Day: May 26, 2015

Today has been a wonderful day.  I had an early morning appointment to have my stent removed.  After a brief time in the recovery room to prove I was awake and all the plumbing was working they sent me home.

Dr. Garrett Matsunaga did a great job and he released me to full activity.  I asked, “How about sex?”  To which he replied, “Thank you but I’m married”.  (Just kidding, he didn’t say anything of the sort, that was just my little warped sense of humor at work).

After the hospital we headed to Tammies Corner Dinner for her famous muffins (also had some eggs too) and now I am relaxing at home.  It will be good to get back to work tomorrow.  Feeling normal sounds so incredible right now.

Thanks for all the support.

Robert

I’ve never been much of a fan of roller coasters and this little episode with my kidney stone hasn’t changed things.  As I rest here trying to get to sleep prior to my 5:30 AM curtain call at the hospital (actually I successfully negotiated a 6:00 AM arrival) my mind has been reflecting on our abbreviated vacation and this post vacation adventure.  A variety of things have come to mind which I’d like to share.  Some are questions while others are just observations.  No one needs to feel an obligation to answer any of the questions or make any comments. That being said, feel free to say what you like but just remember that your comments will be open for all the world to see.

1.) Why is it that St. Louis seemed so clean, no graffiti, no trash in the streets (damn the ballpark was near spotless) and smelled so good but the food was second rate?  On the other hand Memphis and New Orleans had lots of graffiti, trash and odors that defy description but the food was amazing?

2.) Sign on the roadside between Lake Charles and Lafayette, Louisiana “We have the best hookers!”  

3.) Why do people (I mean men) put gum in urinals?   Do they think it eventually dissolve?   Or maybe they think the poor guy (or lady) whose job it is to clean the bathrooms gets great satisfaction out of taking their hardened gum (I assume it’s hardened because I sure as hell didn’t touch the stuff) out of the urinal?   Is it really that difficult to just put it in the trash!  Or maybe I am missing some incredibly pleasurable experience in the manner in which I dispose of my gum?  I don’t chew gum so I guess that question will have to go unanswered.  

4.) I have still yet to see a beach ball at a baseball game except in the Los Angeles area.  Does this mean that the people in Boston, Washington D.C., Pittsburgh, Chicago and San Francisco actually go to watch the game rather than to hit a beach ball into the head of some poor unsuspecting soul (like me)?

5.) Speaking of baseball, it has not gone unnoticed by me that the Pirates have  been almost unbeatable since we saw them lose 3 straight in St. Louis. 

6.) Lastly after reviewing my blog statistics I found many more views and comments during the kidney stone tour than during the National Park Tour.  Am I led to believe that people were more interested in reading about me rolling on the floor praying for death than hearing about the wonders of the Archway to the West or the Carlsbad Caverns?

Well it’s off to bed with me.  Sorry for any typos tonight because my copy editor is already asleep.  She is much better at sleeping than I am.  Maybe the fact they aren’t going to be pulling a 12 inch stent out her urinary system through her penis (sic) allows her to rest a little easier?  

I’m sure I’ll be fine but I’ll try to give you one final update sometime after the procedure.  Thank you for all the kind comments and emails.  
Robert