Tone Parsons

This takes about 10 minutes to watch, but is worth every second!

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And once again, I bring to you yet another post of calorie free content!

While I don’t really have much to say, I felt that I should publish something to the 3 or 4 people who actually look at this damn thing.

The 4th of July was very uneventful at Casa de Tone. My sister had a big bash at her house and invited us over, but my back was (and still is) being a vicious bitch, and I had to decline. Instead, I spent the holiday either in my bed or in my recliner. I did, however, watch the fireworks from my deck, so there was some sense of festivity there.

Oh… and I forgot to mention in my last post that I’ve been given a new prescription to add to my daily cocktail: Carbamazepine (aka: Tegretol or Epitol). While primarily used as an anti-seizure medication (like most of the other crap I take), it’s also good for people with neuropathy. I’m on the build up side of it right now. Currently, I take 200mg per day. On monday, I up that to 300mg, and ten days after that, 400mg per day.

Finally, I need to apologize to Michelle M. in Minneapolis, Minnesota (say that five times fast!!). I’ve been kinda wrapped up in things and haven’t replied to your email until today. Forgive me?

Oh yeah… one more thing… IT’S FRIGGIN HOT!!

EDIT: It was 105° F when I got off work. Damn!

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On monday, my appointment with the neurologist FINALLY came around (I made this appointment back in January or February). I expected that he’d give me the usual welcome, tell me about what he does, etc. Instead, I got my most favorite thing in the world…

… a nerve induction test!

Yes indeed, those are all kinds of fun! For those who aren’t familiar with them, let me explain what they do to you:

1. Place electrodes on your body and then hit you from various places with a cattle prod. They measure the amount of time it takes electricity to travel from point A (the cattle prod) to point B (the electrode taped to your body). Make sure to place the electrode and cattle prod as far apart as possible for maximum enjoyment!
2. Stick needles into your body at two points, making sure to sink them deep into the muscles. Apply more electricity, laugh as the patient goes stiff.

So yes indeed… good times all around!!

They were able to do two things for me though. They quantified that I do indeed have all kinds of fucked up goodness for a nervous system, and that my back problems and feet problems are not related (they’re two separate and distinct issues) . So now I have to fast on friday night and go in for blood tests early saturday morning.

w00t!!

On a much brighter note, I saw my dentist today. My teeth are in perfect health!

Oh… and you’re probably wondering about the porn balloon in the title of this post. Let me explain!

Yesterday, I found a blue balloon in my front yard. It had obviously contained helium at one point, but now was just sitting on the ground. There was also writing all over it.

As a child, I remember a few times when we would write notes on (or attach them to) a helium balloon and then release it into the sky, hoping that someone, somewhere, would find it and let me know where it ended up.  Not one phone call or letter ever came from such events.

The balloon I found was slightly different from the ones I sent out as a child. While the handwriting on it is obviously from someone young, I’m pretty sure I never used the phrase “you are stupid – fuck you if you find this bollon.” (actual spelling)

Here’s a few thumbnails (click for an 800×600 view in a new tab/window)

My favorite parts are the transvestite and the large breasted person saying “sagse” (I’m assuming that’s supposed to be “sexy”).

I do know that balloons like this have a maximum range of 200 – 250 miles (depending in temperature, wind, etc), and our winds predominately prevail from the west, so this could have originated as far away as Seattle.  I’d be more willing to bet that it came from Moses Lake, or perhaps as close as Airway Heights.

No matter where it started it’s trip, it ended in my front yard, and found it’s way to the internet.

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Polls show that President Bush has an approval rating of just 29%. What does this tell us?

It proves that 29% of the people polled haven’t got a damn clue as to what’s going on.

29% is about what Lincoln got, from the South, during the Civil War (ok… maybe not… but that was kinda funny). The President, of course, looks at the numbers and thinks to himself “Golly…. the American people love me but hate the Democrat ruled Congress!” (Congress only has a 27% approval rating).

Perhaps he should be made aware of the following: People shouldn’t be afraid of their government. Government should be afraid of its people.

And now for something completely different: If Fox (Faux) News were around for all of history, they may have covered it like this: Read more

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