It has been some time since the last post. Much has happened. My brother has gone on ahead. My wife is losing her sight. I am looking at my 75th holiday season. And if it were not for my wife and her children, as well as my brothers and my sister, I would be alone in this world. Oh, I have one daughter thtoat cares about her father, but she is stricken with MS and it is difficult for her to do anything anymore. She has always had time to talk to her dad. And I try to remember to call her and let her know that I love her. Travelling is nIt has been some time since the last post. Much has happened. My brother has gone on ahead. My wife is losing her sight. I am looking at my 75th holiday season. And if it were not for my wife and her children, as well as my brothers and my sister, I would be alone in this world. Oh, I have one daughter that cares about her father, but she is stricken with MS and it is difficult for her to do anything anymore. She has always had time to talk to her dad. And I try to remember to call her and let her know that I love her. Travelling is not something I can really do anymore so I can do little for her. Her siblings, such as they are, ignore her as it is too inconvenient for them to acknowledge that she is part of their family history. Or they feel inadequate around her illness. Time they grew up.
If they ever find this, they will be upset. So what. I do not care what they think or feel. I firmly believe that I am an embarasment to them and they wish that I would conform to their ideals and morays. I probably have changed. Anyone watching this great country of ours being flushed down the tubes should be changed. I have studied history during my life. And I have read a lot of what if stories of many genres and somehow the worst of them is playing out in front of me. I often wondered how the german people were misled to not fully know what was being done to their country but it is being done again to us by the "progressive" elitists of the Democratic party. But who am I to say anything. I am one of the elderly that they wish to sweep under the rug and bury so we do not upset their games. As I started to say earlier I no longer have any children beyond my one daughter. My children and grandchildren have made it a pointed fact that I mean nothing to them unless it means something to them or for them. I no longer care.
Yes, I do. I am angry and alone except for my brothers and my sister and my daughter. If it were not for my wife and her daughter and grand daughters, I would have no family life. They know what is happening with me and to me. They have some idea that I have had 2 bad sessions with my heart. That I am still working because I need the money. That I have had all my teeth removed and now have 2 full denture plates. Because they dont care enough to even pick up the phone to just say hello.
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Proud
I have rerun the video slide show of my daughter Nicole and I am so proud of her. I have added a gadget to my blog for links and it is there. Please look at it if you have the time.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Brief condensation of history
For those that don't know about history ... Here is a condensed version:
Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers.
They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter.
The two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer. These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups:
1 . Liberals, and
2. Conservatives.
Once beer was discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That's how villages were formed.
Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to BBQ at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement...
Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly BBQ's and doing the sewing, fetching, and hair dressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement.
Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. They became known as girlie-men. Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that conservatives provided.
Over the years conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass for obvious reasons.
Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare.. Another interesting evolutionary side note: most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are liberals. Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn't fair to make the pitcher also bat.
Conservatives drink domestic beer, mostly Bud or Coors. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, engineers, corporate executives,
athletes, members of the military, airline pilots and generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a living.
Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the liberals remained
in Europe when conservatives were coming to America . They crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get more for nothing.
Here ends today's lesson in world history:
It should be noted that a Liberal may have a momentary urge to angrily respond to the above before forwarding it.
A Conservative will simply laugh and be so convinced of the absolute truth of this history that it will be forwarded immediately to other true believers and to more liberals just to piss them off.
And there you have it…Let your next action reveal your true self, I'm going to have another beer.
Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers.
They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter.
The two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer. These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups:
1 . Liberals, and
2. Conservatives.
Once beer was discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That's how villages were formed.
Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to BBQ at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement...
Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly BBQ's and doing the sewing, fetching, and hair dressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement.
Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. They became known as girlie-men. Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that conservatives provided.
Over the years conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass for obvious reasons.
Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare.. Another interesting evolutionary side note: most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are liberals. Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn't fair to make the pitcher also bat.
Conservatives drink domestic beer, mostly Bud or Coors. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, engineers, corporate executives,
athletes, members of the military, airline pilots and generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a living.
Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the liberals remained
in Europe when conservatives were coming to America . They crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get more for nothing.
Here ends today's lesson in world history:
It should be noted that a Liberal may have a momentary urge to angrily respond to the above before forwarding it.
A Conservative will simply laugh and be so convinced of the absolute truth of this history that it will be forwarded immediately to other true believers and to more liberals just to piss them off.
And there you have it…Let your next action reveal your true self, I'm going to have another beer.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Good morning World
Here it is 0800 and I thought it was time to add a post. Things have been busy, but quiet here. We had a visitor this week, Ida. The tropical storm. There is not any damage done other than some tree limbs in places as far as my neighborhood. It is in the 40's this morning in Pensacola and quite sunny. We are getting ready for the annual turkey day. As an employee of Wally World, I will be out very early on friday am for what they refer to as Blitz Day. But I will be home in the mid morning.
We have made a few modifications in the schedule this year as so many of our immediate family will be working on Thanksgiving Day. We have elected to have our celebration on Friday after everyone else and that is a good thing. Darilyn has to go in for surgery again on 12/1 to have the other carotid artery cleared so her pre-op is on that friday. It seems to work out much better this way, to have the bird on friday. Right now, I am working on a grand-daughter's computer to remove virus infection and install the software needed to keep it safe. Never get away from doing what you know how to do it seems. And that is a good thing.
Adieu.
We have made a few modifications in the schedule this year as so many of our immediate family will be working on Thanksgiving Day. We have elected to have our celebration on Friday after everyone else and that is a good thing. Darilyn has to go in for surgery again on 12/1 to have the other carotid artery cleared so her pre-op is on that friday. It seems to work out much better this way, to have the bird on friday. Right now, I am working on a grand-daughter's computer to remove virus infection and install the software needed to keep it safe. Never get away from doing what you know how to do it seems. And that is a good thing.
Adieu.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Sunday Morning in the South
Good morning world.
I am engaged in what has become a fairly normal sunday morning for me. Because my lady wife is working weekends for the next couple of months, I am engaged in taking care of myself and the home. And in a new hobby of sorts. I have discovered a website that is the host for music that I have occasionally listened to on weekends on public radio. It is called "space music" and has been around for 25 or so years. Give a listen to it if you have an interest. It is http://hos.com. They produce a weekly show of ambient music of all genres. And I have found a tool to record streams from the internet so I save the programs for later listening.
I also spend some time at the pastime of creating breakfast and other meals during the day. Today, it was my take on the Mickey D's egg muffin delight. Other than the probable original ingredients, I feel it is better. Of course. For anyone of interest, I chop up a small amount of fresh onion, probably about 1/8 cup. I also chop 1 slice of canadian bacon. Because that is what I had in the ice box. If I had proscuito, I would have used it. Anyway, I toast 1 english muffin, after I split it with a fork of course. I beat 1 egg with about a tablespoon of milk and set it aside. Then in a small saute pan, I brown the bacon in EVOO for a minute or two before adding the onion. This is done at fairly high heat, stirring often and seasoning to taste. When the onions are translucent, I reduce the heat to medium and add the egg mixture and let it cook without stirring other than the original pass to incorporate all the ingredients. When it is mostly done, I flip it and mold the size to fit on a muffin by folding it in upon itself until fully cooked. I then place it on a buttered, toasted, english muffin. I add a little salsa to flavor it, and Voila. It was good. Enjoyed it with coffee and Activia yogurt. All this while listening to space music. What a good start for the day and the week. Santini, I will be accepting your invitation. Jimi, I will see about posting those recipes you mentioned.
