• 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.

• 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.

• 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]

  
  

• 28Jul

  N by Stephen King

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• 12Apr

  Blood Test 101

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  Today I had the first in a long series of blood tests to make sure my medicines are working correctly and not becoming toxic (Lithium) and not killing my liver. Today the technician took 3 vials of blood for 3 different tests. The technician put the needle in and said the needle may hurt, it didn’t. I felt it but no pain at all. When the vials were full she put the gauze and tape on my arm and said the worse pain will happen when I take the tape off, no kidding! I told the technician I would ask for her next time, but I forgot to ask her name! I will be having blood tests for the next 3 weeks and then every month or so…

• 17Dec

  The Next Great American Band

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  Last night I took my oldest daughter and her friend to a taping of The Next Great American Band Finals show. It was fun, but physical taxing. The tickets were free (my daughter wanted to go to watch a taping so I just Googled “tickets for the next great american band taping” and voila!) Anyhow, they said the doors would open at 4:30, so we had no idea how the lines would be, so we got there around 2PM. We were #5,#6 & #7 in line! So we chatted with the people in front and back of us, they were all nice, and waited and waited on the sidewalk near the CBS studio. The Studio is right next to the Grove, so I valeted my car there and walked a half a block. At about 4:30PM they let us in and sat us on benches, still in order from the sidewalk where we were originally.

  The “Guides” there told us that we would be led into the studio in the same order, bench by bench. As we sat and sat, the waiting area’s benches filled up, then the space was filled with more audience members standing between the benches. Our bench was at one end of the waiting area, then at 6PM or so, they said to start entering the studio from the door FARTHEST AWAY FROM US. So, instead of being at the front of the line, we were instantly in the back of the line.

  We politely, and socially-legally, pushed our way near the front of the group and we ended up, in the “pit”, at the right side of the stage about 3 people back from the stage, in other words, we were in a good position. This show The Next Great American Band is kinda like American Idol (it’s on the same network (FOX) and produced by the same people).

  There was a guy on stage that was the guy that was supposed to get the crowd excited and ready for the bands. This was the final show of the season, the bands were down to three:

  The Clark Brothers
  

  Denver and the Mile High Orchestra
  

  Sixwire
  

  It was a Christmas show TOO, so they did their songs and then played some Christmas songs with some of the Top 7 bands from the competition. It was fun, but we had to stand and clap our hands above our heads until 9PM or so. My feet were killing me.

  I know who wins, but I won’t post it here, the show will air on Friday Dec 21. If anyone has to know in advance email me and I will tell ya. It was a lot of fun, good bands, good music, and the back of my head will be National TV this Friday!!

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