Archive for October, 2007
Whatever you do, DO NOT DRIVE INTO SMOKE!!!
I saw this sign on my way home from the Muskogee Air Show featuring the Blue Angels (see my failed attempt to catch these warbirds flying at 400+ MPH in this Flickr photo set) this weekend. I tried to take some photos of the Blue Angels in Aperture mode, but my skills are not what they should be… I could use the sun behind the planes and the lingering smoke as excuses, but it is true that I have never shot in this mode before… Oh, well… Practice makes perfect… Now, back to the sign.
DO NOT DRIVE INTO SMOKE: I’m not sure what we should do in a situation like this. Do you stop and wait on the smoke to clear?! Should we attempt to drive around the smoke? And, where is all this smoke coming from? Should we be alarmed that there is smoke?! I mean, maybe the issue isn’t just driving through the smoke, but rather that something is on fire causing smoke in the first place…
Man, I am so confused… I think if I see smoke, I’m driving right through it… Wish me luck!
Until next time…
Well, I went back to the doctor yesterday and he said things were healing fine. I paid $10 for a copy of my x-rays because the screw in my hand looks to be at least 1″ long. I am going to try and find a way to take a photo of it so I can post it on my Flickr page for all to see. It’s quite impressive.
The latest word: I continue to wear my brace for another month, taking it off only to shower. My next appointment is in 4 weeks from yesterday… I’ll keep you that care updated, and for those that don’t, don’t read posts titled “The Road to Recovery…”.
Until next time…
P.S. I had my stitches taken out yesterday as well… First time to have stitches removed… I’ve had staples removed before, which isn’t pleasant at all, but never stitches…
Well, I blogged earlier in the year about breaking my right hand. Well, not actually breaking it, but more like crushing it. I got stupid… I learned my lesson…
I crushed my last two metacarpals in May, the week before my birthday, and have had pain in my hand ever since. I have tried to walk it off, tried cortisone shots, tried wearing my brace, and nothing seemed to work. So, my doctor recommended to put a screw into my bones so that these crushed bones would fuse together and hopefully make it where the pain would subside for good.
Well, last Wednesday, October 17th, 2007, I had this surgery. The doctor screwed my bones together and asked me to not return to work until tomorrow, October 22nd, so that my hand can rest a little before I had to return to work and use it full time. The surgery went well, but the pain has been unbearable ever since. Hydrocodone can only do so much… The rest is just grin and bear it, I guess…
Below are two pictures of my unbandaged hand, one from day 3 and one from day 4 (today) after the surgery. Things look to be healing well but using the hand in a working full time sense scares the shnayow (pronounced shnay-ow) out of me.
Obviously, just like with any photos I post to my blog, you can click on the images above for a bigger version on my Flickr page. I’ll let yu know if things go terribly wrong in the healing process… My next doctor’s appointment is on the 25th at 1:00PM. If anything changes, I’ll keep you updated.
Until next time…
I heard on the radio this morning that iTunes will have Led Zeppelin in the store on November 13th. I did some searching this morning and stumbled upon this article to verify it.
This is great for any Zeppelin fan who enjoys acquiring their music legally!
Until next time…
On my way home yesterday I saw two rainbows originating from the northeast after a days long thunderstorm. Unfortunately, I did not have my camera with me at the time or I would have been on the side of Interstate 30 in the light drizzle shooting some photos of it.
When I did get home, the two rainbows had turned into one, and the one that was left had become very faint. Oh, well… I had rushed home to try and get the perfect shot so I had to try and get it from what was left for me to shoot.
The Photo Set can be found on my Flickr page. Below are some shots I liked from the shoot.
Until next time…
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