Durka-Durka-Muhammed-Jihad!!
Since it was Mrs. Mikey's first day back at work, I went to the hospital to visit with Mikey today and got there at the end of dialysis. His ICP was good, pulse was good, his BP was a little elevated but that's to be expected with the dialysis. His temperature was up and they had ice packs under both arms and an ice blanket covering him from neck to toe.
He opened his eyes a couple times while I was there and squeezed my hand a tiny bit while I talked with him. He also had a couple of weak coughs. All really good signs.
They've taken him completely off the Versed and they're now using only morphine to keep him sedated.
The doctors have given orders to slowly reduce the respiratory rate via the ventilator and he seems to have tolerated that well.
Mrs. Mikey arrived and we spent some time with him together, talking and teasing him, hoping he'd open his eyes more, but he was tired and continued to sleep. The nurse came in to turn him and noticed he'd pooped. Yay! You really have to know how hard that is for a patient to do when they've not eaten for two weeks and everything has been at a standstill.
So, we stepped out of the room to give the nurses a chance to clean him up and get him settled. We went outside for a breath of fresh air. When we came back in we saw Mrs. Smash standing outside the doors to the ICU.
"Where's Smash?" we asked.
"He's inside. The doors opened and he just walked in. I thought I'd wait and go in after it was cleared by the nurses."
We laughed. Smash is so by-the-book most of the time. He must have been really anxious to see Mikey if he chucked the rules.
The double doors opened again and we saw him standing there, waving Mrs. Smash in. As soon as he saw us, he came out and said hello. We talked for a while and then the Smashes went in to see Mikey while Mrs. Mikey and I went to sit down and chat.
The Smashes came out.
"He was sleeping the whole time. He seemed really tired. He's not as yellow, either," they said.
Smash added, "well, his eyes popped open at the end when Mrs. Smash said she'd cooked dinner..."
Trust me when I say that this surprised us all and fully explained Mikey's response. It's not that Mrs. Smash can't cook, it's just that she doesn't do it often unless it's absolutely necessary. I admire that. A lot.
"I'm so blogging that!" I said. And we laughed again.
One can never underestimate the power of laughter when your life has been full of so much tension and concern. It felt good. More than anything, it was wonderful to see Mrs. Mikey laughing and smiling -- and seeing that in her eyes. If we've accomplished nothing else, we've helped to raise her spirits and that means the world to me. She's a wonderful lady and it's totally apparent why Mikey loves her so much.
After all that talking, the Smashes excused themselves and headed home for dinner. Mrs. Mikey and I went back in to see our patient. We each took a side of the bed and held his hands.
At one point, Mikey heard his beloved's voice, opened his eyes, turned his head, and looked at her. Absolute connection there! His brow wrinkled a bit, as if to say "what the hell is going on?" and his mouth started to move. I couldn't tell if he was trying to talk or if he was hoping to kiss her, but he was trying something!
It was beautiful.
The nurses came back in to perform their hourly checks. Respiratory was in to check his cough response and check the vent settings.
The more Respiratory fiddled, the more Mikey raised his hand like he wanted to bat her away.
Then the nurse started with, "Mikey, open your eyes for me." The eyes opened.
"Mikey, blink for me." He blinked.
"Mikey, squeeze my hand." There was a squeeze, a weak squeeze. "Squeeze again, Mikey." Weaker attempt. And again. Still weaker.
"Mikey, squeeze my other hand." A twitch.
"Wiggle your toes for me, Mikey." Nothing.
Even unconscious, Mikey's stubborn. He can do all of it, but he seems to wear out quickly after just a few commands. I could almost imagine him saying "shut the hell up! I'm trying to sleep!"
Mrs. Mikey and I stood at the foot of the bed, hugging each other, smiling, and cheering him on.
That was the first time I'd witnessed with my own two eyes what he was capable of doing. It was overwhelming and wonderful.
Mikey also achieved his goals on the ventilator today! They've reduced the number of respirations via machine and he's maintained adequate perfusion without stressing his system on his own. Each day will be another step toward weaning him off completely.
His jaundice continues to resolve. The swelling has gone down, but isn't gone yet -- they only took off 1.6 kg with the dialysis today. Awareness continues to improve and it will only be a matter of time before he's back among us.
I'm ecstatic about what I saw today and am more hopeful than ever before.
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Thanks for continuing to keep everyone updated. You're doing a great job, and I'm especially grateful for all the details. I feel better about Mikey's situation than I have since this first hit. Bless you and the Smashes for being there for Mikey and his family.
|| Posted by Cait, January 31, 2006 04:51 PM ||Woohoo! Keep it up, Mikey! This is a relief.
Thank you so much for the continuous updates, and ditto what Cait said: bless you and the Smashes. Please give Mikey a hand squeeze for me!
|| Posted by nathalie, January 31, 2006 08:27 PM ||Plase tell him yogi says "Hi".
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January 29, 2006
Hanging With Mikey
Little Dude and I went down to the hospital yesterday to see Mikey. This is the first time in a week that I'd been able to go and I was anxious to see him since it had been so long.
Mrs. Mikey was running back and forth between hospitals (one of her dearest friends has been hospitalized - at a different facility - with a serious illness) and during a phone call, I let her know we were on our way.
At the hospital, Mikey was undergoing a "procedure". That's code for deep suctioning for secretions by the respiratory therapist/doc to keep the fluid from overwhelming our favorite guy. Since he was otherwise occupied, Little Dude and I headed down to the waiting room. Eventually, the Smashes and Gracie arrived. We sat and talked and began a round of 20 Questions. It's amazing what you'll find to keep busy when you have to be patient. No pun intended.
Finally, Mrs. Mikey and their daughter arrived. She led Gracie and me down the hall and into ICU to see Mikey while the kids occupied themselves under the watchful eye of the Smashes.
Bedside, I held his hand and started talking to him, his heart rate went up, and the monitors started to go off. I had to tease him! I told him I knew he was happy to see me but that he needed to contain his excitement since he's a married man and his wife was standing right there. Everyone laughed and his heart rate went back to normal. He's in there. Definitely. Mikey's fighting hard and I have no doubt that he's going to pull through this.
I also mentioned that I had considered kidnapping Debra Messing (Will and Grace) and bringing her in to see him, to talk him into recovering. However, I had nixed that plan since I didn't think her family nor the police would be real thrilled with the idea. I have no idea what Mikey thinks of her, but she was at the zoo today while Little Dude and I were there. We were all hanging with the pandas.
Mikey's still in a coma, but he has moments of great responsiveness. The medical team was finally able to perform the angiogram. There is no evidence of an aneurysm nor of any abnormal blood vessel anatomy.
