My personal e-mail address is not working (and apparently hasn't been for a week). My man plans to call the powers and see if they can fix it this weekend. In the meantime, well, now you know why I haven't answered your messages (if you've sent any).
O Mr. Leonard: How did you see my draft post? I can't find it myself. I printed your message and plan to read it to the Smiths this weekend.
Nobody pick on Kristen next week. Nobody tire her out. Everybody make her week the easiest ever. Everybody.
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Family Outtings
On July 3rd, 2004, the Alice-Lee-and-Joe-Joe-Smith family will gather at Ivy's for a reunion. This year will be the third annual reunion, and we expect the same fun (lots of it) as the years before. (If Mamaw's funeral counted as a reunion, would this year's be the third or fourth reunion? Anyway, we can never expect the same fun as provided at that event.)
Some of you are unable to attend this year. I would like to take some stories with me on your behalf, tell 'em around the camp fire. Eldest son, could you please clear up this confusion in my head about "Yeah, the winners, Bob and Jack!" and Joe Joe creating a tornado with his newspaper to blow down your house of cards?" Did these incidents occur at the same time? Was it really our beloved grandfather who crushed your artistic spirit forever?
Gock, how about you? Besides running from Mamaw after putting out papers, what did you do with your grand folks? Maybe you weren't running; again, I think I have my stories mixed up. You and Mamaw were pretty close, if I remember correctly.
And Daya Daya, surely you have the most to tell us, what with being their favorite and all.
Some of you are unable to attend this year. I would like to take some stories with me on your behalf, tell 'em around the camp fire. Eldest son, could you please clear up this confusion in my head about "Yeah, the winners, Bob and Jack!" and Joe Joe creating a tornado with his newspaper to blow down your house of cards?" Did these incidents occur at the same time? Was it really our beloved grandfather who crushed your artistic spirit forever?
Gock, how about you? Besides running from Mamaw after putting out papers, what did you do with your grand folks? Maybe you weren't running; again, I think I have my stories mixed up. You and Mamaw were pretty close, if I remember correctly.
And Daya Daya, surely you have the most to tell us, what with being their favorite and all.
Friday, June 25, 2004
At the moment, I'm seething
Melanie just spent a week with her aunt Marsha, part of which was spent with uncle Jack, as well (some of you can guess where this is going).
Melanie and I just got back from Wolf Park (more on this at another time), and, when we came back in the house, she saw the printed copy of Joe Conason's interview with President Clinton still lying in my printer, with Bill's face on the front page, and said "ew, Bill Clinton."
I didn't think I could have heard correctly, and asked her what she had said. She was reluctant to repeat it, but finally did. She went on about how she didn't like how his wife sat there with a frown, and how he fell asleep and President Reagan's funeral.
I explained to her that he was praying, just as many other people at the funeral were, and she got upset and left the room, as she does many times if she senses I am angry.
For now, I'm just mad as hell. I'm tempted to say "well, to hell with that, she isn't going to be visiting there anymore, if he is going to be filling her head with lies," but I'll reserve on that until I've had time to calm myself.
Back to your regularly scheduled program.
Melanie and I just got back from Wolf Park (more on this at another time), and, when we came back in the house, she saw the printed copy of Joe Conason's interview with President Clinton still lying in my printer, with Bill's face on the front page, and said "ew, Bill Clinton."
I didn't think I could have heard correctly, and asked her what she had said. She was reluctant to repeat it, but finally did. She went on about how she didn't like how his wife sat there with a frown, and how he fell asleep and President Reagan's funeral.
I explained to her that he was praying, just as many other people at the funeral were, and she got upset and left the room, as she does many times if she senses I am angry.
For now, I'm just mad as hell. I'm tempted to say "well, to hell with that, she isn't going to be visiting there anymore, if he is going to be filling her head with lies," but I'll reserve on that until I've had time to calm myself.
Back to your regularly scheduled program.
Update from Kristen's EEG
Some disappointing news today: Kristen's EEG this morning indicated seizure activity. The clinician (nurse, whatever) called this afternoon and gave us a prescription for 5 mg (a very small dosage) of Lamictal, (lamotrigine) which, according to that link, is used for "partial seizures", though we've not heard directly from the doctor whether this has been determined to be a partial or a Tonic-Clonic. We're going in next week to talk to him, and will know more at that time.
