On 2/28/2009 1:22 AM, Aingon Atelia wrote:

> Just a reminder that Lee "Blinky" Rizor's memorial will be held
> tomorrow, Saturday Feb 28th at 2pm.
>
> The Windsor Club
> 123 W. Windsor Rd.
> Glendale Ca.
>
> I will be delivering the eulogy, and a couple of others have volunteered
> to speak.
>
> Also, Blinky's ashes will be shipped back to Michigan to be interred in
> his family plot at Battle Creek Memorial Park on March 13th. The family
> has asked for a private graveside service, but his ex and daughter will
> be holding a small service for friends in the memorial park chapel at 1pm.

Ave atque vale.

--
Best regards
Gord McFee

"Gord McFee" > wrote in message
...
> On 2/28/2009 1:22 AM, Aingon Atelia wrote:
>
>> Just a reminder that Lee "Blinky" Rizor's memorial will be held
>> tomorrow, Saturday Feb 28th at 2pm.
>>
>> The Windsor Club
>> 123 W. Windsor Rd.
>> Glendale Ca.
>>
>> I will be delivering the eulogy, and a couple of others have volunteered
>> to speak.
>>
>> Also, Blinky's ashes will be shipped back to Michigan to be interred in
>> his family plot at Battle Creek Memorial Park on March 13th. The family
>> has asked for a private graveside service, but his ex and daughter will
>> be holding a small service for friends in the memorial park chapel at
>> 1pm.
>
> Ave atque vale.
>
> --
> Best regards
> Gord McFee
Amen for Blinky.

In article >,
says...
> "Gord McFee" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 2/28/2009 1:22 AM, Aingon Atelia wrote:
> >
> >> Just a reminder that Lee "Blinky" Rizor's memorial will be held
> >> tomorrow, Saturday Feb 28th at 2pm.
> >>
> >> The Windsor Club
> >> 123 W. Windsor Rd.
> >> Glendale Ca.
> >>
> >> I will be delivering the eulogy, and a couple of others have volunteered
> >> to speak.
> >>
> >> Also, Blinky's ashes will be shipped back to Michigan to be interred in
> >> his family plot at Battle Creek Memorial Park on March 13th. The family
> >> has asked for a private graveside service, but his ex and daughter will
> >> be holding a small service for friends in the memorial park chapel at
> >> 1pm.
> >
> > Ave atque vale.
> >
> > --
> > Best regards
> > Gord McFee
> Amen for Blinky.
>
>
>

Blinky was the heart and sole of this group. His humor together with
his sometimes barbed wit could make a dull thread entertaining and
enliven the whole newsgroup. He will be sorely missed.

--
James E. Morrow
Email to:

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 22:24:08 -0600, James Morrow
> wrote:
>
>Blinky was the heart and sole of this group. His humor together with
>his sometimes barbed wit could make a dull thread entertaining and
>enliven the whole newsgroup. He will be sorely missed.

Which group are you posting from, James?

sf
rfc


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:24:08 -0600, James Morrow writ:

> Blinky was the heart and sole of this group.

Heheheh... no pun intended? ;-)

(Good pun or bad spelling?)

--
"Because all you of Earth are idiots!"
¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·-> freemont© <-·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯

freemont wrote:
> On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:24:08 -0600, James Morrow writ:
>
>> Blinky was the heart and sole of this group.
>
> Heheheh... no pun intended? ;-)
>
> (Good pun or bad spelling?)

A faux pas that Blinky wouild have appreciated.

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009, James Morrow wrote:

> Blinky was the heart and sole of this group. His humor together with

Blinky was never koi about that.





--
"I hate it when real life gets in the way of my Usenet." Greg G.
laments the elusive nature of time in AFCA.

"Lee Ayrton" > wrote in message
x.com...
> On Mon, 2 Mar 2009, James Morrow wrote:
>
>> Blinky was the heart and sole of this group. His humor together with
>
> Blinky was never koi about that.
Poor Blinky.

RIP Blinky.

