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changed username to rich-c George: Hi Rich rich-c: hi George rich-c: little late vtoday - took me longer to get on than I expected George: ok George: i was falling asleep rich-c: at the moment, a bit more time to talk George: it's a bad day for me rich-c: what is the matter at the moment? rich-c: i have the laptop in my lap and typing is slow George: the medicine my doctor put me on i'm allergic to rich-c: how bad is the allergic reaction? George: rash rich-c: just in places or fairly widespread? George: can't more till i see him Wed. rich-c: are you sure the rash is from the medication George: yes it's a sulfa allergy rich-c: gather you have shown that before, then George: yes it's documented rich-c: that is awkward though sulfa based medicines are much lees common now George: i didn't know the new med. was sulfa based George: it was a water pill rich-c: how did you find out? rich-c: must admit I have never heard of a sulfa-derived diuretic George: it has a long name George: i can't read the bottle George: let me get my glasses rich-c: doesnt matter, just unusual rich-c: but then there is a lot of information we do not necessarily get rich-c: like, I didn't know my arthritis medicine was actually two other medicines George: hydrochlorothiazide rich-c: not sure what the chemical composition of thiazides are rich-c: have an end of season football game on - meaningless in standings rich-c: so far both teams have scored touchdowns on blocked kicks George: pharmacy wouldn't fill it. I was taking it in a compound drug hyzaar rich-c: ah, compound drugs, that always complicates things rich-c: do your phamacies keep a record of all your allergies and prescriptions? George: yes, they caught it George: my doctor had me on physician samples George: and ran out rich-c: it is inconvenient to keep all your trade at once pharmacy, but it can prevent big troubles George: i do use only one pharmacy George: it's the only one in my area that delivers rich-c: same here - it is sometimes inconvenient but not as much as a fsatal drug interaction rich-c: of course it also keeps the accounting straight on my provincial drug benefit George: yes, i don't know what effect this drug will have on my liver rich-c: it's your pharmacist and doctor's duty to know that rich-c: sometimes you have to remind them by asking George: never thought about it rich-c: being a senior I pay $100 per year and $6.11 per prescription for my drugs George: excuse me, is this medicine going to kill me? rich-c: yes, that is the question you sometimes have to ask rich-c: there are nearly 100,000 Americans die every year from medical erros, mostly wrong medications George: trouble is i'm a very hard patient to prescribe for, between my allergies and conditions and meds i take rich-c: yes, there are so many potentially dangerous interactions George: sometimes i think i'm not human rich-c: it is mostly a problem with seniors but some chronic problems can put younger folksin the same boat rich-c: also times are changing - your generation is far more allergy-prone than mine George: i don't think i'm able to have any kids rich-c: only your doctor can tell for sure rich-c: but at your age it is less and less of a consideration anyway George: it's better off, i can't support a goldfish rich-c: beyond that, kids need parents in a certain age range George: they said my father was too old when i was born rich-c: we were in our mid-30s when Pamela was born nad had suggestions even then we had waited too long George: old folks get too stubborn rich-c: not always, but it can happen rich-c: personal psychology changes with age quite predictably George: my father is a muley old man rich-c: how old is he? George: 78 rich-c: bit older than me then rich-c: but in your 70s you've seen it all and know how screwed up life is George: they said he was too old to have me rich-c: he'd have been about 39, marginal but not too bad rich-c: sorry, 37 George: how did you guess that? rich-c: age matters in terms of health with the mother, psychology with the father rich-c: you have told us you are 41 George: i forgot rich-c: we do pay attention to what you say unless you're just complaining George: i wonder how much infomation you can dig up about me? rich-c: depends on how much work I want to put into it rich-c: there aree endless public records for those who want to try to dig them out rich-c: but it takes a great deal of time and money to do it rich-c: for some folks it is easier than others rich-c: for instance search my name on the net and you'll get over four dozen hits George: my name gets hits but not about me rich-c: you mean you are not the only Georg3 Wahl rich-c: similarly there are not many Richard Clees by I am not the only one iether George: there are too many with my name rich-c: I have a namesake who is an insurance broker in Texas, I think George: three very close to where i live rich-c: I