He's receiving feedings through a nasojejunal tube, which is placed down the nose, passes through the stomach, and sits in the upper part of the intestines - the jejunum. This prevents the stomach from filling with contents that could potentially be aspirated into the lungs. Naturally, no one wants that to happen. The fact that the doctors have chosen a minimally invasive method for feeds is good. No surgery is required for the tube placement. And better still, the fact that Mikey's being given any sort of feedings at all is FANTASTIC!
The CT and other tests show that the damage from the stroke was confined to a section of the right frontal lobe. Personality should not be drastically altered. He may experience some decreased ability to mentally focus, but that's a better outcome than what might have been. Ultimately, the only real way to determine the extent of the damage will come once Mikey has regained consciousness.
In addition to the feedings, Mikey is moderately jaundiced. Shock, medications, feeds, and many other factors play a role in how the body functions, especially the liver. Apparently, the bilirubin levels have been steadily decreasing, which is more good news. Bilirubin is a product of hemoglobin breakdown. Normally, our liver will help with processing the old blood cells and they will passed from our system via urine and stool. When the amount of heme and globin becomes greater than the amount the liver and gall bladder can process, bilirubin begins to accumulate in the blood stream and thus, the yellowing of skin and sclera (the whites of the eyes). Mikey was yellow, but not a horrible yellow. I've worked with so many icteric patients that I can pretty much gauge what the lab results will be just by looking at them. Mikey has a fight on his hands, but he's on his way.
He's also very edematous (swollen). The nurse said they took off quite a bit of fluid during dialysis yesterday and that's to be expected. 4 kg is significant. It's important to remove the excess fluid to improve blood pressure as well as to keep the lungs from becoming congested.
The ICP remained under 10 the whole time I was there. Yay! The blood pressure was good. Yay! And, Mikey was in a deep "sleep". Friday had been a particularly arduous day for him - the angiogram was done, a PICC line (peripherally inserted central catheter as opposed to a standard IV) was placed, and he has those extra special suctionings throughout the day. That's a lot stress on the body. He deserved to sleep.
Next week I'll be spending a little more time down at the hospital since his wife has to go back to work (short days for now) and nobody wants him to be alone all the time.
I'll be taking in comments to read to him. I'm taking a new biography that I can read to him as I keep him company. And, we've all teased him that we're going to bring in music that will force him awake, if only to complain.
There's still a long, hard road ahead of Mikey and his family, but we're all confident that current test results are indicating that things are going to be okay.
Don't forget to donate, even if it's only a dollar or two. Every bit helps.
And, keep praying.
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Thank you for the update. It's great to hear that Mikey is living up to his reputation as a fighter.
Keep up the good fight, Mikey! We're all praying for a speedy and full recovery so you can get back to verbally slaying stupid people. :-)
|| Posted by nathalie, January 29, 2006 10:16 AM ||Mikey I am praying for a full recovery, G_d Speed!
|| Posted by Jude, January 29, 2006 02:48 PM ||I was able to get in and see Mikey for only the second time since this whole thing started. The first time really shook me up so I've pretty much avoided going in again. You see, I lost someone very dear to me less than a year ago...and seeing him hooked up to all of those machines and wires was more than I could process. Turns out, I should have stayed out the second time. Seeing him lying there ... well it wasn't his face that I saw and it really shook me up again. Lesson learned :)
However...since I was in there, I took the chance to tell him how much we miss him, how loved he is and how much we ADORE Mrs. Mikey. I had never had a chance to meet Mrs. Mikey before all of this mess started. I'd heard all about her...but meeting her has been such a joy!! She's awesome! I told him that. I told him that as much as I love him...it doesn't hold a candle to how much I adore Mrs. Mikey! I also told him that yellow isn't his best color (the man is seriously jaundiced! LOL). As Goddess says, when she started talking to him, his heart rate jumped. Once the machines stopped beeping and scaring the crap out of me, it was kind of funny. A married man reacting like that! We also have to glove/gown up to go into his room. This is due to the MRSA which is highly contagious. It felt odd putting on all that garb to hold Mikey's hand for a few minutes. He's never stand for it if he was awake.
I told him that should we have any sort of event in the next few weeks and months against his nemesis...Code Pink...since he'd obviously be unavailable, his wife will be standing in for him but that the excuse would only work for so long. Since we adore her so much though...we may opt to have her come along all the time even when he's up and around again! No reaction. I was hoping for at least a small spike in his heart rate. Oh well...I don't have that magic Goddess touch ;)
Anyway, just adding a few thoughts to Da Goddess's entry. She covered most of it, but these are my thoughts :)
In summary...he has a long way to go, but he IS in there. We don't know who's going to wake up or how much of "him" there will be, but we know that he IS in there. There's no question. He's making some good progress. There will probably be a few more setbacks that will discourage us all...but where he is today is so much further than where he was just a few days ago...so we KNOW that in the end, things are going to be ok.
If you have a few extra dollars, won't you contribute to the fund? His income is gone for the forseeable future...so this family is trying to make it on one part time income. Here in San Diego, 2 full time incomes is barely enough to survive. There is MiniMikey to take care of...rent, utilities, car payments, hospital bills, school expenses (Mikey was enrolled in school and darn near done with his degree!) etc. This family has taken it on the chin. Any help you can give would be deeply appreciated. The bills don't go away just because Mikey can't get out of bed to work right now. Thanks for whatever you can do.
Until the next time!
|| Posted by Gracie, January 29, 2006 06:09 PM ||Gracie
Thank you Joanie and Gracie! It's good to hear that Mikey is past the septic shock; that's a very serious thing even if you aren't recuperating from a stroke.
I'm tied up the next couple of days, but after that I'll see what I can do to help out with the fund raising.
Hang in there, Mikey!
|| Posted by Pixy Misa, January 29, 2006 06:51 PM ||Thanks so much for the update.
Hey, if you want to get his blood pressure pumpin', tell him I've sworn off my Libertarian ways, and am going to become Cindy Sheehans champaign manager in her Senate run against Di Fi! That ought to get his eyes poppin' open!
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January 27, 2006
Apologies for the Delay
Sorry for the lack of updates. I was without a voice for several days and couldn't even call to ask what was going on with Mikey.
However, since I hadn't heard anything from Mrs. M, I assumed that no news was good news.
The last call from Mrs. Mikey confirmed that our friend was holding steady and had managed to come through the septic shock, although he still has far to go with the damage from the stroke and surgery.
Now that I'm well again (another damn sinus infection), I can actually go to the hospital to check on Mikey and his family. I'll report back then.
