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the persistence of gravity
gravity as we observe it is the attraction between the earth's center of mass and the mass of a given object (such as an apple falling or what have you). but everything that has mass has it's own gravitational force. every proton, neutron, and electron which make up every atom of every molecule of every cell in your entire body exerts a minuscule ( Read more... ) -
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tomorrow morning my dad will be undergoing another surgical procedure
this time to remove blockage from his carotid (neck) arteries
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STICK THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT
349 electoral votes, 63,086,314 actual votes, and still counting...
now THAT'S a fucking mandate
and as an added bonus proposals 1 and 2 both passed
stem cell research, medical marijuana, and a black president
fuckin' sweet -
woohoo
I finally got a new job ( Read more... ) -
a wave of relief
so my dad had his quadruple bypass operation on the morning of 8-8-08 and he pulled through just fine. he's in the hospital in dayton recuperating at an almost record speed and he may be released as early as tomorrow. they didn't deal with his heart valves this time around (they're only really worried about one of them anyways and it may be ( Read more... ) -
a change of plans
so my dad has elected to stay at the Dayton Heart and Vascular Hospital and have the bypass there early tomorrow morning instead of coming back to Detroit and having it in a few days at Beaumont. I'm almost kind of relieved because I have certain misgivings about Beaumont. It's a smaller hospital in Dayton and he feels a lot more comfortable ( Read more... ) -
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repersonification: another rider on the storm
just got back from Dayton and the hospital where my dad was taken. he had his catheterization today and we found out definitively what is wrong with him. he has severe heart disease. six of the major arteries feeding his heart have severe blockage, the best of them is 70% blocked. in addition to this he has two leaky or bad valves which is what ( Read more... )