Month: September 2008

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Ear Doctors, Braised Meats, Walterdale

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We finally heard back from the hearing specialist (awkward wording, no pun intended!) via my surgeon’s office, Dr. Williams. I will be calling in for clarification, but the message that Dianne left basically said that the specialist doesn’t think that he needs to see me, that the results of the hearing test are enough to make a diagnosis, and the diagnosis is that I should get hearing aids. WHAT?!!! Uh, I would really like to sit in a small, closed room and have a conversation with the specialist who is looking at the test results produced by a pay-as-you-go clinic … Continue reading Ear Doctors, Braised Meats, Walterdale

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Unfortunately, we missed the show at the Citadel last night… G. is suffering from bronchitis and was not in any condition to spend 3 hours at a show and socializing… I am a bit disappointed. Surprisingly, it didn’t take quite as much to psyche myself up for the return to that building than I first thought.The other shoe finally dropped about J., the oldest of the two girls. The tests have come back indicating that it is NOT lymphoma, but active CMV (cytomegalovirus), instead. Its not as bad as what it could have been, and what else they were testing … Continue reading

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Mid Week Update

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Fall is upon us! The weather here began to turn over the weekend… cool early mornings, moderated temperatures at midday, cool evenings, and rain! This morning at 6 am the temperature was +2 degrees C. A frost had formed… And no, I didn’t ride my motorcycle to work. In fact, I haven’t ridden it any morning this week. Monday it was raining too much. Tuesday threatened rain, and I needed some extra reference material at work that wouldn’t really fit on the bike safely. This morning I was running late, and the cold spooked me. Its currently lovely and bright, … Continue reading Mid Week Update

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Busy Day…

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Well, so far this morning I’ve been to work for a couple of hours, then jumped on my motorcycle and ran up to Anderson Hearing Clinic to get my hearing tested. After I’d parked my bike, and walked around the building towards the front door, I passed by dog that was tethered to one of those stand up ashtrays. Nice dog… After I got well beyond him, a wasp stung him, and he took off, pulling the ashtray over, and then with him… it terrified him! He ran out into the traffic, but was not hit… some guy in one … Continue reading Busy Day…

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End of the week…

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Well, its the end of another week… and still not much to say.I did write those two ITIL exams on Friday and found them more challenging than the previous three written two weeks ago. The format still makes me cringe a bit, and the wording, the UK-centric language, and the murky answers all contribute to a questionable value. The five exams are part of the testing, or piloting of the exam cycle… and if I want to teach any of the knowledge areas that the exams are centred on, I do need to pass the exams and get certification first. … Continue reading End of the week…

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Ramblings…

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‘Not a lot to say lately, but I thought I’d just scribble down some of the random thoughts and events that have been swirling around…I’m very disappointed in Stephen Harper for calling the federal election… turns out he’s just like every other self-serving politician, bending the laws he himself created when he finds they are not serving his best interest. His ‘fixed election date’ law was, or is, such a great idea, but it didn’t take into account the ‘non-confidence’ aspect of the parliamentary system. If it was to really work, the concept of the non-confidence vote should be thrown … Continue reading Ramblings…

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Protecting the saliva glands

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I find myself quite tired these past couple of days. Hard living over the weekend? Weather changes? Post Labour Day blues? Not really sure what it is…I promised someone (do you think I can remember who?) over the weekend that I would look up the name of the drug that has the potential to reduce radiation damage to saliva glands. It was something that I was NOT offered… and boy, does that piss me off. It is possible that it hasn’t been approved for use in Canada, yet. But it has been in use in the USA for some time … Continue reading Protecting the saliva glands