One of the reasons it is so deadly is that pancreatic cancer is pretty asymptomatic in the early stages - it only tends to be diagnosed when it is widespread and metastasized. mr. flea's uncle was jaundiced and run down; it obstructs the bile duct.

Mr. flea's uncle died of pancreatic cancer and it is a pisser. I think the average survival from diagnosis like 5 months.

It doesn't present until it's generally around Stage IV and that's because it's moved onto other organs. We actually have a friend of ours who was diagnosed at State I and the reason it was found was because she and her husband were having unbelievably intensive physicals in preparation for adopting a little girl from China. I think some bright-eyed lab tech/doc saw something funny in her bloodwork, they did further tests and discovered the cancer. Got her into surgery right away, took out her pancreas and she became an instant diabetic, but after another mild scare a couple of years ago, she's still cancer free, more than seven years later. And they got their beautiful baby girl, Roan.

Oh, god, you're a geek.

I am. A geek who was planning to make green curry chicken for dinner, and for lack of fresh basil, will have to make something else. A meal lacking in delicious flavor.

A meal lacking in delicious flavor.

Maybe you could order some Chicago pizza to your door. Or, I don't know, curry. Or Hunter's Stew. Or an Italian Beef.

I had the mediterranean burger, made with parsley and onion, a shmear of goat cheese, all on a whole wheat pita. So good.

I could walk two blocks and get a curry, but then I wouldn't be able to make a nerdy reference about a psychic detective.

(I am fairly certain that the meal I'm making will be quite tasty.)

I could walk two blocks and get a curry, but then I wouldn't be able to make a nerdy reference about a psychic detective.

A small price to pay!

(I am fairly certain that the meal I'm making will be quite tasty.)

I have no doubt.

This Just In: TJ's garlic Naan, heated slightly in the oven, is the perfect thing to dip in a variety of TJ's dip things (such as: Tzatziki - Greek creamy garlicky cucumber dip; Hummus; Spinach Dip; even that whackass cilantro / pecan dip).

Damn. I need more naan in my life.

I really like TJ's naan.

Tom made an awesome haddock chowder. It was shockingly excellent.

So glad to hear about Nilly .

and Naan

not do much about P. S. --- he put up good fight

It was shockingly excellent.

I, too, am shocked by its excellence. Haddock - who knew?

Also, my "this just in" reference actually referred to a recent Emmett homework assignment.

He had to make a timeline connecting his personal history to social and cultural historical events.

Plus he had to render it with a metaphoric theme.

So he used clocks and when you flipped up this particular clock, about Walter Cronkite's death it said: "This just in...I'm dead. And that's the way it is."

That still cracks me up.

Also (going way back), Miracle Man, you are correct that Emmett's parsing of Constitutional Law is shakey. However, he's just shy of 13 so I'm psyched that (a) he knows there's an 8th amendment, and (b) he's against the cruel and unusual punishment.

ION, Matilda is eating cheezy poofs and watching Betty Boop.

Wait! Nilly's married! She's Mrs. Dr. Nilly and she's on her honeymoon! Woot!