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Michael McLeod

John: re: Martin Luther I just checked the cathedral door. It's not up there any more. Somebody must have taken it down. 

Dave: Your picture reminds me of the only thing I miss about military life. The hats.

Michael McLeod

PS to Dave:

I swear to God you should write a book.

David Mitchell

Forgive me. I left something important out of post #4310. If you are not uttery bored out of your mind at my post, I added it back in red ink so you won't have to hunt for it. It occured to me a few hours later and I didn't want to creat a false impression.

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Mike,

I was always a big fan of hats too - all kinds of hats including a feather war bonnet I had back in the day.

David Mitchell

Reading the news accounts of the staff trying to evacuate the patients at the hospital in Paradise Californian are Frightening! Unbelieveable! Amazing!       Talk about courage?

David Mitchell

Sorry if I broke the "Forum".

Can somebody tell a joke? 

Mark Schweickart

There once was a pilot named Dave

Who told tales of his buddies so brave

They flew helicopters

With the swagger of pop stars

Taking turns saving or being saved

John Maxwell

David Mitchell

Jack, et al

(OMG!  It actually took me a minute for your joke to sink in- ha)

WWI was a horrific war and seems to have flown under the radar of most Americans today. It was the first war with "portable" machine guns (gatling guns existed before), tanks, nerve gas, flame throwers, and aerial bombing (droped out of open cockpits by hand). The world had never seen any such "technology" in warfare before that. Adding to that he filth of the trenches were enough to sicken many of the fighting troops. But it may have been the arrogance - and utter lack of practical sense - of the German, French, and British Generals snd Politicians that were the worst enemy. It wiped out a huge portion of Western Europe's male population.

If you read "Fall of Giants" by Keneth Follett, it gives a wonderful description of the fatal pride (and chaos) of that war and it's complete upheaval of Western society.   

Having said all that, Jack, just exactly how does one get greater distance throwing apples with a stick?

Lawrence Foster

World War 1 Photos.

It has taken me a few days but I have managed to post a dozen or so photos over in the User Forum.  These were taken by a distant cousin, Harry Latham, when he served in France during WWI and even got a few miles into Germany according to the writing on one of the ones at the end. 

There is a description that had been on the back of each photo that is posted with it.  They are a bit blurry and hard to read.  I am only a couple days behind the Veteran's Day posts that were put up.  Sorry about that, but still, I hope you find them interesting.   

Mary Margaret Clark (Schultheis)

Do I see myself in this parody??!!  Pretty often, but..... "I know I'm right"!!!  This video is, IMHO, brilliantly done.....a little self-deprecation on both sides is good for the soul

https://youtu.be/IABRgZH12YA

Janie Albright (Blank)

MM that was a great parody! I am tempted to post it on the Bexley Buzz. Things can get a little contentious on there too. ;)

Mark Schweickart

MM -- Loved the parody of Bohemian Rhaposody. I urge everyone to check it out.

Larry -- Loved the pictures you added on the User Forum -- I likewise urge everyone to check these out as well. Fascinating photos and captions, most of which I could decipher. Quite an archival find. Am I wrong or do I see some family resemblance to you in the first photo?

David Mitchell

Mary Margaret,

I regreat to inform you that your lital videeo "Parady" has crossed over a lane in da sand wiff me. If it wren't for teh fact that I was born with a pewter spoon in my moth (and therefore perrfvect), I might not recognize teh klever "fake news" refferencis laced throughout teh vid. Da fak dat I am perfvect, and derefore knoe a whole lot more dan the ress of you makes it hard to see dis kinda stuff without feeling unloved.

It's sad.

As you all can planely C, I has tried to keep from hogging dis Ferum, an keep my posts brief and consise (Oh yea!). At lease as brief as any ordunary 70 year-ole raving dipsomaniac is sposed to. But today I am speekin' oout for da truth tha you all must axept. He who posts most is da winna!  (Or is that weiner? Or whiner?)

Can I hear an Amen?

Social media forever!

Peace, out.

David Mitchell

Great stuff Larry (class historian)

Frank Ganley

After seeing the queen movie (very good) and having all the hits of them rattling thru my head, nascar is also using them in their ads for the cup championship, up comes this imcredible paraody. Weird al was or is or has ever been this clever.  If i may include one political point, i am so embarassed to be a member of the voting public in florida once again. One concedes then says no, recounts , recounts , lawsuits back and forth.  Mixing valid and invalid ballots. The joke of a grandfather who only voted republicans till he died now votes a straight dem ticket from the grave. I praise the race in arizona when mrs mcsally saw the numbers said enough, you win, that was a legal recount by % . There must be a solution to this problem. We all want our candidate to win but we only get 1 vote.  Lets stop the fighting and get back to doing the governments business, health care, too high college tuitions, figuring how to be better people. Lastly thank you for all your kind notes and prayers during my last episode in the hospital with pnemonia . THis was one of those God’s talking directly to you talks without having to say much, he lets doctors to tell you to change some of our low down ways. Not on the down low lol. 

