DR WATSON I PRESUME
so watson the ibm computer that beat the humans in the jeopardy
contest earlier this year is now turning his attention to being a
medical doctor
wheres he going to hang that stethoscope
wonder if he recommends take 2 aspirins and call me in the morning
the ibm folks have fed all kind of medical stuff into watson
watson excuse me dr watson has access though to the internet
and using his 15 trillion bytes of memory he can analyze the
patients history
of course he cant shake the patients hand, pat them on the back,
interact with patients in a friendly way, read their body language,
and make decisions based on this information
guess he would be like some of those doctors that we all have
seen who are like a computer with no emotions or lack of bedside
manner
there is a competitor called isabel that family docs can buy
the patient answers questions and isabel spits out the possible
diagnosis(s)
there is a thing called the art of medicine that watson and isabel
cant duplicate
is this going to walmart medical care
just go up to the dr watson booth
answer those questions
get a print out and take it to the pharmacy or get those test ordered
or stick your finger in a hole in the computer and a blood sample is
taken and analyzed and youll get a computer voice with the answer
guess the dr watson ms isabelle could be available 24/7 though
maybe even be accessible by computer
could get the answer back via email, text, or watson voiced phone
reply
you have diabetes eat this diet exercise and text me or email me
at 2am on sunday night what your blood sugars are
or
from her doctor it would be like this
sorry ms smith but it seems you have diabetes like your mother did
you remember the complications she had
lets try to prevent them in you
lets get your husband and children involved here also
know that you have a lot going on in your life right now but this is
important to your health
lets send your to a diabetic educator and a dietitian and let us all
work together to see if we can get this under control
good luck see you in a month and tell your family hi from us
guess there will be no hows your mom , hows school, good
soft ball game, hows your kids, you look sad, why are you so happy,
you seem confused, you look like you are angry, you seem......
that cant be programmed
dr watson or will it be dr smith
NEW WEATHERMAN
well since im retired think i will seek some summer employment
think ill interview as the weatherman on one of the local tv stations
during the summer in central texas being a weatherman is so easy
heres all the weather report you need to give
its gonna be hot and it ant gonna rain
BB
well dirk made it last night
they finished off the heat at the heats place
dirk got mvp
sometimes to be champions you have to go through a lot of
adversity
how you respond to that adversity determines if you are a champion
not much different in real life is it
lets see if the heat 3 can overcome their adversity from losing
and see if they can respond to be champions
congrats to the mavs
the organicgreendoctor
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
the kit, walk to end, duct tape, bb
the kit
here is the kit in my possession
it is from a company that does specialized tests if ordered by
my physician
it does special tests for alzheimers
this kit with the spinal fluid that will be placed in the enclosed
test tube and mailed to them under ice will hold the answer
to what happens to me health wise for the future
i will undergo a spinal tap analysis for tau protein (a protein
in nerve cells that unwinds and causes a tangle of proteins inside
the nerve cells in the brain that keeps them from working) and
analysis for amyloid (a protein which is deposited in the spaces
between the nerve cells) which basically starves the nerve cells
so that they quit working and eventually die-thus the shrinkage
that occurs in alzheimers
they are both like a parasite that lays its eggs in the brains of their
victims
the eggs sit for years then eventually hatch and grow slowly to
destroy the functions of the brain
it cant be stopped
it may be preprogrammed at birth
at least it allows you to live for decades before it takes over
many genetic diseases catch you at birth, infancy, childhood or
early adult life
the answer to the cure may be in that genetic control or
in interfering with the amyloid deposition or the tau unwinding
when the results come back i will either receive a gradually
mental death sentence that may take a few years to occur
(if positive may have a 90% chance of developing alzhiemers or
can receive a medical reprieve that may can give me a 10% chance
for the dreadful alzheimers disease)
the difference between the two is being able to function both
mentally and physically in my older years
that little box
that kit
it may hold the final answer
lets get it done
final reports soon
WALK TO END ALZ
continue to support your local walk to end alz this fall
you can go to www.alz.org to find your local walk or
go to my organicgreendoctor.com team page to join my team
or to donate to my team (click on my team name on that page)
your kids need your donation and time
DUCT TAPE
can be used to remove warts
can be used to hold cuts and lacerations together
can be used to hold a toenail back in place (ouch)
can be used to buddy tape an injured toe or finger
can be used to cover sucking chest wounds in the field
can be used as an eye patch
BB
well the mavs pulled that one out at the end
win 1 of 2 at miami and dirk has his championship
could be another year wait for lebron for his
the organicgreen doctor
here is the kit in my possession
it is from a company that does specialized tests if ordered by
my physician
it does special tests for alzheimers
this kit with the spinal fluid that will be placed in the enclosed
test tube and mailed to them under ice will hold the answer
to what happens to me health wise for the future
i will undergo a spinal tap analysis for tau protein (a protein
in nerve cells that unwinds and causes a tangle of proteins inside
the nerve cells in the brain that keeps them from working) and
analysis for amyloid (a protein which is deposited in the spaces
between the nerve cells) which basically starves the nerve cells
so that they quit working and eventually die-thus the shrinkage
that occurs in alzheimers
they are both like a parasite that lays its eggs in the brains of their
victims
the eggs sit for years then eventually hatch and grow slowly to
destroy the functions of the brain
it cant be stopped
it may be preprogrammed at birth
at least it allows you to live for decades before it takes over
many genetic diseases catch you at birth, infancy, childhood or
early adult life
the answer to the cure may be in that genetic control or
in interfering with the amyloid deposition or the tau unwinding
when the results come back i will either receive a gradually
mental death sentence that may take a few years to occur
(if positive may have a 90% chance of developing alzhiemers or
can receive a medical reprieve that may can give me a 10% chance
for the dreadful alzheimers disease)
the difference between the two is being able to function both
mentally and physically in my older years
that little box
that kit
it may hold the final answer
lets get it done
final reports soon
WALK TO END ALZ
continue to support your local walk to end alz this fall
you can go to www.alz.org to find your local walk or
go to my organicgreendoctor.com team page to join my team
or to donate to my team (click on my team name on that page)
your kids need your donation and time
DUCT TAPE
can be used to remove warts
can be used to hold cuts and lacerations together
can be used to hold a toenail back in place (ouch)
can be used to buddy tape an injured toe or finger
can be used to cover sucking chest wounds in the field
can be used as an eye patch
BB
well the mavs pulled that one out at the end
win 1 of 2 at miami and dirk has his championship
could be another year wait for lebron for his
the organicgreen doctor
Thursday, June 9, 2011
save electricity, no texting here, willies free, bb
SAVING ELECTRICITY
most of the energy used to wash clothes is heating the
water so the solution is to wash with cold water
we do this out our house by washing and rinsing in cold water
of course we use rain water to wash our clothes
washing your clothes in hot water instead of cold water uses
as much electricity as leaving your refrigerator door open for
a year
now that puts this in terms where we understand the importance
of using cold water
also hot water shrinks, fades your clothes and they wont last as long
use a front loading washer as it uses 2/3 less water than a top loader
we switched to one of these a few years ago
as we are on rainwater for our water system we want to conserve
as much water as possible
or to be truly green get one of those things in the picture at the
top of this blog
yes a clothesline
i know those hoas ........
total electric power used each year for drying our clothes at
the country n is zero
they smell fresh
if done right dont need ironing
you get to get outside twice with each load
if you hang them out just before a rain they get rinsed again and
they feel even better when you put the clothes on
one draw back can be if you have a dog that likes
flapping clothes
we had one hes not at our place anymore who loved to go
after those big towels
flap flap flap he couldnt resist them
total investment needed to save over $300 a year is the price
of a clothesline
from article by michaelbluejay.com
NO TEXTING HERE
if you have ever been to the alamo drafthouse to watch movies you
know what a great place it is to watch movies
foods good theres plenty of room can have a beer or glass of
wine with your meal
they tolerate no talking during the movie and no cell phones
going off
do it and you will be asked to leave with no refunds
its an absolute rule there
now add no texting during the movies
do it and youre gone
zero tolerance at its best
WILLIES FREE
well willie got off again with a misdemeanor mj possession
seems like he had less than 2 oz in his buses possession
guess they may have lost some in the evidence room
no way did he have only that much
he just needs to get that mj rx from his doctor so theyll
leave him along
BB
dang leave the king along
he almost had a triple double last game
he doesnt have to be the one to win all
the games
he if you watch him play does a lot of things
that arent stats that show up on the box scores
if miami wins tonight mavs chance are slim
if mavs win it may be tough for miami to win
good series
the organicgreen doctor
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
wedding journey, russians are coming, bb
WEDDING JOURNEY
well the journey is continuing and is almost completed
this last weekend was the bachelor party
i wasnt invited
the rule was no tattoos and no hootchie hootchie girls
as far as i can tell that did not happen
do know that whatever my older son and my younger son
and his friends did wore them out
they slept off and on for 2 days afterwards
told my future daughterinlaw in jest that the tattoo was a
longhorn and was discretely done
she did not think that was funny
women are that way sometimes
finally admitted i was just joking
so my older son survived the weekend
he was worried at what may happen to him but
he said he had a good time and it was good to be
with old friends and his brother
wish i had been invited
although thinking back 40 years at some of my experiences
it was probably good that i wasnt there
next the wedding and its pregame events
more later
RUSSIANS ARE COMING
have worried about getting a viral attack on my blog
thought it happened the other day as i had gotten a huge
number of hits on my blog from russia
it was over a months worth of hits
looked over my control center and blogs and couldnt find
anything wrong
then i picked up newspaper and read an article about the bad
e coli that attacked people in europe and russia
it was felt to be from cucumbers in europe
i had written a blog mentioning cucumbers and e coli in the past and
thanks to google, bing, yahoo etc my blog was ided in their searches
felt much better after i figured that out
not a viral attack just a bacterial one
so on the bacteria veggie story
so russia and europe blamed the spanish and their cucumbers
for the contamination
later they blamed an oganic bean sprout farm in germany for the
genetically altered bacteria enterohemorragic e coli that was
making everyone so sick
(just its name makes me nauseated)
now they dont know where its coming from
they sure have destroyed a lot of farms reputations
(remember the e coli scare in the us with the tomatoes
a tomato industry in fla was destroyed and they werent
the source of the problem)
was told it was not coming to the us so dont worry
well looks like its here now
my solution is to go out to my organicgreen garden and pluck my
armenian cucumber grown in my soil with compost from my
compost pile then
wash it off cut it into slices and apply vinegar and sea salt and
enjoy the flavor with out the worry of that e coli thing
no e coli here
BB
this is a great nba playoff series
every game is close
now its 2-2 and its anyones game
the organicgreen doctor
well the journey is continuing and is almost completed
this last weekend was the bachelor party
i wasnt invited
the rule was no tattoos and no hootchie hootchie girls
as far as i can tell that did not happen
