I got an e-mail from Airboss asking me if I had bought a gun yet. Nope. Haven't had time. You'd think that now that I've retired I would have a lot of time on my hands. Hasn't happened yet.
After I got back from attending Kim's birthday dinner in Dallas it was time to get ready for Thanksgiving. Then last week just seemed to go by and I don't know what happened to it.
Take today, for example. I got up and read the paper. The Atlanta Urinal and Constipation usually is good for at least one blog post a week. Reading the sports page this morning was a real joy since the Falcons clinched their division title. Yesterday was actually one of the few games that they actually looked like a good team. Most of their wins have been really ugly and they've only played two teams with a winning record and those were two of the teams that they actually beat. Their three loses were to teams with losing records.
After I read the paper I had to check out my mail and surf the web for a while looking for more material.
Then I drove down to Shepherd to start my workout regimen. I've decided to work out Monday, Wednesday and Friday and do mall walks on Tuesday and Thursday. While there I ran into Angie, the recreational therapist who usually goes on the dive trips with us and she's not gonna be able to go diving with us in February. Bummer!
Anyway, I worked out on the machines for about an hour. I'm glad I went in my wheelchair because when I stood up to put it in my truck my legs were really weak from the workout. I'm gonna use the mall walks to test my leg strength.
I got back from Shepherd and then it was off to the doctor's for my pre-screen for an upcoming colonoscopy. Ugh! Since they're gonna dope me up I need someone to take me to the procedure and give me a ride home. I called Cindy while I was in with the nurse to see what day she could take me, but she was in a meeting. We set it up for January 5. I called Cindy later, and she cannot get off that day so I have to reschedule.
Got home. Took a nap.
Got up and made supper.
Watched CSI on Spike.
Logged on. Read my mail.
Decided to write sumpin' short that wouldn't require any thinking. Voila! This post.
Now I'm off to answer an e-mail about the evils of Republicans controlling the three branches of gummint. I mean I would like to see a rational opposition party. One party controlling Congress and the other party controlling the presidency can lead to gridlock. Gridlock is good. Unfortunately, the Dimocrats do not fit the bill. As long as they are controlled by the Michael Moore/Barbra Streisand wing, giving them any power is tantamount to suicide.
Off I go.
Cheers!
Denny,
If you're considering a new gun, be sure to check Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna and Galyans at Lenox, MOG or Town Center. Galyan's had better prices than WalMart on shotguns and I got a great deal on a pistol at AO.
Michael
Posted by: Michael on December 14, 2004 09:27 AMAre you sure the republicans control the judiciary? Its hard to tell from some of the decisions, and this isnt evening touching the 9th circus, err, circuit.
Posted by: daniel on December 14, 2004 11:47 AMDaniel - The writer of the e-mail asserted that the Republicans controlled all three branches of gummint. He also asserted that the Republicans controlled the media, so he is wrong on two points. There were other fallacies in his e-mail that I tried to set straight, and he said he was a senior - not mentioning if he was a college senior or a high school senior - working on a thesis. By his writing, I sure hope he is a high school senior 'cause if he is a college senior he should demand his money back.
Posted by: Denny Wilson on December 14, 2004 12:00 PMBe a man! Get the colonoscopy without anesthesia. One time I only drank about 1/5 of the junk that they make you gag down and the doctor wasn't convinced he could get a clear view, so we started with nothing. After that, I wondered why Richard Geer did what he did.
Posted by: Woody on December 14, 2004 12:03 PMWoody - I already told them I don't need the anesthetic since I have no sensation in that area but they insist I bring someone. I'm sure it is a liability issue.
Posted by: Denny Wilson on December 14, 2004 12:09 PMAs much as it pains me to say this, denny, but you are a brave man. Back at school, I saw my friends go through surgery and similar invasive treatment: I counted them as somme worriers, bravest of all. from reading this post, and with all politics aside,, you are to be counted among them.
of my friends i wrote this:
AND on they rode, the Somme worriers.
Rode on, blade and lance glinting in sun
So that all around are blinded,
And bowed low their heads.
For these worriers will not be cowed,
These friends of mine, whom I deem are mightiest of all.
But they face fate that would drive a man mad
They carry a burden. We would all do well to heed them
Matthew - Why am I brave? For gettting a colonoscopy? I won't feel it. The only bad thing is the prep where I will have the runs the night before and since I have no sensation as to when this is happening will have to wear a diaper. The colonoscopy beats having undetected colon cancer.
Or am I brave because I want to delay going back into a wheelchair fulltime so I have adopted a workout regimen? Life is full of choices. I choose to walk as long as I can and am willing to pay the price for that choice. That's not bravery. That's self-determination and pragmatism.
Posted by: Denny Wilson on December 14, 2004 03:21 PMWhy undergo a coloscopy? Can't you just describe to the doctor what you see?
;{D
Denny:
I remember the receptionist at the gastro doc's
telling me that colyte "tastes good". She probably liked the taste of baking soda. I remember drinking the stuff per instructions until my gut felt like a basketball. Of course, once the dam broke, I could never get more than 3 steps from the commode. It reached a point where I thought that I had the entire universe passing through my colon. I had a colonoscopy and endoscopy on the same day: "Please don't use the
same scope, doc..." Of course, conscious sedation is the Hanibal Lectre approach.
Wall
Ralph, if I were a TCIDNN manager that would work. I never became one. If they let me stay awake during the process and watch the monitor I may be one of the first TCIDNN non-managers to see up his ass.
Posted by: Denny Wilson on December 14, 2004 10:06 PM