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Sunday Jan 21, 2007 #
Strength (Snow Shovelling) 1:05:00 [1]
First "big" snow. A little over 3 inches (call it 8cm).
I went to the doctor (sinuses) on Friday, and had her check out my rib injury. People at work have been telling me to get it x-rayed due to the risk of it being misaligned and the possibility of puncturing a lung. I mostly dismissed those because I suspected a crack (although a full break seemed possible), and because I've heard there's nothing they can do really---a cast is impossible.
I was surprised that she only felt the rib and did not call for x-rays. I was surprised because I expected the people at work to be right. (I figured there was no way to stabilize it, and since I wasn't feeling poking or other instability, that it would be okay.)
My doctor did give me a little scare when she pointed out that the location is close to my heart, and that a harder blow might have stabbed my heart with a rib. Dang.
She also said the feel of the bump at the injury implied a broken rib rather than a cracked rib. After that solid week of sleep deprivation, I can believe broken over cracked.
I'm sleeping much better, and it seems like the bone is knitting together. I think 3 more weeks of no running or difficult exercise is a good idea. I had a little soreness after the shovelling, and I'm hoping a little activity means better blood flow or something, rather than a longer time to heal, or a weak joint.
Lots of movies:
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (1) (Romania, original title "Moartea domnului Lazarescu"). The box calls this a comedy, but I don't see that at all. It follows a guy who falls sick, calls for an ambulance, then gets taken to several different hospitals as his condition deteriorates. I have problems with the story, but only in minor ways. One of the special features is an interview with a guy who tries to reassure us that that the American system of medicine doesn't have these flaws. Certainly, he's mostly right, but he's not right enough---this sort of thing is in the news *way* too much. I'm sure many medical people will be watching this for years to come, but what struck me, as an airplane sort of guy, was the similarity to handling emergencies in aircraft. In the past there have been large numbers of airplane mishaps where the people in the cockpit are so focused on diagnosing the emergency that the plane crashes due to "controlled flight into terrain." That basically means no one was flying the plane and since it was trimmed for flight, it just continues on its path. They instituted a philosophy known by many different names, but to me as "Cockpit Resource Management." It's a way to make sure someone is always flying the plane while others diagnose the problem, and it emphasizes that tyrannical pilots-in-command are a big risk factor---for example, if the co-pilot is scared to correct the pilot, it jeopardizes the safety of the plane.
In aviation terms, "The Death of Mr. Lazarescu" is like watching the crew go through the emergency checklists while the plane does a "controlled flight into terrain." Everyone is concerned and doing something, but no one is flying the plane.
The Aviator (1). Wow. A little disappointing as a Scorsese film, but still good. I'll be researching a good Howard Hughes biography to read.
Tokyo Eyes (1) (1998-Japan). Sort of an artsy movie, but interesting, and even clever. I might be cutting it some slack because I want to visit Japan, and the street and train scenes are just new to me, but I think it's a cool movie.
The Interpreter (1) (second time). In the special features, Sydney Pollock says the hardest part of this was shooting without a finished script. That's probably why this is just a tiny bit disappointing. I can't go into details without spoiling it. Others have said this, and I will too: The best part of this movie is the UN building itself. It is just so important to the story.
Marathon Man (1) (1976) (second time). I had to see this again. It was better the first time, though.
Prophecy (1). (second time). I really have to qualify this (1) rating. In a lot of ways, this movie sucks. The acting is bad. The effects are bad. The story has huge holes that make no sense. It's a John Frankenheimer movie (director of such bad movies as Reindeer Games). The script uses some broad brush conflicts and completely ignores some very obvious ones that I expected. I feel like they dumbed-down the story. However...This was the first horror movie I ever saw, even though it's barely a horror movie. I remember this movie as being much better. It's set near a paper pulp logging operation in Maine. This movie is essentially an environmental movie, about bioaccumulating toxins. (It never actually uses those words, though, and I'm pretty sure the science in the movie is mostly pure bunk.) A couple of high points for orienteers---Some guys moving fast at night with headlamps. A few scenes of people moving pretty well through terrain. I got it from the $5.50 bin at Wal-Mart. Interestingly, NPR had a story on Jan 19, 2007 about mercury hot spots.
