June 13, 201214 yr That was my favorite part about meeting with the lawyers at the request of my patients - getting paid my hourly rate without argument. Didn't even have to file an insurance claim! I've just come off a 4 day jury trial that finished last Friday. This required working for 3 and a half full days of preparation, and working from 5:00 am to at least 7:00 pm every day of the trial to keep on top of things. Oh, that sounds awful. I've never been chosen for a jury. I never get past the screening questions. My uncle had surgery yesterday and there were some complications. One of my cousins (who's quite religious) was trying to convince one of my other cousins (who is decidedly not) to pray. There was some drama. Funny how stressful situations bring simmering family tension to the surface. It has been a long an hellacious day. It's raining and i don't want to go to the gym. Best to your Uncle! Hoping for a quick recovery ... and prayers for whoever wants to pray.
June 13, 201214 yr Came home to find some animal have eaten all of my cucumber, zucchini, and squash plants. I got to build myself a fencing around my garden.
June 13, 201214 yr Salty, will trade coyotes and rattle snakes for vinyl. My garden is never at risk.
June 13, 201214 yr hire a sniper. Thought has crossed my mind, though the local ordinances may have some issues with use of sniper. The culprit is obviously an herbivore. Hire a carnivore. Salty, will trade coyotes and rattle snakes for vinyl. My garden is never at risk. Already have coyotes around, though obviously they're slacking.
June 13, 201214 yr Thought has crossed my mind, though the local ordinances may have some issues with use of sniper. What about automated bots? http://css.dzone.com...g-your-backyard Edited June 13, 201214 yr by Grahame
June 14, 201214 yr Thanks for the kind words, folks. The good news is that my two cousins buried the hatchet (and not in each other's skulls) not long after I left last night. The bad news is that while the doctors were performing what was supposed to be relatively simple stomach surgery on my uncle, they punctured his esophagus. Their mistake has necessitated a much more involved procedure to fix it. After 5 hours of surgery today, they did not locate the perforation but [did something medical that I don't understand] to fix the situation. Last I heard my uncle is in stable condition, but is going to be in the ICU for eight to ten days. The last two days have been much more difficult than I anticipated but it looks like things will calm down for a bit. All we can do now is wait and pray (or not).
June 14, 201214 yr My son and I just witnessed perfection. Matt Cain threw a perfect game with 14 strikeouts. Giants win10-0. Woo hoo! Edited June 14, 201214 yr by Voltron
June 14, 201214 yr Amazing! What a game to see! I guess he's taking that new contract very seriously!
June 14, 201214 yr 22nd perfect game in baseball history. 1st ever Giants perfect game in 128 year franchise history. Incredible plays in the field to keep it going were really inspiring and clearly spurred Cain on. That was simply incredible.
June 14, 201214 yr Some good, father-son, father-son times there Al, congrats on the special times and great games to boot!
June 14, 201214 yr Started ripping out the carpet in my new house. Congrats on the close! How much work do you think you'll need to do in the 2 weeks?
June 14, 201214 yr Good thoughts your way, knucks ^ this Some good, father-son, father-son times there Al, congrats on the special times and great games to boot! ^ and this And congrats on the house guzziguy! Me: spent the day trimming a 40' foot long hedge... sure glad my oldest son was around to help. Edited June 14, 201214 yr by Pars
June 14, 201214 yr My son and I just witnessed perfection. Matt Cain threw a perfect game with 14 strikeouts. Giants win10-0. Woo hoo! WINWINWIN! I thought of you as soon as I read the news. Can't believe you guys were there. That's one of those father/son moments that you will both cherish forever. I'm so glad you were there.
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