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As if things weren't bad enough!

With the real estate market in the toilet, and gasoline, oil and food prices going through the roof, now it appears one of the Criminal Minds, Behavior Analysis Unit (BAU) agents has been killed by a terrorist bomb. 

That was just totally unexpected.  I was shocked to say the least.

And even worse, I have to wait for next season [and who knows when that may be] to find out who it was.

I sure if you've been a loyal fan of Criminal Minds, you understand how I felt after watching the ending of last nights season finale, but if you're not a fan, or have never watched the show, I suggest you watch the reruns, or rent/buy the DVD's.

It is definitely in the top five of my all time favorite shows.

Anywaze, I did get the results of this months bloodwork, and for the third time in six months, I have cracked the 100K thou/cumm lymphocyte count threshold.  

At least my hemoglobin rose slightly (from 12 g/dl to 12.3 g/dl), and my platelets have remained stable at 213K (reference range 130K-400K), and while I was hoping for better news, due to all the bike riding I've been doing, I'm content to believe my disease is still somewhat stable, and I'm good for another month without any treatment.

Now if only my back would start feeling better.  I think I may have hurt it racing Tuesday evening.
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