Rick's Rants

Heavy Reading

This alliterative affliction is named after the wizarding school in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, and is suffered by children embarking on marathon reading sessions of the 870-page “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.” Reports of Hogwarts headaches circulated wildly on the Internet, and no doubt prompted some parents, already worried [...]

Found on the internet, apparently escaped into folk process…

S P A M H a i k u s
…………………………

1.
Blue can of steel
What promise do you hold?
Salt flesh so ripe in clear jell

2.
Can of metal, slick
Soft center, so cool, moistening
I yearn for your salt

3.
Twist, pull the sharp lid
Jerks and cuts me deeply but
Spam, aah, my poultice

4.
Silent, [...]

After considerable promotion by Robin, I decided to take the plunge with drinking yerba mate and cutting down the coffee. I found www.guayaki.com, which sells fair trade tea and supplies. I’ll keep y’all updated on my experience as an advanced coffee addict. If anyone has suppliers to recommend I would appreciate the comments. Old San [...]

In this last week my lungs have cleared up. My singing voice doesn’t sound any worse than usual and I have a lot more breathe control. I also have more physical engery and can walk distances without being out of breath.

My head is much clearer already and I feel more energetic. Getting out to movies and shopping. Going up to Madison to see mom for Mom’s Day next weekend and Boone the week after that.

So it’s Friday, over a week from the last interferon shot and my first day without Ribiviron. My PA says it will take up to 6 weeks for my hemoglobin to recover, but I should see immediate effects and steady improvement. I already feel a whole lot clearer mentally.

Last injection today, then a final week of Ribiviron. I am trying now to damp my expectations. Much depends on how fast my hemoglobin recovers. I will need to build up my muscles again and lose some weight.

2 more weeks starting today!