Bye for now.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Cooking Blog
I have just finished commenting on my dear younger brother's blog in which he mentions the love of our father, fried green tomatoes. I am also a proponent of this delicacy. It seems the sons of Tom Miller share a passion with our father. We enjoy the art of cooking. I was unaware that there were more in the family. Cooking is a passion of mine and has become much more so over the last few years. Ever since I partnered with my dear lady wife who is a much better cook than I. And I am pretty good. I find that I enjoy the prep work and clean up in the kitchen. Now Santini will tell you that is a much changed attitude from when I was a teen. And she would be correct. But time and experience along with necessity has tempered that. I love the chopping and prepping of veggies for the dishes that my lady prepares. I also love to work on salads, making them unusual and tasty with as much visual appeal as I can conjure at the moment of creation. Sweet potatoes are another area where I have achieved some noteriety. I love omelets of all kinds. Roasting many types of fowl also seems to be a hit. Along with the concoction of soups, slow cooker meals, jambalya, and gumbo. Hey, I love to cook. Especially when there is someone to cook it for. I prepare some mean fish meals as well. So, bring on the recipes gang. Let us see if we can create a cookbook of our own. Why not? What else is time and experience good for?
See you all later. Yehear?
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
100% Cleared
The surgery was done today. It appears to be an unqualified success. The doctor said that it was packed tight and took a bit of work. Darilyn is in ICU tonight but will probably be released to come home tomorrow. Then she has to wait at least a week before she can drive and go back to work. The second blockage will be investigated later. They cannot work on it for at least 6 weeks to give the body and brain time to adjust to the new pressures and flow. Any sooner could cause problems. Now I will be able to sleep better. I am tired. I did not know how much I was worrying and getting myself worn out. Thank you lord for your help and guidance. Thank you family for all your support and encouragement.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Here we go again.
Yup. Here we go again. The life and times of the Millers in Pensacola.
Monday morning, Darilyn woke me early and told me that she thought it would be a good idea to go the hospital. It seems she had passed out or fainted when she was getting ready for work. She remembers being on the floor with our golden retriever, Angel, laying beside her. She has had a couple of episodes of feeling faint over the last couple of years. The last time was after her mastectomy so we had attributed it to that. But she had never fainted. I took her to the emergency room to have her checked out because this was not something either of us felt was normal. Well, they did some test that did not show anything. But to be conclusive, they admitted her to the hospital so that they could run some tests that could not be done through ER. Things like CT scans, and arterial sonograms. These did show something not normal. There appeared to be some type of blockage in her caroted arteries. This need further definition according to the vascular surgeon they called in to check it out. So, today they performed an arterial angiogram to obtain better clarification of the condition. And lo and behold, 90% blockage on the right side, and 70% on the left. She was within a very few weeks of having a stroke. Other test have shown that the conditions do exist now that we know what to look for. The prognosis? Tomorrow, 9/16, at 12:00 Noon, she is scheduled for surgery to take care of the right side blockage. The left side will be handled at a later time, we just don't know when yet. So, keep us in your prayers. The good lord has delivered another head slap it seems. Telling us to take care of things. More later.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
HOORAY
I have not been posting much, but I have to pass on my feelings at the moment to those who peruse my attempts at literary sufficiency. My feelings? yeah
HOORAY!!! FANTASTIC!!!! OMG!!!
Darilyn, my lady, and I went to her oncologist this morning to get the results of her last PET scan. SHE BEAT IT!!!! No cancer anywhere!!!! I can not even begin to express the joy and gratitude that we both feel today. In my life, there have been 6 that have had the dreaded "C" word. Only 2 have beat it. Thems purty good odds as far as I am concerned. So I am going to take her out for dinner.
HOORAY!!! FANTASTIC!!!! OMG!!!
Darilyn, my lady, and I went to her oncologist this morning to get the results of her last PET scan. SHE BEAT IT!!!! No cancer anywhere!!!! I can not even begin to express the joy and gratitude that we both feel today. In my life, there have been 6 that have had the dreaded "C" word. Only 2 have beat it. Thems purty good odds as far as I am concerned. So I am going to take her out for dinner.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Well, I have done it now. I have succumbed to the latest (well almost latest maybe) electronic communications and networking craze. I have created a facebook page or whatever it is called. I have been brought to task by my youngest daughter for not having posted an update on my blog. I guess I am supposed to announce it to this community as well. Who knew?? Anyway, here it is.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Sunsets
I was remembering the few days we spent with Santini on the lake and the sunset pictures I was able to obtain. This has started me on a quest to capture more of this lovely phenomenon in my locale. So, I have been capturing a few as I return home from working. As I do, I cross a three mile long bridge over Pensacola Bay traveling in a northerly direction. This provides me with a view of the western sky and it has been at the time of the setting of the sun. They are not overly spectacular, but I want to share them.
