Lots of things going on this weekend….so let me start…. Firstly, congrats to my friend Paul Schwartzmyer who completed a whole day’s worth of spinning courses on his way to being certified as a spinning instructor. Michelle better watch out…
Author: Sam Spritzer
Day 4 – New mappings
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Right now, I am listening to Ahmad Jamal, the great jazz pianist. Thank god for CD’s. I don’t have to worry about wearing tapes, needles or vinyl out! Today is the first day of new mappings. Basically, one is a…
Day 3 – mapping session #2
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Day #3 bought more surprises and more new things. I tried the smaller batteries since they are lighter but being the early riser I am, it conked out at 4:00PM meaning I got 9 hours out of it. Fortunately, I…
Day 2 – Can you hear me?
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After a good night’s sleep since I was totally exhausted from the first day, day 2 started out with the usual morning run at the gym accompanied by congratulations from wonderful friends. I didn’t wear the implant while working out…
Activation day and day 1
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What a day! First it started off with the local tv station ticker across the bottom of the screen announcing the closings for the day and that included “Buffalo Hearing and Speech ECP”. It turned out to be the Early…
Random ramblings
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A little more than 24 hours to go before activation! I wish I could go back to sleep and then wake up tomorrow morning instead. Last night’s game/party at Mike’s house was great. Great company, good food, awesome house, lousy…
Off-topic: Beware of the gym on Sheridan and International
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About a week ago (click here for the story), I reported that the World Gym was eliminating classes and changing to Planet Fitness. You know it never ever occurred to me to surf the web but Planet Fitness bought out…
A change in venue
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Starting today, I am going to be write in the evening rather than the morning. This way, I can report on my experiences as they occured during the day while fresh in my mind. This will be extremely important particularly…
Less than a week to go
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I hope I am not boring you by not having much to write about but with less than a week to go, but I can tell you I am really getting anxious. Now, I am sure I’ve told you that…
One week to go!
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One week to “turn on” day! And the questions are starting to pick up again. It snowed last night so I guess no running outside…yet. I’ve joined Gold’s Gym only because World Gym wasn’t straight-faced with me. They kept changing…