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"positives and negatives"
My first thought: bees sting! catfish don't!
I enjoy paddling in the shallow waters of my mind.....:D
Nanci, glad your friend is getting out of hospital. I have to find that Basement Jaxx video now. Hopefully it's on iTunes somewhere.
I get mad hearing about people from N.O. who are selling their property for pennies because they can't fix it, and a developer offers them a tiny bit of money then will make a huge profit "rebuilding" and reselling. I know that's the miracle of capitalism, but it just seems so incredibly unfair. And how can you get N.O. back when the original people have left and richer new people from out of the area are going to be the only ones able to afford the new houses/redevelopment?
Catfish have nasty spines in their fins that can do some serious damage.
Beedoc - I like that :)
My quandry about applying for this job is that my postdoc is also applying for it. I honestly do not think that she will qualify - it is a mol. biol. position and she is a microbiologist. She did not qualify as a mol. biol when she applied to be my postdoc. I may pull my app if she does qualify. What to do.. what to do...
There is something wierd going on with my computer or this site. If I type an apostrophe, it automatically goes to a find window at the bottom of the screen. Very wierd.
I've been "stung" a million times by Yellow Bullheads, especially as a kid, especially when trying to capture a whole ball of the babies. Bullheads are so cool to watch- they build a nest, guard it, suck the babies into their mouths to protect them. I've always liked seeing them in caves, while diving, too. They get way back in there sometimes! It's fun to try to sneak up on them and touch them- then they go blasting off through the silt, stirring up big clouds.
My friend had to visit the hyperbaric chamber again this morning. I don't know if he's still being released today or not. Hopefully.
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Try this for the "Where's Your Head At" video!
Wow, Nanci - I hope your friend gets discharged. What a scary thing. And I agree, NO will never be okay again and the whole thingjust makes me so angry. More than I was to begin with.
BZZDoc.... What an interesting quandry about your post doc and that position. Hmm.
Can't believe I have another double in 2 weeks. That's not a big break between doubles, but I am really enjoying riding my bike...
I am really stressing about this today. I think it would be a good move for me and for my family. It would be nice for the kids to be near one set of grandparents. Right now, they are 5 and 17 hours away.
I just found out that the postdoc funding would be continued here for the remainder of the 2 years. So it wouldn't put her out too badly. She could also apply for my job. See - at first, I saw the job listing and thought about it. Talked it over briefly with Mr. Fish and then we decided "no". So, then I told my postdoc that I had thought about it and decided not to apply and suggested that she think about it. I told her I didn't think she'd qualify, but it might be worth a shot. After being with family over mother's day weekend and thinking about lots of other things, Mr. Fish and I discussed it again over the weekend and changed our minds. We would both love to get back to Louisiana. So - now I can apply and hope the postdoc doesn't qualify or pull my application if she qualifies orrrrrrr compete with her and win. See the quandry? Thanks for listening. What would you do? :confused: Bzzdoc - cute :)
Nanci - any new word about your friend?
MP - I just wish I could ride! I'm waiting for the replacement tubes to arrive. Should be here in a couple of days. I might have to take the hybrid out and go for a quick spin. There are always those new running shoes sitting here staring at me...
Bzz/fishdoc- I think you should do what's right for you- not for the post doc student. Even if _you_ don't apply, some other person, more qualified than post doc might.
Friend has two more chamber rides tomorrow- he just called me, sounds ok. This is a person who moved to Florida specifically to do exploration diving, who has over a hundred thousand invested in equipment- we're hoping for further investigation to not find anything such as a patent foramen ovale that would have allowed bubbles to get through to his brain (causing the seizure)- hoping for it being "just" lungs that weren't functioning optimally to filter bubbles out, because of the pulmonary edema...
I was suspicious that I had a PFO and got it diagnosed before it hurt or killed me- but I know how he feels- it's like this huge portion of your life, your reason for everything you do, your connection to all your friends could potentially be lost.
Thanks for the advice Nanci - I see your point. I've given her a job here that she's guaranteed to have for 2 years. That's not bad. The kicker is that she really wants to move to Baton Rouge. She currently commutes on the weekends to near there (in the Atchafalaya) where her husband and kids still live. But - I do have to look out for me, too. She's not coming in this week until Thursday - I'm going to talk to her about it then.
I don't know much about PFO - can you still dive with that condition? Maybe shallow dives? Wow. I hope it is "just" the lungs. Do keep us posted. Do they have any idea how long he'll have to be in the hospital? I'd imagine it would get pretty claustrophobic in the chamber. How long is each treatment?
