Anything that is to do with my life that doesn’t fall into work or play
I started to write this because if this whole thing should head south and takes a turn for the worst, I want to document it. This journey has started because I turned 40 as one usually does if they spin around the sun enough. For my birthday I gave myself …
Every new year I get excited; maybe this year will be the year things really take off for me. I’m not totally sure what I think is going to happen. I realized at 40 any dreams of being a rock star are moot, as are pro-cyclist and movie star. I …
As always I returned to the lounge after the mole mapping. This time the physician who came to get me took me to another office to discuss the Men’s Health Risk Assessment. This was basically a discussion to see if I understood what was involved. I said that I was …
When I arrived at 7:30 in the morning, I hadn’t eaten or drunken anything for 12 hours. This is because the lab work and abdominal ultrasound need to be done on an empty stomach. I was greeted at the counter, my photo was taken and added to my file and …
I recently turned 40, and as such decided it was time I get a physical. Middle age has a way of making one sensible I suppose. There are lots of things I already know, for example the hearing in my left ear isn’t that good. I am a bit over …
My accident was less than six weeks ago. but I thought I should share what I have learned so far. 1) Get comfortable. When I shattered my shoulder in the cycling accident, I had to wait 4 days for surgery. During that time it was important to be as comfortable as …
Any other time in history, I’d be dead. In many other countries in the world, I’d be dead. In the U.S. I would be taking out a second mortgage to pay for my treatment and probably begging my family for help. In fact, by mere chance and a solid helmet …
Day 1 – For a socialist country France has some serious social problems. The first thing that strikes the visitor is the massive amount of graffiti everywhere. It lines the highways and railroad tracks. It’s on the side of houses and on the outside of trains. In fact pretty much …
Yesterday I went with my friend Miho to a new ramen house Ryoji Ramen and Izakaya, and you can see from the comments on Yelp they’re going through some growing pains. The ramen here is different from most of the other ramen houses in town. That is because it is Okinawa …