When I had hernia surgery last month, I was given anesthesia for the first time in my life. The anesthesiologist told me she would give me something to “take the edge off” as I was being wheeled down to the OR, Then once in the OR, I’d be given propofol for sedation during the surgery….
Author: Steve Ainslie
Match Game
A friend’s recent success in finding a great woman to date online enticed me to check out Match.com despite my better judgement. I logged into Match.com, created a profile and spent several hours searching for women to date. Here’s what I found: When I specified “Athletic”, the search returned women who were overweight but exercised…
Working Out, Lockdowns and George Floyd
I am 5 weeks post-op and I’m crushing it. My workouts have improved markedly every day since I began exercising again – hesitantly and tentatively – 2 weeks ago. Since then, I’ve gone from about 10% to close to 90%. At week 6, my surgeon said the majority of my healing will be complete and…
Stay Vigilant
How exactly is “staying vigilant” going to protect society from the Covid-19 coronavirus? This is simply another useless platitude pitched by the government and repeated by the media until it becomes part of our vernacular. It reminds of some others that were equally as ineffective:
The Internet Has Jumped the Shark
When I first got online with AOL back in the early 90s, I was smitten. Chat rooms connected me to people all over the country. Websites had information on products, how to instructions and even library materials. Email let me send information to my customers instantly vs. faxing or messengering did. I was sure the…
First Day Of Exercising After Surgery and Some Post-Op Paintings
I finally started exercising for the first time since my surgery three weeks ago. The first day was rough. I am tentative because I do not want to rip out my stitches by pushing myself too hard. I found that even doing a scaled back workout at about 10% the intensity of my pre-surgery workout…
Bread and Circuses #2 – Pandemics and Protests
In response to the protests, rioting and opportunistic looting, the US Congress is taking decisive action. Are they passing laws to ensure our undeserved and poor communities (mostly black) have good education and free college? Nope. Are they taking the $37,000 average cost for a Federal Prison inmate and instead using this money to pay…
Lessons From The Black Plague
I’ve been watching “The Black Death” on Amazon Prime Video this week. It is a series of lectures on the history of the plague when it hit medieval Europe in the around 1348. It’s a fascinating history lesson on feudal life, politics, and pandemic. I won’t rehash it here – you should watch it if interested….
Keeping My Opinion To Myself
I wrote this a few days ago. I support the protests, even if I am skeptical that they will have any measurable effect. I’ve got more to say on police brutality, systemic racism and protesting that I’ll save for a separate post. I tried to consider only my own experiences instead of blasting out my…
Jonesing To Resume Exercising Like A Madman Again
It’s been three weeks since I had my surgery. The pain and swelling are nearly gone. I haven’t needed ice or pain meds for a week. In a few days I’ll start some light exercising. Woohoo! I think the surgical pain is now no worse than the pain I had before surgery – that’s a…