We hit triple digits today too.

Hopefully find out next week if I get an apartment. If I don't I may still get to go to Pagan.

I'm almost finished packing.

On a plane this PM for Sydney, then on to Cleveland on Tuesday.

safe travels to all.


My best teacher's aide passed her teaching test today. Lots of changes for me this summer.

safe paths...

i totaled my car on the 5th of july i am undergoing test to see if i blacked out

. . before, during or after the crash?

we are wondering during as i don't remember anything before collision

Long term memories are not encoded immediately, so if a trauma is suffered, it can interfere with the conversion from short to long term. It's not usually a symptom of damage, just an interruption in the coding process. Usually the memory loss is permanent, but in the case of incomplete conversion bits surface occasionally.

:yikes:

Sounds like much secondary matters to be considered. Primary is you walked away. :thumbs:

I should be cleaning tanks...but nope im on the net in denial lol

Safe journey, OF!

Thanks DB.

We've made it to Sydney. A day visiting family, then we're on our way.

We've got the light on for you. :thumb:

I got up to 310 l/min out of my peak flow meter today.

Yeah, bad asthma day. For a male of my age/height "ideal" is 622 l/min.

Tried my hand today at baby back ribs in my smoker. They came out great, but I burned myself.

They were so good, it was worth the burn! :sad:

So you really meant it when you said "Tried my hand today at baby back ribs in my smoker" :roflmao:

No,what rabbit really meant to say was "Fried my hand today at baby back ribs in my smoker."

Now, was it his hand or the ribs that were so good? :confused:




:D

Yes.

Nom, nom, nom.

Two Pixie Pagans are reported present and accounted for. :D

Present and correct, Sir.

It's morning in Cleveland, and some other places, apparently.

I feel better when you and I are on the same continent ((welcome))

Sounds like a dangerous proximity to me.

Dangerous? Naaaah.

Danger presumes that there is something bad at the end.

Lilith and I are like that, and that, and even . . .

It was Hatari, PF.

Wish we were in Cleveland right now. :(

Anyway, looking forward to seeing OF and his lady on the 19th. Two very special people!

Mrs. and I tried very hard to find some red, white and blue patriotic panties to send to PF to use as the "PIR (Pixies in Residence) flag," but alas, none quite met the high standard we place on this noble symbol of Pixieland.

For me, it looks like on the 18th, I'll be taking some pre-surgery tests at the hospital here in anticipation of surgery on the 24th to remove the cancer nodule on my lung. The cancer is actually (and I may have said this before somewhere) a sneaky little set of cells from the colon cancer I had removed three years ago. The nodule is very small and the surgeon is an exceptional doctor that did my bypass surgery back in 2002. He indicated that there's about a 99.5% probability he can get it all and while removing this nodule, will try to assure no other suspicious activity is present.

Cancer was caught VERY early. The doctor's said that a small nodule would be considered any in the 0-3cm range. Mine is less than 1cm and probably could not have been detected much before now. That's good news.

Bad news is that I'll probably be gone from Pixies for the 3 or 4 days I'll be in the hospital; and, after I get home it may still be a bit before I'm up to sitting at the terminal and typing very much; but, hopefully that won't be that long.

:thumbs:

Well, that gives you these six days to visit here! :) (positive spin here)

Great news DB. That sounds like the best sentence I've ever heard when the word 'cancer' was in it. :thumbs:

I have a friend whose hubby has colon cancer as well. His sneaky little bits ended up by his pancreas and can not be removed. Your news sounds 849257285742957 times better. You will be in my thoughts. I know the Dr. will send you home cancer free!

(sympathetic head bobs) to DicksBro. And to Lilith.

Sounds like you've got the right doc on the job, DB. Sending good thoughts and healing energy your way.

DB that is really good news. My thoughts are with you too.

Sorry to hear that db, sounds like your in good hands though. Best of British luck from Baron :-)

Thanks everybody. I really appreciate your kind words. I am lucky. I do have a great doctor, lots of great people praying for me or sending good vibes my way; and, a lot of faith in my Lord. As I told a friend, what's the worst that can happen ... I get an invite to Heaven? See ... no worries. ;) And, like jseal said, I still have a few days before the surgery and I won't be gone long. :thumbs:

Glad they caught it early DB will keep you in our prayers!

Thanks, jay-t! :thumbs:

Surgery has been pushed back to August 7th. Evidently the doctor or hospital had a problem and called. They wanted (at first) to move it up, but that just wasn't possible and so the date of August 7th was chosen. So, on the positive side, that gives me a couple more weeks at Pixies before I'll be gone for a little while. :thumbs:

Ha! That just means that you'll have a couple more weeks to take my Winnah's Trophy from from me! Very crafty!

Whatever works, DB. Hope it does.