Your Nose Knows

Out in the world you may hear the phrase "A nose for the news" or something to that effect. It usually means trust your intuition. You could put "Your nose to the grindstone" and that means focus and get to work!

For the better part of the summer my Nose has been useless. Not only has it not been working but it has been hemmorhaging sometimes 3 times a day. I wake up in the middle of the night with hour long nosebleeds. I might get one in the middle of the day or in the early evening. Between August 17th and September I had 3 cauterizations - one visit to the Emergency Room and saw 3 different specialists. Add a new primary - a cardiologist (in case it was blood pressure related) and hours spent with splints, ice, nasal spray and gels.

The ATM machine ate my card yesterday as I was about to make a desperate deposit to cover my mortgage; I was on my way to see a Chiropractor because my back went out (do we see some stress related problems here?). The townhouse association gave me a week to get my tree trimmed - and because it is a palm tree not every trimmer wants to do this for any amount of money.

I mention all of this because when things are going badly at the Bridge Table (and I am a bridge player) they tell you it is time to pull in your horns and be cautious. Every risk will end in disaster. Eat Oatmeal!

My yard flooded in the middle of the night because of an irrigation hose gone bad -i called my landscaper and he told me what to do at 3:15 am this morning. He didn't complain - Stuff just keeps happening; if it isn't a nose bleed while I am sleeping it is a garden hose. I am not taking risks I am barely able to leave my bed.

So as it happens I remember a chinese fortune teller saying 2007 would be a good year, at least I think that was what he said. So I will be hopeful, but this doesn't bode well for Penn State vs Ohio State this afternoon.