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Not that Bob

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  1. I let my dumbass self get out of shape...again. At my advanced age it only takes a couple of weeks without regular exercise to get real weak and easily fatigued. Just taking out the trash makes me break a sweat. The good news is that I got off my ass and started up my "old people" exercise routine.  Gotdammit I hate the realization that anything more than exercise "for seniors" leads to strained muscles and joints. I was really getting after the kettlebells, but when I strained my back so bad I could't move I realized that even that is, for now, beyond my capacity.  So 30-40 minutes on the elliptical. Don't miss a day. Just do it, and all that crap.                

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  2. My wife is only one of the 4 but they are all someone's wife. They are sitting in the hot tub enjoying the full moon. All 4 are talking at the same time, for long stretches of time. Loudly. They seem to be following the conversation, but I swear to The Orange Bull there is no way to understand 4 simultaneous strains of conversation.  I think one is talking about cats. Another seems to be talking about curtains. They amaze and befuddle me.  To answer the obvious question, I am old, very old and have no desire to be in the hot tub with them.

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  3. Scans initially read by the radiologist at the facility where the MRI was performed. One is a facility closely associated with my family. I am a proponent of western medicine, but this experience has shaken me for life.  

  4. I'll try to shorten this. Mi esposa has something wrong. Saw numerous doctors in home town. Several diagnoses with treatment, but no improvement. During this she had 3 MRI's at 3 different places. All 3 interpreted as "normal". Got referral to MDA. Surgeon puts the MRI into his computer. Looks at it for about 30 seconds. Motions us to slide our chairs over to where we can see. "There it is right there". Points to obvious spot on the MRI that three other doctors had interpreted as normal. 

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  5. My house is Austin stone with Tyvek under. How much do I need to fret over sprinklers that hit the stone? I have tried to point them away from the house but wind blows some spray on the stone. I know rain gets on it but it's never going to rain again.

  6. Caruso made  his debut at the San Carlo Opera House in Naples in L'Elisir d'Amore to a lukewarm reception; two weeks later he appeared as Des Grieux in Massenet's Manon which was even more coolly received. The indifference of the audiences and harsh critical reviews in his native city hurt him deeply and he vowed never to sing there again. He later said, "I will never again come to Naples to sing; it will only be to eat a plate of spaghetti". 

  7. Spectrum is running an add. Young couple taking an across the country road trip. The female takes 8-10 photos of the places they see...every one of them a selfie. Bitch, I believe you that you went to the Grand Canyon, you don't have to show me photographic evidence. Get out of the picture and let the Grand Canyon be the subject, you self-important twat.

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  8. On 12/14/2024 at 10:38 PM, SHOOTER12 said:

     

    I remember the first time that happened to me.  When I finished and got down off the ladder,  all I could think of for days was "oh shit, what the fuck was that about"?

    I submit that what you boys experienced was a sudden rush of wisdom.

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  9. For various reasons have not used the spa in several months. Turned it on today and there is a leak which appears to be coming from a line which feeds the jets. All the lines are in the wall that forms the outside of the spa. Any way to diagnose and fix this other than starting the demolition of the wall?

  10. 7 hours ago, Wally Fairway said:

    Apparently that was not the final update, Mrs Fairway had some nasal issues in mid July. Short version is biopsy was tested twice and results posted to her my chart Wednesday listing mucosal melanoma, MRI a yesterday (that was ordered the same time the 2nd test on biopsy). Haven't heard from her Dr yet, because I presume they are waiting for the MRI to be read. 

    We aren't waiting, finished MD Anderson new patient enrollment package yesterday, and should hear back from them on Monday or Tuesday. 

    I don't like what Dr Google is telling me, but it's better than waiting for the Dr to call.

    Houston, here we come

    Fuck cancel

    While you're at Anderson go have a meal in the main dining room. It's a little better than standard hospital food, but that's not the point. The point, just sit and look around you. You are sitting in a forest of IV poles with the strongest, bravest, baddest men, women and children ever to inhabit the earth. Teenagers, little kids, old people. They are fighting the hardest fight of their lives. A fight that, dear God, I hope I never have to fight.  Those people are heroes to me.

    For me, it was a spiritual experience which I will carry with me forever. You may want to think twice about taking your wife with you. Wait until you think she can take the emotional experience. It brought tears to my eyes and I wasn't even a patient. I was just a little man, sitting and having lunch with a group of giants. 

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  11. 39 minutes ago, Goofyboy said:


    Skip the wipes and get a bidet. Your asshole with thank you.

    Agree but the purpose of the wipes is the application of the witch hazel so both actions are needed. I guess I thought the bidet would be assumed. My mistake. 

  12. Miralax mixed with a healthy dose of Metamucil. Adjust to your personal preference. Follow up with Tux wipes. Keep the Tux wipes container, fill it with unscented baby wipes then fill with witch hazel. Homemade Tux wipes. 

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