Kathy Huggins hospitalized, in critical condition

John and Kathy Huggins

FAIRHOPE, Ala. — RV blogger and podcaster Kathy Huggins, who with her husband, John, produce Living The RV Dream, remains in critical condition after emergency surgery this weekend.
Kathy began complaining about severe abdominal pain Friday night, and she was transported to Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, Ala. Doctors there discovered a hernia which impeded blood flow to her upper intestines. Surgeons removed 95 percent of her small intestines.

John Huggins told RV Daily Report that Kathy is in critical condition in the intensive care unit at Thomas Hospital, and on ventilator support. When she is awake, she can recognize those around her and squeeze their hands, which he said is encouraging.
Both of the Huggins’ sons have arrived at the hospital.

 

Looking forward to the day that this will be my home (Full-time).

I took this pic while bringing the rig home the day I bought her. Been 8 months already.

 

Thanks to my buddy Mike S. for going with me to pick her up and drive the car back.  I've done a lot of work to her already but many more projects to do before we "fly the coop" for good.

Quite honestly, Officer, I wouldn't have even pulled over had I known all you were going to do was stand there and criticize my driving. Geez.

It may have taken a few decades longer than George Orwell thought, but this IS Big Brother.

In Japan, happiness is... wearable sensors?

 
 Employee from Japanese electronics giant Hitachi shows a wearable sensor aimed at measuring the happiness of workers
It is a problem that has defeated generations of philosophers, poets and painters, but one Japanese company thinks it has come up with a way of knowing for sure if people are happy.
Hitachi High Technologies, a subsidiary of ovens-to-trains conglomerate Hitachi, says its new happiness-measuring device will let bosses know if they run a happy office -- or if their employees are secretly bored at work.
The company has developed a credit-card size wearable device loaded with sensors that determine where the wearer is and whether he or she is sitting, standing, typing or nodding.
It also records who is talking to whom and for how long, among other activities.
The data is then sent back to a base unit, which calculates the happiness of the group as a whole by comparing the patterns of activity with pre-determined patterns from groups who report being... well, happy.
Hitachi says the idea behind the system is to help employers find ways that can increase the group's happiness, thereby improving their productivity.
The system, which cannot be used to measure an individual's state of mind, will go on sale in Japan in April, with each measuring tag costing 100,000 yen ($840) a year.

I had my tonsils taken out as a child. They said they were useless, but based on my life since then, I'm guessing they controlled motivation.

The future of RV Toilets.

I've been watching this company for several years now. Once they develop a biodegradable bag material, and can reduce the cost of the bags,  this will be so much better than using a "stinky slinky."  Even less "gross" than a composting toilet. One day I'll probably have one in my RV.

http://www.dry-flush.com/videos/

Interviewer: "So, Andrew, professionally speaking where do you see yourself 5 years from now?" Me: "I'd say my biggest weakness is listening."

In job interviews, you should always answer the “greatest weakness” question with “job interviews,” because then, no matter how good or bad you do in the interview, they will think you are better at everything else.

What Meatloaf wouldn't do for love, I would probably do for a six pack.

Things could be worse ... sex could be fattening.