Hey Kalmeister, i missed ya, too! All the best tomorrow; be sure you're on good terms with your anesthetist! ;) xo

Hey Kal we know all about those sneaky appendix at our house too. Not everyone exhibets the same signs. Now my son thinks everyone should have it removed as a precaution. His scar is so tiny it only bothered him last summer until he noticed a really cute girl with the same scar holding her hand over it. ;) or it could have been the bikini he noticed, hmmmmmm

Hey Kal, whaddya want from me??? I have to listen every work day "for a living" - OK, so every once in awhile, in "real life" I tune out - so SUE me!!! ;) But seriously...lots of luck tomorrow, try not to give those people attending you TOO hard of a time, and yes, NYC in May (usually a lovely month, except for this year!) for Mrs. Kal's ((^)) celebration is a splendid idea whose time has come! ..."Break a leg" tomorrow, eh fella!!! ;) ((L))

Good luck tomorrow Kal. Glad to see you got everyone back in the groove again. Sure have missed your humor.

As for Mrs. Kal being nurse Rachet....well, it has to do with this man thing....they can be oh so whiney!! She probably ran out of cheese to go with the whine!!

I'll tip one for you on Friday. Myself and 5 of my college buddies are going away to celebrate meeting each other 30 years ago.

In all honesty, good luck, and be sure to POST your results!!

Kal, Hope everything goes as planned tomorrow. Be sure to file your papers in time...that "two bottles in every pot" sounds like a big improvement! Pittsburgh Steelers?!?!?

Best of luck from me as well Kal!!!

I was wondering where you were on this Hawaii "bored" as well...ain't the same w/o u pal!!! ((R))

Save the knee for your next Kauai trip instead of the Steelers. Heinz Field turns all kickers into ketchup!
8-)

Ahhhhh...QUITTIN' TIME!! Almost CUTTIN' TIME!!! :-((

Margot-You KNOW what I want! O:) Yep. A bottle of free "Silver" that I will collect in 2004!

El_grissy, I'm starting to self-medicate as we type!
Nahhhh...last time I did something like that was about 22 yrs. ago when I pounded down a few pitchers of beer and a shot of Jack before going in for a vasectomy.
Doctor told me afterwards he never saw anybody bleed as much as I did during the operation...and here I thought all the nurses were coming in to take a look at my ....welllll...nevermind! :-"

Suuz-Mrs Kal's scar is down from her "who who" to the top of her "ho ho" line. They didn't know what was up as all tests, CAT/CT, MRI etc were negatory so it was basic exploratory surgery! Cut or she dies! Phew!
So her scar at one time looked like the beginning of the Panama Canal. My sis has been an RN for over 30yrs now and she was squeamish when she saw all the "staples".

Other than a few meniscus tears and floating objects he says my knees are in good shape for a big fat guy! :@)

iceeu2-Tip :)>- . I'm thirsty!

Barb-If I don't run, I'm thinking of voting for the comedian Gallhagher! "A smashed watermelon in every pot".
"Vote for me-At least I know I'm stupid".

B'fan-I hear ya, bragh. I had to extend our Kauai visit this trip due to the NFL Playoffs over Sat/Sunday. We now fly home on a Monday. Steelers will ((U)) again.

Speaking of missing people, every time I think of New Orleans, I wonder what ever happend to that dear sweet gal from NOLA, Meg?
And all the helpful DC people, "the lisas" or alisa?

Life does go on. Dammit! >:D<
Growing older but not UP! ((B))((B))
Kuttin Kal

And I thought you weren't that much of a Buffett fan Kal - "Growing older but not up" is a staple!! You been scammin' me this whole time and I shoulda realized that anybody that looks that good in an Hawaiian shirt has to be part Parrothead.

Thinking of you, buddy - we'll be talkin' before N'Awlins!

Good luck and very best wishes, I enjoy your comments about Kauai. I, too, love Hawaii.

Holey Moley, fella! What on earth WERE those pre-surgery meds? Welcome back to the site! It's sure as heck been dull around here.

I was also accused of having a dual (or more) identity on the site. I consider it an honor that I was on the same list as you!

Kal~two days post op and I hope you're still medicating for pain. Given your sis is an RN she has probably advised the same. Get better. Someone's gotta run this great state of ours!

:O OK so Kal....what was the fuss about, again? Knee surgery...........or a new tattoo?? hee hee :D

Hope you are feeling better. I'll eat a loco moco tomorrow and raise my fork to you! :*

Kal, hope you mend quickly and enjoy the meds!(>

Back in the saddle. :)>-
Doc found some addtl. old damage and some stuff he didn't expect. Not serious and I had my first glass of wine last night.
I had a pretty good nurse take care of me during the past few days of recovery. And if Mrs Kal finds out, I'm a dead man! :))

Ahhhhhhhhh.

YAY \:D/ Happy to hear you are fine Kal!

PS*
Thank you iceeu2 for noticing my absence :) unless it was a relief to have the boards not so cluttered up with Scarlett-isms ~
dln had it right, my darlin Yankee took me away and we had a lovely French adventure..now here we are back again! Ready for a new one!
((F))

Thanks for reporting in Kal and glad to hear you are well enough for a glass of wine.
Scarlett, yes, I have missed the Scarlett-isms!! Was it you that was going to Atlantic City and concerned about dressing properly???
If it was....did you go???and did you dress according to all of the instructions from this board??
Anybody heard from RichnPA?

LOL, no, I haven't been to Atlantic City :)
We just returned from a week in Montreal. Tres jolie and all that stuff! and BTW- I was dressed quite well at all times:)

Scarlett: Sounds like you had a good time in Montreal.

I live in Michigan and one of the best things is that, if I can't get to France very often, I can always go "next door" to Canada for a little French fix!

Kal,
Glad to hear your back in the saddle again! With regard to that biking quest through wine country was that to be powered by manpower or horsepower? Suggest you rev up your wheels they are after you (and Suzie too) again according to this post:"In the USA, I narrowed down to this.."
I guess some people have too much time on their hands. :?