Your intrepid explorer here, reporting from Hotel 500 West in San Diego: http://www.500westhotelsd.com
AKA the Army Navy YMCA (1924). A minimalist hotel in a very convenient location, and the price is a lot righter than that chi-chi pet hotel where they refused to honor the reservation price. I could wish that they had not disabled and painted over/painted shut the transom windows, which provided cross-ventilation in the old days. I had to be in court too early today to check out the on-premises breakfast/lunch cafe, but tomorrow I can show up later and will remedy the situation.
listener--good to hear the kittens are doing well. And happy modem, puddle!
Beautiful weather here in San Diego; high in the seventies, low in the fifties, most of the day sunny. RIMPAC exercises going on--I was sitting next to some officers from a Singaporean warship at lunch. At the pier just to the west of the restaurant they had several US ships with lots of signal flags and bunting, including the USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship, which also functions as a smaller aircraft carrier. The original USS Boxer was a British ship captured in the War of 1812; the one before the present one was an Essex-class (attack) carrier built in 1944. Of course times, armaments, and missions have changed--but I still have to shake my head when I compare the specifications of many modern Navy ships with their predecessors. (Tip o' the hat to Wikipedia). The previous Boxer displaced 27,000 tons and could get up to 33 knots; the present one is 41,000 tons and can only get up to 24 knots. There are plenty of container ships that could literally run circles around it, for heaven's sake! But the days of big gun ships disputing matters with one another are VERY long gone; missiles make a huge difference.
Alan, I went to the movie "Battleship". It was pretty goofy in parts, though still very entertaining. But at the end, when they broke out the *real* battleship, it was really exciting. They actually had for-real crew members from earlier times. I loved that.
Well, back to modem hell. . . . Was downloading AVAST! (an anti-virus program to replace the McAfee that came with it, and which is *lousy*) in 9 hours, it had downloaded 18%, so I checked the nets, and discovered that IS a big problem with that vendor, quit the program, and rebooted. At which point, the new modem no longer worked.
Switched back and forth a couple of times: it doesn't seem to be getting power (the ON light isn't coming up green). Uninstalled both modems, reinstalled the old program, still no go. Reinstalled earthlink, still no. Finally, found System Restore, and set everything back to just before the AVAST! download attempt. But at least the old modem is working. . . .
AVG, second try, is downloading now. Some biggol GCC storms headed our way. Again. Leaving the car uproad till at least tomorrow night. We only got a half inch last night, but it was quick and dirty. road beginning to gully. The AVG is, BTW, only two thirds the size of the AVAST! and it seems to be loading a good bit faster. My line speed's the same, so wonder what the difference is?
Still kind of shaken. Found out last night that one of my FB Enge friends, a girl (S'pose that should be "woman") a few years younger than myself, has a growth the size of a softball on her spleen. Both growth and spleen will be removed by laperoscopic(sp?) surgery in early August. There has been no mention of the word "cancer" and I suppose there are non-cancer growths.
The news really upset me. I don't think of her as a close friend, but still she is sweet and great fun. Her news forced me to reassess, to acknowledge that I am quite fond of her. That's not a bad thing, it just came as something of a surprise.
Is it that we hear more about these things than we used to, or is there a greater incidence?
People have gotten better at reporting symptoms in a timely manner, now that there is often a treatment possible. We sure know a lot more than we used to about cancer and other growths. So it's hard to say if there's greater incidence or just better reporting.
But it's never easy. One of my DILs had a cyst removed from her neck this week. I found out when she posted about it on Facebook! (It is NOT cool to find out that way!!) So I asked my son when they'd have the path lab report. He said it was only a blocked sebaceous gland, which was drained and removed. So no path lab work was needed at all. =Whew!=
We don't take these things for granted, that's for sure!!
In addition to better reporting and people being more open about such things, there is also a higher proportioni of older people. And many sorts of tumors, both benign and otherwise, become more common with age. (Prostate cancer is a classic example.)
Yes, there are always counter examples. Age-related macular degeneration is typically a disease of people in their 70s or older, but I was diagnosed at 59 and I've know people in their late 40s with the condition.
Certainly good not to have a large growth on one's spleen, but the spleen is an organ we can fairly well do without. Here's hoping it's benign; that's not unlikely, I think.
The prosecution concluded their case today without putting on their equivalent of yours truly, so no need to put me on in rebuttal; the defense rested without presenting any witnesses. So I am cut adrift, a mere bit of flotsam upon the sea of life... But I am at the disposal of the attorneys for next week's case, and will present myself at their offices at a civilized hour. Then home to Fresno in the evening. I overindulged a bit with dinner--TWO [!!!] glasses of beer. I shall soon take a shower, prepare for departure tomorrow, and hit the sack.
Oh, yes--cysts are very likely benign, I believe. I have some renal cysts, and was rather concerned when they were mentioned in one radiology exam and had not been in the previous one. But my oncologist figured (and verified) that they are so common in people my age that the previous radiologist simply didn't think they were worth mentioning.
Howard Dean! Zounds!
ReplyDeleteYour intrepid explorer here, reporting from Hotel 500 West in San Diego:
http://www.500westhotelsd.com
AKA the Army Navy YMCA (1924). A minimalist hotel in a very convenient location, and the price is a lot righter than that chi-chi pet hotel where they refused to honor the reservation price. I could wish that they had not disabled and painted over/painted shut the transom windows, which provided cross-ventilation in the old days. I had to be in court too early today to check out the on-premises breakfast/lunch cafe, but tomorrow I can show up later and will remedy the situation.
