HarryWeezer

While in Vietnam I heard a crack as I was getting up one morning and looked up to see a small round hole in the tile. Where my head had been seconds earlier was an M16 round. Feel like I dodged a bullet there - and that I just dodged another one. Bone marrow biopsy among numerous other tests shows a precursor stage of myeloma called MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance) which means there is a clone of plasma cells in the bone marrow. But they are not malignant. Only a small portion of patients with MGUS go on to develop active myeloma and even then, it can take years. So now the focus is on what hammered my kidneys last summer and fall. Nephrologist believes I've lost seventy to eighty percent of function: either some drug or combination of drugs that I was on, or possibly an infection from a parasite (Toxoplasmosis) that manifested in my left eye last December and was quickly treated. Next up is a kidney biopsy but even if it comes to a transplant, I have five siblings who are waiting to test if needed. Feel MOST fortunate!!! Sometimes, the good guys win (at least, I've always felt like I was one of the good guys.) And without question, all the support I got from family and friends carried me through and will continue to. Now, I'm going to go out and get drunk - since I don't drink, it won't take much.

Hang in there and get better. Your health is most important.

Congrats and/or my deepest sympathies. Be sure to sign up for the XI Admin 401K plan. Last year, it only lost 86 percent.

Welcome Loco!!

Your chances might improve if you ship 10 cases of good beer to the head COD2 admin.

Fascinating stuff - LOM I envy your current gig. I've been a journalist for 45 years and a managing editor for daily newspapers the past 35. But had I pursued my original interests, I'd be digging up dinosaur bones.

Keep the faith buddy. It'll work out OK and we're all thinking of you!!!!!

Have a great birthday!!

Welcome aboard the Good Ship Idiot. Now, get those decks swabbed!

Welcome to the forums and our servers.

Delighted to meet you Cucu. Not sure which game you play but there's really only one: COD5 - the others are for pussies. Stop by and have your arse handed to you.

The governor of Illinois is jogging with his dog along a nature trail. A coyote jumps out and attacks the governor's dog, then bites the governor. The governor starts to intervene, but reflects upon the movie "Bambi" and then realizes he should stop because the coyote is only doing what is natural. He calls animal control. Animal Control captures the coyote and bills the state $200 testing it for diseases and $500 for relocating it. He calls a veterinarian. The vet collects the dead dog and bills the State $200 testing it for diseases. The governor goes to hospital and spends $3,500 getting checked for diseases from the coyote and on getting his bite wound bandaged. The running trail gets shut down for 6 months while Fish & Game conducts a $100,000 survey to make sure the area is now free of dangerous animals. The governor spends $50,000 in state funds implementing a "coyote awareness program" for residents of the area. The State Legislature spends $2 million to study how to better treat rabies and how to permanently eradicate the disease throughout the world. The governor's security agent is fired for not stopping the attack. The state spends $150,000 to hire and train a new agent with additional special training re the nature of coyotes. PETA protests the coyote's relocation and files a $5 million suit against the state. As it happens, the same thing occurs in Texas: the governor of Texas is jogging with his dog along a nature trail when a coyote jumps out and attacks his dog. The governor shoots the coyote with his state-issued pistol and keeps jogging. The governor has spent 50 cents on a .45 ACP hollow point cartridge. The buzzards eat the dead coyote. And that is why Illinois is broke, and Texas is not.

Hope you have an OUTSTANDING birthday Hexe!!!!

Can I lick your frosting? Welcome!!!

A shame we can't get taunts in these versions of COD. Or can we?

It's been my pleasure to blow your freakin' legs off thus ridding our server at least for a few moments of those urine-soaked feet. I assume you pissed all over your socks either because you've a very small dick and can't aim well, or, you're so fat you can't reach it. In any event, it's a pleasure playing with you (virtually, I mean) and welcome to our forums. Cya in game!!! :}

Welcome aboard. Don't be a stranger here!!

Hi Dutchie and welcome to XI. You appear to be a beautiful and charming young lady and I sincerely hope you don't regret casting your lot with this sorry bunch of idjits. - Oh, and can we see your boobs?

Greetings, offspring of BigJerk. And we fully understand why you do not identify yourself as LittleJerk.

Lol

Have a wonderful birthday Bakke - say hello to Hexe

Have a great birthday Bud!!

I kill you!!! That is all.

Always been a titty man myself but to each their own. Welcome aboard Legman. Keep your balls to the wall and your dick in the dirt, and come join us on COD5 DM servers where the real men congregate!!

Remember: no sex unless she's on top. Get well soon!!!