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So, a while back I blogged about not being worried about getting a colonostomy. I thought everything would go well. Operative word – thought. Never “think” things will go well. Because prior to a colonoscopy, you need to do what’s generally known as “prep.” Prep involves adjusting your diet for about a week, and then…

All right, March 29th, going to motor on down to White Plains for my first COVID-19 vaccine shot. And yeah, I’m kinda stoked. I need a short-sleeve shirt, so I’m deciding which Albany Patroons T-shirt I’m wearing for that day. Gotta represent the 518, don’tcha know. Then I received a call from my primary care…

I was officially eligible for an appointment on February 15, so I checked the website like I was scouring for Taylor Swift front-row tickets at SPAC. There were several options at the time, but I wasn’t having much success. The Albany site was booked up to the moon, no appointments were available. Ditto in Utica.…

Last Wednesday, I had a filling replaced in one of my teeth. I get it. I was born with weak enamel, so eventually I have to deal with things like root canals and cavity fillings and the like. My long-time dentist of choice is Mohler and Choo, D.D.S., they’ve been the kind of dental practice…

Let’s get something straight. I’ve written several blogs about “Bachelor Cooking,” where I try to cook or boil or microwave some edible foodstuff. And we all have a good laugh (you know, every time my recipe says to use Kosher salt, but I never use it). Then it’s on to the next blog. Well, for…

Before I start today’s blog, please do me this small favor and wear a mask, socially distance, use hand sanitizer, and get the vaccine as quickly as you possibly can. COVID-19 is the modern equivalent of Russian Roulette. Okay. I’m seeing too many of these stories on my Facebook feed, from too many of my…

It was available and it was tempting. Very tempting. I had an opportunity to purchase a Mamiya medium format Universal Press camera, which would have allowed me to use 120 rollfilm with the same feel as if I was shooting with 35mm film. And it also came with removable backs, which meant I could load…

It took four years and a Presidential election, but I have finally ended my L.L. Bean boycott. This blog post explains why I initially went on such a boycott. But in a nutshell, one of the Bean family members donated a ton of money to Donald Trump’s election SuperPAC, and Trump used his Twitter feed…

So things take a while for me. It happens. I’m a creature of habit. Let me explain. In 2010, I was going through a divorce. Of course, with a divorce, there is the necessary dividing-up of items. It involved me moving out of the Pine Hills home I shared with my soon-to-be-ex-wife, and into a…

I don’t like hospitals.  And I hate medical procedures. My last memories of loved ones are in hospitals.  And every time I go under the anesthesia, I worry if this might be the time when I go from St. Peter’s to Saint Peter. So why, in the name of all that’s holy, am I not…