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Better News
From Smash:
Where there's life, there's hope, and Mikey's a fighter.Trackback Information for Better News
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Hiya Honey...
I've decided to change how I'm handling this whole thing.
Rather than drive myself and a buncha other people nuts, I'mina do it to you! No, only kiddin', Sweetie.
What I'm gonna start doing is just writing to you here, at your place, every day. I'd do it every time I think of you, but Mrs. Mikey's eyeballs would wizzle up and fall out trying to read it all if I did that.
So... I'll try not to ramble too awful much, but I do wanna give her something to read to ya.
Keep ya entertained and all...
You know.
*smile*
First of all... I miss you. I think about you a million times a day, if I think of you once and I do do that.
I have that utterly adorable picture of you with that blue ballcap and that megawatt grin of yours as my top post. I have it dated for February 14th because, like I said in the EP, that day is all about love and so are you, Buddy. So are you.
After I'd cruised the "update" sites today, I took a stroll through my Stat Counter "Recent Keyword Activity".
I copied and pasted a buncha goofy search terms to make a post out of, but I never did get around to it.
That's because, a few of them, I clicked on to see what on Earth I'd said to get that search result, ya know?
Several of them lead me to posts that had something to do with you.
Either you'd left a comment or I'd mentioned you or, one of them was an email to you that Yahoo wouldn't let me send, for some unknown reason.
That one was about buying a new modem at Best Buy and having to exchange it.
You left the funniest comment... You said their motto is "You have questions. We have blank stares."
That made me laugh again today when I read it.
Just like now.
Then, I stumbled across your post about the whole kidney issue and had the same reaction today that I did when ya wrote it.... grinning through tears.
Ya wanna know the best part of it all? I wasn't seeking out "Mikey" posts. In fact, if anything, I was trying to distract myself for a few, as if I could.
Yet, it seemed everywhere I was taken led back to you and I felt better for it. Like you are, once again, trying to prop up my sorry ass on top of dealing with your own stuff.
You are incredible, you know that?
You ought to, as many times as I know myself you've been told.
Well anyway... it's after 11:30pm and I do hafta get up at the butt crack of dawn to go fork horse poopage, so I'm gonna go for now. Besides which, Mrs. Mikey is probably gonna need some Visine, as long as this already is.
But, fear not... I'll be back later with more "letters to Mikey" about the more "unique" aspects of my day(s).
*rolls eyes and giggles*
I'm sure you have an idea of what that means, don'tcha?
Yup.
Endless silliness and drivel from yours truly, with the occasional "straight from the heart", make-Mikey-blush kinda thing ever' now and again, lest you forget how awesome you are.
Much love and as many hugs as anybody needs,
|| Posted by Stevie, January 23, 2006 08:45 PM ||me
mikey quit screwing around, your family and friends need you-i want you to get up out of that bed and go home to your family-you too good a man not to .our prayers are with you. j
p.s. thats an order-move it
|| Posted by j, January 25, 2006 05:12 PM ||Yo, Mikey! Heard about your bad break from Scroff over at Any Which Way. I'd dropped by a couple times in the past and just observed so to speak. We're both military men, but we hail from opposite sides of the political divide. From this lefty to you, righty, get better soon. From what I have seen and read about you, a stroke is more a diversion than anything to you. I wanted to let you know you are in my thoughts and prayers. May God grant you a speedy recovery, you old squid you. Your family, friends, and observers like me are all wishing you the best. As Cait said in a previous post, we're all sending you our good karma. Hang in there and prove all them doctors wrong!
Semper Fidelis,
|| Posted by Bulldog, January 25, 2006 06:13 PM ||Bulldog
Any Updates????
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January 21, 2006
Septic Shock
With all the excitement over Mikey's thumbs up yesterday, it was especially difficult to hear that he took a turn for the worse today.
Septic shock is the current problem. His poor body just can't fight the infection -- even with the help of antibiotics -- right now.
The "virus" that was reported yesterday wasn't a virus after all. It was MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). You add that to everything else, and our Mikey has a pretty tough battle on his hands.
Despite the septic shock, he was still responding to Mrs. Mikey's touch and voice. He's in there. He's there. Keep praying, keep believing, keep hoping.
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Hang in there!
It sounds like the Code Pinkos put a spell on you!
Think GOOD Thoughts!
We're still out here praying for ya!
Jim
|| Posted by Tetzman, January 21, 2006 08:18 PM ||Please, hang in there, Mikey. I'll even squish a kitty if it will help you get well!
|| Posted by Cait, January 22, 2006 04:15 AM ||Praying hard. You can beat this, Mikey!!!
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January 20, 2006
Thumbs Up!
The nurse asked Mikey, who is still sedated, to give her a thumbs up and he did!
This is the best news yet.
He's being moved to a private room due to "something viral", according to Smash.
That's the latest. I'll update when there's more.
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Okay, now I feel much better!
You go, Mikey!!!
|| Posted by Stevie, January 20, 2006 04:15 PM ||Keep fighting it, Mike. Like all the Code Pinkos are in your head and you've gotta clear them all outta the park!
|| Posted by caltechgirl, January 20, 2006 04:32 PM ||The viral infection is minor and not life-threatening; they've moved him into a "private room" in the ICU to prevent him from infecting the other patients.
All in all, a very good day for Mikey.
|| Posted by SMASH, January 20, 2006 06:05 PM ||Excellent.
|| Posted by Stevie, January 20, 2006 09:06 PM ||Obviously God is smiting him for being such a wanker.
|| Posted by Pat Robertson, January 20, 2006 11:22 PM ||Woohoo! Today it's a thumbs-up, pretty soon it'll be ten fingers back on the keyboard. Keep fighting the good fight, Mikey!!! There's a lot of love coming your way.
|| Posted by nathalie, January 21, 2006 12:52 AM ||Stay with it, Mikey. We're all sending golden karma your way.
|| Posted by Cait, January 21, 2006 02:28 AM ||way to go mikey-keep up the good work-show them all that nobody can keep a good man down. j
|| Posted by j, January 21, 2006 03:21 AM ||All the best Mikey....just keep hanging in there. My prayers are with you.
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EEGs, CTs, and the Eyes
The CT was done and showed no new bleeds. A clot was identified but the doctors don't seem worried about it.
The EEG showed that Mikey's not "brain dead", which we all knew. It's just good to hear it officially. Nothing was said about other damage, but that's okay. There's plenty of time for that.
The eyes...Mikey opened his eyes spontaneously. Several times. And he was able to open them in response to Mrs. Mikey. He even opened them for Smash last night!
I have been stuck at home with a child with a belly ache for a couple of days. I'm excited about Mikey's progress, but I really want to see it for myself!
