In March three years ago I had a little run-in with an unsuspected condition that can happen to anyone. I thought I had contracted a stomach virus. A not too bad stomach ache the first day. Second day I had some fever and chills. Third day I left work to go home feeling pretty bad. Constant pain. Late that night I found that I could no longer pee, which made the pain even worse. A trip to the ER and an MRI showed a perforated appendix and peritonitis had set in. My time was severely limited. The ...
Updated 03-25-2009 at 02:00 PM by DeeDubya
Now with the time change there is only about an hour of daylight left when I get home from the office. Most evenings I manage to select a cigar, grab a drink (usually a beer), kick back and wind down. I'm sure this sounds familiar to many of you but what makes it so special for me is watching the resident wildlife. We live within the city limits but fortunately adjoin a 27 acre greenspace. I have an automatic game feeder in which I keep a mix of corn and game pellets. The deer like ...