In the meantime, we're just doing homework to ensure that we ask the right questions, and taking care of Kristen, which consists of making sure that she gets back the sleep that she lost last night studying for the test.
In the meantime, we're just doing homework to ensure that we ask the right questions, and taking care of Kristen, which consists of making sure that she gets back the sleep that she lost last night studying for the test.
Thursday, June 24, 2004
DADDY SAYS...........
Since I've been printing your comments for him to read, your daddy
occasionally comes up with clever and humourous remarks that
he tells me to "tell them", which means on the blog.
From now on, when this happens I will put it as a comment here.
Anyone wanting to read yopa's latest witticisms can check here.
6/24/2004
Tell them If I die, they can open a window, just a very small
amount, but only if it's extremely necessary, and only after
I'm dead.
occasionally comes up with clever and humourous remarks that
he tells me to "tell them", which means on the blog.
From now on, when this happens I will put it as a comment here.
Anyone wanting to read yopa's latest witticisms can check here.
6/24/2004
Tell them If I die, they can open a window, just a very small
amount, but only if it's extremely necessary, and only after
I'm dead.
Daddy Prepares For A camping Trip etc.
1. Buys slew gobs of rib eye steaks, we're talking dozens.
2. Buys gobs, without the slew, of boneless pork chips.
3. Plans to take the rice cooker so he can serve rice with this
stuff.
4. Who knows what all he will have accumulated by the 3rd. Since I
leave for Ivy's on Wednesday he will have plenty of time alone
to shop. I think he is excited, although he would never admit to
such a strong feeling.
5. Does his rehab exercises 3 times each day. He saw a Doctor of
Naturopathy who gave him a list of exercises plus vitamins and
icky stuff to mix and drink each AM. Mostly it is all several
of the B vitamins, which are supposed to make the brain work better.
The exercises are rehab for disequilibrium related to the
labyrinth system. I looked on the net and they originally
came from an ear, nose and throat, (ENT) doctor who specializes
in this stuff. This is a good thing. Plus some other stuff the
naturopath recommends, such a brushing his body, except for
his abdomen and chest with a little plastic brush each time he
exercises. I get to do his back and the soles of his feet.
He, your pa, says at least all this will make him able to
function better even while dizzy. His attitude impresses me
and makes me feel something, admiration, humility, guilt,
because I think I know how horribly I would handle what he
is dealing with and how good he would be to me.
6. Enough! See some of you guys late on July 4th.
THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART
7. Somebody leave me directions how to get there at the house so
I can find you when I get home.
2. Buys gobs, without the slew, of boneless pork chips.
3. Plans to take the rice cooker so he can serve rice with this
stuff.
4. Who knows what all he will have accumulated by the 3rd. Since I
leave for Ivy's on Wednesday he will have plenty of time alone
to shop. I think he is excited, although he would never admit to
such a strong feeling.
5. Does his rehab exercises 3 times each day. He saw a Doctor of
Naturopathy who gave him a list of exercises plus vitamins and
icky stuff to mix and drink each AM. Mostly it is all several
of the B vitamins, which are supposed to make the brain work better.
The exercises are rehab for disequilibrium related to the
labyrinth system. I looked on the net and they originally
came from an ear, nose and throat, (ENT) doctor who specializes
in this stuff. This is a good thing. Plus some other stuff the
naturopath recommends, such a brushing his body, except for
his abdomen and chest with a little plastic brush each time he
exercises. I get to do his back and the soles of his feet.
He, your pa, says at least all this will make him able to
function better even while dizzy. His attitude impresses me
and makes me feel something, admiration, humility, guilt,
because I think I know how horribly I would handle what he
is dealing with and how good he would be to me.
6. Enough! See some of you guys late on July 4th.
THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART
7. Somebody leave me directions how to get there at the house so
I can find you when I get home.
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
How many copies does one guy need?????
My attention has been called to a review of the re-release of Brian Eno's first four solo "pop" releases in a music publication called Pitchfork of which I had never before heard. According the this article, significant improvements have been made to the production quality in the remix. Thanks a friggin' heap. I think I've earned a gratis copy.
