Daily Archives: February 2, 2008

Flatlined

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 2, 2008

Had a bout of tachycardia today, but I didn’t know what it was when it came on. Seemed pretty obvious I was having heart trouble though. Beth drove me to the University Hospital Emergency Room. I presented as a 63 old, overweight, male, lightheaded, experiencing dizziness, shortness of breath, clamminess, chest discomfort. They were kind [...]

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My Woodchuck Chuck

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 2, 2008

Out by the barn lives a woodchuck named Chuck. “Woodchuck” and “groundhog” are names for the same furry creature: “Marmota monax,” or as he has been miscellaneously tagged in these post Linnnaen days: furry, cute, rodent, and/or pest. Based on today’s overcast conditions, there is no way he will see his shadow when he emerges [...]

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BBC iPlayer

By Frank Paynter | Published: February 2, 2008

Taking the “world” out of World Wide Web.

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