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Another Hip Story 2006-10-22 08:38:05
I was in London on Friday to have the arthroscopic procedure performed on my right hip this time.
Didn't have to wait around too long though this time since there were only 3 operations scheduled for that day, but I still ended up number 3 on the list. After the left hip operation, he knew to keep me to the end since that was meant to be a quick 30min go in, check things out and close up procedure, turned out to be a 90min operation to repair and clean up the damage.
The right hip was always the more painfull of the two and that was backed up
by the amount of damage to the joint. If you click on the extended version
of this post there are some more images. Plenty of bits floating around inside
the joint and these had to be removed which should stop my hip 'locking up'
when I am not expecting it.
The head of the femur again had to be scraped off and cleaned up again and
the last picture shows them performing the Microfracture procedure.
Multiple holes, or microfractur
Internet user admits 'web-rage' 2006-10-18 01:37:14 BBC NEWS | England | London | Internet
user admits 'web-rage' An internet user has been found guilty of what police said was Britain's first "web-rage" attack. Paul Gibbons, 47, tracked down John Jones using details obtained online after the pair exchanged insults in an internet chatroom, a court heard. Web Rage? That's a new one on me. Probably shouldn't blog this either incase one of them comes round and has a pop at me.Mind you, can't say I haven't wanted to do that myself to many a person on the net. I'm sure that in certain newsgroups there must be a configuration that takes someone's IQ and sets it to a value lower than the persons age. Some people do tend to lose their rag when taking part in online conversations. Can't see the point of it. If I didn't have anonymous comments disabled on this blog, I am sure there would be a flood of people annoyed with this post, just because they want to annoy someone. Flaming and Trolling
'One Day in History' 2006-10-13 15:37:41 History
Matters
A MASS BLOG for the national record. The History Matters campaign has designated October 17 a day for the public to make historic. We have chosen 'an ordinary' weekday of no particular significance to ask you to write a one day on-line diary.
Should be an interesting exercise. Go visit the site at the link above to read more about it.
Read more:One Day
The Dalek Song 2006-10-08 15:18:25 The Dalek
Song
Try the link above to see a new take on the Llama song...
Hip Op (And No, I don't mean Breakdancing) 2006-09-28 19:12:47 On the 24th July, I finally sorted out why my left hip was locking up and also
why I couldn't walk more than a few hundred yards before the pain made walking
unbearable. Below are 3 pictures taken from within my hip joint.
The procedure was carried out in London by one of the only surgeons in the
country to carry out Hip Arthroscopy. It was carried out as a day surgery and
I was out of hospital about 2-3 hours after the procedure was completed (I
was at the hospital at 7am, only to wait until 3pm to go down to theatre, but
that's a different story). Afterwards, I was able to walk out of the hospital
on crutches, go through the London Underground at rush hour, and catch a train
back to my home town and still be home for supper.
The image above shows a piece of cartilage that had been floating around inside
the joint. That is probably the reason for my hip locking up as it would get
caught up when moved in a certain way.
Read more:Breakdancing
Richard Hammond hurt in crash 2006-09-20 23:16:05
Just seen a report on RichardHammond
, the TV Presenter most famous at present for his work on Top Gear is critically ill in hospital.
Apparently he was injured whilst driving a jet powered car in a piece for Top Gear.
Although he was unconscious on arrival at the neurological unit, he was said to have regained consciousness, but his condition was listed as critical.
I do hope he pulls through, since he is one of my favourite TV presenters, but even more so since he has a young family and it must be difficult times for them.
He has always appeared to be one of the unpretentious 'top blokes' on TV. My thoughts are with him and his family and friends.
UPDATE: 21st Sept 2006
Hospital has annoucned that Richards condition has stabilised, which hopefully is good news. He is still badly injured but it doesn't appear to be life threatening now.