This is from a few days ago with a storm just having past through the area.
This one is from yesterday. The weather is much nicer.
This one was taken tonight on the way home. I know they are a little dark, but they are a beginning.
This is from a few days ago with a storm just having past through the area.
This one is from yesterday. The weather is much nicer.
This one was taken tonight on the way home. I know they are a little dark, but they are a beginning.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Good news
It has been a long time since the last posting. I apologize for that. So let us get caught up with how things are here in the Florida Panhandle.
Starting in early January, Darilyn received radiation treatments every week day for 6 weeks and ended with a case of what could be described as second degree burns in an area on her chest. The plastic surgeon prescribed some lotion which helped to heal it very well. The prognosis is great at this time. There is no current indication of any cancer although there will be further testing. During this time, she was back at work full time and loving it. She has lost 52 pounds. She is starting to get her hair back, a salt and pepper color that is short, soft, and curly. She is uncomfortable with the hair loss though and wears a wig whenever she is out of the house. She has 5 of them, most given by the American Cancer society. Last friday, Good Friday by the way, she had the reconstructive surgery. The surgeon moved some tissue from her back to form a breast and did some work on the left side to create a balanced pair. Tonight, she came home from the hospital. She will be recuperating at home for a while until the doctor agrees that she can go back to work. All is going well.
Me? I am going from day to day as I must. The task needs to be done, or in the immortal words of John Hay, "I'll hold er nozzle agin the bank til the last galuts ashore". So that is a quick synopsis of life in the miller household here in florida.
Bye for now.
Starting in early January, Darilyn received radiation treatments every week day for 6 weeks and ended with a case of what could be described as second degree burns in an area on her chest. The plastic surgeon prescribed some lotion which helped to heal it very well. The prognosis is great at this time. There is no current indication of any cancer although there will be further testing. During this time, she was back at work full time and loving it. She has lost 52 pounds. She is starting to get her hair back, a salt and pepper color that is short, soft, and curly. She is uncomfortable with the hair loss though and wears a wig whenever she is out of the house. She has 5 of them, most given by the American Cancer society. Last friday, Good Friday by the way, she had the reconstructive surgery. The surgeon moved some tissue from her back to form a breast and did some work on the left side to create a balanced pair. Tonight, she came home from the hospital. She will be recuperating at home for a while until the doctor agrees that she can go back to work. All is going well.
Me? I am going from day to day as I must. The task needs to be done, or in the immortal words of John Hay, "I'll hold er nozzle agin the bank til the last galuts ashore". So that is a quick synopsis of life in the miller household here in florida.
Bye for now.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Boxing Day
Pardon the title. A hang over from my days in Canada. I like the concept by the way.
I have a few additional observations to make about mom and the treatments. TT sent a comment that x-ray technology was not advanced enough to have provided mom with radiation treatment. And he is probably correct. He also stated that he was 12. That made me think and that would have been in 1955. Bro, I was speaking of my memories from 1949. That summer, we were staying with our maternal grandparents on the farm. Dad was in Minneapolis with mom and she was at Fairfield hospital which I believe is on the river in southern part of the city. That is where my son Wade was born. I understand that mom received directed beams of radiation from a nuclear source such as Cobalt. I remember a description of her being draped with lead padding to protect areas that did not need to be radiated.
At that time I was only 8, you were 6 TT. Santini was 4 and Gino was only a wee lad of 2 years. I remember the terrible feeling of separation I experienced and the joy I felt when mom finally was able to return. I did not know what had happened, really, but I knew something was different. She gave us a gift that is still giving. Along with her doctor whose name I recall as being Jenkins, they were doing research that is still going on today to save our wives and daughters and others that come after us. Their names will never be celebrated in monuments or awards, but I know what she did has helped with what is happening with Darilyn. Again, I must add, Thanks Mom.
