Archive for the 'Blog Announcements' Category
Monday, July 18th, 2011
I have added a new feature at the suggestion of Chip Bennett: Comment Subscriptions. When you leave a comment on a post (or even if you don’t), you will be given the opportunity to subscribe to the comments other people leave on the same post. Once subscribed, you will receive email notifications each time a [...]
By: Nick | Category Blog Announcements, Blog Construction | Comments Off
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
For the next few days (or weeks), I will be fiddling with the Theme for this blog. You may notice that some things keep moving around, appearing, or disappearing. Never fear, it is just me having some fun. If you notice any major problems or errors, please let me know using the email address in [...]
By: Nick | Category Blog Announcements, Blog Construction | 4 Comments »
Monday, April 19th, 2010
A new feature has been added which will allow you to print posts right from the blog itself. When you click the “Print this post” link at the bottom of the post, it will open a new window which will allow you to print the post and comments without any of the sidebars or other [...]
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
With my recent purchase of an iPhone, I have decided to take more interest in how this blog looks and functions on mobile devices. The first time I pulled up the site in Safari on the iPhone, I noticed the graphics could make waiting for the page to load painfully slow. What to do? A [...]
By: Nick | Category Blog Announcements, Computers, Internet | Comments Off
Friday, March 5th, 2010
The blog has been intermittently unavailable today due to problems with the server it is located on. The great folks at Hosting Matters are going to move me to another server, which will resolve these issues. Sorry for the problems. UPDATED: The move is complete and all appears well. Many thnaks go out to the [...]
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Thursday, December 24th, 2009
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Stay safe and enjoy the time with your family and friends.
By: Nick | Category Blog Announcements, Christmas | Comments Off
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
On April 26, 2009 I had a heart attack. What is scary about this is that I didn’t feel any pain whatsoever. In fact, the only symptom I had was constant vomiting. I thought my gastro problems had returned, however when I got to the emergency room and they got the blood tests back, they [...]
By: Nick | Category Blog Announcements, Health Stuff | 3 Comments »
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
Sorry I have not updated lately, but I have been having some computer problems, and my computer genius (Nick) is not here. Last time I posted, I told you that Nick had broken his knee on his right leg (the good leg). He was hospitalized for that for about a week, and then they had [...]
By: Rene | Category Blog Announcements, Health Stuff | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Nick completed rehab last week and came home on the 12th. As he was entering our front door he fell while using his walker and broke a bone in his right knee. He has been back in the hospital since last Thursday. This is very frustrating because now he can’t use either leg. His amputated [...]
By: Rene | Category Blog Announcements, Health Stuff | Comments Off
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Nick has been at the rehab hospital for almost a week now. He is making great progress, but he is exhausted. They are working him very hard both in physical therapy and occupational therapy. he had four hours of therapy a day 2 PT and 2 OT. Nick says that this is the most difficult [...]
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
Tomorrow (Saturday), Nick will be transferred via an ambulance to a rehabilitaion facility. At the rehab center, Nick will begin to learn how to live life as an amputee. This is important because won’t be getting his prothesis until the end of the year. For now, he will be using a wheelchair and a walker. [...]
By: Rene | Category Blog Announcements, Health Stuff | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Nick had his surgery. He now has a below the knee amputation on the left side. After the surgery, the doctor came out and told me that everything went fine and that Nick had definitely made the right decision to amputate. His left foot and ankle were no longer viable. When I left Nick tonight [...]
By: Rene | Category Blog Announcements, Health Stuff | 1 Comment »