• 25Aug

  Nation Asks Permission To Stop Watching Olympics Now

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  This is almost true, but funny anyhow.  From The Onion Sports:

  WASHINGTON—The people of the United States of America issued a formal request Monday, seeking permission to stop watching the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. “We have dutifully watched segments of the XXIX Olympiad for at least two hours a day for nearly two consecutive weeks, including aquatic events, track and field, and even stupid stuff such as synchronized diving, and while we fully and openly admit that we have enjoyed far more than we had initially expected, we must reiterate—it has been two weeks,” the appeal drafted by the U.S. populace read in part. “Can we please stop now?” The 300 million U.S. citizens said they would be sitting here watching women’s beach volleyball until they receive official word that it’s okay to switch to a rerun of Grey’s Anatomy.

• 22Aug

  Physical Status Aug 22; Yellow Jacket and toe update

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  The Yellow Jacket sting which I was allergic to went into a secondary infection which turned into Cellulitis.  Blisters have opened and scabbed-over and have subsequently fallen off.  I had an allergic reaction to the antibiotic which caused a rash all over my chest and legs.  Now it is finally clearing up, the sting happened 8/2.  My little toe on my left foot feels better but is now turned outward a bit instead of being straight up.

  Left Leg - still 90%, rare some fasciculations, no some cramping, no atrophy, now dragging when walking
  Right Leg - still 100%, no rare fasciculations, no cramping, no atrophy

  Left Hand - about 50% 40% frequent fasciculations, less cramping, little atrophy
  Right Hand - about 55%, 45% frequent fasciculations, more cramping, little atrophy

  Left Arm - about 65% frequent fasciculations, some cramping, atrophy showing
  Right Arm - about  75% frequent fasciculations, more cramping, atrophy showing

  Neck - rare no fasciculations

  Phrases Recorded - ALL

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• 16Aug

  When it rains, it Effing pours

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  “Running” to answer a ringing phone, I rammed my foot into the couch and it looks like I Broke my little toe!  Gads, what’s next?

  

• 15Aug

  Still Itchy

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  I saw a doctor, not the same one that took 3 HOURS to see, but he is in the same office.  I apparantly have cellulitis in my arm.  So now I am on antiboitics to slow it down.  The doctor said another Yellow Jacket sting my kill me, I’m going to remember that when I am stuck on my back, blinking for ‘yes’ or ‘no’..

  

  Cellulitis:

  Cellulitis is an infection of the deep subcutaneous tissue of the skin. Cellulitis can be caused by normal skin flora or by exogenous bacteria, and often occurs where the skin has previously been broken: cracks in the skin, cuts, blisters, burns, insect bites, surgical wounds, or sites of intravenous catheter insertion. The mainstay of therapy remains treatment with appropriate antibiotics. Skin on the face or lower legs is most commonly affected by this infection, though cellulitis can occur on any part of the body. The disease is often called John Wayne’s disease due to the limp that some sufferers develop.

  Erysipelas is the term used for a more superficial infection of the dermis and upper subcutaneous layer that presents clinicially with a well defined edge. Erysipelas and cellulitis often coexist, so it is often difficult to make a distinction between the two.

  Cellulitis is unrelated to cellulite, a cosmetic condition featuring dimpling of the skin.

• 12Aug

  Urgent Care

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  I finally succumbed under pressure to see a doctor about the Yellow Jacket sting which was getting worse. I visited a local “Urgent Care” clinic and after 2 hours I left with prescriptions for a steriod and a strong topical ointment.  It was distressing seeing new bumps (which itch) on my right wrist!!  Hopefully the reddness and bumps will disipate soon…

  Urgent care is the delivery of ambulatory care in a facility dedicated to the delivery of care outside of a hospital emergency department, usually on an unscheduled, walk-in basis. Urgent care centers are primarily used to treat patients who have an injury or illness that requires immediate care but is not serious enough to warrant a visit to an emergency room. Often urgent care centers are not open on a continuous basis, unlike a hospital emergency room that would be open at all times.

  The initial urgent care centers opened in the 1970s. Since then this sector of the healthcare industry has rapidly expanded to an approximately 17,000 centers. Many of these centers have been started by entrepreneurial physicians who have responded to the public need for convenient access to unscheduled medical care. Other centers have been opened by hospital systems, seeking to attract patients. Much of the growth of these centers has been fueled by the significant savings that urgent care centers provide over the care in a hospital emergency department. Many managed care organizations (MCOs) now encourage their customers to utilize the urgent care option.

• 07Aug

  Stung, twice!

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  A couple of weeks ago I was watering the front yard with a hose and notice “bees” flying in and out of a small hole in our house. So, I did what any red-blooded guy would do, squirt water into the hole to make them go away.  As soon as water hit the hole, many “bees” exited the hole and flew towards me.  One got me and stung me on my neck.  The “bees” didn’t leave.

  Last Saturday I went out the front door to get the newspaper and after taking two steps outside some “bees” came toward me and one stung me on my arm.  I ran  back inside and called a bee mover guy.  Tuesday the bee guy came and said these were aggressive “bees”.  He put on his anti-sting suit and plugged the outside hole.  In the house the drywall had a small hole caused by the hive.  He flooded the hole with bug killer gas and waited about 10 minutes to kill them all.  He made an opening in the drywall about 6″x8″ and found a hive of,

  

  YELLOWJACKETS!!!

  They resemble bees but fly faster, are more aggressive and don’t make honey!  That’s important because there is no hive moving and no honey mess to clean up, and much cheaper!!!  Now, no more “bees” or Yellowjackets!  But my arm STILL itches!!!

  All wasps will defend their nests, but the Yellow Jackets and hornets are the most aggressive. They can be distinguished from bees by their thin “waists.” Bees are thick-waisted. They fold their wings lengthwise when at rest. Like all wasps, yellow jackets prey on a variety of insects and other arthropods. Yellow jackets will also forage on foods that people eat, especially sweets and meats.

  They are considered beneficial insects, eating other insects. The yellow jacket colony will remain active for only one summer, after which the queens will fly away to start more colonies. The remaining ones, die at the end of the summer, the nest is not reused.[more]

  
  

• 06Aug

  Ore Ska Band

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  I’ve always like ska music but it kinda died off, this is an all girl band from Japan, called Oreskaband.

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