Adieu
I have a few additional observations to make about mom and the treatments. TT sent a comment that x-ray technology was not advanced enough to have provided mom with radiation treatment. And he is probably correct. He also stated that he was 12. That made me think and that would have been in 1955. Bro, I was speaking of my memories from 1949. That summer, we were staying with our maternal grandparents on the farm. Dad was in Minneapolis with mom and she was at Fairfield hospital which I believe is on the river in southern part of the city. That is where my son Wade was born. I understand that mom received directed beams of radiation from a nuclear source such as Cobalt. I remember a description of her being draped with lead padding to protect areas that did not need to be radiated.
At that time I was only 8, you were 6 TT. Santini was 4 and Gino was only a wee lad of 2 years. I remember the terrible feeling of separation I experienced and the joy I felt when mom finally was able to return. I did not know what had happened, really, but I knew something was different. She gave us a gift that is still giving. Along with her doctor whose name I recall as being Jenkins, they were doing research that is still going on today to save our wives and daughters and others that come after us. Their names will never be celebrated in monuments or awards, but I know what she did has helped with what is happening with Darilyn. Again, I must add, Thanks Mom.
Adieu
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Christmas Eve
It is Christmas eve here in sunny Florida. Actually, it was raining here today with a temperature of 72. That is why I live here. The temperature. We are sitting around this evening watching a little TV. The movie "The Lion, The witch, and The wardrobe" is on and it is well worth the rewatching. The presents are wrapped and under the tree with care "in hopes that St. Nick will soon be there".
Darilyn has been finished with chemo now for 4 weeks. On monday, we went to see the radiologist to find out about the radiation regimen. I learned something about the battle she is facing. She has what is called stage 3C breast cancer. Look up cancer stages through GOOGLE for a good definition of what that is all about. I did and was very thouroughly enlightened. Anyway, she will be having a Cat Scan on tuesday to determine where the location of possible cancer locations reside and from that, a scanning program will be created to irradiate the remaining locations. She will receive 5 treatments a week for 6 weeks. The chemo was to remove any possible cells that may have escaped into the body. This should greatly reduce the chance of re-occurrence.
Christmas this year is a little subdued. There is not much family around and that makes it smaller. Also, there has been so much happening that has been higher priority that somehow it has not gotten the attention it has usually required. We will have a good pork roast for dinner as we were a little tired of more turkey. We are looking forward to the day of peace and quiet.
Well enough of that for now.
* * * *
It is a couple of hours later now. I was laying in bed talking to Darilyn about things and a subject came out of something I was saying that I have to put down here for the older three of my siblings. That is TT, Gino, and Santini.
Guys, I was talking to the radiologist on monday with Darilyn and I told him that our mother had been a recepient of radiation treatment in 1949. He said, with some awe and surprise, that she had to be among the very first to have received that treatment. I do remember that it was said at the time that she was engaging in experimental studies in an effort to help herself as well as others. It seems that what she was part of was the beginning of what is today the standard treatment for women with breast cancer. It was part of what has saved the lives of thousands of women. To me, it has become the gift down the years to many others and to me. It is the gift of life and well being for the woman who I love more than life. Mom is still taking care of us guys. It is AWSOME. Thanks Mom.
Now I can logoff for the night on Christmas eve.
Adieu
Darilyn has been finished with chemo now for 4 weeks. On monday, we went to see the radiologist to find out about the radiation regimen. I learned something about the battle she is facing. She has what is called stage 3C breast cancer. Look up cancer stages through GOOGLE for a good definition of what that is all about. I did and was very thouroughly enlightened. Anyway, she will be having a Cat Scan on tuesday to determine where the location of possible cancer locations reside and from that, a scanning program will be created to irradiate the remaining locations. She will receive 5 treatments a week for 6 weeks. The chemo was to remove any possible cells that may have escaped into the body. This should greatly reduce the chance of re-occurrence.
