Weekend Open Thread, Tonsillitis Edition, 3/29/08-3/30/08Submitted by LynnS on Sat, 03/29/2008 - 1:51pm.
Yep, the 'Nut has tonsillitis and will be going in for a tonsillectomy as soon as things calm down in there. How a guy made it to age 37 with his tonsils I don't know, though I guess they did stop yanking them out eventually. I had mine out in 1969 or so. I'll be making lots of Jello and pudding in the next few days, I suspect. wassup, cats and kittens? ( topics: General Media )
Anybody out there ever worked the night shift? How difficult is the transition to being nocturnal? It's been a while, but here's my 2 cents: I never adjusted to the true overnight shift... I'd heard others say that your body will adjust eventually, but apparently I wasn't cut out for it. However, I really enjoyed "nightside" (through the 11 oclock show)... I could get so many things done during the day before reporting for work, I found myself much more productive at home. Now that I'm dayside, nothing gets done until the weekend! It's a tough transition, unless you've got people at home who will play along. I found it easiest to go to sleep right after the shift - turn on a fan for pink noise and wear a sleep mask. This far north of the equator you'll need to block out the light in the coming months. One cheap way to do it is aluminum foil on your bedroom windows...of course it may look like you're either running a major grow operation or waiting for the Mother Ship to come pick you up. Try to maintain a steady sleep schedule, and remember 2 + 2 + 4 doesn't equal 8 hours of sleep: It equals sleep deprivation. Does anybody have problems accessing KOIN's website? It's been down for 2 days. What a surprise ! Does anything at that station work properly? With their lean staff, they probably have put the night watchguard in charge of managing KOIN.com. It really depends on the person. I have never worked overnights because I know I couldn't handle it. Others seem to have no problem. I was told the key is to get lots of exercise after your shift and live somewhere quiet. When I was younger and worked in electronics, swing and night shifts were standard. 6:00pm to 6:00am was very hard to do, I did it for exactly one year and said "no more". There's no doubt that some people can't handle working overnight, I know for me it impacted my health. I did it for several months just after college at a telecom here in Portland. I noticed after a month or so my health gradually getting worse. Combine that with the fact I was commuting daily from La Center back and forth into downtown Portland, I was dead to the world once my head the pillow. Luckily I was eventually able to change my shift, otherwise I'm sure I would've been sick every other week. On the other hand, I had a couple of co-workers that preferred an overnight shift, and they never called out sick. It all depends on what type of person you are. I just finished watching part one of a two part interview on C-SPAN with former CBS and NBC correspondent and anchor Roger Mudd hosted by Brian Lamb. Absolutely fascinating stuff. Watching Roger Mudd tonight made me think about television news of yesteryear versus television news of today. Some on this blog have complained that those of us who look backward are fooling ourselves – that those days are gone forever. This is true, time has passed, but the quality of reporting in those days was golden – and the commentary even more golden. I love watching old clips of stories broadcast on the big three networks – Vietnam, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights movement, Watergate. Today’s instant 24/7, in your face graphics laden coverage seems to lack the same depth or thoughtfulness than in years past. Plus commentary back then was much more compelling than the blatantly partisan tripe offered up today, especially on cable. For all that technology has done to improve our lives; there is much to be said about the gentile sensitivity of television news in a bygone era. Sorry I missed that. I used to know him when I was working at WTOP News in my college days and he had just moved downstairs to CBS News. A very thoughtful guy who takes the profession seriously. He was no match for Dan Rather in office politics, though. Brace yourself... Cablenut will be down for at least 10-14 days after his tonsillectomy. Having it done as an adult is nothing like having it done as a kid and blissfully recovering with ice cream... I had it done last year at age 27 and it was awful. I spent 2 weeks in bed. Is it just me or is there a paucity of African Americans on local TV news broadcasts? Ken Bode and Rhonda Shelby have been around for a while, and there are maybe four other black reporters including Ed Whelan I can think of in the last 15 years. Is this normal? Does it reflect the market? Has there ever been a black anchor on a weekday newscast? What's the deal? ...has tendered her resignation @ CBS and Dan Rather will fill in until a permanent replacement anchor is identified and signed. Wow! Viewer Rick Say it isn't so, Joe. That's incredible...I can't believe the powers that be let Rather back on air after the W. Air National Guard snafu. In other news...Elvis was found alive today, still wearing his signature white jump suit adorned with sequins and is now currently singing "In The Ghetto" in my livingroom. Acapella. always goes all-out for April Fools. It's like their holiday. Here's a good one from Google Australia. ----- CBS is in denial mode! --- quoting CNN.com (CNN) -- CBS News and "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric are downplaying a Wall Street Journal report that Couric plans to leave the network long before her contract expires in 2011. CBS anchor Katie Couric says she is "working hard and having fun." Couric's contract with CBS began with much fanfare in 2006, but for most of that time the network's evening newscast has continued to trail rivals ABC and NBC by wide margins. In a pair of statements, neither the network nor Couric flatly denied the report, but both downplayed any pending split. "We are very proud of the 'CBS Evening News,' particularly our political coverage, and we have no plans for any changes regarding Katie or the broadcast," the network said in a written statement. In a separate statement, Couric said she is "working hard and having fun" on the broadcast. "My colleagues continue to impress me with their commitment to the newscast, and I am very proud of the show we put on every day," she said. The Wall Street Journal article, published Wednesday, quoted unnamed "CBS news executives" and "people close to Katie Couric" saying she would leave possibly soon after next year's presidential inauguration. The newspaper also carried the statements from CBS and Couric. http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/09/couric.cbs/index.html looks like the CBS station in Medford isn't doing its homework: http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080403/NEWS/8040... April Fools gag leads to TV report of John McCain visit An apparent April Fools prank led to a report by a local television station that Republican presidential candidate John McCain would be making a campaign stop at the Medford Armory at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Trouble is, McCain was already spoken for. On Tuesday he will be in Congress listening to testimony from Gen. David Petraeus, commander of American forces in Iraq, said McCain presidential campaign spokeswoman Crystal Benton. "It's just one of those things that turned out to be a stupid mistake," said Dave Sebastian, interim news director for KTVL TV Channel 10, based in Medford. He said the station received a fax that appeared to be on legitimate McCain campaign stationery with press contact information included. "Absolutely no bells went off," said Sebastian. "They should have." He said the return fax number turned out to be anonymous and the station received word that it needed to do more checking of the information. After some research, he said, "Nobody booked the Armory for that day and the campaign said 'no.' " Is that WW item about her switching from the morning show's anchor to the political beat true? dick bogle on katu for about a year in maybe the early 80s is the only one who comes to mind as a regular anchor. nice guy but no news hound. --no longer quick brown fox Post new comment |
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I just turned 39 yesterday and still have mine. Er...tonsils that is.
Here's a method to cure tonsillitis...gargle hydrogen peroxide. Seriously, the stuff works. Dilute with 50% water if the taste of the straight stuff is too strong. But do not swallow this concoction.
I picked up this tip from Mick Jagger of all people. He would use HP on off days when on tour to keep his pipes clean and to ward off infection.
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