Though this site is on principle impersonal, I feel it's appropriate to interject a very frightening and sobering autobiographical account, one that has shaken me to the very core and readjusted my outlook on life. Warning: the image linked to will most likely deeply disturb and frighten you; this isn'’t a pretty picture put out by the Disney Corporation to placate the masses. This is reality in all its unrelenting gruesomeness. To women and children, to readers of queasy temperaments, I suggest you look away; I suggest you log off the internet and embrace a loved one.
I recently went through quite serious toe surgery. As I was put under local anesthetics, and conditions began to precipitously decline; my heartbeats became irregular and my vital organs quickly fatigued. Blood loss was reaching critical thresholds, and, quite frankly, there was a good chance I wouldn'’t make it. So, as I sat there in the podiatrist'’s chair, rivers of red escaping my body, draining vitality onto the linoleum floors, as my life passed by my eyes -- flowers and babie’s' smiles and Junior Prom dates -- I decided to fight. I refused to give in, to give up, to lie down, to role over. I refused to die. So after a battle ensued, I survived. But I'm no hero; nay, I'’m just one man. And someday, my ingrown toenails may heal -- God willing --– and I too can enjoy the supple pleasures of a walk through a patch of flowers or a midnight prance in the rain. Until then, my friends, I ask that you say a small prayer for me before you go to bed and that you keep me forever in your hearts. The picture is here.
Now that my toe injuries are at an auspicious -- though tenuous -- period of recovery, I can comment on some local doings. First, I've developed/stole a new footnoting technique. Just click the superscript number to move down to the footnote, then click the "↑" symbol to return to the correct textual location. 1 Magic. Second, I've been playing with the site's layout. You'll notice a nice new photoshoped divider and a star next to the post title. The star takes you to the post's permanent link. Speaking of links, they've all been changed in color and decoration. My third custodial notice: my friend Michael Tashman started a blog: Quick Enlightenment. I have high hopes. God bless.
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