do know that whatever my older son and my younger son
and his friends did wore them out
they slept off and on for 2 days afterwards
told my future daughterinlaw in jest that the tattoo was a
longhorn and was discretely done
she did not think that was funny
women are that way sometimes
finally admitted i was just joking
so my older son survived the weekend
he was worried at what may happen to him but
he said he had a good time and it was good to be
with old friends and his brother
wish i had been invited
although thinking back 40 years at some of my experiences
it was probably good that i wasnt there
next the wedding and its pregame events
more later
RUSSIANS ARE COMING
have worried about getting a viral attack on my blog
thought it happened the other day as i had gotten a huge
number of hits on my blog from russia
it was over a months worth of hits
looked over my control center and blogs and couldnt find
anything wrong
then i picked up newspaper and read an article about the bad
e coli that attacked people in europe and russia
it was felt to be from cucumbers in europe
i had written a blog mentioning cucumbers and e coli in the past and
thanks to google, bing, yahoo etc my blog was ided in their searches
felt much better after i figured that out
not a viral attack just a bacterial one
so on the bacteria veggie story
so russia and europe blamed the spanish and their cucumbers
for the contamination
later they blamed an oganic bean sprout farm in germany for the
genetically altered bacteria enterohemorragic e coli that was
making everyone so sick
(just its name makes me nauseated)
now they dont know where its coming from
they sure have destroyed a lot of farms reputations
(remember the e coli scare in the us with the tomatoes
a tomato industry in fla was destroyed and they werent
the source of the problem)
was told it was not coming to the us so dont worry
well looks like its here now
my solution is to go out to my organicgreen garden and pluck my
armenian cucumber grown in my soil with compost from my
compost pile then
wash it off cut it into slices and apply vinegar and sea salt and
enjoy the flavor with out the worry of that e coli thing
no e coli here
BB
this is a great nba playoff series
every game is close
now its 2-2 and its anyones game
the organicgreen doctor
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
garden porn, monkey pod vines, christmas limas, bb
GARDEN PORN
so my wife she has a friend who
is very witty
she reads my blog a lot and
enjoys seeing pictures of my
garden
she called those pictures
garden porn
MONKEY POD VINES
so my medical school friend has a friend that has these vines
that grows along an arbor around his house in the summer
it takes over the arbor and looks so luscious
so we were talking and he said hey ive got a bunch of those
monkey pods you can have so you can plant them on your
arbor
here are those monkey pods
its the thing in the white cup that looks
an organism that you would see under
a microscope or something you might
see falling from the sky from outer space
here it is after its been planted for a few days
its the small string line vine in the middle of the picture
it sure grew out of that pod fast
then up that string
hope its not like one of those old horror movies from the
the 50s-the pods
will show pictures as it progresses this summer
hope it doesnt reach out and grab our cat
am a little concern since i cant find anything on google
about it
that means its not real and doesnt exist
CHRISTMAS LIMAS
so i read this article in a local paper about these christmas
lima beans that grow all summer and produce beans in the
fall
so i ordered some
here they are
they are the size of my thumbnail
sure are pretty
so i planted them and they look like this
whoa they sure grew fast
they might outgrow the monkey not on google pod vines
supposedly they grow all summer and love the heat and grow
to about 10 feet long
then in the late fall you can harvest the beans and eat them
apparently they have a meaty taste and have a lot of
nutrition in them
hope they dont take over the garden like the monkey pod
vines seems to want to do
will post the progress of these vines as the summer progresses
hope we dont have another kudzu on our hands
BB
lebron will have a great game tonight since
that reporter ticked him off after the game
am sure dallas will wish that reporter would have kept
his mouth shut
the organicgreen doctor
is very witty
she reads my blog a lot and
enjoys seeing pictures of my
garden
she called those pictures
garden porn
MONKEY POD VINES
so my medical school friend has a friend that has these vines
that grows along an arbor around his house in the summer
it takes over the arbor and looks so luscious
so we were talking and he said hey ive got a bunch of those
monkey pods you can have so you can plant them on your
arbor
here are those monkey pods
an organism that you would see under
a microscope or something you might
see falling from the sky from outer space
here it is after its been planted for a few days
its the small string line vine in the middle of the picture
it sure grew out of that pod fast
then up that string
hope its not like one of those old horror movies from the
the 50s-the pods
will show pictures as it progresses this summer
hope it doesnt reach out and grab our cat
am a little concern since i cant find anything on google
about it
that means its not real and doesnt exist
CHRISTMAS LIMAS
so i read this article in a local paper about these christmas
lima beans that grow all summer and produce beans in the
fall
so i ordered some
here they are
they are the size of my thumbnail
sure are pretty
so i planted them and they look like this
whoa they sure grew fast
they might outgrow the monkey not on google pod vines
supposedly they grow all summer and love the heat and grow
to about 10 feet long
then in the late fall you can harvest the beans and eat them
apparently they have a meaty taste and have a lot of
nutrition in them
hope they dont take over the garden like the monkey pod
vines seems to want to do
will post the progress of these vines as the summer progresses
hope we dont have another kudzu on our hands
BB
lebron will have a great game tonight since
that reporter ticked him off after the game
am sure dallas will wish that reporter would have kept
his mouth shut
the organicgreen doctor
Monday, June 6, 2011
graduation-hope for the future, recovering drummer revisited, drummer duct tape, bb
GRADUATION-HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
so my wife she and i went to a high school graduation this weekend
after watching the students graduate, listening to the speeches,
watching videos and personally knowing many of the graduates
and
having spent time with them in my office discussing their plans
for the future i realize that these kids are being left our future and
it is being left in real good hands
these are our future doctors, nurses, teachers, professors,
researchers,ceos, politicians and maybe president
they are well qualified and seem more worldly and technically ready
for the future
i think they are ready and they will do a good job for us
you hear a lot about generation x and hear bad reports in the
news about how unprepared these kids are today but when you
spend time with them especially the brightest then
you know we are going to be ok
class of 2011 you were in the first grade when 911 happened
will that shape your impact on the world
class of 2011 you are our hope for the future
RECOVERING DRUMMER REVISTED
so this is the video that was on my blog last year
its about a drummer that fell down during competition but
managed to get back up and find his place and continue on
with the marching program
always felt that he should have gotten an award for his recovery
efforts
this band is one of the best in the state of texas
here is the video
he is the last white circle (drum) on the left
so i now have a great amount of respect for this drummer
he let me lift up that drum this weekend
dang that sucker is heavy
then he let me put it on my shoulders
the weight made me bend forward like i was kyphotic from
osteoporosis or was a stooped old man
it was so heavy i leaned back just to keep the big ole
drum up in the air
how does he march across the field with that thing on
and
how does he see where he is going
that big ole drum is in the way
its like having your windshield on a big old truck covered
with duct tape
i would just run over everyone
so as i was leaning back i turned to tell him that and i
knocked him over with that big ole drum
yep have a lot of respect for that boy now
he deserves an award
DRUMMER DUCT TAPE
speaking of duct tape
so during competition this drum strap is white and shows up
against their green uniforms
everything has to be perfect you know for competition
tape, wraps, paints etc didnt work sooooo
when needed duct tape is always the answer
add that to the list
BB
well it was the dwyane wade show last night
(his mom should have done a
spell check before she wrote his name on his
birth certificate)
heat now has the advantage
next game is must win for mavs
the organicgreen doctor
so my wife she and i went to a high school graduation this weekend
after watching the students graduate, listening to the speeches,
watching videos and personally knowing many of the graduates
and
having spent time with them in my office discussing their plans
for the future i realize that these kids are being left our future and
it is being left in real good hands
these are our future doctors, nurses, teachers, professors,
researchers,ceos, politicians and maybe president
they are well qualified and seem more worldly and technically ready
for the future
i think they are ready and they will do a good job for us
you hear a lot about generation x and hear bad reports in the
news about how unprepared these kids are today but when you
spend time with them especially the brightest then
you know we are going to be ok
class of 2011 you were in the first grade when 911 happened
will that shape your impact on the world
class of 2011 you are our hope for the future
RECOVERING DRUMMER REVISTED
so this is the video that was on my blog last year
its about a drummer that fell down during competition but
managed to get back up and find his place and continue on
with the marching program
always felt that he should have gotten an award for his recovery
efforts
this band is one of the best in the state of texas
here is the video
he is the last white circle (drum) on the left
so i now have a great amount of respect for this drummer
he let me lift up that drum this weekend
dang that sucker is heavy
then he let me put it on my shoulders
the weight made me bend forward like i was kyphotic from
osteoporosis or was a stooped old man
it was so heavy i leaned back just to keep the big ole
drum up in the air
how does he march across the field with that thing on
and
how does he see where he is going
that big ole drum is in the way
its like having your windshield on a big old truck covered
with duct tape
i would just run over everyone
so as i was leaning back i turned to tell him that and i
knocked him over with that big ole drum
yep have a lot of respect for that boy now
he deserves an award
DRUMMER DUCT TAPE
speaking of duct tape
so during competition this drum strap is white and shows up
against their green uniforms
everything has to be perfect you know for competition
tape, wraps, paints etc didnt work sooooo
when needed duct tape is always the answer
add that to the list
well it was the dwyane wade show last night
(his mom should have done a
spell check before she wrote his name on his
birth certificate)
heat now has the advantage
next game is must win for mavs
the organicgreen doctor
Friday, June 3, 2011
thanks blanket, indy winner,solar question, duct tape, bb
THANKS BLANKET
here is a picture of a quilt that was made by a volunteer
apparently volunteers from across the us make and donate
quilts to give to those of us who are involved in the research
study the adni-2 study
the quilter for mine is from laguna beach california
thanks for the good quilting and for the support
INDY WINNER
indy winner doug wheldon wore a loco for the
alzhiemers assoication on his jacket to show his support
for alzheimers education and research
his mom was diagnosed with early onset alzheimers at
55 years old
he has made alzheimers one of his focuses for educating
people about this terrible disease
SOLAR QUESTION
a facebook friend wanted to know if you could store electricity
somewhere to use if the electricity goes off
you can store your electric production in large storage batteries
which are expensive and have to be replaced occasionally
with the batteries you pull electricity from them when its needed
most people opt to use the power lines as their storage battery as
the electric companies are required by law to allow you to do this
this saves on the cost of the total system however if the electricity
goes off then the system is automatically shut off to prevent
electricity being sent through the lines which can electrocute a
worker working on the damaged lines
basically im like you that dont have solar when the electricity is
off its off even if its sunny
when you read about people who are totally off the grid that
means they are using batteries only to store their power and are
usually not hooked to the grid
DUCT TAPE
use it to repair panty hose
