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[KnottedYet]

"positives and negatives"

My first thought: bees sting! catfish don't!

I enjoy paddling in the shallow waters of my mind.....

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?

[DrBee]

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.

[Nanci]

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!

[maillotpois]

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...

[DrBee]

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? 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...

[Nanci]

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.

[DrBee]

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?