Icewind's Ramblings

You can't trust dogs or grandkids to watch your food while you go to the bathroom. Ice

Elin Picked a Wedgie I find it interesting as more information comes forward in the continuing saga of Tiger Woods.  He is a very private person who for years now has developed his ‘brand’ presence while little is reported about his life off the greens. As most of us had finished the turkey, cleaned the dishes, and settled down to enjoy the time away from work news broke about the crash of the Cadillac Escalade and the injuries to Tiger Woods. At first things just didn’t seem right as the story broke on the east coast while many slept but here in Alaska it was still evening and the pop-ups on the internet flashed the early news of what happened . . . or did it? ‘Backing up’ out of the driveway . . . hitting the fire hydrant and then the tree . . . but why was there damage on the front of the vehicle?  Perhaps a quick getaway? Tiger unconscious in the car, a window broken with a golf club after a heated discussion and a neighbor’s call to 911, a quick trip to the hospital f

I have a friend whose brother has MS (Muscular Dystrophy) and he recently turned 32 which seems pretty incredible since many people die in their teens and twenties from this disease.   There was a small get together of friends and family who celebrated with him so everyone was happy to spend quality time among friends.  While my friend and I were there we wheeled his brother into the room as he has been wheelchair bound for about 15 years now.  We ordered pizza from one of the local delivery places and everyone had a great afternoon.  As the party wound down to just a couple of people left we headed over to the side of the room to talk a bit before we left to meet up with some other friends. While we were talking there was a request by his brother which kinda flipped us both out for a minute.  The request was he wanted to have sex before he was unable to and his disease progressed to a state where he would be incapacitated.  We did not know what to say or how to respond to this

Early this morning my wife and daughter boarded an Alaska Airlines flight to Seattle so my daughter who has been sick the last two years will be able to get tests done that the hospitals in Alaska do not have the equipment or specialty doctors to perform.  We can only hope that there will be a positive outcome and finally will have a clearer diagnosis of the problem that keeps her vomiting 10 to 15 times a day.  It has not been easy for her as last night was the first time she was outside the house in over a month and it had its own difficulties. She made the flight to Seattle ok without totally alarming the passengers onboard as they requested seats in the last row next to the lavatory so when she had problems it was a quick move to the restroom without having to pass by row after row of the hordes onboard. She starts her first test at 7:30 am so we are remaining positive this will be a life altering trip for her gaining some of her weight as well as the ability to function