2006 June Archive Page

Cancer Resources - June 22nd, 2006

I started chemotherapy the first week of the new year in 1992.
On some scales it seems like yesterday, and on others it seems like an eternity ago.The first thing that is probably drastically different for anyone today is the available resources.
In 1992 there was no Internet. I was given all the literature from my oncologist [...]


The start of my Chemotherapy Blog - June 20th, 2006

Whenever I tell someone I am a Cancer survivor the conversation almost always turns to Chemo Therapy and how it affected me.I wish Blogs had been around when I was in the middle of my Chemo so I could have kept a log of the daily events.


Fathers Day Fun - June 19th, 2006

I hope all the Fathers out there had as much fun as I did on Fathers Day.
My 2 teenagers pitched in a bought me a Mahalo White Flying V Ukulele. I had been looking at the Ukulele as a potential new instrument since seeing the Jake Shimabukuro video of him playing While My Guitar Gently [...]


Traffic Lights need to change - June 16th, 2006

Traffic Lights really need a change. Based on this article, Traffic Light History – Invention of the Traffic Light , traffic lights have been basically the same since the first one was installed back in 1920. Now it’s time for a change.
Take out the Yellow, really. It would take a lot of work, but [...]


Sudoku - June 13th, 2006

Not too long ago the wife and kids took a little road trip. Upon their return they were jabbering about Sudoku. I inquired about this topic and was shown a little book, like a crossword puzzle book, of Sudoku puzzles. I glanced at it, and it appeared simple and probably useless.
Fast Foward a few days [...]


Dancing Flashbacks - June 12th, 2006

All I needed was more reminders of my age!
Judson Laipply does an excellent job of taking us through The Evolution of Dance, and in the process gives me flashbacks for every song and dance that is represented in his routine.


An Illegal Alien Allegory - June 6th, 2006

I received this in an email, and there is no obvious credit given to the original author. It is worth posting. Excellent analogy of the Illegal Alien debate.
“Recently large demonstrations have taken place across the country protesting the fact that Congress is finally addressing the issue of illegal immigration. Certain people are angry that [...]


Duck swallows Alien? - June 5th, 2006

Finally, proof, 100% full proof, aliens do exist. And they are really small, not so smart and obviously very slow. How else could you explain the fact that a duck, yes, a duck swallowed an alien? Or was this a super duck ? We may never know, but, I will bet the xray sells for [...]