Normally, I don’t write about or comment on other CIer’s website but this one definitely takes all the marble…Grendel’s Kitchen. Tomorrow is yet ANOTHER race – the 5th annual Friends of the Night People 5k. The weather promises to be…
Category: Cochlear Implants
Another Mapping Session
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Today was mapping session #4 for my left ear. This time, we took a copy of my everyday program and made it Fidelity 120. This mapping strategy allows for a more finer programming and would be akin to going from…
I lost my Checkers Shirt!
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My line… 16. Sam Spritzer 0:22:02 0:07:06 2/M50-54 14/M Yup…the green short sleeved one. Actually, I didn’t lose it…I’ll get it back along with one from Lancaster Striders and any other club that competes in the 2nd and 3rd leg…
Got my Mike Royer magazine!!!
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IT FINALLY arrive…HLAA’s interview of fellow CIer, Mike Royer who hails from somewhere near the White House…and that is his lovely wife in the middle. Maybe the dude will raise enough money to fly me out to Reno! Click here…
Time In!
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Last night, Steph and I saw the Dave Brubeck’s Quartet at the UB Center for Performing Arts. The quartet consist of Buffalo’s own Bobby Militello on the alto sax and flute, Randy Jones on the drums and Michael Moore on…
It don’t get better than this!
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CI batteries changed; fresh ones in pouch on key-chain. Time Out CD. Sharpie fine point permanent marker. Tickets. Camera with batteries (fresh ones, of course!). One hour to go! ALL OF THE ABOVE….A PRICELESS MasterCard (but paid for with AMEX)…
Time Out!
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Time Out is the name of the album where one can find Dave Brubeck’s famous song Take Five and tomorrow night, I hope to hear it UP CLOSE and LIVE. This is going to be the first time I am…
Brussels Sprouts – Veggie of the Champions
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My line… 98. Sam Spritzer 0:22:30 0:07:15 10/M50-54 82/M One of the things dedicated runners like to do is compare their dietary habits. As I was talking to Diane and commented on how well her husband, Tony, has been running…
The Final Version
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Finally…the last part of the video. I hope it was well worth watching because I have no more ears to implant although a few suggested the middle of my forehead. I can just imagine the smiley face cap there…
Time for another update
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A week and a half has gone by since since the mapping. Each day brings new challenges and new sounds. In the morning, I tune the radio to NPR. It’s not exactly my favorite channel but the voices are clear…