Monthly Archives: July 2010
Saturday Funhouse: Four inventions I need now
[Adult language] I need four, count them, four inventions to make my life with CF easier and more fun. 1. Bug-zapper dentist spittoon. This invention would be a combo device to cough phlegm into that would kill it dead. It’s similar … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Fun & Humor
Dust in the light
Have you ever been sitting in a room and noticed the sun shining in at an unusual angle – an angle that makes you study your surroundings? Summer light in the late afternoon with its brightness creates this odd effect. … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis
Frack Off
I worry about the Earth my daughter will inherit and its condition when she does. Our oceans are filling with plastic debris; many of our streams flow with poison in them; the planet is getting warmer; and we’ve almost reached … Continue reading
Filed under The Environment
I Want To Be Jack Nicholson
Visit to the optometrist The eye doctor told me I needed new reading and distance glasses. I thought I’d have to buy two separate pairs, but she told me I could get one pair with “progressive” lenses that covered all … Continue reading
Filed under Fun & Humor, Health care
25 years with Mrs. Unknown
I laughed out loud when I started to write this post. I’m serious; I did, literally. Let me explain. This August it will 25 years since I met my wife. I laughed when I thought of that because I have … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Fun & Humor, Love
Visit to my GI doctor
I went to see my gastro doctor today. I’m so used to going to clinic with a mask and gloves on it felt strange going “naked” to a non-CF doctor with patients in the waiting room not worried about bacteria. … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Health care
A Window to My Heart
I woke up this morning sweating with pain in the center of my chest where my Xiphoid process is located, which is one of the coolest names for anything in the body, and a great name for rock band. I … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Health care
Those fleeting moments of feeling well
Today I read a very good post by Mandi at runsickboyrun.com. http://runsickboyrun.blogspot.com/2010/07/you-feel-like-what.html She does some nice detective work figuring out what’s it like to not feel well with CF. For me, she touches upon one of the hardest parts of … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Fear, Health care
Random Notes and Photos Related to Past Posts
The front page of today’s L.A Times includes a section and articles under the heading, “The Future of Reading.” http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fiw-0718-reading-20100718,0,2712081.story Here’s an L.A. Times link with a podcast discussion of books and how they are evolving thanks to technology. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/readers/2010/07/future-of-reading-publishing-ereader.html … Continue reading
Filed under Fun & Humor, iPad, Technology
Saturday Funhouse – My Ideal Hospital Room
[Adult language] My good pal @seanset, http://seanset.posterous.com/, wrote a comment here moaning and groaning about me not writing a Saturday Funhouse for awhile. How the hell did that happen? Thanks, mate, for reminding me. Here you go. This one’s for you. … Continue reading
Filed under cystic fibrosis, Fun & Humor
