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Jalsa, Mumbai May 23/24, 2013 Thu/Fri 4 :09 am
Dear dear me … it is past 4 am … I must rest .. or else I shall … you know what .. I am beginning to hallucinate a bit .. any way , just had to do the Blog and the Twitter and the FB .. will leave you with some rather odd pictures .. not entirely of my liking, but shall wait for comment .. love you all ..
ha ha ha ha ah … historic picture !! was about to lose my pants .. they were a bit loose .. lost more weight methinks … need to get trimmer .. really !!
Do not worry about the green … that shall be filled up with all kinds of graphics .. the age of modern technology … they can remove me and put an animal there and no one would know the difference ..the stool to shall go .. as shall most of the creases on clothes and … the face … photo shop does its bit, but on film they have the capacity to do much more and greatly more efficiently …
Okaaaayyyy …
Off to bed .. more tomorrow ..
Amitabh Bachchan
Jalsa, Mumbai May 22/23, 2013 Wed/Thu 3 :07 am
A strange feeling as I type in my location above. It seemed almost as though I had lost the address, that it was fresh and new and almost mysterious …
But there it is, glimmering in its faithful glory and continuity, a steady reminder that the world changeth for a while, but cometh back too … does it ??
There is always the joy and comfort of being home, irrespective of all the glory and glamour that other more renowned and important locations one may have patronised, before. And it is a wonder that even though the period of absence may have been long and arduous, the functions of the 'home' are always well engraved in our minds - the light switches, the doors tables, furniture, dressing regions and where to find what needs to be found ..
And of course the inmates ..
Abhishek is here alone, Aishwarya and Aaradhya still walking the carpet in Cannes, and Jaya and the rest of the family in New York with Shweta and her mother in law, and family .. well Jaya and Navya on a flight right now to NyC ..
In a days' time Abhishek too leaves to be with family, and all the various functions and events that he has to attend. Envying his guest invitation to the Championship football in England though, and then events for Gucci and the AID's effort that they are involved in ..
Abhishek of course played a celebrity football game as you know for the proceeds to go for the 'girl child' campaign they work for .. and many other such noble causes …
I ramble along .. there is much to catch up with and I expect that there shall be time to do that as the day goes by .. systems must be in place for such procedure .. a team that works out the preliminaries and then you step in guided and advised by them to deliver that one moment ..
The eternal problem … how to find the correct human resource ! I admire those that function in well oiled machinery that looks after each aspect of time management, and professional advice. I do believe I have an infrastructure in place, but perhaps lack the structure … that one element to which one can leave all the decision making to and know that it will be done according to your taste, time and liking ..
Some day … hopefully it shall all fall into place ..
Till then .. good night …
Amitabh Bachchan
London on the Isles, UK for May 21/22 of 2013 in the time of 12 : 45 AM gmt on the Tuesday that flows over to the Wednesday ..
A meeting with the EF … a simple honest caring encounter… it is the simple things in life that stand out .. and the Ef stood out along with me .. Jaya paid a surprise visit to where we were and it was good that Ef got a chance to be with her for a photograph ..
Ever respectful, the EF sought permission whether they could mention about their meeting .. well … does this missive leave any doubts … ??
Winding up and packing for home can be fun and exciting … but there is always that longing of wanting to stay back .. or at least have a plan to come back soon .. hopefully it shall happen !!
Some ugly and disparaging remarks appear on the waves and I for a moment thought of bringing it all to your notice .. but that would have unleashed a barrage of hostile reactions to the concerned person … leave it .. it takes a lot for the mind to build hatred and vile thoughts … it destroys rather than deliver the purpose of the distaste .. that is the meaning that most that indulge shall never understand .. let them not ! If you wish to cut the branch you sit on, I can only predict the outcome .. I may not be able to save you ..
I leave tomorrow for home … it has been a most eventful and fulfilling few days .. and I do hope that it shall remain so .. humbling, exciting and filled with affection from those that mean so much ..
Allow me the haste with which I end this today .. rest is needed ..
My love ..
Amitabh Bachchan
The Isles of Great Britain in London, for the 20th-21st of May in the year 2013, and at a time of day Mon-Tue for 3:25 AM, GmT
It needs to be said that the years and decades of the Industrial revolution that occurred in the Western World, cannot be matched by those that struggle to leap frog in quantum endeavour to remain in the reckoning ! Each existing moment there is hope and belief that something which shall revolutionise the lives of us humans, is being worked on in some corner of the world.
How must the faults that come along with invention be rectified, repaired and put forward again to a most discerning audience, is a challenge that is most daunting. The fact that it does get accomplished speaks volumes of those that sit in discussion and debate on the next discovery to ease our lives.
Someone does dream a dream and an entire technology gets motivated to make sure that , no matter how unapproachable it may be, the fulfilment and the perfection of that dream has to be accomplished.
As I travel around this part of the world, I cannot but admire the thought processess of the great minds that have through extreme hard work, eased our living, and given us an answer to the many questions that rack our delicate minds.
Yes, perhaps the humane element to all this is lesser when compared to other parts, but either you accept one or the other … each region has I believe, chosen a path which to them maintains the importance and the relevance of it. So immense is the need for discovery and invention, that those that look in wonder at the feats, must often think what the need for it may have been, since there were more inexpensive ways of accomplishing them. True … perhaps in some parts of the world. But I fear they come from those parts of the world, that have either attempted and failed, or having failed do not wish to permit any intervention to a flourishing existing business !!
However, with the proximity that communication brings with us today, it shall remain well nigh impossible to ignore or even condescend to walk away from such inventions ….
