I had this growth on my back.
It wasn't anything that worried me much but it was there, and it used
to bleed sometimes, when it would get bumped up against.
I didn't think much of it but my wife told me that I should have it
looked at.
So, I made an appointment to go to my Primary Care Physician, who
seems to be a wheelhouse that leads you on to people who charge even
more money than he does.
He sent me to a Dermatologist.
I went to the Dermatologist.
He told me that I have Pre-Cancerous Lesions - and he zapped those
suckers with liquid nitrogen - thus making little ugly spots on my
face, composed of necrotic tissue - he didn't care much for the mass
on my back - he just whacked it off.
I asked that man, "Do I have Cancer?"
He said, "Nah, but you have the beginnings of it and you need to come
in here and have them zapped - or you will have Cancer."
Shit, I had an Uncle who died from a migrating skin cancer - I knew
that this was serious.
I told that Dude that I'd go to him every week, if that was what was
needed.
"Once a year will be fine, Mr. Watson.", is what the expensive man
said.
So, I started thinking to myself - if'n I was going to die (which is
always true), and, if'n I might die sooner, rather than later (which
is also always true), what projects would I want to do first.
I'd like to do a re-imagining of the Goddard-Townsend Secretary - as a
sort of mausoleum - but maybe I am going to far with this current
thought...
I do hate visiting Doctors of any sort - I was going to make a shelf
for the kitchen.
Tom Watson - WoodDorker
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/ (website)
lol Well my hubby keeps burning up the ones in his truck and stealing mine
(he's gone through five in three years....lol) he does have a cell phone but
I'm the only one he calls....lmao
Deborah
"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Deborah Kelly wrote:
>> Darn I knew I was born too late...I still have a cb.....
>>
>> Deborah
>
> Must be a lot less traffic than there was in the late '70s, early '80s
> now that truckers have their toy mostly back in their hands.
>
> Today, every other driver seems to have a cell phone upside his or her
> haid. One little momma driving a big momma (refrigerator white Yukon)
> almost got me yesterday, chatting on the phone, 2-1/2' into my lane on
> a blind curve on a narrow road, and managed to give me the finger when
> I blew my horn.
>
> Gotta love 'em. I hear NY has done one thing right: made yakking on
> cells illegal while driving. I hope it's true, and that VA follows suit
> very soon.
>
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 01:16:10 GMT, "stoutman" <.@.> wrote:
>Thank you Mr. Dylan, that was wonderful.
>
>I will be sure to post to rec.woodworking and fill you in the next time I
>have an ailment.
>
>
Are you That Fucking Stupid?
You had two shots at what was really gong on - and you wound up with
this?
I sure as hell hope you're not a breeder.
Tom Watson - WoodDorker
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/ (website)
Swingman wrote:
> "Tom Watson" wrote in message
>
> > I'd like to do a re-imagining of the Goddard-Townsend Secretary - as a
> > sort of mausoleum - but maybe I am going to far with this current
> > thought...
> >
> > I do hate visiting Doctors of any sort - I was going to make a shelf
> > for the kitchen.
>
> LOL ... in any event, damn glad to hear that you indeed made a timely trip,
> Tom.
>
> If I was a turner, I'd make an urn, if I thought cremation was the way to go
> ... but I ain't too sure about that either. ITMT, we both should probably
> have another glass and give it further thought ... here's to your continuing
> good health!
>
I figure cremation, because my other choice--roll me in the ditch and
toss an apple core on my belly button--is probably not legal.
Tom Watson wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 02:10:18 GMT, "BobS" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Just had one of those surgically removed from my back. What a bummer....
> >Got it removed all sewn up and all the stitches pulled out an hour later.
> >Off to the ER bleeding like stuck pig. Now you can't re-stitch a wound that
> >was already stitched up - even if it was only an hour ago so I'm told.
> >Pressure bandage and lots of good tape to hold everything in place. Out the
> >door I go......
>
>
> (Snip Of Hell On Earth)
>
> Damn, BobS, my little thing was a picnic compared to yours.
>
> I'm glad mine wasn't as bad as yours, 'cause I'm a big sissy and don't
> like fussing with blood much beyond the band-aid level.
>
> I was just using mine as a joke lead in to a dumb story.
>
> I'm glad to hear that your more serious thing turned out OK.
