Comments for Daily Life http://mgkbulldl.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:52:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Live Search Mobile now available for the Blackberry (Beta) by mgkbull http://mgkbulldl.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/live-search-mobile-now-available-for-the-blackberry-beta/#comment-9 mgkbull Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:52:17 +0000 http://mgkbulldl.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-9 Thanks for the comment Kelly, I appreciate it. Simply the interface Live Search Mobile has is whats missing from Google Maps, like the Movie Search and different search categories to choose from. Like I said, I wish I could combine all three map programs into one, then that'd be one hell of a Maps app! Thanks for the comment Kelly, I appreciate it.
Simply the interface Live Search Mobile has is whats missing from Google Maps, like the Movie Search and different search categories to choose from. Like I said, I wish I could combine all three map programs into one, then that’d be one hell of a Maps app!

]]> Comment on Live Search Mobile now available for the Blackberry (Beta) by Kelly Carter http://mgkbulldl.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/live-search-mobile-now-available-for-the-blackberry-beta/#comment-8 Kelly Carter Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:35:11 +0000 http://mgkbulldl.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-8 OK, Bull, I finally read the review top-to-bottom and I'm very impressed. It is not only very informative but fun to read, too. Everything a blog should be. Live Search Mobile seems to have some very cool features. You mentioned that Google Maps had something that Live does not. What would that be? The GPS is extremely cool. I don't have a GPS unit yet. They're quite affordable, but honestly, I'm not sure I travel enough to need one. Or I don't travel enough places where I need to use GPS to find my way around. Still, it would be fun to have one anyway. Keep up the good work. Kelly OK, Bull, I finally read the review top-to-bottom and I’m very impressed. It is not only very informative but fun to read, too. Everything a blog should be.

Live Search Mobile seems to have some very cool features. You mentioned that Google Maps had something that Live does not. What would that be?

The GPS is extremely cool. I don’t have a GPS unit yet. They’re quite affordable, but honestly, I’m not sure I travel enough to need one. Or I don’t travel enough places where I need to use GPS to find my way around. Still, it would be fun to have one anyway.

Keep up the good work.
Kelly

]]> Comment on Hectic Overtime by Kelly Carter http://mgkbulldl.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/hectic-overtime/#comment-7 Kelly Carter Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:39:27 +0000 http://mgkbulldl.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/hectic-overtime/#comment-7 Bull, What a sucky day. I've had similar days in that many nights I don't sleep--UNTIL it's almost time to get up and go to work. What's up with THAT? Anyhow, I hope future days go better. Kelly Bull,
What a sucky day. I’ve had similar days in that many nights I don’t sleep–UNTIL it’s almost time to get up and go to work. What’s up with THAT? Anyhow, I hope future days go better.
Kelly

]]> Comment on Update on me by mgkbull http://mgkbulldl.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/update-on-me/#comment-6 mgkbull Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:02:27 +0000 http://mgkbulldl.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/update-on-me/#comment-6 Thank you Kelly :-) I appreciate that. Thank you Kelly :-) I appreciate that.

]]> Comment on Update on me by Kelly Carter http://mgkbulldl.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/update-on-me/#comment-5 Kelly Carter Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:46:33 +0000 http://mgkbulldl.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/update-on-me/#comment-5 Bull, Well, you're one tough hombre to have been through all that. Especially stranded on a mountain top. I wonder if you're a good candidate for a pacemaker. I used to work as a test engineer in pacemaker manufacture. The technology is flat amazing, especially nowadays. And the surgery to implant one isn't considered major. My son, who has a seizure disorder, had a similar device implanted in him. It stimulates a nerve leading to his brain rather than stimulating the heart, but it's the same principle. The surgery was quite simple even for a kid. If you have a choice with your insurance, I wouldn't hesitate. Well, take care of yourself and keep me informed. I believe in the power of prayer, so I'll pray for you. Try it yourself, if you don't already. You might be surprised at the result. Kelly Bull,
Well, you’re one tough hombre to have been through all that. Especially stranded on a mountain top. I wonder if you’re a good candidate for a pacemaker. I used to work as a test engineer in pacemaker manufacture. The technology is flat amazing, especially nowadays. And the surgery to implant one isn’t considered major. My son, who has a seizure disorder, had a similar device implanted in him. It stimulates a nerve leading to his brain rather than stimulating the heart, but it’s the same principle. The surgery was quite simple even for a kid. If you have a choice with your insurance, I wouldn’t hesitate. Well, take care of yourself and keep me informed. I believe in the power of prayer, so I’ll pray for you. Try it yourself, if you don’t already. You might be surprised at the result.
Kelly

