real.

 

we also take suggestions, cause we had to inflate the numbers thanks to posters who are nuts

 

I'm practicing waving, I'm almost the 3rd base couch . . .

real.

 

we also take suggestions, cause we had to inflate the numbers thanks to posters who are nuts

 

[waves to the cameras]

[waves to the cameras]

 

/thanks mom and Intel

I'm practicing waving, I'm almost the 3rd base couch . . .

 

What, are the moving Harold over to coach 3rd now?

Hey, gang. If anybody has some good vibes to send this way, we would be very thankful. I just found out a co-worker and close friend suffered and aneurysm this weekend and is in intensive care in Tallahassee right now. He's stable but it's still dicey.

 

Thanks.

Vibes and hugs are out.

Vibes and hugs are out.

 

^^^

What they said.

Prayers your way. Vibes are for liberals

warm thoughts and good vibes jim.

Positive thoughts and prayers are headed your way Jim.

Many thanks all, for prayers and well-wishes. My Buddy Brian is, by all accounts, really lucky to be alive. He had had a brutal headache for a couple of days but like a lot of us he ignored it for as long as he could. Finally he got to the ER and after a misdiagnosis or two, the doctors determined that he had already suffered an aneurysm rupture that had clotted over.

 

Again, Brian is lucky - 1/3 of ruptured aneurysms result in death before the victim gets to the hospital, and another 1/3 die while they are at the hospital. Of the surviving 1/3, the scary online medical pages I'm browsing say that about 40% will suffer long-term neurological impairment. So, like I said, my buddy is still in dicey territory.

 

Anyway, the local doctors thought he was stable and sent him up to the specialists in Tallahassee last night and he underwent several tests today. The tests showed that the aneurysm is a big one - 2 cm or so - and he'll undergo surgery tomorrow afternoon to get at it. For a while they toyed with the idea of going with a more novel/experimental procedure where they surgically insert metal coils to constrict blood flow, but this evening they decided tat they would opt for the more standard procedure to go in and clip it. That sounds fairly routine, but involves removing a bit of skull near the base of the neck so it's obviously still pretty involved.

 

Anyway, i wanted to give an update and again thank everybody for continuing to keep a good person in their thoughts until he comes through this.

 

Anybody see any Batman filming?

Mmmmm Ricobene's for lunch. Suck on that all you warm weatherites!

Anybody see any Batman filming?

 

Yeah baby.

 

This one looks real good!

 

I really hate being the department punching bag.

Was it just my computer or were some people posting in the past?

 

I couldn't post for a little while either.

Was it just my computer or were some people posting in the past?

 

I couldn't post for a little while either.

 

Indeed. Strange Things are afoot at the Circle K.

San Dimas High School football rules

Party on, my Excellent Friend.

Indeed. Strange Things are afoot at the Circle K.

San Dimas High School football rules

Indeed. Strange Things are afoot at the Circle K.

 

The few hundred Circle K's/Citgo here switched to Stripes/Valero and away from commie gas. Thank God they didn't mess with my breakfast tacos. Same great taste, same terrible service.

Anyone who watched the homeless episode of South Park will enjoy this:

 

Continued thanks for keeping my friend Brian in your thoughts. I just got an update and he came through the 3-hour surgery well yesterday. The doctors needed 7 clips to clamp off the aneurysm, which they described as “huge.” He’s going to be kept heavily sedated for all of today, only bringing him up to check vitals. So far, so good.

 

Again, thanks for the good thoughts.

 

This is a great person and a good friend and we need him around for a good long time.

Love that Onion:

 

[url=http://www.theonion.com/content/news/unemployed_scientists_prove_dog]http://www.theonion.com/conte

Unemployed Scientists Prove Dog Likes Beer

 

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—A team of three out-of-work stem cell biologists announced Monday that, after four weeks of rigorous observation and field testing, the evidence conclusively shows that chief researcher Dr. Henry Rogers' dog Franklin likes beer.

Enlarge Image Unemployed Scientists Prove Dog Likes Beer

 

Rogers and McCarthy measured the preferences of test subject Franklin.

 

"We're extremely pleased with the results of the experiment," Rogers said. "It exceeded our highest expectations, and we're confident that our findings will have far-reaching implications for the coming weekend."

 

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