I've had some wonderful input from an ICU (neuro) nurse. She's helped fill in the blanks. I've worked with many patients, but not at this level of care and/or acuity. It's good to have expert input.
Don't forget to leave comments. They're being printed out and read to Mikey. His wife said that he gets "twitchy" when she reads them to him and it's good to think that he's hearing your words of love and encouragement.
If you'd rather send a card and/or donation:
Mad Mikey
c/o SMASH
PO Box 882353
San Diego, CA 92108-2353
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Mikey,
Hope you continue to improve over the coming days, weeks & months. You have a lot of people thinking about you. You're one lucky guy!!!
Best Regards,
|| Posted by Linda, January 20, 2006 12:12 PM ||A fellow Munuvian
Well, I'm really encouraged at this latest report. If you really want to see Mikey twitch, tell him he's been out for a couple of years and Hilary's president. That should bring him right off the bed. I hope he recovers as quickly as is possible. Hang in there, all of you!
|| Posted by Cait, January 20, 2006 12:12 PM ||Hey Mike,
|| Posted by caltechgirl, January 20, 2006 12:16 PM ||Glad to hear you're getting better. We're all pulling for you and praying for you and your family. Keep fighting, my friend.
Thank you for the continuous updates! Mikey has been on my mind constantly since I hear the news, and I've been checking in as frequently as possible. Please send him our wishes for a quick recovery-- we need him to fend off all the crazy people in the world! I miss his posts and really look forward to when he can get back to blogging.
Healthy vibes coming your way, Mad One!!!
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January 18, 2006
Pneumonia - Mikey Update
Today's news: pneumonia.
The medical team was able to obtain an x-ray and discovered the pneumonia. Chances are, a nurse was assessing him and noticed a change in lung sounds. That's how many pneumonias are found. This particular group of nurses rock! I'm not surprised they caught this so early.
So, the pneumonia's being treated. They caught it early enough that there shouldn't be any major complications.
The EEG is still pending, as are the angiogram and the CT. The EEG will likely be the first test done when the docs give the word.
In other news, Smash has set up a special separate PayPal account just for Mikey. We're going to help take care of some of the family's living expenses since Mikey won't be working for a long time.
To send cards or small packages to Mikey:
Mad Mikey
c/o SMASH
PO Box 882353
San Diego, CA 92108-2353
To donate to the fund:
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Thoughts and prayers.
|| Posted by ViVi, January 18, 2006 08:37 PM ||Great to know he's in good hands, Da Goddess. Thanks for keeping us updated.
|| Posted by GrumpyBunny, January 18, 2006 10:32 PM ||Good to hear they caught it early and are treating it aggressively.
|| Posted by caltechgirl, January 18, 2006 11:15 PM ||Prayers and Hugs!
Thanks, to all of you who are keeping us posted and trying to help Mikey. I open up his web site with great fear every day. So far, though, as good as can be expected. Maybe when he recovers, he'll move to the top of the list for a kidney transplant.
Has anyone thought to contact any veteran's associations? There might be some help there, as Mikey is a Navy vet.
|| Posted by Cait, January 19, 2006 05:54 AM ||Paypal button does'nt work here or on Da Goddess's site. (Could it be something in the MuNuvian software?) Smash's button works on his site though. So if anyone's trying to make a donation, go there.
|| Posted by Tetzman, January 19, 2006 10:48 AM ||It works here for me, as does the button on my site.
|| Posted by caltechgirl, January 19, 2006 04:17 PM ||Yep, it was broken but it's been fixed.
|| Posted by Pixy Misa, January 20, 2006 01:05 AM ||Has anyone contacted Mikey's Dialysis unit?
|| Posted by Tetzman, January 20, 2006 07:47 AM ||I'm sure they're wondering why he's missed a few sessions lately?
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Paypal Account Open
Smash has the link to the Paypal fund to help Mikey out here.
Thanks to Smash, Da Goddess, and Gracie for all the support they are giving Mikey and his family.
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Okay, I've been to see Mikey and his wife. I told Mikey that he's gone too far in trying to empathize with Ariel Sharon. I was hoping for a laugh. Or maybe even a slug in the arm for being so awful. I didn't get either.
The movement I saw Mikey make wasn't exactly purposeful, but it's movement.
His tongue was very purple yesterday and is now a bit pinker. You're thinking, how on earth would you know that? Well, his tongue sticks out just a bit. The tubes that are coming out of his mouth sort of push the tongue to the side.
His labs looked good. He was given blood with his dialysis yesterday and that helped his numbers. They're holding steady. Today's dialysis required no removal of excess fluids. Yes! That's awesome news! But that part can change rapidly.
Blood pressure (BP) was a bit elevated when I saw him. Not terribly high, though. The ICP was lower, just not as low as I was expecting/hoping.
The EEG will probably be done tomorrow, but it's not 100%. The angiogram and CT will wait because Mikey's still too unstable to withstand that. He can take the head of the bed moving up and down a bit, but side to side is too much.
The nurse and the respiratory therapist were at bedside when I was able to see Mikey. Both were fantastic! I watched with my nurse's eye as they performed their tasks. They had no idea I was a nurse so there was no special performance for my sake. Not only were they thorough, they were exceptionally attentive to detail, checking everything. It was great to see them in action.
Let's see, what else?
He has a fever. This isn't unexpected. Considering that thermoregulation occurs in the brain, any trauma (like surgery) can cause temps to fluctuate. There is no sign of infection. Blood cultures have been negative thus far. This is good news. Let's keep our fingers crossed that this remains the case.
Little Dude wanted to go in and see him, but we told him he was too young still. He was very upset by the news. Mikey's one of LD's favorite people. Mikey's daughter is another special person in LD's life. They were able to hang out this afternoon and it did them both a world of good.
It's tough to be a kid and faced with so much fear and uncertainty. That's why friends and family are so important.
Which brings me to my next point. Mikey's family. Some of you have emailed asking me why we've talked only about his in-laws. Well, there's a very good reason for that. Mikey's mom is currently battling lung cancer. She's already been through chemo and radiation and they're preparing her for hospice. As you can imagine, his brothers have been pretty busy dealing with that. His sister will come if things take a turn for the worse. His father passed away not long ago. And his step-mother is down in Florida at this time.
All he really has is Mrs. Mikey and his daughter, Mrs. Mikey's family, and us. Friends do a great job picking up where family leaves off many times. And that's what we do. Especially for the good guys like Mikey.
We managed to arrange for a ticket for Mrs. Mikey's mom. If you'd like to contribute to that fund (to reimburse the generous soul who purchased it so we could move forward), or to contribute to any other portion of the bills that need to be paid, head on over to Smash's site. We're going to assemble the list of expenses that need to be covered tomorrow and we'll get that list online as soon as we can. Smash has been chosen to handle the finances because, let's face it, he's honest as hell.
