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Blood Pressure

After my teensy weensy salad for lunch, I stopped by the automatic blood pressure machine.

I stepped up on the pad, placed my arm in the cuff. The automated voice said, “Press the blue button that best describes your height in shoes.” I picked 6′ 2″, even though I’m shrinking as I get older. I might only be 5′ 2″ by now.

The automated voice said, “I have to squeeze your forearm a little.” Some hidden motor starts whirring, the cuff starts inflating. The voice continues, “Please do not move or talk.”

Uh oh. My nose tickles. I can’t scratch it, that would be moving. I try to stand still. The cuff is almost entirely inflated.

Er… this is going to be serious. I think I’m going to … going… ah…. ah CHOOOOOOO! A mega sneeze (I don’t do nuttin’ halfway) overtakes me. Ahh… ahh… I always sneeze in pairs… ah CHOOOOO!

Ah, a good sneeze is so satisfying. The cuff deflates. My blood pressure is 230/150.

I don’t think I’ll log that one. 😛

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6 responses to “Blood Pressure”

  1. GiGi Avatar
    GiGi

    I think your skin will start toasting if your blood pressure goes any higher.
    How was your cooking class?
    xxx
    mom

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  2. Michael Avatar
    Michael

    Ok, I ‘fess up. I made up the numbers. I actually didn’t get a reading. 😎

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  3. Stephen Avatar
    Stephen

    fake reports on my brothers blog?!?
    With that, you might be in the running for that opening at CBS:lol:

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  4. Michael Avatar
    Michael

    I prefer to think of it as “literary license”. Would the story still be funny if the machine simply refused to give me a reading? I think not. 🙄

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  5. Stephen Avatar
    Stephen

    your right, it was funnier. 😛

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  6. Michael Avatar
    Michael

    I’m funnier with numbers cuz I’m an engineer.

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Michael, a sinner saved by grace, sharing what the good Lord has shared with me.

Solomon, in the book of Ecclesiastes, said, “I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.”

If you’re not living for the glory of God, then what you’re doing is meaningless, no matter what it is. Living for God gives life meaning, and enjoying a “chasing after the wind” is a gift from God. I’m doing what I can to enjoy this gift daily.

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