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		<title>By: Troy Martin</title>
		<link>http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/05/04/wacked-out-on-goofballs/#comment-153645</link>
		<dc:creator>Troy Martin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 10:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hilarious post. Hope you feel better soon!

Troy]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hilarious post. Hope you feel better soon!</p>
<p>Troy</p>
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		<title>By: Keith Burgin</title>
		<link>http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/05/04/wacked-out-on-goofballs/#comment-152832</link>
		<dc:creator>Keith Burgin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2007 21:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eric - 

Hope ya feel better soon.  In the meantime, you could put together some background graphics for the new URL and page you&#039;ll post for this stuff.  

I suggest a little tye-dye, some big pastel flowers, a Hendrix watermark, etc.  This would be the perfect time for it.

On a more serious note, watch that &quot;turn the head and get dizzy&quot; stuff.  That&#039;s sometimes an indication of blood pressure difficulties, man.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Eric &#8211; </p>
<p>Hope ya feel better soon.  In the meantime, you could put together some background graphics for the new URL and page you&#8217;ll post for this stuff.  </p>
<p>I suggest a little tye-dye, some big pastel flowers, a Hendrix watermark, etc.  This would be the perfect time for it.</p>
<p>On a more serious note, watch that &#8220;turn the head and get dizzy&#8221; stuff.  That&#8217;s sometimes an indication of blood pressure difficulties, man.</p>
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		<title>By: normanw</title>
		<link>http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/05/04/wacked-out-on-goofballs/#comment-151278</link>
		<dc:creator>normanw</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 16:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join the club. I have a cancer-suppressant hormone jab every three months and, although it does not make me woozy, it does produce severe stiffness in the joints after sitting for any length of time, plus extreme hot flushes that seem always to occur just before a client raises a tricky problem. That is in addition to coping now with the extreme heat and humidity of a Hong Kong spring and approaching summer.

The practical effect is also to result in numerous typos and failure to notice obvious mistakes at first sight. You learn to live with it, but it&#039;s comforting to know one is not alone in the symptoms though the cause is different!

Looking forward very much to your latest update once you re-establish your equilibrium.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join the club. I have a cancer-suppressant hormone jab every three months and, although it does not make me woozy, it does produce severe stiffness in the joints after sitting for any length of time, plus extreme hot flushes that seem always to occur just before a client raises a tricky problem. That is in addition to coping now with the extreme heat and humidity of a Hong Kong spring and approaching summer.</p>
<p>The practical effect is also to result in numerous typos and failure to notice obvious mistakes at first sight. You learn to live with it, but it&#8217;s comforting to know one is not alone in the symptoms though the cause is different!</p>
<p>Looking forward very much to your latest update once you re-establish your equilibrium.</p>
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		<title>By: prisca</title>
		<link>http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/05/04/wacked-out-on-goofballs/#comment-151028</link>
		<dc:creator>prisca</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 07:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eric ;)

hope you&#039;re feeling better by now - and if not - it&#039;s your body telling you you need some proper rest ;) I think you should concentrate on getting well - then take some extra time off to spend with your girls which will surely recharge your batteries :)
all the best ;)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Eric ;)</p>
<p>hope you&#8217;re feeling better by now &#8211; and if not &#8211; it&#8217;s your body telling you you need some proper rest ;) I think you should concentrate on getting well &#8211; then take some extra time off to spend with your girls which will surely recharge your batteries :)<br />
all the best ;)</p>
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		<title>By: Will</title>
		<link>http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/05/04/wacked-out-on-goofballs/#comment-150733</link>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 19:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time for Ephedra.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Time for Ephedra.</p>
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		<title>By: thacker</title>
		<link>http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/05/04/wacked-out-on-goofballs/#comment-150022</link>
		<dc:creator>thacker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 16:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meyer--

I know you have the forms control CSS underway and am looking forward to that.

I am wondering if it is practical, feasible, worthwhile or even possible to tackle some of the page zoom display issues within IE7 with some sort of CSS reset and to accomplish it without interfering negatively with IE&#039;s hasLayout property?

Hope your health is improving.

Thanks.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meyer&#8211;</p>
<p>I know you have the forms control CSS underway and am looking forward to that.</p>
<p>I am wondering if it is practical, feasible, worthwhile or even possible to tackle some of the page zoom display issues within IE7 with some sort of CSS reset and to accomplish it without interfering negatively with IE&#8217;s hasLayout property?</p>
<p>Hope your health is improving.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
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		<title>By: Alan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 14:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eric,

Have a well earned rest. 

I look forward to more reset when you are all better - that feeling dizzy thing is, perhaps, a spring-is-here allergy thing? I and two others I know have had the same thing.

A rest micro-site would be cool and not a waste I think.

