a lighthearted note as regards not reacting too strongly to
information, whether supposedly of concern or not ..

for me, extreme laughter is sometimes a trigger for ocular rosacea
symptoms.

i was friends with a few delightful girls who all thought it was
hilarious that in Ballina (east coast town in Australia), there is a
service station with a takeaway/dine-in restaurant, inside a gigantic
prawn about 150 metres high.

we would shout snappily at each other:

"Ballina!"

"Ballina!"


"Ballina, luv! the Big Prawn!"

"Big Prawn! Ballina!"

effecting the most extreme aussie accent, far and above what we
actually sound like.

"Oi, i got two words for ya luv!"

"what's that mate??"

"Coffs Harbour - the Big Banana!!"

"Aww, the Big Banana!"

"Coffs Harbour! Big Banana!"

and then another would chime in..

"Maroochydoore! Big Pineapple!!"

for abstract random relief, because we were yelling, one of the girls
would then suddenly shout "Yelgun!!" (a town on the way to Maroochydoore).


and so forth. enormous hilarity, we would collapse in fits of
laughter. however for some reason, it would bring on ocular rosacea
symptoms for me. i have no idea why except that there is an emotional
content in ocular rosacea?

and then, unexplainedly, another group of friends started doing the
same silly play on words, same aussie over-accent, with no connection
at all to the other group of friends, or any reference from me ... so,
again, another concern for ocular rosacea symptoms, as we all would
nearly fall over with laughter.

"I've got seventeen words for ya!! Ballina Big Prawn .. etc etc.."

"oh, oh dear ... it's funny every time!!"

and indeed it was.
ah, friends are good.


best regards,

Jasper