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“Linda, Linda…”

I woke up.  It was over.  YUMMY!  I survived the gallon of Miralax cocktails that had to be drank in about an hour and a half – I was thinking I’d have to puke there at the end but managed not to – the night of the day before was a miserable little bitch as anyone that has gone through this can attest to.  No food for the full day, drink clear fluids, then chug stuff to make you stay almost surgically attached to the porcelain throne, etc., etc.  A totally miserable night where you sleep like shit and hit the throne more than once and then off in the early AM to go through the procedure.  I was really happy to be put out, no pain, no stomach distress, no exhausted feeling, and when they were calling me to wake up, I really didn’t want to.  Sleep was wonderful and I finally felt warm, there place was freezing and it was 32 degrees when we fired up the steed at 5:30AM for the trip. Continue reading “Linda, Linda…”

2010 on the Wane

It’s been a crazy year, but then how many of them aren’t?  I admit to not feeling the agony of mankind as much since I’ve moved to the sticks.  I used to suffer with it quite a bit when I hit the casino floor each night at work and on my way to work when I watched the relentless trail of exhaust pipes speeding off into oblivion and those that stood by the intersections with their handwritten pleas for help.  It’s been nice, being out here where the coyotes and a mountain lion or two are about the only threat one has to ponder.  I enjoy being separated from that emotional energy drain known as Sin City. Continue reading 2010 on the Wane