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Not that Bob

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  1. 1 hour ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

    The Riverwalk sure seems to appeal to the sort of guys who insist on holding hands with their girlfriend while walking around in public. 

    Come on man! Holding hands in public is sure puss, and no one wants to put up with the River Walk unless there's sure puss at the end. 

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  2. 30 minutes ago, Hate said:

    I’m kind of in a holding pattern. I’ve got my appointments at MD Anderson, but they aren’t until July. They don’t seem too concerned about mine spreading or they would have moved me up. I have a meeting with a surgeon and an oncologist to discuss treatment paths. Until then, there isn’t too much to say. Every once in a while it does hit me, but it all still seems surreal. I’m sure it will become more real once July rolls around.

    If you've seen some of my other posts, you know that I think MD Anderson is the best in the world. Try to not rush it. Take more days off than you may think you will need. Take a "leisurely" walk around the place. Get familiar so you don't add the anxiety of having to find an office at the last minute. IOW make a dry run if possible. Take someone with you to act as a secretary or scribe. You will get hit with much more information than you will be able to remember without someone being with you to take notes. If your initial consultation says, "Get an x-ray tomorrow", go at that moment and see where the x-ray department is. It's a big place. Become at least somewhat familiar. Take a deep breath. There is plenty of art work and other stuff to see which is not sickness related. See the sights. Let some of the tension come out of your shoulders. You are at the right place.

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  3. NB, don't sell that 12 string. At some point in your life you will want what it does. Even my nice Martin is a bear to play. The neck is big. Push down the low string of the pair and you still have to push harder to sound the high string of the pair, and you have to do that without pushing so hard that you pull it out of pitch. It is a different animal. I look at as "exercise". My hands are stronger and better on a 6 string because of the strength the 12 string has "forced" me to have. I played with a pick all my life, I still have a drawer full of blue Wabash, but I have started using my bare fingers. Not really finger picking, but sort of using my fingers the same as I would a pick...sort of...I'm still developing my "style". Anyhow, the fleshy part of your finger may calm some of the "noise" as you call it. Let me be redundant...do not sell that Martin. Some day you will want to hear that "Chorus of Angels". 

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  4. Looking at the Jamie Foxx thread over there. We won't know for sure until if/when they release an autopsy. I wouldn't be surprised if blood pressure is a major culprit. Some folks whistle past the graveyard when it comes to hypertension. Go to the doctor. Take the damn pill. Don't forget, you're not a 6 year old leaving his lunch money on the table. Take the pill. Treat your damn blood pressure. If the pill gives you boner problems, try a different one. There are hundreds of options. Treat your damn blood pressure. 

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  5. Prostate Cancer is relatively common in men, 13%, and very slow growing. My dad used to say, "We've all got it. It's just a matter of whether or not we live long enough for it to show itself." 

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