use it to make a clothes line while camping
use it to repair a watch band (did it once but when my
wife she discovered it had to buy a new band)\
use it to repair work gloves, work boots, hiking boots
(my wife she used some to repair her hiking boots once
while in big bend park as the nearest shoe store was
hundreds of miles a way
recently used it to hold my work boots sole in place as
the sole came off while in the middle of a construction
project)
keep that roll of duct tape around
BB
heat let that one slip away didnt they
mavs stole one
dirks finger didnt slow him down on that last play
did it
sunday game is in dallas
heat could be in trouble now
the organicgreen doctor
here is a picture of a quilt that was made by a volunteer
apparently volunteers from across the us make and donate
quilts to give to those of us who are involved in the research
study the adni-2 study
the quilter for mine is from laguna beach california
thanks for the good quilting and for the support
INDY WINNER
indy winner doug wheldon wore a loco for the
alzhiemers assoication on his jacket to show his support
for alzheimers education and research
his mom was diagnosed with early onset alzheimers at
55 years old
he has made alzheimers one of his focuses for educating
people about this terrible disease
SOLAR QUESTION
a facebook friend wanted to know if you could store electricity
somewhere to use if the electricity goes off
you can store your electric production in large storage batteries
which are expensive and have to be replaced occasionally
with the batteries you pull electricity from them when its needed
most people opt to use the power lines as their storage battery as
the electric companies are required by law to allow you to do this
this saves on the cost of the total system however if the electricity
goes off then the system is automatically shut off to prevent
electricity being sent through the lines which can electrocute a
worker working on the damaged lines
basically im like you that dont have solar when the electricity is
off its off even if its sunny
when you read about people who are totally off the grid that
means they are using batteries only to store their power and are
usually not hooked to the grid
DUCT TAPE
use it to repair panty hose
use it to make a clothes line while camping
use it to repair a watch band (did it once but when my
wife she discovered it had to buy a new band)\
use it to repair work gloves, work boots, hiking boots
(my wife she used some to repair her hiking boots once
while in big bend park as the nearest shoe store was
hundreds of miles a way
recently used it to hold my work boots sole in place as
the sole came off while in the middle of a construction
project)
keep that roll of duct tape around
BB
heat let that one slip away didnt they
mavs stole one
dirks finger didnt slow him down on that last play
did it
sunday game is in dallas
heat could be in trouble now
the organicgreen doctor
Thursday, June 2, 2011
solar system, bb
SOLAR SYSTEM
a friend just put up a solar system on his house
these are the 32 panels on his south facing roof
this is where the electricity is produced as the sun
hits these panels
the electricity goes through this shut off switch
then proceeds on
then it goes to this inverter which converts the electricity
to ac current for home use
then it goes to another shut off valve
then it goes to a pv meter switch which keeps up with
how much electricity is produced and how much is used
so that the electric company can monitor production and
either buy the electricity produced or give the customer
credit for electricity produced on his bill
eg if he overproduces electricity this excess production will be
held until he underproduces electricity
i think of this as the accounting meter that keeps up with it all
(the pv meter devise hasnt been installed when the pictures
were taken-he was waiting on the electric company)
then this is the net meter most of us have on our electric boxes
i get to watch mine spin backwards sometimes as will he
when he overproduces electricity
my system i have on my house will produce max 450 kw a month
his system will produce max 750 kw a month
thats if the sun shines all the time and the sun angle is ok
mine cost me $15,000 and i got no credits or discounts
thanks to the congress shifting those to other energy sources
at the last minute-someone else had better lobbyists
mine was placed in 2004
mine produces about 3000 kw a year
his cost $28,000
he got a $14,000 rebate from the city electric company
then he paid $9,000 himself
he got a tax credit for the rest
so he got a bigger system for almost half what i paid for mine
thanks to rebates and tax credits
his biggest problem was waiting on the solar company to
install the system
he chose one who was well established (same one i used) and
had a good reputation which means they were backed up on
their installations
he had no problem with his hoa
he was the first in his subdivision to install solar panels and his
hoa was very anxious to do the first one to learn how to process
the request as they would like more houses to install them
not like a lot of hoas we hear about
the other problem he had was the delay in the electric company
coming out to install the pv meter
its not difficult to do you just plug the meter in after the system is
inspected
that took a few weeks of waiting just to get that done
now he is on vacation and the only thing on in his house is his
refrigerator so now his meter will spin backwards the whole
time he is gone
sure love to watch that happen on my meter
then when he returns from vacation he will use up the
credits he accumulated
there is not maintenance to the system once its installed
i have had the solar company out twice in 7 years
all related to lightening strikes which required replacing a
small $2 fuse
he also has sprayed radiant barrier paint on his roof in his attic
you can put your hand on the plywood roof in the attic and
it barely feels warm
you can stand in his attic at noon that day and not sweat
(this was on a hot day)
on the roof over his garage he installed a reflective aluminum
barrier that is rolled out and stapled in place
the roof there was cool to the touch
he also has a fan that kicks on if the attic gets too hot and the
hot air is sucked out of the attic
he has noted a significant drop in his energy use with this attic
reflective materials in the summer
would estimate that he will produce about 5000 kw a year of
electricity with his new solar system
wholl be next
BB
if he mavs lose tonight they could be in trouble
if the heat lose tonight they are in for a long
battle as they have to go to the mavs american
airlines center for three games
the organicgreen doctor
a friend just put up a solar system on his house
these are the 32 panels on his south facing roof
this is where the electricity is produced as the sun
hits these panels
the electricity goes through this shut off switch
then proceeds on
then it goes to this inverter which converts the electricity
to ac current for home use
then it goes to another shut off valve
then it goes to a pv meter switch which keeps up with
how much electricity is produced and how much is used
so that the electric company can monitor production and
either buy the electricity produced or give the customer
credit for electricity produced on his bill
eg if he overproduces electricity this excess production will be
held until he underproduces electricity
i think of this as the accounting meter that keeps up with it all
(the pv meter devise hasnt been installed when the pictures
were taken-he was waiting on the electric company)
then this is the net meter most of us have on our electric boxes
i get to watch mine spin backwards sometimes as will he
when he overproduces electricity
my system i have on my house will produce max 450 kw a month
his system will produce max 750 kw a month
thats if the sun shines all the time and the sun angle is ok
mine cost me $15,000 and i got no credits or discounts
thanks to the congress shifting those to other energy sources
at the last minute-someone else had better lobbyists
mine was placed in 2004
mine produces about 3000 kw a year
his cost $28,000
he got a $14,000 rebate from the city electric company
then he paid $9,000 himself
he got a tax credit for the rest
so he got a bigger system for almost half what i paid for mine
thanks to rebates and tax credits
his biggest problem was waiting on the solar company to
install the system
he chose one who was well established (same one i used) and
had a good reputation which means they were backed up on
their installations
he had no problem with his hoa
he was the first in his subdivision to install solar panels and his
hoa was very anxious to do the first one to learn how to process
the request as they would like more houses to install them
not like a lot of hoas we hear about
the other problem he had was the delay in the electric company
coming out to install the pv meter
its not difficult to do you just plug the meter in after the system is
inspected
that took a few weeks of waiting just to get that done
now he is on vacation and the only thing on in his house is his
refrigerator so now his meter will spin backwards the whole
time he is gone
sure love to watch that happen on my meter
then when he returns from vacation he will use up the
credits he accumulated
there is not maintenance to the system once its installed
i have had the solar company out twice in 7 years
all related to lightening strikes which required replacing a
small $2 fuse
he also has sprayed radiant barrier paint on his roof in his attic
you can put your hand on the plywood roof in the attic and
it barely feels warm
you can stand in his attic at noon that day and not sweat
(this was on a hot day)
on the roof over his garage he installed a reflective aluminum
barrier that is rolled out and stapled in place
the roof there was cool to the touch
he also has a fan that kicks on if the attic gets too hot and the
hot air is sucked out of the attic
he has noted a significant drop in his energy use with this attic
reflective materials in the summer
would estimate that he will produce about 5000 kw a year of
electricity with his new solar system
wholl be next
BB
if he mavs lose tonight they could be in trouble
if the heat lose tonight they are in for a long
battle as they have to go to the mavs american
airlines center for three games
the organicgreen doctor
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
tractor roundup, the answer-texting, 30k, bb
TRACTOR ROUNDUP
my neighbor puts new calves in his pasture every year
they get big over a few months
last time they were bigger and stronger than usual
my pasture is all native grasses yum yum
two of them would just walk through my fence to get
to the good grass
my wife she and i would chase them out of there
finally got tired of doing this so........
got on my tractor and did an old fashion roundup
yahoo yahoo
did not know i was being filmed
just needed a good calf rope
maybe lasso those lower legs
none of it worked
he just ran right through the fence back to where
he belonged
he never came back though
maybe a grey haired guy on a john deere lawn tractor scared
the bejevies out of him
THE ANSWER-TEXTING
now the who (world health organization) has determined that
talking on cell phones with the phone in your ear-
you know like the guy at the airport that talks the whole
time your waiting for the plane and you have to listen to him or
at the grocery store in line while some lady talks about more
than you want to know about-
causes brain cancer
thought that was settled but now here it is again
guess texting is the answer now
would be nice for that guy at the airport and the lady at
the check out lane to just text
lets see texting while walking, texting while driving, texting while
shopping, etc can sure cause a lot of trauma
bet if they do a statistical analyis of texting and trauma and
injuries vs talking on the phone with the phone in your ear
causing brain cancer
bet that more deaths, injuries and mayhem will be caused by texting
maybe we should all just keep on talking on the phone and just
accept the cancer risk except for the airport guy and the grocery
store lady
30 K
have reached another milestone with this blog
over the memorial weekend (the memoriable memorial weekend)
this blog hit the 30,000th viewing
this blog started on a saturday afternoon after a conversation with
my wife she and has developed into more since then
most of the viewers are from the united states but in order of their
total viewings are uk, japan, germany, philippines, russia, brussels,
luxembourg, etc
the most popular posting has been the last day thanks (12-22-10)
then the dreaded doctor visit (12-23-10) then mild cognitive
impairment (12-25-10) then hope for the future (12-21-10)
want to thank you the viewers of this blog
hope the blog generates an occasional smile and
provokes some thinking about what is going on around us
thanks again
BB
well the heat burned the mavs
lebron is the answer
well see
the organicgreen doctor
my neighbor puts new calves in his pasture every year
they get big over a few months
last time they were bigger and stronger than usual
my pasture is all native grasses yum yum
two of them would just walk through my fence to get
to the good grass
my wife she and i would chase them out of there
finally got tired of doing this so........