The publication also rubs more salt in my wound that I won't be able to attend the music festival in Austin in September. This is the second year I've been aware of the show and unable to attend, and it's one of those things that pains one. Maybe not as much as the Crossroads concert, but still. Look at that lineup, will you?
I like to think that next year I will be going, but with only two weeks of vacation a year....I have to pick my spots.
The publication also rubs more salt in my wound that I won't be able to attend the music festival in Austin in September. This is the second year I've been aware of the show and unable to attend, and it's one of those things that pains one. Maybe not as much as the Crossroads concert, but still. Look at that lineup, will you?
I like to think that next year I will be going, but with only two weeks of vacation a year....I have to pick my spots.
Kristen Update
We took Kristen to a Neurologist today, where she got a standard set of "raise this hand, walk on your toes, how may fingers am I holding up?" tests which didn't indicate any problems.
On Friday, we're scheduled to go back for an EEG, for which Kristen must be up all night the night before, so that she can sleep for the test. (Note to self: If I ever have to take this test, there will be no need for such preparation.) Since the cat-scan didn't indicate anything the day of the seizure, as long as there are no indications that she is predisposed to more seizures from the EEG, that will pretty much be the end of it. At that point, we're just to keep her out of situations where another seizure would be particularly dangerous (heights, baths, operating heavy machinery) for a few months, and to be aware of the proper course of actions should another one occur (lie her on her side, remove her glasses, keep her from hurting herself).
Should she have another seizure, we'd call the Neurologist, who would prescribe the recommended drugs. Should she have more than one within a few hours of one another, we'd take her to the emergency room again.
I'll update this when we have results from the EEG.
On Friday, we're scheduled to go back for an EEG, for which Kristen must be up all night the night before, so that she can sleep for the test. (Note to self: If I ever have to take this test, there will be no need for such preparation.) Since the cat-scan didn't indicate anything the day of the seizure, as long as there are no indications that she is predisposed to more seizures from the EEG, that will pretty much be the end of it. At that point, we're just to keep her out of situations where another seizure would be particularly dangerous (heights, baths, operating heavy machinery) for a few months, and to be aware of the proper course of actions should another one occur (lie her on her side, remove her glasses, keep her from hurting herself).
Should she have another seizure, we'd call the Neurologist, who would prescribe the recommended drugs. Should she have more than one within a few hours of one another, we'd take her to the emergency room again.
I'll update this when we have results from the EEG.
I discovered another victim
Same place as the first one - between the end of the love seat and the wall to the downstairs bedroom. It may have been there for a couple of days; I had long since stopped checking regularly, in fact, it's probably just my laziness that kept me from picking up all the traps. Prehaps I should put down some more.
Monday, June 21, 2004
Friday, June 18, 2004
Variation on Book for Daddy
At the time you officially became my Daddy, the occupant of the White House was from Texas, and he was busy shipping teenage kids to a hostile environment in order to prevent the hostile environment´s spread.
How times have changed. Today, the world is a much more peaceful place. And nobody would ever dream of putting a Texan in Washington.
But if you think that I sent this letter to pay tribute to fearless leaders of Daddy during Dip, then think again. This is a tribute to the concept "daddy", and your having decided several times over to contribute to it.
...and Happy Fathers´ Day to Gock ´n´ Dew as well, and any of those fellas at Homeland, who, when they´re not looking for potiential clients, remember that they have children as well. Davidly yours.
How times have changed. Today, the world is a much more peaceful place. And nobody would ever dream of putting a Texan in Washington.
But if you think that I sent this letter to pay tribute to fearless leaders of Daddy during Dip, then think again. This is a tribute to the concept "daddy", and your having decided several times over to contribute to it.
...and Happy Fathers´ Day to Gock ´n´ Dew as well, and any of those fellas at Homeland, who, when they´re not looking for potiential clients, remember that they have children as well. Davidly yours.
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Kristen News
Kristen had a seizure this morning, but is OK now.
