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| SAW THIS HERD OF COWS ENJOYING THEIR OUTSIDE WINTER DAY ON MY WAY TO STRATFORD THIS MORNING |
A bit of a different start to my day. For half a dozen or more years now, I have had wee problem with my throat, which I've chalked up as a sinus drain. However, I have increasingly noticed a slow change, with it becoming harder for me to swallow, and my vocal cords are also being affected. Sometimes my voice tends towards Donald Duck, and other times it heads off in the direction of Darth Vader. And at other times it's scratchy like an old record or horse-like a frog with a swampy cold. With growing concern, I consulted with my Nurse Practitioner in Goderich a few weeks ago, and she suggested I see a specialist. An appointment was set up, and with a last-minute cancellation, I was quickly off to Stratford in the Subaru this morning to meet with a Doctor Chueng. Luckily, it was not snowing and blowing, and roads were clear. I was at my 10:40 a.m. appointment on the early side as usual. Having grown up only ten miles from Stratford (Tavistock) and having lived in Stratford from 1975 to 1995, I knew exactly where Dr. Chueng's office was located on Huron Street. Found a parking spot and in I went. Right on time, I was ushered into a medium-sized room with a medical chair in the middle. Dr. Chueng, a young Asian lady, was seated at a table with her white marble-looking Apple laptop. A couple dozen questions were asked, and I was soon in the big medical chair. She stepped out of the room for a minute, and I tried to escape through a side window. Okay, so that didn't happen but I wished I had because moments later she entered the room with a device in her hand that I knew was going end up in my nose and down my throat. Can you say 'garden hose'. Okay, it wasn't that big around, but it did have the circumference of a spaghetti noodle, and it was nearly a foot long. On one end of this tube was a small bright white light. Think of ET's finger in the movie ET Phone Home. At the other end of that tube was some kind of eye camera, which I knew the Doctor would look through. I knew that within a few seconds, one of those two ends was going to be shoved up into my nose and threaded down into my throat. Logic told me it would be the lighted end. Thankfully, my logic was correct as she carefully began inserting the lighted tube up into my nose and peered into the camera on the other end. That was the last thing I saw for the next twenty seconds or so because my eyes instantly squished shut at the burning sensation in my nose and down into my throat. This was NOT a pleasant experience, and despite having my big boy pants on, I still gritted my teeth, flinched, and squirmed a bit in the chair. Just think, 'roto-rooter in your nose and throat,' but it was the 'burning' sensation that I disliked most. Anyway, the 20-second procedure was soon thankfully over, and she told me everything looked fine. No cancerous tumors or frogs in my throat. I was relieved and, with that good news now firmly in my noggin, I was soon out the door and on my way home. And, what a nice drive it was all the way there this morning and all the way home this afternoon. Bouts of sunshine, clear visibility, and bare roads. At the same time I was heading home, Woodsy was also on the road from Stratford heading to the same destination I was heading. Home...and she got here about half an hour before I did.
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| NICE CLEAR MORNING FOR A DRIVE |
In an earlier post about my exercise bike, I mentioned that I had started on number 8 of the 1 to 16 tension level. That was incorrect. After posting a picture of that tension level knob, I noticed a small white arrow on the right side, pointing to the correct tension. It looks like I've been riding at tension 14. I was surprised at that and have left it at that tension. It seemed to me a good starting point. And, I've upped my five-minute sessions to ten minutes. I soon hope to get each session up to twenty minutes. I am really enjoying this super quiet and smooth-running exercise bike.
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| THREE OF FOUR BUNNIES IN THE FRONT YARD THIS EVENING...iPHONE |
Ellen's Groove:)) It's been a while since I have posted anything about the young Ellen Alaverdyan and how she is coming along with her bass guitar. In this video, 12-year-old Ellen talks with fellow bassist and bass teacher, Scott Divine, and runs through a few bass lines. She is becoming quite a little international star. Here's a kind of behind-the-scenes look and An Insight Into Ellen.
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| IN TWO SHORT MONTHS THIS MAPLE SYRUP OPERATION (SUGAR SHACK) WILL BE IN FULL SWING |
Al's Music Box:: In My Life by The Beatles.GROANER'S CORNER:(( A couple was relating their vacation experiences to a friend. "It sounds as if you had a great time in Texas," the friend observed. "But didn't you tell me you were planning to visit Colorado?" "Well," the husband said, "we changed our plans because, uh..."His wife cut in, "Oh, tell the truth, Fred!" He feel silent, and she continued, "You know, it's just ridiculous. Fred simply will NOT ask for directions."---------------------------------
- What’s it called when you steal your bike back from the thief? Recycling.
- My friend couldn't pay his water bill,
so I sent him a "get well soon" card.
- I was trying to steal some spaghetti from the local supermarket, but the security lady saw me, and I couldn't get pasta.
- I once met a shy pebble. She wished she was a little bolder.
- Never hit a man with glasses...Use your fists instead.
- Earth is 70% water and uncarbonated.
Technically…it is flat.
- What's the difference between a dirty bus stop and a lobster with breast implants?
One is a crusty bus station, and the other is a busty crustacean.
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After giving the man a regular check-up and running some tests, the doctor eventually returned with three bottles. One with blue pills, one with green pills, and one with red pills. "This is a month's supply of pills." The doctor explains. "Every morning, take one of the blue pills with a large glass of water. Every lunchtime, take one of the green pills with another large glass of water. And at bedtime, take one of the red pills with another large glass of water."
Concerned with the number of pills he's going to be taking, the man asks "What's wrong with me, doctor?" "You're haven't been drinking enough water."
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