got on my tractor and did an old fashion roundup
yahoo yahoo
did not know i was being filmed
just needed a good calf rope
maybe lasso those lower legs
none of it worked
he just ran right through the fence back to where
he belonged
he never came back though
maybe a grey haired guy on a john deere lawn tractor scared
the bejevies out of him
THE ANSWER-TEXTING
now the who (world health organization) has determined that
talking on cell phones with the phone in your ear-
you know like the guy at the airport that talks the whole
time your waiting for the plane and you have to listen to him or
at the grocery store in line while some lady talks about more
than you want to know about-
causes brain cancer
thought that was settled but now here it is again
guess texting is the answer now
would be nice for that guy at the airport and the lady at
the check out lane to just text
lets see texting while walking, texting while driving, texting while
shopping, etc can sure cause a lot of trauma
bet if they do a statistical analyis of texting and trauma and
injuries vs talking on the phone with the phone in your ear
causing brain cancer
bet that more deaths, injuries and mayhem will be caused by texting
maybe we should all just keep on talking on the phone and just
accept the cancer risk except for the airport guy and the grocery
store lady
30 K
have reached another milestone with this blog
over the memorial weekend (the memoriable memorial weekend)
this blog hit the 30,000th viewing
this blog started on a saturday afternoon after a conversation with
my wife she and has developed into more since then
most of the viewers are from the united states but in order of their
total viewings are uk, japan, germany, philippines, russia, brussels,
luxembourg, etc
the most popular posting has been the last day thanks (12-22-10)
then the dreaded doctor visit (12-23-10) then mild cognitive
impairment (12-25-10) then hope for the future (12-21-10)
want to thank you the viewers of this blog
hope the blog generates an occasional smile and
provokes some thinking about what is going on around us
thanks again
BB
well the heat burned the mavs
lebron is the answer
well see
the organicgreen doctor
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
too cute, memoriable memorial weekend, organic roundtable, bb
TOO CUTE
this is too cute not to post
MEMORIABLE MEMORIAL WEEKEND
had a memoriable memorial weekend
on satuday spent the day with two brothers (both ex military)
one always gives an update on a memorial day email he sends
reminding us all to remember those who made the ultimate
sacrifice for our country and to remember those relatives of
ours who made that sacrifice and to remember those who
have served or or serving in the military
he also has some dictums that he reviews and ill post them
in a later blog
the other brother needed some rainwater harvesting advice for
his home
was glad to offer my advice as long as it doesnt involved a shovel
he is attempting to harvest rainwater off his house to obtain enough
water to irrigate his reduced lawn, his other landscaping, and also
to irrigate his garden which he has landscaped into his backyard
so it is very pleasing to the eye but is quite productive
he is doing this under the confines of an hoa and its rules
he will catch water off his roof and route it to to tanks in
each corner of his yard
the tanks have to be lower than his 6 foot fence and the end
result has to be pleasing to the eye (his wifes eye)
the lines will be buried and will be 2-4 inches in diameter
he may be able to catch 2-3000 gallons in these tanks and
other small tanks he has
remember the less city water he uses the less his water bill and
sewage bill will be
i think we/he have a plan now to follow
just have to beat the hoa and his wifes eye
he also just put in a solar system that should go online today
will blog this later
we also went to a roundtable discussion of organic gardening by
some of the gods of organic gardening in texas
see below
on sunday spent the day with friends that are moving out of state
we enjoyed the visit
we also gave them a tour of our recycled house, our rainwater
system, our solar system, our chickens and their condo, our
organic garden, and our xeroscaped landscape
over the years we have given a lot of these tours and hope we have
influenced some of them to try some of these things
the friends will be missed
on monday i actually for the first day since i quit working 6
months ago did nothing outside or productive
i took a slug day
i took three naps of 1 hour, watched shows on the history channel
on the civil war and the viet nam war, watched a movie with
my wife she, read the paper and at the end of the day bbqed
hamburgers and cooked sweet potato chips for supper/dinnner
a memorable memoriable memorial weekend
ORGANIC ROUNDTABLE
my brother and i went to an organic roundtable discussion on saturday
there on the discussion panel was
malcom beck the god of organic gardening in texas,
john drumgoole the 2nd god of organic gardening in texas
the owner of my nursery the natural gardener and owner of
the lady bug organic products and host of a local austin radio show
on organic gardening
judy barrett a gardening writer-she wrote and
published the homegrown magazine that could be found at many
nurseries in this area,
bruce deuley an author and host of tv and radio shows on organic
gardening,
stuart franke the president of medina agriculture products,
noel garcia of the texas plant and soil lab and
bob webster who owns an organic nursery and hosts a local radio
show on organic gardening
boy 2 hours of discussion wasnt enough
bottom line compost is the answer to good gardening
it provides benefical bacteria and fungi, nitrogen, minerals etc
pesticides and insecticides are really bad to use in the garden
and in the yard
more and more people are becoming involved in organic
gardening every year
one panel person produced 150 lbs of organic squash on
a 15 ft row
it cost him 20 cents a lb to grow but retail organic squash is
$3-5 a lb
you do the math
great panel
BB
finally the finals
heat vs mavs
south beach bs south fork
should be a good series
wish both teams could win
the organicgreen doctor
this is too cute not to post
MEMORIABLE MEMORIAL WEEKEND
had a memoriable memorial weekend
on satuday spent the day with two brothers (both ex military)
one always gives an update on a memorial day email he sends
reminding us all to remember those who made the ultimate
sacrifice for our country and to remember those relatives of
ours who made that sacrifice and to remember those who
have served or or serving in the military
he also has some dictums that he reviews and ill post them
in a later blog
the other brother needed some rainwater harvesting advice for
his home
was glad to offer my advice as long as it doesnt involved a shovel
he is attempting to harvest rainwater off his house to obtain enough
water to irrigate his reduced lawn, his other landscaping, and also
to irrigate his garden which he has landscaped into his backyard
so it is very pleasing to the eye but is quite productive
he is doing this under the confines of an hoa and its rules
he will catch water off his roof and route it to to tanks in
each corner of his yard
the tanks have to be lower than his 6 foot fence and the end
result has to be pleasing to the eye (his wifes eye)
the lines will be buried and will be 2-4 inches in diameter
he may be able to catch 2-3000 gallons in these tanks and
other small tanks he has
remember the less city water he uses the less his water bill and
sewage bill will be
i think we/he have a plan now to follow
just have to beat the hoa and his wifes eye
he also just put in a solar system that should go online today
will blog this later
we also went to a roundtable discussion of organic gardening by
some of the gods of organic gardening in texas
see below
on sunday spent the day with friends that are moving out of state
we enjoyed the visit
we also gave them a tour of our recycled house, our rainwater
system, our solar system, our chickens and their condo, our
organic garden, and our xeroscaped landscape
over the years we have given a lot of these tours and hope we have
influenced some of them to try some of these things
the friends will be missed
on monday i actually for the first day since i quit working 6
months ago did nothing outside or productive
i took a slug day
i took three naps of 1 hour, watched shows on the history channel
on the civil war and the viet nam war, watched a movie with
my wife she, read the paper and at the end of the day bbqed
hamburgers and cooked sweet potato chips for supper/dinnner
a memorable memoriable memorial weekend
ORGANIC ROUNDTABLE
my brother and i went to an organic roundtable discussion on saturday
there on the discussion panel was
malcom beck the god of organic gardening in texas,
john drumgoole the 2nd god of organic gardening in texas
the owner of my nursery the natural gardener and owner of
the lady bug organic products and host of a local austin radio show
on organic gardening
judy barrett a gardening writer-she wrote and
published the homegrown magazine that could be found at many
nurseries in this area,
bruce deuley an author and host of tv and radio shows on organic
gardening,
stuart franke the president of medina agriculture products,
noel garcia of the texas plant and soil lab and
bob webster who owns an organic nursery and hosts a local radio
show on organic gardening
boy 2 hours of discussion wasnt enough
bottom line compost is the answer to good gardening
it provides benefical bacteria and fungi, nitrogen, minerals etc
pesticides and insecticides are really bad to use in the garden
and in the yard
more and more people are becoming involved in organic
gardening every year
one panel person produced 150 lbs of organic squash on
a 15 ft row
it cost him 20 cents a lb to grow but retail organic squash is
$3-5 a lb
you do the math
great panel
BB
finally the finals
heat vs mavs
south beach bs south fork
should be a good series
wish both teams could win
the organicgreen doctor
Friday, May 27, 2011
drought, rain, bb
DROUGHT
this area is in one of the worst droughts since the early 1900s
according to the texas gardeners newsletter one of the writers
went fishing and the lake was so dry they had to throw the fish
back because they were covered with ticks
(thats a joke)
the high heat and dryness coupled with the high winds we are
having will dry out your plants fast
most vegetables and flowers need about 1 inch of water a week
the best time to water is in the am
some type of drip irrigation is the best way to deliver the water to
the plants roots
dont water with sprinklers in the heat of the day
keep the veggies and flowers mulched well this time of year
to conserve water loss
trees need to be watered at the drip line
newly planted trees need to be watered more often
info from texas gardener newsletter
RAIN
well we got some relief last night from the drought here
we got two inches of rain
as usual for here we got it fast and furious
it comes down so fast it overwhelms our downspouts
ability to capture all the rain
collect rainwater and you know how much a rainwaterer
hates to see rainwater losses to a overflowing system
we got 2 inches of rain so it helps a lot for this area
we just need more to get closer to being caught up
we captured enough water to add 1-2 months to our
rainwater supply
whew was getting low on rainwater
the life of living with rainwater collection as your water source
in the middle of a drought
side effect of the rain storm was it knocked out our electricity
and our computer
our computer came on but slowly and said it was monday
may 17 2004
its working but slowly this am
hopefully this blog will come through ok today
BB
well the heat won the series over the celtics
that demon is released for them now
now for probably the bulls and the mvp
the thunder won against the grizzlies
one more please so this playoff can move on
the organicgreen doctor
this area is in one of the worst droughts since the early 1900s
according to the texas gardeners newsletter one of the writers
went fishing and the lake was so dry they had to throw the fish
back because they were covered with ticks
(thats a joke)
the high heat and dryness coupled with the high winds we are
having will dry out your plants fast
most vegetables and flowers need about 1 inch of water a week
the best time to water is in the am
some type of drip irrigation is the best way to deliver the water to
the plants roots
dont water with sprinklers in the heat of the day
keep the veggies and flowers mulched well this time of year
to conserve water loss
trees need to be watered at the drip line
newly planted trees need to be watered more often
info from texas gardener newsletter
RAIN
well we got some relief last night from the drought here
we got two inches of rain
as usual for here we got it fast and furious
it comes down so fast it overwhelms our downspouts
ability to capture all the rain
collect rainwater and you know how much a rainwaterer
hates to see rainwater losses to a overflowing system
we got 2 inches of rain so it helps a lot for this area
we just need more to get closer to being caught up