Now all we have to do is hope that those pearly white teeth he spent so much money on survived intact or Clarkson won't let him live it Read more:crash
International Talk Like a Pirate Day 2006-09-20 00:45:39 International
Talk Like A Pirate
Day
International Talk Like a Pirate Day isn't one o' those governmentally sanctioned holidays that shifts around to create a convenient three-day weekend. No, the date is ALWAYS Sept. 19 (Cap'n Slappy's ex-wife's birthday.) Now, occasionally Sept. 19 falls on a Sunday, and we recognize that may not meet everyone's desire for an excuse to party. While a lot of fun can be had ce;ebrating TLADP in a church setting (The choir will now sing, "How Great Thou Aaarrrrt!") we're suggesting that those of a more secular bent consider celebrating Talk Like A Pirate Weekend.
Ay' me hearties...
I was fed up dealing with cowboys all day, so I've turned me attention to pirates....
England fans stranded in one way street 2006-09-11 08:01:29 Now I know this is way back from June (during the World Cup, but I only found it today and it reminded me of something similar which I must get written down on here. At least these guys managed to find their car.
England
fans stranded
in one way street
Two English football fans in Cologne lost their car after mistakenly thinking they had parked it on a road called 'One Way Street'.
The pair wrote down 'Einbahn Strasse' - which means one-way street in German - so they didn't forget where they'd left the hire car.
But when they came to find it again they found that every second street in the inner city was called 'Einbahn Strasse'.
It was only when they found a policeman that they were told the sign was to inform drivers that they were on a one-way street.
They finally managed to find their vehicle hours later with the help of the German police.
17 Years of Marriage 2006-09-05 12:25:32 On the 9th August 2006, I will have been married for 17 years !!
My wife is as great today, as she was in 1989 (any grey hairs are wholly down
to having to put up with me).
Read more:Years
Steve Irwin: Crocoldile Hunter 2006-09-04 10:54:44
Aussies
shocked by Croc Hunter
's death - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
The 44-year-old television star and naturalist died around 11am (AEST)
on Monday when a stingray barb punctured his heart while he was filming a
nature documentary off Port Douglas in north Queensland.
As two of my kids woke up to get ready for their first day back at school
today, they were shocked to see that SteveIrwin
, the 'Crocodile Hunter' had
been killed in an accident whilst filming a new documentary.
Steve Irwin
was someone they had grown up watching and was instrumental for
their interest in wildlife much as in the same way that parents today would
have grown up with Johnny Morris (older older parents).
Steve was killed after a stingray barb pierced his heart in what seems to
be a cruel piece of bad luck. Had he been struck elsewhere it might not have
been so fatal. The fact that my kids were so shocked and saddened shows the
impact that he had on
Browzar ? New or Wolf in Sheeps Clothing? 2006-09-03 13:56:33
With Browzar you can search and surf the web without leaving any visible
trace on the computer you are using.
Browzar is free, it only takes seconds to download and
you don't even need to install it, so you can download Browzar time and time
again, whenever and wherever you need it to protect your privacy
Hmm... Sound too good to be true? Well not quite. From the F.A.Q pages on
their site ( Browzar Web Site )
What are the system requirements for Browzar?
The minimum requirements for Browzar are: Windows 98 Second Edition (SE):
and Internet Explorer (IE) 5.5.
At first glance it appears to have a very small footprint (about 250k) which
makes it seem that its a very small application for browsing the internet.
Although there is mention of it in the FAQ, it will not work without Internet
Explorer on your PC, which probably explains why they are still working on
the Mac OS and Linux versions of the tool.
What should be noted however is that sin Read more:Clothing
"me old flower" 2006-09-03 11:23:12 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Comic Charlie Williams dies at 78
Pioneering stand-up Charlie Williams, who found fame on hit 1970s TV show The Comedians, has died at the age of 78.
Read more:flower
Pompey Second In The Premiership 2006-08-29 13:41:37
BBC SPORT | Football | Premiership
| Middlesbrough 0-4 Portsmouth
Portsmouth climbed to second in the Premiership with a magnificent victory over Middlesbrough at The Riverside.