How are we handling the money? After speaking with a CPA/attorney, it was decided that we'd go the PayPal route. Setting up a trust at a bank would subject the funds to taxes. We'd rather have all the money go to Mikey and his family. Details will be over at Smash's.
As well, Smash has generously opened his P.O. Box for Mikey mail.
I think that's about it. I'm tired and having a hard time focusing. Rest assured, any new info will be posted here.
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» A Swift Kick & A Band-Aid links with: Mikey Update, on January 18, 2006, 04:59 PM
Excerpt: It seems that Mikey is making improvements and is moving toward recovery. Da Goddess, Smash, and a whole slew of people are doing everything they can to help. Looks like all those thoughts and prayers are doing their thing too....
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Sail true, buddy
|| Posted by Yogimus, January 18, 2006 04:39 PM ||go mikey get your sorry ass out of that bed dude-we are all pulling for you . prayers are on the way dude j
|| Posted by j, January 18, 2006 04:41 PM ||Ah, jeez, Mad One, what the hell you'd do now? Came home from work tonight and Ruthie told me about this shit. Not good, Mad One, not good. We need the Robot Space Monkey Overlord to get up and get back to oppressing us all.
Seriously, Mad One, get yer shit together and get well. My prayers are with you, you're too tough to let this keep you down.
We're here if you need anything from us...
Scroff & Ruthie
Semper Fi
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January 17, 2006
Mikey Tuesday
I spoke with Mrs. Mikey a while ago and this is the update I received:
Sedation was lowered and Mikey responded. The nurse was wiping his face with a cloth, he seemed to like it, and turned toward her. She told him to turn his head back the other way but he wouldn't do so. Mrs. Mikey told him to turn his head toward her, and he did!
At one point, Mrs. Mikey was talking to her friend about him and he pulled her arm. She asked him if he wanted her to stop talking about him and he pulled her arm again. She stopped talking about him and he relaxed.
They've reduced his blood pressure medication because his blood pressure has come down. Yay!
His blood pressure and his ICP are lowest when his daughter is by his side.
This is all good news. Very good news. Still, he's not out of the woods yet. The doctor has told Mrs. Mikey that there is brain damage, no doubt about it. How much? They don't know yet. And the stroke occurred in the part of the brain that controls personality and cognitive ability. Mikey may not be the same guy he was before.
There will be more info later. I'm working on the plane ticket front right now and fielding a million phone calls. I'll be back.
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» The Land of Ozz links with: Fellow Blogger Requesting Prayer, on January 17, 2006, 08:44 PM
Excerpt: Those who know me well know that I beleive in the power of prayer. Mad Mikey was hospitalized and had surgery due to a stroke. He needs your prayer. Please pray for the restoration of his body. HT: Michelle Malkin ...
» A Swift Kick & A Band-Aid links with: Mikey Update, on January 18, 2006, 04:59 PM
Excerpt: It seems that Mikey is making improvements and is moving toward recovery. Da Goddess, Smash, and a whole slew of people are doing everything they can to help. Looks like all those thoughts and prayers are doing their thing too....
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Please do NOT donate to the current paypal account set up on Mikey's blog. Mikey is the only one with the account information...obviously we can't get to it anytime soon :)
We're working hard to come up with a solution ASAP. Please email me directly if you want/need more information or you have any suggestions. ladyseau55 at yahoo (other than condition updates because those will be provided here). Not sure if it will let me enter an email address here or not. Thanks.
Gracie
|| Posted by Gracie, January 17, 2006 02:52 PM ||hang on mikey you got alot more living to do,our thoughts and prayers are on the way j
|| Posted by j, January 17, 2006 05:24 PM ||I've turned off the Paypal link here just in case.
|| Posted by Pixy Misa, January 17, 2006 05:35 PM ||I have never commented on Mikey's blog before but I have read his stuff several times and was really impressed too...
Hang in there man, there's a lotta folks saying prayers and thinking about you...
Get well soom Bro... We don't need to lose a good one like you, you're too young for this crap...
Semper Fi to ya *squid*...
Fred
|| Posted by TexasFred, January 17, 2006 05:37 PM ||Get better, jerk! Only jerks don't get better! I'm praying for you.
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Hopeful Signs
Via Smash, some better news:
Mikey has a long way to go yet, but it looks like he's on the way.Da Goddess and Gracie are setting things up so that we can send donations to Mikey's family; we'll put a post up here as soon as that's sorted out.
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Please do NOT donate to the current paypal account set up on Mikey's blog. Mikey is the only one with the account information...obviously we can't get to it anytime soon :)
We're working hard to come up with a solution ASAP. Please email me directly if you want/need more information or you have any suggestions. ladyseau55 at yahoo. Not sure if it will let me enter an email address here or not. Thanks.
Gracie
|| Posted by Gracie, January 17, 2006 02:34 PM ||Good point, Gracie. I'll take down the Paypal link for now.
|| Posted by Pixy Misa, January 17, 2006 03:34 PM ||Thank you for taking that down! Whew! We have a special account set up now and we'll be able to manage funds from there. The details will be available over at Smash's site.
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January 16, 2006
Monday Update
Went to the hospital today to see Mikey and he's holding steady. Sort of.
His intracranial pressure (ICP) was down to 12-14 when I first got there. His blood pressure was 129-130/50s and 60s. As the day progressed, all his pressures were rising.
Just before I left, he was receiving dialysis, along with some blood. The blood was needed because his potassium level was too high and frankly, he's "dry".
He's on a ventilator, has wires coming out of his head and chest, and requires total care. He will remain in the medically induced coma for a while still.
CT scan, EEG (measures brain activity), and angiogram are all on hold because he's too unstable to withstand those tests. They can't lower the head of his bed because of the ICP elevation.
His daughter and wife are both trying hard to hold it together. There's so much to process! His daughter, thankfully, has innocence and youth to bolster her spirits. His wife, well, all the friendship and loving support from others isn't the same as having her husband awake and talking, helping her through this.
As far as fundraising efforts go, we're compiling a list of needs and I'll be posting that as time goes on. The main item on the list is getting Mrs. Mikey's mom to San Diego. She's in Colorado right now and we need someone to donate miles or a flight voucher for her to get here. If you have the power to arrange this, please let us know!
You can leave a comment here or over at DaGoddess.com with your contact info for the ticket or you can leave a thoughtful comment and I will make sure that Mikey and his family receive copies of those comments.