we captured enough water to add 1-2 months to our
rainwater supply
whew was getting low on rainwater
the life of living with rainwater collection as your water source
in the middle of a drought
side effect of the rain storm was it knocked out our electricity
and our computer
our computer came on but slowly and said it was monday
may 17 2004
its working but slowly this am
hopefully this blog will come through ok today
BB
well the heat won the series over the celtics
that demon is released for them now
now for probably the bulls and the mvp
the thunder won against the grizzlies
one more please so this playoff can move on
the organicgreen doctor
ad, review, walk to end alz, duct tape, bb
AD
this is a one minute video on alzheimers produced by the
alzheimers association
take a minute to watch it
REVIEW
the new diagnostic criteria guidelines for alzheimers were
published recently
they are
preclinical alzheimers there are no outward symptoms but mild
changes on biomarkers such as spinal fluid markers (tau protein,
beta-amyloid protein) and changes on research pet scans
this category is important not clinically but in research to find
individuals who can be used to test preventative techniques to
see if drugs or diet or bp control or cholesterol control can
slow down, stop, or prevent this disease progression
this stage classification is not used in the doctors office for any
reason right now but will be used a lot in research studies
this is where i was before i was diagnosed with the next stage
would have been a good research candidate in my 40s and 50s
if all this stuff was known then
mild cognitive impairment (this is my diagnosis) in which mild
changes in memory and thinking appear but do not impair every
day activities and functioning
i am very early in this phase and although symptoms are not
evident to others they are noticable to me
i feel like these did start to interfere with my practicing of medicine
and the fear of harm to patients is why i discontinued practicing
i have also been placed on aricept (donnepezil) which will slow
down the symptoms over time
the biomarkers mentioned above are positive in this category
i will be tested for all of these outside of the research study i am
in at this time (any studies done in the research study remain
blocked from review by myself or my doctors-part of the deal)
i have to do my testing outside of the research studies in a private
medical practice
i will report them when they come in this summer
remember it was my occupation that was the reason i
stopped working
had i been in another profession i would have continued to work
dementia is the final stage
this is where most people are diagnosed
medications are used to slow down symptoms but the disease will
march on
this stage as it progresses starts to affect the caretaker as well as
the patient
in the intial video above you can see the number of people with
the disease is high
well there is similar numbers in each of these categories so the
numbers of people affected is even greater-most dont know it yet
hopefully a drug can be developed that will slow the disease down
eg a drug to stop amyloid deposition in the brain if thats the cause
of this disease which will prevent or slow down or stop the disease
similar to what the statin drugs have done in slowing down or
preventing the development of arterial blockage in the heart
thats the goal here with these new classifications is to find a
preventive treatment for those at risk eg for my children or
grandkids or nephews and nieces and geat nephews and
great nieces and maybe yours
to be continued
WALK TO END ALZ
go to www.alz.org to locate your local walk to end alz this fall
and donate and plan to walk
or
donate to my team at
the austin walk to end alz team organicgreendoctor.com
and or join us for the walk
DUCT TAPE
whoa man found so many duct tape colors
the uses are endless
have a john deere lawn tractor with a bright yellow seat that has
developed some tears in it over the last few years
well found this nice bright yellow color (call it donal ducks
beak yellow) to use to patch those tears
have discovered that can use duct tape to cover the end of
caulk tubes and glue tubes after using them and they actually
seem to not dry out
BB
well the king james version of the nba finals start on tuesday
this is going to be a great series to watch
it sure took a long time to get to this point
bet players are all beat up
whose going to win
is it dirks time or is it james and wade and boshs time
time will tell
the organicgreen doctor
this is a one minute video on alzheimers produced by the
alzheimers association
take a minute to watch it
the new diagnostic criteria guidelines for alzheimers were
published recently
they are
preclinical alzheimers there are no outward symptoms but mild
changes on biomarkers such as spinal fluid markers (tau protein,
beta-amyloid protein) and changes on research pet scans
this category is important not clinically but in research to find
individuals who can be used to test preventative techniques to
see if drugs or diet or bp control or cholesterol control can
slow down, stop, or prevent this disease progression
this stage classification is not used in the doctors office for any
reason right now but will be used a lot in research studies
this is where i was before i was diagnosed with the next stage
would have been a good research candidate in my 40s and 50s
if all this stuff was known then
mild cognitive impairment (this is my diagnosis) in which mild
changes in memory and thinking appear but do not impair every
day activities and functioning
i am very early in this phase and although symptoms are not
evident to others they are noticable to me
i feel like these did start to interfere with my practicing of medicine
and the fear of harm to patients is why i discontinued practicing
i have also been placed on aricept (donnepezil) which will slow
down the symptoms over time
the biomarkers mentioned above are positive in this category
i will be tested for all of these outside of the research study i am
in at this time (any studies done in the research study remain
blocked from review by myself or my doctors-part of the deal)
i have to do my testing outside of the research studies in a private
medical practice
i will report them when they come in this summer
remember it was my occupation that was the reason i
stopped working
had i been in another profession i would have continued to work
dementia is the final stage
this is where most people are diagnosed
medications are used to slow down symptoms but the disease will
march on
this stage as it progresses starts to affect the caretaker as well as
the patient
in the intial video above you can see the number of people with
the disease is high
well there is similar numbers in each of these categories so the
numbers of people affected is even greater-most dont know it yet
hopefully a drug can be developed that will slow the disease down
eg a drug to stop amyloid deposition in the brain if thats the cause
of this disease which will prevent or slow down or stop the disease
similar to what the statin drugs have done in slowing down or
preventing the development of arterial blockage in the heart
thats the goal here with these new classifications is to find a
preventive treatment for those at risk eg for my children or
grandkids or nephews and nieces and geat nephews and
great nieces and maybe yours
to be continued
WALK TO END ALZ
go to www.alz.org to locate your local walk to end alz this fall
and donate and plan to walk
or
donate to my team at
the austin walk to end alz team organicgreendoctor.com
and or join us for the walk
DUCT TAPE
whoa man found so many duct tape colors
the uses are endless
have a john deere lawn tractor with a bright yellow seat that has
developed some tears in it over the last few years
well found this nice bright yellow color (call it donal ducks
beak yellow) to use to patch those tears
have discovered that can use duct tape to cover the end of
caulk tubes and glue tubes after using them and they actually
seem to not dry out
BB
well the king james version of the nba finals start on tuesday
this is going to be a great series to watch
it sure took a long time to get to this point
bet players are all beat up
whose going to win
is it dirks time or is it james and wade and boshs time
time will tell
the organicgreen doctor
Thursday, May 26, 2011
yum yum, bb
YUM
yum yum
here are the ingredients for our evening meal at the
country n (thats what we call our place)
these ingredients are picked fresh from our garden without washing
for this picture
the brown egg and white egg was not picked from the garden but
was found in a nest in our barn-a frequent site for deposition of the
eggs by some of our wandering free range chickens
the ingredients are spaghetti squash-will be used later this week to
make spaghetti from the inside of the squash
makes a great spaghetti substitute and is more healthy than pasta
(price is $1.65 a lb at the grocery store)
malabar spinach which is just now starting to grow as the weather
gets warmer-the hotter it gets the better it grows
its sitting on the end of the spaghetti squash
its eaten raw in a salad or as we will do today will cook it with
the other veggies
regular spinach as we have some left over from the winter
will mix it with the veggies tonight
1050 onion just plucked from the ground-have over 200 more to
pick later as they reach the end of their growth
will store them in panty hose (cheap new ones) for the summer
and fall
green beans which are just now starting to produce
they are part of the three sisters planted in one bed
squash beans corn
apparently the american indians use to plant things this way
squash provides the shade and mulch
beans put nitrogen back in the soil
corn provide a stalk for the beans
the other squash is zucchini and are just now producing well
soon the squash borer will wipe them out so will need to
enjoy them as long as i can
corn was picked too early but i did it anyway
couldnt stand it
is the first time corn has been planted here
looks like a good crop so far
have planted the corn in 1 foot squares so they will
pollinate each other
swiss chard is left over from the winter garden and baring any
attack from bugs it will survive through the summer and fall
these are chopped up stem and all and placed with the
other veggies on the grill
banana peppers are used frequently in salads
this is the sweet one
this time will mix with other veggies on the grill like
you would use a sweet bell pepper
potatoes-cheated and dug these early
just cant keep my hands off them
one green tomato
broke the dont pick those until they turn red rule
my wife she is the one that usually breaks that rule
this green tomato is chopped up and placed with the
other veggies
cherokee purple tomato is the purplish small tomato
it is a heirloom and has the best flavor
tomatoes over the years have been bred to look pretty
and have lost some of the flavor over the years
the heirlooms are unchanged and although not pretty
(although i think they are pretty) they have retained
that flavor
try one and youll see what im talking about
squash blossom is used in salads
so we eat these foods frequently during the growing season
organic veggies with no preservatives or insecticides
loaded with nutrition
move over whole foods
BB
well mavs and dirk did it
now they are waiting for the heat
unless the bulls make a miraculous turn around
what a great series final this will be
yum yum
here are the ingredients for our evening meal at the
country n (thats what we call our place)
these ingredients are picked fresh from our garden without washing
for this picture
the brown egg and white egg was not picked from the garden but
was found in a nest in our barn-a frequent site for deposition of the
eggs by some of our wandering free range chickens
the ingredients are spaghetti squash-will be used later this week to
make spaghetti from the inside of the squash
makes a great spaghetti substitute and is more healthy than pasta
(price is $1.65 a lb at the grocery store)
malabar spinach which is just now starting to grow as the weather
gets warmer-the hotter it gets the better it grows
its sitting on the end of the spaghetti squash
its eaten raw in a salad or as we will do today will cook it with
the other veggies
regular spinach as we have some left over from the winter
will mix it with the veggies tonight
1050 onion just plucked from the ground-have over 200 more to
pick later as they reach the end of their growth
will store them in panty hose (cheap new ones) for the summer
and fall
green beans which are just now starting to produce
they are part of the three sisters planted in one bed
squash beans corn
apparently the american indians use to plant things this way
squash provides the shade and mulch
beans put nitrogen back in the soil
corn provide a stalk for the beans
the other squash is zucchini and are just now producing well
soon the squash borer will wipe them out so will need to
enjoy them as long as i can
corn was picked too early but i did it anyway
couldnt stand it
is the first time corn has been planted here
looks like a good crop so far
have planted the corn in 1 foot squares so they will