On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 23:43:01 -0000, "Clot" >
wrote:

>freemont wrote:
>> On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:24:08 -0600, James Morrow writ:
>>
>>> Blinky was the heart and sole of this group.
>>
>> Heheheh... no pun intended? ;-)
>>
>> (Good pun or bad spelling?)
>
>A faux pas that Blinky wouild have appreciated.
>
Sometimes your typing fingers acquire a mind of their own.... like the
time I typed caste instead of cast in front of iron. Spellcheck can't
help you in those cases.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

In article >,
says...
> On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 22:24:08 -0600, James Morrow
> > wrote:
> >
> >Blinky was the heart and sole of this group. His humor together with
> >his sometimes barbed wit could make a dull thread entertaining and
> >enliven the whole newsgroup. He will be sorely missed.
>
> Which group are you posting from, James?
>
> sf
> rfc
>
>
>
Sorry. That would be news.software.readers.

--
James E. Morrow
Email to:

In article >,
says...
> On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:24:08 -0600, James Morrow writ:
>
> > Blinky was the heart and sole of this group.
>
> Heheheh... no pun intended? ;-)
>
> (Good pun or bad spelling?)
>
>

We don't shy away form puns here. Blinky understood that. But I must
admit that it was not intended. Well this is Usenet.

--
James E. Morrow
Email to:

In alt.fan.cecil-adams Lee Ayrton > wrote:
> James Morrow wrote:
> > Blinky was the heart and sole of this group. His humor together with
> Blinky was never koi about that.

In the immortal words of Woody Allen: "What we have here is a dead shark."

--
Huey

On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 21:46:35 -0600, James Morrow
> wrote:

>In article >,
>says...
>> On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 22:24:08 -0600, James Morrow
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >Blinky was the heart and sole of this group. His humor together with
>> >his sometimes barbed wit could make a dull thread entertaining and
>> >enliven the whole newsgroup. He will be sorely missed.
>>
>> Which group are you posting from, James?
>>
>> sf
>> rfc
>>
>Sorry. That would be news.software.readers.

No problem, I was just curious! thanks


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

Bada bing James Morrow > bada bang:
> In article >,
> says...
>> On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:24:08 -0600, James Morrow writ:
>>
>> > Blinky was the heart and sole of this group.
>>
>> Heheheh... no pun intended? ;-)
>>
>> (Good pun or bad spelling?)
>>
>>
>
> We don't shy away form puns here. Blinky understood that. But I must
> admit that it was not intended. Well this is Usenet.
>

*Always* take credit for bad puns.

Mike "this is Usenet" Yetto
--
Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitas.
- William of Ockham

On Mar 3, 11:18*pm, wrote:
> In alt.fan.cecil-adams Lee Ayrton > wrote:
>
> > James Morrow wrote:
> > > Blinky was the heart and sole of this group. His humor together with
> > Blinky was never koi about that.
>
> In the immortal words of Woody Allen: "What we have here is a dead shark."
>
> --
> Huey

I'm sorry to say you're right.

RIP Blinky the Shark

In article
>,
iL_WeReo > wrote:

> On Mar 3, 11:18*pm, wrote:
> > In alt.fan.cecil-adams Lee Ayrton > wrote:
> >
> > > James Morrow wrote:
> > > > Blinky was the heart and sole of this group. His humor together with
> > > Blinky was never koi about that.
> >
> > In the immortal words of Woody Allen: "What we have here is a dead shark."
> >
> > --
> > Huey
>
> I'm sorry to say you're right.
>
> RIP Blinky the Shark


y don¹t u HONOR HIM and just ****ING DIE u GREASY STUPID INFECTED PEDOPIG

GOOGLE: LIFSHINE PEDOPHILE
--
Shit Shat FaTTy Ass, give The PIG a Bone, this BIG FAT SLOB goes rolling home

PEDOTARD PIG FACE SHITSHINE the GREASY CIRCUS PIG
& WORTHLESS DELUSIONAL LYING PATHETIC PATHOLOGICAL
PERVERT¹d FAT STUPID ReTARD¹d PEDOPHILE WARTHOG says WHAT???

