I really liked James Kim's reports. As a matter of fact I might still have one on my TiVo. They had a real life feel to them as opposed to the overpaid techie vibe I got from a lot of the others on CNet. Now he's gone in what appears to be an attempt to save his family. Godspeed James, you will be missed

Link to James Kim found deceased | CNET News.com

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63 Parkside Ln, Bayonne, NJ 07002-1602, United States
My House

1189 Kennedy Blvd, Bayonne, NJ 07002-3165, United States
Mom-in-law

56 Lyons Pl, Springfield, NJ 07081-1604, United States
James Zabinski

595 River Rd, Edgewater, NJ 07020-1104, United States
Mitsuwa Plaza

Being an anime enthusiast I'm used to things being:

• limited edition
• special edition
• extra-super special limited edition with box
• etc, etc, etc

... but while food shopping I saw this

Special edition Alka-Seltzer? OK, so they've been around for 75 years, I get that but a shiny box is not going to get me to buy Alka-Seltzer.

I may not have ever posted anything about my kids. I've got two, a sixteen year old boy and a twelve year old girl. They're quite the entertaining lot:

Yeah, that's the boy. He got stuck in the ladder up to his loft bed since he decided to reach through it to pick up some laundry. Of course, I had to take a pic of it before helping him. I'm a good dad...

Being a twelve year old girl means that you brood a lot.

It's only August 21st and my local A&P has already put out the Halloween candy. When I was a kid (OK, I just had to say that... yeah it makes me sound old.... because I am) the "Back to School" stuff was still around because you were getting ready to go back to school. Now holidays are creeping earlier and earlier in the year. The way things are going the Christmas stuff should be out by late September when you're not even ready for Halloween.

Like many other bloggers I decided to install and test LiveWriter today to see how well it works. So far, so good but I haven't published anything yet so I don't know if that will work.

Here's a map of my neighborhood: 

• any odors you create
• your singing voice
• your sanity

OK, I'm back on Oxaprozin and attempting to counteract any gastro-intestinal effects with other stuff. So far, so good. Let's see what happens in the battlefield that is my lower GI tract. Ought to be fun

Is there not a pain medication without funktastic gastrointestinal side effects? So, after a few weeks of taking Oxaprozin I start noticing that I'm getting a little backed up in the poop department. Nothing too bad but I noticed. Yesterday, though was a whole new world of lower GI oddities. I could barely 'go' and when I did it nearly literally ripped me a new a**hole. Damn painful

So, I'm laying off oxaprozin for a few days to see if that's the root cause. If so, I guess the ball is back in the doctor's court to find me something that doesn't make my insides want to be on the outside

I forgot to post something about the new pills - Oxaprozin:

http://www.oxaprozin.com/

So far, so good... less pain and no queasiness so far.

Been off Mobic since Friday and the pounding headache & queasiness have subsided. Guess my dosage was either off or Mobic just doesn't agree with me. Have to call the doctor tomorrow to get the low-down. Hopefully there's something out there that dulls the pain yet doesn't make me want to heave

I've been feeling headachy & queasy every morning this week around the same time (about 8:00AM). I just saw this text on the Mobic site:

In clinical trials, the most common side effects were diarrhea, indigestion, headache, and flu-like symptoms. Tell your doctor if you experience any unusual symptoms.

Hmmm, guess I'll be calling the doctor tomorrow.

I probably should mention who everyone is around here since I might just drop a name or two into an entry:

Me - Vince, the idiot typing this stuff which no one will probably read

Susan - my wife for the last 15+ years. I usually call her Suzi

Vin - our son, almost 15 years old (yes, my wife got pregnant during our honeymoon).

Jessica - our daughter, 11 years old

I'll try to find pictures of them all later so you can put a face (most of them are cute with the notable exception of me) to the names.

Well, the trip to the DMV got postponed since the person with the paperwork for Suzi's car can't get to it (the paperwork) until Tuesday. Not sure why but that's the story he's telling me. So, I get to stay nice, warm & dry for a few more hours.

It's gonna be a cold wet day here in lovely Bayonne. I've got to go to the local DMV to get Suzi's car registered. Combined those factors usually mean loads of pain. I'm about to take Mobic now so it's in my blood by the time the pain factors kick me in the ass. I'll post later to give the low-down

As far as medication goes, I'm taking 15mg of Mobic daily:

http://www.mobictablet.com/mobicWeb/jsp/about.jsp

So far I haven't had any of the stomach wrenching side-effects I was having with Alleve. On the downside, I'm still having some pain although I can't be sure that the pain wouldn't be worse without the pills since I'm afraid to not take them.

Well, on the suggestion of my son I've decided to keep a 'pain journal' to keep details of the highs & lows in my ongoing 'struggle' with Fibromyalgia (I thinks that's the spelling of it).

Figured I'd start on an OK day. No pain of any spectacular kind to report. Not that I'd expect much since it's a relatively nice day here and I'm on vacation (no stress).