Gastric Bypass Poem I wrote

A poem I wrote about my gastric bypass adventure. Enjoy! :)

GASTRIC BYPASS ADVENTURE:
Captured by a picture, my plump butt sat still,
a secret plan to delete it would be such a thrill.
I wouldnt have to stare at the disgusting rolls of my tummy,
even though I knew all that food I ate was yummy.
I gathered up the courage to look into gastric bypass,
No longer would I be the reason for them to harass.
I saw all the things Id have to give up eating,
and laughed because there would be no more cheating.
No eating that donut when I said the last was the last;
not even if I did that throughout my whole past.
Only but an ounce to eat at the beginning,
but that is just fine because then Ill be winning!
The pounds will fall off like the ones I once ate,
and for once in my life my body will be straight.
No curvy here or rolls there,
Nothing but thinness everywhere.
I wouldnt be teased when that stupid chair breaks,
Just an oh that must be a faulty chair for heaven sakes!.
No being told I cannot fit in the seat,
for I have just won the race of defeat!
Into the surgeons office I pranced with a smile,
knowing that this surgery would be all worthwhile.
I filled out my papers in a jiffy,
They faxed them over to my insurance real quickly.
Youre approved said the lady in a bland tone,
YES, I love you! I screamed in her ear through the phone.
I sat in the hospital waiting to be brought back,
My surgeons were mixed up – such communication they lack!
The mix up was fixed and they brought me to my bed,
Oops! was the words I didnt want said.
Shed popped my vein and would try the other arm,
my goodness, I hope she doesnt do me more harm!
I slipped on my socks and off we went,
down the hallways to my special event.
Turning and twisting through hallways galore,
through the whole hospital Id thought wed explore!
Into a pre-surgery room I was rolled,
waiting for my big operation to unfold.
The surgeon came in and explained a few things,
then off to surgery lets see what this brings!
Into the room of scalpels and stitches,
I surely hope there are no glitches.
Instant freezing took over my body that day in November,
Anesthesia sent me into a nap I cant even remember.
I woke up in recovery with a blur to my vision,
sweetheart, you cant touch your incisions!
As I started to panic the nurse calmed me down,
I lay there silent in my ugly gown.
They took me to my room and family came in,
and there my journey was about to begin.
Since my surgery Im down 53 pounds,
although it wasnt as easy as it sounds.
I am happy with my decision, something I do not regret,
its a life changing experience Ill never forget.

Thanks! :)

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President Obama, joined by Vice President Biden, announces $8 billion in Recovery Act funding for high-speed rail projects that will provide faster, more energy-efficient travel between cities and create new jobs for American workers. The announcement came during a Town Hall meeting in Tampa, FL. January 28, 2010.

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AsiaBSDCon 2009: Internet Mail — Past, Present, and (a bit of) the Future

AsiaBSDCon 2009 Keynote Speech. Speaker:

Eric Allman is the original author of sendmail, and a long time contributor to Berkeley UNIX. He also wrote the -me macros, tset, trek, syslog, and vacation. Besides UNIX and sendmail, Eric has worked on database management, window systems, neural-net-based speech recognition, system administration, and networking.

Allman is Chief Science Officer and co-founder of Sendmail, Inc. Before joining Sendmail, Allman served as CTO for Sift, Inc., which is now part of 24/7 Media, Inc. He was lead developer and provided a large-scale research software infrastructure on the Mammoth project at U.C. Berkeley. Allman has contributed as a senior developer at the International Computer Science Institute to neural network systems design. Allman was also Chief Programmer on the INGRES Relational Database Management System.

Formerly, Allman co-authored the “C Advisor” column for UNIX Review magazine and was a member of the Board of Directors of USENIX Association. He is currently a Program Chair for the Conference on Email and Anti-Spam and a member of the ACM Queue Editorial Review Board and the Board of Trustees of Cal Performances.

Allman holds an Masters of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley.

Abstract:

Email existed before the Internet was invented, and grew with the Internet over six orders of magnitude. Email has gone from serving a small community of highly technical colleagues to being ubiquitous, even for people who are not technically adept. It has changed from a tiny, no-profit service to a billion dollar business.

