Tag Archive: Blood

The Odyssey & Escaping Vietnam – Part 2

Day 2 began with a whimper… mine. After getting in bed just after 4, the nurses do an early morning rounds at about 5, 5:30 so I woke up and then… I was… Continue reading →

Escorts, My Blood & Rabid Wolverines

I’m not sure what exactly I expected to happen, perhaps I thought I’d be a different person or something – I mean not really, but you think maybe just maybe removing all your… Continue reading →

FINALLY, The Gods Smile on Me Ever so Slightly….

I’ve never claimed to be able to predict the future, although it’s true I’ve had my fair share of Nostradamus like moments – I wouldn’t expect to see my name down in the… Continue reading →

Tickets Please… All Aboard the Pain Train….

If you are a regular reader, you’ll recall a while back when I speculated that I must have been a serial killer in a previous life, it was the only logical explanation for… Continue reading →

Blood, Sentimentality & Prayers…

Here’s one of the ways I know I’m getting old. Sentimentality. A completely new concept, never believed in it, never spent a moment catering to it… As I age and my rich, vibrant,… Continue reading →

My Blood, there’s a reason it’s on the Inside…

I gave blood today. I don’t mean I donated it, who’d want it? I mean, in the morning I had to go to the clinic and have blood drawn for tests. Very nearly… Continue reading →

Angry Babies & Blood Work

I have been stuck more times than I care to remember, every vein has it’s own HOV lane now… I used to be the guy who went white at the thought of needles,… Continue reading →