pollinate each other
swiss chard is left over from the winter garden and baring any
attack from bugs it will survive through the summer and fall
these are chopped up stem and all and placed with the
other veggies on the grill
banana peppers are used frequently in salads
this is the sweet one
this time will mix with other veggies on the grill like
you would use a sweet bell pepper
potatoes-cheated and dug these early
just cant keep my hands off them
one green tomato
broke the dont pick those until they turn red rule
my wife she is the one that usually breaks that rule
this green tomato is chopped up and placed with the
other veggies
cherokee purple tomato is the purplish small tomato
it is a heirloom and has the best flavor
tomatoes over the years have been bred to look pretty
and have lost some of the flavor over the years
the heirlooms are unchanged and although not pretty
(although i think they are pretty) they have retained
that flavor
try one and youll see what im talking about
squash blossom is used in salads
so we eat these foods frequently during the growing season
organic veggies with no preservatives or insecticides
loaded with nutrition
move over whole foods
BB
well mavs and dirk did it
now they are waiting for the heat
unless the bulls make a miraculous turn around
what a great series final this will be
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
backs of the poor, storms/rain, bb
BACKS OF THE POOR
here they go again
the state legislatures are balancing the budget on the backs
of the poor again
its just mean spirited
pay now or pay later
the plan is to cut 2/3 of the budget from the federally funded
family planning services in the state of texas
apparently this is an attempt to prevent government money from
being used for abortions
they also have cut these programs by a similar amount already
before this big cut
in my career of 30 years as a family physician in two states those
patients of mine who got abortions were very few
none of them got their abortions at federally funded clinics but
at private clinics
however hundreds of my patients received contraceptive care,
disease screenings, and prenatal care at these health clinics
many more rely on them now than in the past because of the
loss of jobs and insurance
pay now or pay later
there will be an upsurge in unplanned and unwanted pregnancies
in our state
we already are one of the leaders in teenage pregnancies in the
united states
this lack of funding willl probably make us number one now
we strive to be number one in football now we are working to
be number one in this unwanted statistic
shame shame
on the backs of the poor
they are also cutting funding for family practice programs in the
state which will result in several family practice programs to
close down
this is in a time when there is a shortage of family doctors as more
of the doctors like me are leaving the field and fewer students
are going into family mediciine
where did we get these guys making these decisions
STORMS/RAIN
whoa that storm sure got me out of a deep sleep
where did it come through
at least my wife she did not get up and hug the shower wall
like she did this weekend
thought i was going to have to do it though
we are in the middle of the worst drought in this area since the
early 1900s
however we have gotten 6.5 inches now in the last 2 weeks
thats 20% of the yearly rainfall we usually get a year
although this is appreciated we will need a lot more to get out
of this drought
yesterday i was planting something in my yard
as i dug down through my 3 inches of mulch to the soil
i found dry dirt
this was after all of the rain we have had
all that rain was soaked up by the mulch and very little
seemed to have gotten into the deep soil
we want more please just dont do it so noisily and so
fast so the ground can absorb it
and please without all that hail
BB
ok its the heats year
ok its lebrons year and playoff
ok its dirks year also
wish they would hurry up and get to the final so
we can watch those two perform against each other
they also need to get this over with before our wedding
journey is completed
the organicgreen doctor
here they go again
the state legislatures are balancing the budget on the backs
of the poor again
its just mean spirited
pay now or pay later
the plan is to cut 2/3 of the budget from the federally funded
family planning services in the state of texas
apparently this is an attempt to prevent government money from
being used for abortions
they also have cut these programs by a similar amount already
before this big cut
in my career of 30 years as a family physician in two states those
patients of mine who got abortions were very few
none of them got their abortions at federally funded clinics but
at private clinics
however hundreds of my patients received contraceptive care,
disease screenings, and prenatal care at these health clinics
many more rely on them now than in the past because of the
loss of jobs and insurance
pay now or pay later
there will be an upsurge in unplanned and unwanted pregnancies
in our state
we already are one of the leaders in teenage pregnancies in the
united states
this lack of funding willl probably make us number one now
we strive to be number one in football now we are working to
be number one in this unwanted statistic
shame shame
on the backs of the poor
they are also cutting funding for family practice programs in the
state which will result in several family practice programs to
close down
this is in a time when there is a shortage of family doctors as more
of the doctors like me are leaving the field and fewer students
are going into family mediciine
where did we get these guys making these decisions
STORMS/RAIN
whoa that storm sure got me out of a deep sleep
where did it come through
at least my wife she did not get up and hug the shower wall
like she did this weekend
thought i was going to have to do it though
we are in the middle of the worst drought in this area since the
early 1900s
however we have gotten 6.5 inches now in the last 2 weeks
thats 20% of the yearly rainfall we usually get a year
although this is appreciated we will need a lot more to get out
of this drought
yesterday i was planting something in my yard
as i dug down through my 3 inches of mulch to the soil
i found dry dirt
this was after all of the rain we have had
all that rain was soaked up by the mulch and very little
seemed to have gotten into the deep soil
we want more please just dont do it so noisily and so
fast so the ground can absorb it
and please without all that hail
BB
ok its the heats year
ok its lebrons year and playoff
ok its dirks year also
wish they would hurry up and get to the final so
we can watch those two perform against each other
they also need to get this over with before our wedding
journey is completed
the organicgreen doctor
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
gardening, spy cam, bb
GARDENING
we got 3 inches of rain this last weekend and
two weeks before that we got 2.5 inches of rain
had just fertilized my garden with an organic fertilizer just
before the rain
all my crops have taken off
was gone for 4 days and when i came back it looked like a
different garden
my onions are starting to fall over which mean they are ready
to be picked
i pull them out and let them dry for a few days then store them
in my garage hanging in panty hose
yes panty hose
i get the cheapest brand i can find
place the onion in the panty hose tie a knot then place another
one in tie a knot etc
these are then stored hanging from the rafters until we need them
they usually last into the winter time
our potatoes are just now starting to end their growth
when they die down will dig them up and store them in
boxes in a dark closet until we need them
they usually last until the mid winter
as we enter the hot weather of central texas i plant things that
can survive the heat
i oversow some of the beds with blackeyed peas
it provides peas to eat and the plants also repace the nitrogen into
the soil
also plant malabar spinach which grows on a vine and the hotter
it is the better it grows
we eat it like you would spinach
we have arugula that grows through the summer and does well
we keep it trimmed down
we have arugula all summer long
will plant amaranth to use in salads
its a weed and is edible
will try planting lambs ear which is edible and
is used in salads
some of these are considered weeds but they are
edible and nutritious
have planted pursalane also in the garden
its known as the dolly parton plant-not because of big
blooms but because it flowers open up 9-5
it grows well in the heat
we pick it and eat it in salads
as the weather heats up the winter/spring spinach and lettuce
bolts and goes to seeds so these plants replace them in our salads
my cucumbers-plant armenian ones as they are more
productive-are just now starting to take off
should have a good crop this year
my okra are just now starting to grow and produce
they get larger and more productive as they weather
gets hotter
so there are veggies that do good in the summer heat as
most veggies shut down at that time
SPY CAM
well in austin they are putting spy cams up on the infamous
street (no not 6th st) that is well known for drugs and prostitution
to keep an eye on the area
the area is video cameraed 24/7 so it can be used to track
suspects or review later for evidence
the police might just try using some of that money to patrol
the area 24/7
that might work well also
BB
thunder lost their thunder at the end
mavs win
dirks year this year
heat tonight
thinks its their year
bulls need more than one option
the organicgreen doctor
we got 3 inches of rain this last weekend and
two weeks before that we got 2.5 inches of rain
had just fertilized my garden with an organic fertilizer just
before the rain
all my crops have taken off
was gone for 4 days and when i came back it looked like a
different garden
my onions are starting to fall over which mean they are ready
to be picked
i pull them out and let them dry for a few days then store them
in my garage hanging in panty hose
yes panty hose
i get the cheapest brand i can find
place the onion in the panty hose tie a knot then place another
one in tie a knot etc
these are then stored hanging from the rafters until we need them
they usually last into the winter time
our potatoes are just now starting to end their growth
when they die down will dig them up and store them in
boxes in a dark closet until we need them
they usually last until the mid winter
as we enter the hot weather of central texas i plant things that
can survive the heat
i oversow some of the beds with blackeyed peas
it provides peas to eat and the plants also repace the nitrogen into
the soil
also plant malabar spinach which grows on a vine and the hotter
it is the better it grows
we eat it like you would spinach
we have arugula that grows through the summer and does well
we keep it trimmed down
we have arugula all summer long
will plant amaranth to use in salads
its a weed and is edible
will try planting lambs ear which is edible and
is used in salads
some of these are considered weeds but they are
edible and nutritious
have planted pursalane also in the garden
its known as the dolly parton plant-not because of big
blooms but because it flowers open up 9-5
it grows well in the heat
we pick it and eat it in salads
as the weather heats up the winter/spring spinach and lettuce
bolts and goes to seeds so these plants replace them in our salads
my cucumbers-plant armenian ones as they are more
productive-are just now starting to take off
should have a good crop this year
my okra are just now starting to grow and produce
they get larger and more productive as they weather
gets hotter
so there are veggies that do good in the summer heat as
most veggies shut down at that time
SPY CAM
well in austin they are putting spy cams up on the infamous
street (no not 6th st) that is well known for drugs and prostitution
to keep an eye on the area
the area is video cameraed 24/7 so it can be used to track
suspects or review later for evidence
the police might just try using some of that money to patrol
the area 24/7
that might work well also
BB
thunder lost their thunder at the end
mavs win
dirks year this year
heat tonight
thinks its their year
bulls need more than one option
the organicgreen doctor
Monday, May 23, 2011
road trip the storm the rapture dirt house garden, bb
ROAD TRIP
my white on white relative and i took a road trip to
southern arkansas to visit siblings
we started in the southern part of the ouachita mountains
(yes thats spelled right its ou nor qu)
and worked our way across the state visiting our 5 siblings
that live there and ended up in eastern southern arkansas
near the delta
this is pretty country
with all the greenery trees contrasted to the drier less
treey(made that word up) central texas where we live
we got to listen to cicadas and their continuous sounds that
sound like a sawmill running 24/7
was glad my sisters house is well insulated
this is all part of the life cycle (supposedly they come out every
13 years in mass quantities) but if the sound bothers you then
it will be a long 2 months
we also visited a family that is thinking of building an earth house
