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I beat you by about two weeks... I had mine on July 26. Only my symptoms were very mild and subtle. When the minor chest discomfort didn't go away overnight, I called the VA and they told me to go to the ER right away... like you, I waited barely a minute before they took me back, took blood and did an EKG. I ALSO don't smoke, rarely drink, do work out regularly (taking a break as ordered by docs, now however) and have lost about 90 pounds over the last 3-4 years. I'm 53. My BP and cholesterol has been under control due to meds... I spent 4 days in the hospital at the end of July so they could give me a 72 hour course of Integralin (heavy duty blood thinner). Day before yesterday, I had the first of two stents implanted. I expect to be able to go back to the gym (but not full speed) next week. In a couple of weeks, I will have the second stent installed... I already feel it's easier to catch my breath... Wash n' wear, I'm so glad you got it taken care of before it was too late!!! I resolved to not ignore the mild symptoms because of Tim Russert. He was working out regularly. He was doing the right things to control his BP and cholesterol. But he died anyway. My family history made this situation inevitable for me... I'm very thankful it's all unfolded for me so well... and I'm VERY thankful for the state of medical technology today!! You can get plastic or metal containers for the nitro pills (at any pharmacy) that you can keep on your key chain... I got a plastic one for 99cents... And I also have to take plavix, 325mg aspirin and a beta blocker... in addition to the other BP and cholesterol meds I already had been taking...

a passed ball tonight by Salty seemed like a pretty routine fast ball.... btw, rumor has it that one of the players to be named later for Adam Dunn will be Micah Owings... I hope not, however, even though Micah's in AAA right now. me too.

Golly! btw... on the other site, I have before and after pics of my angiograms from yesterday... :)

The answer is -- Dunn will play RF. Dbacks give up significant defense by playing Dunn ANYWHERE. He went 1-3 with a double, 2BB and 2Ks tonight in a 4-2 win (the Big Unit's 294th win). Dunn came out in the bottom of the 9th in Colorado so Alex Romero (who had been playing RF regularly the last couple of weeks) could provide the defensive edge. At least one of the Rockies' runs would NOT have scored, very likely with Romero in for the rest of the game. However, Dunn puts some spark in the other Dbacks' bats... so far, so good. Are you sure that wasn't a football game? 19-17?

Just HOW might Dunn be a good fit for the Dbacks? We have plenty of outfielders who can easily outplay him defensively. So, who sits? I'm still skeptical. We'll just have to wait and see.

Happy B-day Hiway!!!

I'd say so... 15 runs today?! Dbacks got off the snide... finally beating the Braves... win 17 for Webb.

Hey!!! Nixon was the one who started the relationship with Communist China!

I thought they already did (do), economically speaking... That WAS certainly an impressive opening... I hope you got to watch it in HD... it was truly awe inspiring.

I think the best thing at "Dizzyland" is that they have fireworks so often.... :) The "rat house" hahahaha... And Tom... the Dbacks have just lost 3 straight to the Braves... the Dbacks offense took some time off also. :blink: :unsure: :(

Look... suicide is not passive. It's a conscious act. Wierwille, regardless of his goofy way of explaining life, the world and God, died as a direct result of cancer. Anyone who has had someone close to them die as a result of sickness or injury that sapped all strength from them can grasp this... and can easily understand the ideas of someone losing the will to live and/or ceasing to take in physical nourishment. Are we trying to make a point about his religion or does anyone actually believe wierwille committed suicide?

How sweet of you to notice. I sooooooooo wonder what kind of sweet remark you initially posted then decided to remove.

That would be a "Freeway series"... and at this point, I'm NOT with you on that one! ;)

Across town? When I took my daughter to Disneyland (in 2000), the stadium was only a couple of miles from the "happiest place on earth!"

Geez, Tom, I know you keep talking about how much the stRangers need pitching... but they picked up Dustin Nippert? That's not just "need pitching," that's REALLY desperate for even BAD pitching! Looks like it's garbage time in Baltimore tonight...

" Because of the executive status accorded to him as Chaplain, he was given access to the information that is documented in this book." That's from an "About the Author" snippet in Williams book on the Energy Non-Crisis. That alone is enough to blow the whole concept to pieces. Anything Williams was told by oil company executives because Williams was serving as a chaplain for the Alaska pipeline project workers has all the credibility of a wet noodle. He was NOT an executive in charge of any phase of the project. He was in a position to influence the workers. Any "data" or "information" about what the project was to mean to consumers in the USA would have been intended solely to keep the workers happy and productive. I can't imagine he had any access to anything that would or could have cast the slightest doubt on the project. This man was set up, IF his claim as to his role in the project and with the oil companies is even remotely true, to be a propaganda tool for and by Big Oil. So, how should you view this book and any claims made by Lindsey Williams about Alaskan oil reserves? You decide.

Who's Lindsey Williams?

Looks like MLB IS gearing up to start trying out instant replay. They showed some of the equipment last night during the game at Chase Field. I understand it will be at only 5 stadiums at first and Chase is one of them...

He probably has (and therefore IS) so much fun because baseball is so natural to him... which, of course, is a good thing... but not so much for the Dbacks. :)

Wouldn't THAT be fun?! I won't hold my breath. At this point, I'd say it's not likely.

I can agree with that assessment...

I just saw LOTS of 9th corps names in those pics... not mine, however.

That's kinda what I thought... which is what I meant by my reference to direct impact... btw, Dbacks almost got no-hit this afternoon by one of the guys from that big trade last week that sent Nady to the NYY... Karstens. The Big Unit pitched VERY well again but lost 2-0.

Don't have any personal experience with or about them, but watched a 60 Minutes report on Mr. Osteen not that long ago. My understanding is that he preaches the gospel of prosperity... not my cup of tea. My sense is that the incident at the root of the lawsuit was overblown and that various things could have been done by both sides to de-escalate the tension. That said, given that it was on a US airline, it's probably reasonable to view Mrs. Osteen's conduct, at minimum, as incredibly arrogant.

First off, that's the Yankees, not the Sox. And the snippet from Forbes doesn't provide any of the specifics of the economics of the situation, so it's hard to tell even what the article is even predicting, if anything, specific. The implied cause/effect -- new stadium/doubled revenue -- doesn't directly impact the Sox or any other MLB team. Will the game be more costly for fans next year? Of course... but by how much?