Well, part of it is that both of his parents are nerds, so he probably comes by it naturally. However, he really took to the competition which is something that I didn't like to do in school.

The funny thing is that when he was in grade school, he was kind of an indifferent student. He had trouble concentrating so didn't like to read. Six years ago, we took both boys off of gluten and they both became better students almost right away. The youngest is also now a voracious reader as well as a 4.0 student.

My oldest is also a 4.0 student in advanced classes but is also a bit of a video game slacker and refuses to do much outside of class. Hopefully he can get an after school job soon to start earning some college money but the job market around here sucks, even for the minimum wage jobs.

This... plus at my age I think I'm suppossed to start getting my butt and prostate checked every so often... but I don't really want to...

I think it's 50 unless you have a family history of prostate disease or colon problems.

Oh well good my butt and balls are safe from unwanted intrusion for a while longer. Thanks man... that's a load off.

You know what makes me feel old? I just heard the Black Crowes on a strictly classic rock station.

Um, your butt is in danger with both exams.

I'm going off memory here. I am not a doctor so don't take it as gospel.

The prostate exam pretty much sucks, BTW.

I need to find a woman doctor so maybe I can at least pretend its hot.

My company has two classic rocks stations... different markets... and we play Black Crowes on both. Collective Soul just made the cut too.

uh, that's not a good thing either. usually, the woman doctor's fingers are smaller, so they have to "jam" it in with more force in order to find what they're looking for. hopefully, she trims her nails.

good luck.
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I give up.

hey, at least they put you to sleep when they run that scope up your asshole.
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They put you to sleep, really? Seems like it would be more discomfort than pain.

they always did me...might be an involuntary clinch factor.
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Yeah, I'm not too worried about that one. What I don't know won't hurt me and all that.

The prostate exam sucks not just because someone is jamming a finger up your butt but also because the pressing around in there is uncomfortable. Also (TMI alert), I am super sensitive to chemicals and either the lube or the glove made me itch like a son of a bitch for several days afterward. :doh!:

I think a lot of it is to save the patient from embarrassment. More people will get the exam for that reason.

when i came to, i asked the doc if he'd found my car keys up there.
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The Tulsa station 103.3 is probably the purest "classic rock" station down here. They play strictly classic rock. Here in the past 6 months or so, I've heard a lot of newer stuff that they never used to play. Van Halen, Def Leppard, and now Black Crowes. Man I feel old.

Just to think that one day I'll hear Gwen Stefani and Usher on a classic rock station makes me cringe. The day I hear my favorite band, Iron Maiden, on a "Solid Golden Oldies" station, I will shit a gold brick lol.

Good point.

My dad has had problems lately with intestinal bleeding so has had the exam done where you swallow the "camera pill" frequently (Wireless Capsule Endoscopy). He says his doctor keeps asking him if he wants to see the film of what the camera saw. Umm... no.

Van Halen and Def Lep have been mainstays for a while for the most part. Black Crowes over the last 5 years or so. The years keep ticking away and the format keeps encompassing "new artists." A lot of Oldies stations are dipping into the 80's now for the less pop stuff... Jackson Browne, Sprinsteen, Mellancamp, Cafferty etc.

Hope so. The flip side is that you only 'lost' ten years to those things. You could have invested even more time, energy, and resources in them only to end up in the same place. Consider yourself wise, lucky, and going in the right direction because you didn't.

Best to you.

Off the gluten? How do you do this? Do you eliminate grains or is this the crap they are using as additives in processed food?

The dieticians advised us to remove high fructose corn syrup, and we have even done it with our dogs.

It is not that bad, the stuff they give you to almost knock you out is the same stuff that Michael Jackson killed himself with, I think. I got into a heck of spat on this board one time coming off of that stuff after the test:D

We just don't eat anything with wheat, barley or rye in it. It was a struggle at first but the boys are really good about being vigilant about it.

Another good point

When you work for my employer there are no more secrets. Pics posted it into the Faces and Names thread but its not after 80 lbs but after 60lbs.

Today woke up, checked out my perfectly smooth wrinkle-less face in the mirror and walked to work. Then this evening I went to a club and rocked out with nobody stopping to say, "Dude, you're old!"

Youth is awesome.