I went to the doctor (sinuses) on Friday, and had her check out my rib injury. People at work have been telling me to get it x-rayed due to the risk of it being misaligned and the possibility of puncturing a lung. I mostly dismissed those because I suspected a crack (although a full break seemed possible), and because I've heard there's nothing they can do really---a cast is impossible.
I was surprised that she only felt the rib and did not call for x-rays. I was surprised because I expected the people at work to be right. (I figured there was no way to stabilize it, and since I wasn't feeling poking or other instability, that it would be okay.)
My doctor did give me a little scare when she pointed out that the location is close to my heart, and that a harder blow might have stabbed my heart with a rib. Dang.
She also said the feel of the bump at the injury implied a broken rib rather than a cracked rib. After that solid week of sleep deprivation, I can believe broken over cracked.
I'm sleeping much better, and it seems like the bone is knitting together. I think 3 more weeks of no running or difficult exercise is a good idea. I had a little soreness after the shovelling, and I'm hoping a little activity means better blood flow or something, rather than a longer time to heal, or a weak joint.
Lots of movies:
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (1) (Romania, original title "Moartea domnului Lazarescu"). The box calls this a comedy, but I don't see that at all. It follows a guy who falls sick, calls for an ambulance, then gets taken to several different hospitals as his condition deteriorates. I have problems with the story, but only in minor ways. One of the special features is an interview with a guy who tries to reassure us that that the American system of medicine doesn't have these flaws. Certainly, he's mostly right, but he's not right enough---this sort of thing is in the news *way* too much. I'm sure many medical people will be watching this for years to come, but what struck me, as an airplane sort of guy, was the similarity to handling emergencies in aircraft. In the past there have been large numbers of airplane mishaps where the people in the cockpit are so focused on diagnosing the emergency that the plane crashes due to "controlled flight into terrain." That basically means no one was flying the plane and since it was trimmed for flight, it just continues on its path. They instituted a philosophy known by many different names, but to me as "Cockpit Resource Management." It's a way to make sure someone is always flying the plane while others diagnose the problem, and it emphasizes that tyrannical pilots-in-command are a big risk factor---for example, if the co-pilot is scared to correct the pilot, it jeopardizes the safety of the plane.
In aviation terms, "The Death of Mr. Lazarescu" is like watching the crew go through the emergency checklists while the plane does a "controlled flight into terrain." Everyone is concerned and doing something, but no one is flying the plane.
The Aviator (1). Wow. A little disappointing as a Scorsese film, but still good. I'll be researching a good Howard Hughes biography to read.
Tokyo Eyes (1) (1998-Japan). Sort of an artsy movie, but interesting, and even clever. I might be cutting it some slack because I want to visit Japan, and the street and train scenes are just new to me, but I think it's a cool movie.
The Interpreter (1) (second time). In the special features, Sydney Pollock says the hardest part of this was shooting without a finished script. That's probably why this is just a tiny bit disappointing. I can't go into details without spoiling it. Others have said this, and I will too: The best part of this movie is the UN building itself. It is just so important to the story.
Marathon Man (1) (1976) (second time). I had to see this again. It was better the first time, though.
Prophecy (1). (second time). I really have to qualify this (1) rating. In a lot of ways, this movie sucks. The acting is bad. The effects are bad. The story has huge holes that make no sense. It's a John Frankenheimer movie (director of such bad movies as Reindeer Games). The script uses some broad brush conflicts and completely ignores some very obvious ones that I expected. I feel like they dumbed-down the story. However...This was the first horror movie I ever saw, even though it's barely a horror movie. I remember this movie as being much better. It's set near a paper pulp logging operation in Maine. This movie is essentially an environmental movie, about bioaccumulating toxins. (It never actually uses those words, though, and I'm pretty sure the science in the movie is mostly pure bunk.) A couple of high points for orienteers---Some guys moving fast at night with headlamps. A few scenes of people moving pretty well through terrain. I got it from the $5.50 bin at Wal-Mart. Interestingly, NPR had a story on Jan 19, 2007 about mercury hot spots.
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