>
I had 3 taken off earlier this year...couple, three months. The one
major one (non cancerous) remains a problem because the surgical
student messed up the stitching and the nurse pulling stitches was
jittery because another surgeon was rushing her. She didn't get all the
stitches out. Silly nonsense, except that one end sticks out, gets
rubbed, and I haven't had time to go back and get it re-cut (now healed
around it, but the miserable SOB wouldn't encapsulate). It's a nuisance
procedure, almost no pain (the ones on my scalp felt worse, because you
can *hear* the scalpel working). Biggest hassle: it itches about 95% of
the time.
Things may slack off here after the holidaze. Then I can go let another
med student practice on me.
Another of the multifarious joys of aging. The ones on my scalp kept me
out of the shop for about 3 days.
nospambob wrote:
> Believe the Irish have a tradition of pouring scotch over the grave
> and one asked "Do yee mind if I process it first?". Sounded
> reasonable to me.
>
Yabbut, first you gotta do Scotch, which was never my tipple, even in
my sorriest drinking days. Tasted like cough medicine without the
syrup, to me.
Now, the old Kaintuck corn...
<[email protected]> wrote in message
> banning of cel phones is bad law because it imposes a penalty
> disproportionate to risk. smoking, eating and adjusting the radio
> cause a lot more accidents than cel phones, but banning phones appeals
> to a vocal constituency.
Actually, the new CT law bans most any distraction, not just phones. What
makes phones worse than other distractions is the amount of brain power it
sops up from the focus of driving. People get so involved in the
conversation they tune out the driving rather than the opposite. Most of us
listen to the radio in the car. When you get into a heavy traffic situation
you mentally tune out the radio and take care of the business of driving.
too many phone users do not.
Of course, plugging in my hands free set to make a 15 second call is more of
a distraction than the call itself.
Well I only use my handsfree set be it driving (yes I'm one of the morons
that talk on the phone while driving) or standing out in the backyard. I did
try talking on it once while driving without the handsfree set....never
again I do not see how anyone can pay atention to the road while pressing a
phone to their ear....And I hope it is not illegal here because I see the
cops doing it all the time....lol
Deborah
"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
>> banning of cel phones is bad law because it imposes a penalty
>> disproportionate to risk. smoking, eating and adjusting the radio
>> cause a lot more accidents than cel phones, but banning phones appeals
>> to a vocal constituency.
>
> Actually, the new CT law bans most any distraction, not just phones. What
> makes phones worse than other distractions is the amount of brain power it
> sops up from the focus of driving. People get so involved in the
> conversation they tune out the driving rather than the opposite. Most of
> us listen to the radio in the car. When you get into a heavy traffic
> situation you mentally tune out the radio and take care of the business of
> driving. too many phone users do not.
>
> Of course, plugging in my hands free set to make a 15 second call is more
> of a distraction than the call itself.
>
Edwin Pawlowski said:
>"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
>> Gotta love 'em. I hear NY has done one thing right: made yakking on
>> cells illegal while driving. I hope it's true, and that VA follows suit
>> very soon.
>
>CT has done it also. Too soon to tell if it will matter.
As has Florida, several years ago.
Hasn't stopped 'em, however.
Greg G.
On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 21:32:38 GMT, Ba r r y
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 12 Nov 2005 02:20:17 -0800, "Charlie Self" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Gotta love 'em. I hear NY has done one thing right: made yakking on
>>cells illegal while driving.
>
>So did CT. 6 weeks after the law took effect, it's back on the phone.
>The law will probably be as effective as laws pertaining to fart
>exhausts, car boom-box stereos, pedestrians in crosswalks having the
>right of way, and municipal 25 and 35 MPH speed limits. Totally
>unenforced...
which touches on a weakness of our legal system- it's a lot easier to
get bad laws passed than to get them removed... so we have so many
laws that it takes specialists with decades of intensive training to
understand them.
banning of cel phones is bad law because it imposes a penalty
disproportionate to risk. smoking, eating and adjusting the radio
cause a lot more accidents than cel phones, but banning phones appeals
to a vocal constituency. so we have another bad bit of law that will
be largely ignored, except when some racist beat cop decides he needs
an excuse to pull over another young black guy...
Lew Hodgett wrote:
> max wrote:
> > I am working on some Jack Daniels at the moment. Robin Williams like to say
> > that " If alcohol is a crutch, Jack Daniels is a wheel chair".
>
> And whatever happened to Wild Turkey?