TTFN
listener--good to hear the kittens are doing well. And happy modem, puddle!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful weather here in San Diego; high in the seventies, low in the fifties, most of the day sunny. RIMPAC exercises going on--I was sitting next to some officers from a Singaporean warship at lunch. At the pier just to the west of the restaurant they had several US ships with lots of signal flags and bunting, including the USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship, which also functions as a smaller aircraft carrier. The original USS Boxer was a British ship captured in the War of 1812; the one before the present one was an Essex-class (attack) carrier built in 1944. Of course times, armaments, and missions have changed--but I still have to shake my head when I compare the specifications of many modern Navy ships with their predecessors. (Tip o' the hat to Wikipedia). The previous Boxer displaced 27,000 tons and could get up to 33 knots; the present one is 41,000 tons and can only get up to 24 knots. There are plenty of container ships that could literally run circles around it, for heaven's sake! But the days of big gun ships disputing matters with one another are VERY long gone; missiles make a huge difference.
Alan, I went to the movie "Battleship". It was pretty goofy in parts, though still very entertaining. But at the end, when they broke out the *real* battleship, it was really exciting. They actually had for-real crew members from earlier times. I loved that.
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Well, back to modem hell. . . . Was downloading AVAST! (an anti-virus program to replace the McAfee that came with it, and which is *lousy*) in 9 hours, it had downloaded 18%, so I checked the nets, and discovered that IS a big problem with that vendor, quit the program, and rebooted. At which point, the new modem no longer worked.
ReplyDeleteSwitched back and forth a couple of times: it doesn't seem to be getting power (the ON light isn't coming up green). Uninstalled both modems, reinstalled the old program, still no go. Reinstalled earthlink, still no. Finally, found System Restore, and set everything back to just before the AVAST! download attempt. But at least the old modem is working. . . .
Oh, Puddle! *hug*
DeleteAVG, second try, is downloading now. Some biggol GCC storms headed our way. Again. Leaving the car uproad till at least tomorrow night. We only got a half inch last night, but it was quick and dirty. road beginning to gully. The AVG is, BTW, only two thirds the size of the AVAST! and it seems to be loading a good bit faster. My line speed's the same, so wonder what the difference is?
ReplyDeleteDonno. Sometimes that just happens.
DeleteStill kind of shaken. Found out last night that one of my FB Enge friends, a girl (S'pose that should be "woman") a few years younger than myself, has a growth the size of a softball on her spleen. Both growth and spleen will be removed by laperoscopic(sp?) surgery in early August. There has been no mention of the word "cancer" and I suppose there are non-cancer growths.
ReplyDeleteThe news really upset me. I don't think of her as a close friend, but still she is sweet and great fun. Her news forced me to reassess, to acknowledge that I am quite fond of her. That's not a bad thing, it just came as something of a surprise.
Is it that we hear more about these things than we used to, or is there a greater incidence?
=Hug=, Cat.
DeletePeople have gotten better at reporting symptoms in a timely manner, now that there is often a treatment possible. We sure know a lot more than we used to about cancer and other growths. So it's hard to say if there's greater incidence or just better reporting.
But it's never easy. One of my DILs had a cyst removed from her neck this week. I found out when she posted about it on Facebook! (It is NOT cool to find out that way!!) So I asked my son when they'd have the path lab report. He said it was only a blocked sebaceous gland, which was drained and removed. So no path lab work was needed at all. =Whew!=
We don't take these things for granted, that's for sure!!
What Jill has is a cyst. Still scary. She's in good spirits though, thank Heaven.
DeleteIn addition to better reporting and people being more open about such things, there is also a higher proportioni of older people. And many sorts of tumors, both benign and otherwise, become more common with age. (Prostate cancer is a classic example.)
DeleteYeah, well, the only person I ever knew with prostate cancer died a few weeks shy of his fifty-third birthday - not my idea of old.
DeleteAnd Jill is in her forties.
Not disputing your general point, Bill, merely saying that my limited experience is with counter examples.
And I agree, Listener. Not cool. Still, I'm glad the problem turned out to be less dire than you at first feared.
DeleteYes, there are always counter examples. Age-related macular degeneration is typically a disease of people in their 70s or older, but I was diagnosed at 59 and I've know people in their late 40s with the condition.
DeleteCertainly good not to have a large growth on one's spleen, but the spleen is an organ we can fairly well do without. Here's hoping it's benign; that's not unlikely, I think.
ReplyDeleteThe prosecution concluded their case today without putting on their equivalent of yours truly, so no need to put me on in rebuttal; the defense rested without presenting any witnesses. So I am cut adrift, a mere bit of flotsam upon the sea of life... But I am at the disposal of the attorneys for next week's case, and will present myself at their offices at a civilized hour. Then home to Fresno in the evening. I overindulged a bit with dinner--TWO [!!!] glasses of beer. I shall soon take a shower, prepare for departure tomorrow, and hit the sack.
--Alan
Oh, yes--cysts are very likely benign, I believe. I have some renal cysts, and was rather concerned when they were mentioned in one radiology exam and had not been in the previous one. But my oncologist figured (and verified) that they are so common in people my age that the previous radiologist simply didn't think they were worth mentioning.
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