Yes, it seems it's time for another kidney stone!
Can I hear a "OH HOLY SHIT THIS MIGHT REALLY HURT!?"
Actually, I started noticing my symptoms last week.
First comes additional swelling and water retention.
Next comes the sensation of having your testicles squeezed by some invisible vice grips.
Following that comes the bloody urine and sensation that you have gravel up your piss pipe.
This time the pain is very minimal compared to the large kidney stones I had last year.
It feels like this time around there might only be one kidney stone and it's small.
I don't feel like it's in the kidney anymore and it's probably somewhere on it's way to the bladder or there already.
It's just a matter of drinking more water and increasing the amount of citric acid in my diet.
Citric acid comes in all sorts of things.
Citrus fruits (lemons, limes, oranges, etc.), different instant drink packages you put into your water bottle, and various vitamin/food supplements.
The urologists suggest Potassium Citrate.
I hadn't been taking my Potassium Citrate for a while, and a few weeks back I started eating roasted salted peanuts with candy corn. (Pretty good if you've never tried it).
Peanuts aren't good for people with Kidney stone problems.
At least I found that salted & roasted peanuts are the worst for me.
I wish Ellie hadn't of bought the peanuts in the first place.
Ah well...
I'm just going to keep drinking lots of water, and trying to piss this think out.
Monday, October 12, 2015
Monday, October 5, 2015
Are my heroes going to fail me?
Previously, I wrote about my "little" girls being my heroes; especially Big Miss.
They still are my heroes!
Both of them are much, much better students at school than I ever was.
They've both demonstrated good conscience, moral decisions of watching or not watching specific types of movies/shows.
On top of that, they stand up for what's right and will take on others to defend others that need help.
Big Miss did this last year with her friend. (I wrote about this previously.)
Little Miss did this several years ago when a few of the current cub scouts several years ago were picking on a smaller boy that she knew. She stood up and told the other boys, who bigger than she was, to leave him alone. Not only did she tell them off, she about got into a full on fist fight with them.
These girls are both very strong and great heroes to me!
Why am I writing about them now?
The other day, they were at Ellie's parents house. One of their cousins started watching "The Walking Dead" show.
I'm surprised that this happened at all.
First of all, my Mother-in-Law normally doesn't allow the kids to watch movies with there are other grand children at the house.
Next, this cousin is about the same age as Little Miss. They're not even teenagers yet.
"The Walking Dead" is an R-Rated TV show that Ellie and I have watched.
I'm upset because Ellie's mom didn't have the one grand child turn it off. She also didn't seem to respect that Ellie and I don't want our children to watch movies/shows like that yet.
Well, it turns out that Big Miss might've started watching it and they've actually borrowed it from Ellie's mom.
Little Miss isn't interested in watching the TV show because they've heard the audio from Ellie and I watching it. They both described it as "moan, groan, scream, bang, bang, bang".
I told Big Miss that I would watch several of the episodes from the first season. If she decided she didn't watch the show that I would stop watching the shows too.
It's not good to tell your children to stop doing something if you're also doing it.
Ellie might feel the way I do about stuff like this.
I'm ashamed that I watched these shows and I'm even more ashamed that my children watch them when they're as young as they are.
Little Miss and I have been watching Futurama, a show that I love to watch and have obviously quoted quite often here.
One of the episodes from Season II was very inappropriate for a pre-teen.
I kept watching it with her, and then we talked about the content of show and agreed that we would stop watching the shows for a few more years.
Personally, I believe a lot of shows that exhibit the "fun" and "relaxed" nature of sex and violence have become the bane of our society.
Call me a prude, or a conservative parent/person over this.
I used to and still love listening to Heavy Metal, Rap, Rock, Alternative music; however, my exposure to this music has diminished a LOT.
Over the last year, I started listening more and more to the lyrics of these songs.
Many of them are very bad, and seem to encourage violence and acceptability of very bad/inappropriate behavior.
I worry that my children might let their guard down, just to be part of the popular crowd.
However, I also know that Ellie and I raised them to know right and wrong.
We try really hard to point out that many things that are "funny" are actually degrading and not how people should behavre.
They are strong and know what's appropriate to watch and listen to.
A great leader is the person who will stand up and do the right things despite what others say.
Sometimes, the world needs someone to just stand up and do the right things.
I love them and want them to continue being my Heroes.
They still are my heroes!
Both of them are much, much better students at school than I ever was.
They've both demonstrated good conscience, moral decisions of watching or not watching specific types of movies/shows.
On top of that, they stand up for what's right and will take on others to defend others that need help.
Big Miss did this last year with her friend. (I wrote about this previously.)
Little Miss did this several years ago when a few of the current cub scouts several years ago were picking on a smaller boy that she knew. She stood up and told the other boys, who bigger than she was, to leave him alone. Not only did she tell them off, she about got into a full on fist fight with them.
These girls are both very strong and great heroes to me!
Why am I writing about them now?
The other day, they were at Ellie's parents house. One of their cousins started watching "The Walking Dead" show.
I'm surprised that this happened at all.
First of all, my Mother-in-Law normally doesn't allow the kids to watch movies with there are other grand children at the house.
Next, this cousin is about the same age as Little Miss. They're not even teenagers yet.
"The Walking Dead" is an R-Rated TV show that Ellie and I have watched.
I'm upset because Ellie's mom didn't have the one grand child turn it off. She also didn't seem to respect that Ellie and I don't want our children to watch movies/shows like that yet.
Well, it turns out that Big Miss might've started watching it and they've actually borrowed it from Ellie's mom.
