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Leading the life of Riley

Yeah, that's the ticket!

Barely accomplished anything today, which isn't much different from most other days, but at least I had lots of time to do nothing. I couldn't even rely on the Tour d'France to occupy any of my time today, as it was a much deserved rest day for the riders. (If you haven't been watching the Tour this year, I suggest you start. It has been exceptionally exciting.)

So what the heck, I decided I can spare 15 minutes to update everyone on what little has been going on since my last post.

I did manage to get Edie's car serviced today, and I was delighted to learn that after 16,000+ miles, the brakes were still pretty much like new. (They typically don't last that long.) So I guess you could say the day wasn't a total loss. Plus I got the Lexus smogged on Saturday, which is still going strong after 18 years.

I also received the results of my latest blood work the other day, and they weren't very encouraging. My hemoglobin dropped to 10.6, and my platelets to 150. That's the lowest either of them have ever been.

Oh well, it looks like I've managed to kill enough time to make it to dinner. Edie's picking out a good bottle of wine right now. We deserve it.:)

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Alan Posner said…
You focus too much on the numbers. Lab tests are like the stock market. Lots of "noise". I'm sure the differences you are noting are not statistically significant. Maybe you should take a statistics course (it might take your mind off the numbers).
2:05 PM
Marc said…
You're absolutely correct, there is a lot of noise, and I don't really focus on the numbers as much as it sometimes appears. I am also aware that a single test does not a trend make, but remember the post The trend is down.

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2:19 PM
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