Inventions start from basic improvements … improvements that bring about ease of work and therefore life. And since the benefits of these are so readily visible, the desire to not exactly do away with them has disappeared … well almost …
It could be as lavish and unbelievable as the Chunnel under the sea of the English Channel, or just quite simply, a door knob with smoother operations. Each day of the year and year after year, there is a most accomplished think tank that must do nothing else but this .. one that continuously thinks of bringing change of conduct !!
Would all of this finally destroy us … as a society ? I think not. We were happier then to book a call to New York and get to speak to the concerned person after a week. We are equally happy and concerned too, that while travelling at great speeds under the crust of the earth, under the belly of a massive ocean, water body, Channel … we are unable to connect as rapidly as desired to the people above us ..
Perhaps in time this fault will be noticed and efforts shall be made to rectify it … and with that insure that systems work and shows go on uninterrupted ..
My love to you … and my departure for tonight ..
Amitabh Bachchan
London of the B-Palace, United Kingdom on the 19th of May 2013, at the time and day of Sunday 8:50 PM , GmT …
Further travel takes me beyond seas again, the seas that have been crossed just a few days rewinded, but for a short length of time, to be back by the evening and then within a day to Mumbai and home …
I must admit it has been a most infectious trip this … the Premiere, the NyC of the United States in the Apple, to the ink blue waters of the South of France and Cannes festival and the opening of 'Gatsby'… Cap d'Antibes, that little jewel in the vicinity, heard of during the times of University and the visits of some friends there ..
But most importantly … the joy of respect and gratitude for those that associate themselves with cinema the world over, and to be in close proximity of them, to feel and breathe the air of their presence, to hear and be humbled by the knowledge of us with them and to be given the opportunity to find our community on an International platform, reserved primarily by our greats of the developed world !!
It would be improper to detail all the events and the happenings of all these days, much of which has been extensively covered and documented by an enormous presence of the media from all parts of the world, but suffice to say, that the experience of being in the proximity of the greats has but taught us all, the relevance of humility and the respect for fraternity … also it has to be said … that the concerns, apprehensions, anxieties, attitudes joys and sorrows that we in our very small capacity and world encounter, are unanimous with all, from across the globe … collections, first week ends, publicity and marketing, reviews … all remain common to us all …
Ahhh … ! relief ! they are human too …
But enough now of languishing in comfortable reclines, of presentations and of what they that matter think. It is to the board now to start again from where it all started from, to replenish to think to perform to reestablish to perhaps discover and be tutored to fresh and challenged opportunity, to live in apprehension and hope, to wonder what will work and what not, to consider and associate with the new and the important … so much to be done and such little time ..
Would it or will it ever happen … time only can tell … and time has its own limitations, never guided or prescribed ..
hah hahah ha a…
that was to myself as I sit myself down to write my missives .. and it kindles my laughter because of the various efforts I need to make to get to a position of comfort before a word can truly be composed .. confused ?
Let me explain. The wi fi signal in this room has a mind of its own. It connects and disconnects at will. The angle of the lap top then, needs positioning to get those vital conical lines to the brim. These have, through a great process of trial and error been found to be at the edge of my bed, in a corner, normally reserved for extended toes to protrude from under the duvet. It is a 90* angle, and the machine sits in the middle of the angular 90. My chair then faces it, with the pointed corner of the bed, hitting the lower portion of my belly, as I sit astride the 90 of the bed - a leg on each side ! The hands hang in mid air, obviously, as I punch the lines, and that in itself is a process. Now … in order to remove my girth and my limbs that occupy three fourths of my torso, I need to swing the left leg almost above my head, over the open hood of the computer to the other side to meet its compatriot, the other leg, before I can reach out for the phone, mobiles, water or the door ..
Picture that and do empathise with my 'extenuating circumstances'.. I do go to great 'lengths' to connect with the Ef … do I not ??
May all be blessed with good humor health and happiness ..
Amitabh Bachchan
The British Isles, London on the Saturday-Sunday of May 18th going on to 19th, by the time of 0:35 am GmT …
Until you see it and know that the means are reachable, you tend to procure it, not so much for its immediate need, but that it may not have been readily available earlier ..
Many a story of early and poor struggle haunts numerous individuals, after they have overcome it. They refer to it with some sense of achievement and pride. Many look back upon it with egoistic glee .. ' I never had it but see how I defeated it through time and work, and now look where I am ..' ..
Many would find that difficult to express. The insecurity of perhaps falling back to those times keeps them wary of gloating over it. I observe a sports woman declaring that on a programme on Tv and feel hesitant for her…
' I was very poor and through my talent I am now in a position where I have made enough money that I never need to work ever again ..'
That is a strong expression, filled with the confidence of retaining her wealth, and have the confidence and belief to say it out. Many would never be able to say that. At most, what emanates, refers to the unknown forces and the divinity that marches along with it….
'God has been kind, to me .. I am fine , thank you … !!
However there are those with ambition and drive and a sense of greater achievement, who never rest on their laurels or their 'balances' and desire to do more for more. They are determined people, people that know the potential and how that result that they imagine can and is reached. Their confidence in the nature of their need to excel even greater is remarkable. How do they muster such courage to be able to predict and optimistically state that a higher peak shall be conquered.
Then there are those that philosophically admit that life is but once in all, and that, which they cannot indulge in now, would have to suffer the wait of the next birth - a factor they shall never be able to ascertain even if they did re enter the human earth.
One reads many a smart wording on such belief often .. 'live like there is no tomorrow ..' they confess, and expect many to follow suit. How do they get the gall to believe such permanency in their thought ?
