Mikey update - Tue 5/26 9:51am PST

Now that I'm back in front of a computer, I'll be communicating any updates on Mike to you all as I get them. If there is anyone you'd like me to add to this distribution, please send me their email address. Here is what I know as of a few minutes ago:

This morning, as they were preparing him for surgery on his hand, they noted his blood count was low. They were concerned about internal bleeding, especially since he has a very large "owie" on his side. They did a CT scan to check all of his insides, and there was no indication of internal bleeding. They did find that he has a hematoma that is resulting in some blood loss, but the doctors feel his body will start absorbing it soon. He is being given blood now, and is in good spirits.

His hand surgery is postponed until tomorrow. He will be having his right index finger/hand repaired, as the tendon that controls his index finger was 80% severed. They will also be putting some pins in his right ring finger, as that was also broken.

I will do my best to get emails out, but to be sure that I'm not missing anyone, please do feel free to forward these on to anyone I might have missed. I will also be using my blog to post updates on his progress.

I will be in touch with "the room" throughout the day and upcoming days, so if anyone has any questions, or just wants to hear a "live voice update", please don't hesitate to give me a call at any time. I know we are far away, but we are keeping as close of a watch on him as we possibly can.

The link to my blog is: http://guitarley.blogspot.com/
Home phone (please use first, as we get no cell signal in our house): 858.240.7974
Karin's cell: 858.243.6628

For anyone that doesn't have it, here is the hospital information:

Delnor Hospital
300 Randall Road
Geneva, IL 60134
630.208.3993

UPDATED NUMBER: 630.208.3000

Mike's room number is 2657. We've talked to him several times, and is usually up for a chat. If he's not, he'll let you know :) There is almost always someone in the room, so if he is unable to answer, someone usually will.

Your continued thoughts and prayers are welcomed. It's going to be a long road, but I am confident with all our prayers and blessings, he'll be on the mend before we know it!

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i'm just playing (see previous post). exploring the world of google adsense. pardon the ads, but click on them if you'd like. call it market research.

i learn by playing

i still have no job. opportunities are slim out here, though there has been an uptick in activity in the past 2 weeks. so in an effort to branch out into new worlds, i am immersing myself in social media marketing. not by taking classes, or attending seminars, but by downloading multitudes of applications to my laptop, and subscribing to endless numbers of social networking (and the like) sites. to date, i've only actually canceled my account on one site...it was just bad.

so, i play. every day. and maybe one day, i will learn enough by playing, and get a dang job.

i always forget i have this dang thing.

hence, it's updated so infrequently. i put a link on my fb page, with the hope that i'd see it daily, and remember to update. but, i still forget.

things finally picking up on the job search...had some good activity this week, with some follow ups next week.

dogs = good; crabs = good.

weather is getting nicer and nicer each day. forecast for the weekend is warm and sunny. and THIS, my friends, is why we moved to san diego.

the in-laws are coming for a visit next week...so very excited!

this weekend, i think we may finally make it to the grocery store for the first time since we moved into the new house. it's critical at this point, as i'm living on tuna and popcorn for meals. not so healthy.

peace.

i took a month off.

and now i'm back. in short....we had awesome visitors, we found a house, we moved, we went to cleveland (via chicago), we drank some, we partied some, we came home, we unpacked, and now i'm looking for a job. still. ugh.

i've been around the world...

...and now i'm bored.

p-man and i finished our trip around the phileas world with a bang. a fun, festive party, complete with cake (thanks christy!), and lots of good friends. so glad that we've met so many great people since we've moved here.

other than that, same ol' shizzo. the hubby is on the road again, with no signs of slowing...but, it's for good reason. and really, i'm not bringing home a paycheck, so who am i to complain? he's busting his ass, and i'm damn proud.

doggie birthdays are coming up! the puppenheimers are getting up there...peanut will celebrate #13 on friday (3.06), and max will hit the big 1-4 next thursday (3.12). and lets not forget our little molly and chico....while they are far away in miles, they are never far from my heart. molly will be 14 a week from saturday (3.14), and obviously, chico shares #13 with his brother, peanut on 3.06.

and now...back to my leftover oggi stix, lindemans bin 56 chardonnay, and idol.

g'nite.

#80

well, folks, on saturday, p-man and i will be consuming the final beer in our "around the world in 80 beers" beer club at phileas. we've saved the best for last -




Price Category:............Specialty, Import
Beer Style:....................Golden Ale
Alcohol by Volume:......13% (yowza!)
Characteristics:............Complex, smooth, almost fluffy, starting candyish, with peppery alcohol flavors finishing surprisingly dry

here come the troops!

so excited....southwest DING fares have prompted an influx of visitors in march! patty, followed by craig and spud...so excited!

this one's for you...

...mark. post post post post about nothing nothing nothing.

:D

maybe i shouldn't blog

why? because i never have anything good to say. pretty much everything i have to say, i say on FB, so why bother repeating? at first, thought it would give me something to do, but really, i don't need another social networking site, or the like, to keep up. but yet, i love my blog. it contains virtually nothing, but i love its existence. primarily because i think the name "guitarley" is cool. props to p-man for that one.

update? not really. francis and chester are still hanging in there...despite humidity and temperature inconsistencies.

i am currently watching a show about autistic savant identical twins who, among other things, are infatuated with $100,000 pyramid. this is mildly entertaining. i wish i was that smart.

and i wish i had made something better for dinner. something better than 4-day old leftover pizza from brickoven. it was tasty on day 0, but on day 5, not so much.

i should spend a little less time on PPM, too.

one of these days, if i ever figure out if anyone actually reads this, maybe i'll write more. until then, you all (and by all i mean, all 1 of you), get this mindless dribble. :D