Love this vlog, which gives us a sense of Mexico City's
street vibe.
Monday, September 17, 2018
Abstinent
When it comes to medical procedures, I'm not the bravest
person. Went for my perodic blood work this morning. The instructions
were not the clearest: 12 hours abstinent for one thing, no water after
midnight for the other. And there is a two hour wait at the clinic.
Ended up having blood taken at 9:30 AM, abstinent of food and drink for 13 hours
from a bowl of Rice Krispies and milk at 8:00 PM Sunday night.
Not hungry at the time, but thirsty.
I also peed in a glass out of turn, and waited in a corridor for the
blood room with my specimen in tube in hand. I was the only person
(out of maybe 100) to negotiate the maze with that outcome.
Last time I went through this, I fainted on my way out. Not really fainted,
but was dizzy enough to lie down on the solitary bench outside. An elderly
man asked how I was doing; he wanted to share the bench, which we did.
This time, I had a toffee candy with me. I was dizzy leaving the building, but
the candy rush pulled me out of it. I crossed the six-laner New York style in front
of the clinic like a boss, and even managed a drink of water from a park during
the walk home.
I actually looked at the blood that was being taken this time. It was a really
dark color - in effect, purple - and I worried it might be too thick. Turns out
venous blood - blood on the way back to the heart - is actually a lot daker than
that in the arteries, because it has lost its oxygen content.
I also read up on blood-letting, the practice of removing blood from an ill
person; did they use to remove a lot? I remember reading that Louis XIV was
right tortured by this practice in his dying days (although the blood-letting
surgeon was a figure of fun for Molière). Yes they did, up to half a person's
blood supply. The practice was stopped in France by Philippi Pinel at the
height of the French Revolution.
Pinel was in charge of an insane asylum, and he had the shackles removed from
the inmates, arguing they were moral persons capable of being understood.
He is considered one of the greats of medecine today and the Philippe-Pinel prison
in Montreal houses the criminlly insane. Word among prisonners is that Pinel is good
place to avoid.
person. Went for my perodic blood work this morning. The instructions
were not the clearest: 12 hours abstinent for one thing, no water after
midnight for the other. And there is a two hour wait at the clinic.
Ended up having blood taken at 9:30 AM, abstinent of food and drink for 13 hours
from a bowl of Rice Krispies and milk at 8:00 PM Sunday night.
Not hungry at the time, but thirsty.
I also peed in a glass out of turn, and waited in a corridor for the
blood room with my specimen in tube in hand. I was the only person
(out of maybe 100) to negotiate the maze with that outcome.
Last time I went through this, I fainted on my way out. Not really fainted,
but was dizzy enough to lie down on the solitary bench outside. An elderly
man asked how I was doing; he wanted to share the bench, which we did.
This time, I had a toffee candy with me. I was dizzy leaving the building, but
the candy rush pulled me out of it. I crossed the six-laner New York style in front
of the clinic like a boss, and even managed a drink of water from a park during
the walk home.
I actually looked at the blood that was being taken this time. It was a really
dark color - in effect, purple - and I worried it might be too thick. Turns out
venous blood - blood on the way back to the heart - is actually a lot daker than
that in the arteries, because it has lost its oxygen content.
I also read up on blood-letting, the practice of removing blood from an ill
person; did they use to remove a lot? I remember reading that Louis XIV was
right tortured by this practice in his dying days (although the blood-letting
surgeon was a figure of fun for Molière). Yes they did, up to half a person's
blood supply. The practice was stopped in France by Philippi Pinel at the
height of the French Revolution.
Pinel was in charge of an insane asylum, and he had the shackles removed from
the inmates, arguing they were moral persons capable of being understood.
He is considered one of the greats of medecine today and the Philippe-Pinel prison
in Montreal houses the criminlly insane. Word among prisonners is that Pinel is good
place to avoid.
Sunday, September 16, 2018
Hong Kong
I don't mean to be a harbinger of doom, but highly
disruptive September hurricanes are becoming the new normal.
Below, a description of what things are currently like in
Hong Kong... with empty streets and trembling windows
in high rise appartment buildings.
disruptive September hurricanes are becoming the new normal.
Below, a description of what things are currently like in
Hong Kong... with empty streets and trembling windows
in high rise appartment buildings.
* * *
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Oatmeal
Rumored to be a difficult issue for US negitiators,
the Canadian Dairy industry is perhaps too much of
an obsession in the current NAFTA talks. In my search
for the perfect oatmeal galette, I accidentally found
a very enlightening web site from a French Quebec concern
selling English cookies to Mexico. The difference: they don't
mind adapting their packaging to the market.
What a time to be alive!!
http://www.lesaffaires.com/dossier/il-est-temps-d-exporter/ces-biscuits-quebecois-qui-cartonnent-au-mexique/586269
the Canadian Dairy industry is perhaps too much of
an obsession in the current NAFTA talks. In my search
for the perfect oatmeal galette, I accidentally found
a very enlightening web site from a French Quebec concern
selling English cookies to Mexico. The difference: they don't
mind adapting their packaging to the market.
What a time to be alive!!
http://www.lesaffaires.com/dossier/il-est-temps-d-exporter/ces-biscuits-quebecois-qui-cartonnent-au-mexique/586269
Friday, September 14, 2018
Already
Friday morning, and we are under a grey haze in the Montreal
region. It's the hurricane Florence system for us as well!
* * *
The possibility of a Category 6 hurricane is being currently discussed.
A near certainty, one might have already occured.
The essential feature would be sustained winds of over 200mph. Such
a wind strip trees of their bark. The swell that accompanies such a wind
could make Tampa Florida disappear under water!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/15/hurricane-category-6-this-is-how-world-ends-book-climate-change
* * *
On the human side of things, one of the six local Waffle House restaurants
in Willmington NC stayed opened through the whole thing. They have
gas stoves, and candles at the tables. No coffee, but the ham sandwiches
come with hash browns.
Yo, Waffle House 💪
source: Libération
region. It's the hurricane Florence system for us as well!
* * *
The possibility of a Category 6 hurricane is being currently discussed.
A near certainty, one might have already occured.
The essential feature would be sustained winds of over 200mph. Such
a wind strip trees of their bark. The swell that accompanies such a wind
could make Tampa Florida disappear under water!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/15/hurricane-category-6-this-is-how-world-ends-book-climate-change
* * *
On the human side of things, one of the six local Waffle House restaurants
in Willmington NC stayed opened through the whole thing. They have
gas stoves, and candles at the tables. No coffee, but the ham sandwiches
come with hash browns.
Yo, Waffle House 💪
source: Libération
Korean Progress
The two Koreas just opened a common ambassy, on
North Korean territory, enabling them to communicate
24/7. They are also adopting a regime of weekly meetings.
source: Le Monde
North Korean territory, enabling them to communicate
24/7. They are also adopting a regime of weekly meetings.
source: Le Monde
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Windy
Following the storm: here, I have picked Myrtle Beach as a reference point
and asked for wind readings in mph.
https://www.windy.com/33.696/-78.890?32.653,-78.893,7,m:eBkadXG
* * *
As of Thursday, September 13 at 1:30 PM
TD Florence should be in Pennsylvania by next Tuesday!
source: MSN.
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