>
> Lew
I think I drank it all. At least the 101. Used to be my "handle" on the
CB, for anyone old enough to recall the craze for those things. Hard to
believe I ditched the booze and the CB about the same time, about 20
years ago.
Charlie Self wrote:
> Lew Hodgett wrote:
> > max wrote:
> > > I am working on some Jack Daniels at the moment. Robin Williams like to say
> > > that " If alcohol is a crutch, Jack Daniels is a wheel chair".
> >
> > And whatever happened to Wild Turkey?
> >
> > Lew
>
> I think I drank it all. At least the 101. Used to be my "handle" on the
> CB, for anyone old enough to recall the craze for those things. Hard to
> believe I ditched the booze and the CB about the same time, about 20
> years ago.
Somebody changed the name to joke, and speaking of jokes, especially
old ones, I see Pat Robertson has told Dover, MD not to expect help
from God because they voted ID approving board members out of
office--en masse.
Let's see: it was Orlando he was last calling down the wrath of God
upon.
Talk about an argment against ID: Pat Robertson.
Charlie Self wrote:
> ...
>
> Somebody changed the name to joke, and speaking of jokes, especially
> old ones, I see Pat Robertson has told Dover, MD not to expect help
> from God because they voted ID approving board members out of
> office--en masse.
That's Dover, PA.
>
> Let's see: it was Orlando he was last calling down the wrath of God
> upon.
>
> Talk about an argment against ID: Pat Robertson.
(and in favor of abortion, though in his case it's too late)
I'll believe he's a Christian right after I see a camel pass through
the eye of a needle.
--
FF
Deborah Kelly wrote:
> Darn I knew I was born too late...I still have a cb.....
>
> Deborah
Must be a lot less traffic than there was in the late '70s, early '80s
now that truckers have their toy mostly back in their hands.
Today, every other driver seems to have a cell phone upside his or her
haid. One little momma driving a big momma (refrigerator white Yukon)
almost got me yesterday, chatting on the phone, 2-1/2' into my lane on
a blind curve on a narrow road, and managed to give me the finger when
I blew my horn.
Gotta love 'em. I hear NY has done one thing right: made yakking on
cells illegal while driving. I hope it's true, and that VA follows suit
very soon.
George wrote:
>
> They make 'em with speakers now, and jacks for mikes. Can't figure out why
> anyone would have to give a hand to the phone just to converse. Rousted my
> daughter out to go shopping yesterday without taking the thing out of my
> breast pocket.
It's not the handling, it's the lack of attention to driving when
having a conversation on the phone--I doubt the jacks will improve
anything.
>
> Day after they ban cell phones, it's gotta be the turn of fast food.
Yes! Oh, you mean eating while driving. Well, I agree there, too.
"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> So, I started thinking to myself - if'n I was going to die (which is
> always true), and, if'n I might die sooner, rather than later (which
> is also always true), what projects would I want to do first.
>
> I'd like to do a re-imagining of the Goddard-Townsend Secretary - as a
> sort of mausoleum - but maybe I am going to far with this current
> thought...
>
> I do hate visiting Doctors of any sort - I was going to make a shelf
> for the kitchen.
> Tom Watson - WoodDorker
When I turned 47 (nearly 6 years ago) I had a rather rude surprise and
became the near dead....Facing my mortality my first regret was the damn
house still wasn't in proper shape to leave the Mrs......after surgery, a
drug regime to control the condition, a long recuperation including a set
back or two and few years later I decided to venture into my shop and build
something, anything.......I settled on a Kitchen wall shelf approx. 5ft wide
and 4 ft high....with legs still wobbly, a bit unsteady and not particularly
comfortable cutting much of anything I decided to build a stool first to
hold me up when the rest of me couldn't.....I love that stool as it stands
for that long road back to whatever life and purpose I have left......The
kitchen shelf looks pretty good as well......Rod
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 06:27:25 -0500, Tom Watson <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On 9 Nov 2005 16:44:07 -0800, "Charlie Self" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>
>>I figure cremation, because my other choice--roll me in the ditch and
>>toss an apple core on my belly button--is probably not legal.
>
>
>It would be - if you still lived in West Virginia.
For a story that describes a non-traditional and somewhat humorous
burial I recommend the book "Backcountry Pilot." The book describes
the flying exploits of 'Ike' Russell, as told by family and those who
flew with him. I was lucky enough to have known him, and his son is
an old friend of mine.
