Friday I have a bi-yearly appointment with my gerontologist. I had an early morning blood letting. Dr. Yo is concerned about my blood sugar so we monitor it every six months. It's been between 90 and 100 for several years. I'm healthy; I take one low dose thyroid pill a day. He'll keep looking for a problem; he thinks it's his job.
Wanda, SockMonkey, BFF and I had another great time at the Outside Inn in Nevada City.
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| 2014 Boa Broads We inducted Liza, the Inn's manager as an honorary member. On the far left she has a big responsibility. Just turned 30 we expect her to be the last man standing. She gets to place the last stone. |
The remembrance rock in the Boa Broads area.
I just read a sketchy report of a shooting at a Portland, Oregon high school. I wish I had something meaningful to say or some constructive suggestions for putting a stop to this madness. I don't.
A man from Bosnia-Herzegovina has filed a lawsuit claiming that he was forced to live in pain for nine years after doctors left a pair of scissors in his stomach during 2003 ulcer surgery.
Alen Papadakos claims that doctors accidentally left a 4.7-inch-long pair of scissors in his stomach during the routine operation.
After nine years of living in discomfort, Papadakos got himself checked out and the scissors showed up on an x-ray of his stomach.
"I would suffer from agonizing pains in my stomach for years after that and I have also had other health problems which I now realize were related to the fact that I had a pair of scissors in my stomach," Papadakos told the Croatian Times.
Papadakos had emergency surgery to remove the misplaced shears and contacted the hospital about receiving compensation for his uncomfortable ordeal.
"I told them that they might have been shocked, but they weren't as shocked as I was after seeing the reason for my 'health problems' over all these years," Papadakos said.
The hospital refused to discuss compensation, so he filed his lawsuit.
The hospital is filing a counter-suit claiming stupidity on Papadakos' part. "What kind of a person has pain for nine years and doesn't go to a doctor, said Ruthia Huzak. I know we would have recovered the scissors much sooner and stopped the majority of his suffering. He should look on the bright side; after all, he didn't need to masticate his food so long. From now on we will need to do a better job of instrument counts."
HEY....I'M GOING AS FAST AS I CAN.
An Indiana man who led police on a farm tractor chase across state lines was arrested and hit with felony fleeing and eluding charges.
The low-speed chase began in Adams County and ended in Mercer County, Ohio, after about two hours. When Dustin Clousesetter's tractor broke down, police used a Taser on him after he failed to shut off or exit the vehicle.
According to a release, the 20-year-old attempted to hit a deputy and also tried to ram several patrol cars while driving at 18 mph.
"This was an unusual pursuit, we are happy that no one from the public, Mr. Clousesetter, or law enforcement was injured," said a Mercer County Sheriff. "Law enforcement agencies from both states worked well together to bring this to a safe conclusion."
The last time we had one of these it involved two bicycles and a man on a riding lawn mower.
A Maryland man was arrested for allegedly attempting to swipe candy from a Subway sandwich shop while wearing only a pair of shorts and white socks.
According to the Calvert County Sheriff's Office, James Warwick appeared intoxicated when an officer responded to the Prince Fenwick Subway because of a suspicious subject report.
The deputy observed Warwick putting candy in his pocket and arrested him for theft under $100 when he discovered that the 50-year-old had not paid for the candy.
He was also charged with disorderly conduct.
When questioned at the scene Warwick said he was hungry. "I was going to order one of those $5 foot longs but I didn't think I could fit it in my pocket and run away. The candy seemed like a good idea at the time. Hey, have you got a drink? I'm thirsty."
Warwick was booked into jail and used his phone call to order a pizza and a six-pack of Bud.
It's not just the Kia Hamsters Doin' the Happy Dance or they don't call him "Randy" for nothing.
A guinea pig in England has been nicknamed "Randy" after he broke into the female enclosure at an animal park in Warwickshire and impregnated 100 females.
Staff at Hatton Country World couldn't figure out how the females had gotten pregnant -- until they discovered the male rodent.
"One of our male guinea pigs managed to find his way into the female enclosure and had a very good time by the looks of it," said park manager Richard Craddock. "We suspect a child may have placed him back in the wrong pen by accident after stroking him or Randy may have somehow broken out of his enclosure to get to the females."
The park is now prepping for about 400 new guinea pigs. The babies will join a population that already includes 300 male and female guinea pigs.
In order to account for the expected population increase, the park is going to expand its guinea pig farm.
"Staff did comment he looked a little thinner than before. He has now re-joined his male friends, he's got a lot of bragging to do," Craddock said.
Clearly, Randy made a pig of himself.
Old joke: An old bull and a young bull are on a hill looking down at a herd of cows. The young bull says, "What do you say we run down there and make love to a couple of cows." And the old bull says, "Why don't we stroll down and make love to them all."
Life goes by so fast.....slow down and enjoy it.
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