About 2:30 yesterday I got a sharp pain on the right side of my right eye/head. I also started seeing white flashes out of my right eye. That quickly turned to feeling nauseous, shaking and sweating. My hands and arms were tingling too. The Mrs picked me up from work as we had left her car at the service shop for the day.
About 5 minutes into the ride I knew something was not right so I asked her to take me to the doctor. We found a Patient First. They said I needed to get to an ER for scans/tests so they called an ambulance to pick me up as I could not walk. I was shaking and trembling like never before...so much so the bed I was on was rattling.
To the ER, lots of test, more shaking and sweating, cat scan, needles, stuff stuck on me, lots of beeps and noises, oxygen mask, shots, pills, etc. More folks worked on me than I could count. I think I gave my name and date of birth 20+ times!
Well, my vitals were good. The diagnosed me with Cluster Headaches. The good news is I will live and I feel better...the bed news is I will more than likely get them again. Wow are they painful and scary!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Monday, February 09, 2009
Poor Duck
We finally got down to see/visit Mrs Robinson this weekend. We have not been down to the boat since the weekend after Thanksgiving. I think this is the longest stretch of time we have gone without checking up on her. It's a 90 minute trip now, versus our previous 25 minute trip. On top of that our slip neighbor goes to the marina often and calls me if there are any problems, which recently there was.
He calls me with that 'there is something wrong' tone in his voice. My first thought was she sunk or is taking on water in the slip. He removed this concern right away. After hemming and hauling for a bit he finally told me what was up. It seems there is a local otter who likes to perform his duck kills on the swim platform of boats. Why, nobody knows, but our boat was chosen for his last 'sacrifice', as the Mrs called it. Per our slip neighbor it was smelly and gross, lots of guts and blood. Nice. Knowing we could not get down anytime soon I called our mechanic, who agreed to go clean it up the best he could.
When we got down yesterday it did not look bad at all. There were a few little splats of blood and guts left, but overall not too bad. I had to go get a five gallon bucket of fresh water from the restroom, as the dock water is shut off for the winter, and, the Mrs graciously volunteered to clean what was left. She got most of it though there are a few stains we will have to work on at a later date.
It was 70+ degrees yesterday, a beautiful day. Mrs Robinsons engine are winterized so we could not take her out. Overall, she was clean and looked good. We are now big fans of a covered slip! They really h elp to keep the boat clean and shiney.
Besides our slip neighbor we were the only ones at the marina...where was everybody??
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Carrots suck
The pants have been feeling a little snug lately. I had to go to the Dr last week, and of course the first thing they do is put you on the scale. Sure enough I have added some lbs recently.
I knew it, had been thinking about it, tried hitting the stationary bike a little more recently, boring, tried hitting the gym to move pieces of metal and cables around, boring. I have had a foot injury too, which has kept me from playing a lot of tennis, so no exercise there. So I have to turn to the source now, food.
I love to eat, and eat, and eat....well, you get the picture. The Mrs is a fantastic cook too. I honestly never really knew this until we go married. I am a lucky man. So seconds and thirds are the norm for me at dinner time.
So, here is my plan: replace cookies and crap with carrots and other nibbly veggies, no more seconds at dinner time, smaller portions when possible and try to stop my late night pre bed snack attacks.
As I sit here eating my organic mini carrots, which suck, I am not sure about this plan...we will see.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Monday, December 29, 2008
The Viks are in...barely
I have been a Minnesota Vikings fan since the 6th grade. Not sure why, a buddy liked them so I started liking them.
Like the Orioles, my baseball team, the Vikings are a tough team to support. It feels like every year, when they look good, they blow it at the end. So lets just say i was less then optimistic yesterday with them playing the Super Bowl champs.
They pulled it off somehow, not sure how. We get the Eagles on Sunday at 4:30 PM. The Eagles have been playing some good ball so it will be an interesting game.
Heck, the Mrs even convinced me to purchase a replica jersey last night.
GO VIKS!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Beep, beep, beep, beep
Our house is 2+ years old. I think every room has a fire alarm and there is one in every hallway. We added a few carbon monoxide detector as we heat and cook with gas.
About 3 months ago a beeping noise woke me up in the middle of the night. The beeps were about 20-30 seconds apart. I wandered through the house. half asleep, trying to find the source of the beep. I finally did, one of the fire alarms upstairs. The battery was going dead. I removed the battery and went back to bed. I replaced the battery the next morning.
This went on over the next 2-3 weeks. One by one each did it's beep thing, I replaced the battery, good to go. Yeah, I finally go the hint and did all of the remaining ones at one time.
So last night, around 3 AM, same thing, beep, beep, beep. I could not find the source. I went upstairs, nada, back down stairs, nada. The frustrating part is you have to week in between beeps for the next beep, then, you try to find it.
Finally, the Mrs came out, walked over to the fire place, yanked down the carbon monoxide detector, yanked out the batteries, no more beep, beep.
So now it's their turn.
