August, 2011

Hurricane Irene open thread

By · Saturday, August 27th, 2011 · 3 Comments »

Just putting this up before we lose power entirely.

Earthquake open thread

By · Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011 · 19 Comments »

Damn. That was the biggest earthquake I’ve felt since Guam.

Dr. Socks says hi

By · Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 · 36 Comments »

Hey everybody. I’m doing well; healing up nicely. I feel better every day. Thank you all for your kind wishes and support. I think I must have the nicest commentariat in the world. Everybody keeps telling me not to look at the news in case I pop my stitches. So of course I just checked [...]

Post-op recovery open thread

By · Thursday, August 11th, 2011 · 40 Comments »

We’ll be emptying your surgical drain every few hours and changing your dressing once a day. Just press that little button if you need anything. So, what’s going on in the world?