I'm glad the outcome was "Everything seems OK," but that sounds extremely scary and stressful, Atropa. New symptoms like that can eff right off.

The house is gorgeous, David. I hope all goes well.

With you on the not enjoying things around my neck, Steph. How did I survive the 80's scrunched turtleneck era? I must have developed that aversion later on in life. Or, actually, I think I'm just more aware of my aversions now.

Burritos. Yum.

Good lord, Atropa! That sounds terrifying. I hope the everything-being-fine conclusion is completely correct! Yikes!

And yeesh on urgent care having software outages. That is not a thing that should be happening in a well-ordered society. They better not charge you a fortune for the ambulance.

How did I survive the 80's scrunched turtleneck era?

I was extremely devoted to cowl necks. Still like them!

That does sound scary Atropa—did they do an EEG? Could they be little seizures?

Teppy I would have the worst time falling asleep like that, good luck! As someone else said hope the opiates work for that!!

Note to friends: strongly recommend putting something identifying on your keys! Or an AirTag or whatever. Because there’s now been two times where keys were left behind at an event and we didn’t know whose they were…and if they didn’t have a barcoded id tag on them (one for the library and one for parks and rec services) it would’ve been “gosh who knows if they’ll ever get back to the person”! I rarely lose my keys (they have a place they live and I only need them for the car not the house) but this got me to air tag them. Even if it doesn’t say “call Jane at 555-1212” it’s good to have something!

My mother has similar turtleneck anxiety, Tep. Not sure if I do-- I don't think I've had one since college.(At university, I got to say something that made Gloria Steinem chuckle--I remember that she autographed my program, but right after that, I started moving around a lot and I'm not sure that I have it anymore. That's why movies where people find Great-Grandma's letters in pristine condition and order...kind of unintentionally make me laugh. But the memory is a nice counterbalance to almost hitting Cornel West with my chair in the bookstore that same day.) Atropa, that's so weird-frightening--hope you will feel better soon. Good luck with Casa Emmett.

Also Team Hate Tight Things on My Neck!

Ugh, Atropa, may a solution be found soon. Very scary stuff.

Note to friends: strongly recommend putting something identifying on your keys! Or an AirTag or whatever.

DH is the worst when it comes to losing just about everything so he has tiles on his stuff now. Alas, they don't fit on his glasses, but helpful for his keys, wallet, and laptops. Seriously, he has lost soooo many things.

I got to say something that made Gloria Steinem chuckle

I heard her chuckle in my mind when I read that. Thank you.

Hm, maybe I should invest in some airtags. Although something that would beep and light up to tell me where my glasses are when I can't see them because I don't have my glasses on would be very useful.

Teppy I would have the worst time falling asleep like that, good luck! As someone else said hope the opiates work for that!!

Fortunately I don’t have to wear it when I’m sleeping.

GS had a very appreciative laugh, especially given the stereotype of the feminist with no sense of humor.(I think there are some, but she wasn't.) Real amusement is just so different from that thing we do to smooth things over and all that.(Which has its place still, unfortunately.)