electricland

Aug. 10th, 2005

My aunt writes:

( Gumbo, ducts, and much more on the X-drill. )

I had an attack of mildly justified health paranoia ("OMG what if this isn't just a Charley horse? What if it's a blood clot?") late Monday evening, called Telehealth, and as a result spent the rest of Monday night from 12:30 on slowly freezing to death with the rest of the damned souls in the waiting room of Toronto East General's emergency department. Which, I recalled too late, has a terrible reputation. Next time, if there is a next time, I'm going to St. Mike's. When a doctor finally did see me (at 10 a.m.) it took him all of 5 minutes to poke and prod, ask me a couple of questions, deploy a tape measure and send me for a Doppler ultrasound, which said what I was starting to suspect, i.e., I'm just fine. They sprang me loose at noon. I went home to sleep. Oy.

I should mention that after I was sprung from hospital and slept for 4 1/2 hours my day got better -- I went to the gym with

crankygrrl, then went shopping for light fixtures (horrible task) at Rona, then had ice cream at Ed's to restore ourselves. I had PB & J (bizarre, but delicious), my cousin had Bordeaux cherry chocolate (always a safe bet) and my uncle had lemon meringue. One of these days I shall try a sundae.

Bush Vows to Eliminate U.S. Dependence on Oil by 4290

"It is the president's hope that hydrogen fuel cells, nanotechnology, or the recycling of human beings into fuel will hold the key," Marburger wrote. "Whatever the people of the 50th century feel is appropriate."

In a detailed policy statement, Bush elaborated on the plan, expressing the hope that a third party, perhaps one comprising robots or super-intelligent, genetically engineered man-beasts, will help reduce America's dependence on fossil fuels.

"I am calling on the popularly elected cyborgs of tomorrow to support this sensible measure to ensure the security of the nation," Bush said.

Some industrialists, particularly major auto manufacturers, expressed reservation over Bush's initiative.