I envy such, for I do not have what they have, and I feel that they have right at times. But then I rethink on it and conclude … each of us has been given independent thought word and deed … that is what needs protection. That is what was given to me, in birth, in fate, in way of life, perhaps .. and I must respect that and be content … yes, content !
Many that suffer existence in this life, blame or believe that it is the result of mistakes or wrong doings of the past life, and that till these wrongs committed are corrected, life shall be giving birth to you in similar manner each rebirth. Perhaps as another lesser human or some element of nature. A plant, a tree, an animal, anything that would make your life precarious, because of the faults of a previous life !
These are interesting thoughts. In the absence of scientific proof or examination, they gather an almost impenetrable truth for those that are affected by it …
'For the wrong that you do, the Almighty, God, Allah, Bhagwan, Eshwar shall seek a price from you .. so be prepared and be frightened of it …'
Faith in the unknown, is faith indeed … for there are many and so much in many that have no answers to the many ..
But I have an answer to at least one - your dedication and love !
Amitabh Bachchan
The Isles again in Britain, on whose empire once the sun never set, here now for the 17th/18th of May 2013, at a time when we are reaching the two indicators on what is normally called a clock, to 12 :45 AM on gmt
There is a sadness that befalls as one has to leave a place which has begun to grow on you. Cannes certainly had that effect, and I doubt if there shall be another occasion for this to come to me in a repeat, but suffice to say that the hours spent have been most satisfactory.
The meetings with the people, the event of the film, the experience of being asked to open the Festival of the 66th Cannes, the joy and togetherness of all the cast, of informal outings with them … all have been a phenomenal learning experience.
There have been some complimentary reviews on the film and some words of recognition for the character I play. For this I am most grateful. I do feel that the limitations of an alien in the western cinema shall remain, and so the understanding or the moral of this short lived story is that … one must aim small and minuscule, be focussed and true to profession, and remain quietly settled in the background ..
My Father's words of wisdom on this too, which I may have shared earlier ..
at an event seat yourself on the last row, for if ever they decide to move you, you shall only move forward ..!!
I have found warmth and comfort seated in the last row .. for that is where I belong. There is far too much enthusiasm and desire among those that follow me diligently and with sincerity, to break lose, to push forward selfishly, to meet important makers in this world of International cinema .. I shall … but it has to be restrained in its objective .. self respect, dignity, true value of effort must and has to be maintained.
It does not matter if more comes my way … less will do ..
It does matter though, if I was deserving of the next moment or not !!
Good night then dearest ones … my love
Amitabh Bachchan
Hotel du Cap, Cap D'Antibes, France of May 16th and past into the 17th at the time of 3am .. late, but in the South of France its acceptable ..
I have no reason to be with the music and the words of my Father … but I remember him much, and in this wild world of celebrity and status, of pageantry and etiquette, of what I believe strained complementariness, of finesse and protocol, of conversation that seems not to have heart perhaps, the genuineness of the verse and the accompaniment of relevant notes, introverts you … that intrinsic feel that many of us experience, yet are hesitant to express, finds space … the space that understands them that remain diligent and connected to the earth … the ground that now terms itself as an obscure expression titled 'Blog' !!
I know there is understanding and connection with all … I feel the pounding of the beats as we embrace, touch and reach out to all that commit themselves, assist in forming that which, tested with time, has gone beyond ..
That beyond is my realm, built 'day by day' with my breath, my sweat, at times with my blood, and right now with the tears that flow down as symbols each of your affection and love …
I bathe within it, the salt of its presence playing with the edges of my lips, which twitch not in sorrow or sadness, but twinge gently, nervously, to shape the beginnings of a smile …
I am flushed with the love you give me … and find such inadequacy in its repayment ..
Amitabh Bachchan
Hotel du Cap, Cap D'Antibes, France,
May 15/16, 2013 Wed/Thu 3 :10am
My dearest, and the ones I address as my dearest ..
At first my sincere apologies to have missed out the Ef that came by at Cannes to cheer and meet me. The protocol by the Festival is most strict. They do not permit of even design your day without consideration of the guided format, predetermined, so there is very little one can do to break that .. then, the weather played havoc. For the Ef to have remained steadfast on the stands despite it, getting wet and without food, must be the biggest sacrifice made … thank you so much … but allow me to say this, that through out the evening I could feel your presence even though I could not see you .. and that to me was most important.
The Festival authorities at Cannes have been extremely welcoming and kind to me. The respect and the dignity offered was exceptional. To have invited Leonardo di Caprio and me on stage to open the Festival, was the moment for me. Such an honor and a privilege for the celebration of 100 years of Indian Cinema to be given the importance it so richly deserves. Truly a historic moment for me, but immensely historic and honorable for the Indian Film Industry, a fraternity that I am and shall always be most proud of.
Most of what has transpired at Cannes has been put out on the net, and most of it has been viewed, so I shall not make the effort of putting it up. It is another matter though, that I do not have a single record or photograph of my own, to be posted here and at other mediums !!!
But tomorrow is another day and hopefully something shall appear .. Moses Sapir still making all possible efforts to get a lot many more pictures up ..
Good night dearest ones … my love for all …
Amitabh Bachchan
DAY 1856(i)
Hotel du Cap, at the Cap D'Antibes in South of France, for May 16th which should have been for May 15th, at a time when it gets to be afternoon around 11:55am
This was meant to be the page for the evening last, but for some reason as I saved the draft all its contents disappeared, leaving just the DAY, which I might add was wrong .. it was written as 1846, when it should have been 1856. For some technical internet reason, the 'blank' blog went out and has caused some concern ..
