Category Archives: Science

One Bug Down

Argg. I just spent all morning figuring out why some pages on this site wouldn’t load. The issue came down to a call to getimagesize in wp-content/plugins/textile2-new.php.

The change that fixed it (in unified diff format):

--- textile2-new.php.old        Tue Jun  8 23:36:12 2004
+++ textile2-new.php    Sun Jul 11 15:19:04 2004
@@ -2805,7 +2805,7 @@
         }
       }
     }
-    return @getimagesize($file);
+    return;
   } // function image_size

   /**

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Mole Removal II

Today I had the last 2 moles removed from my head. The procedure went quickly (30 minutes) and without any incidents. Jane Nemecek, MD, my former neighbor, performed the operation. She was the one who removed 2 moles and 1 cyst from my head last winter. I’ve got nothing but great things to say about Jane. She is meticulous and thorough — making sure that every last detail is perfect (which is why I probably still have hair around the areas where she removed the moles previously).

Front View

The mole on the left side of my head was pretty small, but noticeable as a red/brown bump on the side of my head. It wasn’t noticable except for a week or two after I got my hair cut. Of course, I’ll be glad to have it gone. The other mole was on the right rear side of my head. It was a little bit bigger (but still puny in comparison to the ones removed last time).

I’ve got an appointment to have the outermost stitches removed next week. If recovery goes anything like last time, it’ll take a week or two to be 100% again, but I should be able to function normally for the most part tomorrow or at worst the day after. I’ll just have to avoid strenuous activity for the next few days (to keep my blood pressure down so I don’t hurt any of the sutures).