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Cake day: July 30th, 2023

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  • So the plan is to completely remove the sigmoid colon and then attach the end of the descending colon to the rectum. They also have to pull all the lymph nodes around the colon because if it gets into them, that’s stage 3 and chemo. We won’t know until we get the results from the surgery.

    Fortunately we all have more than enough colon to go around.

    March is colon cancer awareness month, wear blue and get checked! If it could happen to me, it could happen to anyone!



  • Xbox One X is still a better choice than the Xbox Series S.

    Let me explain:

    It has more RAM than the Series S, so Xbox One titles and backwards compatible titles will run with Xbox One X enhancements that the Series S cannot run.

    It has a physical disc drive for backwards compatible titles, DVDs, Blu Rays, and 4K UHD movies. The Series S is discless.

    The only downside are newer games that are exclusive to Series S/X, but really, how many are there? Cyberpunk 2077 plays on the One X.

    The new Forza won’t run, but the older ones should!

    Source: Put the Xbox Series X and PS5 in the living room, moved the Xbox One X and PS4 to the bedroom. Still use it!











  • So, a couple of things… Fighting stage 2 colon cancer right now.

    6 months ago they found 17 polyps, 2 were an unusual size, 20mm and 30mm.

    Rule of thumb is “Anything more than 5 or anything bigger than 5mm.”

    But - not cancer. Repeat in January. 6 more polyps including one that’s 20mm and stage 2.

    So it went from 0 to stage 2 in 6 months. I’m going to lose my entire sigmoid colon and all the lymph nodes around it for biopsy.

    If the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes, that’s stage 3 and I’ll have chemo, but we won’t know until after the surgery.

    Don’t sleep on this. My symptoms were anemia and tiredness all the time.

    Yes, colonoscopy prep sucks. I had to drink 4 liters of fluid, wait 6 hours, and do it all over again. I lined up 10 glasses and drained one every 12 minutes for 2 hours.

    But - you can mix in gatorade powder so long as it’s not red or purple. 😉

    March is colon cancer awareness month, wear blue!


  • "The judge disagreed, finding the stalking charges did not amount to “crimes of violence” and dismissed two counts in Mangione’s federal case – the murder charge and a related firearm offense.

    “The analysis contained in the balance of this Opinion may strike the average person – and indeed many lawyers and judges – as tortured and strange, and the result may seem contrary to our intuitions about the criminal law,” Judge Margaret Garnett wrote in her ruling. “But it represents the Court’s committed effort to faithfully apply the dictates of the Supreme Court to the charges in this case.” "

    Supreme Court: “Not like this…”