The elbone connects to the eyebone?
Dealing with an issue on my right elbow this morning. Had the exact same problem with the left elbow about two years ago. Appointment this morning with the same orthopedic (Firefox's built-in spellchecker prefers orthopedic to orthopaedic) surgeon. Will probably require surgery, too. Going for an eye exam this afternoon. Once these two minor issues are resolved, I should be good as new. OK, well, almost.
Below, I offer an image of a part of New Orleans known as "Mid-City".
New Orleans - December 11, 2007
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What the Falcons sorely need are people they can believe in. Vick's problems destroyed whatever hope this team had in 2007. Petrino's approach killed whatever opportunity they had of unifying and moving forward. Now the Falcons appear to be back where they were when it became clear that Vick was heading to jail -- they seem to have no clue how to point themselves in a positive direction anymore.
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I lived in a townhouse for 15 years, neighbors on either side. It was the only house I could afford at the time. But it was wider than these appear to be. I'm guessing my party walls were more soundproof than in this structure. Only my wife, never the neighbors, complained about blaring music.
And the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language - the best dictionary ever - also prefers orthopedic.
K-
Robbie, you were born in a shotgun house -- 8214 Oleander Street in New Orleans. We moved from a 3-room shotgun house at 3022 Lowerline Street right before you were born. Grandma thought we could turn the living room into a baby's room, but that didn't suit me at all. The loooooong house we moved to, with Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Bed, Bathroom, and Bedroom seemed better at the time, but I soon came to hate that one too. Now those houses are very trendy and priced over the top. Of course, part of the reason is because they escaped a lot of the flooding in areas where it was only 2 feet or so.
Hope you're feeling better. I've had painful bursisits in my shoulder for over a year now & although my Dr. doesn't hesitate to prescribe me horrible drugs with side effects that include "death due to lung failure up to 6 months after stopping medication," he's hesitant to give me the harmless cortizone shot that will end my pain (at least for a while.) I haven't had a good night's sleep in over a year because of this idiot. I just don't have much faith in the medical institution anymore...
I couldn't live in a shotgun, either. Not only do I need my own place, I don't want to feel like I live in some kind of tube. My apartment in Metairie was to long & thin. I love my house in Abita, where I feel like I can stretch out.
Kem,
Two of Mom and Dad's friends occupied both halves of a shotgun quite a bit smaller than this one. They would talk to, not yell at, each other through the walls. It was about 300ft from the airport, too. Someone must have PAID THEM to live there.
Mom,
I knew Oleander was a double. Don't think I ever heard of the Lowerline place. I know Lowerline. It's near De La Salle.
Lana,
I think it's time you seek another MD. My doctor removed the bursa in my left elbow with zero complications and, now, he's also going to remove the right one as soon as we can schedule it. I don't know if that's a good option in a shoulder joint, though. I hope you find something soon to alleviate it.
Shoulder discomfort comes and goes with me. Probably has something to do with my sleeping positions. If it's not the shoulder, it's the neck, or the back, or something.
Aside: The spot where I was standing to take this photo did not seriously flood after Katrina. I have a friend who lives in this block (One street over from City Park Ave). His second car, parked in his driveway, had a water line on his wheels right up to the car floor level but it didn't seep in. Go about a quarter of a mile in ANY direction, though, and you had 4-6 feet of water. If the pictured shotgun house flooded, I couldn't tell.
Not that it matters, but the little 3-room double we lived in was half a block off what is now called Earhart Expressway, and about four blocks from Carrollton Avenue. Daddy used to walk to his summer job at College Inn and after Mass on Sunday, I would push your stroller to sit at the bar and visit. The Oleander house was just half a block off of Carrollton Avenue on the other side, and a block from the Expressway. So that should give you an idea of its location. Not that it matters!
I knew where the Oleander house was. I used to eat Lee's hamburgers at a place on Oleander. This was after the original Lee's was gone but before the chain restaurants came out. It was a restaurant on the second floor of a house right off of Carrollton. I passed by 8214 one day after you told me the address. It looked small to me as I recall. This was about 25 years ago if I remember correctly. Not that it matters. :)
For those who don't know what a Lee's hamburger is, it is a hamburger patty that is grilled totally smothered and surrounded in onions and served on a bun with both cooked and raw onions. The only thing worse than asking for one with no onions is to ask for one dressed or with cheese. They should be eaten plain with mustard AND those fabulous onions only.
Love that house (if it were a single). Tell Patsy the rock and roll led to the loud tv. Maybe someday Santa will bring all you guys a hearing aid. Ha!
I'm sure you're right about the music, Susan. I worry about today's kids (Who listen to music even louder than I did when I was their age). They have a trunk and back seat full of speakers.
I love the house, too, if not for the double. For what it's worth, converting shotgun doubles into singles is not unheard of but it's an expensive proposition due to the price of the property. The owner of this one could pretty much name his/her price.
The colors on the house seem warm.
I read the whole article in Wikipedia about shot-gun houses. Very interesting! New Orleans is definitely on my list of cities to visit...one of these days.
I agree, ole blue. They are warm ... and colorful. I love bold colors.
Look me up if you do, Fi.