Thanks to Pixy Misa for setting up the ability for me to post directly to this site. There are so many people to contact that I'm beginning to lose track.
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» Michelle Malkin links with: A BLOGGER IN NEED, on January 17, 2006, 08:40 PM
Excerpt: Mad Mikey, a Navy vet, father, and MuNuvian blogger, suffered a stroke last night. He needs prayers and help. Please offer them if you can. Get well soon, Mike....
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I am having a hard time dealing with this.
I pray for Mikey, and for his family, and for his friends. I also pray for his doctors, that they would use every ounce of their knowledge and training in their treatment of Mike. Father, give us strength, and I also pray for Mike's full recovery.
|| Posted by Karen, January 16, 2006 10:16 PM ||Pull through, Mikey! I'll be praying for you!
|| Posted by Davey, January 16, 2006 11:55 PM ||Dear Mike - Get well soon. Praying for a speedy recovery...
|| Posted by Michelle M., January 17, 2006 10:22 AM ||I hope you get better,
God bless
Richie
http://hiphoprepublican.blogspot.com/
|| Posted by Richie, January 17, 2006 10:27 AM ||I pray for a recovery and return to his family.
|| Posted by C. Cruse, January 17, 2006 10:29 AM ||Sending lots of prayers and good thoughts your way.
|| Posted by scmommy, January 17, 2006 10:45 AM ||Let me know if you still need a ticket. I've got a Southwest voucher that she can use to get from Denver to San Diego.....at least I think it will work for that trip. Contact me at teamturner@hotmail.com and we can figure it out.
|| Posted by Matt, January 17, 2006 11:20 AM ||We pray for your recovery, Mad Mikey.
Mark, Rhonda, Joseph and Evelyn Berlinger
|| Posted by Mark Berlinger, January 17, 2006 11:23 AM ||Your FRiends at Free Republic are praying and pulling for you, Mike! God Bless.
|| Posted by FReeper FRiends, January 17, 2006 04:34 PM ||On behalf of all of us at BTC and Operation Enduring Service, our prayers and wishes for a quick and full recovery are with you.
|| Posted by WB, January 17, 2006 04:59 PM ||I am praying for your complete recovery and also praying for your family. May God's love for mankind show in your speedy return to your family and friends.
|| Posted by Michael, January 17, 2006 07:05 PM ||My Navy family and I are praying for you and your family. God bless you and we wish you a speedy recovery.
Sue, Art(MM1), Megan and Kathryn.
|| Posted by NavyWife, January 18, 2006 06:41 AM ||How can I help Mikey? From MATTHEW KENNEY AT MATTHEW.C.KENNEY@AMPF.COM
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A Friend In Need
Mikey suffered a serious stroke last night, requiring hospitalisation and surgery to relieve the bleeding. The situation is uncertain at the moment.
Da Goddess is in touch with Mikey's family, and will be posting updates and passing along messages. Please leave comments here or at her blog.
I'll update this entry once I have more - and hopefully better - news.
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» Not Exactly Rocket Science links with: One more post for Mikey..., on January 16, 2006, 01:55 AM
Excerpt: Pixy has set up a post on Mikey's blog where you can leave your thoughts and prayers for his wife.To do so, go here. And go here for updates as they come in....
» A Swift Kick & A Band-Aid links with: Mikey Needs Your Support, on January 16, 2006, 09:02 AM
Excerpt: I am sad to say, fellow Munuvian and Bear Flag Leaguer, Mad Mikey, has had a stroke. He needs our hopes, prayers, good thoughts, and anything else positive we can send him to help him recover. Please keep Mikey on...
» Overtaken by Events links with: Blogger Health, on January 16, 2006, 10:08 AM
Excerpt: It seems that Vicky isn't the only online scribbler having a health crisis. Mikey from MadMikey has suffered a serious...
» caughtintheXfire links with: Please pray for him..., on January 16, 2006, 10:57 AM
Excerpt: Fight, Darlin', fight with all you've got. And, know- somehow- that you're not alone....
» Left & Right links with: A friend needs some prayers tonight, on January 16, 2006, 01:40 PM
Excerpt: Saw on A Swift Kick & A Band-Aid that Mad Mikey has had a stroke and is the hospital. I don't have a higher power; at times like these, I ask to borrow someone elses and plead with that higher...
» Michelle Malkin links with: A BLOGGER IN NEED, on January 17, 2006, 08:40 PM
Excerpt: Mad Mikey, a Navy vet, father, and MuNuvian blogger, suffered a stroke last night. He needs prayers and help. Please offer them if you can. Get well soon, Mike....
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Thank you for updating Mikey's blog, dear. This is obviously unexpected and difficult for everyone.
|| Posted by Joanie, January 16, 2006 01:35 AM ||Mikey, I hope you make a speedy and complete recovery. May your family be blessed with strength during this very difficult time.
|| Posted by Graeme, January 16, 2006 02:44 AM ||Hang in there mate; the blogosphere needs you!
|| Posted by Andrew Ian Dodge, January 16, 2006 03:13 AM ||get well bro.
|| Posted by j, January 16, 2006 03:19 AM ||j
God bless.
|| Posted by Sissy Willis, January 16, 2006 03:52 AM ||Thinking of you and wishing you a speedy recovery - listen to the good-looking nurses. Been there done that and there can be a light at the end of the tunnel…
|| Posted by Edd, January 16, 2006 05:42 AM ||Lots of prayers for you. Miss you so.
|| Posted by Wild Thing, January 16, 2006 06:39 AM ||Hang in there, Mikey!
|| Posted by Chet, January 16, 2006 07:06 AM ||You're a fighter Mikey ... we believe in you and will support you the whole way through your recovery.
|| Posted by Princess Cat, January 16, 2006 08:57 AM ||You're a fighter Mikey ... we believe in you and will support you the whole way through your recovery.
|| Posted by Princess Cat, January 16, 2006 08:57 AM ||Love you Lil' Brother...
You can beat this.
I'll be praying for you, and your family, and thinking of you even more often than that.
Be well soon, Darlin'...
|| Posted by Stevie, January 16, 2006 09:23 AM ||OMG!
Please get well soon!
We'll pray for ya on this end!
|| Posted by Tetzman, January 16, 2006 10:21 AM ||Hang in there, Mikey...
|| Posted by Mike, January 16, 2006 11:38 AM ||Hope you're doing OK, Mikey... and your family too.
Get well, you still have some Code Pink members to harass.
