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Makes one think-
So a friend and coworker of mine suffered an aortic dissection last week. He was at his gun club last Thursday and told the people he was shooting with he really did not feel well. They took him to the ER, and the next thing everyone knew he was off for emergency open heart surgery. In spite of the best efforts of the surgeons, he suffered ( Read more... ) -
An Interesting Day
Yesterday afternoon was a new and different experience for me. L invited me to attend a Native American "sweat". That's right, complete with red hot rocks, chanting, singing, drumming and a sweat lodge. Although I'm fairly reserved by nature I found myself beating a drum and chanting along (Well, I do not speak Lakota, so not very well ( Read more... ) -
CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD!
Read this please and protect yourself! And be very wary about unsolicited "dream job" offers ( Read more... ) -
Happy Winter Solstice
Well, winter has officially arrived according to the Calender any way. I spent the day shoveling the driveway and decks after 7 inches of snow fell yesterday. Actually I shoveled yesterday as well but overnight winds of 25 to 30 MPH drifted the driveway over, and what was not accomplished by Mother Nature was covered nicely by the snowplows. It ( Read more... ) -
Minimally Invasive
Long time readers will remember a previous entry about the syncope episodes I have been experiencing of late, and the resulting battery of exams and tests that I have undergone to try and find the cause. After nothing but negative results my doctors decided that the most likely cause was a moderately advanced case of CVI in my left leg, and after ( Read more... ) -
Color me unpatriotic
But I for one am very, very annoyed with the automated calls from various committees, all with the same damned message. I am tempted to just turn the ringers on the land lines off until after the elections. -
Strangely Enough
I think I have determined why my basement office tends to be the warmest room in the house. But when I am really playing/working hard, it gets even warmer. Let us not go into details of the server closet! I suspect that the local power company will be sending me a Christmas card or something ( Read more... )