In one of those "it's a small world" things, although I didn't know
them at the time (I was five years old) both Ike and my dad learned to
fly from the same instructor.
"Tom Watson" wrote in message
> Swing, have you heard this young mandolin player on a CD called,
> Nickel Creek?
> Damn, there's another guy that I'll never be as good as, but, he's
> better than Ricky Skaggs, and I already wasn't as good as him.
>
> Sigh...
You bet ... and if you like Chris Thile, you'll love one of his mandolin
heroes, Dave Peters. Dave died a few years ago from a drug/alcohol reaction,
but I had the pleasure to both record and play with him. I guarantee that
his seminal recording "Art in America", is in Chris Thile's CD player. I'll
see if I can find a copy around here and wing it your way.
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 11/06/05
On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 02:27:37 GMT, Lew Hodgett <[email protected]> wrote:
> No self respecting Irishman would even consider allowing scotch to touch
> his lips.
Likewise, I just haven't found an enjoyable Irish whiskey. Haven't
found one with anything approaching the complexity and character of a
_good_ single-malt Scotch.
> Now OTOH, Jameisons Irish whiskey is quite another matter.
I was underwhelmed by that one. Unless there's a special one?
> I keep a jug of Rebel Yell around for those who appreciate good sippin
> whiskey.
> Straight up, no ice, no chaser.
Of course.
> For those of you not familiar with Rebel Yell, it is 100 proof, Kentucky
> sippin liquor, made in Louisville, KY and sold only South of the
> Mason-Dixon.
Unless you have a great local source...which I do. I'll try it, thanks
for the suggestion. Been out of Bourbon for months.
On 11 Nov 2005 06:20:32 -0800, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
> And ... some professed Christians just don't seem to get:
> "Blessed are the peacemakers ..."
Note to self: gotta buy me a Peacemaker...
"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Today, every other driver seems to have a cell phone upside his or her
> haid. One little momma driving a big momma (refrigerator white Yukon)
> almost got me yesterday, chatting on the phone, 2-1/2' into my lane on
> a blind curve on a narrow road, and managed to give me the finger when
> I blew my horn.
>
> Gotta love 'em. I hear NY has done one thing right: made yakking on
> cells illegal while driving. I hope it's true, and that VA follows suit
> very soon.
>
They make 'em with speakers now, and jacks for mikes. Can't figure out why
anyone would have to give a hand to the phone just to converse. Rousted my
daughter out to go shopping yesterday without taking the thing out of my
breast pocket.
Day after they ban cell phones, it's gotta be the turn of fast food.
On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 18:16:27 -0500, Tom Watson <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I had this growth on my back.
>
>It wasn't anything that worried me much but it was there, and it used
>to bleed sometimes, when it would get bumped up against.
>
>I didn't think much of it but my wife told me that I should have it
>looked at.
>
>So, I made an appointment to go to my Primary Care Physician, who
>seems to be a wheelhouse that leads you on to people who charge even
>more money than he does.
>
>He sent me to a Dermatologist.
>
>I went to the Dermatologist.
>
>He told me that I have Pre-Cancerous Lesions - and he zapped those
>suckers with liquid nitrogen - thus making little ugly spots on my
>face, composed of necrotic tissue - he didn't care much for the mass
>on my back - he just whacked it off.
>
>I asked that man, "Do I have Cancer?"
>
>He said, "Nah, but you have the beginnings of it and you need to come
>in here and have them zapped - or you will have Cancer."
>
>Shit, I had an Uncle who died from a migrating skin cancer - I knew
>that this was serious.
>
>I told that Dude that I'd go to him every week, if that was what was
>needed.
>
>"Once a year will be fine, Mr. Watson.", is what the expensive man
>said.
>
>So, I started thinking to myself - if'n I was going to die (which is
>always true), and, if'n I might die sooner, rather than later (which
>is also always true), what projects would I want to do first.
>
>I'd like to do a re-imagining of the Goddard-Townsend Secretary - as a
>sort of mausoleum - but maybe I am going to far with this current
>thought...
>
>I do hate visiting Doctors of any sort - I was going to make a shelf
>for the kitchen.
Glad you got it taken care of Tom. Having grown up in Tucson, the
skin cancer center of the northern hemisphere, I'm now a two times a
year visitor to my dermatologist.
Now get back to that shelf.
"nospambob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Believe the Irish have a tradition of pouring scotch over the grave
> and one asked "Do yee mind if I process it first?". Sounded
> reasonable to me.
