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Lonewolf Ed · 01-24-2015, 04:51 PM

I thought I'd start a new thread for updates on my cancer treatments and whatever else is going on, since the bad news thread title is misleading now.

My last treatment went better than the previous two and my chest wound is still closed up, which is a good thing. My arm is getting slightly stronger and I hope to resume lifting dumbbells next week. I need to build up my strength again, because I am going back to Denmark in May and I am extremely pumped about that! I'd like to be able to schlepp my own checked bag and not have someone else lifting it for me.

It's going to be a fabulous trip, 6 weeks and a couple of days for me. My brother is going along as well as my friends Chipp and Rod. Chipp is staying close to 3 weeks and has not gone with me over there since 2006 so he is also very pumped to be going. It will be Rod's first trip and he will be there for 2 weeks. I will get to be a tour guide. Also, I am throwing a party in my favorite pub of all, the wonderful, ever-magnificent Irish House in Aalborg on May 7th. The owner and I are friends and he will give me a little discount. We'll have Irish stew and brews in the cellar and I hope to have around 25 family and friends there. I might bill it as the "Fu** Cancer Party." A few months back, I was not sure I'd ever be able to go over to Denmark again or if I'd even be alive, but the cancer hasn't gotten me yet. I'm doing a number on it, instead.

Some other cool things I plan to do when I am back in my ancestral lands include a wine tasting in a castle, touring another castle and the northernmost manor home in the country, and visiting Skagen, the top of Denmark, where you can stand on a little patch of beach and have one foot in one sea and one in another. They also have a brewpub up there I am wanting to check out. I will start and end my trip in Aalborg and spend 5 weeks in an apartment I rent that is very close to the beach. I can hardly wait for May 4th to roll around!

Lonewolf Ed · 05-14-2016, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by GloryDayz

Meet anybody names Glenn Livet yet?

No, but the day is young!

Lonewolf Ed · 05-14-2016, 01:32 AM

It is a beautiful sunny morning here in Edinburgh. I just had breakfast and ordered haggis along with the other stuff I ate. I liked it! The aroma was pleasing, it looked sort of like a crumbly breakfast sausage with a dark tinge, had a delightful kick of black pepper, and although it had liver I couldn't taste that specifically.

I went to four pubs last night with Johnnie, the Greenmantle (water buffalo burger was delicious!), The Auld Hoose, The Bow Bar, and Maggie Dickson's. I tried several Scottish beers and liked them all, even the IPAs. I dislike intensely bitter beers, such as American IPAs. The one I liked the most last night was brewed by Innis and Gunn. The brew was just barely past the brink of bitter as opposed to sweet, so what was prominent with the hops was the floral quality. It was a smooth, tasty IPA.

Johnnie was hungry as we headed to our third pub, so he stopped in KFC, and they are weird over here! They have burgers, fries, and barbecued ribs. He was getting very drunk since he also had a couple of Scotches and he's a little fella compared to me. I had a sip of the two Scotches he bought and nope, it is still not for me. One was LaPhraoig and it had a powerfully intense smoky flavor that lingered on. It was like drinking burnt grass! Another he had, can't recall the name, smelled like kerosine to me and didn't taste much better. I do have some Scottish blood, but they can keep the whisky. I am just pleased and tickled that I like haggis.

**ChiefGator** · 05-14-2016, 03:03 AM

LaPhroaig is probably the best example of full on peat flavor. I love it, but it is certainly different.

Yeah, Innis and Gunn brew some interesting beers, like IPAs aged in Oak.

Sounds like a blast man! Keep it up!

Lonewolf Ed · 05-14-2016, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiefGator

LaPhroaig is probably the best example of full on peat flavor. I love it, but it is certainly different.

Yeah, Innis and Gunn brew some interesting beers, like IPAs aged in Oak.

Sounds like a blast man! Keep it up!

That was the beer I had, delightful stuff. I am off to shoot video with clear blue skies today and visit The Frankenstein, Jolly Judge, and Deacon Brodie's pubs.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 05-14-2016, 06:49 AM

Ed is living the dream. I recall Euro-mornings with great affection.

Lonewolf Ed · 05-15-2016, 02:20 AM

I may visit the castle and a pub nearby today since they are calling for rain after today. I had another nice breakfast and narrowly avoided disaster as I stepped outside the hotel. I looked down just in time to see a massive dog turd where I was about to step off the sidewalk. That is a thing to be aware of in Europe. They let their dogs have a shite pretty much anywhere.

**ChiefGator** · 05-15-2016, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Lonewolf Ed

They ... have a shite pretty much anywhere.

Sounds like the punch line to a joke..