-Alan]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Eric,</p>
<p>Have a well earned rest. </p>
<p>I look forward to more reset when you are all better &#8211; that feeling dizzy thing is, perhaps, a spring-is-here allergy thing? I and two others I know have had the same thing.</p>
<p>A rest micro-site would be cool and not a waste I think.</p>
<p>-Alan</p>
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		<title>By: Scott Elkin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Scott Elkin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 17:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great viewpoint Eric.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great viewpoint Eric.</p>
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		<title>By: Steve Fisher</title>
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		<dc:creator>Steve Fisher</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 15:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve had those dreams within dreams (without drugs) - it does get creepy, especially when you wake up and wonder if you are really awake or if it is just another dream.

As for the light-headedness, I&#039;ve had that when my sinuses get congested.  If I remember correctly, there&#039;s something up in that area that helps provide a sense of balance for the body.  If it gets congested up there, it affects it&#039;s ability to provide that sense of balance.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve had those dreams within dreams (without drugs) &#8211; it does get creepy, especially when you wake up and wonder if you are really awake or if it is just another dream.</p>
<p>As for the light-headedness, I&#8217;ve had that when my sinuses get congested.  If I remember correctly, there&#8217;s something up in that area that helps provide a sense of balance for the body.  If it gets congested up there, it affects it&#8217;s ability to provide that sense of balance.</p>
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		<title>By: Eric Meyer</title>
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		<dc:creator>Eric Meyer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 22:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actually, I wasn&#039;t taking a fever-suppressant.  It was a cough suppressant mixed with antihistamines, which are supposed to act as a soporific, but don&#039;t in my case.  I&#039;m well used to fevers; a half-degree elevation is my body&#039;s way of signaling that I was in the same room as an infectious germ or bacterium.  Anything up to 104F/40C is unworthy of concern.  Only if my temp exceeds 105F/40.5C do I think about seeing a doctor.

I use the exact same vitamin C regimen when I have a cold, and I tried it this time.  Unfortunately, it did nothing but give me intense intestinal discomfort (he said euphemistically).  This is because I&#039;ve come to realize that there was no cold involved.  Instead, I was experiencing a combination of a sinus/ear infection and spring allergies.  Individually, I&#039;d have recognized either one immediately, but having them attack in concert confused me.  I started taking antibiotics for an unrelated reason in the middle of it all, and the infection symptoms (including the light-headedness) immediately started to recede, leaving the allergy symptoms.  And that&#039;s when I figured it all out.

Oh, for fun...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually, I wasn&#8217;t taking a fever-suppressant.  It was a cough suppressant mixed with antihistamines, which are supposed to act as a soporific, but don&#8217;t in my case.  I&#8217;m well used to fevers; a half-degree elevation is my body&#8217;s way of signaling that I was in the same room as an infectious germ or bacterium.  Anything up to 104F/40C is unworthy of concern.  Only if my temp exceeds 105F/40.5C do I think about seeing a doctor.</p>
<p>I use the exact same vitamin C regimen when I have a cold, and I tried it this time.  Unfortunately, it did nothing but give me intense intestinal discomfort (he said euphemistically).  This is because I&#8217;ve come to realize that there was no cold involved.  Instead, I was experiencing a combination of a sinus/ear infection and spring allergies.  Individually, I&#8217;d have recognized either one immediately, but having them attack in concert confused me.  I started taking antibiotics for an unrelated reason in the middle of it all, and the infection symptoms (including the light-headedness) immediately started to recede, leaving the allergy symptoms.  And that&#8217;s when I figured it all out.</p>
<p>Oh, for fun&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Scott Elkin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Scott Elkin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 20:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dude, stay off all those medications.  If anything all they do is hinder your ability to get well faster.  A fever is the bodies way to kill off a bug, so stopping it just lengthens the sickness.

Obviously, comfort is important, so I only take cough medicine (non-drowsy) if I absolutely have to at night so I can sleep.

Instead, I do what my nutritionist told me, which is take 1000mg of C an hour.  AN HOUR.  With this advice I have broken fevers w/in 24 hours, and gotten over colds in as little as 2 days.

Remember the SARS epidemic in China?  Turns out, good &#039;ol vitamin C was all that was needed to handle it.  So it does work.

Before this advice I could be sick for weeks.

Godspeed!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dude, stay off all those medications.  If anything all they do is hinder your ability to get well faster.  A fever is the bodies way to kill off a bug, so stopping it just lengthens the sickness.</p>
<p>Obviously, comfort is important, so I only take cough medicine (non-drowsy) if I absolutely have to at night so I can sleep.</p>
<p>Instead, I do what my nutritionist told me, which is take 1000mg of C an hour.  AN HOUR.  With this advice I have broken fevers w/in 24 hours, and gotten over colds in as little as 2 days.</p>
<p>Remember the SARS epidemic in China?  Turns out, good &#8216;ol vitamin C was all that was needed to handle it.  So it does work.</p>
<p>Before this advice I could be sick for weeks.</p>
<p>Godspeed!</p>
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		<title>By: Frank Rizzi</title>
		<link>http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/05/04/wacked-out-on-goofballs/#comment-148494</link>
		<dc:creator>Frank Rizzi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 01:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/05/04/wacked-out-on-goofballs/&quot;&gt;The other night, I had a semi-feverish and disturbing dream about being afflicted with semi-feverish and disturbing dreams, and what&quot;s creepier, the fact that I was marginally (but not fully) aware that I was dreaming the whole thing while within the dream within the dream seemed utterly normal at the time.
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

One browsers too many will do that to you.
Ok, we all know &lt;em&gt;which&lt;/em&gt; browser will do that to you, right ?