>
I think that it Irish Whiskey, not scotch...
Frank Drackman said:
>
>"nospambob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Believe the Irish have a tradition of pouring scotch over the grave
>> and one asked "Do yee mind if I process it first?". Sounded
>> reasonable to me.
>>
>
>I think that it Irish Whiskey, not scotch...
Unless it's an enemy.
And it definitely gets pre-processed. <g>
Greg G.
On 9 Nov 2005 16:44:07 -0800, "Charlie Self" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I figure cremation, because my other choice--roll me in the ditch and
>toss an apple core on my belly button--is probably not legal.
It would be - if you still lived in West Virginia.
Tom Watson - WoodDorker
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/ (website)
On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 18:03:14 -0600, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>"Tom Watson" wrote in message
>
>> I'd like to do a re-imagining of the Goddard-Townsend Secretary - as a
>> sort of mausoleum - but maybe I am going to far with this current
>> thought...
>>
>> I do hate visiting Doctors of any sort - I was going to make a shelf
>> for the kitchen.
>
>LOL ... in any event, damn glad to hear that you indeed made a timely trip,
>Tom.
>
>If I was a turner, I'd make an urn, if I thought cremation was the way to go
>... but I ain't too sure about that either. ITMT, we both should probably
>have another glass and give it further thought ... here's to your continuing
>good health!
Swing, have you heard this young mandolin player on a CD called,
Nickel Creek?
Damn, there's another guy that I'll never be as good as, but, he's
better than Ricky Skaggs, and I already wasn't as good as him.
Sigh...
Tom Watson - WoodDorker
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/ (website)
Charlie Self wrote:
>
> Gotta love 'em. I hear NY has done one thing right: made yakking on
> cells illegal while driving. I hope it's true, and that VA follows suit
> very soon.
>
A little trivia.
Believe it or not, you have Brooklyn, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, to thank
for that.
Not only was Brooklyn the first city to enact a seat belt law back in
the 60's, they were also the first to ban cell phones while driving.
Lew
"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 01:16:10 GMT, "stoutman" <.@.> wrote:
>
>>Thank you Mr. Dylan, that was wonderful.
>>
>>I will be sure to post to rec.woodworking and fill you in the next time I
>>have an ailment.
>>
>>
>
>
> Are you That Fucking Stupid?
>
> You had two shots at what was really gong on -
Ok Tom, spell it out for me. From what I gather, you are so F'en bored that
you feel the need to post off-topic messages about some lump on your back.
Hey Tom, what's the Current Count??
"Tom Watson" wrote in message
> I'd like to do a re-imagining of the Goddard-Townsend Secretary - as a
> sort of mausoleum - but maybe I am going to far with this current
> thought...
>
> I do hate visiting Doctors of any sort - I was going to make a shelf
> for the kitchen.
LOL ... in any event, damn glad to hear that you indeed made a timely trip,
Tom.
If I was a turner, I'd make an urn, if I thought cremation was the way to go
... but I ain't too sure about that either. ITMT, we both should probably
have another glass and give it further thought ... here's to your continuing
good health!
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 11/06/05
You snookered me ....;-)
Yeah, it was a bit of a mess for awhile but the prognosis is good and like
yourself - I'll be seeing the expensive one every year. I'm way behind on my
projects for Christmas but now I can work in the shop again - and it has a
whole new meaning too.
Some things do get better...
Bob S.
"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 02:10:18 GMT, "BobS" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Just had one of those surgically removed from my back. What a bummer....
>>Got it removed all sewn up and all the stitches pulled out an hour later.
>>Off to the ER bleeding like stuck pig. Now you can't re-stitch a wound
>>that
>>was already stitched up - even if it was only an hour ago so I'm told.
>>Pressure bandage and lots of good tape to hold everything in place. Out
>>the
>>door I go......
>
>
> (Snip Of Hell On Earth)
>
> Damn, BobS, my little thing was a picnic compared to yours.
>
> I'm glad mine wasn't as bad as yours, 'cause I'm a big sissy and don't
> like fussing with blood much beyond the band-aid level.
>
> I was just using mine as a joke lead in to a dumb story.
>
> I'm glad to hear that your more serious thing turned out OK.
