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| Conquered Again! |
I was biding my time at work yesterday
for the always slow Friday afternoon waiting for the appointed hour of First Friday
celebrations. Why does time slow down only when something much anticipated is in
the works. After the past week I needed the medicinal effects of demon alcohol.
In the midst of this frustrating episode I received a message that I needed to
contact my doctor right away, not the sort of message, given the past week, one
ignores. When I finally made my way through the
myriad phone trees associated with reaching an actual human the doctor revealed
he had received my CT scan results much earlier than expected; UMASS Memorial
scores again. He said the results showed no abnormalities (insert Cantankerous
Friend snide comment here) and none of the really serious issues he thought might
be causing the headaches. Combined with the blood test results which were all
normal this was very good news. To say this was an immense weight off my mind
would be a vast understatement. It also made for a very entertaining First Friday.
The doctor also said he had been arguing
with himself when he saw me on Monday whether he should send me right to the
emergency room, not exactly reassuring. He said he felt validated by the
results of the tests but he had been second guessing himself all week. I’m glad
he didn’t share this information with me earlier. Since all the direst possibilities
have been ruled out we still need to figure out what’s causing the headaches.
As long as it’s not cheeseburgers and beer I’ll be alright. He’s going to set
me up with a neurologist to see if a head doctor can figure it out. So, cue the
happy dance.
I noticed in passing that yesterday’s
blog post was the 1500th since I started Frail Deeds Dancing. This
has gone on much longer than I ever imagined and has certainly evolved over the
years. I find myself glancing back each day to re-visit some of the days I’ve
chronicled over the past four years, some more than others. Most of all I enjoy
it immensely and find myself looking forward to writing, which is kind of weird.
I’m still not sure I have anything important to say and the writing talent is
certainly pedestrian at best. I guess I’ve fallen into a hobby and since I
still enjoy it, I’m going to keep doing it, please accept my profound apologies.
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| Wife and Fam on the Boqeute Bridge |
My wife reported in from Panama where
she spent the day scouting potential christening sites when the First Boog
Reader visits Panama next month. She was up in the mountain town of Boquete
which in one of my favorite places in Panama and where we’re going to stay when
we’re there in February. She complained about the heat in David, where her
parents live, but I have scant pity for her as I watch the snow falling outside
here.
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| Some Views of Boquete Yesterday |
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| Wife's Two Sister and Niece |
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| Lunch - Niece at Bar Within Walking Distance of House Wee'll be Renting |
I was rescued by modern technology yesterday
after First Friday. As stated above with certain lagging worries vanquished I
may have indulged a little too heavily at Brew City. When I returned home I decided
on some celebratory cheeseburgers. After putting the burgers on to cook I
settled in to watch the evening news. I awoke to hear virtually every smoke
alarm in the house going off and a very concerned Wonder Pooch. I guess I’d underestimated
how tired I was due to my lack of sleep over the past few days (that’s the story
I’m sticking to). In the good news department after opening all the windows and
doors to clear out the smoke I was able to save the burgers! (They were a
little crunchy). My wife may be on to something about her worries of me
operating unsupervised.
As always - photographic reports from California:
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| And Grandpa's |
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| Reader Just Like her Mom |
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| Finally Starting to Accept a Bottle - Needed Since Mom Returns to Work Shortly |
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| Still Reading |
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| Daughter Met Up with Group of Friends that all had November Babies - Looks Chaotic but Fun |
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