]]> Comment on Update on me by mgkbull http://mgkbulldl.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/update-on-me/#comment-4 mgkbull Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:25:01 +0000 http://mgkbulldl.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/update-on-me/#comment-4 @Kelly What isn't written here, is that in November of '06, I did suffer a minor heart attack. This was when I had gone to the top of Sandia Peak here in Albuquerque. The thin air (10,000ft), plus my smoking didn't help and thats when it happened. It only lasted for maybe five minutes, and I was alone at the peak since it was still early. And besides, there were no medical facilities way up there, what could they do? I didn't go see a doctor right away since I didn't have insurance at the time. But I began to have problems. I had palpitations quite a bit. These would happen quite a few times throughout a week. When I started my job at Verizon Wireless, my new medical insurance started right away and I went to the ER to get some answers. Of course, my problem wasn't evident at the time, and they just chuckled thinking there couldn't be anything wrong with me. It wasn't until April, that I truly had to go to the ER. My heart had slipped into Atrial Fibrillation, and boy was it rough! My heart wouldn't stop skipping, and it would race, and then crawl. It changed so quickly that I knew this had to be life threatening, and it was scary. I immediately called 911 and the ambulance came in a relatively short time to come get me. Once I was in the back of the meat wagon, I was in a relatively OK mood, while they checked my vitals. The EKG was off the charts, so to speak. When they put me in a room in the ER they immediately did all these tests on me. One of which was the most interesting. An echo cardiogram, or ultra sound, on my heart. Being able to see your valves in your heart beat an unsteady rhythm, is even scarier. I hope not to see that again. After all tests were done they injected me with some special fluid, that I like to call "liquid shock", as it did just that. After about 10 minutes, my heart returned to a normal sinus rhythm and all was OK. After some more observation by the staff, I was free to go, with a sheet that said I was diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation. Ooooh. It's official now? A follow up with a cardiologist next door from the ER, revealed no abnormalities with the nuclear stress test at all. They also performed an ultra sound on all my arteries, yet nothing was revealed. They said I was "healthy". I guess we'll have to wait and see. @Kelly
What isn’t written here, is that in November of ‘06, I did suffer a minor heart attack. This was when I had gone to the top of Sandia Peak here in Albuquerque. The thin air (10,000ft), plus my smoking didn’t help and thats when it happened. It only lasted for maybe five minutes, and I was alone at the peak since it was still early. And besides, there were no medical facilities way up there, what could they do?
I didn’t go see a doctor right away since I didn’t have insurance at the time. But I began to have problems. I had palpitations quite a bit. These would happen quite a few times throughout a week.
When I started my job at Verizon Wireless, my new medical insurance started right away and I went to the ER to get some answers. Of course, my problem wasn’t evident at the time, and they just chuckled thinking there couldn’t be anything wrong with me.
It wasn’t until April, that I truly had to go to the ER. My heart had slipped into Atrial Fibrillation, and boy was it rough! My heart wouldn’t stop skipping, and it would race, and then crawl. It changed so quickly that I knew this had to be life threatening, and it was scary. I immediately called 911 and the ambulance came in a relatively short time to come get me. Once I was in the back of the meat wagon, I was in a relatively OK mood, while they checked my vitals. The EKG was off the charts, so to speak.
When they put me in a room in the ER they immediately did all these tests on me. One of which was the most interesting. An echo cardiogram, or ultra sound, on my heart.
Being able to see your valves in your heart beat an unsteady rhythm, is even scarier. I hope not to see that again. After all tests were done they injected me with some special fluid, that I like to call “liquid shock”, as it did just that. After about 10 minutes, my heart returned to a normal sinus rhythm and all was OK.
After some more observation by the staff, I was free to go, with a sheet that said I was diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation. Ooooh. It’s official now?
A follow up with a cardiologist next door from the ER, revealed no abnormalities with the nuclear stress test at all. They also performed an ultra sound on all my arteries, yet nothing was revealed. They said I was “healthy”.
I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

]]> Comment on Update on me by Kelly Carter http://mgkbulldl.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/update-on-me/#comment-3 Kelly Carter Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:02:23 +0000 http://mgkbulldl.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/update-on-me/#comment-3 Bull, I hate to hear you're having troubles, dude. But you did the right thing by calling for help ASAP. I do hope you'll follow up and maybe get a stress test or whatever. I had a wierd thing happen where I went in for a routine checkup, and the nurse did an EKG. Well, she kinda freaked and ran to get the doctor. She (the doctor) said the EKG indicated I had ALREADY HAD a heart attack. So, she had me go to a cardiologist right away. To make a long story short, I was diagnosed with having PVC--Premature Ventricular Contractions. It's apparently something that's fairly common, an irregular heartbeat that, in my case anyway, goes away when I do anything that gets my heart rate up. But, it was enough to scare me half to death. Once I was diagnosed, I remembered a few times I'd felt short of breath at times when I shouldn't. Once (this was when I was in my 30s) I was just lying in bed doing nothing and thought my heart was racing and my breathing felt funny. And I thought i could hear the blood rushing through my veins--a funny sound, like, inside my ears (not coming INTO my ears). Nothing severe, but just noticable. I actually went to a (young) doctor and he didn't know what to make of it. I think he thought I had imagined it. I guess those events were related to my PVC. So, I hope and pray everything works out as well for you. Kelly Carter Bull,
I hate to hear you’re having troubles, dude. But you did the right thing by calling for help ASAP. I do hope you’ll follow up and maybe get a stress test or whatever. I had a wierd thing happen where I went in for a routine checkup, and the nurse did an EKG. Well, she kinda freaked and ran to get the doctor. She (the doctor) said the EKG indicated I had ALREADY HAD a heart attack. So, she had me go to a cardiologist right away. To make a long story short, I was diagnosed with having PVC–Premature Ventricular Contractions. It’s apparently something that’s fairly common, an irregular heartbeat that, in my case anyway, goes away when I do anything that gets my heart rate up. But, it was enough to scare me half to death.

Once I was diagnosed, I remembered a few times I’d felt short of breath at times when I shouldn’t. Once (this was when I was in my 30s) I was just lying in bed doing nothing and thought my heart was racing and my breathing felt funny. And I thought i could hear the blood rushing through my veins–a funny sound, like, inside my ears (not coming INTO my ears). Nothing severe, but just noticable. I actually went to a (young) doctor and he didn’t know what to make of it. I think he thought I had imagined it. I guess those events were related to my PVC.

So, I hope and pray everything works out as well for you.
Kelly Carter

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