>
>
>
>>
> Tom Watson - WoodDorker
> tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (email)
> http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/ (website)
Andy Dingley wrote:
> Half of Ireland will refuse to drink half of Ireland's whiskeys, as the
> potatoes were trodden with the wrong foot. One of those halves has no
> problem drinking Scotch instead.
>
> BTW - Tullamore Dew while I'm writing this. It's Offaly good.
I much prefer the product from the monks on the Isle of Skye.
Makes even the lowest scotch taste like the nectar of the gods when
properly mixed snd served over ice.
Lew
"Charlie Self" wrote in message
> I figure cremation, because my other choice--roll me in the ditch and
> toss an apple core on my belly button--is probably not legal.
Thanks ... at $13/bottle, there's at least $3 worth of pinot noir that's
gotta be cleaned off the damn monitor now.
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 11/06/05
"nospambob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Believe the Irish have a tradition of pouring scotch over the grave
> and one asked "Do yee mind if I . . . pass it through me kidneys
> first?
--
"New Wave" Dave In Houston
"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> Gotta love 'em. I hear NY has done one thing right: made yakking on
> cells illegal while driving. I hope it's true, and that VA follows suit
> very soon.
CT has done it also. Too soon to tell if it will matter.
Believe the Irish have a tradition of pouring scotch over the grave
and one asked "Do yee mind if I process it first?". Sounded
reasonable to me.
On 9 Nov 2005 16:44:07 -0800, "Charlie Self" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I figure cremation, because my other choice--roll me in the ditch and
>toss an apple core on my belly button--is probably not legal.
On 12 Nov 2005 02:20:17 -0800, "Charlie Self" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Gotta love 'em. I hear NY has done one thing right: made yakking on
>cells illegal while driving.
So did CT. 6 weeks after the law took effect, it's back on the phone.
The law will probably be as effective as laws pertaining to fart
exhausts, car boom-box stereos, pedestrians in crosswalks having the
right of way, and municipal 25 and 35 MPH speed limits. Totally
unenforced...
On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 18:16:27 -0500, Tom Watson <[email protected]>
wrote:
Tom, you're going to die - we all are. Some of us do it quicker than
others, one a year probably does it surprisingly quickly by car or
motorbike. Having something treatable caught early on with modern
healthcare is a lot safer position to be in than just crossing the
street talking to a cellphone.
(My sister in law is an oncologist _and_ dermatologist. I couldn't get
so much as a zit without my wife spinning dire tales of woe and having
it prodded over the dining table.)
Still, the mausoleum furniture is a nice idea. One reason I do this is
because I hope to leave furniture behind that's going to last a century
longer than I do. I particularly like timber framing in oak, because I
see plenty of barns that are 400+ years old and still going strong. As
far as railing against mortality goes, decent woodworking isn't such a
bad legacy to leave behind and it's a damn sight easier than pyramids.
>I'd like to do a re-imagining of the Goddard-Townsend Secretary - as a
>sort of mausoleum - but maybe I am going to far with this current
>thought...
Yeah, well make it as a convertible tool cabinet or something first. I
don't think you're in any danger of falling off your perch _just_ yet.
Just had one of those surgically removed from my back. What a bummer....
Got it removed all sewn up and all the stitches pulled out an hour later.
Off to the ER bleeding like stuck pig. Now you can't re-stitch a wound that
was already stitched up - even if it was only an hour ago so I'm told.
Pressure bandage and lots of good tape to hold everything in place. Out the
door I go......
Next morning, I'm on fire! Back looks like somebody took a blowtorch to it
and it's itching like fire ant's to up residence my skin... Yep, back to the
ER. Appears that I'm allergic to the adhesive that is used on cloth/plastic
type bandages - big time. Lots of cream applied (feels so good not to be
burning and itchin) and now they use the paper tape which wouldn't stick to
tar if you stapled it on.... I suggested using a staple gun but the doc
nixed that idea.
Six weeks of the wife changing bandages daily and wiping on a handful of
some prescription cream to heal the red skin. She is a real trooper when it
comes to doing nursing duties. Ever try to get paper bandages to stick to
skin with ointment all over it... What a freakin mess and all that time I
couldn't work in the shop for fear of the wound opening and bleeding again.
I asked for it to be cauterized but they said it would leave a nasty scar
and they wouldn't do that. Ok then, how about a hot branding iron.... That
got a look or two from the nurses....;-)
Tom, not that it has anything to do with anything but I have a neighbor that
has had more treatments for skin cancer than he can remember - including
skin grafts and even the new fake skin (which by the way looks better than
his own backside skin,...) He's been having these yearly treatments now for
over 20 years and he'll be celebrating his 85th birthday pretty soon. You
have a way to go....