> On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 09:27:54 -0500, "WeReo_ScoTTy"
> > wrote:
>
>>"sf" > wrote in message
>>>
>>> We suspect it was pneumonia.
>>>
>>This is a hard blow for everyone who did and didn't know Blinky. Thank you.
>>
>>Do you know the date of death?
>>
> I don't know if the exact date has been posted or not. The initial
> post I saw about his death said "over the weekend", which would make
> it 1-31-09 or 2-1-09.


I have yet to receive the official notification re the date or official
cause of death (I hope it says more than "natural"). I last talked to
him on 1/31, and found him on 2/1.

--

Aingon Atelia aka Minkie Zeeber

Poke out my left I to reply

On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:22:56 -0800, Aingon Atelia wrote:

> Just a reminder that Lee "Blinky" Rizor's memorial will be held
> tomorrow, Saturday Feb 28th at 2pm.

Three people showed up, two were bill collectors, thanks for nothing,
assholes.
--
Blinky No Blinky
Killing all posts from Google Groups killed me
The Smell Of Dead Shark Improvement Project
Need a new news feed? Go **** yourself

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 11:38:31 -0500, WeReo_ScoTTy wrote:

> "Gord McFee" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2/28/2009 1:22 AM, Aingon Atelia wrote:
>>
>>> Just a reminder that Lee "Blinky" Rizor's memorial will be held
>>> tomorrow, Saturday Feb 28th at 2pm.
>>>
>>> The Windsor Club
>>> 123 W. Windsor Rd.
>>> Glendale Ca.
>>>
>>> I will be delivering the eulogy, and a couple of others have volunteered
>>> to speak.
>>>
>>> Also, Blinky's ashes will be shipped back to Michigan to be interred in
>>> his family plot at Battle Creek Memorial Park on March 13th. The family
>>> has asked for a private graveside service, but his ex and daughter will
>>> be holding a small service for friends in the memorial park chapel at
>>> 1pm.
>>
>> Ave atque vale.
>>
>> --
>> Best regards
>> Gord McFee

> A men for Blinky.

Please, I did like *** bois.
--
Blinky No Blinky
Killing all posts from Google Groups killed me
The Smell Of Dead Shark Improvement Project
Need a new news feed? Go **** yourself

On Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:27:51 -0800, Aingon Atelia
> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 09:27:54 -0500, "WeReo_ScoTTy"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>"sf" > wrote in message
>>>>
>>>> We suspect it was pneumonia.
>>>>
>>>This is a hard blow for everyone who did and didn't know Blinky. Thank you.
>>>
>>>Do you know the date of death?
>>>
>> I don't know if the exact date has been posted or not. The initial
>> post I saw about his death said "over the weekend", which would make
>> it 1-31-09 or 2-1-09.
>
>
>I have yet to receive the official notification re the date or official
>cause of death (I hope it says more than "natural"). I last talked to
>him on 1/31, and found him on 2/1.

Thanks! Please post an update if you get any more information.

Sorry to hear you had the sad task of calling the coroner.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Mar 1, 3:28*am, sf > wrote:

> >> > I believe it now. What happened to poor Blinky?
>
> >> He died.

> >I gather that, but from what?
>
> We suspect it was pneumonia.
> --
So was his vomiting a red herring?

> On Mar 1, 3:28 am, sf > wrote:
>
>> >> > I believe it now. What happened to poor Blinky?
>>
>> >> He died.
>
>> >I gather that, but from what?
>>
>> We suspect it was pneumonia.
>> --
> So was his vomiting a red herring?

Started with some kind of flu-like thing, and then progressed into
something resembling pnuemonia. Again, this is from things he said,
there has been no official pronouncement yet.

--

Aingon Atelia aka Minkie Zeeber

Poke out my left I to reply

Aingon Atelia wrote:
>
>
>>On Mar 1, 3:28 am, sf > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>>>I believe it now. What happened to poor Blinky?
>>>>>
>>>>>He died.
>>>>
>>>>I gather that, but from what?
>>>
>>>We suspect it was pneumonia.
>>>--
>>
>>So was his vomiting a red herring?
>
>
> Started with some kind of flu-like thing, and then progressed into
> something resembling pnuemonia. Again, this is from things he said,
> there has been no official pronouncement yet.
>

I thought people only died (in the modern world) of pneumonia if they
were already ill with something else?

