Herman by Jim Unger for October 11, 2024

The old ones are the BEST? ones??

My pulse is always around 57, on a treadmill at 4mph and 8% incline I get to 78 or80

Slow or fast, I appreciate it.

This could take a while.

He’s a good egg, although rather soft-boiled. The three-minute egg-timer is suitable, if the nurse divides by 3.

Either you are dead or my sand is stuck.

“Like Sands Through The Hourglass, So Are The Days Of Our Lives”. ⏳

At least she’s not using a sun dial.

“He ain’t dead yet!” Saw Eric Idle on talk shows yesterday

Doncha just hate it when the tech goes down?

He should’ve upgraded his health insurance policy.

That is why he is called the patient. He needs lots of patience with her as a nurse.

My basal heart rate is also low. Around 55. I could raise it with exercise but choose not to. I figure you’re born with a certain number of heartbeats in your future and it’s lunacy to use them up too quickly. So far, my theory is holding.

This could get a little boring.

Your watch broken?

She is not even taking his pulse correctly.

Ready or not, here I come!