tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post115896412913260769..comments2024-03-11T07:26:04.670-05:00Comments on Posthuman Blues: Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1159309823233841252006-09-26T17:30:00.000-05:002006-09-26T17:30:00.000-05:00Don't worry, Paul. I've heard really good things a...<I>Don't worry, Paul. I've heard really good things about this Leir fella.</I><BR/><BR/>Who knew your gallbladder was in your feet??<BR/><BR/>Hope it went well.<BR/><BR/>PaulPaul Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1159147443697685182006-09-24T20:24:00.000-05:002006-09-24T20:24:00.000-05:00All kidding aside, it was buried at the foot of a ...<I>All kidding aside, it was buried at the foot of a favorite tree, in a ceremony to mark my daughter's first taste of food that wasn't breast milk. I put it in a ceramic bowl with a deep blue glaze, and it was quite a beautiful object. Wasn't smelly, or gross in the slightest.</I><BR/><BR/>Now that is something I could totally get behind. Very cool! :o)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101983582935220159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1159142638013029102006-09-24T19:03:00.000-05:002006-09-24T19:03:00.000-05:00Don't worry, Paul. I've heard really good things ...Don't worry, Paul. I've heard really good things about this Leir fella.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1159136625821301362006-09-24T17:23:00.000-05:002006-09-24T17:23:00.000-05:00Best of luck Mac, and good wishes for a sppedy rec...Best of luck Mac, and good wishes for a sppedy recovery! :-)<BR/><BR/>PaulPaul Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1159132924842726442006-09-24T16:22:00.000-05:002006-09-24T16:22:00.000-05:00Oh yick. Please tell me you didn't eat the thing. ...<I>Oh yick. Please tell me you didn't eat the thing. :oP I don't know...maybe it's because I'm not maternal in the least, but this seems a revolting practice.</I><BR/><BR/>Nah, I prefer fresh foods to frozen. ;)<BR/><BR/>All kidding aside, it was buried at the foot of a favorite tree, in a ceremony to mark my daughter's first taste of food that wasn't breast milk. I put it in a ceramic bowl with a deep blue glaze, and it was quite a beautiful object. Wasn't smelly, or gross in the slightest.<BR/><BR/>The research I've done indicates that just about the only mammals that don't eat their placentas are the cetaceans, which may mean that ingesting them is more useful for not attracting predators.<BR/><BR/>I still can't figure out where I saw the piece on claiming your own organs. So I'd say if you want it for a souvenir, or because it is just cool to get to know your body better, you just tell them in writing (maybe in a very large type size so they can't claim they didn't see it) and in person that it is yours, and you'll do whatever you damn well please with it, and to put this in your chart. If someone gives you a hard time about the rules, talk with their supervisor.Carol Maltbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693212305194138330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1159118964841523032006-09-24T12:29:00.000-05:002006-09-24T12:29:00.000-05:00Good luck tomorrow Mac. I'm sure we'll all be wis...Good luck tomorrow Mac. I'm sure we'll all be wishing you the best and waiting to hear from you.Dustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375111867777214371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1159069269456014012006-09-23T22:41:00.000-05:002006-09-23T22:41:00.000-05:00When I had my first child in a hospital, there was...<I>When I had my first child in a hospital, there was no big deal about having the placenta saved in a fridge there (and later frozen until we used it in a ceremony to welcome the baby). </I><BR/><BR/>Oh yick. Please tell me you didn't <I>eat</I> the thing. :oP I don't know...maybe it's because I'm not maternal in the least, but this seems a revolting practice.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101983582935220159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1159066010179836172006-09-23T21:46:00.000-05:002006-09-23T21:46:00.000-05:00I think you should be able to do whatever you want...I think you should be able to do whatever you want with the bits that formerly were part of you. Let me see if I can remember where I saw an article headline about that recently. When I had my first child in a hospital, there was no big deal about having the placenta saved in a fridge there (and later frozen until we used it in a ceremony to welcome the baby).Carol Maltbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693212305194138330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1159047060713337942006-09-23T16:31:00.000-05:002006-09-23T16:31:00.000-05:00Hey Mac. The best of luck with that, I know everyt...Hey Mac. The best of luck with that, I know everything is gonna go just fine. Keep us posted and I know I'll always look forward to your posts.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1159002416725580452006-09-23T04:06:00.000-05:002006-09-23T04:06:00.000-05:00Mac:Good luck with the operation. Please let me k...Mac:<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the operation. Please let me know that you're doing OK ASAP. And if they find any alien implants, I've got dibs on the first interview with you!! [G]<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>RayRay Palm (Ray X)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01600471069648853966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1158986345318194122006-09-22T23:39:00.000-05:002006-09-22T23:39:00.000-05:00Will they keep it on ice if I request? Or in a ch...Will they keep it on ice if I request? Or in a chemical preservative? (I can always claim it's a religious thing...)Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1158985257315505542006-09-22T23:20:00.000-05:002006-09-22T23:20:00.000-05:00Geez, all the interesting weird experiences to be ...Geez, all the interesting weird experiences to be had, and you had to be the guy who had the aliens implant a lemon of a gall bladder in you...<BR/><BR/>If it wasn't sounding so biochemically dysfunctional, I'd actually seriously ask for your gall bladder. I've occasionally done paper marbling over the years, and was good enough to get some pieces in international juried shows of marbled paper a long time ago.<BR/><BR/>We use a solution of oxgall as a surfactant, to keep the colors floating on the water, and I always thought if I had to have mine out I'd have it saved to try to see how it would work for marbling.<BR/><BR/>I do remember keeping my tonsils on display on the mantlepiece when I was five. It's something I certainly would do, but I never quite figured why my mother did it, as she was pretty Normal otherwise in those days.Carol Maltbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693212305194138330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1158983599463477712006-09-22T22:53:00.000-05:002006-09-22T22:53:00.000-05:00OMG! They're going to remove the whole thing?Every...<I>OMG! They're going to remove the whole thing?</I><BR/><BR/>Every painful ounce of it.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1158983141598405322006-09-22T22:45:00.000-05:002006-09-22T22:45:00.000-05:00OMG! They're going to remove the whole thing? Wo...OMG! They're going to remove the whole thing? Wow. I refuse to get stalker-ish to the point where I ask for the whole thing, but a play by play might be kind of fun to hear about. :o)<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, I hope all goes well, and that you're up and about in no time!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101983582935220159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1158965603624732532006-09-22T17:53:00.000-05:002006-09-22T17:53:00.000-05:00Let's not get greedy, Dustin. We can *share* the ...Let's not get greedy, Dustin. We can *share* the bladder!Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1158965114120911362006-09-22T17:45:00.000-05:002006-09-22T17:45:00.000-05:00Woo Hoo! I want it, I want it! I just don't want...Woo Hoo! I want it, I want it! I just don't want to have to outbid Paul for it...hurry up and get it out before he comes back!<BR/><BR/>Hurry up and get better. We'll be thinking about you here.Dustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375111867777214371noreply@blogger.com