse. My stupid fucking doctors only solution is to keep trying other things. He claims it’s the same medicine. That may be true, but the propellant A. does not push it down far enough into my lungs, and B. makes my athsma worse. It has already cost me hundreds.
What I’m looking for is anyone who may have gotten an inhaler LAST YEAR (2008 or before) that is not using it, or a website that sells CFC inhalers. It can not be a HFA inhaler. They totally suck. If you can help me out, please email me at unclepoggy@yahoo.com
Thank you.
As a side note, I would also like to add, the website savecfcinhalers.org is a complete waste of time. Their goal is to convince people that global warming does not exist in order to bring back cfc products.
Okay, so I was at the dog park the other day, and it was pretty nice out. Quimby has been limping so we decided it would be a good idea to keep him in a small fenced in area. He was liking it. Smudge was in there with him, and although Smudge can’t really keep up with how hardcore Quimby is, they were playing pretty good. Smudge was running and Quimby was chasing him for a while. They were moving really fast when all of a sudden Quimby decided he would break free of the fenced area. It is my belief that he believed that if he believed hard enough that the fence was not there, it would cease to exist. He then ran head on (at FULL speed) into the chain link fence.
Like this only Quimby
It looked like when a ram decides to ram something, only Quimby isn’t a ram, he is a dog. He does not have horns built to destroy things at all, however he does know how to be intense and epic. The fence is now concave where he hit it. It was a crash of epic proportions. So much so that he now has a bald spot. Have you ever headbutted something so hard that you have a bald spot? Yeah, I didn’t think so.
This is Smudge. I’m going to make up a story on how he was named. Smudge’s owners were huge fans of the movie Misery. Their favorite scene in the movie was when Paul Sheldon shows Annie Wilks that he needs better paper, and makes something like this:
"It's called hobbiling, Paul"
Everyone should name their dog after something from the mind of Stephen King EXCEPT Cujo. Torrance, Andy, even Stand By Me are acceptable. Just not Cujo. I kind of lost where i was going with this, so here’s me and the dog.
Kommen Sie Hier, bitte!
BAM- Here’s a 4 set I stumbled upon while going through old photos. No idea these dogs names. It’s art, man.
Look at how artful it is.
Just oozing
So many arts.
This is Mocha. I was playing with my new I phone near my place of employment. I had passed on several dogs due to the fact that I keep forgetting my Canon camera at home. The Canon takes photos really easy. I wasn’t sure about this iPhone, but it it actually took a decent shot. Anyway, here’s Mocha!
Portland!
Yes, this dogs name is Portland, Maine. That’s her full name. For real. I’m pretty sure that rules. Anyway, I was at work, and this doggy came in. She’s three years old and pretty hyper. She was wearing a purple cast. Probably injured while walking on the cobblestones, or fishing for lobster.
I know I’ve been slacking. Now that I’m 30 it’s getting harder to get out there to try to find the best dogs in Maine. Is there still a need for this type of public service, or am I on the wrong path? Oh someone enlighten me! Dogs of the world, send me a message (or leave a comment)!
It’s my birthday week and I don’t have the motivation to go out and get dog photos. Sorry, I’ll be back maybe tomorrow with a dog or two.
Congrats Damien for winning the October dog of the Month. I plan on getting really drunk at least three times this month, so hopefully the dog pictures will relate.
The first step in becoming a bum involves practicing sitting against a brick wall. If you can’t get used to that, you may want to rethink your career choices.
This is Chance. Here are the top three songs with the word chance in them.
1. Give Peace a Chance -John Lennon
2. Take a Chance on Me -Abba
3. When You See a Chance, Take It -Steve Winwood
Can you think of any more?
Quimby!
Dogs of the Month
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