I can't believe it's been three weeks since I've last posted an entry. Apologies all around! Drinks are on the house tonight! Free donuts for everyone!
In all seriousness, I truly appreciate the concern that people have shown regarding my brief hiatus from the world of blogging. I'm not going to bore you with all the details. But about 2 weeks ago, I was hit with a bad case of the flu. When I wasn't curled up in a feverish sweat, I was suffering from a bad case of the chills. The whole ordeal was pure misery. Unfortunately, my physician advised me that there was nothing I could really do except wait it out and rest. He recommended that I take Advil to reduce my fever. Now, the directions on the Advil bottle suggest a dosage not to exceed 6 capsules in a 24-hour period. But the armchair logician in me hypothesizes that if 6 capsules are good, then 12 capsules must be even better. How's that for deductive reasoning? Anyway, the end result in ingesting all that Advil was that I ended up with some internal stomach bleeding. Basically, I got a fucking ulcer. Man, I know I'm almost 37 years old but I can't believe that I've already had my first ulcer. What's next? Gout? Kidney stones? Arthritis? Are the wheels starting to fall off already?
If you've ever had an ulcer, you know the burning abdominal pain that comes with it. I think the closest analogy would be if someone were to stick a dull and rusty knife into your stomach. Pleasant image, eh? Anyway, the pain and nausea are starting to subside and I'm slowly starting to feel like a productive member of the human race again. And as a vainly unintended consequence, I am glad to report that I've lost about 5 lbs since I got the ulcer. All in all, I guess things could have been worse.
Thank God that the BossLady is such an awesome partner. She totally picked up the slack as I lay curled up in bed every night at 8:00 pm. As many of you know, raising a 7-month old infant isn't easy even when there's two of you. Throw in housecleaning, cooking and walking the dog, and you end up with one tired individual. Her first Mother's Day is coming up. I think the woman deserves some serious bling for her efforts. Or maybe a nice big plasma tv so she can curl up on the couch and watch ESPN in HDTV (alright, alright. The tv's for me. But my happiness is her happiness, right? Besides, I think my wife would love to have a big HDTV so we can wake up in the morning together and diss Katie Couric's horrible skin.)
Anyway, like I said, I haven't blogged for about 3 weeks. That's about 1/10 of my little Peanut's life. So needless to say, a lot has happened since I last posted on the site. The Peanut's started eating solid food. She's become a non-stop yapper. She can drag herself around with her arms. And she can even stand by herself for extended periods of time. I'll chronicle more of the details in later posts but, for now, the world is still her chew toy. And I'm still a loving father who remains completely bewildered and infatuated with his little daughter.
Now that I'm back among the living, I'll be updating on a more regular basis. But for now? Be a good friend and pass me that giant bottle of Pepto Bismol, will you?
DUDE! We were almost panicking out here. We were about to look up your number and call you.
Glad you're back and feeling better. But don't scare us like that again, eh?
Posted by: The Zero Boss | April 25, 2005 at 04:40 PM
OH, wow! I'm so glad you're feeling better! Hope everything gets back to normal for you soon, we've missed you!
Posted by: Kristie | April 25, 2005 at 06:46 PM
Yay! Welcome back, MD! We missed you. And yeah, ulcers suck. Been there, done that, can't take ibuprofen ever again.
Posted by: Kim | April 25, 2005 at 07:33 PM
Welcome back to the land of the living! Hey at least the Peanut has learned tricks to amuse her sick and ailing father. :)
Posted by: BugsMom | April 25, 2005 at 09:07 PM
MD....
Damn dude....I was starting to worry. Glad you are feeling better. Later dude!
Posted by: David | April 25, 2005 at 09:41 PM
So glad you are feeling better.
Posted by: Beth | April 25, 2005 at 10:28 PM
Welcome back!
Sorry about the ulcer, but glad that you're no longer with flu.
Posted by: kara | April 25, 2005 at 10:33 PM
Wow, I'm glad that you're feeling (a little?) better.
Posted by: enygma | April 25, 2005 at 11:50 PM
Glad your okay. Ulcers are a real pain in the ***. My hubby suffers from that along with acid reflux, that makes for a lof of fun around here. The real kicker is he is only 33 and refuses to eat well. I am not his Mom and there is only so much I can make him do. Sigh.
Posted by: rent games | April 26, 2005 at 02:03 AM
Sigh. Glad you're back...
Posted by: Meredith | April 26, 2005 at 03:13 AM
Yikes! Who knew those warning labels were accurate! Hope you feel better soon, and we're all glad you didn't fall off the end of the earth.
Posted by: Sheryl | April 26, 2005 at 11:52 AM
Welcome back to blog land. Glad you are feeling better!
Posted by: Jennifer | April 26, 2005 at 12:21 PM
Welcome back. Now, about these AWFUL colors on this blog.. BLECH!
Posted by: | April 26, 2005 at 04:24 PM
Man, we were really concerned. how does it feel to know that a couple of perfect strangers on the other side of the country would talk with their friends about "MetroDad dissapering from the face of the earth"?????
Hope you're feeling better... and hope that you still be infatuated by your little girl when she's 45...
Posted by: Sal | April 26, 2005 at 06:12 PM
whew! Glad to know you're alive and other than that pesky ulcer, are returning to the world of the living. The flu has been horrible this year! sorry you got it, but glad you're better now! hugs to Peanut!
Posted by: Suzanne | April 26, 2005 at 07:22 PM
No, no! The blog, colors are good! They totally work.
Posted by: angiemom | April 26, 2005 at 07:46 PM
Bless you. And welcome back.
Posted by: Joseph Ratzinger | April 27, 2005 at 12:48 AM
My God, we've got the same damn ailment. But relax about the wheels falling off thing. I had my first ulcer at 12, and I don't think it was because old age was setting in.
Posted by: Queen of Ass | April 27, 2005 at 10:21 AM
So glad to have you back!
Posted by: trb | April 27, 2005 at 11:30 AM
Wow!!! And here I had chalked it up to "busy with infant". Who knew?? Welcome back!
Posted by: panthergirl | April 28, 2005 at 10:46 PM
I am glad you are doing better and back among the living. I am sure your family missed you. Look forward to hearing from you more.
Posted by: Brat | April 28, 2005 at 11:06 PM
Sorry to hear you were so sick! I was beginning to wonder...
Crazy that the peanut is already 7 months. Goes so quickly, doesn't it? Diva is 7 months old too. I need to move to NY so they can hang out.
Hope you feel better soon.
Posted by: Linda | April 29, 2005 at 01:01 PM
Welcome back! We were about to send out the sheep dogs with a barrel of scotch, but it sounds like that would've been the exactly wrong choice.
Posted by: landismom | April 29, 2005 at 09:09 PM
Gald to hear you're feeling better... BTW, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the Today show isn't in HD. Sorry, Couric will lookk about the same. Trading Spaces is in HD, tho.
Posted by: More Daipers | May 02, 2005 at 12:24 PM
..The insurance coamnpy only has what they are sent. Coding, incorrect typing, provider other than primary all lead to poor claims. Insurance companies can't change it once it comes in. Whose fault? doesn't matter, we should all make sure that it is documented correctly and changed inthe system when we find out.
Posted by: Whywine | December 24, 2012 at 08:23 AM