IN: Turns out that they 're going to have to perform open heart surgery to fix the problem . They scheduled the surgery for Tuesday the 2nd of September , and they 're letting him go right now . My stepmother and my aunt Janet are on their way to go get him right now , and as soon as I get out of work , I ' m going to go stop by his place and see him for a bit . And , I 'll be taking Tuesday off to be at the hospital . I hate hospitals . Gahhh ! ! !
Why is the narrator feeling stressed and anxious ?

OUT: They have a family member facing an operation .

IN: But for some reason it 's more intense on the left possibly because a liberal always believes his stance is uniquely and romantically heroic even though everyone else he knows agrees with him ! When they run into someone - be it a friend or stranger -who disagrees well , they must be evil .
Why is this person so uptight while talking ?

OUT: They feel that politics has become too identity - based .

IN: Anyway , I knew the colors were really washed out because the blue website progress bar in Safari was more like a very faint blue / green instead of the normal blue . Also Gmail and Google Reader looked way off . I reformatted the MacBook Christmas day thinking that would fix the problem .
What is concerning the narrator about the computer at the time ?

OUT:
They are worried about the interface .