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Jana Remy

  • Writing
    • Disability
    • Making History
    • Digital Humanities
      • dayofDH
    • Canoeing
    • Creative Nonfiction & Essays
    • Feminism
    • Bibliographies
      • Pacific Worlds Bibliography
    • Social Media
      • Mentions/Links
  • Scholarship
    • Awards/Fellowships
    • Conferences & Invited Talks
    • Collaboration
    • Workshops
    • Conference Planning
    • Technical Skills
  • Teaching
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February 2, 2007

What NOT to get me for Valentine’s Day
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What NOT to get me for Valentine’s Day

1) Any product that has extra x’s or z’s in the title, as in exxxtra pleasure, sizzzlin’ hot, XXXL, etc
2) Milk chocolate (du-uh)
3) Apparel with faux fur trim, feathers, or red sequins
4) A Hallmark card
5) Items that have a life expectancy of less than three days (such as goldfish, cut flowers, or bacon)

February 2, 2007
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amputee

The $15,000 question…

A little advice here folks…
So if you had these choices, what would you choose?*
1) Get a short-term fix of your knee that would be warranteed for 90 days. Pricetag: $4000
2) Get a longer-term fix of your knee. Almost everything replaced. Warranteed for one year. Price: $10-12,000
3) Get a new knee with all the fancy new bells & whistles. Including a remote control device (I am so not kidding on that). With a 3-year warranty. Cost: $15,000

Allright, so I think option #2 is the dumb one. Which makes it #1 or #3. A few more details: I hate the thought of using a mostly-broken down knee, as my leg is only as good as my knee. Last time I had a bad fall (my robot knee doing what it wasn’t supposed to), I was off of my feet for nearly 6 months and I had to undergo several months of physical therapy after that. I still can’t kneel well because of the chronic bursitis that resulted from the fall.

So I feel like a functional, trustworthy leg is a pretty high priority. But at such a price!!

And let me add a brief whine to this post: I’ve been wearing a “loaner” knee for two months now, while mine’s been in the shop (yah, they’re way behind in repairs because of the influx of Iraq war amputees). Can I just say how anxious I am to get this resolved and get back on my own two feet again???

*Note to my new readers (hiya folks!). My leg was amputated 20 years ago after a bout with bone cancer. Just FYI. :)

February 2, 2007
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Hi there friend, and welcome to my blog. I started writing on the internet two decades ago. Since then I've started and finished a PhD program, left the Mormon church and became a Quaker, got divorced, remarried, found full-time work in academia, took up rock climbing and outrigger canoeing, and traveled across the globe (China! Belgium! Italy! Chicago! Montana! Portland! Gettysburg! and oh-so-many points in-between). This blog is eclectic and random--it has poetry and cooking and books. And cats. And flowers. And the ocean (my ocean). But in that sense it's a good reflection of me and my wide-ranging, far-reaching, magpie curiosity.

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