Do make that shelf for the kitchen and when done, place a bottle of the
finest spirits you enjoy on it and the next time you feel like you're having
a bad day, grab the bottle, grab the wife and go look at that great view you
have outside your shop. It won't get much better than that.....
Bob S.
"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I had this growth on my back.
>
> It wasn't anything that worried me much but it was there, and it used
> to bleed sometimes, when it would get bumped up against.
>
> I didn't think much of it but my wife told me that I should have it
> looked at.
>
> So, I made an appointment to go to my Primary Care Physician, who
> seems to be a wheelhouse that leads you on to people who charge even
> more money than he does.
>
> He sent me to a Dermatologist.
>
> I went to the Dermatologist.
>
> He told me that I have Pre-Cancerous Lesions - and he zapped those
> suckers with liquid nitrogen - thus making little ugly spots on my
> face, composed of necrotic tissue - he didn't care much for the mass
> on my back - he just whacked it off.
>
> I asked that man, "Do I have Cancer?"
>
> He said, "Nah, but you have the beginnings of it and you need to come
> in here and have them zapped - or you will have Cancer."
>
> Shit, I had an Uncle who died from a migrating skin cancer - I knew
> that this was serious.
>
> I told that Dude that I'd go to him every week, if that was what was
> needed.
>
> "Once a year will be fine, Mr. Watson.", is what the expensive man
> said.
>
> So, I started thinking to myself - if'n I was going to die (which is
> always true), and, if'n I might die sooner, rather than later (which
> is also always true), what projects would I want to do first.
>
> I'd like to do a re-imagining of the Goddard-Townsend Secretary - as a
> sort of mausoleum - but maybe I am going to far with this current
> thought...
>
> I do hate visiting Doctors of any sort - I was going to make a shelf
> for the kitchen.
>
>
>
> Tom Watson - WoodDorker
> tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (email)
> http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/ (website)
"Rod & Betty Jo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
hold me up when the rest of me couldn't.....I love that stool as it stands
> for that long road back to whatever life and purpose I have left......The
> kitchen shelf looks pretty good as well......Rod
Nice Rod. Thanks and Best wishes for a continued, prolonged recovery.
Here's hoping there's more shelves in your future!
On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 02:27:37 GMT, Lew Hodgett <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Now OTOH, Jameisons Irish whiskey is quite another matter.
Half of Ireland will refuse to drink half of Ireland's whiskeys, as the
potatoes were trodden with the wrong foot. One of those halves has no
problem drinking Scotch instead.
BTW - Tullamore Dew while I'm writing this. It's Offaly good.
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 02:10:18 GMT, "BobS" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Just had one of those surgically removed from my back. What a bummer....
>Got it removed all sewn up and all the stitches pulled out an hour later.
>Off to the ER bleeding like stuck pig. Now you can't re-stitch a wound that
>was already stitched up - even if it was only an hour ago so I'm told.
>Pressure bandage and lots of good tape to hold everything in place. Out the
>door I go......
(Snip Of Hell On Earth)
Damn, BobS, my little thing was a picnic compared to yours.
I'm glad mine wasn't as bad as yours, 'cause I'm a big sissy and don't
like fussing with blood much beyond the band-aid level.
I was just using mine as a joke lead in to a dumb story.
I'm glad to hear that your more serious thing turned out OK.
>
Tom Watson - WoodDorker
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/ (website)
"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 01:38:50 GMT, "stoutman" <.@.> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>Hey Tom, what's the Current Count??
>>
>>
>
>
> Home Team - 1
>
> Assholes - 0
>
"Until the philosophy which hold one race superior
And another
Inferior
Is finally
And permanently
Discredited
And abandoned -
Everywhere is war -
Me say war.
That until there no longer
First class and second class citizens of any nation
Until the colour of a man's skin
Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes -
Me say war.
That until the basic human rights
Are equally guaranteed to all,
Without regard to race -
Dis a war.
That until that day
The dream of lasting peace,
World citizenship
Rule of international morality
Will remain in but a fleeting illusion to be pursued,
But never attained -
Now everywhere is war - war."
>
> Tom Watson - WoodDorker
> tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (email)
> http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/ (website)
Darn I knew I was born too late...I still have a cb.....