Christmas this year is a little subdued. There is not much family around and that makes it smaller. Also, there has been so much happening that has been higher priority that somehow it has not gotten the attention it has usually required. We will have a good pork roast for dinner as we were a little tired of more turkey. We are looking forward to the day of peace and quiet.
Well enough of that for now.
* * * *
It is a couple of hours later now. I was laying in bed talking to Darilyn about things and a subject came out of something I was saying that I have to put down here for the older three of my siblings. That is TT, Gino, and Santini.
Guys, I was talking to the radiologist on monday with Darilyn and I told him that our mother had been a recepient of radiation treatment in 1949. He said, with some awe and surprise, that she had to be among the very first to have received that treatment. I do remember that it was said at the time that she was engaging in experimental studies in an effort to help herself as well as others. It seems that what she was part of was the beginning of what is today the standard treatment for women with breast cancer. It was part of what has saved the lives of thousands of women. To me, it has become the gift down the years to many others and to me. It is the gift of life and well being for the woman who I love more than life. Mom is still taking care of us guys. It is AWSOME. Thanks Mom.
Now I can logoff for the night on Christmas eve.
Adieu
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Saturday Evening at home
Here it is another saturday evening at home as it says in the title. My lady has completed her chemo about 2 weeks ago. The aftermath was again without mercy. The troublesome white cell count again decided to go south for a while and that relegated Darilyn to the homestead and bedstead for a couple of rocky days. She had a little better time of it but it was still a long spell of fighting to get better. She is a very tough nut to crack. She says it is for me and if that is what makes her stronger to get through it, than it is ok with me. And she is doing much better. Tuesday afternoon I put her on a flight to visit her brother and mother in Las Vegas. This has been in the works for some time as a reward for getting this all taken care of. And it is his annual Christmas party which she has fun helping prepare. And she is happy to be with the people as we have other friends out there as well. She needed it. I have been in contact by phone and I can hear her strength returning in her voice. Tonight is the party.
I have been batching it here. I have Darilyn's daughter Barbara here and the grand daughter Jessica around this weekend to keep the old man occupied with family things. I will work my other gig as a security officer at a Jeff Dunham concert tomorrow evening. I will be working as an usher in hopes that I will have an opportunity to see the show as well. Good planning isn't it. Getting paid to be entertained. I like it.
I saw my endocrinologist, read diabetes doc, this week. All is going very well it seems. The HDL/LDL's are excellent, the blood glucose levels are excellent so all seems to be well in that department as well. If I can keep the blood pressure controlled as I have been, then I should beat the odds for a while longer. I find that when I mention to people that I have 9 stents in my heart that this seems to be bit of an oddity. Most have never heard of more than 4 or 5. I don't know what the good lord has in mind, but I will take whatever is coming as a gift. The father did not seem to make it as long it seems but he did not have the medical science we have.
I have spent the evening engrossed in my favorite past time. I have been playing online poker tournaments for the last couple of years in the play money category and find that I have learned a fair bit about No Limit poker. I find it very challenging and requires a goodly amount of skill. As well as being able to present your opponents with a truly false picture of what you may have in your hole cards. That is where I have learned quite a bit. And it is free. So that is a good thing.
Time to close for the evening.
Adieu
I have been batching it here. I have Darilyn's daughter Barbara here and the grand daughter Jessica around this weekend to keep the old man occupied with family things. I will work my other gig as a security officer at a Jeff Dunham concert tomorrow evening. I will be working as an usher in hopes that I will have an opportunity to see the show as well. Good planning isn't it. Getting paid to be entertained. I like it.
I saw my endocrinologist, read diabetes doc, this week. All is going very well it seems. The HDL/LDL's are excellent, the blood glucose levels are excellent so all seems to be well in that department as well. If I can keep the blood pressure controlled as I have been, then I should beat the odds for a while longer. I find that when I mention to people that I have 9 stents in my heart that this seems to be bit of an oddity. Most have never heard of more than 4 or 5. I don't know what the good lord has in mind, but I will take whatever is coming as a gift. The father did not seem to make it as long it seems but he did not have the medical science we have.