Now if I was reading that at the end of the season, I'd be a happy bunny.Still... I can only but dream.
They'd be second behind Chelsea of course Read more:Second
Pluto - where size is really important 2006-08-24 17:07:56
BBC
NEWS | World | Pluto
loses status as a planet
Astronomers meeting in the Czech capital have voted to strip Pluto of its
status as a planet. About 2,500 experts were in Prague for the International
Astronomical Union's (IAU) general assembly.
Looks like a planet to me...
I wonder how much it cost to host the conference and what real benefit
to mankind will come of it.
Does that mean it is no longer on the itinery for the 'future' trip to outer
space?
I mean, what real effect on humanity does it have, apart from trashing millions
of library books and confusing school lessons for years to come.
"Shall we spend two weeks discussing whether or not Pluto is a planet, or should
we dicuss things closer to home, like how to save the planet we are living
on".
Wiki
Entry on Pluto (Currently being updated)
Pedro Mendes Flattened by Ben Thatcher 2006-08-24 15:54:45 BBC SPORT | Football | Premiership | Man City 0-0 Portsmouth
Manchester City earned their first point of the season in a match marred
by a disgraceful challenge by Ben Thatcher
on Portsmouth's PedroMendes
.
In what turned out to be a mediocre match, the only noteworthy moment turned
out to be a disgraceful challenge by Ben Thatcher on Pedro Medes. On viewing
the reply you can clearly see Thatcher raise his hand towards the face of Mendes
resulting in the Portsmouth playing appearing to collapse to the ground unconscious
before sliding into the advertising hoarding.
Now whilst I can understand the reaction of Harry Redknapp and many of the
fans, and although being a Pompey fan myself, I don't think Ben Thatcher intended
to hurt Mendes. Having watched Ben Thatcher over the past few years, I think
it was more of a dangerous tackle that he is prone to committing once in a
while, but in no way am I condoning what he did. The F.A. needs to review the
tackle a
Another Hip Story 2006-10-22 08:38:05
I was in London on Friday to have the arthroscopic procedure performed on my right hip this time.
Didn't have to wait around too long though this time since there were only 3 operations scheduled for that day, but I still ended up number 3 on the list. After the left hip operation, he knew to keep me to the end since that was meant to be a quick 30min go in, check things out and close up procedure, turned out to be a 90min operation to repair and clean up the damage.
The right hip was always the more painfull of the two and that was backed up
by the amount of damage to the joint. If you click on the extended version
of this post there are some more images. Plenty of bits floating around inside
the joint and these had to be removed which should stop my hip 'locking up'
when I am not expecting it.
The head of the femur again had to be scraped off and cleaned up again and
the last picture shows them performing the Microfracture procedure.
Multiple holes, or microfractur
Internet user admits 'web-rage' 2006-10-18 01:37:14 BBC NEWS | England | London | Internet
user admits 'web-rage' An internet user has been found guilty of what police said was Britain's first "web-rage" attack. Paul Gibbons, 47, tracked down John Jones using details obtained online after the pair exchanged insults in an internet chatroom, a court heard. Web Rage? That's a new one on me. Probably shouldn't blog this either incase one of them comes round and has a pop at me.Mind you, can't say I haven't wanted to do that myself to many a person on the net. I'm sure that in certain newsgroups there must be a configuration that takes someone's IQ and sets it to a value lower than the persons age. Some people do tend to lose their rag when taking part in online conversations. Can't see the point of it. If I didn't have anonymous comments disabled on this blog, I am sure there would be a flood of people annoyed with this post, just because they want to annoy someone. Flaming and Trolling
'One Day in History' 2006-10-13 15:37:41 History
Matters
A MASS BLOG for the national record. The History Matters campaign has designated October 17 a day for the public to make historic. We have chosen 'an ordinary' weekday of no particular significance to ask you to write a one day on-line diary.
Should be an interesting exercise. Go visit the site at the link above to read more about it.