She had been at a sleepover last night (and, of course, got very little sleep). While Dave was taking her home, she was expressing a strong desire to go straight home to sleep. On the way, she started "twitching". The twitching got more animated, and she returned a little of the dinner from the night before, and fell asleep in the car. Upon arrival home, Dave couldn't wake her up to go inside, so he took her to the emergency room, where they hooked her up to an IV and the usual array of monitoring devices, where she got a little sleep, and gradually felt a lot better.
A number of tests were run, including a CAT scan, none of which indicated any problems. We've been recommended to a Neurologist, and will go as soon as we can get an appointment, but it's not an emergency. Concensus is that we'll find nothing. The doctor at the hospital declined to start her on any drugs, citing that 50% of people who have a seizure never have another one, and recommended that we just equip people with whom she'll share time with what to do if it happens again.
The net for the moment is this: She's just to take it easy and try to get a regular food and sleep schedule. During the seizure, she pulled a muscle in her back (sore, but not too bad), bit her tongue (kinda nasty), and is sore on her arm where the IV was. I'll let you know more as we get information from the neurologist.
She had been at a sleepover last night (and, of course, got very little sleep). While Dave was taking her home, she was expressing a strong desire to go straight home to sleep. On the way, she started "twitching". The twitching got more animated, and she returned a little of the dinner from the night before, and fell asleep in the car. Upon arrival home, Dave couldn't wake her up to go inside, so he took her to the emergency room, where they hooked her up to an IV and the usual array of monitoring devices, where she got a little sleep, and gradually felt a lot better.
A number of tests were run, including a CAT scan, none of which indicated any problems. We've been recommended to a Neurologist, and will go as soon as we can get an appointment, but it's not an emergency. Concensus is that we'll find nothing. The doctor at the hospital declined to start her on any drugs, citing that 50% of people who have a seizure never have another one, and recommended that we just equip people with whom she'll share time with what to do if it happens again.
The net for the moment is this: She's just to take it easy and try to get a regular food and sleep schedule. During the seizure, she pulled a muscle in her back (sore, but not too bad), bit her tongue (kinda nasty), and is sore on her arm where the IV was. I'll let you know more as we get information from the neurologist.
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Quality Internet Telephony (for broadband, anyway)
I had d/led and installed skype months ago, but didn't have anyone to talk to on it. Some dude posted a message about wanting to try it out, and gave his username, so I took him up on it.
It totally cool!
The sound quality was much better than any speakerphone I've ever used, and the fact that I'm using the mic in my monitor and the speakers on the side didn't result in feedback the way it did in applications that we tried before.
There was a *little* bit of a noticable...kind of a single duplex phenomenon?...like...conversational sidewalk bumping, but that may just be attributable to the awkwardness of talking to a total stranger.
Of course, McAfee was howling about the app now and then, but I pimped out to the app each time.
It totally cool!
The sound quality was much better than any speakerphone I've ever used, and the fact that I'm using the mic in my monitor and the speakers on the side didn't result in feedback the way it did in applications that we tried before.
There was a *little* bit of a noticable...kind of a single duplex phenomenon?...like...conversational sidewalk bumping, but that may just be attributable to the awkwardness of talking to a total stranger.
Of course, McAfee was howling about the app now and then, but I pimped out to the app each time.
Monday, June 14, 2004
Easier ways to track blog changes?
This doesn't solve all of the update problems, because it still doesn't email you when we have updates, but if you're tracking more than one blog, there are ways to keep track of which ones have new posts in them. I purloined some information from an article in Time Magazine on blogs. See the end of page 4 of the article for more of the pertinent information:
Kinja.com "Launched April 1, this is one of the best ways to sample and automatically subscribe to a wide range of blogs."
This one seems to track the changes the best for our needs, based on what little I've done thus far.
Bloglines.com "This site lets you organize your blogs in much the same way that your browser sorts its bookmarks."
Unless there is more to this, it appears to be not much more than an alternate front end for the pages, but I'll keep looking to see if there's more than meets the eye.
I'm gonna play with these a little, and see if I can find one suitable. Among the problems that I already see is that the time stamps aren't updated when a comment is entered into the site, which is probably the most difficult problem that we face here.
Kinja.com "Launched April 1, this is one of the best ways to sample and automatically subscribe to a wide range of blogs."
This one seems to track the changes the best for our needs, based on what little I've done thus far.
