Transformation 45
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One of my more quaint and elderly hobbies is listening to American radio drama from the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s, when radio was the primary form of entertainment. Dramas consisted of voice actors playing parts in various genres, but the most “entertaining” are what were referred to as “mysteries” — mostly goofy crime dramas ending [...]
On Friday August 26, 2011, I had open left inguinal hernia repair. In the months leading up to the surgery, I’d read a lot of information about it, and was concerned to find mostly negative experiences from those who had the procedure. I decided to document my progress during the first four weeks following surgery, [...]
On Friday August 26, 2011, I had open left inguinal hernia repair. In the months leading up to the surgery, I’d read a lot of information about it, and was concerned to find mostly negative experiences from those who had the procedure. I decided to document my progress during the first four weeks following surgery, [...]
Inguinal hernia in men, especially on the left side, is very common, and hernia repair with a prosthetic plastic mesh is the most common surgery performed. But searching online for information about hernia repair and recovery is frightening. There are an alarming number of stories of chronic debilitating pain, “meshoma”, reduced sexual function, severe reduction [...]
I liked Jack. And, liking him, I have no problem calling him “Jack”.
I’d never spoken with him. I saw him only in restaurants in the nineties, and spotted him once in 2009 as he walked alone down University Avenue past the Horton’s I was attending. (Is there another first-world nation where the leader of [...]
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