Read more:One Day
The Dalek Song 2006-10-08 15:18:25 The Dalek
Song
Try the link above to see a new take on the Llama song...
Hip Op (And No, I don't mean Breakdancing) 2006-09-28 19:12:47 On the 24th July, I finally sorted out why my left hip was locking up and also
why I couldn't walk more than a few hundred yards before the pain made walking
unbearable. Below are 3 pictures taken from within my hip joint.
The procedure was carried out in London by one of the only surgeons in the
country to carry out Hip Arthroscopy. It was carried out as a day surgery and
I was out of hospital about 2-3 hours after the procedure was completed (I
was at the hospital at 7am, only to wait until 3pm to go down to theatre, but
that's a different story). Afterwards, I was able to walk out of the hospital
on crutches, go through the London Underground at rush hour, and catch a train
back to my home town and still be home for supper.
The image above shows a piece of cartilage that had been floating around inside
the joint. That is probably the reason for my hip locking up as it would get
caught up when moved in a certain way.
Read more:Breakdancing
Richard Hammond hurt in crash 2006-09-20 23:16:05
Just seen a report on RichardHammond
, the TV Presenter most famous at present for his work on Top Gear is critically ill in hospital.
Apparently he was injured whilst driving a jet powered car in a piece for Top Gear.
Although he was unconscious on arrival at the neurological unit, he was said to have regained consciousness, but his condition was listed as critical.
I do hope he pulls through, since he is one of my favourite TV presenters, but even more so since he has a young family and it must be difficult times for them.
He has always appeared to be one of the unpretentious 'top blokes' on TV. My thoughts are with him and his family and friends.
UPDATE: 21st Sept 2006
Hospital has annoucned that Richards condition has stabilised, which hopefully is good news. He is still badly injured but it doesn't appear to be life threatening now.
Now all we have to do is hope that those pearly white teeth he spent so much money on survived intact or Clarkson won't let him live it Read more:crash
International Talk Like a Pirate Day 2006-09-20 00:45:39 International
Talk Like A Pirate
Day
International Talk Like a Pirate Day isn't one o' those governmentally sanctioned holidays that shifts around to create a convenient three-day weekend. No, the date is ALWAYS Sept. 19 (Cap'n Slappy's ex-wife's birthday.) Now, occasionally Sept. 19 falls on a Sunday, and we recognize that may not meet everyone's desire for an excuse to party. While a lot of fun can be had ce;ebrating TLADP in a church setting (The choir will now sing, "How Great Thou Aaarrrrt!") we're suggesting that those of a more secular bent consider celebrating Talk Like A Pirate Weekend.
Ay' me hearties...
I was fed up dealing with cowboys all day, so I've turned me attention to pirates....
England fans stranded in one way street 2006-09-11 08:01:29 Now I know this is way back from June (during the World Cup, but I only found it today and it reminded me of something similar which I must get written down on here. At least these guys managed to find their car.
England
fans stranded
in one way street
Two English football fans in Cologne lost their car after mistakenly thinking they had parked it on a road called 'One Way Street'.
The pair wrote down 'Einbahn Strasse' - which means one-way street in German - so they didn't forget where they'd left the hire car.
But when they came to find it again they found that every second street in the inner city was called 'Einbahn Strasse'.
It was only when they found a policeman that they were told the sign was to inform drivers that they were on a one-way street.
They finally managed to find their vehicle hours later with the help of the German police.
17 Years of Marriage 2006-09-05 12:25:32 On the 9th August 2006, I will have been married for 17 years !!
My wife is as great today, as she was in 1989 (any grey hairs are wholly down
to having to put up with me).
Read more:Years
Steve Irwin: Crocoldile Hunter 2006-09-04 10:54:44
Aussies
shocked by Croc Hunter
's death - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
The 44-year-old television star and naturalist died around 11am (AEST)
on Monday when a stingray barb punctured his heart while he was filming a
nature documentary off Port Douglas in north Queensland.
