tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849348372908281816.post1101423236371943018..comments2024-01-01T06:40:52.523-08:00Comments on Inane Asylum: Happy Memorial DayMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10517087265569164625noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849348372908281816.post-36727074517825369452017-06-12T09:05:53.915-07:002017-06-12T09:05:53.915-07:00Hey Rae & Susie, thanks for the thoughts and k...Hey Rae & Susie, thanks for the thoughts and kind words. I fly TOMORROW...it's going to be very interesting for sure...though I've got some butterflies going on right now over this trip...surely won't be like any trip to visit that I've ever done...though I will have my laptop and my mom has internet access (my brother Greg made sure of that when he was there, as he was doing some work during his stay). <br /><br />I've talked to Jeannie about maybe getting rid of our expensive DTV service and going with Sling...they have packages for like $25 a month that include NBCSports...though we'd have to change our internet, we only have DSL right now which is rather slow, and doesn't really support video-streaming (or barely supports it, with lots of screen-freezes for 'buffering'). But we watch a lot of TV...movies, shows, series...so it would be quite a change for us. I did ask her to up our DTV package before the start of le Tour for me and record the opening stages (if I stay the entire 3 weeks I don't fly home till the 2nd of July). <br /><br />Gotta run, thanks for checking in! Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10517087265569164625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849348372908281816.post-18937686194225196302017-06-11T20:19:38.132-07:002017-06-11T20:19:38.132-07:00Hi Matt and SusieB, Sorry for my long absence (I ...Hi Matt and SusieB, Sorry for my long absence (I haven't really been absent, but haven't been able to post a comment in forever for some reason. I am trying a different browser today)<br /><br />So sorry to hear about your mother. We lost my step mother about a year ago, 5 years after her dx with stage 4 ovarian. She had been going to her family doctor complaining of gastric distress and bloating, and he kept telling her it was just stress! I kept telling her to insist that he do a CT scan, or go to a different MD, but she loved her doctor and trusted him. So it was spread throughout her abdomen when he finally sent her to a GI specialist who suspected the cancer immediately. She was involved in a clinical trial with a drug called Avastin, seemed to help for a while; she later had to have standard chemo --except for some minor side effects from that, she felt well (except for loss of energy) for most of the 5 years. I hope that your mother has equally good results from her treatment -- there are different kinds of ovarian ca, so what works on one won't necessarily work on another. You all will be in my prayers.<br /><br />That is a shame that you had to be away for the TofCA stages that were so close to your home! I didn't see much of the spring classics, although those are my favorite, nor the Giro -- just had too much else going on. Had to shed a few tears at the retirement of Tom Boonen, I so wanted to see him win in his final races but it was not to be.<br /><br /> But, was I ever able to tell you what I did about viewing? I got completely fed up with the ever increasing price of cable (and I only had basic cable, no DVR!) so I dropped cable completely. I kept my internet connection, bought a Roku (used my daughters playstation2 at first, but it was fried by a lightening strike), and subscribed to Playstation VUE and the NBCSports Gold app. Gold was only $20 for the year of cycling on NBCSports, and now I can watch the race at any time, live, full replay, or highlights, either on my laptop or on the TV. So far the picture quality has been great. I think it has been well worth it and I am saving close to $100/month!<br />For races that NBCSports does not carry, I am still using the streams from CyclingFans -- nearly always is one available from Eurosport in English and it is interesting to hear a different style of commentary-- of course the problem there is that one can only watch live, unless it shows up on youtube (many do). There is another streaming service that has many of the races that NBC doesn't, but it offers less variety of channels than PSVue and costs more.<br /><br />I keep hoping that Talansky or VanGarderen -- or someone-- will find their legs for the USA but so far it doesn't look too promising. Sure do enjoy Sagan though, and happy to see the success of riders like Dumoulin and Pinot.<br /><br />I'm watching the replay of the Tour de Suisse (susie!) right now!<br /><br />I'm enjoying your updates about Sophie and Abbey -- what a nice surprise by Jeannie to bring Abbey home! <br /><br />Ugh, night shift, SO SO SO glad I don't have to rotate shifts anymore! Hope it went quickly for you.<br /><br />RaeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849348372908281816.post-7644151799012696272017-06-05T13:43:42.553-07:002017-06-05T13:43:42.553-07:00Hi Matt - I printed out this post last week but to...Hi Matt - I printed out this post last week but took home & didn't have the chance to read till last night. I'm so sorry for what your Mother is having to endure. And your whole family. Please know I send my thoughts, prayers & good wishes to all, especially your Mom.<br /><br />Keep us updated & take care of yourself. I also haven't watched too much cycling this year. I'd THOUGHT the Giro was going to be on TV but it wasn't. I do think the Tour de Susie ( :) ) is supposed to be on either NBCSN or Univ-HD. <br /><br />Hug the doggies for me.susie bnoreply@blogger.com