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23948. judithathome - 4/18/2008 2:50:35 PM The surgery went fine and he didn't need a stent...the angioplasty balloon thingy increased the artery's capacity to an extra 20%. (That brings his blood flow UP to 50%.) He stayed overnight in ICU and He called us at 6am saying they were releasing him in a couple of hours so Keoni took off for Dallas to beat the traffic.
In a few months, the doctor wants to do an arterial bypass on another artery and that will help a lot, too.
23949. judithathome - 4/18/2008 3:01:28 PM 3i3b, so so sorry about the miscarraige and all the career woes but I think you hit on a good outlook when you said: Certainly the bright spot is that if all of this shit hasn't busted us up, it's going to be hard to do. We are obviously committed to each other. That is the obvious platform from which to build...and Thoughtful had some good advice, as did others.
Wish I had one of those posters from the 70s to send you with the kitten hanging by his paws saying "Hang In There!"...
Trust me, after yesterday, I have started believing in good things happening!
23950. judithathome - 4/18/2008 3:01:43 PM Arky, we got hail and wind, no tornado and actually, the hail wasn't all that bad on us...others had baseball-sized. One guy claimed "grapefruit-sized" but I'd have to see it to believe it. From the schematic on the local weather bulletins, it looked as though a small break in the hail pattern smoothed right over us...up the road, Malibu Boy got covered in what he called a "river of hail washing down the street". Did it hit y'all or had it disapated by the time it got that far? Spectacular film from our local weather guys...hope some of it made the national news. They were both crazy as loons to be out in it and lucky they didn't get swept away to Oz!
WE were lucky TWICE yesterday! I'm not going to push it by playing the lottery this weekend...
23951. thoughtful - 4/18/2008 4:29:40 PM Thanks for the update...so glad the procedure went so well. 23952. Ms. No - 4/18/2008 6:02:36 PM Excellent news, Jude! 23953. wonkers2 - 4/18/2008 10:40:09 PM Judy, that's good news. I've read recently that stents aren't all they're cracked up to be. 23954. judithathome - 4/21/2008 3:03:47 PM He was a little goofy over the weekend...ordered pizza and didn't remember doing it, talked to people he had already talked to, things like that. But yesterday he seemed more back to normal. He's having trouble recalling some words...words he doesn't usually use...and at times, he slurs a little because he tries to talk too fast. All those things are expected, though, so soon after surgery.
When Keoni went to pick him up Friday at the hospital, he was there when Leslie talked to the surgeon...he said that Leslie asked the doctor if his parents were still alive and the doctor said yes. Leslie asked him to thank them for him next time the doctor saw them because "if they hadn't had you, I wouldn't be alive today." Keoni said he AND the doctor both teared up at that. The doctor said no one had ever thanked him in quite that way before... 23955. thoughtful - 4/21/2008 9:04:22 PM I'm reading Caplan's blog and ran across this...you may have heard it before, but I have not:
Idiot-proof systems fail because they can always build a better idiot. 23956. iiibbb - 4/21/2008 10:23:40 PM from wiki
The Geva correction to the validity of Murphy's Law states that "Murphy's Law applies only in Murphy's systems, i.e. systems in which Murphy's Law is known". In simpler words: if you do not know about it, Murphy's Law does not apply. In a system that comprises only perfect idiots Murphy's Law is invalid, and the system will work perfectly even if it is severely flawed. 23957. magoseph - 4/22/2008 8:11:04 PM Hang there, iiibbb! 23958. thoughtful - 4/22/2008 8:17:57 PM isbs that suggests that ignorance is not only bliss but perfection!
Old story my FIL used to tell about engineers trying to design an airplane and the wings kept falling off, no matter what they tried. Then an old, been around a long time, engineer comes along and says it's very simple. Drill a hole every 10" along the seam where the wings meet the plane body. They thought he was nuts but he assured them it would work.
So, desperate as they were, they tried it, and sure enough the wings stayed on. When they asked him how he knew to do that, he replied, "It's very simple. Nothing ever tears along the perforation!"
23959. enigma - 4/23/2008 11:52:54 PM WizardOfWhimsy, this is Enigma, the chair is against the wall, I repeat, the chair is against the wall. Look towards the NEPAconservative. That is all. 23960. JJBiener - 4/24/2008 4:07:47 AM Greetings Moties. I realize it has been a long time since I posted here, but I dropped by to see if you guys could do me a small favor.
I have a video in the Obama in 30 Seconds contest at Moveon.org. As improbable as that sounds, I really did it more as an artistic endeavor rather than a political one.
In order to get to the next round of the competition, I need as many votes as I can get for my video. I am contacting every one I can think of and I hope some of you guys will be willing to help me out.
Here is the link:
It's not about the race
If you know of anyone who would enjoy the video and would be willing to support my efforts, please pass on the link.
Thanks. 23961. wonkers2 - 4/24/2008 2:10:50 PM Will do. We've missed you in the Mote. You're back just in time for the election. Give us a call next time you're in Detroit! 23962. wonkers2 - 4/24/2008 2:29:22 PM It's Not About the Race 23963. wonkers2 - 4/24/2008 2:34:33 PM Nice video, JJ. Great campaign idea by Move On for Obama. 23964. JJBiener - 4/24/2008 3:19:54 PM Hi Wonk. I am glad you liked the video. I had a couple other ideas I wanted to do as well, but I was limited with what I could do with public domain video. I really didn't have a budget to buy stock video.
I have been wanting to come up to your area for a while now, but I haven't had the opportunity. I don't really get to travel much these days. The last trip I took was back to St Louis to visit my daughter and my grandkids. It is hard to believe that my little girl (remember Teen Angel?) is grown, married and has two kids.
If you want to hear some samples of music I've done recently, check out my web site. 23965. judithathome - 4/24/2008 3:55:28 PM Well, I'd like to vote but my speakers are on the fritz and they won't let you just vote for one ad...so I can't hear any of them and don't want to just vote on looks along.
I loved yours, JJ, but they have the voting process fixed so that friends can't just come in and vote for their pals. They pick which top five to show you and you vote on those.
Very professional looking ad, yours was! I just wish I could hear it...ha!
Sick around for a bit and let us know what's going on with you and yours. 23966. JJBiener - 4/24/2008 3:57:21 PM Sorry for the bad link.
Website 23967. JJBiener - 4/24/2008 4:01:39 PM Judith,
If you scroll down, it will ask you for your name, email and zip and the two hidden words. I know it asks you to rate other ads, but you don't have to. After you vote, you will get an email to confirm your vote.
It is too bad you can't hear the audio on the ad. I think it came out quite well.
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