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Haven't heard from my brother in a few days.. I'm getting a little worried about him. I really don't like when he doesn't have an accessible telephone. I've already put in an hour of code this morn... Tracy is really putting me to good use.

I need to call workman’s comp and find out about my foot brace and MRI. They've had more than ample time to contact me. They've got until noon to put things right.

Great that you can type keyword into Google news and get stories directly. "Electrocuted monkey" returns -

"About 40 monkeys went on the rampage in a western Bangladeshi village after one of their young was accidentally electrocuted.

The large monkeys, known as hanumans in Bangladesh, were eating nuts given by the residents of the remote Keshabpur village in Jessore district on Saturday, but ran off when a stone was thrown at them, the Bengali-language Sangbad Daily said, quoting residents.

A baby monkey was electrocuted after being caught in a live wire as they fled, sparking the animals to use sticks to attack several homes and shops in the village, the newspaper said.

They later left, taking the baby monkey's body."

( One-way Bullet Resistant Glass )

I cannot even imagine the culture shock this guy is going through. Almost 2 decades gone. So much has changed in the last two decades. Just look at the advancements made in computers. Not to make light of the situation but I can just see him asking who the President is and they tell him its GW, he probably thought hey, I haven't been out that long.

( Man Wakes, Speaks After 19 Years in Coma )

Very moving story on so many levels.

Random Scotto factoid - About a decade or so ago, I had a huge crush on Alyson Court, Loonette on the "Big Comfy Couch." Alas, the high price of babysitting. It's still amazing to me that the twins must now be 18 or so now.

one year ago - hard rain, dream thoughts, tests, IM spam

two years ago - evil news, louche, fill in the blank, gush, insane beautiful people journal nonsense (he's now suspended)

three years ago - Mr. Rogers, April hassles, H is pregnant with B's kid, inevitable slippery

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Does it look like the building on the left is leaning to the right? That's the sun-sentinel cam- From left to right, you are seeing: The edge of a new condo under construction; the Travel Guard building, which is one of the oldest buildings in downtown; Las Olas Boulevard, which is the curving road, and the Museum of Art, the structure on the far right. In the background, you see the Las Olas Riverfront area and the white building in the far distance at the center is the Museum of Discovery and Science. In the immediate foreground is the sales center for the condominium tower under construction.

( morning cam )

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Called workman’s comp, and the said approval was given, and the doctor should've called.

I called the doctor, and they claim workman's comp should've called.

I say it's passing the buck, and I'm glad that I was willing to sit through a lot of nonsense to talk to these people. I'm on hold right now to set up an appointment.

Update - Ok, since it was up to WC to make an appointment for the MRI, and they didn't call, I've got the doctor's office doing it for me now. I have assurances that I will be called back today with the appointment. I hope that the foot brace is available somewhere nearby. (and that it will accommodate my giant body parts.... size 15 shoes are hard enough to find.. I hope that the brace is more available.)

I'm pretty disappointed with liberty mutual's treatment of workman’s comp stuff.