Testing

Head off to my first sleep apnea test in about 90 minutes. Curious about what would go on with this first interview. The questionnaire I filled out leaves a lot of vagueness.

Danny confirms I still do the stop-breathing thing frequently at night, which nudges his own sleep.

Feeling good overall, though...and my echo cardio test from last week came back with very good results.

Testing

Head off to my first sleep apnea test in about 90 minutes. Curious about what would go on with this first interview. The questionnaire I filled out leaves a lot of vagueness.

Danny confirms I still do the stop-breathing thing frequently at night, which nudges his own sleep.

Feeling good overall, though...and my echo cardio test from last week came back with very good results.

Post assessment

This morning's appt for the sleep clinic was (as I figured it would be) just the initial assessement by a sleep doctor.

Was a bit annoyed that although I was there on time for my 8:40 appt, and it was dead quiet there, the doc was 35 minutes late seeing me. I did hear him next door, and it turns out he was trying to do an assessment on an 85 year old woman with acute dementia, and it took him 40 minutes to get a basic assessment done. I didn't mention that I saw him at the check in window at 8:30 getting some water for his teapot, 10 minutes before my own appointment was scheduled. Nothing like getting off on the wrong foot.

Anyway, Dec 28 is my actual sleep test...called a Split Sleep test, because they hook you up to all these wires and gauges for 4 hours, then wake you up and put you on a CPAP machine, if warranted.

So, we'll see! Back at work and being productive!

Post assessment

This morning's appt for the sleep clinic was (as I figured it would be) just the initial assessement by a sleep doctor.

Was a bit annoyed that although I was there on time for my 8:40 appt, and it was dead quiet there, the doc was 35 minutes late seeing me. I did hear him next door, and it turns out he was trying to do an assessment on an 85 year old woman with acute dementia, and it took him 40 minutes to get a basic assessment done. I didn't mention that I saw him at the check in window at 8:30 getting some water for his teapot, 10 minutes before my own appointment was scheduled. Nothing like getting off on the wrong foot.

Anyway, Dec 28 is my actual sleep test...called a Split Sleep test, because they hook you up to all these wires and gauges for 4 hours, then wake you up and put you on a CPAP machine, if warranted.

So, we'll see! Back at work and being productive!

City Counsellor Runoff

Not to be outdone by the state treasurer quitting because of kickback charges and the state treasurer before him being sentenced to 8 years in jail yesterday for the very same thing...

Last month, there was a very quiet minor city election, for city counsellors and the like. Only in one district was there a run-off election required, which is coming up (or maybe it was yesterday).

These two very minor potential candidates have been battering each other publicly and loudly about their DRIVING records. Their names escape me, but the woman has been loud about her opponent having 21 unpaid traffic violations, and what kind of a man could he possibly be for having this on his record. But of course he counters by dragging up her 1990 DWI charge that was eventually dismissed. She just sputtered on about that last night...

And so it goes in Albuquerque.

City Counsellor Runoff

Not to be outdone by the state treasurer quitting because of kickback charges and the state treasurer before him being sentenced to 8 years in jail yesterday for the very same thing...

Last month, there was a very quiet minor city election, for city counsellors and the like. Only in one district was there a run-off election required, which is coming up (or maybe it was yesterday).

These two very minor potential candidates have been battering each other publicly and loudly about their DRIVING records. Their names escape me, but the woman has been loud about her opponent having 21 unpaid traffic violations, and what kind of a man could he possibly be for having this on his record. But of course he counters by dragging up her 1990 DWI charge that was eventually dismissed. She just sputtered on about that last night...

And so it goes in Albuquerque.