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Squipped from my good bud sadist_4_you.

1. Both of my parents and my grandparents are dead, and I have no (biological) brothers or sisters. I am close to some of my many cousins.

2. Although I haven't been to a Mass since Mom died, I identify as a (verylapsed) Roman Catholic. I don't like Pope Ratzinger (Benedict XVI) or agree with his narrow views ( Read more... )

On Thursday night, motorhead5 and I went to see Metallica at Nassau Coliseum. It was a hell of a show. We skipped openers The Sword. But we caught a strong, heavy set from Machine (fucking) Head with their trademark blasts of precision double beats--had a great view of their drummer. Rob Flynn's guttural roar powered them through a selection of songs from ( Read more... )

Greetings folks from a dark afteroon n Brooklyn where the borough is waiting to get hit with a potential seven inches of snow (my favorite weather!) in the next few days.

Yesterday, Em and I were on our way to my aunt Rosellen's to have our annual "do" with her--cocktails, hor'd'ouevres and a trip to New Corner, my favorite Italian restaurant in ( Read more... )

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Today the Owl is officially being Incredibly Productive

Today I've

• Paid my health insurance.
  
  
• Posted to Superconductor.
  
• Wrote letter (re. insurance) to my therapist.
  
• Had quality time with Emily (lunch at Tacos Matamoros).
  
• Contacted my accountant.
  
• Got new part for computer (another Mac power adapter that died on me last night)
  
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or...Have You Hugged Your Face Today?So I had my second visit to a sleep center (a new and nicer one in my neighborhood run by Maimonides Hospital) last night. Two hours into the session, I was woken up and it became a "split sesson"--I got my initial titration for a CPAP machine. I had the full head harness with the straps around my big noggin to ( Read more... )

So I'm in the pipeline to get my treatment for sleep apnea, (see picture) and we've hit a roadblock. I found out from my sleep center that my referring pulmonologist is "no longer associated" with the center in any way. That must be why he hadn't called in week when we were supposed to set up a titration appointment to get me fitted for a mask and ( Read more... )

Last night at Rush I was on my feet for 3+ hours and aggravated a problem with circulation in my legs. You know--you're at a show, you're standing the whole time the band is on, and you're pretty much standing in the same spot. That, coupled with my weight issues, exacerbated problems with my legs, and I had swelling and redness on the way home ( Read more... )