May your attention to all the errors that I make be ever vigilant, and may my Ef ever be there to correct, reprimand, show disgust, annoyance and anger at my follies.
Each moment of my life must be filled with learning and discovering the correctness of being in this world, and how wonderful to have an army of dedicated Ef that do such a diligent job of working towards it ..
Thank you my dears … and my apologies once again at the missed opportunities at Cannes last evening ..
Forever in gratitude …
Amitabh Bachchan


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- 01-09-2013, 11:18 PM Thread Author #1
Text Message App Auto Open
Not sure if this has been answered before but... I just got my iPhone 5 and everytime I get a text message and open the "messages" app, it automatically goes to the new text.
Is there a way to disable this and have it just open to the list of ALL texts rather than the newest one everytime? - 01-09-2013, 11:33 PM #2
Text Message App Auto Open
Just perused through the settings and couldn't find anything.
Beamed from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk - 01-09-2013, 11:35 PM Thread Author #3
Re: Text Message App Auto Open
You know what Im talking about though right? Im not crazy?
I get a new text and it instantly opens that text when I click on the messages... not a big fan of that.... - 01-10-2013, 03:41 AM #4
Text Message App Auto Open
Yeah I know what you're talking about. Didn't see it anywhere in settings unless it's hidden really well LOL.
Beamed from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk - 01-10-2013, 05:48 AM #5
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Unfortunately, there's no way around it. It assumes that if a new text comes in and you go to the message app, your purpose is to check that new text.
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Re: Text Message App Auto Open
If I have 2 or 3 text messages and go to check it, it automatically opens the newest one. I'd prefer it to just open the lists of all texts (like email) and let me read whichever one I want .
Re: Text Message App Auto Open
I think it may open to the one you actually slide to open the device...I don't have any messages to test this, but I think that's how I have observed it working.
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Text Message App Auto Open
The only way around that is when the text comes through hit the power button to lock the phone then you can unlock it, go to your messages and you will see the list of unread messages
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Re: Text Message App Auto Open
Yeah it must be annoying if you can't turn it off. BlackBerry does that too EXCEPT.. on BB it is "Auto open newest message after removing from holster". We have the option to set to NEVER, ALWAYS or AFTER SOUND OR VIBRATION.
Having the option to turn off is heaven sent and quite handy. Just like being able to turn on or off the led notification light.
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So.... I am still working slowly on my Roman trading ship. Except for the rigging/tackling and sails, I have nearly everything finished.
I am looking for someone to help me finish my model, either with suggestions or direct modeling. Does anyone have any suggestions/offers of help on sail and rope construction?
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This ship length is about 47m, so it is on the larger end of the ships of the time, something like a grain ship going between Rome and Egypt. Most trade ships were between 10-20 meters.
The hull isn't curved (like most designs/mosaics) and the oar control mechanism is speculative. I still need to add a few minor details on the ship (individual supporting planks on the deck sides and a lower wooden support system for the rudders), but it's ready to receive tackling and sails.
The current parts are exact/precise and geometrically detailed, which is very important to me. I am designing this ship to act as a complete model for a much more simplified ship model. The simplified model will be in a game about the Roman Empire I am making, for which I will post more details about later.
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Seems like back in the day when we all wore black boots, options were limited. These days, with the desert boot out and less focus on "only military issue" boots (because of the extended combat ops and a less garrison environment) our options have opened up. I've just finished 5 months of training, 3 of that being IBOLC or Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course, and during that time have had the opportunity to put quite a few sets of boots through the paces. We've done a lot of walking obviously, roadmarches, river crossings, running in boots occasionally and extended land nav sessions (12 to 15 miles in advanced land nav).
Below are the contenders and subsequent reviews
[B]Army Issue Style Altama[/B]
Price: $100 or so
A durable boot, good fit but heavy relative to all the others. Feet start to ache a bit after long hours of wear in the field. Break in on these can take a few weeks, depending on the amount of wear you put on them. During long roadmarches, hot spots tended to form in some places on my heels. I've run in these and you can definitely feel the heavy sole after the first mile. Obviously a great boot, but unless you were issued them I wouldn't buy them.
[B]Belleville Hot Weather[/B]
Price: $95 at Clothing Sales
A very popular model of boot, I think the Marines are actually issued these boots. Lighter than the Altamas, but my main problem with these boots is that they took forever to break in. I wore them for 2 weeks straight before doing a long land nav course, and developed some decent blisters on my heels after the first 5 to 6 miles of walking. Even now, after all day of wearing these boots my feet tend to ache some. Still a good boot for the price, some guys swear by them.
[B]5.11 Tactical Series[/B]
Price: $140 at Ranger Joes
Super lightweight, almost no break-in required. During roadmarches, no blisters at all, although after the first 10 miles or so there seemed to be a lack of padding in the sole and my feet started to take a beating. They dry quickly after getting wet, and have drain holes just like issued boots. Very comfortable, can wear all day long and feet feel wonderful. Running in these is no problem, and I never had anyone tell me "those aren't authorized." Many people use these around post and for IBOLC, and even for Ranger school.
[B]Blackhawk Warrior Wear[/B]
Price: $125 at US Cavalry
Saving the best for last. As good as the 5.11 is, it is still inferior to the Blackhawk. As for the Blackhawk compared to the Issue Altama's? Ha...you might as well be wearing bricks on your feet as these Blackhawks are absolutely amazing. Roadmarches, running, all day long conducting missions...the hold up like a boot but feel like a running shoe. Truly amazing boot. Constantly sold out here, because so many people want them for Ranger school. I waited 2 months for a new shipment to come in. No breaking in required, and they are the lightest of the bunch. No problems wearing these around post, nobody ever questions "are they authorized?"