As two of my kids woke up to get ready for their first day back at school
today, they were shocked to see that SteveIrwin
, the 'Crocodile Hunter' had
been killed in an accident whilst filming a new documentary.
Steve Irwin
was someone they had grown up watching and was instrumental for
their interest in wildlife much as in the same way that parents today would
have grown up with Johnny Morris (older older parents).
Steve was killed after a stingray barb pierced his heart in what seems to
be a cruel piece of bad luck. Had he been struck elsewhere it might not have
been so fatal. The fact that my kids were so shocked and saddened shows the
impact that he had on
Browzar ? New or Wolf in Sheeps Clothing? 2006-09-03 13:56:33
With Browzar you can search and surf the web without leaving any visible
trace on the computer you are using.
Browzar is free, it only takes seconds to download and
you don't even need to install it, so you can download Browzar time and time
again, whenever and wherever you need it to protect your privacy
Hmm... Sound too good to be true? Well not quite. From the F.A.Q pages on
their site ( Browzar Web Site )
What are the system requirements for Browzar?
The minimum requirements for Browzar are: Windows 98 Second Edition (SE):
and Internet Explorer (IE) 5.5.
At first glance it appears to have a very small footprint (about 250k) which
makes it seem that its a very small application for browsing the internet.
Although there is mention of it in the FAQ, it will not work without Internet
Explorer on your PC, which probably explains why they are still working on
the Mac OS and Linux versions of the tool.
What should be noted however is that sin Read more:Clothing
"me old flower" 2006-09-03 11:23:12 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Comic Charlie Williams dies at 78
Pioneering stand-up Charlie Williams, who found fame on hit 1970s TV show The Comedians, has died at the age of 78.
Read more:flower
Pompey Second In The Premiership 2006-08-29 13:41:37
BBC SPORT | Football | Premiership
| Middlesbrough 0-4 Portsmouth
Portsmouth climbed to second in the Premiership with a magnificent victory over Middlesbrough at The Riverside.
Now if I was reading that at the end of the season, I'd be a happy bunny.Still... I can only but dream.
They'd be second behind Chelsea of course Read more:Second
Pluto - where size is really important 2006-08-24 17:07:56
BBC
NEWS | World | Pluto
loses status as a planet
Astronomers meeting in the Czech capital have voted to strip Pluto of its
status as a planet. About 2,500 experts were in Prague for the International
Astronomical Union's (IAU) general assembly.
Looks like a planet to me...
I wonder how much it cost to host the conference and what real benefit
to mankind will come of it.
Does that mean it is no longer on the itinery for the 'future' trip to outer
space?
I mean, what real effect on humanity does it have, apart from trashing millions
of library books and confusing school lessons for years to come.
"Shall we spend two weeks discussing whether or not Pluto is a planet, or should
we dicuss things closer to home, like how to save the planet we are living
on".
Wiki
Entry on Pluto (Currently being updated)
Pedro Mendes Flattened by Ben Thatcher 2006-08-24 15:54:45 BBC SPORT | Football | Premiership | Man City 0-0 Portsmouth
Manchester City earned their first point of the season in a match marred
by a disgraceful challenge by Ben Thatcher
on Portsmouth's PedroMendes
.
In what turned out to be a mediocre match, the only noteworthy moment turned
out to be a disgraceful challenge by Ben Thatcher on Pedro Medes. On viewing
the reply you can clearly see Thatcher raise his hand towards the face of Mendes
resulting in the Portsmouth playing appearing to collapse to the ground unconscious
before sliding into the advertising hoarding.
Now whilst I can understand the reaction of Harry Redknapp and many of the
fans, and although being a Pompey fan myself, I don't think Ben Thatcher intended
to hurt Mendes. Having watched Ben Thatcher over the past few years, I think
it was more of a dangerous tackle that he is prone to committing once in a
while, but in no way am I condoning what he did. The F.A. needs to review the
tackle a
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