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Frozen in Place
There were a couple of spots on my leg the dermatologist wanted to biopsy. They appeared identical to me, but one of them was nothing and the other was pre-cancerous. The treatment was a blast of freezing liquid nitrogen.
The Liquid Nitrogen instructions:
- A small blister may form on the areas treated. If the blister is large it may be ruptured with a sterilized needle. Sometimes the blister may be hemorrhagic (blood filled).
- It may take anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks for the areas treated to form a scab and fall off.
Hmm. To rupture or not to rupture? I’ll contemplate what to do while awaiting the arrival of Snowzilla.
The Big Chill
Still no heat. Hope the service technician gets here before nightfall.
My 8:00 call for service wasn’t logged! So, when I called at 2:00 they didn’t know I had no heat. This is the sort of screw-up that makes customers look elsewhere. A technician is here now.
Small Records With Big Rabbit Holes
Looking at the charts Denro provided in the previous post, I see ‘Nothing But a Heartache’ by the Flirtations. A powerful, catchy record that deserved to do better, it peaked at #34, even lower than ‘Will You Be Staying After Sunday’.
How did a 1968 Psychedelic UK record that didn’t chart in America (was it even released here?) …
… get reworked into the Soul Pop sound of ‘Nothing But a Heartache’?
Here’s the explanation. Its history starts with a former Beatle.
Five years later came this Sugar Pop classic.
Heat the Meatles
It’s ten degrees outside, and I’m heatless! The control module for the furnace is flashing red, indicating an ignition problem.
Will the service technician find a clogged nozzle from that stupid bio-fuel? Almost certainly. I have the same active dislike for ethanol being a gasoline additive.
Why? Because I Can
I’m in Brookline/Boston, waiting for a routine retina checkup. As I said, I’ve been going into Boston more over the past year. I’m posting this from my phone. Isn’t technology amazing? At least when it works.
I’ve had a couple of scans, so now I’m waiting for the consultation. This is a good time to contemplate any slights or snubs I’ve suffered lately, so I can plot my relentless retaliation. Lashing out at the slightest perceived provocation works so well for our fearless leader, everybody should give it a try.
“Normal age-related changes” in my retinas. I’m home now. Not that you can see any difference from where you are.