I used to be a staunch believer in the "only wear what the Army gives me" theory, however I have come to realize that if you don't take care of your feet you are pretty much ineffective. Even if your job has you in a warehouse or in a vehicle all day, having comfort in your feet is well worth the price of a good pair of boots. We always preach good running shoes, the same should be said for boots. Hope this helps some, anyone else feel free to put in their experiences.


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Lapeer man returns home after Oxford Township fire left him hospitalized for nearly 2 months
Josh Quinlan, 27, recently returned to his parents' Lapeer home after an industrial accident in Oxford Township left him with burns over 70 percent of his body.
Mike Quinlan, Josh's father, said, "He's a fighter. He's a trooper. And he knows he has a long road ahead of him, but he can't dwell on the things that happened."
Josh clearly remembers everything that occurred in the accident two months ago — although Mike said he hoped Josh wouldn't remember the traumatic event. While at his job at MSP Industries Corp. of Oxford, Josh was operating a hydraulic forge press when it exploded, and he caught fire, according to an Oakland County Sheriff's report. Josh told his father it was a 60-foot ball of flame. About 60 percent of Josh's burns were third-degree, said his father.
"(Josh) said as soon as he saw the spark, he turned to his left, put his left arm over his face, which is probably what protected his face and why his left arm and hand took the brunt of it. When he turned that's when (the fire) hit his legs and his back," said Mike. "It's a forging press, which makes parts for transmissions for the automobile industry. Everything in there is hot. A hydraulic line burst, started spraying and that's what caused the fire."
Mike said he wants to thank Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service of Michigan Inc., which transported Josh by helicopter from the industrial plant to the hospital. Mike specifically wants to thank Flight Medic Brandon Young, who helped Josh during transportation. Mike called Young a "godsend" and his "hero."
Josh's uniform was made out of polyester, and once ignited, polyester melts.
"(Polyester) bubbles up and sticks to you. That's probably a lot of the reason why his burns were as severe as they were. He was literally trying to rip his clothes off of him as he was running away, already on fire," said Mike.
The company has fixed the machine since the accident. The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the accident. Mike was told the investigation will take between three and six months to complete.
Josh is receiving workers compensation — about two-thirds of normal salary — and MSP Industries Corp. paid for the entirety of his hospital stay. He was hospitalized at Detroit Receiving Hospital for 46 days. Mike said the family thought he wouldn't be out of the hospital until Christmas.
"We were fortunate because, when he came off the ventilator, he had no complications," said Mike. "And he had no infection." Continued...
Mike said he's amazed at how generous people have been since the accident.
"We get cards everyday, and people want to know how he's doing — especially people in Oakland County," he said. "The first month, he would get 40 or 50 cards each day."
Welcomed home
Josh was welcomed home in June by a parade of 52 motorcyclists. The Howell Eagle Riders heard about what happened to Josh and decided to ride the 60-mile trip from Howell to Lapeer to welcome him home and raise money for his in-home care. A total of $1,110 was raised for the Quinlan family in two hours. Riders from Jackson, Lapeer, Durand and Ann Arbor joined the Howell Eagle Riders, and Mount Clemens riders donated a check.
"It brought tears to my eyes," said Mike. "This was when we were having 95-degree weather."
Mike said the Eagle Riders are amazing people. The Lapeer Eagle Riders previously hosted a spaghetti dinner for the family, raising more than $6,000.
Cheryl Deziel of the Howell Eagle Riders said she is so thankful Josh is still alive. She heard about what happened because Josh's parents are members of the Lapeer Eagle Riders. The nonprofit organization sent an email to all the members, notifying them about the accident. As soon as she heard, Deziel knew she wanted to do something.
Josh was sitting in the garage when the motorcyclists first arrived.
"His face looks pretty good, which was quite amazing. His arms and legs are still wrapped," she said. "We loaded up the front yard with bikes. And (the Quinlan family) was just so surprised."
His sister Tiffany McGuire said he wasn't expecting all of the people to show up, so he went inside because he doesn't like a lot of people to see him. Continued...
"He was very grateful and looked out the window," said McGuire. "He doesn't talk much about the accident. I think it's a hard topic for him. He's concerned with the way he looks because now he has scars and burns."
McGuire said she wants to thank all the people who have supported Josh.
"He still needs it, and he still appreciates it," she said. "Now he gets online and can see all the support people send him."
Life after the accident
Josh's life has been turned upside down since the accident.
For two-and-a-half hours Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday each week, he goes to physical and occupational therapy at Hurley Medical Center's Rehabilitation Center in Flint.
"He's really motivated," said Mike. "He really focused on getting stronger and wanting to do more. If you have a good mentality of wanting to fix yourself, I believe that will do it. He drove himself to get better."
Josh lived on his own before the accident, but he was forced to move back home with his parents. He had been renting a home, and the owners were kind enough to let him out of his lease, said Mike.
"He's still in the long process of healing, but there will come a day when he will want to leave here. He's 27 years old," said Mike. "I can't imagine what it would be like."
Every day, his sister Erica Castle and his father help him take a shower and change his dressings, which takes about four hours each day. They also use two or three jars of cocoa butter on Josh's skin daily. Continued...
"We literally turned part of our house into a burn unit," said Mike. "With the bathroom, we have to sanitize it every day. We heat the bathroom up to 102 degrees before he showers because he doesn't have the skin to protect him from extreme temperature changes. He has heated sheets and heated towels. It's really quite overwhelming."
