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[dem beats 1,223]

so yeah I did the whole 12 hour fasting blood work thing; checked my blood sugar just for kicks before we left for the clinic, was at 79 Lab took 3 whole vials of blood, I guess they want to be thorough

above 70 and under 100 are normal. At least I think I'm remembering my last test right.

[dem beats 1,223]

they took 8 vials 6 were the big ones last trip.

They thought I might need a cookie and juice after they drained me.

lol

[vladd 26]

so yeah I did the whole 12 hour fasting blood work thing; checked my blood sugar just for kicks before we left for the clinic, was at 79 Lab took 3 whole vials of blood, I guess they want to be thorough

above 70 and under 100 are normal. At least I think I'm remembering my last test right.

yep, that's perfect for a fasting level

[vladd 26]

(much like body temperature, bp and just about any other measurement though, it's more important to know what YOUR normal is rather than the "population" because the "population" numbers are always based on strangely small sample sizes (100 and under usually)

[///M5 2,833]

Having a kick ass month for sales so far too. Almost 1/4 of the business I've done year to date Recession or not we will hit our goals!!

What do you do for a living? You are in Europe driving on the Autobahn while working? Whatever it is, sounds good to me.

I manage the sales and technical people for a high end German manufacturer of measurement equipment.

I see. Nice. Spreken ze deutsche? I dont but I like to be the dick who asks!

Nope, Russian and a bit of French.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

so yeah I did the whole 12 hour fasting blood work thing; checked my blood sugar just for kicks before we left for the clinic, was at 79 Lab took 3 whole vials of blood, I guess they want to be thorough

above 70 and under 100 are normal. At least I think I'm remembering my last test right.

oh its perfectly fine, I don't start shaking till like 58 or so

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

they took 8 vials 6 were the big ones last trip.

They thought I might need a cookie and juice after they drained me.

lol

damn son

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

this melon flavored ramune is yummy

[Adrian_D 520]

Having a kick ass month for sales so far too. Almost 1/4 of the business I've done year to date Recession or not we will hit our goals!!

What do you do for a living? You are in Europe driving on the Autobahn while working? Whatever it is, sounds good to me.

Sean is part of the MN Mafia, they run protection for all big/high end businesses.

I thought that was a secret and not to be made mention of.

I'm far enough out in teh boonies GPS doesn't work so they can't come hunt me down.

I bet I'm harder to find

[Adrian_D 520]

Trip is going well. Making some serious progress with production planning and engineering. Have to do some more convincing on some product positioning, but I have a feeling that conversation will go well as I am very prepared. Fun to be BY Far the youngest one in the group but still being leaned on to lead.

No real car pictures, I am by the black forest and it has been raining the whole time. Cruised down the Autobahn at 240 in an A6 though

Sehr gut !

What engine ?

[Adrian_D 520]

Shoite, almost killed an se 15 yesterday

Installed an amp on a customer's ride, when we closed the back seat (amp was on the back seat), HUGE noise, bottomed out the sub multiple times. Something is loose inside the amp

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

got some half decent asti spumante chilling out in the fridge too...

[Adrian_D 520]

Celebrating something ?

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

Sister's birthday and an early Thanksgiving

should be fun

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

[Tmax98 3]

wtf a pterodactyl lol

[dem beats 1,223]

they took 8 vials 6 were the big ones last trip.

They thought I might need a cookie and juice after they drained me.

lol

damn son

YUp

8 specialists at the U of M last year. They still couldn't find out what was wrong with me, but the pain lessened and went away over time.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

http://dvice.com/archives/2009/11/nice-idea-flip-.php

heh, Dual

[jcarter1885 995]

got some half decent asti spumante chilling out in the fridge too...

What you know about that Asti, now thats some good shit.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

My eight-year-old son, Joel, comes into my office to ask if there's a worse swearword than fuck. "No," I say.

There's a silence. "You're lying," he says.

"There's none worse than fuck," I say.

Joel narrows his eyes. "I know you're lying," he says. He leaves the room.

On Saturday I take Joel to Chessington World of Adventures. What a crappy theme park! None the less, we have a wonderful day together.

"You're a great dad!" Joel says as we drive home.

"And you're a great son!" I reply with a magical twinkle.

We smile lovingly at each other.

"There is a worse swearword than fuck, isn't there?" says Joel.

"Yes, there is!" I say, still with a magical twinkle.

"What is it?" asks Joel.

"It's c..." I begin. I stop. "Uh," I say.

"Tell me," says Joel. "I swear this is just for me. I'll never use it. I just need to know. I will never use it on anyone. I swear. Just tell me."

I feel clammy and hemmed in. "And you won't tell Mum we had this conversation?" I say.

"I promise," says Joel. "Mum will never know."

There's a silence. "I can't tell you," I say.

"Tell me," says Joel.

"I can't," I say.

"Then why did you almost tell me?" Joel yells.

"Because I wasn't thinking responsibly!" I yell. "I was swept up in the magic of the moment."

"You have to tell me," Joel says. "It's only fair."

"Uh," I say. "I, uh... I..."

I look around the car. For some reason we have an old can of Italian lemonade down on the floor.

"It's limone," I say.

There's a silence.

"Limone?" says Joel.

"That's the worst swearword of all," I say. "Limone. But I'm holding you to your promise that you will never use it. OK? Never."

"Limone?" says Joel. He seems disappointed.

"There's nowhere to go after limone," I say. "Limone is the Everest peak of swearing."

Joel looks out of the window.

"You know," I say, wisely, "sometimes the mystery is better than the knowing, wouldn't you say? Sometimes the journey is better than the destination. Anyway, don't tell Mum."

We reach the house. Joel rushes inside.

"Mum!" he yells. "Dad told me the worst swearword of all! I know what it is! Limone!"

My wife, Elaine, appears at the top of the stairs, an inscrutable expression on her face. I shrug, anxiously.

A month passes. We go for a weekend away. At the hotel, a boy on a tricycle crashes into Joel.

"Limone," mutters Joel under his breath.

Another month passes. Joel has a friend round for a sleepover. At 11pm I hear them talking. They're saying, "Limone" in awed whispers.

"I feel terrible about this," I say to Elaine. "I've tricked my own son. I'm going to tell him that limone isn't a swearword, and is in fact the Italian word for lemon." I pause. "I'm going to tell him the actual worst swearword in the world."

"You are not!" says Elaine.

"I'd rather he was foul-mouthed and accurate than see him like this," I say. "All because of my stupid, stupid slip of the tongue in the car on the way back from Chessington World of Adventures."

"You are not going to tell Joel the worst swearword in the world!" Elaine yells.

And so I don't.

Today, Joel comes into my office. "Hi," he says.

"Hi," I say.

There's a silence.

"Anyway, I'll see you later," says Joel. He goes to leave. Then he turns around.

"Oh," he says. "Cunt."

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

strawberry ramune now, yummers

[///M5 2,833]

got some half decent asti spumante chilling out in the fridge too...

i'd pour that down the drain

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

of course you would

[vladd 26]

i'd almost bet i'm harder to find, but they just named our roads here last year or so

[///M5 2,833]

too sweet