I haven't been to a concert in ages! Now, in one week we will be going to two of them!
Tonight we are going to see Merle Haggard with friends. I'm really looking forward to that.
And, just this afternoon I won a pair of tickets to see Blood, Sweat, & Tears on Saturday night!
Whoo Hoo! What fun!
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Heart Failure!
Last week (Monday June 28) I decided I really ought to go see Jeanne (my regular doctor) about my constant shortness of breath. I got winded just bringing the groceries into the house; this had been coming on for months, but always seemed to go away, so I thought little of it.
Well, Jeanne gave me 4 tests on Monday, and got me into a Cardiologist on Tuesday (along with 2 more tests). More tests on Wednesday, and on Thursday I had what’s known as a Heart Catherization….turns out I have Cardiomyopathy (weak heart muscles), or more commonly known as Heart Failure.
Heart Failure is a scary diagnosis—sounds like I have just days to live! Actually, it’s treatable with diet, meds, and exercise (oh no! there’s that dreaded word again!).
This morning I was back for more tests—just blood work this time. And, I had a bone scan—totally unrelated to the heart problems, but still needed to be done to keep up with the Osteoporosis that developed in the past 10 years….more on that later….
Well, Jeanne gave me 4 tests on Monday, and got me into a Cardiologist on Tuesday (along with 2 more tests). More tests on Wednesday, and on Thursday I had what’s known as a Heart Catherization….turns out I have Cardiomyopathy (weak heart muscles), or more commonly known as Heart Failure.
Heart Failure is a scary diagnosis—sounds like I have just days to live! Actually, it’s treatable with diet, meds, and exercise (oh no! there’s that dreaded word again!).
This morning I was back for more tests—just blood work this time. And, I had a bone scan—totally unrelated to the heart problems, but still needed to be done to keep up with the Osteoporosis that developed in the past 10 years….more on that later….
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Cakes & Ale (an English story)
Here is a true story someone found regarding exams at Cambridge University. It seems that during an examination one day a bright young student popped up and asked the proctor to bring him Cakes and Ale. The following dialog ensued:
Proctor: I beg your pardon?
Student: Sir, I request that you bring me Cakes and Ale.
Proctor: Sorry, no.
Student: Sir, I really must insist. I request and require that you bring me Cakes and Ale.
At this point, the student produced a copy of the four hundred year old Laws of Cambridge, written in Latin and still nominally in effect, and pointed to the section which read (rough translation from the Latin):
``Gentlemen sitting examinations may request and require Cakes and Ale.''
Pepsi and hamburgers were judged the modern equivalent, and the student sat there, writing his examination and happily slurping away.
Three weeks later the student was fined five pounds for not wearing a sword to the examination.
Proctor: I beg your pardon?
Student: Sir, I request that you bring me Cakes and Ale.
Proctor: Sorry, no.
Student: Sir, I really must insist. I request and require that you bring me Cakes and Ale.
At this point, the student produced a copy of the four hundred year old Laws of Cambridge, written in Latin and still nominally in effect, and pointed to the section which read (rough translation from the Latin):
``Gentlemen sitting examinations may request and require Cakes and Ale.''
Pepsi and hamburgers were judged the modern equivalent, and the student sat there, writing his examination and happily slurping away.
Three weeks later the student was fined five pounds for not wearing a sword to the examination.
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