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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 05/05/2024
Veal and ricotta meatballs. It was what there was for supper. Kneading 2 lb of ground veal, ricotta, grated Parmesan, panko, 2 eggs and seasoning obviated the need to do OT exercises for my neuropathy today. 2 meatballs, some warm homemade marinara, a salad, and a glass of wine made a nice dinner.
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 02/04/2024
So, I have been diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm. Me being me, it’s a complex one. So the vascular surgeon here referred me to a more specialized specialist at the UAB Medical Center in Birmingham. Dr. Beck specializes in the endovascular repair of complex aneurysms. 1/2
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 27/03/2024
We had a special election here yesterday to fill a vacant seat in the Alabama House of Representatives. It’s been a fairly safe Republican seat for some considerable time. Yesterday the Democrat won the seat. And while victor Marilyn Lands is crediting women for the win, the fact is that she…
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 21/03/2024
If you see this, post a bridge. Die Steinerne Brücke, in Regensburg, Germany. Constructed in the mid-12th Century, this was until the Industrial Revolution the only road bridge across the Danube between Ulm and Vienna.
A 900-year old bridge of cream-colored stone crosses the Danube River on multiple arches at Regensburg, Germany.
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 18/03/2024
This was the menu at a tiny sandwich place about a block from our hotel in Rome when we were there two years ago. Why can't we have this kind of sandwich joint in the US instead of endless iterations of Subway or other sandwich chains? The Autumnno, BTW, was totally awesome.
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 18/03/2024
Has anyone else noticed how certain busts of the Roman Emperor Vespasian resemble Lyndon Baines Johnson?
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 18/03/2024
A Boulevardier to finish off the evening: equal parts whisky, Campari, and sweet vermouth. I used Templeton Rye as the whisky. It is a smoother cocktail than the Negroni, of which it is a variation.
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 14/03/2024
Because of something a friend posted on another site, I now want to see a reboot of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” done as a Hallmark Holiday Special, with the two principal characters’ ostensible occupations being covers for their being spies in competing intelligence agencies.
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 13/11/2023
So, the results from the bone marrow biopsy came back, and my oncologist guessed right: I have a bunch of abnormal white cells taking up space in places that my bone marrow needs to have to make new red blood cells. So we're waiting for insurance to approve the chemo drug my doc wants to use.
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 10/11/2023
People entirely unclear on the underlying stories:
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 05/10/2023
I have a couple of invite codes to the cerulean heavens site if anyone needs one.
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 29/08/2023
We were driving home from the cancer clinic just now, and we stopped at a light, and the blue Toyota in front of us had a bumper sticker reading “Fish want me.” And my first thought was “Now that’s a kink I’ve never heard of before.” I suppose it shows where I keep my mind when I’m not using it.
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 29/08/2023
Just tried a new convenience food: Beecher's Cheese "Mexican Street Corn." Vegetarian, not vegan, serves 2-4. Heats from frozen in the microwave in 10min. It's nowhere near as good as the elotes con vasa I can get at Rosalita's Tamale Trailer at the Chevron station. But, really, it aint that bad.
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 21/08/2023
I should have known better. But between chemo and radiation therapy my judgement has gone to hell. Post on Nextdoor this morning. Entitled woman somewhere is complaining that her breakfast sandwich at Panera was “too skimpy,” and the evil manager would not refund her $9.
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 10/08/2023
@stjepansejic.bsky.social Saw this elsewhere on the web and immediately thought of some of your characters.
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 10/08/2023
Oh, great. Not only do I have to put up with the side effects of chemotherapy, but some of the damaged parts of my right facial nerve are regenerating, which means that the numb part of my right cheek hurts today. Ah well: "embrace the suck" it is. Again.
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 09/08/2023
Just for the record, chemo brain is a real thing, and having it sucks mightily. Want words for story make, but no brain words.
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 08/08/2023
The wife just came across an online video of a cantor in a synagogue singing "The Banana Boat Song." In Hebrew. It has been a long time since I had the privilege of being at a Jewish service and hearing a cantor sing. I had forgotten just how much skill that vocation requires.
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 07/08/2023
So, went to the oncology clinic to start chemo for the squamous cell carcinoma in my right parotid gland that my EENT removed at the end of June. So far, I've been dosed with a steroid, a 2-drug anti-nausea cocktail, an immunotherapy drug, a drug called carboplatinin, and they sent me home...
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 01/08/2023
It is really annoying when the numb part of my face starts itching.
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Blake Kirk @blakekirk.bsky.social · 29/07/2023
Had to take a couple of days off for mental health. Dealing with cancer is harder on some days than on others.
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