Since it's covered 100% by my insurance, I decided to schedule a preventative checkup with a doctor. Seems like a good thing to do right? Wrong!
Everything started off smoothly ... medical history, blood pressure, ears, eyes, reflexes, yaddi, yaddi, yadda. That took about 10 minutes, so my doctor, Amanda, asks me if I want to go ahead with a physical since the initial part of the appointment was so short. Might as well I think ... so off we go not knowing the dangerous curves ahead.
Amanda hands me the standard medical gown to wear and tells me that her and the nurse will be back shortly to begin the exam; she steps out. I start undressing ... sweatshirt, shirt, shoes, pants, socks, boxers ... ok, naked now. Time for the gown. I look at it ... think to myself -- "Hmm, what the?"
It seems that these gowns can we worn either way -- either you have the front open with the possibility of tying it together or you leave the back open and let your derriere hang out. I decide to try the latter first. Ok, I got it on, butt's hanging out ... doesn't seem right. Not much going on back there in the exam I hope. Plus it didn't feel like it fit quite right, so I start sliding it off and trying it with the front open planning to tie the front down so I'm not flashing everyone.
Just as I'm switching between position #1 and position #2, there is a light knock at the door and Amanda and her female nurse are halfway in the door. There is a light yelp as they hesitate; I tell them to come in as I hastily wrap the rest of the gown around me. They're going to see everything anyway right?
The rest of the appointment the nurse refused to look at me. Also, Amanda informed me that usually the gown is worn with the back open ... oops, my bad!
Turn head, cough ... cough again. Haha!
I'm sure I was the story of the morning that day at the Doctor's office.
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Wash those Strawberries!
All my life I've had a knack for being able to eat food which is just about to go bad. It's a calculated risk, but for the most part I've walked the line just fine. My favorite tricks are cutting the mold off cheese and eating the unmolding part in the inside, hard-boiling eggs that are past due, and not worrying about week-old milk.
Once I accidentally drank refridgerated chicken broth thinking it was lemonade. Thanks mom!
Last year I had week-old thanksgiving turkey. Immediately after I was out changing the oil in my car. That must have been some deathly bacteria in that turkey because it hit me as I was under the car. There is nothing good about having to run into the bathroom to puke with oil all over your hands and face. At least that only lasted the evening. My latest adventure with food poisioning was more grueling.
Wash those strawberries! I had some strawberries with dinner a couple weeks ago -- I thought I'd washed them when I brought them home, but I must've been mistaken. I don't know what kind of pesticides and junk are on strawberries, but they must be spicy. During the night, my stomach started getting tied up in knots, my body ached and I couldn't sleep. A stomach flu would have been a picnic compared to this. Going to work in the morning was out of the question. I couldn't eat or drink. When I did choke down water / OJ, it wasn't pleasant coming back up. I threw up at 10 AM, 1 PM, and 4 PM. For 5 minutes afterwards, I thought it was all over. But, each time the relief was fleeting. Watching TV even hurt. The whole episode was mainly over after the 3rd hurl, but I never fully recovered for 2 more days.
Lesson learned.
Once I accidentally drank refridgerated chicken broth thinking it was lemonade. Thanks mom!
Last year I had week-old thanksgiving turkey. Immediately after I was out changing the oil in my car. That must have been some deathly bacteria in that turkey because it hit me as I was under the car. There is nothing good about having to run into the bathroom to puke with oil all over your hands and face. At least that only lasted the evening. My latest adventure with food poisioning was more grueling.
Wash those strawberries! I had some strawberries with dinner a couple weeks ago -- I thought I'd washed them when I brought them home, but I must've been mistaken. I don't know what kind of pesticides and junk are on strawberries, but they must be spicy. During the night, my stomach started getting tied up in knots, my body ached and I couldn't sleep. A stomach flu would have been a picnic compared to this. Going to work in the morning was out of the question. I couldn't eat or drink. When I did choke down water / OJ, it wasn't pleasant coming back up. I threw up at 10 AM, 1 PM, and 4 PM. For 5 minutes afterwards, I thought it was all over. But, each time the relief was fleeting. Watching TV even hurt. The whole episode was mainly over after the 3rd hurl, but I never fully recovered for 2 more days.
Lesson learned.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Recap '07
Here we are again, at the cusp of a new year. Some excitement and fear fills me for 2008. I’ll look back and talk about where I was in 2007 and look ahead to possible paths for 2008. A little reflection never hurt anyone.
2007 was a year marked with overwhelming success but one striking tragedy for me. Successes include my career, health, finances, and adventures. I feel as if I am on an accelerating pace to a rewarding career, supurb health, and financial wealth. Thus, I’m increasingly comfortable with who I am and where I’m going; that is a pretty satisfying feeling. My greatest failure in 2007 was my relationship with Kelcy. It takes two to tango and it turns out we dance to different beats.
I got the most out of the Rotation Engineers Program (REP) at Intel and found a great job working for the Manageability Engine hardware design group. I design hardware that goes into every Intel Chipset (marketing calls this our PCH) from 2008 onward. I see rewarding challenges ahead in this career and am putting forth and steady and intense effort.