The family does five or six loads of laundry — sheets, bedding and towels — every day to make sure everything is clean for Josh.
Josh still has open wounds on his body, and the wounds on his legs have never closed completed. All the wounds on his arm had closed up, but after he returned home, he started developing blisters the size of quarters. Mike said when people are burned as severely as Josh, blisters are a common symptom for a year to two years afterward.
"When these blisters appear, it's almost like the burn is starting all over again," he said.
Mike said when they give him a shower, they are literally scrubbing dead skin off him and opening up wounds.
Down the road, Josh will need surgery on his joints. With burn victims, the skin covering the joints cannot fully extend, which limits range of motion. He currently can't grip his fingers around objects or lift his arm over his head. It's difficult for Josh to bend his knees, although he can walk without assistance.
While at Detroit Receiving Hospital, Josh received skin grafts on his left arm, both hands and both legs.
Skin from the tops of his feet and on his chest were transplanted to his arm and hands. But he didn't have enough healthy skin to cover all of his burned areas, so artificial skin was used. Artificial skin, grown entirely in a lab, can stay on the body for 10 to 14 days before it dies. The synthetic skin helps new skin cells grow in the damaged dermis.
"That was a nightmare because (the burn surgeon) literally stapled the fake skin on with metal staples. He had 200 staples in each leg. When they remove the skin, all those staples come out," said Mike. "They medicated him, but they can't medicate enough. It's a very, very painful process."
Mike said, as the skin grows back, it resembles waffles with the lines of rolls on his skin. He wears tight pressure garments to smooth the skin. But despite the new skin growing on his body, he will never be able to be outside for long periods of time again because of his sensitivity to the sun.
Mike described Josh as a tough kid.
"He's unselfish, he's caring and awesome. He would give you the shirt off his back. He really would," said Mike. "It upsets him to look at himself. He hasn't fully comprehended why this had to happen to him. ... He will be affected by this probably the rest of his life."
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Theater review: Cleveland's Great Lakes Theater offers intriguing 'Imaginary Invalid'
Satire, noted renowned playwright and drama critic George S. Kaufman, is that thing that opens Friday night and closes on Saturday. Yet, Moliere's "The Imaginary Invalid" — a rollicking send-up of the medical community that was first performed at the Palais Royal Theatre in Paris in 1673 — is currently on stage at the Hanna Theatre in downtown Cleveland.
Clearly, the play's survival is due to the cleverness of Molière's wordplay, the broadly drawn but immediately recognizable characters he created, and the shelf-life of its subject matter. The health care system, it seems, is still an easy target for ridicule and reform.
The thing about satire is that it requires refreshening if it is to remain relevant, for topicality is transient. As antiquated as our health care system is, 17 th-century allusions to apothecaries and lines about bloodletting could use a good, swift kick in the pants.
No one understands this better than the folks at Great Lakes Theater who have raised the tweaking of classic works to an art form. Last year, for example, Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" was transported from the 1590s to the 1980s, transmuted from the Italian city of Padua to a fashionable L.A. boardwalk, and transformed from a comedy to an all-out romp.
While enlivening the original work, Great Lakes never undermines its integrity or messes with its language. The play always remains the thing and, in "Shrew," everything that was Shakespeare's was upped in intensity, velocity and frivolity, but it was still Shakespeare's.
In "The Imaginary Invalid," however, director Tracy Young — who was at the helm of "Shrew" — takes so many creative liberties that it is unclear where Molière ends and revisions by playwright-for-hire Oded Gross begin. What starts out as a madcap makeover through an infusion of 1960s pop culture and original music by Paul Prendergast reveals an underlying cosmetic surgery.
A new character has been added. Molière's song-and-dance Interludes are now full-blown production numbers. The work's highly stylized burlesque presentation now takes on more farcical, commedia dell'arte stylings that change its tone and temperament. The language, which has long been tampered with through various translations and adaptations, is unrecognizable.
Fortunately, the cosmetic surgery is not of the Joan Rivers variety, where pieces and parts do not work as originally designed or operate in synchrony with one another. This reconfiguration of "The Imaginary Invalid" actually works remarkably well. In fact, this production is delightfully entertaining.
The story is intact. The wealthy Argan (Tom Ford) is a housebound hypochondriac who fears everything and is dependent on the advice of greedy and misinformed doctors (Lynn Robert Berg) to keep him alive. Saddled with medical bills and a secretly scheming second wife (Lise Bruneau) and her attorney (J. Todd Adams), he resolves to marry off one of his daughters (Kimbe Lancaster) to a wealthy medical student (Ian Gould) she does not love and send the other (Jodi Dominick) to a convent. Argan's grounded brother (David Anthony Smith) and mouthy maid (Sara Bruner) scheme to get Argan to embrace life, recognize his blessings, and see his wife and the medical community for what they really are.
The humor is intact as well, with Young, Gross and Prendergast embellishing the play's frivolity with contemporary references and enriching the existent lowbrow allusions to bodily functions by going even lower. The gorgeous apartment and costuming, designed by Christopher Acebo, are full of sight gags that work beautifully. Continued...
In lesser hands, the performance of this re-invented play would not work as well. In fact, a screening of the premiere production of Young's adaptation at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is good but not as impressive as the one currently on stage. Tom Ford is an incomparable invalid and those surrounding him share his impeccable comic timing and brilliant physicality. The play unfolds at break-neck speed but still manages to turn heads and leave room for laughs.
