Because, really, how many people want to read about someone’s vasomotor rhinitis? All my life, I’ve had lousy sinuses. I cannot remember a time when I didn’t have to have...
Health and Fitness
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Christmas Redux
Not the way you think. Baguette had a stomach bug that she passed on to Mr. Sandwich, and I developed some sort of nasal congestion/drippy horror that threw me for...
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What’s in a Name?
Mr. Sandwich had his second surgery today, to separate the graft. The surgeon tells us that it looks like the grafts took 100%, which is a relief. It’ll be more...
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Best-Laid Plans
So here’s the schedule: arrive at the surgical center at noon. Surgery at 1:15, lasting about 90 minutes. Recovery time, etc., figure we’ll be home late afternoon. Here’s what happened:...
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Alas, Poor Fingertip
After a week of intermittent Percocet, today we went back to the hand specialist to see what had developed inside the splint. Unfortunately, the reattached piece didn’t take, and tomorrow...
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If You’re Squeamish, Stop Reading Now
So I’m sitting on the couch while Mr. Sandwich and one of his friends are working in the garage. All of a sudden, Mr. Sandwich walks in briskly and says,...
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Quality Time
Two of my friends–and one six-year-old–met for coffee on Sunday morning. (Not to worry. The six-year-old drank water. Her growth remains unstunted.) In an effort to find a location that...
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Spectating
I know you’re all wondering what it’s like to watch someone run a marathon. To begin with, you get up at 4:30 a.m., just like the runner does. Mr. Sandwich...
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L.A. Marathon 2009
Today was the L.A. Marathon, and Mr. Sandwich and his dad ran all 26.2 miles of it. By the way, Mr. Sandwich’s dad has run all of the L.A. Marathons...
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L.A. Marathon Expo
Tomorrow Mr. Sandwich is running the L.A. Marathon with his dad. Therefore yesterday we went to the Los Angeles Convention Center, where the Expo was being held. First, we waited...