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So much has happened since I last posted a few days ago....
Let's start off with matters of the heart:
I went to the Cardiologist and learned a lot. First off, I have something that is very common called Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia.  There are many factors as to why people have this; high stress levels, overindulgence in chocolate or caffeine based drinks, smoking, drinking alcohol in excess and insomnia....ding ding ding ding.... now all of you who know me know that sleep is something that doesn't come easy.  So I need to figure out how to sleep, even though I've been trying to figure that out for years.  BUT, I do have to go for an echo cardiogram tomorrow.  The palpitations I get are longer in length than "usual". So they will figure out what part of my heart's electrical system is malfunctioning and then go from there.  The cardiologist told me to go on line and read up on the common occurrence of PSVT in younger people (and yes, I am still considered younger....42 is the new 28?).  So I did some reading and am okay with this ... except....

One website told me what to do to stop the palpitations....
      "Episodes of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia often can be stopped by one of
       several maneuvers that stimulate the vagus nerve and thus decrease the heart rate.
       These maneuvers are usually conducted or supervised by a doctor, but people who repeatedly 
       experience the arrhythmia often learn to do the maneuvers themselves. Maneuvers include
       straining as if having a difficult bowel movement, rubbing the neck just below the angle of
       the jaw (which stimulates a sensitive area on the carotid artery called the carotid sinus), and
       plunging the face into a bowl of ice-cold water. These maneuvers are most effective when they
       are used shortly after the arrhythmia starts."  

Ummm, I think I'll rub my neck .....  didn't Elvis die from bearing down on the throne?
I won't know the details of my echo until later this week... i will let you know what happens. I hope the doctor doesn't make me practice the "maneuvers" in his office. 

I need to make a confession.... My name is Julie and I am a talk radio news junkie.  I can't stop listening. Okay, now I feel better and am on the road to recovery.  Shouldn't there be free coffee and doughnuts now?

I don't even want to get on the state of politics today. We are on the eve of Super Tuesday and will wait to see what our voters have to say via their votes.

I will say this though, even though Rush said some inexcusable things in the past few days and lost 7 major advertisers, I still will tune in to see what else this guy has to say.  Let me put it this way, you never see  people standing around waiting for a train to pass, but when that train crashes people will flock to see the horror.  Rush crashed his train, his ratings are going to soar ... maybe this was planned to get his words out to more people.  Even though I don't agree with 99.99999999% of what he says .... If this was a deliberate act to increase the number of listeners he has....then I think he may be borderline brilliant. 

Faithful readers, I did mention that I have a gift for you..... are you ready?  As you all know, I am a 42 year old woman who has never been married... and I don't plan on changing my marital status any time soon..... but for our comedic pleasure, I have joined an on-line dating site.  OM-fbomb-G!  I had a coupon, so that made it easier to pull the trigger.  I have only been on this site for 6 days and the vultures have found me and are circling hardcore.  I am going to make a compilation of my favorite emails I have received so far and share them with you.  Also, I am in the midst of creating a handbook for single men to follow when creating their on line dating profile.  I will share my do's & don'ts list with you as well.  Of course I will not be slanderous and show pictures or use names, but I will be as detailed as possible so you may enjoy this as much as I am.  May I just say that on day 4 of being on the website, I had to actually take 2 days off and shut off my phone to escape the insanity. 

Now, for all of you keeping track .... my ad revenue is up to $68.  Sweet mother of pearl!
Here are my up to date blog stats .... 
In 5 weeks, with 11 posts, I have had more than 750 views. 
Still generating views in Germany and Russia.
I only have 5 followers (insert frowny face emoticon here)
I would like more comments ......
I think I have the greatest readers in the world!!!

I want to respond to a comment that was posted that called me "dumb"....
Dear Anonymous commenter,
Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment!  Keep clicking on my blog to read more nonsense!
xoxo,
Jules

We had some crazy winds here in New York over the weekend, but nothing compared to what happened to parts of our country. I am happy to report that all of my southern family has checked in and is safe.  How scary ..... Maybe those Mayan's were right .... I have a lot to do before 12/21/12.  Better get to it! (which will not include Christmas shopping, of course). 

Jules!