Perhaps this production should not be accredited to Molière but, rather, listed as inspired by him and titled "The Re-Imagined Invalid." The playwright's spirit can be felt, but it has been reduced to a lesser albeit blithe spirit.
Speaking of which, Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit" is scheduled later in the Great Lakes season. Will it, too, be re-imagined, for where does the line get drawn between honoring a classic work and honing it to better suit the times? Great Lakes Theater, for good and bad, has now opened the floodgates wide.
"The Imaginary Invalid" continues through Nov. 3 at PlayhouseSquare's Hanna Theatre in downtown Cleveland. For tickets, which range from $15 to $70, call 216-241-6000 or visit www.greatlakestheater.org.
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So after spending months getting more and more frustrated with the limitations of the photo-editing programs that came with my camera and computer, I finally picked my self up a -real- photo-editing program. Corel PaintshopPro Photo X2. I've installed it but I haven't had a chance to start playing around with it yet because we have company over at the moment, and I can't spend the whole night hiding in my room. Unfortunately this also means I probably won't have an opportunity to spend any real time with it till next weekend. Boo!
This evening's company happens to be my older brother, who I haven't seen since he helped me move my stuff out of the condo in Edmonton last spring. He brought his new girlfriend over to meet mom and I. She seems like a really sweet girl.. I hope it works out for them. They've been dating for 3 or 4 months, but she leaves for home (The UK) in a few days and will be gone for 6 months to go to school.. I can't help wondering if they really know what they're getting into with wanting to stay together while she's gone.. Especially since my brother doesn't have internet access at home, and his only phone is a pay as you go cell phone that he doesn't always have time on..
*sigh* I certainly wish them all the best, and better success than I had.
I really want to take an art class this fall/winter, but all the classes I can find start at 6 or 6:30, and I don't usually get out of work till at least 10 after 6... It's frustrating.
It's been a very long time since I attempted a self portrait. I think that should be my next major project.
I bought new rechargeable batteries for my camera this week so I would have good batteries to take with me tomorrow to Drumheller, and I forgot to charge the damn things! How typically me.. *sigh*
*laughs* I have sore abs from wrestling with that big goofy lab yesterday.
So we get a reasonable number of drop off euthanasias at the clinic I'm working at now. The majority of them are cats. Most of the time one of the more senior techs deals with them, so I really haven't had much to do with them besides bagging them for the freezer, before tonight.
I had the ill luck to be the only tech still working this evening, and we had a drop off euth. The Dr gave it the first dose of Euthanol in the liver, and I was -really- hoping that would be enough.. it often is when they're as sick as this poor cat was.. But unfortunately, it wasn't.
So, I learned how to give intra-cardiac injections tonight. Not the funnest thing I've ever done.. I knew not every aspect of the job would be fun, and euthanasia among the least enjoyable aspects, but still.. Not fun.
I guess I'm lucky. One of the other techs that works at my clinic graduated from the same school as me, 4 years ago or something. Apparently when she was in the program, they went to the SPCA 3 times a week to do euthanasias. She said it was so depressing, and I can totally imagine that it would have been. I would have been crying my eyes out every single time I had to go there. I'm SOOO glad they didn't do that any more when I went to NAIT.
And we had a really crazy Lab in today that would -not- let us trim it's nails. With three people practically sitting on it we still couldn't keep it still enough to trim them without sedating it first. The thing was a total wing nut.
And yesterday was crazy cat day. We didn't deal with a single nice cat. They all wanted to kill you and required the leather welding gloves to restrain them safely.
Yup, this is my job, and for the most part, I love it.
The truth of the matter is that I'm not happy. I haven't -really- been happy for a while. And I need to take steps to change this. I need to take steps to change my life.
The first and perhaps most important of these steps is going to be seriously limiting the time I spend on the computer. From now, until an un-decided point, I'm only allowed to check my mail and messages once a week. All that the majority of the time I spend on the computer ends up doing is leaving me lonely and depressed. This is not acceptable.
So my apologies to the few people on here I talk to on a regular basis, but I'm going to be around a lot less. I don't love you any less, but I need to stop making my self miserable. Hope you understand. I will be around once a week. But only once a week.
I really need to get more motivated, in multiple different areas of my life. The biggest being health and my art. I've been -meaning- to do something about both those areas all summer, but all I've done instead is work, read, and sit on the computer. *sigh*
Any suggestions for getting motivated?
Well, hopefully the video will play for you, kept stalling on me.. I am totally in love with this song right now..
Hmm, how odd.. I just accidentally logged in using my e-mail address instead of my normal log in and it worked... Most curious.
So I'm laughing at my self tonight.
I've been looking Everywhere for these two, $100 gift cards for BestBuy Electronics that I got for Christmas. I swore I put them in my wallet and had been carrying them around with me, but when I was going through my wallet while I was in Aus one day on the bus with Nic, they weren't there. Of course then I was worried that they had fallen out somewhere and now were lost for good. I hoped I would stumble across them while I was un-packing my boxes from Edmonton and Kelowna a month or so ago, or at least have a brain flash as to where the hell I'd put them for safe keeping, but no go. So after searching every place in my room I could think of and not finding them, I eventually gave up.
Tonight, I finished the most recent book in the Steven Erikson series I'm reading, and was in need of a new book. So, over to the little book shelf that lives behind my closet door (which is usually open, which is how the book shelf is behind it but not in my closet) that holds most of my yet to be read books or books that don't fit into a series (The series books have their own shelf or two) Lo! there's a Charles deLint book on the shelf I forgot I had! Well, that doesn't belong there, it belongs with all the -other- Charles deLint books (yeah, they have their own shelf too, pretty much) and a book or two to the left I see these thin pieces of blue cardboard, what looks like 4 of them. "Now what on earth are those??"
