Back in the Hospital
133 words eaten alive on July 3, 2008 - Filed Under Health, Life |
Things were going fine for Jan during the last week, up until around 1am Wednesday morning. It started with stomach cramps and feeling like a lot of gas buildup. Then a half hour later she started vomiting and that continued all night, every 15 minutes or so. I took her to hospital around 6:45 and she’s been there since. So far they don’t know what’s wrong but they suspect some kind of bowel blockage, which apparently is one of the possible risks from the surgery. Strange though, she had been having regular movements during the whole week. Another possibility they’re considering is the gall bladder. She’ll be having a cat scan done sometime this morning since the xray’s done yesterday didn’t find the problem.
Microsoft Gas Giveaway
385 words eaten alive on July 1, 2008 - Filed Under Business, Contests |
Microsoft may be one of the largest companies in the world, but that doesn’t stop them from trying to help out the little guy from time to time. A current promotion from Microsoft Small Business includes some various tips on how to save money by changing the way you do business, as well as a contest to win 5000 gallons of gas. I tried to sneak in an entry but unfortunately it’s only open to businesses in the US with between 2 and 100 employees. That’s good news for US based businesses however since there will be fewer entrants in the Bump the Slump contest.
Press Release:
Microsoft Small Business Addresses the Slumping Economy
Gas prices have gone through the roof and are in danger of hitting passing birds. The rise in prices not only affects how high your blood pressure gets when at the gas pump, but it’s making the cost of living and doing business go up and up. Gas prices aren’t solely to blame for the down economy, but they definitely have a huge impact. That’s why Microsoft is giving away 5,000 gallons of gas to one lucky small business. Microsoft is also offering 5 money saving tips that any small business can use in this slumping economy. The chance to win and the tips are available at http://www.bumptheslump.com/.
Although the current downturn isn’t enjoyable, it definitely isn’t all bad news—especially not for small businesses that are uniquely positioned to prosper in these tough times. Because they are more nimble and in-touch with every aspect of their operation, small businesses can cut costs faster and make efficiency changes in a way that much larger business cannot.
With this in mind, Microsoft Small Business wants to help small businesses make the changes necessary to adjust to the current economy and not only survive but thrive. At bumptheslump.com
Happy Canada Day!
106 words eaten alive on July 1, 2008 - Filed Under Business, Internet, This Town |
As usual we’re open even though it’s a national holiday. Business tends to be pretty good on this day but so far this time it’s been really quiet. The weather started out pretty dreary though but now that the sun is breaking through I see more people out and about. I spent a little while this afternoon putting some ads up on firstchoiceads.com, a new local classifieds site that allows anyone to put up free ads for 7 days at a time. Paid ads are only $5 for a month and allow a picture to be posted along with the text.
Web Hosting Reviews
167 words eaten alive on June 27, 2008 - Filed Under Internet |
There’s certainly no shortage of good web hosts out there and lately it seems that there’s no shortage of web hosting sites either. They’re springing up all over the place and in some cases seem to be little more than a collection of affiliate links wrapped in a ‘review site’ wrapper. Web Hosting Geeks seems to be yet another one of those, I’m not calling it useless of course, they do provide a good list of available hosts and list out the basic features so readers can make a somewhat informed decision before signing up with a new host. The reason everyone is clamoring to ‘review’ web hosts? Money. Bluehost for example was paying a $65 referral fee last time I looked into it. So take your reviews with a grain of salt and if possible find someone you know who is already using a particular host to get a better idea if it’s going to be right for you.
She’s Home!
197 words eaten alive on June 25, 2008 - Filed Under Health, Life |
After a long sleepless night in the hospital she would have begged to come home if the Dr. had so much as hinted that she would need to stay longer. Good news though, as soon as the Doc came in to see us he said she could go home today if she wanted to, so we were packed up and gone within an hour and now she’s sound asleep in her own bed.
As requested, the Dr. took pictures of the removed uterus for her to keep, they’re rather disgusting though so I think I’ll skip putting them up on here. I don’t know how big the fibroids inside it were, but the whole package weighed in at 3kg and was around 30cm 15cm across. She likely won’t be near the computer for a few days yet.
As for the nurses, no better and no worse. For the very little help she was getting since last evening, she’s better off being at home.
edit: Apparently we mis-heard the doc as the picture with a ruler in it shows that it was nearly 15cm, not 30. He must have been talking about the circumference being 30cm
Home Inspections
91 words eaten alive on June 25, 2008 - Filed Under building |
Even though the house we bought was new, we still had a home inspection done before we signed the papers. While it wasn’t really needed for a new house we still felt it was a good idea. If buying an older home I’d think it would be absolutely necessary to make sure everything is in good order. Cracks in the foundation, rotting timbers or mesothelioma inducing asbestos in the walls are just a few of the things you’d need to worry about when moving into an older home.
