Health update
I am off to Sloan Kettering for the weekly blood count in a few minutes. Will probably have the results by the mid-afternoon. Meanwhile, my cough is back.
I’m on the radio tomorrow morning
Around 10:20 I’ll be on Sirius satellite radio, channel 159. That’s the Catholic channel – Sue and Dave Konig’s show – and I’ll be interviewed along with a woman comedienne who has breast cancer. The topic is coping with cancer, the role of faith, stuff like that. If you go tothe Sirius website you can … Read more
Old joke; still funny
Two casino dealers are waiting at the crap table. A very attractive blonde woman from South Alabama arrived and bet twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) on a single roll of the dice. She said, "I hope you don’t mind, but I feel much luckier when I play topless." With that, she stripped to the waist; rolled … Read more
Guy and girlfriend take off on 1,000 day cruise
This looks like fun. Top News- New York Duo Sets Sail on 1,000-Day Cruise – AOL News The sailor, Reid Stowe is 55 years old. He and his 23 year old girlfriend plan on going around the world three times, without ever making a port of call. They set out yesterday from NY harbor. Here’s … Read more
Health update
Had my CBC today, and the pattern remains the same. My overall white count is 2.0 (down from 2.5), and the key abs. neut. # is 0.9 (down from a low normal of 1.8). So really no change in my general trend – I get a shot of neulasta (last one 23 days ago) and … Read more
Leukemia and Lymphoma Cure-A-Thon running on Rush Limbaugh radio show
Turned on the radio on the way back to the office and Rush is doing his 17th annual "Cure-a-Thon" to fight leukemia and lymphoma. He just talked about adult stem cell transplants. I emailed his website with a note that I’d love to talk to him about my transplant. I presume it’s highly unlikely they’ll … Read more
Nor’easter results in spectacle at Croton Dam and on the Croton river
The Croton dam is far and away the most impressive feature of my town of Croton-on-Hudson. Built at the end of the 19th century, it is the second largest hand hewn masonry structure in the world. Go here for the history and to see what the dam usually looks like: New Croton Dam – Wikipedia, … Read more
Sue Konig continues her media rise
My neighbor, radio host and author Sue Konig, continues her meteoric rise in the media firmament, with an appearance on Neil Cavuto’s television program on FOX yesterday. Here’s the clip – Family Security Matters She did an excellent job and I’m sure will be invited back. Sue recently ran for office in Croton and is … Read more
Heroism in the face of Horror
This is from the Jerusalem Post – Israeli professor killed in US attack | Jerusalem Post As Jews worldwide honored on Monday the memory of those who were murdered in the Holocaust, a 76-year-old survivor sacrificed his life to save his students in Monday’s shooting at Virginia Tech College that left 33 dead and over … Read more
Last night’s trip to Sloan Kettering
I left a note here last night that I was off to Sloan Kettering Urgent Care, since my temperature was above 100.5 (actually reached 101.9) and I had some bad chills. Despite my call to the hematologist on duty last night (Dr. Apollo) who told me to go to Urgent Care, they didn’t know I … Read more