ACL Surgery

I went in for my ACL replacement surgery last week. All went well and my recovery is going smoothly.

This picture was taken about 24hrs post surgery at my first checkup with the surgeon. It doesn't show up too well, but the knee is very swollen. You can also see the Yes, No notes that the doctor wrote on my knees before surgery.

It's been a week now and the stitches are out and I'm off of crutches. I can also bend the knee to about 92-degrees on my own and a bit past 100-degrees with assistance. Right on track for full recovery!

I'll post more later when I have the chance. Also, when I get back to the office I'll scan and post the pictures the took of the inside of my knee as well as the X-rays showing the nice screw that's holding the new tendon in place.

Stop Motion Chess

I'm man enough to admit that the nerd in me found this to be very cool.

Quote of the Day

“It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We’re about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don’t remember anything else I said. Watch, we’re gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy.”

“I can give you at least four or five scenarios from where it might originate and he’s gonna need help. And the kind of help he’s gonna need is, he’s gonna need you - not financially to help him - we’re gonna need you to use your influence, your influence within the community, to stand with him. Because it’s not gonna be apparent initially, it’s not gonna be apparent that we’re right.”

-Senator Joseph Biden, Democratic Party Vice-Presidential Candidate
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I guess Biden thinks this is a selling point for Obama. However, to me, it sounds like a serious selling point for McCain.

First off, he's claiming that an international crisis will occur simply because Obama is President and the world wants to test him. That sure sounds like a good reason to not have a Pres. Obama this January.

Second, if there is to be an international crisis, who'd you rather have: the crusty old tried and true warrior or the still wet behind the ears first term Senator with zero executive or foreign policy experience?

I can't believe that I'm writing this, but I agree with Biden. Obama's first instincts are to blame America for most of the worlds problems, and to solve problems with talk instead of action. If I were Vladimir Putin, the Chinese President (who's name I don't know), or Kim Jung Il, I'd be looking forward to an Obama presidency.

I really would not be surprised if, by the end of 2009, we see Russia annexing/invading the former Soviet republics, China invading Taiwan, and the Korean War's ceasefire finally broken.

Good job Joe in warning Americans of the danger of a Obama/Biden administration. Let's just hope the American voters are listening.

The Donut Molester Strikes Again

This past Friday we had donuts and sho'nuff, the Donut Molester struck again. Following his/her usual m.o. the donut that I wanted was the one that was defiled. I'm still not sure who does this. My prime suspect was on vacation on Friday so now I'm stumped.

Perhaps its for the best... w/o my regular Krav-Maga workouts I should seriously cutback on the calorie intake. It's only been a month and I can already feel myself getting fat(ter).

Would-be rapist gets what's coming to him.

Headline: Woman beheads man, parades it through streets

edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/17/india.beheading.woman.ap/index.html?eref=edition

"The woman, 35, told police she had gone to a nearby forest to cut grass for fodder for her cattle when a man attacked her from behind. 'In a bid to save her dignity she beheaded him with a sickle.' "

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I've no issue with her for defending herself. Good for her! Although, I have to say, the parading part does seems a bit much.

Morons Are Voting

Howard Stern sent one of his lackies out on the streets to ask people who they're voting for. When asked, they all said Obama.

The follow up questions were: Do you agree with his pro-life stance? Do you agree with him that we should keep the troops in Iraq until we win? Do you think Sarah Palin was a good choice for his Vice President?



I know the three people that, every once in a while consider possibly reading my blog, will know instantly that these positions are McCain's. Heck, doesn't everyone know that?

Even if you don't you'd have to be amazingly dense to not realize that Palin is McCain's VP pick. Right?

Not the folks that Howard's minion found on the street. Obama supporters all, they said that they certainly agreed with Obama's pro-life, stay-till-we-win-in-Iraq, stance's. Plus all agreed that he'd made a fine decision in choosing Palin.

Ugh. You know, I like to joke that the majority of people are blithering morons, but deep down I don't really believe it or at least I don't want to believe it. Yet this kind of thing (and Leno's Jay-walking) come along and remind me that yes, they are all stupid.

So, it turns out that these particular Obama voters are voting for him because he's Obama... not that they have a freakin' clue what his positions are. Sadly I'm afraid that this is how a good two-thirds of voters will vote.

Look, voting may be a right, but it's also an obligation. You have to have some freakin' knowlege about the candidate you support, and the candidate that you're voting against. Just voting to vote, without even the slightest clue why you're voting is wrong.

It's funny 'cause it's true.

Unfortunately, it's funny-sad, not funny-ha-ha...

Pet Acupuncture?

Really? Who actually pays for this? I'm guessing hippies.

Donut Peeve

I know it’s petty, as most pet peeves are, but this really irks me. Every time we have donuts in the office, one of my coworkers will rip a chunk off of one and then leave the remainder in the box. I’m not sure exactly who it is, but I have my suspicions. Anyway, I think it’s amazingly rude and it annoys me beyond reasonable levels. It's like the donut version of double dipping your chip. Don't do it!

If you’re going to eat part of a donut, take the whole freakin’ thing and throw out the part you don’t want. No one will eat the remainder of the donut you left behind, especially after you manhandled it, so stop leaving your trash and flaunting your waste.

Whoever is doing this probably thinking that they’re too fat and that it’s better to just eat a part of the donut but, ya know what, if your ass is too fat, it ain’t going to get any less fat if you eat only a third of a donut! No donut at all will result in less ass. Some donut still means ass fat. Duh.

Even more annoying, that’s the donut I was thinking of having with my lunch…I mean, if you’re going to waste a donut (and flaunt it) at least waste the crappy blue-berry one next to it. That flavor never gets eaten…