I think he gets out tomorrow. Chamber treatments are usually 2-6 hours. Some chambers are big enough for a hospital bed or two. I haven't seen the one he's at.
I have a PFO, and I don't get symptoms until I dive deeper than 110 feet. So, theoretically, I could still be doing shallow dives. But I also have AVMs in my lungs- arteriovenous malformations- where arteries go to veins with no capillaries in between, so bubbles that would normally get filtered out by the lungs go right through, potentially to cause trouble by lodging in the brain somewhere. If I only had the PFO, I would have had that fixed, which, for me, would have involved robot surgery and heart/lung bypass, but it would have been worth it- that's how much I loved diving.
Fishdoc, I agree with Nanci, go for what feels right for you. I'm sure that Fish-post-doc-student will not take it personal, and in this line of work anything can happen. Neither of you are gauranteed the job, so why not go for it. But what do I know? I'm just a po' phone co. worker and the only one in my family WITHOUT a post grad degree or higher ;)
So I'd be interested to hear what my sis "Bikeless in WI doc" & neice "UK Eliphant post doc student" say about this :) Fambly?
I'm off work today, just back from 2nd long walk with dog, puttering around the house and TV is running in the background with an infomercial for Pilates. "I've lost ___ lbs, I've lost ____ inches, I've lost ____ dress sizes..."
Need one of those for "get off the couch and onto your bike" ....maybe not ;)
Nanci, hope your friend is ok. I've never done more than a little snorkeling. Scuba sounds so beautiful yet things can go wrong. I used to rock climb in my youth, and these sports where you are dependant on your equipment, one fall and you and your climb partner hanging by a piece of metal the size of a postage stamp....so what do I get into? cycling.
PFO--so interesting. What keeps you alive as a fetus can kill you when you're on the outside. Hope your friend is improving. Please keep us posted. L.
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Originally Posted by Nanci
Been there, done that. 5 yrs ago this weekend I took a pretty good hit and ended up in the recompression chamber, with 4 chamber rides (or was it 5? can't remember) over the following week. I was very fortunate and now suffer no resididual effects, though it did take a few weeks for all the symptoms to go away. I continued to dive until 2 years ago when the boat I worked on was sold.
I will dive again, but will probably pass on cold water limited vis stuff, try to stick with warmer water. The diving up here just isn't that good to do it for recreation. It was "great" when I was younger, and they were paying ME to do it, but if I have to do the paying, not nearly good enough. LOL.
Anyway, your friend's BF will probably end up ok, but will probably feel lousy for a while, especially "mentally" as he re-lives the event. Everyone I know tends to get a little depressed when they get bent. I guess is the "how could it happen to me" reaction. If she (or he) wants to talk about it with someone that's been there, let me know. If I can help I will. I have been diving 30 yrs, and have done well over 1,000 dives.
Martha
UGH...sitting here unable to think....What on earth was i thinking not taking my medication??? That and borrowing a road bike that may have been a bit too big for me. We believe it put too much pressure on my neck as i was holding it in a strange position....
So, i'm sitting at home wandering on the net reading about hashimoto's & reminding myself to not forget to take the eutroxig...I thought i could control the symptoms just by excercise alone...:( nope....
ian wanted to slap me with a wet fish yesterday....i won't tell my mom....
c
Sorry to hear about it, CC, but it sounds like it's just time to get back up on the horse, as it were. Get your thyroid back under control, respect her needs, and you'll be back on the bike soon. Maturity is the ability to say, "I was wrong", and change course to make it right. (((CC))) L.
<<<<lise>>>>> thanks! I def won't forget to take me medication if it means being off my bike, no swimming or running...! Am feeling a bit better, no numbness but exhausted.
Nanci, how is your friend???
I've always wanted to try diving but never have. There's some great diving up in northern western australia at the ningaloo reef-whale sharks come & mate there..
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Nanci - how's your friend? Any word on when he's coming home?
CC - I had a friend that had thyroid problems. She was always bouncing up and down in weight and feeling good/bad. She eventually had it removed and it doing great!
Other drift... I just ran for the first time in 23 years. Yes, it's true. I didn't run for long and not very fast, but I did it! Now, I'm on my way to training for the triathlon :) Wow running uses different muscles. I like my shoes, though!
Today I'm playing hooky. I could not stand the thought of going to work. Gads, will I be able to last another 3-5 years before I retire.....
9 years for me, don't know how I'll make it.
