Today is Easter 2006. The day we remember the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. I didn't go to church. I haven't been to church in years. I went over to Rainier Valley and picked up a few things at a large Vietnamese grocery store called VietWah. It's a very good store and I go there once in awhile. The prices are pretty decent there too. I'm printing some stuff off the internet at the moment and watching a documentary about aviation on the television. It's the week end, and I'm enjoying the day. Just resting up. I will be calling my son up later this evening.
It will take me a little while to find my writing voice again since I haven't been writing much for the last couple of years. I stopped writing temporarily to avoid writing about the same old things which at the time I felt is what I was doing. I thought I would stop for a couple of years and then start up again. It shouldn't be much of a problem. I like writing and processing my thoughts.
Yesterday I went over to the University District and got my hair cut. while there I thought I'd check out the used book stores to see if I could find any books by Emanuel Swedenborg. I didn't find anything. I bought everything they had a few months ago. They haven't got anything new since then. While I was there I stopped at a Napalese/Indian resturant to have some lunch. After I got in there and got a table the waiter informed me it was buffet day. In other words, clean out the refrigerator day. I got some rice and some kind of beef with gravy and some kind of green beans with garlic (I think) and some other stuff. I wasn't that great, but it was ok. I'll have to go sometime when they are not having a buffet day. On the way home I stopped in at Staples to pick up ink, then went home.
After I watched a bunch of cooking shows I walked over to Borders Books and got 4 CDs and 1 DVD to add to my collections. There is a shopping center about 3/4 of a mile from where I live and I try to walk there once or twice a week to get some excersise. About a month ago I had a little scare when I woke up in the middle of the night with chest pains. The pain just lingered for the longest time, but I was not alarmed enough to go to the emergency room. I took 2 asprin and then after that fell back to sleep. Later in the day I proceeded in getting ready for work, and then went to work. Since there is no physical labor at all in my work I thought I might as well go to work, which I did. There was still a pain in my heart. It felt like it was damaged. I felt that I would call up the nurse service through my insurance when I got home, and then make an appointment with my doctor on Monday. It was friday. When I got home I called the nurse and described to her my symptoms. She told me to call an ambulance immediately and get to an emergency room. I told her I could drive myself. She insisted I call 911 & get an ambulance. I told her I would drive. She thought I would black out on the way. I told her my mind was clear & I had just driven home from work. I drove to the emergency room and told them of my pains in my chest. I was processed and was sent into a clinic and onto a gerny where attendants proceeded in wireing up up with all kinds of wires. During this time there was a shift change in the emergency room and all new people came in and continued thier examination on me. I was ex-rayed and given other tests. During all this time, the pain in my chest just started going away. They had given me nothing. Pretty soon the pain was gone. The doctor explained to me that I had probably had a cold in the wall of my chest and the rubbing of it with my heart muscles had caused the pain. I was told that I could leave, so I got up and walked back to my car in the parking garage which all the way on the other side of the hospital. I had the feeling that these people thought that I was faking this whole thing. Well, after all this I decided that I should exersize more. For me, that means walking. Since then my heart has felt fine especially after a brisk walk where my heart rate increases alittle. I should be doing this more as spring and summer progress. This must be all for now. Mike Bailey
It will take me a little while to find my writing voice again since I haven't been writing much for the last couple of years. I stopped writing temporarily to avoid writing about the same old things which at the time I felt is what I was doing. I thought I would stop for a couple of years and then start up again. It shouldn't be much of a problem. I like writing and processing my thoughts.
Yesterday I went over to the University District and got my hair cut. while there I thought I'd check out the used book stores to see if I could find any books by Emanuel Swedenborg. I didn't find anything. I bought everything they had a few months ago. They haven't got anything new since then. While I was there I stopped at a Napalese/Indian resturant to have some lunch. After I got in there and got a table the waiter informed me it was buffet day. In other words, clean out the refrigerator day. I got some rice and some kind of beef with gravy and some kind of green beans with garlic (I think) and some other stuff. I wasn't that great, but it was ok. I'll have to go sometime when they are not having a buffet day. On the way home I stopped in at Staples to pick up ink, then went home.
After I watched a bunch of cooking shows I walked over to Borders Books and got 4 CDs and 1 DVD to add to my collections. There is a shopping center about 3/4 of a mile from where I live and I try to walk there once or twice a week to get some excersise. About a month ago I had a little scare when I woke up in the middle of the night with chest pains. The pain just lingered for the longest time, but I was not alarmed enough to go to the emergency room. I took 2 asprin and then after that fell back to sleep. Later in the day I proceeded in getting ready for work, and then went to work. Since there is no physical labor at all in my work I thought I might as well go to work, which I did. There was still a pain in my heart. It felt like it was damaged. I felt that I would call up the nurse service through my insurance when I got home, and then make an appointment with my doctor on Monday. It was friday. When I got home I called the nurse and described to her my symptoms. She told me to call an ambulance immediately and get to an emergency room. I told her I could drive myself. She insisted I call 911 & get an ambulance. I told her I would drive. She thought I would black out on the way. I told her my mind was clear & I had just driven home from work. I drove to the emergency room and told them of my pains in my chest. I was processed and was sent into a clinic and onto a gerny where attendants proceeded in wireing up up with all kinds of wires. During this time there was a shift change in the emergency room and all new people came in and continued thier examination on me. I was ex-rayed and given other tests. During all this time, the pain in my chest just started going away. They had given me nothing. Pretty soon the pain was gone. The doctor explained to me that I had probably had a cold in the wall of my chest and the rubbing of it with my heart muscles had caused the pain. I was told that I could leave, so I got up and walked back to my car in the parking garage which all the way on the other side of the hospital. I had the feeling that these people thought that I was faking this whole thing. Well, after all this I decided that I should exersize more. For me, that means walking. Since then my heart has felt fine especially after a brisk walk where my heart rate increases alittle. I should be doing this more as spring and summer progress. This must be all for now. Mike Bailey
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