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That's Still 6 Hours A Night
I came home from work on Friday after a dangerously sleepy drive home, and dropped down for a nap after giving instructions that I should be awakened at 10pm if I wasn’t already up.
After that 3 hour nap, I felt fantastic, rarin’ to go. On that energy, I stayed up about 2am . . . which means I’d been “active” for 21 of the previous 24 hours. Then I ( Read more... ) -
But You Could Fall Off the Machine and Get Hurt
So I had a conversation with my stepbrother D~ in the breakroom today. A few years back, he tried out for the PGA tour but had to quit after coming down with some kind of hepatitis-like symptoms. Turns out, he's not sure whether it was really hepatitis, since the symptoms are also consistent with his having ingested fertilizer. He suggested that he ( Read more... ) -
It's Just Too Cold
It's supposed to warm up a bit starting tomorrow, which is a welcome break from the incredible cold of the last several days. I chose not to walk this morning, for the second day in a row, based strictly on the sub-zero temperature. This cannot go on.
It's Even Better When I Forget It's Coming
2:00. I glanced up from the work I was engaged in, ( Read more... ) -
Opportunities to Fail Spectacularly
This morning's commute took an extra half hour for no apparent reason . . . clear roads, sunny skies . . . so I can only assume it was some sort of trace memory of the horrors of the evening before, when a half inch of snow reduced the entire metropolitan highway system to a crawl.
This late in the road hockey season, there weren't many accidents ( Read more... ) -
Putting the 'pal' back in palliative care
An Ode to Ibuprofen
by Matt Harvey
Life is so much easier with effective analgesia
The purpose of pain is to say to the brain:
Ow! Houston we’ve got a problem…
But once we’ve got the message we don’t need it again and again…
What do we want? Symptom Relief!
When do we want it? Now!
When you’ve had enough of it there’s just no need to suffer it
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In which I do something stupid and live to tell the tale
So I set out on an evening walk tonight, right around sunset. The outside temperature was about 4°F.
For whatever reason, I decided tonight would be a splendid time to play "bet I know where this road goes", even though the stakes were a little higher than usual and I had slanted the playing field against myself by bringing along neither cell ( Read more... ) -
Walking Away Empty-Handed Is Unsatisfying, Even If It Is The "Right" Decision
So I know I need to buy a couple pieces of computer hardware--specifically, a video card for my son's PC and some more memory for both his PC and mine--but I don't bother to carry the specs with me. That means that when an unexpected lunchtime trip to MicroCenter comes along (as it did today), I'm reduced to staring stupidly at the bewildering ( Read more... ) -
Now Entering the WASABI Zone
My sushi-making friend from down the hall just dropped off a handful of Wasabi Peas from Trader Joe's. Who knew peas could be crunchy? And I need to keep a nice cold bottle of water on hand while I'm crunching 'em, because the heat adds up fast. I just may have to place an order with the company concierge for her next "run" day. [Update: Order ( Read more... ) -
Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly Plants.
I don't know why this surprises me every time I do it . . . I'm really enjoying the fresh fruits and vegetables I've recently gotten back into the habit of eating. I just had an absolutely delicious mid-afternoon snack: a banana and some grapes.
It's probably a good thing I'm making some really good food choices right about now, 'cause it's too ( Read more... ) -
Apparently, We All Spent the Weekend Playing "Guitar Hero 3"
Sometimes coming back to work on Monday feels like a reunion with old friends. This morning, we compared notes on our respective progress in everybody's current obsession, "Guitar Hero 3". I seem to be running comfortably in the middle of the pack here . . . playing at the Medium difficulty setting and unable to beat Tom Morello (the first major ( Read more... )