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Lorraine Evanoff's avatar

Fascinating. You articulated so much of my concentration issues. It's so easy to write it off as being dyslexic or whatever (being a left-handed Gemini is a completely legitimate excuse).

But you're right, Lisa, when a book or a show grabs my attention I devour it.

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Journalisa's avatar

Thanks so much. Again I was overthinking. Perhaps the mosquito anklets I'm trying to endure (not worth writing about) took me off center from accomplishing what I started out to do this morning. So glad some of what I was trying to say got through.

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Lorraine Evanoff's avatar

Oh I hope you're winning the battle against the mosquitos!

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Journalisa's avatar

Between cold packs, antihistamines, and not expecting anything productive... wake up scratching. Can't control every single minute and all it takes is one minute to mess up hours of discipline.

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Lorraine Evanoff's avatar

That's awful. I'm sorry gf.

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Journalisa's avatar

The joys of being human. I'll be fine!!

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Lorraine Evanoff's avatar

You're amazing. I just read Jack Hopkins self hypnosis piece.

I thought I was tough during bikini waxes🙄

"When I had my wisdom teeth removed, I told my dentist, “I don’t want any shots, gas, etc.” He raised his eyebrows like Groucho Marx. Of course, you’re kidding,” he said. I replied, “No...lol...I’m not kidding. I really don’t.”

“Okay, then. But you’ll be sorry. I’ll tell you that right now.”

I had not so much as an aspirin. He removed both lower wisdom teeth. I had minimal bleeding, and...contrary to what he told me, I had almost no swelling or pain the next day. At least the kind of pain that I would consider bothersome."

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Susan Weis-Bohlen's avatar

Whoa seeing the Hebrew stationary takes me back!!!

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Journalisa's avatar

I think they were little notepads from the bookstore. I can't read Hebrew. Can you?

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Susan Weis-Bohlen's avatar

Yes I can read them. It’s an electric company or electrical workers with addresses in Holon and Tel Aviv!

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Journalisa's avatar

That's so funny. Thank you. I believe they were in the bookstore because that's where I wrote them.

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Susan Weis-Bohlen's avatar

Looks like an ad for the company. Where were you and when?

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Journalisa's avatar

Tel Aviv June or July 1980

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Susan Weis-Bohlen's avatar

I lived in Israel from 1985-1996. Lots of stuff happened then...and now OMG.

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MP Diaz's avatar

I loved reading this. I feel like I’m starting to scratch the surface of who Lisa Guest really is. I’m glad to meet you here.

I feel there must be a reason. Thank you.

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Journalisa's avatar

That's how I feel when I read you!

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