Michael McLeod

Good for you, Frank, to listen when a messenger appears. Many do not.  And good luck in your reassessment and recovery. 

James Hamilton, M. D.

David Mitchell

Frank,

Thanks for clearing that up for us. when I saw your (scary looking) photo on Facebook the other night you didn't say what it was - or at least I don't recall seeing it. Glad to hear you are back among the living.

Now you can get back to the important business of drinking at that bar we 3 met at.

Joseph Gentilini

this week I had lunch with several of our classmates. I like to keep in touch, learn what  everyone is doing, and just being thankful for lives.  I don't really have any interesting stories - except someone throwing out John 
Roach's books from Sister Michele's English class or spillingt sufuric acid in Sister Amy's Chemistry class. Jim Hamilton was on my left and David Fredericks was on my right.  I started to wipe the acid up and my spongue disappeared.  Amy was in the back of the class and I had to tell her - not a good day!

One recent bucket list item has now been fulfilled.  We took a river cruise down the Danube, arriving in Prague and sailing to Budapest. Saw such wonderful cities, churches, museums. etc.  We then flew to Amstrerdam for a few more days.  We visited a concentration camp and saw the horror of what  can happen when a dominate group of people start to condemn or disparage another group.  But...over all it truly a wonderful experience.  People we met there wanted to know how Trump was elected; they are afraid of him and what he might do.  He is not  popular there!  Seems like he is not too popular here now either.  

Anyway, just a few thoughts.  Joe

Fred Clem

Jim,

Roy Clark was one of the best stringed instrument musician of all time.  He wasn't too bad at singing as well.  I think his biggest hit single was: "Yesterday When I Was Young"  (a somewhat appropriate anthem for members of this this discussion group).

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxOGSwOEk8M

James Hamilton, M. D.

Michael McLeod

Jim

If I may be so bold:

what about the shingles vaccine?

James Hamilton, M. D.

Mike,

That's not being bold, but rather is a good question.

As you may be aware there are two shingles vaccines available: Zostavax, a live-attenuated vaccine approved in 2006 and the new one, Shingrix, an adjuvanted, recombinant vaccine approved in 2017. The live-attenuated vaccine cannot be given to patients with compromised immune systems.

Zostavax is a one shot vaccine whereas Shingrix is administered in two doses at day 0 and then again 2-6 months later. The efficacy of Zostavax is age dependent in that if given in the 50's it is about 70% effective and declines to 41% if given in the 70's, 18% in the 80's. Shingrix's efficacy is 97%, 91% and 91% in those three age groups. However, the duration of Shingrix's protection is unknown but data suggest it will last for at least 9 years. Patients who have received Zostrix in the past can also receive Shingrix.

The main problem with Shingrix is that it causes a higher incidence of side effects than does Zostrix. These include constitutional symptoms such as fever (21%), headache (38%), GI symptoms (17%), muscle aches (45%), fatigue (45%), and shivering (27%) as well as localized effects of injection site pain (78%), redness (38%) and swelling (26%). Due to these effects some patients decide not to get the second dose which decreases its protection.

The American Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that healthy adults >50 years of age receive Shingrix.

Jim

Janie Albright (Blank)

I had the Zostavax at age 63. Right as I turned 68 I had a very mild case of Shingles. Another friend in this class had them about the same time but hers was a severe case with many outbreaks over several months. She had not had the vaccine. I feel strongly that the vaccine reduced the seriousness of my case. Now my doctor wants me to go ahead with the Shingrix and although I am willing to do it so far cvs and walgreens have been out of it.  I understand about 1/3 of the adult population will get shingles in their lifetime at least once  so I highly recommend getting inoculated. 

David Mitchell

Cha ching!

I think Dr. Jim just paid for this entire 4300 odd posts with that last bit of medical advice.  You should send a bill to the class in the mail Jim. 

I only wish I had heard this a few years ago, before I got a nasty case of it. Came and went randomly - based, I think on the whims of some little man hiding in some secret, remote booth, who flipped a switch when the mood struck him and I went from perfect painless calm to "Zowie Geez, OMG that really hurts like hell man!" - and then off again a while later. 

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Great to hear from Joe G.

Joe, I bet you could fill a mile of this Forum with some tales of your interesting work for the State of Ohio. (And sorry you weren't at the guys "secret lunch" last month.) 

* I bet a lot of you could share some more interesting stuff if you would just take a few minutes and try. This here is an "equal opportunity" story tellers, corner store gatherin 'round the stove.