Are you getting some diabetic retinopathy, then..? Hopefully cataract surgery will be able to correct the cataracts part... :)

No retinopathy evident, more likely the
astignatism coming back with warping of
the whole apparatus.

Nonmusicians can be understanding too, though we
don't like to think so. Apparently, the device can
be placed as far down as the abdomen, in exceptional
circumstances, but generally the shorter the leads
the better, which made this installation happifying
all around.

Just as well they didn't have to place it that far down... :)

I suppose - it's all the same to me.

It would take a bunch of snakes to get rid this
property of rats, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks,
and apparently possums and raccoons.

Feral cats did a good job of the rats here... and good inroads into the squirels... Hadn't seen any rabbits or chippys here... and apparently
the cats coexist well with possums and raccoons... ;)

We've coexisted with Russia for a while -
doesn't mean it'll always be that way.

The typical snake in the area is the diamondback,
but I haven't seen any on the property.

Let's hope there aren't any on the property... you don't want one that
you don't see finding you and biting you....

True, and Lilli's husband was struck above boot
level through long pants, so what I've been taught
as adequate protection apparently isn't. But then
he wasn't watching where he was going. But then I
can barely do so even when paying attention.

Pretty much where I was going with that... ;)

Somewhere I read that making a lot of noise
and walking with a shuffling gait is the way
to alert the things to your presence; but
then I've also read that that's what to
avoid doing. A more present danger is ticks,
though: one of the nicer walking places in
the area has prominent tick warnings - out
here the worry is Rocky Mountain spotted
fever rather than the Lyme disease out east.

The bunnies and Sandy Cheekses and Chip 'n' Dales
are running wild, as it were, and I'd almost
rather risk it if the rattlers would come back.

The rodent etc population is rampant enough to pose their own hazards, then...

They're an annoyance, messing with wiring, the
pipes, and so on. Don't know about the disease
hazard, though.

Mix all ingredients together. Bake at 425 degrees for 25 to 30
minutes. This recipe comes from a book "Snake, Rattle, and RO*TEL."

Ah... I see the hook... ;)

Heh.

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California at least nominally requires a new
doctor's certification every two or three
years or so for the permanent certificates.

Ok... I was speaking of NYS, which is what I'm familiar with... Here they are issued for 7 years, and at that point, one has to go in to get the new one issued... but the original doctor's form is kept on file,
and doesn't need updating... :)

Problem with the short duration of the permits in
California is the inconvenience, but that is
mitigated by their being automatically renewable
by mail or at the AAA. The good thing is that
extended validity documents are invitations to
misappropriation.

So, in California, you'd need to mail or present a new doctor's form in
order to automatically renew by mail or at the AAA...?

Not sure, and it'll be the end of 2019 before
that bridge gets crossed.

feature debunking statins, and when Pfizer threatened
to sue, he said, go ahead, so they referred the
matter to the legal department, which reviewed the
article and its data and concluded that a suit would
fail, because the article was substantially true, and
the drug companies' assertions were substantially false.

Oh, dear... Good for your b-i-l... :)

They play hardball; but as he was working for
Business Week at the time, the facts had been
third-party checked well, and the drug company
wouldn't have stood a chance (in a fair court
or anything resembling one).

So, rather than buy a court, it was better to stand down... ;)

Not a terrific idea to rile one of the most
respected business magazines, either.

At least I hadn't chosen it on the grounds of its historicity, merely
for a place to stay whilst going to the conference... :) And for that
it did quite nicely.. ;)

There are those (check the Internet) who claim
to have seen, heard, or felt various kinds of
ghosts, sometimes identified as Poe's or his
mother's, people like that, in the buildings.

Now that you mention it, I do recall something of the sort being mentioned.... not that I pay much mind to ghosts... ;)

Some do - apparently it's a draw for the more
spiritual (self-identified) among the tourists.

How one would be able to tell one ghost from
another I'm not sure.

One presumes that the ghost identifies itself in some way.... ;)

Not sure.

We didn't worry about the ones using marijuana...

Although marijuana has disquieting effects of
its own, especially if pumped up a bit with
other substances - in our day, opiating was
fashionable; modern varieties bred for generations
for potency don't need that extra kick apparently.

We didn't see anything like that in our bunch of friends and
acquaintances... I never tried it, although I'd been in the same room
with those smoking it, so I suppose I got some second-hand smoke...

It takes more than second-hand to get you going,
unless the room is mighty smoky.

But as far as they can tell, you are breathing in that lung despite the lack of breathing sounds....? Or does that remain to be seen....?

I'm pretty sure it's working to some degree,
and my SPO2 is 95-100 all the time, so it's
not a great worry. The anxiety and shortness
of breath might (inconclusive) come from high
CO2 levels, or else it might just be neurosis.

Possibility... :) Wouldn't tests show the high CO2 levels, though...?
I suppose that it could be possible that your one lung is working fine
enough to compensate for the other, to keep you SPO2 at that good
level... Sounds like you don't really need to worry about it... :)

Who knows - I didn't get any followthrough, so
things must have been at least acceptable.

I can steam with them without any added water, just the water in the veggies... ;) And no pots to clean afterwards... I'll admit, things
like spinach I'd rather do in a little corning dish with or without a plastic cover... I also do summer squash (green and yellow) in the
little corning dish, too... But the veggies that don't wilt down so
much are more convenient in the steamer bag... ;)

Hum. Do they reuse, or do you have to use
a new one each time?

Need to use a new one each time... the elastic-edged plastic covers are reusable, though... :)

To me that bespeaks Waste O Dough.

Lilli covers her nuked vegetables (she has a limited
repertoire still, but she will eat a few tablespoonsful
of her favorites, carrots, peas, and ?limas?) with
Kabnet-Wax or, if she wants them extra steamed, that
same Glad Press'n'Seal that I used to shield my wound.

Those would work, too... We each use what we have at hand... ;)

She can smell asparagus with the same
acuity that I smell other things, so
despite my enjoying them, asparagus is
not in my future, at least in the house.

Oh, dear.... you'll just have to come here to have some, then... ;)

Okay.

And when might that be...? :)

Still too early to tell. After Europe.

Coconut Crusted Chicken with Mango Chutney
categories: KfP, main, poultry
Yield: 10 servings

10 boneless-skinless chicken breasts
2 coconuts
Potato starch, as needed
3 eggs, beaten
Vegetable oil, as needed
Salt, as needed
2 mangos, diced small
1 sm red onion, diced small
1/4 c lime or lemon juice
2 Tb sugar
1/4 ts salt

Insert a skewer into the eyes of the coconut and drain
liquid. Place on a baking sheet and roast in a preheated
350F oven for 30 min. Remove and let cool 5 min. Break
coconut open using a hammer. Remove outer shell and
discard. Using a vegetable peeler, remove remaining
skin. Rinse coconut if necessary and shred using a ?a ?3���<
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