Damek.

Reading things like this really make me want to have a dog again. Unfortunately, both Alex and I have allergies to dogs, she more than I. But the minute someone markets an allergy-free dog, I’m getting one. Or maybe one of these allergy-friendly breeds would do the trick.
Well, if I’m not living [...]

Sleep was difficult last night. Whenever I’m concerned about my health, there’s a sort of fear of losing consciousness that keeps jolting me awake just at the point where I’m falling asleep. Also, since my nose was plugged up with surgical packing, I had to breath through my mouth, which dries out the [...]

I’ve been home about six hours now. The surgery apparently went just fine. I said “Hi” to the surgery staff, fell asleep, and woke up immediately finding it was two hours later and they were finished. Ah, now that’s the way it’s meant to be.
Alex was able to pick me up and [...]

Today is Monday, June 27. Tomorrow, I’m having surgery to fix my deviated septum and drain my sinuses.
It seems that the main cause of the headaches I’ve been having is sinusitis. I’ve tried antibiotics, as well as a steroid which was supposed to reduce the inflammation. It hasn’t worked. Since being [...]

Speaking of global warming & energy sources, the June 18 Science Show had a section on Global Dimming (click for transcript). This is a curious, fascinating aspect of the global terraforming we’ve been unwittingly doing for the past century or so. Basically, some of the particles we put into the atmosphere cause increased [...]