What happened to OM?

I have not been here in a long time.

M scribbled something on Friday the 8/10/2012:
I have not been here in a long time.

He drops by occasionally. June 16th using his gmail ID.

/dps

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Who, me? And what lacuna?

On Aug 10, 10:32*pm, M wrote:
I have not been here in a long time.

As you all know, OM (Bob Mosely) has long had some serious health
issues and has been hospitalized numerous times. This past year he has
been in and out of the hospital because of his health. His problems
have included: chronic vomiting syndrome, obesity related diabetes,
gastroenteritis, skin ailments, IBS, poor blood circulation, and
frequent nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. As you also know, he lost a
leg several years ago due to gangrene, and has had to battle the
reemergence of gangrenous legions on his lower extremities. In
addition, because he has been on state-funded disability for over a
decade, as well as welfare and other taxpayer-funded financial
support, he is rather poor and lives with relatives. As a result, he
has not accessed the internet as much as he wants. OM isn’t the kind
of person who would ask you to pray for him, but please do.

Glad to know that you're still around. Send me a notice when you do start that new group.

Well, there's some good news from OM. As you all know, he has Chronic
Vomiting Syndrome, and as you can guess, vomit is bad for your teeth
(not to mention your clothes, hygiene, lovelife, etc.), and OM's teeth
have generally rotted out over the years. Fortunately, he is going to
be able to keep the ones that he has a little longer before they too
have to be removed and replaced with taxpayer-supplied dentures, and
so he's not been reduced to eating only soft foods... yet!

In addition, as you saw from his previous messages, he tends to ramble
on incoherently a bit these days, but after being sent to the psych
hospital for a few days of evaluation, his shrinks determined that
several of his medications in combination were causing dementia-like
symptoms and it was not actual mental illness. At least not anything
new that they can detect. The adjustment to his meds has had an added
benefit, which is better control of his bodily functions and so he was
able to have the catheter removed. Considering that this was a cause
of his numerous urinary tract infections over the years, it's a
welcome development.

So maybe your prayers have been answered and OM's health is getting
better. His body and mind may be failing, but he's still kicking!

wrote:
Well, there's some good news from OM. As you all know, he has Chronic
Vomiting Syndrome, and as you can guess, vomit is bad for your teeth
(not to mention your clothes, hygiene, lovelife, etc.), and OM's teeth
have generally rotted out over the years. Fortunately, he is going to
be able to keep the ones that he has a little longer before they too
have to be removed and replaced with taxpayer-supplied dentures, and
so he's not been reduced to eating only soft foods... yet!

In addition, as you saw from his previous messages, he tends to ramble
on incoherently a bit these days, but after being sent to the psych
hospital for a few days of evaluation, his shrinks determined that
several of his medications in combination were causing dementia-like
symptoms and it was not actual mental illness. At least not anything
new that they can detect. The adjustment to his meds has had an added
benefit, which is better control of his bodily functions and so he was
able to have the catheter removed. Considering that this was a cause
of his numerous urinary tract infections over the years, it's a
welcome development.

So maybe your prayers have been answered and OM's health is getting
better. His body and mind may be failing, but he's still kicking!

Perfect example of why this NG and usenet in general has gone to hell.

On Sep 11, 7:21*am, wrote:

...Secret Projects is a good forum, but is rather unique as threads can lay dormant for *years* and then someone comes up with something new regarding the topic, thus requiring the whole thread to be re-read. Which actually ain't so bad. But when you get down to it, there are a couple of other problem people on there besides D-Day. One dip**** calling himself "BYEMAN" has a major hate-on for Mark Wade and Astronautix.com. The regulars over on SP, as well as Wade himself, have all told me the guy's a dip**** - as I noted - and to just ask him to cite source to back up his claims. He usually shuts the **** up after that for a while.


And the rest of the world have told me you are a ****ing idiot and
deserve everything that has happened to you

In article f6c41238-e7a8-42dc-b155-
,
says...

On Sep 11, 7:21*am, wrote:

...Secret Projects is a good forum, but is rather unique as threads can lay dormant for *years* and then someone comes up with something new regarding the topic, thus requiring the whole thread to be re-read. Which actually ain't so bad. But when you get down to it, there are a couple of other problem people on there besides D-Day. One dip**** calling himself "BYEMAN" has a major hate-on for Mark Wade and Astronautix.com. The regulars over on SP, as well as Wade
himself, have all told me the guy's a dip**** - as I noted - and to just ask him to cite source to back up his claims. He usually shuts the **** up after that for a while.


And the rest of the world have told me you are a ****ing idiot and
deserve everything that has happened to you

Wow. Aren't we just a ray of sunshine?

Jeff
--
"the perennial claim that hypersonic airbreathing propulsion would
magically make space launch cheaper is nonsense -- LOX is much cheaper
than advanced airbreathing engines, and so are the tanks to put it in
and the extra thrust to carry it." - Henry Spencer

On Oct 4, 7:45*am, Jeff Findley wrote:
In article f6c41238-e7a8-42dc-b155-
,
says...

On Sep 11, 7:21*am, wrote:

And the rest of the world have told me you are a ****ing idiot and
deserve everything that has happened to you

Wow. *Aren't we just a ray of sunshine?

Agreed. OM may not be the nicest person, but he deserves our
sympathies. In fact, I know of few people more deserving of sympathy.
After all, this is a man who suffers significantly. He is an adult
male still living with his parent, unable to hold a job, and on public
assistance. He is obese, had a massively inflamed scrotal infection a
decade ago, lost part of his leg, has problems controlling his temper
and his bowels, and frequently vomits on himself in his wheelchair.
The Good Book tells us that the least of us deserves the greatest
understanding. We should pray for him.

On Monday, October 8, 2012 5:18:13 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Oct 4, 7:45*am, Jeff Findley wrote:

In article f6c41238-e7a8-42dc-b155-

,

says...
We should pray for him.

....Unlike you, I'm on a first-name basis with God/Yahweh/Roddenberry. He says you should shut up, simply because you're an idiot. The troll part is only cheap decorations.

So, seriously? Are there *any* of the old hands still around out there? Considering most of the threads are now dominated by Brad Guth and his sock puppets, I'm surprised as hell that even Jeff's managed to put up with the bull****...

OM