Since not everyone here is also on facebook and it was a particularly rough week, I thought I'd share the low points.

Monday, I received a diagnosis of prostate cancer. The prognosis is good, but any time the C word is used, the news is not good.

Wednesday, our Cocker Spaniel died.

There are some weeks when it just doesn't pay to get out of bed

Why it makes sense to vote for prop 19, in 1000 characters or less ( Read more... )

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100420/ARTICLES/100429976

"Lawsuit ignites firestorm in gay community against Sonoma County"

I didn't believe it when I read it in various blogs. Unfortunately, it seems to have really happened :(

For those of you in California....forwarded from march4strikeanddayofaction@gmail.com. These are events in support of public education in California, especially higher education ( Read more... )

I went to Lungren's town hall last night. Since he didn't take my question, I waited in line afterwords to ask him individually. Specifically, I asked about his view on the announced reduction to the U.S.'s commitment to manned space exploration ( Read more... )

but at $878 per month, I have to switch to the Republican health plan (Don't get sick; if you get sick, die quickly).

I would like the option to buy into the insurance plans that my employers provide to their full time employees.

Dear Mr. President ( Read more... )

I had the post-surgery visit today. The surgery took more than twice as long as expected (6+ hours instead of 2-3 hours) both because of the size and the location (close to my esophagus) of the hiatal hernia. The patch they used to plug the hole in my diaphragm was 4 centimeters by 7 centimeters ( Read more... )

The surgery apparently went well yesterday. I'm still in the hospital, but expect go home tomorrow. Sometimes tha pain goes away; sometimes it's really interesting ( Read more... )

Am I avoiding being scared about the surgery by worrying about living on half pay for a month+ after the surgery? The last couple of weeks, I was worried about the post-surgery diet. Now I'm worrying about money. Are these real worries, or is it a way of avoiding worrying about the surgery itself?