(wish i could do that)
if oriented correctly and built correctly there is very little expense
for heating and cooling as it maintains a constant temperature all
year round
add solar power and rain water then life is good
wish them luck in their endeavors
wish it was my she and i that was doing that
(dont think in central texas where we live you could dig a hole
in a hill that deep)
we also visited two relatives that are in the caretaker role
if you have a relative or friend in a caretaker role please think
of them often and give them some relief
remember your time may come also
we also have a relative with alzheimers that seems stable right
now but it is hard to visit as we know and remember how he
was before this all struck him
what a terrible disease it is
remember if you are reading this you will be affected by this disease
in some way
1 of 6 of you will get the disease
(my alzheimers entry of the day)
help them out if you can
most of my sibings are or were school teachers or married to
one
the job security issues with the schools and colleges and state
budgets all seem to be universal everywhere right now
its the economy stupid and education is part of the answer to the
economy-dont destroy our educational system please
hope those state legislatures understand that but doubt that
they do
overall we had a good road trip
my white on white relative and i solved a lot of problems of
the world as we traveled across east texas and southern arkansas
now if the politicians would just listen to us then the problems would
all be solved
THE STORM
while we were gone we missed the storm that came through
we got probably 3 inches of rain which was much needed
my garden grew like crazy with the rain while i was gone
my maters are now 6 feet tall and just producing like crazy
just need all those green ones to turn red
my wife she is bad about breaking the rule of not picking
the first green tomatoes before they turn red
while in the hills of arkansas got a text from someone in texas
are you alright
yes why
all those storm you are getting
no im in arkansas
is your wife she ok
texted her
she was attached to the wall near our solid brick shower
(thats her storm cellar) as the storms possibly two tornadoes
split and went just north and south of where we live
apparently the wind rain and hail was extremely undnervng
as the storms went by
when my white on white relative and i got home we found
claw marks on the wall going to the storm cellar shower
our dog a mixed breed dog predicts storms hours before they
arrive
apparently he found his spot between the hot tub and a water
tank on our front porch earlier in the day and refused to move
my wife she knew it was going to be a bad one as the dog
always predicts them right
i know one day as he gets older he is going to die of a heart
attack when those storms come through
the rapture did not happen on saturday but i think my wife she
and our storm dog he sure thought it was happening that night
they survived ok
BB
heat won
chris bosh came through
they need to speed all this up some
the organicgreen doctor
my white on white relative and i took a road trip to
southern arkansas to visit siblings
we started in the southern part of the ouachita mountains
(yes thats spelled right its ou nor qu)
and worked our way across the state visiting our 5 siblings
that live there and ended up in eastern southern arkansas
near the delta
this is pretty country
with all the greenery trees contrasted to the drier less
treey(made that word up) central texas where we live
we got to listen to cicadas and their continuous sounds that
sound like a sawmill running 24/7
was glad my sisters house is well insulated
this is all part of the life cycle (supposedly they come out every
13 years in mass quantities) but if the sound bothers you then
it will be a long 2 months
we also visited a family that is thinking of building an earth house
(wish i could do that)
if oriented correctly and built correctly there is very little expense
for heating and cooling as it maintains a constant temperature all
year round
add solar power and rain water then life is good
wish them luck in their endeavors
wish it was my she and i that was doing that
(dont think in central texas where we live you could dig a hole
in a hill that deep)
we also visited two relatives that are in the caretaker role
if you have a relative or friend in a caretaker role please think
of them often and give them some relief
remember your time may come also
we also have a relative with alzheimers that seems stable right
now but it is hard to visit as we know and remember how he
was before this all struck him
what a terrible disease it is
remember if you are reading this you will be affected by this disease
in some way
1 of 6 of you will get the disease
(my alzheimers entry of the day)
help them out if you can
most of my sibings are or were school teachers or married to
one
the job security issues with the schools and colleges and state
budgets all seem to be universal everywhere right now
its the economy stupid and education is part of the answer to the
economy-dont destroy our educational system please
hope those state legislatures understand that but doubt that
they do
overall we had a good road trip
my white on white relative and i solved a lot of problems of
the world as we traveled across east texas and southern arkansas
now if the politicians would just listen to us then the problems would
all be solved
THE STORM
while we were gone we missed the storm that came through
we got probably 3 inches of rain which was much needed
my garden grew like crazy with the rain while i was gone
my maters are now 6 feet tall and just producing like crazy
just need all those green ones to turn red
my wife she is bad about breaking the rule of not picking
the first green tomatoes before they turn red
while in the hills of arkansas got a text from someone in texas
are you alright
yes why
all those storm you are getting
no im in arkansas
is your wife she ok
texted her
she was attached to the wall near our solid brick shower
(thats her storm cellar) as the storms possibly two tornadoes
split and went just north and south of where we live
apparently the wind rain and hail was extremely undnervng
as the storms went by
when my white on white relative and i got home we found
claw marks on the wall going to the storm cellar shower
our dog a mixed breed dog predicts storms hours before they
arrive
apparently he found his spot between the hot tub and a water
tank on our front porch earlier in the day and refused to move
my wife she knew it was going to be a bad one as the dog
always predicts them right
i know one day as he gets older he is going to die of a heart
attack when those storms come through
the rapture did not happen on saturday but i think my wife she
and our storm dog he sure thought it was happening that night
they survived ok
BB
heat won
chris bosh came through
they need to speed all this up some
the organicgreen doctor
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
shes ok im ok, gaga, chicken lecture, bb
SHES OK IM OK
shes ok im ok
my wife she feels fine
thanks for the concern
we have had a good laugh over our experience
we are technologically uptodate
there she was laying on an infusion table used by the neurology
department
she was there to be interviewed and to give me moral support
she had to be interviewed lying down in that infusion chair
bet that was a first for alzhiemers research
there i was trapped on an exam table after my spinal tap
i couldnt get up and walk down the hall to check on her
so i did what all the teenagers and you do
i pulled out my phone and we texted back and forth
she couldnt get up as she would pass out and i couldnt get
up because i had just had a spinal tap
nice couple we make huh
she ok im ok
im just sore where the tap was done is all
GAGA
this says a lot about us in america
lady gaga has more twitter followers than anyone else
she beats out the president and justin bieber
others on the top five list are brittney spears, and
kim kardeshian
CHICKEN LECTURE
carol ann sayle from www.boggycreekfarm.com will be giving a
lecture on how to raise backyard chickens
she and her husband run an organic farm inside austin and raise
chickens for egg production also
she is a writer and a witty lecturer
she will have the seminar at the naturalgardener in austin at 900 am
on sunday may 22, 2011
if you live around here and are interested its worth the trip there to
hear her speak and to see the natural gardeners place
BB
well dirk went off on the thunder didnt he
tonight the heat need to win or they are in trouble
the organicgreen doctor
shes ok im ok
my wife she feels fine
thanks for the concern
we have had a good laugh over our experience
we are technologically uptodate
there she was laying on an infusion table used by the neurology
department
she was there to be interviewed and to give me moral support
she had to be interviewed lying down in that infusion chair
bet that was a first for alzhiemers research
there i was trapped on an exam table after my spinal tap
i couldnt get up and walk down the hall to check on her
so i did what all the teenagers and you do
i pulled out my phone and we texted back and forth
she couldnt get up as she would pass out and i couldnt get
up because i had just had a spinal tap
nice couple we make huh
she ok im ok
im just sore where the tap was done is all
GAGA
this says a lot about us in america
lady gaga has more twitter followers than anyone else
she beats out the president and justin bieber
others on the top five list are brittney spears, and
kim kardeshian
CHICKEN LECTURE
carol ann sayle from www.boggycreekfarm.com will be giving a
lecture on how to raise backyard chickens
she and her husband run an organic farm inside austin and raise
chickens for egg production also
she is a writer and a witty lecturer
she will have the seminar at the naturalgardener in austin at 900 am
on sunday may 22, 2011
if you live around here and are interested its worth the trip there to
hear her speak and to see the natural gardeners place
BB
well dirk went off on the thunder didnt he
tonight the heat need to win or they are in trouble
the organicgreen doctor
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
followup adni-2, the patient, bb
FOLLOWUP ADNI-2
well did the spinal tap yesterday
never had one before
have done them several times in my career
most were in the emergency room
most were on children to rule out meningitis
never ever wanted one before
didnt want this one but it was part of the deal
had to sit or lay on a massage chair
didnt get a massage though
but did get a needle stuck in my back
the tap was atraumatic
only discomfort was the numbing medicine (lidocaine)
and having to lay down for an hour afterwards
today no headache
some low back soreness
will tell my dentist next time i see him that i would rather have
a spinal tap than have him work on my teeth
bet thats a new one for him
fluid will be tested for tau protein and amyloid as part of this study
they also drew out a ton of blood for the study
told them to go ahead and take a blood donation while they
were at it and just get their blood out of the pint of blood
these tubes of blood will be stored and used for research purposes
as needed
they also will do dna and rna analysis of it
wont ever know those results
my screening labs and my mri of the brain were all normal
yes
next another mri in july then get to repeat some of these tests in
october
THE PATIENT
once when i was in practice i saw my friends 10 year old son
for an illness
after the exam he had blood drawn and as he walked back
in to the waiting room he collapsed (fainted)
hed done that before
went out and checked on him
still out
carried him to the exam room
elevated feet and lowered head on table
still out
not responsive
took him to the er
still out
pinched him
bp was low
gave him iv bolus of saline
still out
dang thought my best friends son was dying on me
did labs they were ok
then he finally started to come around
and after two hours he was back to normal
almost got to experience that again
my wife she has been known to faint in the past
did it when getting blood drawn in the past when she was
pregnant and ill
yesterday as they was describing my spinal tap and how they
would do it i didnt know at the time but she was getting pale
and woozy
now who was the patient here
went in to do some paper work and when i came back
there she was laying on the infusion chart in the neurology
clinic pale and asking for a soda or cold water
she stayed there for the 1 1/2 hours while i had my tap
and while i laid down after the tap to prevent a spinal headache
there i was laying on a table in one room and she was laying
on the infusion table in the other room
guess who looked sicker
the tap was not uncomfortable
was not really dreading it at all
but she was
they fed us lunch which she ate lying in the chair
we managed to eventually get her up to where i had my pet scan done
i was there about 2 hours
she spent most of that time laid out on the waiting room furniture
was worried they would think she was a homeless person that
had wandered in off the street and plunked herself down
