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Well, that was a long day! The lovely wife was scheduled for her cardiac cath at 10 am, so I was there by 10. Emergencies and rescheduling bumped her repeatedly until 2:30 pm. By that time she was tired, hungry and cranky. The cath found two blockages. One is in a tiny vessel and not able to be fixed. The other required a stent and that was done. They sedated her quite thoroughly. When I left at 9 she was still coming out of the sedation. I had three arms and her nurse was twins. By that time she was tired, hungry and cranky. So was I. Her ejection fraction is now about 40, up from an intial 15. Her blood pressure is doing better. The cath did not reveal any serious damage from … Read entire article »
Filed under: Me and Mine
Please Help!
I’ve always hated those blog posts where the blogger asks for money. Oh, we present you, our readers with a product. But, I do this for fun and relaxation. However, I have to ask for your help. I am out of work, since December, and my wife hasn’t been able to work in a couple of years. There is a donation widget over in the sidebar. Please consider a gesture of support if any of my work has made you laugh, think hard, or taught you something new. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Blogging
8 Terrs Sent to Hell
MNF-Iraq Coalition Forces killed eight terrorists and detained six suspects during operations Wednesday morning targeting foreign fighter facilitators and the al-Qaeda in Iraq network. Intelligence reports indicated terrorists associated with small arms and rocket attacks against Coalition Forces were operating northeast of Taji. As Coalition Forces approached the targeted area, they noticed several armed men maneuvering toward them in a nearby palm grove. Coalition Forces called in close air support to eliminate the threat. Rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft used precision fires killing eight armed terrorists. Two suspected terrorists were detained. Coalition Forces also captured two suspected terrorists in Amiriyah and two more in Baghdad with alleged ties to the al-Qaeda in Iraq network. “Coalition Forces continue methodical, deliberate efforts to eliminate terrorism in Iraq,†said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Iraqi SWAT captures eight
Multi-National Corps – Iraq Al Hillah Iraqi Special Weapons and Tactics personnel captured eight suspected members of the Mahdawiyah insurgent group during operations with Coalition advisors Feb. 26 in the Wardiyah district of Al Hillah. The suspects are believed to be involved in attacks against Iraqi Security Forces and civilians in the area. The suspects are allegedly part of the insurgent group that fought against the Coalition force and Iraqi Security Forces Jan. 28 in Najaf. The suspects are believed to threatening the lives of persons within the leadership of Iraqi Security Forces in Babil Province. There were no Iraqi civilian, Iraqi forces or Coalition force casualties. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, War on Terror
Hostages freed by paratroopers
Multi-National Corps – Iraq Dismounted paratroopers located an insurgent safe house uncovering a weapons cache and freeing two hostages south of Baghdad Feb. 26. Paratroopers from 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division located the safe house, where they found the two hostages and a weapons cache near Mahmudiyah. The cache contained three AK-47s, 14 30-round magazines, one 100-round magazine drum, two fragmentary grenades, one cell phone and one hand held radio. The freed hostages were given immediate medical treatment. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, War on Terror
Dow Down, Dumb!
The stock market took a bit of a beating today. Bloomberg U.S. stocks plunged, wiping out about $600 billion in market value and erasing all of 2007′s gains, after a selloff in China spread and sparked the biggest rout in four years. Treasuries had the biggest jump since December 2004. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell as much as 546 points, the most since the first trading day after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. All but two companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index declined. Alan Greenspan, the man who never saw prosperity that he liked, made some comments: Bloomberg On Monday, Greenspan said, “It is possible we can get a recession in the latter months of 2007.” Although Greenspan also went on to say that most forecasters … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Economy, Analysis, China, China's Economy, Original writing
Large Cache in Baghdad’s Ameriya District
Multi-National Corps – Iraq A large weapons cache was discovered in the Ameriya district of the Iraqi capital Feb. 24. Elements of 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, working in conjunction with 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army, conducted a search in Ameriya and discovered the largest weapons cache to date in that area. This cache was found in a school near the Al Fridas Mosque. The search, conducted in the early morning hours, uncovered a cache consisting of 17 improvised rocket propelled grenades, 10 Kutusa rockets, five 60mm mortars, 13 81mm mortars, one 81mm mortar tube and two 60mm mortar tubes. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Surge 2007, War on Terror
Mosque Opens
Multi-National Corps – Iraq To most Iraqis, a mosque is a sacred place, but to terrorists it can be a target for sectarian violence. Iraqis celebrated the re-opening of a Yusufiyah mosque as Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), the 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division and the Iraqi Police secured the area for the event Feb. 23. The mosque had been closed since it was attacked by terrorists last October. Since then, the Iraqis have been working diligently to reopen the mosque. “This is a good day for the people of Iraq,†said 1st Lt. Ali Kudair, an Iraqi police officer. “There are a lot of mosques opening in the area and it shows that we are progressing as a nation.†Although the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
The Lovely Wife’s Condition
Best guess right now: Enzymes seem to indicate a heart attack in the last two weeks or so. In female diabetics the symptoms can be atypical or event absent. Her heart is pumping at 25% of normal. She’s on meds to lower her very high blood pressure and remove fluid, and they have made a noticable improvement through this morning. She is in congestive heart failure. She has agreed to a heart catheterization tomorrow. She gets to eat today, and lose more fluid. If she cannot lay on her back tomorrow without the coughing, the procedure will be postphoned. If they find blockages, they will implant stents. If the blockages are too bad, they won’t and we’ll be talking about bypass surgery. The doctor in charge of the Heart Failure program is … Read entire article »
Filed under: Me and Mine
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- USS President vs HMS Belvidera (in 140 days)
- General Hull Invades Canada (in 159 days)
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