Though in all the times i hastily jumped out of the pool when blinky
swam up i never recall him saying anything about any previous or
chronic conditions.

Even his complaints about stress that took him to the Joshua tree park
to de-stress & where he took some lovely photos never seemed anything
more than the usual, run of the mill, ordinary, everyday, modern world
stress.

Though we only swam in the same pool, and i really barely knew him, he
was nice enough to be missed.
--
JL

Joseph Littleshoes wrote:

> I thought people only died (in the modern world) of pneumonia if they
> were already ill with something else?

Blinky's age made him automatically more at risk from it.

Shirley

"Joseph Littleshoes" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> Aingon Atelia wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Mar 1, 3:28 am, sf > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>I believe it now. What happened to poor Blinky?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>He died.
>>>>>
>>>>>I gather that, but from what?
>>>>
>>>>We suspect it was pneumonia.
>>>>--
>>>
>>>So was his vomiting a red herring?
>>
>>
>> Started with some kind of flu-like thing, and then progressed into
>> something resembling pnuemonia. Again, this is from things he said,
>> there has been no official pronouncement yet.
>>
>
> I thought people only died (in the modern world) of pneumonia if they were
> already ill with something else?
>
> Though in all the times i hastily jumped out of the pool when blinky swam
> up i never recall him saying anything about any previous or chronic
> conditions.
>
> Even his complaints about stress that took him to the Joshua tree park to
> de-stress & where he took some lovely photos never seemed anything more
> than the usual, run of the mill, ordinary, everyday, modern world stress.
>
> Though we only swam in the same pool, and i really barely knew him, he was
> nice enough to be missed.
> --
> JL
Very well said, Joseph Littleshoes. I agree totally.

RIP Blinky the Shark

On Mar 9, 1:05*am, "WeReo_ScoTTy" > wrote:
> "Joseph Littleshoes" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Aingon Atelia wrote:
>
> >>>On Mar 1, 3:28 am, sf > wrote:
>
> >>>>>>>I believe it now. What happened to poor Blinky?
>
> >>>>>>He died.
>
> >>>>>I gather that, but from what?
>
> >>>>We suspect it was pneumonia.
> >>>>--
>
> >>>So was his vomiting a red herring?
>
> >> Started with some kind of flu-like thing, and then progressed into
> >> something resembling pnuemonia. *Again, this is from things he said,
> >> there has been no official pronouncement yet.
>
> > I thought people only died (in the modern world) of pneumonia if they were
> > already ill with something else?
>
> > Though in all the times i hastily jumped out of the *pool when blinky swam
> > up i never recall him saying anything about any previous or chronic
> > conditions.
>
> > Even his complaints about stress that took him to the Joshua tree park to
> > de-stress & where he took some lovely photos never seemed anything more
> > than the usual, run of the mill, ordinary, everyday, modern world stress.
>
> > Though we only swam in the same pool, and i really barely knew him, he was
> > nice enough to be missed.
> > --
> > JL
>
> Very well said, Joseph Littleshoes. I agree totally.
>
> RIP Blinky the Shark

SHUT UP u GREASY FAT STUPID INFECTED CIRCUS PIG PEDOPHILE

>
> Aingon Atelia wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Mar 1, 3:28 am, sf > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>I believe it now. What happened to poor Blinky?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>He died.
>>>>>
>>>>>I gather that, but from what?
>>>>
>>>>We suspect it was pneumonia.
>>>>--
>>>
>>>So was his vomiting a red herring?
>>
>>
>> Started with some kind of flu-like thing, and then progressed into
>> something resembling pnuemonia. Again, this is from things he said,
>> there has been no official pronouncement yet.
>>
>
> I thought people only died (in the modern world) of pneumonia if they
> were already ill with something else?

