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Graphics Comics Images Layout GraphicsPsoriasis [pronounced sore-EYE-ah-sis] is a noncontagious, lifelong skin disease. According to the National Institutes of Health, as many as 7.5 million Americans have psoriasis. About 10 percent to 30 percent of people with psoriasis also develop psoriatic [sore-ee-AA-tic] arthritis, which causes pain, stiffness and swelling in and around the joints.

My Interests

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Music:

Maria McKee, Annie Lennox, Ray Charles, Steely Dan, Toots & the Maytals, Tom Waits, everclear, Stevie Wonder, Talking Heads, The Cure, Alison Krauss, Randy Newman, Joan Osborne, Louis Armstrong, Ashley Ek, Al Green, Tony Bennett, Edith Piaf, Ann Savoy, X, Wyclef Jean, the Cure, Neko Case, Joan Armatrading, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters, k.d. lang, the Beatles, John Lennon, Blow Monkeys

Movies:

Miller's Crossing, Raising Arizona, The Godfather I & II, Full Metal Jacket (up until the last 30 minutes), Ran, Let it Ride, The Simpson's Movie, Duck Soup, Used Cars, Dr. Strangelove

Television:


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Books:

Psoriatic arthritis, a chronic inflammatory disease of the joints and connective tissue, was first described in 1818 by a French physician, Baron Jean Louis Alibert, but it was not until the 1950s that it was classified as distinct from other arthritic diseases.Psoriatic arthritis is associated with psoriasis on the skin. Approximately 10 percent to 30 percent of people with psoriasis develop psoriatic arthritis, although it often may go undiagnosed, particularly in its milder forms. It can develop at any time, but for most people it appears between the ages of 30 and 50. Psoriatic arthritis seems to affect men at a slightly higher percentage than women.Both genetic and environmental factors seem to be associated with the development of psoriatic arthritis. The immune system plays an important role.Prompt diagnosis and treatment can relieve pain and inflammation and possibly help prevent progressive joint involvement and damage. Without treatment, psoriatic arthritis can potentially be disabling and crippling.psoriasis is not contagious. It is not something you can "catch" or "pass on." The psoriatic lesions may not look good, but they are not infections or open wounds. People with psoriasis pose no threat to the health or safety of others.

Heroes:

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference. - - - Elie WieselThe National Psoriasis Foundation is the leading patient-driven, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for millions of Americans with psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis, and their families. The Psoriasis Foundation focuses on education, advocacy and research toward better treatments and a cure. For more information, please call the National Psoriasis Foundation, headquartered in Portland, Ore., at 800.723.9166, or visit www.psoriasis.org.

My Blog

Colin Hay - Overkill (Live Acoustic)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuXLElEDEKI because...
Posted by troy on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:57:00 PST

Joe Walsh - Life Of Illusion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tiOMu_Bf8Q just one of those days.......
Posted by troy on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:17:00 PST

bear today, fawn tomorrow - "the homage"

ok, so i'm not putting out anymore nectar (sugarwater) for the hummingbirds for awhile 'cause Mr. Bear came along and ruined it for everyone the other day.  but i neglected to mention that i've c...
Posted by troy on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:52:00 PST

here today, lawn tomorrow

So I had been thinking about writing a new blog about how one should be living their life like there's no tomorrow.  Using tired, old lines like 'you could get hit by a bus anytime' or 'bengal ti...
Posted by troy on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:24:00 PST

the randomness of it all

mixed messages.  so often i see people putting their little headline as 'boner is...jumping for joy over spotting a flower'  followed by their little emoticon displayed as  'homicidal'....
Posted by troy on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:30:00 PST

about me, maybe

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The SurveyName:yes, thank youBirthday:a long time ago...Birthplace:my mother's uterusCurrent Location:sitting at my computerEye Color:let me look, hold onHair Color:grey, brow...
Posted by troy on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:38:00 PST

morbid poetry

in a meadow of cloudless climes with skies like an endless ocean, we parted in unforgiving times like the sea of oil and lotion. a wayward path we had taken, it's course cold and forsaken. back in the...
Posted by troy on Sat, 24 May 2008 03:17:00 PST

institutionalized

the first time I went in I swore I would never do anything that put be back in such a miserable place.  I did.  Twice more.  Third time was a charm.  First time was back in 1987.&...
Posted by troy on Wed, 14 May 2008 04:16:00 PST

side stepping from allegory to metaphors and back again

with Omerta, NM burned to the ground and the smoke wafting away to the Heavens, Darryl, the baby Jesus and I prepared to leave the pipe-dream behind. there were donkeys to saddle and goats to rope but...
Posted by troy on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PST

my kingdom for a paperclip

the resurrection of Omerta hit some snags.  as I was trying to staple form 57a-01/d  to copies of the certificate of notice to apply for a license to own/operate an easy-bake oven within the...
Posted by troy on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:14:00 PST