am the only one in Canada since my namesake uncle died rich-c: in fact there are only about a dozen Clees with phone listings George: there is one George Wahl on woodhaven Dr. in CA rich-c: havent checked how many there are in the US George: are you relate Jim Clee here in Philly? rich-c: not to my knowledge, no rich-c: lets say there is likely a distant relationship as it historically is a very localized name George: i have relatives i don't know about rich-c: there is a woman book illustrator works with a Philly pulisher named Clee rich-c: I have lots of US relatives but they are children of female Clees so have paternal names rich-c: there is just my brother and nephew in Orlando George: so far apart rich-c: well, he is very different from me George: i'm very different from my brother too rich-c: is your brother older or younger? George: we hardly speak George: my brother is 4 years younger rich-c: it happensc-cit was even colder between my younger brother and the one in Orlando George: almot to the day rich-c: my younger brother wea living in Yellowknife when he dies and I suspect if he could have got further from Orlando, he would have George: my birthday is january 26, his is 24 rich-c: yep, that's pretty close rich-c: we were scattered, rich-c: august, rich-c: sept., Nov George: and i have sister 2 years younger than me rich-c: keep hitting enter instead if shift, I do George: my fingers get twisted too George: i'd make a bad data entry clerk rich-c: it is harder for me with the laptop keyboard being small and tilted away from me George: my keyboard is twisted on my bed rich-c: on Wednesdays on the desktop I am much faster George: i'm getting used to my bedroom computer rich-c: of course I need to be with so much going on George: i can hardly keep up rich-c: last Wednesday it didnt matter anyway rich-c: once Mel came in no one else was going to get any attention George: it's hard when you you can only do one word a min. George: Who is Mel? rich-c: yes, that does complicate matters rich-c: Mel is a very important figure in the historic Adam community rich-c: he wrote at least four books about the Adam rich-c: more importantly, he edited the Adam Survival Guide George: i wish i knew more about how to use ADAM rich-c: well, you should keep asking questions in the chats George: sometimes i can't grasps written material rich-c: no oneis going to tell you key by key what to hit rich-c: but if you have a specific question, it will be answered rich-c: notice how no matter how irrelevant it is to the main subject, Daniel always gets his questions answered George: i learn better from videos rich-c: the reason is that Daniel always asks a specific question immediately related to the Adam rich-c: try something on your Adam and keep at it rich-c: then when you cant go any further, make a note of your problem George: i made a few programs in basic rich-c: fine - what happened? did they work? George: yes rich-c: were there things you wanted to program, but couldn't figure out how? George: they were very simple rich-c: every program should be the simplest possible that will do the job George: playing around with graphics rich-c: this game is getting wild - 35-21 at the half rich-c: what were you trying to do with the graphics? George: ithe game should be more competitive then rich-c: all offence, damn little defence George: i don't know how it works rich-c: in meaningless games they get aggressive and take chances rich-c: lets get back to graphics - what would you like to do? George: maybe if you have a very good offence you need very little defence rich-c: they say offence sells tickets, defence wins games, and special teams win championships George: the program drew random lines rich-c: OK, I have seen programs like that rich-c: the easiest way to program graphics on the Adam is with Logo George: one program made a spiral using different colors rich-c: but of course using SmartBASIC gives more flexibility George: and how come the games have much better graphics capablilities? rich-c: they dont George: they seem to rich-c: graphics capabilities are governed by the graphics chip and memory rich-c: the rest is sheer programming ability rich-c: mind you, someone like Daniel will program in machine language George: i guess it also matters what you are using to program in rich-c: there is a program Frances has written called Journey rich-c: first it draws a landscape wit a treed hill rich-c: then clouds start drifting CROSS THE SKY George: i would like to know machine language rich-c: then a train starts running across the bottom rich-c: and then you hear the train whistle George: cute rich-c: she has a number of demo programs like that rich-c: shows what can be done in Logo which she likes rich-c: anyway she is in now and wants online so I will have to get off George: ok George: see you Wed rich-c: see you Wednesday then? George: bye
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