I was reviewing some of the email he sent while he was sick, and
something jumped out that I hadn't noticed before. He mentioned that he
was having trouble holding onto a new bar of soap with his right hand.
I'm wondering if perhaps he didn't have all kinds of things happening to
him at once.

> Though in all the times i hastily jumped out of the pool when blinky
> swam up i never recall him saying anything about any previous or
> chronic conditions.
>
> Even his complaints about stress that took him to the Joshua tree park
> to de-stress & where he took some lovely photos never seemed anything
> more than the usual, run of the mill, ordinary, everyday, modern world
> stress.

Nope - other than a couple of chronic skin issues he was basically
healthy, at least to my knowledge, and I'm the one he would have told
first. He certainly didn't tell me he was as sick as he obviously was.
--

Aingon Atelia aka Minkie Zeeber

Poke out my left I to reply

On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:30:04 -0700, Aingon Atelia
> wrote:

>I was reviewing some of the email he sent while he was sick, and
>something jumped out that I hadn't noticed before. He mentioned that he
>was having trouble holding onto a new bar of soap with his right hand.
>I'm wondering if perhaps he didn't have all kinds of things happening to
>him at once.

Wow! Thanks for sharing.

In my experience, the problem could be either a pinched nerve or (at
the very least "a hint of") the onset of arthritis. I don't know what
else it could be.

There has to be something else (heart?), but I'm not a health care
professional.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

Aingon Atelia wrote:
>
>
>>Aingon Atelia wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>>On Mar 1, 3:28 am, sf > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>I believe it now. What happened to poor Blinky?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>He died.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I gather that, but from what?
>>>>>
>>>>>We suspect it was pneumonia.
>>>>>--
>>>>
>>>>So was his vomiting a red herring?
>>>
>>>
>>>Started with some kind of flu-like thing, and then progressed into
>>>something resembling pnuemonia. Again, this is from things he said,
>>>there has been no official pronouncement yet.
>>>
>>
>>I thought people only died (in the modern world) of pneumonia if they
>>were already ill with something else?

Not necessarily. People still die of the flu and its aftermath. That's
why we try to vaccinate against it. The second sickest I've ever been
was with influenza. I'm a strong, healthy, middle-aged adult and I was
so sick, with high fever and respiratory symptoms and terrible body
pain, that I was more than a little scared. And it took me a long time
to get well.

(The absolute sickest I've ever been was with dengue fever that I got
from a mosquito bite down in Mexico and I was more than a little scared,
I thought I was going to die.)


> I was reviewing some of the email he sent while he was sick, and
> something jumped out that I hadn't noticed before. He mentioned that he
> was having trouble holding onto a new bar of soap with his right hand.
> I'm wondering if perhaps he didn't have all kinds of things happening to
> him at once.

Even "just" the flu can crash your system, creating a cascade of all
sorts of symptoms and failures.

>>Though in all the times i hastily jumped out of the pool when blinky
>>swam up i never recall him saying anything about any previous or
>>chronic conditions.
>>
>>Even his complaints about stress that took him to the Joshua tree park
>>to de-stress & where he took some lovely photos never seemed anything
>>more than the usual, run of the mill, ordinary, everyday, modern world
>>stress.
>
>
> Nope - other than a couple of chronic skin issues he was basically
> healthy, at least to my knowledge, and I'm the one he would have told
> first. He certainly didn't tell me he was as sick as he obviously was.

He probably didn't know how sick he was. In modern times we've
forgotten how deadly the flu can be. The influenza epidemic of 1918
killed over 50 million people; young, old, rural, urban, rich or poor.

Medical advances give flu victims a better shot at recovering but it
still comes down to supporting the patient while their own immune system
fights off the virus.

The flu shots don't offer 100% protection, especially not when they
guess wrong about the season's dominant strain. But even if you do
catch the flu the shot's effects can lessen the severity of your
symptoms. I work as a substitute teacher. My exposure is massive, and
if I get sick, the numbers exposed to me are massive. And then they
expose their families ... So I get the damned shots.

And that's my recommendation to everybody who doesn't have a medical
reason not to... Get the damned shots.