Take care, Mr.Meyer :)
F.O.R.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote cite="http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/05/04/wacked-out-on-goofballs/"><p>The other night, I had a semi-feverish and disturbing dream about being afflicted with semi-feverish and disturbing dreams, and what&#8221;s creepier, the fact that I was marginally (but not fully) aware that I was dreaming the whole thing while within the dream within the dream seemed utterly normal at the time.
</p></blockquote>
<p>One browsers too many will do that to you.<br />
Ok, we all know <em>which</em> browser will do that to you, right ?</p>
<p>Take care, Mr.Meyer :)<br />
F.O.R.</p>
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		<title>By: Dave Vogt</title>
		<link>http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/05/04/wacked-out-on-goofballs/#comment-148463</link>
		<dc:creator>Dave Vogt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 00:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What you&#039;re describing sounds to me very much like the experience of mid fall for me. Watch your sleep schedule, it&#039;s easy to mess it up when your perception is off.

Hope you feel better soon!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What you&#8217;re describing sounds to me very much like the experience of mid fall for me. Watch your sleep schedule, it&#8217;s easy to mess it up when your perception is off.</p>
<p>Hope you feel better soon!</p>
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		<title>By: Eric Meyer</title>
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		<dc:creator>Eric Meyer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2007 14:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sebastien: yes, I know.  Unfortunately, the symptoms came on while I was out driving.  Since the medication I was using is one I&#039;ve long used without any negative side effects and has no major &quot;do not use while driving&quot; warnings, there was no reason not to set out in the first place.  And I haven&#039;t driven since I got home.  Though I now think the light-headedness was an effect of the actual illness, not the medication.

Peter: just imagine your Eric on Darvocet.  (It happened about a year after you left.  Kat still giggles about it.)

Dan: actually, I like &quot;wacked&quot; in this context, because my mental state was completely wack, yo.  But yes, I&#039;d ordinarily have used &quot;whacked&quot;.  Besides, I can&#039;t change it any more, since doing so would change the URL, and that would be wack.  Or at least uncool.  As for your question, the sky where I am moves between blue, gray, and black.  Thanks for asking!

As for the reasoning behind adding transparency, I was aiming to clear out any built-in backgrounds.  What remains unclear to me at the moment is whether I was targeting images or colors.  I think it was originally colors, but until the fog fully lifts, I don&#039;t want to commit to either.

Pete b: thanks!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sebastien: yes, I know.  Unfortunately, the symptoms came on while I was out driving.  Since the medication I was using is one I&#8217;ve long used without any negative side effects and has no major &#8220;do not use while driving&#8221; warnings, there was no reason not to set out in the first place.  And I haven&#8217;t driven since I got home.  Though I now think the light-headedness was an effect of the actual illness, not the medication.</p>
<p>Peter: just imagine your Eric on Darvocet.  (It happened about a year after you left.  Kat still giggles about it.)</p>
<p>Dan: actually, I like &#8220;wacked&#8221; in this context, because my mental state was completely wack, yo.  But yes, I&#8217;d ordinarily have used &#8220;whacked&#8221;.  Besides, I can&#8217;t change it any more, since doing so would change the URL, and that would be wack.  Or at least uncool.  As for your question, the sky where I am moves between blue, gray, and black.  Thanks for asking!</p>
<p>As for the reasoning behind adding transparency, I was aiming to clear out any built-in backgrounds.  What remains unclear to me at the moment is whether I was targeting images or colors.  I think it was originally colors, but until the fog fully lifts, I don&#8217;t want to commit to either.</p>
<p>Pete b: thanks!</p>
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		<title>By: Pete b</title>
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		<dc:creator>Pete b</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2007 10:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@Paul : I was puzzled by the background-image: transparent too.

The question is, is it the CSS that makes us ill, or an illness that makes us learn CSS?

Get well soon Eric, The web needs you! (no-ones indispensible, but you know what I mean) :)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Paul : I was puzzled by the background-image: transparent too.</p>
<p>The question is, is it the CSS that makes us ill, or an illness that makes us learn CSS?</p>
<p>Get well soon Eric, The web needs you! (no-ones indispensible, but you know what I mean) :)</p>
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