*laughs* You guessed it, my missing gift cards, still in their little cardboard holders that they came in. Now what possessed me to put them there I will never know. But, that's where they're staying, because if I move them, I'm bound to lose them again!
Grr! I'm frustrated. Most of the stuff I wanted to accomplish today, I haven't been able to do, for this reason or that one. Most of the offices I needed to call are all apparently closed for the day (most of which I had never been in contact with before so didn't know the hours) And the one office I did get ahold of couldn't help me! Grr. Frustrating. So most of this has to be put off till Thursday, which is apparently my next day off. *grumbles*
Oh well, at least I got my new glasses today, and they came with free clip on sun-glasses too, so that was a nice surprise. Now I have something to use when I'm waiting to get the new lenses put in my regular prescription sun glasses (which I like better) That's one plus side to the day at least.
Well, today was my last day of indolent freedom, so to speak. I did virtually nothing all day except for lay on my bed and read my book.
Tomorrow, however, I have a looooonnnnnggg to do list planned, and an early morning to help me get back on a work type sleep schedule. My body has decided that going to bed around midnight or 2am and getting up some time between 9 and 10 is ideal, but unfortunately that isn't going to work for, well, work. Besides, I like busy days a lot of the time, so I'm actually looking forward to tomorrow. Plenty of phone calls and around the house stuff to do, but some running around too. Plan to go and order my new glasses (YAY!)
Tuesday I start my new job.. sort of. Still feels more like going back to an old job than starting a new one, even though I'll be there in a completely different capacity. There was such a feeling of "Welcome back!" from everyone on the day I dropped off my resume and had my little quasi interview, I think that's a big part of the reason I'm choosing to go back. Besides, I really did enjoy working there, and I see no reason why it will be different now.
So wish me luck on my first day!
This made me smile and so I wanted to share it. What a way to live your life eh? Just dancing for the joy.
Bah, another crash, more lost journal entries. *grumbles* Looks like only about 24 hours worth this time though.
Well, I just spent the better part of 6 hours sorting through almost 7 years worth of saved pay stubs, bank statements, and various other miscellaneous documents I've been keeping instead of getting rid of for this reason or that.
My back -hurts- from sitting on the floor for so long, but I'm relieved to finally have done that. All in all, I would say that at least 90% of the paper collected wound up either going through the shredder, or going directly into the recycle. And now the remainder is nicely organized in a sturdy plastic case with hanging file folders that I can stick up on the top shelf of my closet and hopefully keep up on the organization of..
It doesn't help that with moving 5 times in the last 2 years, I didn't do -any- organization what so ever, and hadn't even opened half the visa bills or bank statements.. *chuckles* So yeah, here's hoping I can Keep it all organized now..
So I am very happy to report that, almost a month after writing my certification exam, I've finally gotten my lazy ass a job *chuckles* Seriously though, I'm really happy to be working again (or almost, start in a few days) I'm way past the point where sitting at home doing nothing is relaxing. Now it's just gotten frustrating to be broke and not be able to really work effectively towards any of my goals.
So any how, I was interviewed by two clinics, and have settled on the one that's physically closer to home and also a clinic I'm already familiar with, as I worked there in a different capacity before I started the AHT program. So in a lot of ways, it's going to be more like going back to an old job than starting a new one, which is nice because it will equal less stress.
Once I know my hours, I'll be applying at the Calgary Zoo to work in a volunteer capacity, and I'm quite excited about that possibility. It's funny, when I started the AHT program, I never would have guessed how interested in exotics and particularly birds I would become. When I was thinking about getting into the program, it was because I wanted to work with horses!
It's so nice to be living somewhere that I can do the majority of my running around and grocery shopping, etc, on my bike again. It really is my favorite mode of transportation
*laughs her ass off*
Ok, so my mom is cleaning out her jewelery box or something, and she just found this super old note I left for the tooth fairy when I lost one of my teeth. I wrapped the tooth up in it, I guess. Unfortunately she didn't date it, so we don't know how old I was. Pretty young by the spelling and the writing.
Yay! Things are looking up on the job hunt front. I had a quasi interview at a clinic I used to work at before I went away to school this morning, and got a call back from them this afternoon. They would like me to start on the 15th.
I have another interview at a different clinic on wednesday afternoon, and I still intend to go to it, but I have a fairly good feeling that I'll wind up going with Macleod Trail (which is the clinic I talked to today). I already have a fairly good feel for their clinic and I know I get along with the staff. And I found out that the one girl I didn't get along with so well isn't there any more.
So yeah, looks like I'll be gainfully employed by the 15th at the latest. What a relief that is. I seriously need to start paying down my Visa and paying back my school debt, not to mention saving for my plans for the next year. That's a bit of a weight off my shoulders, for sure.


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We had to have Shadow put to sleep this morning. He had been having trouble breathing: we took him to the vet, where we discovered that he had been born with an enlarged heart, evidently common for Maine coon cats; this problem was coupled with a hurt diaphragm--we're not quite sure what happened there. The edema was so severe that the little guy labored with every breath.
Shadow, I will miss you. I will miss how you'd be the first to greet me upon returning home from work. I will miss the way you nestle your head in the sole of my foot. I will miss the way you head-butt me when I'm meditating, and I will miss the way you come along when I'm doing ritual and drink out of the water bowl located in the Western quarter. Mostly, I will miss the friendly nose-touch and the snuggling. :cry: