Note: this is a continuation from Part 1. Well, I’ve got it all figured out now. The drastic change in symptoms that I described in Part 1 was due to nicotine poisoning. When I ran out of my initial two-week supply of nicotine patches, I … Continue reading Sudden Change in Symptoms (Part 2)
Do you have a room in your house that you never go into? And/or one where you haven’t opened the curtains / blinds in quite some time. I have the latter type. It’s the dog’s room. I keep the curtains closed in there in hopes that he’ll see fewer people / things outside to bark about. Well, I went into this room the other morning, opened the curtain, and was faced with this:
Yup. A vine that is trying to completely cover a bush just outside the window has actually found its way INTO THE HOUSE. It managed to squeeze in through a tiny gap where the two window frames come together (when the window is closed). What are the odds? Seriously, what are they? Now that I know the outcome, I might use the Way-the-Hell-Back Machine to go to Vegas and place a bet on it. Come to think of it, why am I not already using my Way-the-Hell-Back Machine for sports betting? I need to get my priorities straight.
At the end of my previous ThrowBack Thursday (TBT) post, I said that the destination for my next TBT will likely be Eldorado Canyon State Park near Boulder, Colorado. Due to a lack of unforeseen circumstances, I was right. So, let’s head back to July … Continue reading Eldorado Canyon State Park (July 2009)
Tuesday was Day Five of my Grand Nicotine Experiment. And I felt damn good. I went to my usual Rock Steady Boxing session, and all the exercises we did seemed effortless. It was the best I’ve felt during a workout in years. Wednesday and Thursday … Continue reading Sudden Change in Symptoms
Today we fire up the Way-the-Hell-Back Machine so’s it can take us back to July 2009. And yes, I do mean “fire up”. That’s right…the Way-the-Hell-Back Machine runs on coal. The idea of a coal-fired time machine may seem odd at first, but it makes … Continue reading Roxborough State Park (July 2009)
Today is day three of The Great Nicotine Trial. I’m using store brand patches that are labelled as having 21 mg of nicotine, and store brand gum labelled as 4 mg of nicotine. Here are my thoughts so far: The patch instructions say to put … Continue reading Nicotine Follow-Up
Hey! HEY! It’s time for another ThrowBack Thursday! You’d think I’d be out of material for these posts by now, but I just keep digging up more. For example, during February 2011, a dear friend moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee – and I went out to … Continue reading Historic Fort Wood Neighborhood (February 2011)
A couple weeks ago, I mentioned the possibility of using nicotine to treat Parkinson’s Disease (PD), but I wasn’t sure at the time whether I wanted to try it for myself. Well, I’ve talked myself into it. I will be starting nicotine therapy within a week. And to make sure I don’t get confused as to what changes (if any) are being caused by which therapy, I will temporarily cease taking the lion’s mane mushroom supplements. As I said when I started on the shrooms, I’ll let you know if I experience any major changes in my PD symptoms. If I don’t notice any changes after a year, I’ll take stock of my condition and report back to you at that time.
If you’ve been reading this blog from its beginning, you should already know that the area around Fruita, Colorado is one of my favorite places on Earth. At least two previous ThrowBack Thursdays (one and two) have been dedicated to the area. Today we go … Continue reading N. Fruita Desert & Mt. Sanitas (Spring 2011)