Too Much Information

"Technology brings us more information, but not always more clarity,"    James Rainey
I recently read this article on Fathers day and DNA testing.  How much information is too much information and what did I pass on to my sons?
  https://www.salon.com/2018/06/24/what-genetic-testing-didnt-tell-me-about-my-cancer/

Of course, there is always this legacy:

“I’m a longtime sufferer of AWS (Aggressive Whisker Syndrome); I find it almost
impossible to get a completely clean shave.”                                     David Pogue

Semi-colon

This week was my annual check up with the Oncologist.  Good news, no evidence of cancer.  It happened to correspond with National Cancer Survivor Day.  The article below sums up some of the feelings of surviving cancer.

"But, like so many so-called cancer survivors in so-called remission, I wait for one. I wait, alert, in no-man’s land, the place to which my mind returns in between all its other preoccupations and activities. It is an eerie place, the fear of recurrence. A grenade may whistle into the expectant silence any time – or never at all."

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jun/03/surviving-cancer-is-an-ongoing-journey-of-readjustment-not-a-bumper-sticker

A little extreme, but accurate in how it feels late at night when everyone is asleep and you are left alone to your thoughts with SportsCenter running in the background.

Fear

When ever the grand kids get injured, the Miyoshi side reminisces about their injuries.  Each one has a scar to prove out their story.  But it always comes to the story of Todd and his daughter Michelle that does not involve physical injury.  When she was young she got a hold of a pair of scissors and cut her hair under Todd's watch.  His story was he only turned his back for two minutes.  It looked so bad that even a attempted hair cut by the family hair dresser couldn't fix it.

What we laugh about was that it was the only time his brother Cliff witnessed fear in Todd.     This is the guy who was fearless on the football, rugby and la cross fields of division 3 NCAA against guys bigger, quicker and stronger than him.  How does he face his wife Erin who cried when she saw Michelle's do it herself trim?

Jared did something similar, but we ended up laughing more than anything else.  The hair cut required a #0 hair trimmer guide Marine style.  Cousin Michelle already had set the precedent and buzz cuts on a boy is no comparison to a young girl's beautifully cropped hair with gaps.

Of course none of these events that occurred to the Wada boys were ever on my watch,  knock on wood.  Wait, we are soon traveling to Texas to watch the grandsons.  Cross my fingers......

In Recognition Of

To commemorate my 1 year check up from Colon Cancer: 6 Silent Symptoms of Colon Cancer:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/6-silent-symptoms-of-colon-cancer-you-might-be-missing/ss-AAoPB3U?ocid=ientp


And the American Cancer Society now recommends that Colon Cancer Screening should now start at the age of 45.

http://www.businessinsider.com/colon-cancer-screening-guidelines-2018-5


And lets not forget the Quadruple Bypass event of 2011
This one tends to be a little obsessive as everyone experiences at least one of these symptoms,  But if you are experiencing multiple warning signs, please schedule that Cardiologist appointment.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/20-warning-signs-your-heart-sends-you/ss-AAqfZku?ocid=ientp

Wada Tradition part 2

Just when you thought it was a fluke of nature.  #2 ran into a closet door requiring 2 stitches.  Apparently due to the location and position, the Urgent Care folks had to secure #2 to keep him from moving around.  It looked like something out of a Frankenstein movie.  I'm guessing I can post because they were posted on Facebook.

Of course Grandpa and Grandma sent more bandaids and a more things to cuddle for comfort.   This time he actually has a boo boo to cover.  Thank goodness for Amazon Prime.

Jeff now has to consider opening a family account with the Urgent Care center or think about acquiring the naming rights to the building.  Wada Urgent Care?  

It is noted that both accidents occurred during Jeff's watch.  Hockey helmets are on order.

Uncle Jordan still claims the record for # of stitches.  

Confession

I just read a previous post on the Honorable Rice Pot and looked at the posted picture.  It is the same one used in the promotional materials of the video I created, the Traveling Rice Pot.

I cheated.  If you look closely, the aluminum teflon coated 3 cup inner rice pot was inserted into the rice pot.  I had cooked the rice and didn't want to take the time or effort to cook it the retro way.

It was corrected in the video.  All rice shown was cooked in the pot.  The hard part was finding a wooden shamoji (rice paddle).  Auntie Yoshi, naturally still uses one.  Now, shamojis are plastic with holes and bumps to prevent the rice from sticking to it.  At home, we have a pink rice paddle, one that stands up on the end of it's handle, and one shaped like a Mickey Mouse white glove. I'm now looking for a non cancer causing asbestos heat insulating pad.  The family used to remove the pot from the stove and place it on a asbestos pad to rest for about 5 minutes..

Just a FYI, there are numerous posts on the internet on how to cook rice in a pot on the stove.  Up until I had inherited the rice pot, I had forgotten you could cook rice without an electronic cooker.  Google 'How to Cook Rice'.

Note:  For those of you that have seen my video, No I haven't heard from my Aunt yet on the last clip.  For those of you that haven't seen it, I will post a link later.  There are issues that I need to clear up on posting with Visual Communications.

Modern teflon coated pot inserted into the Yokoi rice pot.

Cooked rice in the Yokoi rice pot.

Collection of rice paddles, with bumps, holes, slots, color, standing and Mickey Mouse glove.

Perspective

The one problem with being a part of the Digital Histories program, is that they keep referring to us as Senior Citizens with a "rich" history.  When did I become a Senior Citizen?  When do I get accustomed to the label?  When do I embrace my status as a Senior Citizen?


This sums up how I feel.