But email has not gone without growing pains. Spam, viruses, and phishing are just two examples of malware that didn’t even exist when email was born. Email has changed both business and social lives in ways both good and bad. Some of those pressures have pushed users from email to Instant Messaging and Social Networking. Today the research and development of email has focused on control, either “on the wire” (anti-spam, data loss prevention, etc.) or directly for the user (such as mobile access or managing information overload).

This talk covers the history of email and reviews where we are today, including current technologies such as email authentication (DKIM and SenderID) and reputation. It concludes with some personal speculation about how email will continue to grow both short- and long-term.

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Eric Schmidt at the Michael Hammer Memorial Lecture

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Dont you think someone has too much time on there hands? Because back then people used to get stoned and watch movies. They remember a whole different planet thing they saw ; while under the influence. What happens is that it culmivates to the discovery of Pink Floyd dark side of the moon can synchronize to The Wizard Of Oz? And people accually believe it, even though it does kinda synchronize but what how for.
In this day and age you will be told : You have way too much time on your hands. Do people still get stoned or take acid to watch movies or tv shows? You dont hear about it much anymore. People can smuggle drugs into concerts, but the other thing. Maybe you dont hear about it much anymore because society has changed. Maybe because the good old fashioned video stores are not there, they went out of business? Something in society has changed.
People in there teens and 20s till stopping, used to get together-anywhere-just to get high. What great friends! They are not your friends, they are drug buddies. After the drugs are gone, growing up, or something else happens they are not there anymore.
Cool to get together at your house with understanding parents. To get together with friends somewhere else-sometimes to watch movies-or out in public to do drugs. Another group takes over, even if they step up police. But guess what; all those other nights, the cops were not there.
Funny how in the old days there were classic VHS videostores, midnight movies, and everybody had a common vision. Nobody wants to go to midnight movies. Watching videos alone in your home on the weekend shows you have no life? Marijuana is a social drug. But drugs are optional.
People watch the movie while high. People watch the tv while high, people just get high-sometimes alone, sometimes with friends. They can do other things, like crank calls, look at trippy youtube videos and leave comments, or other things to put there money towards.
Lights on or dimly lit room to live out fantasies; they get high with a bunch of friends late at night. Then before it gets too late (they may have been playing a tape or any recording) they call you on the phone. Resnable hour. This is not a crank call. There are different things to do; old school, in different combinations but nobody cares.
There are some people that are in there mid 30s but friends still act like they are 16 by crank calling you at 3 am. This one guy has a child that is being taken care of by the mother and step dad in another state. There are other things to spend your hard earned money on besides drugs. You and your friends can get into the car and go for a ride, crusing.
All in a room getting high in somebodys apartment.
Living on your own in your late teens early 20s in a perfect situation (rent was cheaper back then compared to now) and you have your friend, who is a roommate & you got a 2 bedroom apartment. Make plenty of money, your mind should be full of ideas, without drugs.
That has got to take an effect on your self, psyche, and mind. Receiving strange mail, having your own, but you dont take advantage of it. Your friend and roommate.
Here is something: why dont you do something kooky? The apartment is upstairs. You have a stairs, balcony, ledge, and windows. Depends on how it is created. How about if you are up do things on the patio that your imagination takes you. Others did it.
Maybe you can spend your money on something else besides drugs and beer. Like going to a midnight movie? How about a video rental ? watch tv? Go to the local colleges and see if they have any quirky film festivals? Look in the newspapers for free outdoor showing of movies. Have a bunch of friends come over to have fun without the drugs, because they are optional.
Funny thing about the drugs: nobody thinks or are ashamed. Because you only have 2 bedrooms, a couch, and whatelse??? People you have never seen before (your friend, not your roommate) come over , get high, stay up all hours of the night. By almost 12 pm the next morning, you hear a knock on the door. Or the doorbell rings. A misguided friend has come for some reason, and you can see that you were on the floor with a thin blanket over you. Other people are sleeping on the couch, elsewhere, but they are too sleepy to notice. Boy is the guy surprised.
But after they move out without telling you, they contact you and tell lies. They leave some damage behind. Stuff left behind. Who is gonna clean up the broken doorknob? Well here is one, some others rented the same apartmentthen disappeared!!!
So here is an idea: why dont you and your friends get on here, make up a different youtube account, watch all these videos, and leave as many comments as you want to? Have fun; drugs are optional. But think about all the things you would do if you were in the same situation? Your imaginations the limit! Drugs are optional.

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