Little Miss isn't interested in watching the TV show because they've heard the audio from Ellie and I watching it. They both described it as "moan, groan, scream, bang, bang, bang".
I told Big Miss that I would watch several of the episodes from the first season. If she decided she didn't watch the show that I would stop watching the shows too.
It's not good to tell your children to stop doing something if you're also doing it.
Ellie might feel the way I do about stuff like this.
I'm ashamed that I watched these shows and I'm even more ashamed that my children watch them when they're as young as they are.
Little Miss and I have been watching Futurama, a show that I love to watch and have obviously quoted quite often here.
One of the episodes from Season II was very inappropriate for a pre-teen.
I kept watching it with her, and then we talked about the content of show and agreed that we would stop watching the shows for a few more years.
Personally, I believe a lot of shows that exhibit the "fun" and "relaxed" nature of sex and violence have become the bane of our society.
Call me a prude, or a conservative parent/person over this.
I used to and still love listening to Heavy Metal, Rap, Rock, Alternative music; however, my exposure to this music has diminished a LOT.
Over the last year, I started listening more and more to the lyrics of these songs.
Many of them are very bad, and seem to encourage violence and acceptability of very bad/inappropriate behavior.
I worry that my children might let their guard down, just to be part of the popular crowd.
However, I also know that Ellie and I raised them to know right and wrong.
We try really hard to point out that many things that are "funny" are actually degrading and not how people should behavre.
They are strong and know what's appropriate to watch and listen to.
A great leader is the person who will stand up and do the right things despite what others say.
Sometimes, the world needs someone to just stand up and do the right things.
I love them and want them to continue being my Heroes.
Every hero must learn his purpose. Then he’ll be tested and called to greatness.-Hiro Nakamura
It was pretty fun!
The other day I had a chance to play with my first set of CW/Morse code paddles.
I asked a fellow HAM that I'd become friends with if I could borrow his paddles
My little radio has a built in paddle/electronic keyer module.
The keyer module is a solid state module that takes incoming dits-dahs and smooths them out to the speed that you specify in the keyer circuit.
So, I put the keyer module to 10 wpm, and started tapping code out with the paddles.
It was pretty darn fun.
Granted, I had to adjust the paddles tighter than my friend had it.
I mean, the contacts are probably closer together than a sheet of paper.
These paddles are from the company that sold me my little CW radio.
After playing with these paddles for an hour or so, I can see why they're listed as one of the best companies for this equipment.
However, I'm still upset at those guys for how they handled the shipping, communication and warranty of my radio.
I said I'd never buy their stuff, and that's probably buying it brand new...
From emails from my friend, I think he's going to make me an offer I can't refuse for these paddles.
I'll have to wait to hear from him.
I asked a fellow HAM that I'd become friends with if I could borrow his paddles
My little radio has a built in paddle/electronic keyer module.
The keyer module is a solid state module that takes incoming dits-dahs and smooths them out to the speed that you specify in the keyer circuit.
So, I put the keyer module to 10 wpm, and started tapping code out with the paddles.
It was pretty darn fun.
Granted, I had to adjust the paddles tighter than my friend had it.
I mean, the contacts are probably closer together than a sheet of paper.
These paddles are from the company that sold me my little CW radio.
After playing with these paddles for an hour or so, I can see why they're listed as one of the best companies for this equipment.
However, I'm still upset at those guys for how they handled the shipping, communication and warranty of my radio.
I said I'd never buy their stuff, and that's probably buying it brand new...
From emails from my friend, I think he's going to make me an offer I can't refuse for these paddles.
I'll have to wait to hear from him.
I guess I should drop it
It seems to me that I cannot completely forget how my old friend reacted to my email stating that I didn't want to have any sort of sexual relations with her.
I suppose it bothers me that I got accused of doing or wanting things that I didn't have any desire of doing.
Ever have that happen?
Ever been yelled at and accused of doing things that you never did nor had any intention of doing?
It's happened to me several times in my life and since I dropped it, it seems that many people assume that was my intention.
Oh well, I suppose I'll have to chalk this up to what another friend told me many, many years ago.
I suppose it bothers me that I got accused of doing or wanting things that I didn't have any desire of doing.
Ever have that happen?
Ever been yelled at and accused of doing things that you never did nor had any intention of doing?
It's happened to me several times in my life and since I dropped it, it seems that many people assume that was my intention.
Oh well, I suppose I'll have to chalk this up to what another friend told me many, many years ago.
"We're just the last of the good ol' boys..."
"We stand by our convictions.."
Thursday, October 1, 2015
I knew I hit my peak too soon.
That title is based on a line from the movie Biloxi Blues.
Specifically, it's from a scene where several of the servicemen are waiting for their first turn with a lady.
Anyhow, where does this lead us?
It only leads us to the stats of my blog here.
For several days I was getting 6+ visits and for the past two days, nothing.
Just nothing.
Oh well, I never started this blog as an attempt to gain followers, provide world peace or increase harmony.
It's just an easy journal/log for me to sound off on things while I'm working and it just happens to be public.
Thanks for checking in!
Specifically, it's from a scene where several of the servicemen are waiting for their first turn with a lady.
Anyhow, where does this lead us?
It only leads us to the stats of my blog here.
For several days I was getting 6+ visits and for the past two days, nothing.
Just nothing.
Oh well, I never started this blog as an attempt to gain followers, provide world peace or increase harmony.
It's just an easy journal/log for me to sound off on things while I'm working and it just happens to be public.
Thanks for checking in!