tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580543055781924122011-07-28T16:07:10.016-07:00Making my way from here to God knows whereTom Larsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653576465170092208noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258054305578192412.post-9787892325669256292010-05-01T01:44:00.000-07:002010-05-01T08:02:24.477-07:00

I thought that headline might get your attention... I started this blog a few months ago as a way to inform friends and family about my freak thumb amputation and the progress of my recovery. Along those lines, I'm happy to report that it's healing very nicely and, other than being an inch shorter than it used to be, it doesn't seem like it's going to impede me too much. So I'll give my

Tom Larsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653576465170092208noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258054305578192412.post-6339136840446787242010-01-26T07:55:00.000-08:002010-01-26T12:19:18.672-08:00

It's been almost a week since my last post, and it's been an emotionally tumultuous time.The good news is that the pain is getting a lot more manageable, and the wound is healing well. Sunday marked two weeks since the accident, and was the first day I was able to make it through a whole day without taking any narcotics for the pain. So that's good. Last night, however, the pain woke me up at

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I went to the doctor on Monday to have the bandage removed for the first time since my accident. I knew what to expect, more or less, but I wasn't really prepared for the emotional impact of seeing my mangled stub of a thumb as the nurse unwrapped it.From a medical standpoint, it looked pretty good. There was no infection, and the stitches had held together well. As far as my layman's brain

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in computer terms, a "thumbnail" is a small graphic that gives the user a chance to preview something before moving ahead. it's a nice feature, to be able to see how something will look before wasting paper printing it or wasting time opening the wrong document or wrong folder.too bad life doesnt come with thumbnails.i especially would have appreciated a thumbnail last Sunday morning that would

Tom Larsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653576465170092208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258054305578192412.post-49498431450230950682010-01-11T09:07:00.000-08:002010-01-13T18:28:03.422-08:00

since i was getting a lot of different questions on facebook about what happened to my thumb, i thought i would use this as an opportunity to start the blog ive long been wanting to write but have been afraid to start due to my fear of being deemed a heretic or, much worse, uninteresting and irrelevant. i figured that sawing my own finger off with a table saw is probably more interesting to read

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