Not a 'coon, Jim.
I'm sure the gas girl will find that you're looking foxy!
Jokes aside, I hope he got it all and more show up. No fun.
On Aug 28, 2016 9:56 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks for the concern, and for reflecting your personal experience. Matt
> has been very good about this, and has good training to back it up. When
> he was in dental and facial surgery at Vanderbilt, he spent a lot of time
> in the area's best trauma center there, repairing the damage from accidents
> of all sorts. I turned to him after the best dermatologist in Middle
> Tennessee left me with a bleeding mess. Since I must take anticoagulants,
> I must be careful. Matt opened and repaired their surgery site and
> successfully completed the job. He has done several more for me with great
> results.
>
> He has also received a lot of referrals from local doctors with geriatric
> patients.
>
> As to my appearance, I'm not so pretty today. The swelling followed the
> pull of gravity and got into the puffy flesh beneath my eyes. It has
> mostly disappeared, but left me resembling a raccoon. :-)
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 8/28/2016 8:34 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> Well, you may be an old coot but you're still a handsome one. :-)
>>
>> Gotta watch those scalp cancers very carefully. My father had them for
>> years and they eventually showed up as parotid gland cancers on both
>> sides. The parotid glands are Grand Central station for facial nerves. The
>> first one (left side) was not caught early enough to avoid significant
>> nerve damage from the surgery resulting in little to no control of facial
>> muscles on the left side of the face. He couldn't control his left eyelid
>> nor the lips on the left side of his face. The doc was better prepared by
>> the time the right side got involved and there was no nerve damage there.
>> Tell your grandson to be very aggressive in treating those scalp problems.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 8/27/2016 2:51 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>
>>> I received a 1984 Leica Elmarit-R 90mm lens yesterday, and have spent
>>> some time today getting accustomed to it. The first image explains why
>>> I am limiting my activities. My grandson removed two possible skin
>>> cancers from my scalp on Thursday. I'm not very attractive, but I was
>>> the only portrait candidate available.
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Portrait+with+
>>> Elmarit-R+90.JPG.html
>>>
>>>
>>> The second is a Silver-Sided Skipper on the Buddlei bush
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Silver+Sided+
>>> Skipper.JPG.html
>>>
>>> The third is an unidentified very small yellow and black beetle
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Yellow-Black+
>>> Beetle.JPG.html
>>>
>>> My first impression is that it is sharper than the lenses that I have
>>> been using, and the images crop nicely, an obvious advantage for photos
>>> of small insects. As for portraits, supposedly handled well by this
>>> lens, I will await a pretty subject before offering an opinion. (The
>>> f/2 version is specifically designed for portraits, but I chose the
>>> f/2.8 to keep the weight down.)
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>>
>>>
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