I’m a bit disappointed with how this picture came out. It didn’t look as smoggy as this does. I was down in OC for more than a week, and I was surprised at how clear it was. It seems to me that back in the 80’s the mountain’s didn’t come out so much. Right after … Continue reading Visiting Orange County
Here is a complete journey from long ignored starter to yummy bread. There are a few detours – but be patient – the results are worth it. I start out with starter that has been in the back of the ‘fridge for about 8 weeks. This is what I refer to as very tired starter. … Continue reading From starter to yummy
Lazy Sourdough: 1 cup starter 3 cups flour 2 tspn salt 1 cup water Mix well in a large bowl. It should be at least tacky. A bit sticky is not bad. If in doubt, add more water (2 tbsp) as needed. Bread with too much water is pretty good and easy to address later. … Continue reading Sourdough Bread
In brief: the procedure went well and the doctor is confident he got what he needed to. I have “snake bite” wounds at the top of both thighs that are bandaged and doing fine. In 3 days I’ll be allowed to do all the normal things. And I shouldn’t have any more episodes. I went … Continue reading Zapped
I have had several more bouts of arrhythmia this past year, each ending with a visit to the ER where they dose me with something that sets things to rights. This is not painful, frightening, or dangerous, but it is certainly annoying. And my cardiologist is tired of it, too. So on Tuesday I will be … Continue reading Zap
I visited my cardiologist on Thursday. After reviewing the 48 hour Holter, the stress test data, and everything else, the conclusion is that this just isn’t a big deal. The notion is that if you have a high number of ‘premature beats’ that ablation is probably justified. High number in this case means something approaching … Continue reading I am officially old
Visited the doctor, yesterday, and here’s the short of it: My condition is not dangerous. More just annoying. I’m staying on the atenolol for now, since it does not seem to disagree with me. In the next couple of weeks I’ll get a heart monitor for 48 hours to see what “Kurt normal” looks like. After … Continue reading The follow-up
Yesterday afternoon my heart started palpitating – beating really really fast. This is something that’s happened ten or so times since I was a teenager. Usually it hasn’t lasted more than a minute or two. And I’m pretty sure the last one was more than two years ago. I just sat down and had a … Continue reading Yesterday I went to the hospital
