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A few sandwiches with cheese and butter on them before going to the gym.

An old relative had bad hearing the last ~5 years of her life. That was hard for her. I have a distant relative who developed a hearing loss due to music (he was a drummer, I think). It was self-inflicted but not on purpose of course. I have not met in him for many years. I will try to do that.

Thx. Wise words.

Sarcasm at the best.

Sometimes it is interesting to know how different languages compare. There might be cultural traits to how deaf and HOH people are treated. My native language Swedish translates "hearing-impaired" as "hearing-damaged". I do not know whether that sounds offensive or not. We often lack synonyms...

Thx you too, Bottesini.

Thanks for defending me. I was writing that post when I was completely new here on AD. People often relate difficulty in relative terms and I have never known any deaf or HOH person before (except a relative at a late stage in life). The stories that I have heard here have been a source of...

I got up at 7.30 AM. I started the next post for my blog (got 2 blogs) and went shopping at a local store for an hour. I bought an advent calendar and thieved the chocolate for 1/12 though I am not supposed to. Then, I went to the gym 2 h (bicycling and indoor rower). After that, dinner and...

I remember hearing that one long ago, and the first time I was taking it literally.

I don't think that any modern country ever has collapsed because of an increase in disease. Surely, it can happen at the individual level like Jillio pointed out. What happens in poor countries is that they cannot escape from poverty.

What a strange coincidence. I used to have pain in my jaw as well before joining AD lately. Understanding myself and my hearing disability has eased the burden of how the views of others are projected on me. Having an own interpretation (or simply 'story' if you prefer) of who I am has made me...

Penal labor: got to clean my room this weekend.

2 hamburgers (bought in a store and fried by myself; not purchased at McDonalds) with bread, 3 tomatoes, 1 carrot, 2 peppers and some olive oil and sesame seeds.

Sounds familiar. I remember reading something in Mad Magazine as a teenager. I tried learning the Vulcan salute before but I only managed halfway.

I got my medication from my local pharmacy.

It seems like you have found one of those timeless expressions.

Innis & Gunn 750 ml. It is a Scottish beer stored in whiskey barrels. I love it. I was just about floored after drinking it first time (by the flavor, not the volume). It may not be defined as dessert, but according to my definition, it is, if drunk alone in moderation after dinner.

Welcome to AD geelove. I hope that you will enjoy yourself here. :wave:

No offence. But to be honest, I still do not understand the cultural affinity to Ireland that you sometimes hear in the English-speaking world. And the same thing applies to the French. They have some cultural affinities that I really do not understand and that are different from anything else...

Thx! I will go there some time when I am in Dublin.