[ExI] put up with me

[William Flynn Wallace]

OK. Adrian, let's back up - if everyone will make me a gofundbillw project
I can buy Hughes or anything I want.  And all of you can get a ride on my
yacht with plenty of satellite coverage.  But I suspect that all of you
together are not enough to make me a billionaire.  Maybe enough to buy a
ride on a yacht (and, typically, get seasick).  bill w

On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 12:14 PM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> But that's not your own satellite.
>
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 9:32 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> I thought the Hughes company had satellite coverage that would be
>> adequate anywhere in the world.   bill w
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 11:20 AM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Would a teleoperated "kick my own satellite out the door" suffice?  ;)
>>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 6:41 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
>>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well then, how about funding a ride on a rocket to orbit, where I can
>>>> kick my own satellite out the door?  Then I can have my yacht.
>>>>
>>>> FYI - my cholesterol was 170 - optimal - LDL 104. Optimal.  But last
>>>> week, in reviewing my stance on statins, I ran across a finding that
>>>> statins helped in heart cases even though your cholesterol was normal.
>>>> Yesterday they ran it, and LDL was 49!! - total 104.
>>>>
>>>> I have no idea where we go from here.  We don't know, and maybe won't
>>>> know what caused the heart attack, but I have avoided surgery, stents,
>>>> etc.  Now if I can just walk 100 feet without feeling out of breath......
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for caring
>>>>
>>>> bill w
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 5:18 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
>>>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Excellent news BillW!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Eh, yacht schmacht: you can’t get decent internet out there.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Our long-held notions on what would be really cool to have or do
>>>>> changed a lot with the internet: a lotta cool vacation spots don’t get good
>>>>> download speeds.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> spike
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *From:* extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> *On
>>>>> Behalf Of *William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 12, 2020 3:04 PM
>>>>> *To:* ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
>>>>> *Cc:* William Flynn Wallace <foozler83 at gmail.com>
>>>>> *Subject:* [ExI] put up with me
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It looks as though you may have to put up with me awhile longer.
>>>>> Catheter test showed nothing:  no buildup of LDL stuff, hence no stent,
>>>>> hence no open heart surgery and so on.  (also no reason why I had an attack)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Actually with my low LDL, normal BP, and history of clean scans this
>>>>> is exactly what I predicted. Even better I might be able to get off some of
>>>>> these pills that make me dizzy and weak and short of breath.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If you feel as good about this as I do, you can make a large
>>>>> contribution to fund-my-yacht-billw.com.  You don't want me to leave
>>>>> this life without having owned a yacht, do you?  Of course not.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> bill w
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