Deborah
"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Lew Hodgett wrote:
>> max wrote:
>> > I am working on some Jack Daniels at the moment. Robin Williams like to
>> > say
>> > that " If alcohol is a crutch, Jack Daniels is a wheel chair".
>>
>> And whatever happened to Wild Turkey?
>>
>> Lew
>
> I think I drank it all. At least the 101. Used to be my "handle" on the
> CB, for anyone old enough to recall the craze for those things. Hard to
> believe I ditched the booze and the CB about the same time, about 20
> years ago.
>
On 9 Nov 2005 17:53:38 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>Spammer
Dickweed.
Tom Watson - WoodDorker
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/ (website)
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:14:28 -0800, Charlie Self wrote:
> Yabbut, first you gotta do Scotch, which was never my tipple, even in my
> sorriest drinking days. Tasted like cough medicine without the syrup, to
> me.
>
> Now, the old Kaintuck corn...
I grew up in Kentucky and never did get to liking the taste of bourbon.
Most of the time I drank rum. I did finally develop a taste for scotch
after discovering some of the very peaty single malts - but I can't afford
them anymore :-).
Of course my total consumption nowadays is about a fifth of rum a year.
On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 02:20:17 -0800, Charlie Self wrote:
> Gotta love 'em. I hear NY has done one thing right: made yakking on cells
> illegal while driving. I hope it's true, and that VA follows suit very
> soon.
Agreed - and then we can start in on leafblowers!
As you can tell, our quiet neighborhood isn't these days :-).
Yep it's illegal to talk on a hand-held cell phone in NY while driving
unless it's an emergency call to 911.
Other than that - no one pays attention to laws in NYS anyway.....
Bob S.
"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Deborah Kelly wrote:
>> Darn I knew I was born too late...I still have a cb.....
>>
>> Deborah
>
> Must be a lot less traffic than there was in the late '70s, early '80s
> now that truckers have their toy mostly back in their hands.
>
> Today, every other driver seems to have a cell phone upside his or her
> haid. One little momma driving a big momma (refrigerator white Yukon)
> almost got me yesterday, chatting on the phone, 2-1/2' into my lane on
> a blind curve on a narrow road, and managed to give me the finger when
> I blew my horn.
>
> Gotta love 'em. I hear NY has done one thing right: made yakking on
> cells illegal while driving. I hope it's true, and that VA follows suit
> very soon.
>
On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 23:49:44 GMT, "stoutman" <.@.> wrote:
>"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>I had this growth on my back.
>>
>> It wasn't anything that worried me much but it was there, and it used
>> to bleed sometimes, when it would get bumped up against.
>
>
>Try alt.cancer.support
>
>This is rec.woodworking.
>
"Ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
If'n you don't know by now
Ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
It don't matter anyhow
When the rooster crows at the break of dawn
Look out your window and I'll be gone
You're the reason I'll be traveling on
But, don't think twice, it's alright"
Tom Watson - WoodDorker
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/ (website)
"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I had this growth on my back.
>
> It wasn't anything that worried me much but it was there, and it used
> to bleed sometimes, when it would get bumped up against.
Try alt.cancer.support
This is rec.woodworking.
Charlie Self wrote:
> Yabbut, first you gotta do Scotch, which was never my tipple, even in
> my sorriest drinking days. Tasted like cough medicine without the
> syrup, to me.
>
> Now, the old Kaintuck corn...
No self respecting Irishman would even consider allowing scotch to touch
his lips.
Now OTOH, Jameisons Irish whiskey is quite another matter.
As a former scotch drinker, can understand how a sour mash drinker would
have a little trouble with it.
It definitely is one of the worlds best acquired tastes.
I keep a jug of Rebel Yell around for those who appreciate good sippin
whiskey.
Straight up, no ice, no chaser.
For those of you not familiar with Rebel Yell, it is 100 proof, Kentucky
sippin liquor, made in Louisville, KY and sold only South of the
Mason-Dixon.
It is definitely another of the worlds acquired tastes.
BTW, the story is an old Pat & Mike Joke.
Pat is on his death bed and his old friend Mike comes to see him.
Mike says, "Is there anything I can do for you old friend?"
Pat responds, "Not in this world, but after I'm gone, there is a bottle
of Irish in me closet. Would you mind sprinklin it on me grave?"
Mike asks, "Mind if I run it thru me kidneys first?"
Lew