Bloglines.com "This site lets you organize your blogs in much the same way that your browser sorts its bookmarks."
Unless there is more to this, it appears to be not much more than an alternate front end for the pages, but I'll keep looking to see if there's more than meets the eye.
I'm gonna play with these a little, and see if I can find one suitable. Among the problems that I already see is that the time stamps aren't updated when a comment is entered into the site, which is probably the most difficult problem that we face here.
Sunday, June 13, 2004
Whoa. Is XM gonna let me do this all I want???
I've been streaming my favorite XM music channel (Channel 51 - XM Music Lab) for about 30 minutes now. If they let me do this all I want (all the time)...well, it's a reason for joy.
Of course, there are other channels you can stream, too, but who gives a frog's fat ass? ;-)
Of course, there are other channels you can stream, too, but who gives a frog's fat ass? ;-)
Friday, June 11, 2004
Poor Rusty. Will his troubles never end?
Family values alert! I don't wish ill on anyone, not even Feedbag. I have to wonder why Marta doesn't want to deal with him any more, though. Seems like living with a gasbag would be bad enough. Is being with a drug-addled gasbag just too much to bear?
Or perhaps it's the other way around: She can't tolerate him when he's not sedated, because for the first time in years, he comes sniffing around for some lovin'.
Or perhaps it's the other way around: She can't tolerate him when he's not sedated, because for the first time in years, he comes sniffing around for some lovin'.
Georgia on My Mind
Today many Americans, and indeed the world over, are mourning the passing of a real legend and hero.
Wednesday, June 09, 2004
The truth is indelible. :-)
Military Blunders, courtesy of the History Channel.
(edited by the Evadewer to work around a page formatting bug)
(edited by the Evadewer to work around a page formatting bug)
The orange is really conspicuous
Can we get a theme that doesn't just scream "surfing on the clock"?
Tuesday, June 08, 2004
Just makes me laugh.
Milk And Cereal Probably not for dialup. Watch/listen a couple of times. Your IQ will probably drop 5 points each time.
Saturday, June 05, 2004
These people just make me want to puke
I'm sure many of these people saying "great President" really believe it.
They just played a speech clip where he said something about "appealing to your hopes, not to your fears."
Give me a friggin' break.
OMG. They are going on and on about how "courteous he was, even to his opponents". Please. "There you go again!"
They just played a speech clip where he said something about "appealing to your hopes, not to your fears."
Give me a friggin' break.
OMG. They are going on and on about how "courteous he was, even to his opponents". Please. "There you go again!"
Thursday, June 03, 2004
Where's your messiah now, Kurt?
Brenda Warner now has all of the sports talk stations in New York to call and whine to when Kurt isn't getting playing time again this year. I'm sure the fans in New Jersey will be very kind to God-boy and his hideous lifemate.
They haven't led. We will.
That was junior's catch phrase at convention in '00. Or more likely, something simple he wouldn't botch. And he delivered it even better than Quayle (the other Jr.) could've, makin' Senior proud (sparing him embarrassment).
Does anyone remember a certain female Air Force fighter pilot, whose marital indiscretions (she wasn't married, he was) were said to have been a representation of the lack of moral leadership by her Commander and Chief?
Does anyone remember a certain female Air Force fighter pilot, whose marital indiscretions (she wasn't married, he was) were said to have been a representation of the lack of moral leadership by her Commander and Chief?
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
Happy Birthday, Gock!!!
Vrroom
We survived the race again, but this time it was more dangerous than it has been since the days when alcohol poisoning was the biggest risk. The repeated drone of Tom Carnegie's "There is a tornado warning. Please leave the stands immediately!" haunts my dreams still.
I'll get some pictures of the event up on the other site when I get a free moment at home. Turns out I can't use the utility for that when I'm behind my corporate firewall. Meh.
Everyone in our party had a good time, and we were probably the only attendees that had the luxury of a steak dinner at home during the break in the middle of the race, even if it cost us a few laps.
I'll get some pictures of the event up on the other site when I get a free moment at home. Turns out I can't use the utility for that when I'm behind my corporate firewall. Meh.
Everyone in our party had a good time, and we were probably the only attendees that had the luxury of a steak dinner at home during the break in the middle of the race, even if it cost us a few laps.
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