I just learned that my Uncle Albert had a major stroke a couple of days ago. He’s in serious condition. He already had congestive heart failure, rheumatoid arthritis, and insulin-dependent diabetes. He’s just a couple of years older than Daddy,…
Window Treatments
I’m pondering two things about the Castle. First, the fireplace and several interior walls are granite. Not a facade, but truly granite. They show some yellowish discoloration that we think may be due to cigarette smoke. Whatever caused it, I…
Pain Meds!
Happily, the GP visit was much more productive than the rheumatologist visit yesterday. I have pain meds and muscle relaxants. I feel much better, but I’m so woozy that I’m fairly useless. The nurse warned me not to take the…
Another Doctor
Dammit. I went to the doctor yesterday because I was trying not to put it off ’til I was crying and unable to do anything at all due to the pain. Getting the runaround from the rheumatologist made that effort…
Wednesday Warbles
Video Card Questions
Hmph. sambear‘s PC doesn’t have an AGP slot available, although the built-in video is AGP. He needs a better video card, good enough for him to play Dark Ages of Camelot nicely. Do any of you gamers have a suggestion…
Rheumatologist Visit
sambear stayed home today to take me to my rheumatologist, because I’m in extreme pain. He’s so good to me. She wasn’t particularly, um, intelligible. In one breath she said she was afraid to give me more pain meds because…
Christian Ritual Murder
Girl, 6, found dead in motel A 6-year-old girl found dead in an Atlanta motel was the victim of an apparent ritual, police said. Other news stories say that the adults involved were apparently attempting an exorcism. The child had…
Poem: On a Night of Snow
Two quotes: If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people. –Chinese proverb Start by doing what is necessary, then do what…
We Found a Castle, Maybe
The tide of change always begins with a trickle of a few nonconformists and then it grows into a veritable flood as increasing numbers of people abandon the convictions of the past. —John Shelby Spong from his book Living In…