Random thoughts/images/shit that makes you feel old thread
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Interesting that Paul Carrack sang on Mike & the Mechanic's biggest hit, "Silent Running," and really, Paul's big solo hit, "Don't Shed a Tear" may as well be the B side to that single.
Check out Nick Lowe rocking the bass in Carrack's backing band.
Check out Nick Lowe rocking the bass in Carrack's backing band.
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Paul Carrack was great. Did stellar work with Squeeze and Ace, too.
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Heard Downtown Julie Brown doing a countdown of the top songs from this week in 1991 and as usual my first thought was “1991 wasn’t that long ago” then my second, still just a couple of miles away from where I had just dropped off my oldest for a college visit, was that in 1991 I was younger than she is now.
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Wubba wubba wubba.rass wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:45 pm Heard Downtown Julie Brown doing a countdown of the top songs from this week in 1991 and as usual my first thought was “1991 wasn’t that long ago” then my second, still just a couple of miles away from where I had just dropped off my oldest for a college visit, was that in 1991 I was younger than she is now.
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He also sang "How Long" by Ace (a classic) and "Tempted" by Squeeze.
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kaboom 🤯
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I think Pruitt has me blocked.
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The visage of present day Matthew Lillard
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You know what you need? A lyrical sucker punch to the face.
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Well, I know I’ve belabored the site with multiple posts about my ongoing eye surgery saga. So, be forewarned, I’m not done yet.
Yesterday was not good here. Went for my three week post-op appointment for what was supposed to be my last visit with the retina specialist. But, he said my retina has detached again. He was clearly frustrated. Bonnie and I had a long talk with him. He encouraged us to get a second opinion if we want to. But he also said that we should get the next surgery done pretty quick. I just said fuck it. In for a penny, in for a pound. So, I have eye surgery again (sixth time this year) on Thursday. They are taking the lens out this time because it is so buggered up, in addition to laser surgery to remove the scar tissue that's been building up and causing the problem. And, injecting oil into the eye to hold the retina in place. They've previously made incisions into the retina with the lasers to make it lay down flat on the wall of the eye. The problem seems to be that new scar tissue keeps arising and pulling it away from the eye.
I feel like I've gone through all the stages of grief and now I'm just bummed out and resigned to it. Sorry to keep playing this violin for you.
Yesterday was not good here. Went for my three week post-op appointment for what was supposed to be my last visit with the retina specialist. But, he said my retina has detached again. He was clearly frustrated. Bonnie and I had a long talk with him. He encouraged us to get a second opinion if we want to. But he also said that we should get the next surgery done pretty quick. I just said fuck it. In for a penny, in for a pound. So, I have eye surgery again (sixth time this year) on Thursday. They are taking the lens out this time because it is so buggered up, in addition to laser surgery to remove the scar tissue that's been building up and causing the problem. And, injecting oil into the eye to hold the retina in place. They've previously made incisions into the retina with the lasers to make it lay down flat on the wall of the eye. The problem seems to be that new scar tissue keeps arising and pulling it away from the eye.
I feel like I've gone through all the stages of grief and now I'm just bummed out and resigned to it. Sorry to keep playing this violin for you.
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Fuck, Pat...that's awful. Sorry you're having to go through all that.
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Fuck man, good luck! I would see another doctor to determine if there is something that should be done differently. Maybe he is doing a good job and it just won't take, but I'd see someone else. I do get the urgency to get this done now, but man...
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Yeah, I get frustrated when I have to put readers on, so I can't even imagine. Head up (or down if that's what doctors say)!
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Shit, Pat. I'm sorry to hear it and sending all of my best wishes for the sixth time to be the charm.
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Best wishes,, SCK.
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sorry man
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holy hell
I'm really sorry - fkng hell SIX surgeries. Echoing everyone else in here, you're nowhere near complaining enough.
I'm really sorry - fkng hell SIX surgeries. Echoing everyone else in here, you're nowhere near complaining enough.
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Oh my god, Pat. I'm so sorry.
This.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Damn. That sounds super frustrating. Hope your insurance is covering all (or nearly all) of that.
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Do they still use cocaine as a numbing agent for eye surgery? Maybe your doctor is racking up surgeries to get his fix.
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That is brutal and it must be incredibly frustrating.
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Sorry to hear that SC...I know you were hoping for good news when we talked on Saturday. Sure would be nice if hospitals gave out punch cards or something...buy five and get the sixth one free or something like that.
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Fucking hell that sucks. I'm so sorry, man.
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That really sucks SC. Hope you are able to get this all resolved soon!
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God, that's awful.sancarlos wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 1:44 pm Well, I know I’ve belabored the site with multiple posts about my ongoing eye surgery saga. So, be forewarned, I’m not done yet.
Yesterday was not good here. Went for my three week post-op appointment for what was supposed to be my last visit with the retina specialist. But, he said my retina has detached again. He was clearly frustrated. Bonnie and I had a long talk with him. He encouraged us to get a second opinion if we want to. But he also said that we should get the next surgery done pretty quick. I just said fuck it. In for a penny, in for a pound. So, I have eye surgery again (sixth time this year) on Thursday. They are taking the lens out this time because it is so buggered up, in addition to laser surgery to remove the scar tissue that's been building up and causing the problem. And, injecting oil into the eye to hold the retina in place. They've previously made incisions into the retina with the lasers to make it lay down flat on the wall of the eye. The problem seems to be that new scar tissue keeps arising and pulling it away from the eye.
I feel like I've gone through all the stages of grief and now I'm just bummed out and resigned to it. Sorry to keep playing this violin for you.
Good luck....hope everything goes smoothly!
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Was looking for random thoughts thread but this will suffice. I remember when I had it set that I got an email if someone quoted me in a post here. Wtf.
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I think that fits here. You got the grumpy old man thing going.
Anyway, I believe it’s User Control Panel - Board Preferences - Edit Notification Options.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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In the same vein, I know that the thread title for that particular thread is "Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random," but you cannot search "random" in the board because the word is too common.
So unless you know a unique enough word in that thread, you'll never really be able to search it. (Ex: when I want to find the board game thread, I search the word 'Scythe' because I talked about that game in that thread.)
(Unless I'm searching completely wrong. And yes, now this thread will come up when I search that word.)
So unless you know a unique enough word in that thread, you'll never really be able to search it. (Ex: when I want to find the board game thread, I search the word 'Scythe' because I talked about that game in that thread.)
(Unless I'm searching completely wrong. And yes, now this thread will come up when I search that word.)
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Oh I don’t want to get emails anymore. Just wild that I did at some point.Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 10:05 amI think that fits here. You got the grumpy old man thing going.
Anyway, I believe it’s User Control Panel - Board Preferences - Edit Notification Options.
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And now I shall use scythe to find this thread.
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I'll do you one better...
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Sciatica!
Been a couple of years, and haven't missed it at all.
Been a couple of years, and haven't missed it at all.
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Having a frustrating bout of it in the right leg right now too. It's annoying.
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