after the test she managed to get to the car but i had to drive
most of the three hour drive home
every time we started talking about the tap there she would go again
not going to take her again
think she had too much wedding journey weekend was the problem
pet scan was uneventful
checked last night to see if i was glowing in the dark from
the radioactive labeled stuff that was infused but
i wasnt
BB
its the red river shootout tonight
okc vs dallas
travel time is not an issue with this series
durant vs dirk
should be a good series
the organicgreen doctor
well did the spinal tap yesterday
never had one before
have done them several times in my career
most were in the emergency room
most were on children to rule out meningitis
never ever wanted one before
didnt want this one but it was part of the deal
had to sit or lay on a massage chair
didnt get a massage though
but did get a needle stuck in my back
the tap was atraumatic
only discomfort was the numbing medicine (lidocaine)
and having to lay down for an hour afterwards
today no headache
some low back soreness
will tell my dentist next time i see him that i would rather have
a spinal tap than have him work on my teeth
bet thats a new one for him
fluid will be tested for tau protein and amyloid as part of this study
they also drew out a ton of blood for the study
told them to go ahead and take a blood donation while they
were at it and just get their blood out of the pint of blood
these tubes of blood will be stored and used for research purposes
as needed
they also will do dna and rna analysis of it
wont ever know those results
my screening labs and my mri of the brain were all normal
yes
next another mri in july then get to repeat some of these tests in
october
THE PATIENT
once when i was in practice i saw my friends 10 year old son
for an illness
after the exam he had blood drawn and as he walked back
in to the waiting room he collapsed (fainted)
hed done that before
went out and checked on him
still out
carried him to the exam room
elevated feet and lowered head on table
still out
not responsive
took him to the er
still out
pinched him
bp was low
gave him iv bolus of saline
still out
dang thought my best friends son was dying on me
did labs they were ok
then he finally started to come around
and after two hours he was back to normal
almost got to experience that again
my wife she has been known to faint in the past
did it when getting blood drawn in the past when she was
pregnant and ill
yesterday as they was describing my spinal tap and how they
would do it i didnt know at the time but she was getting pale
and woozy
now who was the patient here
went in to do some paper work and when i came back
there she was laying on the infusion chart in the neurology
clinic pale and asking for a soda or cold water
she stayed there for the 1 1/2 hours while i had my tap
and while i laid down after the tap to prevent a spinal headache
there i was laying on a table in one room and she was laying
on the infusion table in the other room
guess who looked sicker
the tap was not uncomfortable
was not really dreading it at all
but she was
they fed us lunch which she ate lying in the chair
we managed to eventually get her up to where i had my pet scan done
i was there about 2 hours
she spent most of that time laid out on the waiting room furniture
was worried they would think she was a homeless person that
had wandered in off the street and plunked herself down
after the test she managed to get to the car but i had to drive
most of the three hour drive home
every time we started talking about the tap there she would go again
not going to take her again
think she had too much wedding journey weekend was the problem
pet scan was uneventful
checked last night to see if i was glowing in the dark from
the radioactive labeled stuff that was infused but
i wasnt
BB
its the red river shootout tonight
okc vs dallas
travel time is not an issue with this series
durant vs dirk
should be a good series
the organicgreen doctor
Monday, May 16, 2011
missing blog, adni-2, wedding journey, bb
MISSING BLOG
blog was missing last week because i use google blog to
do my blog and it was shut down for repairs so this blog
took the day off
also we were involved with a wedding journey event at our
house this weekend that consumed a lot of time prepping for
am back online blogging
so here we go
ADNI-2
here we go on the last part of round one
today have to have the spinal tap done
worst part is the 12 hour fast with no coffee or food just water
the spinal fluid will be sent for analysis for the tau protein level
which unravels in the brain cells in alzheimers and for amyloid
levels which are thought to be the culprit or the end result of
whatever causes alzheimers
these test results i will be able to see since i will obtain some
of the fluid to send off myself for analysis
the testing done by the research study is kept from review
the specimen is sent off to california and the result is never known
to me
but the specimen i send off will provide results in a few weeks
as i find all these results out i will post them in this blog
i dont fear the spinal tap at all
have almost got use to getting stuck with the needles
find the neuropsych tests are dreaded the most
lets see its a pretzel, hammock, and a pelican
if you have taken one of these you know what those mean
they show you pictures and you have to name the objects
i always miss these three things for some reason
hope its not from alzheimers
also will have a pet scan done with an experimental radioactive
substance called florbetapir f-18 (no thats not a typo)
the stuff will be injected and the brain takes it up whereever
there is amyloid showing up
funny thing about these tests are they can be positive but they dont
always correlate with the degree of sympoms a patient has
(that is true though of a lot of diseases)
the final diagnosis is made at brain autopsy
hopefully these tests will make the true diagnosis in the future more
accurate for this terrible disease
however i will know soon whether or not with some degree of
certainty if what i have is due to alzheimers
here we go
WEDDING JOURNEY
well the wedding journey continued this weekend
we are on the home stretch to being finished
this weekend we had a meet the wedding couple party at our house
boy that sure wore me out
it started with a trip to unplugged at shady grove in austin listening
to singer slaid cleaves
hes a local singer and i liked him because he is a organic
green person
his cabin in maine is completely off the grid
well my cabin is almost off the grid-am close
then on friday night after a meal in downtown austin at moonshines
with the wedding family we went to a jackson browne concert
stirred up some memories from the past
he also is a organic green person
he has a house near santa barbara that is completely off the grid
watched a show about it on ed bagleys green show
if you dont know who ed bagley is then google him
some of my friends tell me i remind them of ed bagley
thanks to my wet suitcase sisterinlaw for the tickets and for the
vip passes to meet jackson browne and for the help in prepping
for the party
(that prepping is a big blog to itself)
on saturday we had a meet the wedding couple at our house
what a great group of people were there
we all had fun
no stick in the mud types were there
but man all that wore me out
those who know me well know i like to go to bed early and get up
early (just look at the posting times of this blog)
well thats not what happened this weekend
felt like i do when you go to las vegas for three days
am now in recovery mode
the best to the wedding couple
BB
so thats why rose is the mvp
the bulls blew up the heat
durant came through yesterday
most great players dont have 2 bad games in a row
now were getting somewhere
oprah is causing a delay in games
she won
the heat/bulls game had to be played on sunday as oprah has
control of the united center on monday and tuesday
then the heat/bulls game will resume on wednesday
whos the most powerful women in the world
the organicgreen doctor
blog was missing last week because i use google blog to
do my blog and it was shut down for repairs so this blog
took the day off
also we were involved with a wedding journey event at our
house this weekend that consumed a lot of time prepping for
am back online blogging
so here we go
ADNI-2
here we go on the last part of round one
today have to have the spinal tap done
worst part is the 12 hour fast with no coffee or food just water
the spinal fluid will be sent for analysis for the tau protein level
which unravels in the brain cells in alzheimers and for amyloid
levels which are thought to be the culprit or the end result of
whatever causes alzheimers
these test results i will be able to see since i will obtain some
of the fluid to send off myself for analysis
the testing done by the research study is kept from review
the specimen is sent off to california and the result is never known
to me
but the specimen i send off will provide results in a few weeks
as i find all these results out i will post them in this blog
i dont fear the spinal tap at all
have almost got use to getting stuck with the needles
find the neuropsych tests are dreaded the most
lets see its a pretzel, hammock, and a pelican
if you have taken one of these you know what those mean
they show you pictures and you have to name the objects
i always miss these three things for some reason
hope its not from alzheimers
also will have a pet scan done with an experimental radioactive
substance called florbetapir f-18 (no thats not a typo)
the stuff will be injected and the brain takes it up whereever
there is amyloid showing up
funny thing about these tests are they can be positive but they dont
always correlate with the degree of sympoms a patient has
(that is true though of a lot of diseases)
the final diagnosis is made at brain autopsy
hopefully these tests will make the true diagnosis in the future more
accurate for this terrible disease
however i will know soon whether or not with some degree of
certainty if what i have is due to alzheimers
here we go
WEDDING JOURNEY
well the wedding journey continued this weekend
we are on the home stretch to being finished
this weekend we had a meet the wedding couple party at our house
boy that sure wore me out
it started with a trip to unplugged at shady grove in austin listening
to singer slaid cleaves
hes a local singer and i liked him because he is a organic
green person
his cabin in maine is completely off the grid
well my cabin is almost off the grid-am close
then on friday night after a meal in downtown austin at moonshines
with the wedding family we went to a jackson browne concert
stirred up some memories from the past
he also is a organic green person
he has a house near santa barbara that is completely off the grid
watched a show about it on ed bagleys green show
if you dont know who ed bagley is then google him
some of my friends tell me i remind them of ed bagley
thanks to my wet suitcase sisterinlaw for the tickets and for the
vip passes to meet jackson browne and for the help in prepping
for the party
(that prepping is a big blog to itself)
on saturday we had a meet the wedding couple at our house
what a great group of people were there
we all had fun
no stick in the mud types were there
but man all that wore me out
those who know me well know i like to go to bed early and get up
early (just look at the posting times of this blog)
well thats not what happened this weekend
felt like i do when you go to las vegas for three days
am now in recovery mode
the best to the wedding couple
BB
so thats why rose is the mvp
the bulls blew up the heat
durant came through yesterday
most great players dont have 2 bad games in a row
now were getting somewhere
oprah is causing a delay in games
she won
the heat/bulls game had to be played on sunday as oprah has
control of the united center on monday and tuesday
then the heat/bulls game will resume on wednesday
whos the most powerful women in the world
the organicgreen doctor
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
flexible phones, bb
FLEXIBLE PHONE
these new phones are being developed
wonder how easy it is to butt call someone
with this phone
(butt calling is where you leave your phone on
put it in your pocket and when you sit down you
accidently call someone)
have had some interesting
calls in the past from people this way
have even heard of people talking about people at the
same time that they accidently called them
thats not good to do
BB
bulls won last night
looking like a heat bulls series next
bet all those guys are wore out
the organicgreen doctor
these new phones are being developed
wonder how easy it is to butt call someone
with this phone
(butt calling is where you leave your phone on
put it in your pocket and when you sit down you
accidently call someone)
have had some interesting
calls in the past from people this way
have even heard of people talking about people at the
same time that they accidently called them
thats not good to do
BB
bulls won last night
looking like a heat bulls series next
bet all those guys are wore out
the organicgreen doctor
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