"What do ChiefsPlanet and Europe have in common?"

Lonewolf Ed · 05-15-2016, 12:03 PM

What a great day I have had so far! At the castle, a man in chain mail and traditional soldier garb was giving a demonstration on medieval warfare with pikes. He called on me to assist him and set for a charge of Englishmen on horseback. Then after having me go through some techniques, he called 20 others up and he had me help out getting them into formation. Next, I went to the Edinburgh dungeon and had a wild and fascinating journey into the past, both historic and scary. I was called upon again, this time by the Torturer and she demonstrated how various tools of the day were used on prisoners. The Willie Lopper was particularly nasty. I wouldn't have liked that one at all!

Sweet Daddy Hate · 05-15-2016, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Lonewolf Ed

What a great day I have had so far! At the castle, a man in chain mail and traditional soldier garb was giving a demonstration on medieval warfare with pikes. He called on me to assist him and set for a charge of Englishmen on horseback. Then after having me go through some techniques, he called 20 others up and he had me help out getting them into formation. Next, I went to the Edinburgh dungeon and had a wild and fascinating journey into the past, both historic and scary. I was called upon again, this time by the Torturer and she demonstrated how various tools of the day were used on prisoners. The Willie Lopper was particularly nasty. I wouldn't have liked that one at all!

I think Imma' pass on "chick with willie lopper".

Just sayin'.

Lonewolf Ed · 05-15-2016, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Dagnabit

I think Imma' pass on "chick with willie lopper".

Just sayin'.

She tried to be funny and said she could only lop two inches off mine. I almost replied, "If you had some tits, maybe you'd have more to work with here!" It was all in good but weird fun, though. I was very pleased after the pike demonstration that I was able to do it. He had me crouched way down as he talked about charging horses and all and it did get my legs burning and I broke a sweat, but a month ago, I wouldn't have been able to do that stuff for more than maybe 30 seconds and my heart would have been going like a jack hammer. The chemo pills really shot my endurance to bits, but now I have recovered more than I expected to. That haggis must have boosted my red cells nicely!

Sweet Daddy Hate · 05-15-2016, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Lonewolf Ed

She tried to be funny and said she could only lop two inches off mine. I almost replied, "If you had some tits, maybe you'd have more to work with here!" It was all in good but weird fun, though. I was very pleased after the pike demonstration that I was able to do it. He had me crouched way down as he talked about charging horses and all and it did get my legs burning and I broke a sweat, but a month ago, I wouldn't have been able to do that stuff for more than maybe 30 seconds and my heart would have been going like a jack hammer. The chemo pills really shot my endurance to bits, but now I have recovered more than I expected to. That haggis must have boosted my red cells nicely!

Maybe you just need to eat more Haggis and down more pints!

Lonewolf Ed · 05-15-2016, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Dagnabit

Maybe you just need to eat more Haggis and down more pints!

I have been downing pints and my pants are getting tougher to button already!

Sweet Daddy Hate · 05-15-2016, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Lonewolf Ed

I have been downing pints and my pants are getting tougher to button already!

Liquid bread!

Lonewolf Ed · 05-16-2016, 01:56 AM

Yesterday was sunny, by my standards even. Today is is overcast and gray, but I do not mind at all. I am here to soak up as many things Scottish as I can: the air, the cold, the warmth of the sun, mist and rain, the beer, the food, the voices, the music, the landscape, the trees and flowers, and the buildings. So, let it be gray today!

Sweet Daddy Hate · 05-16-2016, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Lonewolf Ed

Yesterday was sunny, by my standards even. Today is is overcast and gray, but I do not mind at all. I am here to soak up as many things Scottish as I can: the air, the cold, the warmth of the sun, mist and rain, the beer, the food, the voices, the music, the landscape, the trees and flowers, and the buildings. So, let it be gray today!

Aye!

