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What?!? Look Directly at the Laser?!?
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on January 21st, 2007
As for safety, my surgeon is apparently a superstar. I googled him, and found a whole bunch of research he is working on, along with a guy who had him as his eye surgeon, and gives the doc a huge thumbs up. About the most disturbing thing I could find about him is a small square of paper in my preparation package with the title “Prayer Request.” It starts “Your surgeon is a Christian and he believes in the power of prayer.” If I check the box, put my name on the line, and hand it in on the day of my surgery, the doctor will take a moment to pray with me for a good outcome. However, the card also says that “Each day [the doctor] personally prays for his patients and he prays for divine guidance as he operates on each patient.” I think that should be enough. After all, if God is looking out for the doc’s performance (and, by association, his malpractice insurance), I’m sure that means I should be fine.
Now We’re Cooking with Gas
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on January 10th, 2007
When we last left our intrepid new homeowner, he was considering having gas installed in the kitchen. Let’s join the adventure in progress….
The Wonderful World of Home Ownership
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on January 2nd, 2007
I’ve bitten the bullet, and purchased a “cozy” condo of my own. In this context, “cozy” means “don’t swing your arms when you’re moving around.” I get possession near the end of the month, and am caught up in all kinds of wonderful legal minutiae.
Happy New Year 2007
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on January 2nd, 2007
Post your bets on when each resolution fails in the comments. I will be honest about whether I stick to this or not.
A New Sunday Ritual
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on November 6th, 2006
I am getting back to simple pleasures. Homemade chocolate chip cookies are a great start. The recipe I tried included vanilla pudding mix, but it wasn’t worth the extra effort.
Every Classic Video Game: Online!
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on October 10th, 2006
I have very happy memories of playing video games in arcades, at the roller rink, in restaurants at those little table-game contraptions, and at home on my NES. Now a brilliant person has made a web site that lets you play what appears to be every video game ever made, all in your web browser.
iTunes 7 Destroys Beats Per Minute (BPM) Data
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on October 8th, 2006
Short story: iTunes 7– only the Mac version– is setting my BPM to huge numbers (as high as 65324!) in a seemingly random fashion. If you care about your BPM values, don’t use iTunes 7!!!
I Am Losing My Mind
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on October 8th, 2006
I finish my work, wash up, and leave the bathroom. And I am completely naked. I must have forgotten to put on my underwear.
Check the bathroom: no underwear, anywear. Did I take them off before I entered the john? Check my bedroom, the living room, the office, the hallway: nothing.
How I Know I am Officially Fat
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on October 8th, 2006
I know I’m not fat in a head-turning way. But I have been in denial about the size of my swelling paunch. Until today.
14 Say 5
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on October 6th, 2006
I’m teaching a class of 14 grade 11s how to program in a language called C++ (pronounced “see plus plus”). We’re working on some simple programs to get the hang of variables (“x”), assignments (“x = 7”), comparisons (“x < 15"), and decisions ("if (x < 15) { launch_missile; }").
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