How Everything Doesn't Work

I started from the beginning of Al Gore’s Internet to the end of it looking for something interesting or colorful to bring you from Panama in the form of animals, but many are not only endangered or protected—even their mug shots are protected. Now explain that one to me! I went to Britannica looking for a free-ride of animals … but their second sentence went into “150 million years ago …” and most of the clicks had to do with evolution or any and everything except a regular (even dull) photo of a sloth, pack of cotamundi (you’ve already seen the parrots!) or anteater.

I went to How Everything Works, and I thought, nah, not tonight on everything.

I have lots of copying (as in typing) I could do. Scanning, that too.

I could just put in the links for you, but besides the fact that VB does not like to “click here or click there,” (another thing that confuses me. I know, after all, that she can click. I’ve gone to her house many times where she has indeed been clicking away for hours it seemed. I’ve seen her computer with so many windows to close; it seemed far easier just to power down and start over, but anyway….) that's why I usually just copy it, but on those photos, they really are rather dull.

So I’m back to the drawing board.

We'll see if I make it. I sure am yawning.

Come to think of it, maybe I should just call it a night. Maybe that'll work.

I've missed you all today, but had to go do the old annual thing. I'm always healthy. I 'x' the yes, I smoke box then beside it write 3-4 packs. The doctor asks me, "How often?"

It was a per day question, but I answer anyway. We don't discuss the fact that I've also 'x-ed' the no, I don't exercise box, since I've already inquired as to the possibility of dizziness in one availing from the fact that one never rises from the couch much. Instead she exclaims over my blood. It's near perfect, cholesterol, everything. Then she says, "Wait, let's look at your bone density." Again, a failure. I also have perfect bones. I've never had a broken bone or a bloody nose. There's no reason to request another exam or blood donor program for anything. All I'm stuck with in my future is the old mammogram, which in my case is all but laughable, humiliating for all involved, and quite painful for the one who has little to lay upon the little plate as it were.

"And I don't even take calcium," I add. Even I am impressed with my clean bill of health.

"You need to start taking calcium," she says. "You can't push it on everything!"

We both laugh and then I leave. She's a good doctor.

So guess the old Dr's appt. will be the post per say. Bet MILBLOG can't wait to get ahold of this one!

Love and health to all,
and of course, Semper Fi,
De'on