tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post6572357338400004704..comments2024-03-29T07:49:20.875-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Surgical notes: If I’m talking, I’m still aliveNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-83339596290993860832019-07-31T18:22:46.359-05:002019-07-31T18:22:46.359-05:00my wife came into the pre surgery room with a pad ...my wife came into the pre surgery room with a pad of paper and pen. she asked solemnly if i had anything i wanted her to tell the kids, and if i had any hidden cash or bank accounts she should know about. ya know just in case..... all for a small melanoma on my back. i asked her to please leave. christ. <br />sand dollar 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/14585311451986155223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-64659666759284056282019-07-31T12:46:26.273-05:002019-07-31T12:46:26.273-05:00My mother had a Yinglish (Yiddish-English) word th...My mother had a Yinglish (Yiddish-English) word that she invented herself--noodgifying"--to describe something upsetting and disturbing.<br /><br />Was Column Two noodgifying? As my Norwegian father-in-law would say: "Damn betcha!"Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-16349744604353734822019-07-31T08:58:21.302-05:002019-07-31T08:58:21.302-05:00I'm quite fine with more than two columns.I'm quite fine with more than two columns.heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-81766531498638905582019-07-31T08:19:22.576-05:002019-07-31T08:19:22.576-05:00Interesting and frightening at the same time.Interesting and frightening at the same time.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-65751110071394775392019-07-31T08:15:14.183-05:002019-07-31T08:15:14.183-05:00I can well imagine my describing my last open hear...I can well imagine my describing my last open heart surgery and putting my audience to sleep before I got to the anesthesia. Whereas Neil has the ability to make the most mundane events exciting and wonderful. Not to say that spine surgery is mundane, but generally speaking, it's not something one seeks out for morning entertainment. Glad you lived to treat us to 3 (THREE) columns.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.com