Kidneys, earthquakes and Einsteins in the news.

Hi, everybody. In the event you’ve been keeping up with Marcy’s Adventures in Diabetesland, I had my kidney ultrasound this morning at Baylor Hospital in Garland and it was mostly a routine and uneventful experience not counting the fact that an Einstein in Admitting incorrectly coded my diagnosis as “acute kidney failure” and scared the living crap out of me. The ultrasound itself actually took less than 20 minutes, and Sam and I were back home and on the sofa by 11 a.m. watching San Francisco with Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald. I’ll post the results of my test as soon as I know what’s what. In the meantime, a scan of my Baylor patient bracelet appears below.

Please allow me to recommend San Francisco in case you’re one of the few people who’ve never seen it. MGM really knew how to host an excellent earthquake, and the special effects for 1936 were absolutely amazing. My only complaint? Everybody who survived was a bloody, beat-up mess except for Jeanette MacDonald with her perfect ostrich feathers and lipstick. Only in Hollywood.

We’ve got a couple of extraordinary Einsteins in the news today courtesy of NBCNews. First, on Sunday night 44-year-old Randy Lee Tenley of Kalispell, Montana, got all dressed up in a moss-covered military “ghillie” outfit (see below) and ran into traffic so somebody would call state troopers to report a Sasquatch sighting. Tenley’s plan backfired a little, however, as he was immediately struck by two vehicles and killed. The drivers, both girls, were 15 and 17 years old.

Second, also in the news is the story of a German track and field official, Mr. Dieter “Einstein” Strack, who died Monday after being struck and killed by a flying pointy javelin during a teen competition in Dusseldorf. Mr. Strack apparently believed he could measure the distance of a throw before the javelin actually touched the ground and wound up directly underneath it, resulting in a gruesome accident whereby the 16-year-old javelin thrower collapsed in shock and many of the 800 spectators will be in therapy for the rest of their lives. HOLY CRAP.

Sam will be home from work soon. Please send an email if you’d like to join us for ice cream sandwiches and tonight’s episode of “Hardcore Pawn.” Thank you for reading this.