ROB@L&R
|| Posted by Rob@L&R, January 16, 2006 01:22 PM ||You have my prayers. May your family be blessed with a speedy and full recovery.
|| Posted by THIRDWAVEDAVE, January 16, 2006 02:55 PM ||My condolences and prayers are with you.
|| Posted by Army Lawyer, January 16, 2006 02:58 PM ||I'll keep you and your family in my prayers.
|| Posted by Little Sister, January 16, 2006 04:10 PM ||Our prayers and thoughts are with you.
|| Posted by -keith in mtn. view, January 16, 2006 04:11 PM ||Prayers for you Mikey, and for your family. Please get well soon, we all need you!
If there is anything I can do, you need only ask!
Linda
|| Posted by LindaSoG, January 16, 2006 04:33 PM ||Mikey,
Get better, buddy. I'm praying for ya.
|| Posted by Kipper (Cardinal Martini), January 16, 2006 07:30 PM ||Good luck, our thoughts are with you!
|| Posted by Michele, January 17, 2006 04:02 AM ||Sending prayers and good thoughts.
|| Posted by Maggie45, January 17, 2006 11:28 AM ||I've been out of the loop for a while, and only just now saw this. This is awful. I'm sending lots of good karma Mikey's way.
|| Posted by Cait, January 17, 2006 01:24 PM ||Good karma. Your way.
|| Posted by Chris Muir, January 17, 2006 01:51 PM ||Sweet jebus, anything we can do?
|| Posted by Yogimus, January 17, 2006 02:04 PM ||May God Bless you Mikey and keep you here on earth for a very very long time with your wife anand daughter by your side in perfect health and happiness.
Sarah
|| Posted by Sarah, January 17, 2006 03:07 PM ||You are in my prayers for a speedy and full recovery.
|| Posted by Maeve, January 17, 2006 09:04 PM ||Just saw this today--
Mikey, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Wishing you a quick recovery.
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January 13, 2006
Sci Fi Friday
More Sci Fi Friday this evening with another barrage of Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Battlestar Galactica. The one change from last Friday is that (hopefully) there will not be another power outage, planned or otherwise.
Just a snippet of why I talk about this all the time (or most of the time): for the last few years, mostly since I've been in school, I've gotten more and more irritated with broadcast (and some cable) programming.
For the most part, I've usually got too much happening - school homework, family, or being sick - to waste time watching the same mindless crap on the boob tube.
Bearing this in mind is why I've pretty much limited myself to watching stuff on the Sci Fi Channel on Friday evenings - it's my 'weekly reward'.
Oh sure I might watching some psuedo-documentaries on Discovery Channel or the History Channel or maybe even The Military Channel (which I just recently discovered), but for the most part I watch stuff on Friday evenings with the occasional smattering of FoxNews in the morning ifi my daughter doesn't groan too loudly (this from a kid that watches multiple hours of the lame Hanna Barbara cartoons from the late-60s/early-70s on Boomerang).
So since today is Friday, it's time for me to go 'off-line' and indulge my inner geek in some juicy science fiction.
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BECAUSE OF YOU AMERINAZIS, JESUS CHRIST HAS REMOVED HIS BLESSING FROM AMERICA. CAN'T YOU TELL? http://www.deanberryministries.org/index3.html
WHEN YOU GONNA BE MAN ENOUGH TO ADMIT YOU PUT SADDAM IN POWER?
|| Posted by DEAN BERRY -- REAL AMERICAN, January 14, 2006 05:16 PM ||Um, I WAS gonna say as long as you are sci-fi-ing it up you may want to catch the season premeire of 24, but uh... I think that Amerinazis guy kinda put a damper on the mood. Loser!
|| Posted by Davey, January 14, 2006 10:36 PM ||Praying for you Mikey.
|| Posted by Vinnie, January 15, 2006 05:29 PM ||Just heard the news. I hope you're getting the best of care. All of mu.nu is pulling for you Mike, so get well soon!
|| Posted by Pixy Misa, January 15, 2006 05:35 PM ||May you get well soon. You are in my prayers.
|| Posted by Adriana, January 15, 2006 07:32 PM ||Just heard about your blog and your illness. Good to find another sguid still fighting for freedom.
How you get better soon.
|| Posted by antimedia, January 15, 2006 07:53 PM ||Hey Mikey, just got word via Eric (VinceAutMorire) and Caltechgirl.
You're in my prayers and as Pixy said, your fellow Munuvians are pulling for you!
|| Posted by kyer, January 15, 2006 08:07 PM ||Mikey is a good friend of mine and I too am sick about this. There's something special about him...no matter what life is throwing his way, he has a smile, a gentle spirit and a kind heart. He's passionate about his love for our military and he's even more passionate about his family. He's a special guy. I was out of town this weekend visiting family and came home to the message. I've been sad and sick to my stomach ever since.
Mikey...when you're able to read this entry and our comments, know that we are thinking about you and lifting prayers for you. We love you very much and desperately want you to get better. Soon.
Love,
|| Posted by Gracie, January 15, 2006 08:18 PM ||Gracie
For those who don't know what's going on...
http://www.dagoddess.com/mt/pinggoddess3.cgi/236
If that doesn't work, go to www.dagoddess.com
And then start praying.
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January 12, 2006
Still Illin
Just a bit under-the-weather....again. Think 'happy thoughts' about me getting better.
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feel mo' better mikey! maybe you can arrange with the US military to kill a terrorist and steal his kidney? (I'd burn in hell for that if I wasn't Jewish... ;-))
|| Posted by nathalie, January 13, 2006 06:51 PM ||Mikey, wishing you better health and a quick recovery!
You're my rock, remember? You gotta be well.
Prayers, man. I'm praying hard.
|| Posted by Joanie, January 15, 2006 05:04 PM ||Prayers for you Mikey, and for your family. Please get well soon, we all need you!
If there is anything I can do, you need only ask!
Linda
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January 11, 2006
CodePunk Caught Red Handed
Here's another aspect of CodePink that clearly shows that they're not 'supporting the troops' one iota:
Read More of "CodePunk Caught Red Handed"And just like the D.C. Police, I know for-a-fact that San Diego Police would be more than helpful to get this type of behavior stopped - dead in its tracks.
As for San Diego's version of CodePink protesting outside of Balboa Naval Hospital, it's pretty much dying on the vine these days. CodePink used to occupy the corners of Park Blvd. and President's Way two times a month - that is, until SDPW started taking notice.
Now, they only do it once a month and then they only can have a 'walk in the park' to try to make some impression on the people enjoying Balboa Park on a Sunday afternoon; they fail to even do that.
SDPW will be keeping an eye on the situation and making these *cough* events a distant memory.
(Hat tip to:
The Officer's Club
Andi's World
tgslTakoma
for holding the line on these jerks...)
All done with "CodePunk Caught Red Handed"?
