An Easy Habit To Break

A couple of weeks ago I picked up almost 2 dozen new in the box Molson pint glasses from a garage sale. . I justified the purchase because of the price ($4.00) and the assumption that they would make great give-a-ways at our next beer tasting. Also my neighbor Shawn just got a kegerator and you can always use more glasses if you have a kegerator.

Yesterday I was out garage saling and I came upon another box of pint beer glasses. I planned on just picking up a few to add to my already cupboard busting collection. Each one one I pulled from the box was better than the last. They were all (mostly) different glasses from craft breweries from around the country and even some from Europe.

I asked how much and the lady said 25 cents apiece. A quarter apiece?! I asked how much for the whole box (like it wasn't cheap enough already) as off the top of her head she said $5.00. SOLD!  I counted them up when I got home and there are 38 glasses from about 3 dozen different breweries. That's about 13 cents each (my new math skills). I spoke with my friend Chris and he said it sounded like someone's wife made him get rid of his collection. I'm sure I'll be hearing more of the same.

Now, there are a few that I do want to hang on to for myself but the bulk of this collection will be up for grabs. I figure I can give a pint glass away with every bottle of homebrew I share. If only I knew of some other enthusiasts who share my passion for all things beer related.

Inaction

I'm not even sure what it means.

Sandy Snacks

This is just an experiment with a hand held scanner I picked up this past weekend at a yard sale. It was only a buck and it seems like it works pretty good (good enough for cartooning anyway). Now I can throw it in my laptop bag and be able to scan on the go.

3rd Dog Is A Poor Therapy Dog

Blood Hounded

Wanna See Something Gross?

It was a week ago today that I had sinus surgery to remove the nasal polyps that have interfering with my breathing for I don't know how long. When I was first examined the Dr (Dr Jean Kim, of the small fingered Kims) she said that one side of my nose was about 90% blocked and the other side had diminished  capacity as well.

Like Kathy, I don't like being the center of attention, but when it comes to surgery I've found that there is no choice. There was all sorts of meet and greets with doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists and residents. My procedure got bumps up earlier than planned since the morning patient cancelled or died or something. Instead of rolling into the OR at 2:00 I was in by 11:00. This was comforting since it meant the team would be fresh and ready.

I was under from the time they put on the oxygen mask to five hours later when I came to in the recovery room. I don't remember a thing about the procedure with the exception of the complete lack of time passing. No sounds, no dreams and best of all no pain. Once time did start back up again, it moved quickly. Kathy came to recovery and before I knew it, it was after 7:00pm and time to go home.

You may not be able to tell by looking at me, but I was breathing better right away. My snoring (something that lead to be getting this done in the first place) is now non existent. This means better sleep for myself and anyone who has to share a room with me. Recovery has been mostly pain free, but some of the meds I'm on do tend to make my head fluffy at times. I should be done taking them all by the end of the weekend and then it will be back to beer to make my head fluffy.

Yesterday they removed the splints in my nose (here comes the gross part) and I can now breath even better. If you have a weak stomach, you may want to stop reading here with the knowledge that it was a complete success, but if you interested in seeing just what they pulled out of my nose on Wednesday, scroll down.
























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Last chance

EWWWWW! It even makes me a little queasy. If the picture doesn't do it justice, just imagine a large bloody slug being pulled from my nose like something out of a horror movie. On my next check up I hope to get some of the doctors photos from the procedure itself, so stay tuned.