01-24-2015, 04:51 PM
Lonewolf Ed Veteran Lonewolf Ed's Avatar Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Olathe, KS	Good news [Lonewolf Ed] I thought I'd start a new thread for updates on my cancer treatments and whatever else is going on, since the bad news thread title is misleading now. My last treatment went better than the previous two and my chest wound is still closed up, which is a good thing. My arm is getting slightly stronger and I hope to resume lifting dumbbells next week. I need to build up my strength again, because I am going back to Denmark in May and I am extremely pumped about that! I'd like to be able to schlepp my own checked bag and not have someone else lifting it for me. It's going to be a fabulous trip, 6 weeks and a couple of days for me. My brother is going along as well as my friends Chipp and Rod. Chipp is staying close to 3 weeks and has not gone with me over there since 2006 so he is also very pumped to be going. It will be Rod's first trip and he will be there for 2 weeks. I will get to be a tour guide. Also, I am throwing a party in my favorite pub of all, the wonderful, ever-magnificent Irish House in Aalborg on May 7th. The owner and I are friends and he will give me a little discount. We'll have Irish stew and brews in the cellar and I hope to have around 25 family and friends there. I might bill it as the "Fu** Cancer Party." A few months back, I was not sure I'd ever be able to go over to Denmark again or if I'd even be alive, but the cancer hasn't gotten me yet. I'm doing a number on it, instead. Some other cool things I plan to do when I am back in my ancestral lands include a wine tasting in a castle, touring another castle and the northernmost manor home in the country, and visiting Skagen, the top of Denmark, where you can stand on a little patch of beach and have one foot in one sea and one in another. They also have a brewpub up there I am wanting to check out. I will start and end my trip in Aalborg and spend 5 weeks in an apartment I rent that is very close to the beach. I can hardly wait for May 4th to roll around!
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05-14-2016, 01:32 AM	#1352
Lonewolf Ed Veteran Lonewolf Ed's Avatar Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Olathe, KS	It is a beautiful sunny morning here in Edinburgh. I just had breakfast and ordered haggis along with the other stuff I ate. I liked it! The aroma was pleasing, it looked sort of like a crumbly breakfast sausage with a dark tinge, had a delightful kick of black pepper, and although it had liver I couldn't taste that specifically. I went to four pubs last night with Johnnie, the Greenmantle (water buffalo burger was delicious!), The Auld Hoose, The Bow Bar, and Maggie Dickson's. I tried several Scottish beers and liked them all, even the IPAs. I dislike intensely bitter beers, such as American IPAs. The one I liked the most last night was brewed by Innis and Gunn. The brew was just barely past the brink of bitter as opposed to sweet, so what was prominent with the hops was the floral quality. It was a smooth, tasty IPA. Johnnie was hungry as we headed to our third pub, so he stopped in KFC, and they are weird over here! They have burgers, fries, and barbecued ribs. He was getting very drunk since he also had a couple of Scotches and he's a little fella compared to me. I had a sip of the two Scotches he bought and nope, it is still not for me. One was LaPhraoig and it had a powerfully intense smoky flavor that lingered on. It was like drinking burnt grass! Another he had, can't recall the name, smelled like kerosine to me and didn't taste much better. I do have some Scottish blood, but they can keep the whisky. I am just pleased and tickled that I like haggis.
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05-14-2016, 03:03 AM	#1353
ChiefGator Can these boys not play? ChiefGator's Avatar Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Northcentral Florida	LaPhroaig is probably the best example of full on peat flavor. I love it, but it is certainly different. Yeah, Innis and Gunn brew some interesting beers, like IPAs aged in Oak. Sounds like a blast man! Keep it up!
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05-14-2016, 06:49 AM	#1355
Sweet Daddy Hate Unsparing Sweet Daddy Hate's Avatar Join Date: Aug 2008	Ed is living the dream. I recall Euro-mornings with great affection.
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05-15-2016, 02:20 AM	#1356
Lonewolf Ed Veteran Lonewolf Ed's Avatar Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Olathe, KS	I may visit the castle and a pub nearby today since they are calling for rain after today. I had another nice breakfast and narrowly avoided disaster as I stepped outside the hotel. I looked down just in time to see a massive dog turd where I was about to step off the sidewalk. That is a thing to be aware of in Europe. They let their dogs have a shite pretty much anywhere.
Posts: 3,774

05-15-2016, 12:03 PM	#1358
Lonewolf Ed Veteran Lonewolf Ed's Avatar Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Olathe, KS	What a great day I have had so far! At the castle, a man in chain mail and traditional soldier garb was giving a demonstration on medieval warfare with pikes. He called on me to assist him and set for a charge of Englishmen on horseback. Then after having me go through some techniques, he called 20 others up and he had me help out getting them into formation. Next, I went to the Edinburgh dungeon and had a wild and fascinating journey into the past, both historic and scary. I was called upon again, this time by the Torturer and she demonstrated how various tools of the day were used on prisoners. The Willie Lopper was particularly nasty. I wouldn't have liked that one at all!
Posts: 3,774

05-16-2016, 01:56 AM	#1364
Lonewolf Ed Veteran Lonewolf Ed's Avatar Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Olathe, KS	Yesterday was sunny, by my standards even. Today is is overcast and gray, but I do not mind at all. I am here to soak up as many things Scottish as I can: the air, the cold, the warmth of the sun, mist and rain, the beer, the food, the voices, the music, the landscape, the trees and flowers, and the buildings. So, let it be gray today!
Posts: 3,774