My health is ever-improving. I am fit and full of energy. It’s been another steady year of working out, playing sports, and making healthy lifestyle choices. Snowboarding, tennis, volleyball, football, and basketball were my sports of choice this year. I joined 24 hour fitness in autumn and took some yoga/core strength classes. My Hoopfest team (“Scratch ‘N Sniff”) played well in Spokane and we came away with 3rd out of 16 teams in our division. Chris, Pat, Collin and myself are the teammates, but next year we’ll have to replace Chris as his wife is due around that time. I became proficient in snowboarding and a bit of a snow bum. I was introduced to Tahoe powder on a glorious day of snowboarding at NorthStar ... we floated through knee-deep fluffy powder. Ohhh yeah! I hope to join a USTA tennis league, play well at Hoopfest again, carve up some mountians on my board, and place better at the Folsom Site Games in 2008. I’d like to gain 8 – 10 pounds of muscle and be able to pump out 12 pull-ups.
I made some good calls in 2007 in terms of the stock markets. I saw the housing drop-off coming a long way back and am poised to buy my own home in these depressed markets. Also, I correctly forecasted a stock market drop off in late Summer / Fall and was able to sell a lot of risky positions and shift into lower-risk securities. Of course I missed out on some whammies like selling Nokia too soon and not shorting the market but overall I’m pleased with my standing heading into 2008. My big push in 2008 will be to determine if I’ll buy housing in the Folsom area while continuing to effectively manage my roth and 401k. Early 2008 might also provide some opportunity to take profits on INTC stock. Maybe I’ll be able to start an online business ... some website that tailors to WiMax could have potential.
Hopefully 2008 will be kind to me in terms of relatoinships as 2007 was brutal. Kelcy and I had major problems in this make or break year for us and we’ve decided to move on. I hope this provides her with an opportunity to find a person to make her happier and helps her achieve her goals of getting married, starting a family, and moving closer to the Spokane / Missoula area. I wish her the best. It would be good to stay friends and keep in touch but I think she might need her space so I’m taking that approach. Ladies, this stud is available!
2008 is here and I’m ready for it. As always I’ll be working hard and playing hard.
2007 was a year marked with overwhelming success but one striking tragedy for me. Successes include my career, health, finances, and adventures. I feel as if I am on an accelerating pace to a rewarding career, supurb health, and financial wealth. Thus, I’m increasingly comfortable with who I am and where I’m going; that is a pretty satisfying feeling. My greatest failure in 2007 was my relationship with Kelcy. It takes two to tango and it turns out we dance to different beats.
I got the most out of the Rotation Engineers Program (REP) at Intel and found a great job working for the Manageability Engine hardware design group. I design hardware that goes into every Intel Chipset (marketing calls this our PCH) from 2008 onward. I see rewarding challenges ahead in this career and am putting forth and steady and intense effort.
My health is ever-improving. I am fit and full of energy. It’s been another steady year of working out, playing sports, and making healthy lifestyle choices. Snowboarding, tennis, volleyball, football, and basketball were my sports of choice this year. I joined 24 hour fitness in autumn and took some yoga/core strength classes. My Hoopfest team (“Scratch ‘N Sniff”) played well in Spokane and we came away with 3rd out of 16 teams in our division. Chris, Pat, Collin and myself are the teammates, but next year we’ll have to replace Chris as his wife is due around that time. I became proficient in snowboarding and a bit of a snow bum. I was introduced to Tahoe powder on a glorious day of snowboarding at NorthStar ... we floated through knee-deep fluffy powder. Ohhh yeah! I hope to join a USTA tennis league, play well at Hoopfest again, carve up some mountians on my board, and place better at the Folsom Site Games in 2008. I’d like to gain 8 – 10 pounds of muscle and be able to pump out 12 pull-ups.
I made some good calls in 2007 in terms of the stock markets. I saw the housing drop-off coming a long way back and am poised to buy my own home in these depressed markets. Also, I correctly forecasted a stock market drop off in late Summer / Fall and was able to sell a lot of risky positions and shift into lower-risk securities. Of course I missed out on some whammies like selling Nokia too soon and not shorting the market but overall I’m pleased with my standing heading into 2008. My big push in 2008 will be to determine if I’ll buy housing in the Folsom area while continuing to effectively manage my roth and 401k. Early 2008 might also provide some opportunity to take profits on INTC stock. Maybe I’ll be able to start an online business ... some website that tailors to WiMax could have potential.
Hopefully 2008 will be kind to me in terms of relatoinships as 2007 was brutal. Kelcy and I had major problems in this make or break year for us and we’ve decided to move on. I hope this provides her with an opportunity to find a person to make her happier and helps her achieve her goals of getting married, starting a family, and moving closer to the Spokane / Missoula area. I wish her the best. It would be good to stay friends and keep in touch but I think she might need her space so I’m taking that approach. Ladies, this stud is available!
2008 is here and I’m ready for it. As always I’ll be working hard and playing hard.
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