Happy Birthday Yuri (yuriverse)!


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This is simply astonishing. Why did we elect these people - simply to do the same thing the Repugnicans would have?!?
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today condemned the House and Senate for bowing to pressure from the Bush administration and rushing to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The administration ( Read more... )

The diagnosis came back today: it was a benign cancerous tumor, and all current results show me to be (now) cancer-free! I may have some hormonal issues that they are investigating. But good news is good news! Thanks for all the well wishes - my recovery is coming along quickly.

Kinda creepy looking at yourself from the inside.

I should have more results tomorrow - whether it's the big C or not.


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I am recuperating now, and Charles is taking good care of me. Dad is flying in on Tuesday. Will give updates as they are available - thanks for all the well-wishes.

Testicular mass. Orchiectomy. 3pm tomorrow. Looks like I'll be losing weight the hard way...

Yuck!

No worries, though, I'm in good spirits and prognosis will probably be very good. Updates as they are available.
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So, last week I got the news that my grandfather, at 89 years old, had a stroke. He was quite active until a few years ago - just had some vision problems and various surmountable old-people problems. But he's been going downhill, and the stroke was probably overdue. He's physically ok (except for remaining arterial blockage), but now thinks it's ( Read more... )

This weekend, Charles told me he'd like to buy an iPod.  It seems mine, which had been serving him poorly as it was, had died.  I went through all the regular repair steps, but none helped.  Even the secret, hidden diagnostic screen was useless, and the computer wouldn't recognize it when turned in.  Just a persistent ugly folder icon with a non- ( Read more... )

Bush celebrates victory after signing Iraq war bill

Well, if he can't do a thing against the Iraqi insurgency, at least he can celebrate victory over the Democrats.

Democrats to fund Iraq war with no pullout date

Disgusting. These Democrats are beyond useless. They get too much funding from the same pots: defense contractors, big oil, pharmas, etc etc etc. Too many of them are Republican-lite, Hilary included.

Allow me to take this opportunity to invite my war-weary friends to join the Green Party. Or ( Read more... )