T-230 : Open Redulion?

I had toe surgery today.  I was originally schedule to go in at noon.  They called last night and asked me to come in at 9:00 a.m.  Then they called again this morning around 7:00 a.m. saying that they'd had a cancellation and asking if I could come in as soon as possible.  We left the house around 7:30 a.m.  At the hospital I got to experience a number of things I'd never experienced before.  I remember a hospital robe that made my chest sweat, initialing my toe with a purple Sharpie (with a bonus witness-initial by the nurse) an EKG, an IV, and something they slipped in the IV just before being wheeled to the surgery room that was advertised as likely knocking me unconscious within 15 seconds.  I'm quite sure it did just that.  They apparently wheeled me to surgery around 8:30 a.m. then back to the recovery room around 10:15 a.m.  I dozed off and on for a couple of hours before I was wheel-chaired out to the car to be chauffeured home by Tara after stopping briefly to pick up a walking boot and some pain medication prescriptions.  I've been so relaxed since then.  The pain medicine is really doing a good job.  I've only felt brief discomfort in the toe region all day.  A side "benefit" is the slothfulness that's been thrust upon me by hydrocodone/acetaminophen.  In some small sense I can understand the appeal of drug use; not that I in any way condone it.  It feels pretty good right now, though.

So, I do have one question for any of you with more knowledge than I of handwriting recognition and/or medical terminology.  On the ID bracelet (pictured) is written a number of words that I mostly recognize but can't quite make one out.  Here's what I think it says:

"Open Redulion R (circled, meaning Right) great toe dislocation"

The question, then, is what "Redulion" means?  I googled "Redulion", "Rodulion", "Redulron", and "Rodulron" without much success.  What am I missing?

T-231 : Kimball Stairs

I realized recently that I take for granted that there is a museum-quality display of Spencer W. Kimball artifacts at the top of the stairs that I climb usually multiple times daily.  Perhaps I'll take close-ups of some of the items at a future date.  What cool things do you have around you that you might take for granted?

T-232 : Crosswalk Mosey

Does it bother you when you have to wait longer than normal when you're in the car and someone's moseying across the crosswalk?

Do you walk a little faster when there's a car waiting for you to get across the crosswalk?

Does it make a difference if you're "jaywalking"?

Does it make a difference if the pedestrian near your car is "jaywalking"?

T-233 : Tony Toe

In case you hadn't heard, I hurt my toe a couple of weeks ago playing lunchtime soccer on campus.  I hoped beyond hope that it was a sprain that would eventually heal.  I finally went to the doctor on Friday.  He tried his darndest to wrench the dislocation back in place but -- even after 3 shots of numbing agent through different spots in the toe -- it wouldn't give.  So, I get to pay extra for the experience of being cut open.

I got a special hospital bracelet today.  I had some pre-op blood work done prior to my planned toe surgery on Wednesday.  I can only let words like "pre-op blood work" roll off my tongue because of all the hospital drama shows I watched growing up as a kid.  It'll be my first surgery.  Wish me luck!

T-234 : Hymnal Hunting

The hymnals in our chapel in Preston -- originally the 1st Ward then later the 5th Ward; and shared with the 8th Ward -- many of the hymnals had penned in the margins instructions to turn to different pages.  Once one  got to said page there was an instruction to go to yet another different page.  I don't remember what the end result but I do remember that on one hand it was a fun diversion while on the other hand it was "evil" of the person who desecrated the hymnal in that way.  Was I alone?  Did this happen in your chapel?  Does it still happen today?

T-235 : KartKrash Tara

Yesterday we visited Tara's brother, Kent.  He'd built a go-kart over the past year and brought it out for us to see and try.  It's not a powered go kart like you pay to race around a track down at the local family fun center.  It's more like a soapbox derby car.  You have to start at the top of the hill and then steer with your feet and the attached rope.  The key is to steer gradually.  Tara didn't quite get it on the first try...

She redeemed herself on the second run.  You'll just have to imagine it, though, as no video evidence was recorded.

What's the funnest kid-fun thing you've done lately?

T-236 : Baptism Redux

No.  I'm not getting re-baptized.  We went to a niece's baptism today and one of the speakers commented on how she felt when she was baptized; that she wanted to be baptized again and again because she felt at that moment so good.  This thought resonated with me because I remember thinking that same thing when I was baptized 36ish years ago.  The beauty of it is I believe that I can have that same feeling each week when I take the sacrament if I'm truly penitent and focused.  What do you think?  What's the best way for you to clear your head and get in touch with your best self?