I enjoyed a day off sort of .. inspite of having to make a run to the office to see a couple of patients around 1:00 PM Sunday. I treated one guy that had injured himself at work earlier in the week who I know and have treated before. The other guy was an emergency referral from the chain of clincs. He was in a bad way.. terrible low back pain and very crooked. Routine for me. I don't freak with that stuff. I consulted, examined and treated him and encouraged him to follow up with his regular chiropractor who was closed today.. I look at that as "pinch hitting" for the other doctor who is unavailable. And... I don't "bird dog" those patients.. I consider it to be very unprofessional to try to convert another doctor's patient to become a regular patient of mine. I just do the best I can and send them back where they belong! lol Yep.. I made a friend and was able to help him..... he was very grateful and happy with us. EASY MONEY!
Spent some quality time with my dog, Logan, a Shetland Sheepdog who thinks he's a German Shepherd this morning before it got too hot. By 9:00 AM it was pushing 95 so time to stay indoors.
After our run to the office (Kathy goes with me to play guard dog there)
I asked if she wanted to run across town to the Chinese Cultural Center to an all you can eat sushi buffet. We had never been there before but had heard that it was good. Ichiban..which means number one in Japanese. The food was great. I don't do double back flips over sushi or shashimi (raw fish) like Kathy does. I'll take prime rib or a steak and a baked potato any day over sushi... but I scored some major points with her.
The buffet was quite extensive. Kathy filled up on the red raw tuna that she loves (maguro) and I ate a little bit of all of it. I will admit that I totally grossed myself out with the raw sea urchin, the raw scallops, raw freshwater eel and the raw fish eggs that looked like they would be good to go trout fishing with! I didn't hurl but it was touch and go there for awhile! I most enjoyed the squid, the raw oysters, the shrimp tempura and the tuna.
For those of you who really have no clue what I am talking about. Shashimi is raw fish which is served as very fresh, cold fillets. Can be tuna, mackerel, salmon, yellowtail... just about anything. Sushi is cooked or raw fish which is served on top of a small ball or oblong-shaped clump of rice wrapped in seaweed.
As some of you may know Kathy is third generation Japanese. Really. Her grandparents moved to Phoenix around 1907. And settled here as farmers. Kathy is a black belt in judo. Judo, as you may know, is the art of breaking bones gently so we rarely have any really serious disagreements.
Kathy and I did have one major BIG argument some months ago about this internet sports wagering stuff. I refused to stop doing it but also told myself at the time that if I ever felt that this activity seriously or minimally interfered with my work that I would back off. Since there is at least a slight possibility that it may have distracted me I am backing off a bit for now.
It hasn't hurt my practice. In fact business is booming but that's all the more reason to pay attention to work for awhile and just turn the burner down a bit on this stuff.
Baseball has been really kicking my butt lately. I was doing pretty well for quite a few weeks running. But it can be so unpredictable and demoralizing doing that stuff day in day out and barely breaking even or losing.. that it's gotten to where it's really not that much fun for me.
I want to tell you guys that I have gotten the biggest kick out of following plays in golf, motor sports and those down under sports. And in general have been doing a lot better at those than baseball.
I have enjoyed reading Stanley's write-ups and making plays from the golf section following him, Dogs That Bark and some of the otehr posters.
I have also gotten the biggest kick out of following Anders' plays in rugby. Although I haven't really understood the game I have enjoyed reading your posts immensely, Anders.
The fact that I have been consistently been making money has also added to the enjoyment
Enjoy reading the analysis ..and like your style of writing. A real kick!
In Nascar and F-1... I have had fun reading 1837, Neemer, neverteaseit...(dont know where he went), djv and the rest.
And lastly I've also enjoyed following Anders, Cartman, AussiVamp2, and gloveski in Aussie football. I really don't have a clue about that game but have had fun trying to figure it out and have at least broken even tracking and making plays of my own.
Thanks to everyone!
I came across an small blurb the other day in Sports Illustrated or USA Today that stated that recent research indicates that sports wagering and gambling stimulates the same area of the brain that certain drugs such as cocaine or heroin does. If I can find it I will post it on the board. This hasn't affected me other than to make me think a bit.. related to the addictiveness of gambling ....and it's comparison to drugs such as cocaine???
One thing that I have realized is that at times when I have a lot of "action" going.. it does tend to be in the back of my mind until everything has settled... lost or paid on various bets. I have been doing this day in day out for months and usually have anywhere from 300 to 1000 on the line. I consider myself to be a small player...
I have noticed that people rarely mention amounts that they actually play on games. The only reason that I mention it here is that although I can afford what I am doing.. there is a bit of "stress" that can be added to my already stressful life at times that I probably don't really need! A few weeks ago in the middle of my busy day I realized that I had well over a thousand dollars in play on golf, aussie football, baseball, soccer...all sorts of stuff and I thought to myself at the time.. uh.. this is a bit excessive! I actually made about 150 dollars that day but am not sure that the stress was worth it.
I hear what you are saying about concentrating on just a few sports djv! Well... I've been CONCENTRATING on baseball and losing my ass and dabbling on all this other chit that I don't really understand and making money!!! Makes no damned sense at all!
Well.... my friends I've rambled on WAY too long. If I've made an ass out of myself.. it sure won't be the first time!
I'm glad that the cactus garden is doing well Anders. It was my way of saying thank you for the enjoyment that you have given me with your posts and friendship as well as a get well gesture.
All of the advice is well received and I will be talking to ya'll later.
Best of Luck to you all
AzRusty
Another 250$ for the Quebec governement...