On Mar 11, 8:39*am, Kathleen > wrote:
> Aingon Atelia wrote:
>
> >>Aingon Atelia wrote:
>
> >>>>On Mar 1, 3:28 am, sf > wrote:
>
> >>>>>>>>I believe it now. What happened to poor Blinky?
>
> >>>>>>>He died.
>
> >>>>>>I gather that, but from what?
>
> >>>>>We suspect it was pneumonia.
> >>>>>--
>
> >>>>So was his vomiting a red herring?
>
> >>>Started with some kind of flu-like thing, and then progressed into
> >>>something resembling pnuemonia. *Again, this is from things he said,
> >>>there has been no official pronouncement yet.
>
> >>I thought people only died (in the modern world) of pneumonia if they
> >>were already ill with something else?
>
> Not necessarily. *People still die of the flu and its aftermath. *That's
> why we try to vaccinate against it. *The second sickest I've ever been
> was with influenza. *I'm a strong, healthy, middle-aged adult and I was
> so sick, with high fever and respiratory symptoms and terrible body
> pain, that I was more than a little scared. *And it took me a long time
> to get well.
>
> (The absolute sickest I've ever been was with dengue fever that I got
> from a mosquito bite down in Mexico and I was more than a little scared,
> I thought I was going to die.)
>
> > I was reviewing some of the email he sent while he was sick, and
> > something jumped out that I hadn't noticed before. *He mentioned that he
> > was having trouble holding onto a new bar of soap with his right hand.
> > I'm wondering if perhaps he didn't have all kinds of things happening to
> > him at once.
>
> Even "just" the flu can crash your system, creating a cascade of all
> sorts of symptoms and failures.
>
> >>Though in all the times i hastily jumped out of the *pool when blinky
> >>swam up i never recall him saying anything about any previous or
> >>chronic conditions.
>
> >>Even his complaints about stress that took him to the Joshua tree park
> >>to de-stress & where he took some lovely photos never seemed anything
> >>more than the usual, run of the mill, ordinary, everyday, modern world
> >>stress.
>
> > Nope - other than a couple of chronic skin issues he was basically
> > healthy, at least to my knowledge, and I'm the one he would have told
> > first. *He certainly didn't tell me he was as sick as he obviously was.
>
> He probably didn't know how sick he was. *In modern times we've
> forgotten how deadly the flu can be. *The influenza epidemic of 1918
> killed over 50 million people; young, old, rural, urban, rich or poor.
>
> Medical advances give flu victims a better shot at recovering but it
> still comes down to supporting the patient while their own immune system
> fights off the virus.
>
> The flu shots don't offer 100% protection, especially not when they
> guess wrong about the season's dominant strain. *But even if you do
> catch the flu the shot's effects can lessen the severity of your
> symptoms. *I work as a substitute teacher. *My exposure is massive, and
> if I get sick, the numbers exposed to me are massive. *And then they
> expose their families ... *So I get the damned shots.
>
> And that's my recommendation to everybody who doesn't have a medical
> reason not to... *Get the damned shots.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

These are sad times for 24hoursupport.helpdesk.

RIP Blinky the Shark

In article
>,
iL_WeReo > wrote:

> On Mar 11, 8:39*am, Kathleen > wrote:
> > Aingon Atelia wrote:
> >
> > >>Aingon Atelia wrote:
> >
> > >>>>On Mar 1, 3:28 am, sf > wrote:
> >
> > >>>>>>>>I believe it now. What happened to poor Blinky?
> >
> > >>>>>>>He died.
> >
> > >>>>>>I gather that, but from what?
> >
> > >>>>>We suspect it was pneumonia.
> > >>>>>--
> >
> > >>>>So was his vomiting a red herring?
> >
> > >>>Started with some kind of flu-like thing, and then progressed into
> > >>>something resembling pnuemonia. *Again, this is from things he said,
> > >>>there has been no official pronouncement yet.
> >
> > >>I thought people only died (in the modern world) of pneumonia if they
> > >>were already ill with something else?
> >
> > Not necessarily. *People still die of the flu and its aftermath. *That's
> > why we try to vaccinate against it. *The second sickest I've ever been
> > was with influenza. *I'm a strong, healthy, middle-aged adult and I was
> > so sick, with high fever and respiratory symptoms and terrible body
> > pain, that I was more than a little scared. *And it took me a long time
> > to get well.
> >
> > (The absolute sickest I've ever been was with dengue fever that I got
> > from a mosquito bite down in Mexico and I was more than a little scared,
> > I thought I was going to die.)
> >
> > > I was reviewing some of the email he sent while he was sick, and
> > > something jumped out that I hadn't noticed before. *He mentioned that he
> > > was having trouble holding onto a new bar of soap with his right hand.
> > > I'm wondering if perhaps he didn't have all kinds of things happening to
> > > him at once.
> >
> > Even "just" the flu can crash your system, creating a cascade of all
> > sorts of symptoms and failures.
> >
> > >>Though in all the times i hastily jumped out of the *pool when blinky
> > >>swam up i never recall him saying anything about any previous or
> > >>chronic conditions.
> >
> > >>Even his complaints about stress that took him to the Joshua tree park
> > >>to de-stress & where he took some lovely photos never seemed anything
> > >>more than the usual, run of the mill, ordinary, everyday, modern world
> > >>stress.
> >
> > > Nope - other than a couple of chronic skin issues he was basically
> > > healthy, at least to my knowledge, and I'm the one he would have told
> > > first. *He certainly didn't tell me he was as sick as he obviously was.
> >
> > He probably didn't know how sick he was. *In modern times we've
> > forgotten how deadly the flu can be. *The influenza epidemic of 1918
> > killed over 50 million people; young, old, rural, urban, rich or poor.
> >
> > Medical advances give flu victims a better shot at recovering but it
> > still comes down to supporting the patient while their own immune system
> > fights off the virus.
> >
> > The flu shots don't offer 100% protection, especially not when they
> > guess wrong about the season's dominant strain. *But even if you do
> > catch the flu the shot's effects can lessen the severity of your
> > symptoms. *I work as a substitute teacher. *My exposure is massive, and
> > if I get sick, the numbers exposed to me are massive. *And then they
> > expose their families ... *So I get the damned shots.
> >
> > And that's my recommendation to everybody who doesn't have a medical
> > reason not to... *Get the damned shots.- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> These are sad times for 24hoursupport.helpdesk.
>
> RIP Blinky the Shark

Would be MUCH nice if u would DIE u FAT STUPID SHIT
--
Shit Shat FaTTy Ass, give The PIG a Bone, this BIG FAT SLOB goes rolling home

PERVERT¹d FAT STUPID GREASY ReTARD¹d CrusTy PEDOPHILE WARTHOG says WHAT?

"Kathleen" > wrote in message
...
> Aingon Atelia wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Aingon Atelia wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>On Mar 1, 3:28 am, sf > wrote:
>>>>>
[snip]
>>>>
>>>
>>>I thought people only died (in the modern world) of pneumonia if they
>>>were already ill with something else?
>
> Not necessarily. People still die of the flu and its aftermath. That's
> why we try to vaccinate against it. The second sickest I've ever been was
> with influenza. I'm a strong, healthy, middle-aged adult and I was so
> sick, with high fever and respiratory symptoms and terrible body pain,
> that I was more than a little scared. And it took me a long time to get
> well.
>
> (The absolute sickest I've ever been was with dengue fever that I got from
> a mosquito bite down in Mexico and I was more than a little scared, I
> thought I was going to die.)
>
Want to help medical research work on a possible cure for dengue,
using spare time on your computer? This group lets you do that in the
background:

http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/

If you don't think any of their other projects deserve equal priority,
select only Discovering Dengue Drugs - Together as your preferred
project, but then I'd suggest that you also allow them to send you
workunits from other projects when they don't have any available
from that project, simply to make more room on their hard drives
for more workunits from that project.

However, I haven't seen very much activity from that project since
a hurricane hit Texas near one of the worksites for that project,
so don't be surprised if you end up contributing computer time
mainly to their other projects.

Robert Miles