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Heath, you've got the 'chops' for acting - stick to it instead of sitting on a fence post crowing about what is 'racism' and what isn't. (BTW, racism is not liking a person of a specific creed or ethnic group whereas bigotry is probably the word/label you were looking for...you dumb bunny. )
[/Daffy Duck]
Do I have a problem personally with 'Brokeback Mountain'? I dunno....hadn't really planned on seeing this movie. Maybe when it comes out on DVD, but that too is doubtful. But if we're to follow Mr. Ledger's mind-set, then I'm under obligation to watch it under penalty of being called a
racistbigot.And if that's the worst that happens to me in-the-near future, then I'd be lucky.
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Also in that article he says that it is "hilarious and immature" of the "Mormons in Utah" to ban the film.
Newsflash, Heath: The movie wasn't banned in Utah. ONE Theatre in Salt Lake City decided not to show it. And so what if people of a certain religion that believes the homosexuality is a sin won't go see a movie that glorifies boy kissing? If you ask me, it is very mature of someone to freakin' choose God over a homo cowboys.
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January 10, 2006
Making Demands, Are We?
Exsqueeze me!?
And I demand more refried beans with my Three-Rolled Taco entree.It's so nice/funny to see nations demand certain concessions from the United States when they're....well, in NO position to be making demands. It's sort of like your spoiled nephew demanding more chocolate pudding or else he'll hold his breath....
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Yeah, right.... And I'd like free Guacamole with my burrito at Chipoltle.... I don't see that happening anytime soon....
LOL
Btw, How ya feelin these days Mikey?
|| Posted by Tetzman, January 10, 2006 12:17 PM ||Btw, How ya feelin these days Mikey?
Ehh.
To be honest, I'm learning that when people ask 'How are you feeling ?' that they don't really want to hear the details.
Long story short: been dealing with a psuedo-flu for the last month - the docs are still scratching their heads over it. In short: shitty.
But then again....life isn't pretty all the time.
|| Posted by Mad Mikey, January 10, 2006 12:42 PM ||And I demand more refried beans with my Three-Rolled Taco entree.
LMAO. Good one.
I don't even bother with intelligent discourse with this topic any longer.
Arm the minutemen and get the walls up.
|| Posted by Gordon the Magnificent, January 10, 2006 08:19 PM ||How's about the Mexican population demand that their government become less corupt and start doing its job and maybe someday they can build a road instead of demanding that other countries do the job that they are supposed to be doing.
|| Posted by Davey, January 11, 2006 06:50 AM ||Well, they've got some juevos, all right. I say we fry them.
|| Posted by Cait, January 11, 2006 01:31 PM ||"To be honest, I'm learning that when people ask 'How are you feeling ?' that they don't really want to hear the details.
Long story short: been dealing with a psuedo-flu for the last month - the docs are still scratching their heads over it. In short: shitty.
But then again....life isn't pretty all the time."
Did ya get the mandatory Flu shot from your dialysis center last year? Dude, I've been where you are... Consider me an ear you can bend anytime!
Hope they figure out the problem!
|| Posted by Tetzman, January 11, 2006 03:02 PM ||Oh yeah - got it in October.
|| Posted by Mad Mikey, January 11, 2006 05:52 PM ||Have tried Echinaceia Lemonade? I picked it up at a local health food store, in the juices isle, and it helps me with flu/cold/allergies...
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January 08, 2006
Smash vs. Bob Filner
Once again, I'm not feeling so hot this morning - damn migraine & nausea are back.
But I thought I'd link to something that I was witness to yesterday: Citizen Smash versus Congressman Bob Filner.
(Audio mp3 of the exchange here)
And here a first-person witness that really puts it all into perspective and just exactly how the crowd in that church were quasi-ill to realize that someone would dare ask a serious question.
Good stuff - all around.
More later from my perspective if I'm feeling better....
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» euphoricreality.net links with: More Soldiers Confront Dhimmicrats, on January 23, 2006, 02:52 PM
Excerpt: …and once again we find out that a Dhimmicrat can’t hold his own in a face-off with one of our men in uniform. LT Smash attended an open forum called Out Of Iraq, where anti-war Congressman Bob Filner (D-CA) pontificated at large. When the...
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Priceless!
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January 06, 2006
Geeky Goodness Tonight
Sci Fi Friday starts tonight at 8pm PST and I've been waiting for months for the premeires of Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Battlestar Galactica.
(Photo glommed from SpaceCast.com)
They're chock-full of geeky goodness!
Just need to get rid of my headache and line up some popcorn for the evening....
UPDATE: Missed Stargate SG-1 since I was on a food run. Stargate Atlantis was good - the cliff-hanger from the mid-season ending was resolved.
The suck part of the night was that I was falling asleep towards the end of Atlantis and was about to just record Battlestar Galactica and got pulled into it. The suckiness started about half-way through when the power got cut to the apartment complex; it had been a 'planned' outage, but still sucked ass cause the power wasn't turned back on until this morning....
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I'll be watching hockey myself and drooling over my favorite players.
|| Posted by Maeve, January 6, 2006 01:07 PM ||They had a firefly marathon today.
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January 05, 2006
West Virginia-BDS Connection
I must admit to something that might be considered pathetic: everytime there's some sort of disaster, be it natural or man-made, in the United States or in another nation, a little thoguht pops into my head: 'I wonder if they'll attempt to blame it on President Bush'.
While watching that incredible story the other night about the miners in that West Virginia mine first being declared alive only to be declared dead three hours later, that little notion of Blame Bush aka Bush Derangement Syndrome reared it's ugly little head.
I thought No, there's nothing to blame on Bush. This was a local tragedy and there's just no way that any sane person could link the two together...
And I was wrong. The suprising thing is that someone did indeed tie the two together. The not-so-surprising fact is that it's The New York Times that pulled this off without using a 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' model to do it.
I think this could be considered the first Launching a Butt-Monkey moment of 2006.
On a lighter note, I'm still sick as a dog. The upside is that I'm not currently in school at the moment (new quarter starts January 9th); the downside is that all this 'vacation time' I'm supposed to be enjoying is getting wasted on being sick.
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Christmas Present Good vs. Bad, Part II
Good: Got six history books from a friend.
Bad: Finding the time to read them all.
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Your booklist sounds like a barrel of laughs.
I haven't been here in awhile... How is your health? Have you received a kidney upgrade yet?
Nice to see that you are still blogging, even if you are a deranged wingnut.
Happy New Year,
|| Posted by The Liberal Avenger, January 4, 2006 11:50 PM ||LA
Hey - I dig military history.
Still techniclaly 'on the list', although there are a couple of more hurdles I have to overcome before I'm 'active' on the list.
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