Milo Windby's Collected Story Hour

[Milo Windby]

PS. Sorry to hear about your kid, SpaceBaby. I hope she recovers quickly.

 

[Nail]

This session was taped instead of transcribed. .....

Milo,
After you get a few of these taped sessions under your belt, tell us how that worked out....I've been thinking about it myself (started two new groups in the last 6 weeks! Yoowza!), but I'm not sure if taping is better than note-taking........

 

[SpaceBaby Industries]

PS. Sorry to hear about your kid, SpaceBaby. I hope she recovers quickly.

Thanks for the kind words. I thought ten or eleven days was a long time, but I'm told three weeks is certainly a possibility. In that context, I guess she's recovered fast enough.

No more oatmeal soap baths in the sink; she's down to a few hard to notice spots, and the only think keeping me from a good night's sleep (other than the 03:00 bottle of course) is her ear infection. Sigh.

How her big brother didn't get the Chicken Pox is beyond me.

I've got gaming stuff this time too, in no small part because I've started getting enough sleep again that my memory and other higher brain functions are actually working again thanks to sleep: my son, who is working on this whole reading concept, has decided that my copy of the Stronghold Builders Guide is the best thing since sliced bread. He looks at all the diagrams and tells stories about them, or spells out any words in boldface he sees and then asks me what they are. I'm not sure how his telling everyone in the family about Ehtereal Solids is going to work though.

I look forward to hearing the next installment Milo. I certainly empathize with the weather and illness bits. I hope it wasn't anything serious.

Oddly enough, when you mentioned taping, I immediately thought about those NPR news shows that offer such transcriptions sent to you at a reasonable fee. I must still have some sleep to make up

 

[Brigit Deeperdown]

Waiting for an update

Spaceboy I am sorry to say but you will have to wait for a update till later this week. Milo and I are moving now so his computer is in pieces and he can not write until its put back together. The poor guy. BTW how is your daughter?

 

[Nail]

Re: Waiting for an update

Milo and I are moving now so ....

Moving? Let's hope this does not mark the break up of a great group......

 

[SpaceBaby Industries]

BTW how is your daughter?

Fit as can possibly be, thanks for asking. No more infections, no more chicken pox. The happy smiley baby who sponges tribute from my breakfast is back with a cuddly vengence.

Alas, now my four year old is in the throes of chicken pox. I didn't think it was possible to get more than what the baby had, but he's managed it. There's enough calomine lotion on him to make another layer of skin I swear.

At least you only have to deal with this once in your life.

I look forward to the update whenever the opportunity presents itself. No pressure!

 

[Nail]

At least you only have to deal with this once in your life.

Heh.

If only that were true. Ask yer doctor....immunity to chicken pox goes down with time. Moreover, the virus can resurface when your immune system's low. Ever hear of "shingles"?

What is shingles?
Shingles is a painful skin eruption caused by the varicella zoster virus, the same virus that causes chicken pox. The virus remains dormant in a nerve root near the spinal cord after chicken pox. Fatigue,emotional upsets, immune suppressive drugs (such as corticosteriods), radiation therapy or unknown factors cause the virus to reactivate. When it reactivates, it travels down the nerve to the skin. Anyone can get shingles if they have had chicken pox but it is more likely to occur in older people.

Unknown factors: The real killer!

Yep: you can get it again. Happy, happy, joy, joy.

 

[DrSpunj]

Heh.

If only that were true. Ask yer doctor....immunity to chicken pox goes down with time. Moreover, the virus can resurface when your immune system's low. Ever hear of "shingles"?

Unknown factors: The real killer!

Yep: you can get it again. Happy, happy, joy, joy.

Ask and ye shall receive!

Actually, when patients show up with shingles it's not uncommon (but not always the case) to find that they've recently been exposed to children (or adults) with chicken pox. It's believed but not proven (AFAIK) that the contagiousness of the virus somehow reactivates those left behind in people's nerves. Still, shingles usually only affect 1-2 dermatomes, so the area of effect is much smaller. Nothing like what infants and children get with chicken pox that can (as SpaceBaby Industries pointed out) cover your entire body!

As to the story, I've just started reading the downloadable version. It's very entertaining so far! Hopefully I can find the time to get up to speed in the next few weeks!

 

[Mazi]

Moving? Let's hope this does not mark the break up of a great group......

Nope they didn't move that far. They live in an apartment and just moved in to the unit right next door. It was one of the easiest moves I've ever seen.

-Mazi

 

[SpaceBaby Industries]

Pox and Shingles...such fun

Thanks for the heads up about Chicken Pox and Shingles. I actually did learn about that ages ago in a microbiology course, but it wasn't something I had stored at the tip of my mind until you reminded me. Not anywhere near my major, but it was interesting, albeit sometimes disturbing (that parasite gets where?) stuff.

Truth be told, I'm with DrSpunj on this one. A couple of spots is going to be a breeze for everyone compared to having an equal amount of surface skin covered with pox as what is still skin. Makes me think of that old RNA retrovirus the Herpes Simplex (or was is Zoster? I know I've heard that name before) - aka cold sores. I can't say I'm thrilled when I'm worn down and get one, but it sure beats the other possible strains of that particular little virus doesn't it?

The itchy phase of the pox for my son is over thankfully, but it still gives me pause to see that many spots all over him.

D&D, kids, and medicinal information - what else could a thread possibly need? No wonder it's a classic!