Hello all! It has been a while, over a month since I last posted. The reason for this is two part. First, if you read my last post (shaken to the core), you will remember a terrible situation affecting some boys that I know. Even though my own children were not involved, my close friends were, and it took quite…
Tag: the choices we make
ET CETERA
What Questions Do You Ask Yourself When Pondering Life Decisions?
How many life decisions do you make in your lifetime? Where should I go to college? Who should I to marry? Should we/I have kids? Or not? Which car should I buy? Which house to buy? Should I take this job? Others? These and other life choices will define our future. Some say that these choices could even limit our…
Alcoholism, Liver Disease
MELD scores and Liver Transplants
Liver disease is any disturbance of liver function that causes illness. Liver disease is a broad term that covers all the potential problems that cause the liver to fail to perform its designated functions. Usually, more than 75% or three quarters of liver tissue needs to be affected before decrease in function occurs. The liver is a prolific organ, and…
Alcoholism, ET CETERA, Financial Stress, Liver Disease
Life is many moments in time
Writing this post on 8/18/14, I am sitting in the hospital waiting area, as my wife Vicki is again in surgery. Today she is having ankle surgery. On December 14 2011, Vicki broke her ankle. No one is exactly sure how it happened. She was found screaming at the bottom of the driveway. She says it may have something to…
ET CETERA
Rules of a Scientist Life
Have you seen the graphic entitled ‘Rules of a Scientists Life’ floating around the internet or on Facebook or twitter? It seems you cannot miss it. I tried unsuccessfully to trace the origin of these rules. I really don’t know if these rules come from a scientist, or some scientific body, or were made up by someone. Either way, I do believe…