I've taken some vacation time off but the plan today instead of nesting/painting the humble adobe is that there's a hike at the OIompali State Historic Park.
I must have passed that park entrance countless times but have never been in as far as I recall unless I was very young. So...local Gay Lesbian Sierrans are having a hike, figured I'd go. The odd thing about this park is it's only accessible from one direction on 101. So all my life I've driven North and thought "someday I'll go in" and then some other time driving south "Nah, I don't have time.
So today I went.
There were two gals there, really nice hike, about 6 miles, nice group o' gals. We saw all kinds of wildlife, wild turkeys and lots of deer. The fawns were out in force. One trotted right up towards us on the path then went uphill and followed nearby but a few yards away before heading to Mom.
We couldn't figure out which of the historic buildings was the one the Gratefull Dead used to hang out in.
Have fun on the hike. I envy those of you that are near retirement. At least I am able to work at home once a week. That helps get through the week.
It's freaky how much more work I've been getting done at home compared to at work. And that's with the kids running around and hubby corralling them.
Lunchtime - Later!
Hey, some of us have 35+ years to go before retirement. I feel like the baby of this board sometimes... :rolleyes:
Well, I did start working at age 3.........:rolleyes:Quote:
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Running fish doctor! YEA! :D L.Quote:
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Thanks Lise! :D I don't hurt too bad. I'm going to go again tomorrow morning before work. Eek!
I have decided to apply for the job. I'm telling my boss tomorrow. Then I'll have to tell my boss's boss. That should be a thrill. I tell the postdoc on Thursday. Think good thoughts for me - please :)
Hey fishdr, I am running a marathon (Wickham Park) Sunday with _no_ training. I ran a 5k in November, and did the best in years, then another 5k in December, and totally sucked. So I am doing an experiment to see how my WP results, this year, with no running but losing 30 pounds and having ridden the Brevet series, compare to last year when I trained half-heartedly.
Friend might probably get discharged tomorrow. Sounds ok.
Went to see United 93. I didn't cry, but I easily could have. It was very, very good.
Oh, went to see Hoot with my daughter Friday- I liked it a lot.
Today I steered a rescued baby Great Horned Owl, found standing in the middle of the road for no apparent reason, to appropriate rehab.
I ordered a watch for the marathon, so I could time my splits, because I am too lazy to take one of my dead ones in to get the battery replaced. How pathetic. But it is a pretty green color!
My "real" watch, which is a month old, has an "ecodrive" so it will never, ever need a battery. I am the Queen of Dead Watches. But not anymore.
I have Blue Sport Beans, finally, and have resisted snacking on them in an inappropriate (not on the bike) manner.
The new shipment of three different Performance shorts hasn't arrived yet...
My AC, which froze up yesterday, is getting a tuneup Friday. I hope I don't have to buy a new AC for the house, because how could I do that...OTOH, more energy efficiency wouldn't be a bad thing, if they had some sort of financing I could afford.
And now it's time for leftover chicken alfredo!! With Gruner Veltliner!!
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Nanci, you just have really good taste in wine. I can tell that we would get in a lot of trouble if you and I were to meet in person.
I'm glad you're going for it. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by fishdr
And the running, too.
Good luck with the marathon Nanci! You're braver than I am - or crazier ;)..... but then again, I don't have the endurance to do the brevet rides like you do! Someday I might...
Glad to hear your friend is recovering well!
I'm with you on the watches. My "underwear" drawer has a nice stash of old watches that need batteries.
I've got to try those sport beans. They look so good, I'm afraid of extra-curricular snacking. I've been trying out the Luna bars as of late. They are pretty good. Easier to eat than clif bars - faster anyway.
I'm telling my boss about the job application within the next 1/2 hour. :eek:
This is what professionals do. You got through a whole lot of schooling, worked hard, continue to work hard, and you are the only one who will promote your career! Go! We are behind you! :D L.Quote:
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Lise - I'm getting ready to go tell my boss and I thought I'd check here to see if there were any last minute words of encouragement. You seriously just brought tears to my eyes. Thank you so much! Now - to regain my composure and go. I'll let you know how it goes...:eek:
maillotpois- I get in enough trouble with Dillbird and the torts- imagine if I had a real live human counterpart!
I have a bottle of Bonny Doon Viognier Doux in the fridge for tonight- mmmm! Last time I had that, I poured one glass, and very soon the entire (half) bottle was gone. Then a wine-loving neighbor came over, and I told her I just finished this incredible bottle- wait! I'll dig it out of the trash and you can taste the last drop! And she did!! So she loved it, and bought a bottle, and poured a glass for her elderly mother, who said "I'm not sure if I like this...can I have another glass?"
