Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
This posting will be brief. Insomniacs consult the CPS for hypnotic of choice,
reading my blog will be too brief to induce deep REM sleep…. sorry.
Status
Update: Status quo, weight, appetite,
blood count stable. Each meeting with poisons evokes subtle differences. This
time the 5FU effect on digestion was more prolonged, thankfully, self-limited.
December has been a busy month and I have had to manage rest more diligently,
we are now almost backing to normal.
My next blood test is the first week
of January, followed by poisons, then another CT; all on consecutive days. I
will apply for a monthly parking pass!
Through shaking elbows and avoiding
coughers so far I have avoided any illness, a blessing.
I have to admit defeat; attacks on
my port continue to be random, from unexpected sources and without warning. Is
ISL behind them? I now just defend, as my risk evaluation for these attacks is
useless. I just pretend I am an American, swearing allegiance with my palm over
my port. (Wrong side I know, I know).
Social:
The out of town off spring landed Dec 21 for the tree decorations. Catherine on
time from Edmonton, poor Hamish stuck on the tarmac at LAX for over 2 hours as
they changed a tire. Flight north was into head winds and his landing had to be
aborted! Thank God his AA pilot saw a plane on his runway, Hamish described G
forces as the plane assumed a 45-degree pitch. The only decoration left for him
was the Angel, in his case very poignant.
| The process,missing Hamish |
The next day was our annual open
house. A gathering of friends, a wonderful time to catch up, my favourite fete of the
year, made all the better with my brother in law Ted flying in. Theresa,
initially a nanny for the kids, now part of the family also flew in for the
party and Christmas. She and the kids did double duty as hosts as well as
helping with the logistics of getting rentals to and fro, and just kept the
food coming.
The gifts of wine and tequila were
over the top; I won’t be shopping for libation in the near future.
Drew Thompson has been a friend since Edmonton days, he is a
renaissance man who is constantly learning. Cooking is just one of his
passions, this tortiere tasted as good as it looks!
| From the left,Hamish,Ginn barely visible,Donovan,me,Deborah,Teresa,Catherine on Christmas eve |
The traditions always joyous, Christmas eve service followed by good cheer and good company.
Tesla
Titillations:
In preparation for our open house
Deborah and I needed to transport rentals. The suburban had been sitting and
although started a few weeks ago, this time the battery was dead. I had
forgotten about the issues with gas vehicles. The other car was on errands; all
that was left was the Tesla. I of course called BCAA, problem solved, my daily
schedule now dealing with a negative delta of 1.25 hours.
This led me to further research if I
could jump the Suburban from the Tesla, answer not recommended. Believe it or
not the Tesla does have a 12 volt battery under the nose cone, removing the
nose cone can be done by sequential pushing until it pops or using a stiff
credit card to get a finger hold so it can be pulled off. Once off, the red and
black terminals are clearly visible. As mentioned jumping an Internal
Combustion Engine (ICE), is not recommended. What you can do his hook up
battery to battery and hopefully recharge enough to get the ICE to turn over, (let
charge for at least 15 mines) remembering to disconnect from the Tesla,
otherwise you may corrupt your internal computer operations!
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| Wearing the Gear |
Believe it or not you sometimes need
to jump a Tesla, same preparations to connect the cables, but do not start the
ICE, battery to battery should suffice. Once the Tesla is operational,
immediately get in touch with Tesla’s 24-hour service for further instructions.
I have driven over 4,000 KM in the
last 5 months about twice the distance I usually drive (the Portland trip is
the reason); there have been no issues whatsoever.
The touch screen is problematic if wearing gloves the touch screen does not respond, unless of course wearing gear which transmits heat from the index finger as the Tesla gloves I am modelling do. the hat is for those owners who are bald naturally or on chemo.
The
Arts Report: Concussion
A family tradition is the Boxing Day
movie, this year it was Concussion. Will Smith is exceptional, maybe an Academy
nominee but not a winner. The story is well known, the first part of the movie
highly effective, and then the writing loses focus and in the end they do not
go for the NFL’s jugular (and by the way the NHL, college football, junior
hockey, boxing, ultimate fighting etc. are equally culpable). For those who
have not followed this story it is compelling and I am so glad my kids were
swimmers, soccer players and field hockey players, and that I was never
concussed.
Open
Heart Open Mind, Clara Hughes
Although I am only ½ way through
this book it is powerful. She is frank, and her story is powerful. She mentions
her considerable athletic accomplishments almost in passing, focusing on her
family, interpersonal and emotional issues. Having been to numerous Olympic,
and Paralympic trials I have seen other iterations of her all controlling
coach, and athlete dependency on some highly dysfunctional people in positions
of power. I highly recommend this book.
Happy New Year, may 2016 bring you happiness,
and good health.
Until next time…..
In preparation for our open house
Deborah and I needed to transport rentals. The suburban had been sitting and
although started a few weeks ago, this time the battery was dead. I had
forgotten about the issues with gas vehicles. The other car was on errands; all
that was left was the Tesla. I of course called BCAA, problem solved, my daily
schedule now dealing with a negative delta of 1.25 hours.
Open
Heart Open Mind, Clara Hughes
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