tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post116934754427614192..comments2023-06-14T03:36:55.988-07:00Comments on Head Nurse: People, relax.Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1169421224421147282007-01-21T15:13:00.000-08:002007-01-21T15:13:00.000-08:00I think the statement "I begin tapering from 150 t...I think the statement "I begin tapering from 150 to 75 tonight" could be parsed two ways:<BR/><BR/>"I begin the tapering process tonight, and my goal at the end of this slow careful process is 75"<BR/><BR/>"I begin the tapering process tonight, and as a beginning, I will drop from 150 to 75"<BR/><BR/>You said several times you'd do it very slowly and carefully. But I think the magic word/number combo "from 150 to 75" set off everyone's alarm bells.<BR/><BR/>This parsing brought to you by Yrsis's parsing and piano tuning service, because we AM insane and don't care who knows it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1169430001363641312007-01-21T17:40:00.000-08:002007-01-21T17:40:00.000-08:00If it's all just the same to you though, I probabl...If it's all just the same to you though, I probably won't be loaning you those axes, pile-drivers, and chainsaws you were looking forward to borrowing. Not for a little while yet, anyways.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the cold. I hate them.shrimplatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347542266047278227noreply@blogger.com