Dessert wine is dangerous!!
checking my watch to see if fishdr posted results of her chat, and checking the sports watch, and the HRM watch, and the other ones, and the 5-10 year service anniversary watches, and the Mickey Mouse watch and the Minnie Mouse watch and .....
I have just now made it back into my office. I did it! I told my boss. He took it very well. He said that he really didn't want me to go and that I'm an important part of the team, but that he would support me in my decision. Great guy!
Now - in 15 minutes, I'm meeting with my Area Director (of MS, LA, AL, and KY) to tell him. From his perspective, I'm not leaving, just moving to a new Unit. His secretary seemed to think he wouldn't be upset. He apparently does not take it too kindly when people apply to leave our area.
Eek! I'm so nervous about all of this! It really helps to know that my friends here support me! Thanks ladies! Keep thinking positive thoughts!
Met with the AD. Very awesome meeting! He's going to be one of my references! Wahoo! He said (like 5 times) that I have a" very good chance" of getting the job! Can you believe that?! This has turned out to be a great day! Mr. Fish just talked to a contact he has at LSU and found out that it should be no problem at all for him to get a job (he has an MS in Physiology). Very cool! Now - all I need to do is get the lousy application filled out and get the job!
The only bad thing about today was that my FIL nearly cut his hand off with a table saw. He should regain most of the use of his hand, may have some limited mobility, but at least its only his left hand - he's right handed. Yeesh!
Good job Fish! (Sorry about the FIL - yuk!) Anyway I am so glad all went well.
Nanci - don't get me started on dessert wine.... Bonny Doon also makes a (faux) icewine that's pretty yummy. I say faux because they freeze the grapes as opposed to having them freeze on the vine like true icewine. Still yummy. I am also a huge madeira fan. Not Bual, though.
So - total wine moron here - what does freezing the grapes do to the taste of the wine???
Icewine is a sweet, thick wine made from grapes which have been allowed to freeze on the vine. (Typically German or Canadian in origin). When the frozen grapes are pressed, the resulting juice apparently has a higher sugar content (and there must be something else going on chemically to make it almost viscous). That's a (drunk) layman's explanation.
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"To make Icewine, the grapes are left on the vine until after the first frost hits. These grapes are harvested after being frozen in the vineyard and then, while still frozen, they are pressed. They must be picked early - before 10 a.m. During both of these processes the temperature cannot exceed -8 degrees C. At this temperature (-8 degrees C) the berries will freeze as hard as marbles. While the grape is still in its frozen state, it is pressed and the water is driven out as shards of ice. This leaves a highly concentrated juice, very high in acids, sugars and aromatics." from Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) of Ontario
There are two things at work here affecting the sweetness. First, it is a late harvest and therefore the grapes are a bit overripe and therefore naturally sweeter. Second, the water freezes and then is forces out as ice leaving more sugar behind than if you press unfrozen grapes.
Cool!
(ooh - sorry - bad pun - it's really uncontrolable, you know) ;)
fishdr, it concentrates the sugar. For those who are making wine in climates that are not conductive to reliable freezing, we have the freezer to do it artificially! "Real" ice wine, such as that from New York, is VERY expensive. I have yet to taste it...(Like $60/half bottle and WAY up). I am hording a bottle of Riesling ice wine from California.
mp, you HAVE TO try the BD Viognier Doux...I've had the BD Muscat Ice Wine, very yummy. And also the Raspberry wine, made from three different raspberries. That's another one where I set out to have one dessert glass before bed and couldn't stop...
Have you ever tried Banyuls, from France? OMG, it's like, "deep, heavy, syrupy, raisiny, spicy, plum, prune" in my tasting notes...It's a Grenache dessert wine. Here in Florida the local wineries make some VERY nice sherries and ports from the native grapes.
fishdr sez "Have fun on the hike. I envy those of you that are near retirement."
Hey, I'm nowhere near close, I think I posted here unless I win the Lotto it'll be 10 years, 5 months, 16 days...who'se counting?
What surprises me is how many of those I work with do not participate in the 401K. Aw c'mon, the company will MATCH 80% of your first 6 %, it's like throwing money away if you don't do it.
And Icewine...several years ago I was on vacation in the Toronto/Niagra Falls area and it looked like wonderful cycling country. Relatively flat, lots of wineries, beautiful roads and quaint towns.....road trip!