Diet Pills
80 words eaten alive on June 25, 2008 - Filed Under Health |
There’s a lot of diet pills such as lipovox floating around the market out there and not all of them are as good as they’re cracked up to be. Before taking any kind of unprescribed medication it’s always best to do lots of research in advance and talk to your doctor anyway. It wouldn’t be good to blow a bunch of money on something that may not work as advertised or possibly even cause more harm than good.
Another Crazy Woman update
110 words eaten alive on June 24, 2008 - Filed Under Health, Life |
Today she’s doing much better. She’s starting to eat again and can sit up on her own although with a lot of difficulty. Apparently the night shift nurses tonight aren’t so good as the ones who were on during the day. They’re not helping her to sit up or walk, even though she feels light headed when sitting/standing, and they weren’t giving her her pain meds on time either. I had to chew them out a little over that, hopefully it helps. I tried not to be nasty or rude though ’cause I wouldn’t want them to treat her worse or something after I left.
After Surgery, Doing Ok
92 words eaten alive on June 23, 2008 - Filed Under Health, Life |
Just a quick update; after a relatively sleepless night we headed to the hospital at 6:30am, filled out a little more paperwork and then waited. At 7:45am Jan was taken into the OR and thus my waiting continued. She was out of the OR at around 10:30am and is currently still in the recovery room. The nurses say she is doing good but is still very sleepy so they’re keeping her in there until at least 1pm, then they will be bringing her up to her room.
Lego Indiana Jones
222 words eaten alive on June 22, 2008 - Filed Under Fun, Uncategorized, gaming |
I played the Lego Star Wars games a while back and this month saw the release of Lego Indiana Jones. I enjoyed the others so I decided to check this one out too. Overall it’s a very fun game. Like the Star Wars one you journey through a variety of levels while following the storyline of the original movies. Also like the previous game there isn’t a great deal of challenge to it, if you keep playing you will finish the game. The only penalty for dying is that you lose some of your lego bolts, the games currency, which isn’t much of a deal at all. You die and you respawn a couple of seconds later.
Having said that, the motorbike escape level was extremely annoying. Having to maneuver over angled ramps, through landmines and along the edge of a cliff wasn’t overly fun. Once you get off the bike near the end, you’re faced with a seemingly endless stream of bazooka dudes that kill you with one shot. I think I died more times in that level than in the rest of the game combined. It’s not enough to detract from the overall experience though, but I sure don’t look forward to replaying it to find the hidden stuff.
Snowboarding
110 words eaten alive on June 22, 2008 - Filed Under Entertainment, shopping |
This really isn’t the best time of year for snowboarding talk but the way things go it’ll be winter before you know it. Of course just because it’s summer here doesn’t mean you can’t go boarding in other places, although global warming is probably taking it’s toll on good ski resorts worldwide. If you’re going to do something crazy like hurtle down a big hill on a piece of wood, do it right and use the best. Burton snowboards fit that bill nicely, with a good assortment of boards and styles to choose from, along with the proper clothing you’ll need to keep you warm and safe.
Tomorrow’s the Big Day
100 words eaten alive on June 22, 2008 - Filed Under Health, Life |
Tomorrow morning, bright and early, Jan goes into the hospital for her surgery. For those that don’t know, she has large uterine fibroids and lately they’ve been giving her some trouble. Due to their size and the way they’ve grown into the uterine wall, the only real option for removing them is to have a hysterectomy. Say a little prayer for her if you’re into that sort of thing although I’m sure things will be fine, she has a great Dr. and it’s a shame that he’ll be leaving Yarmouth at the end of the month.
Cables
90 words eaten alive on June 20, 2008 - Filed Under Business, computers |
Just a reminder for the locals that we do custom made network and TV cables. Any length (up to 1000 feet) can be made, although the signal tends to weaken on really long ones (200′+). I typically only carry Cat 5E and RG6 in stock although I can order the other types (RG59 & CAT6) and have them in a day or two. Network cables can be made straight through or crossover, depending on your needs, please let me know which type you need before I start.
Free Entertainment
100 words eaten alive on June 20, 2008 - Filed Under Entertainment, Life |
Living next to a golf course is a mixed blessing. One on hand it sucks in the winter, there are no trees to block the wind so it howls around the house pretty much 24 hours a day. On the other hand in the summer I have to endure a steady ‘clack’ as golf balls get whacked up the hill away from the house. Watching the golfers can be fun at times though, the other day I saw one throwing his clubs around and beating the ground. Must have been having a bad run that day.
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