I have spent the evening engrossed in my favorite past time. I have been playing online poker tournaments for the last couple of years in the play money category and find that I have learned a fair bit about No Limit poker. I find it very challenging and requires a goodly amount of skill. As well as being able to present your opponents with a truly false picture of what you may have in your hole cards. That is where I have learned quite a bit. And it is free. So that is a good thing.
Time to close for the evening.
Adieu
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Another Day, December 3 this time
I have posted a photo of self with my pup from a few years back. I just found it and liked it, so there it is. Comments will be ignored of course.My lady is in the doldrums of recovery these days. She has developed something called "thrush" and is not doing very well. But better than last time as we seemed to have gotten it earlier. That is a good thing. We got the meds she needed this morning and now it is a matter of waiting it out. I will be on call and try to keep the house in order. The experience of the years shows that I have kinda learned how to do it when I need to. As always, we do what we need to do to get the job done.
I have a telephone interview on the morrow for a possible position in Atlanta. It will be something to help pay the bills and has the potential of going on for a couple of years. If it comes about, I will work there on the week days and get home weekends. Darilyn has her work here and a pention plan via the state that she needs to become vested in for future protection of her well being. If there is such a thing with all the crap going on these days. Anyway, I just wanted to let the world know we are still here.
Adieu
Friday, November 28, 2008
Day after thanksgiving
Yes, it is the day after. Darilyn has had a quiet day but she says she feels crappy. Not sick, but just not feeling good all over. This is the course of the chemo. It has been 2 days since the treatment and we are getting into the valley of suffering. The next couple of days are the ones that need to be watched. I can tell she does not feel well because her temper is short. Things bother that normally would not. I do my best to let them roll off and the mostly do.
I worked 4 hours today and it was the usual type of baloney. People. people. people. I can deal with them individually as acquaintances, but the customer aspect just irritates me. Oh well. I will survive.
Getting late and need to go to bed.
Adieu
I worked 4 hours today and it was the usual type of baloney. People. people. people. I can deal with them individually as acquaintances, but the customer aspect just irritates me. Oh well. I will survive.
Getting late and need to go to bed.
Adieu
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Thanksgiving Day
The day is pretty much over. We had to work today so we had our celebration tuesday night after work. Barbara was over to help with the bird and preparations and we ate when I got home from work. It was a good time. It was also the day before Darilyn had to go for her last chemo treatment. She did treatment number 6 on Wednesday, Nov 26, 2008. Things are now into the recovery cycle from the chemo. Tonight she is very tired and has gone to bed to rest. She has taken the meds required for the treatment. We will now monitor things very closely. I only have to work 4 hours tomorrow afternoon and she is off duty for the next week. Nothing strenuous, thank goodness. I am so glad we have gotten to this place.
I have received notice that there may be a position opening in Atlanta in January. They wish to have me talk to the client company to see if they will ok me on the project. For whatever reason they want. We can use the money. And I can use the change from the life of a retail cashier if it is possible. Working at Wal-Mart is not a lot of fun, but it is a job. And they are a little scarce these days. I would love to be able to unretire if possible. That was not my best move but it seems it was part of the plan so that I can care for my lady. I wish things would open up, somehow, in California again. That was the best place so far.
It is getting late and I need to call it a day, but I wanted to post tonight. I have been a little down about life lately, but somehow things are starting to look a little better.
Adieu
I have received notice that there may be a position opening in Atlanta in January. They wish to have me talk to the client company to see if they will ok me on the project. For whatever reason they want. We can use the money. And I can use the change from the life of a retail cashier if it is possible. Working at Wal-Mart is not a lot of fun, but it is a job. And they are a little scarce these days. I would love to be able to unretire if possible. That was not my best move but it seems it was part of the plan so that I can care for my lady. I wish things would open up, somehow, in California again. That was the best place so far.
It is getting late and I need to call it a day, but I wanted to post tonight. I have been a little down about life lately, but somehow things are starting to look a little better.
Adieu
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Sunday, 23 November
Nothing much today. My lady and I went for a drive along the beach to enjoy the sunshine. It is not so hard to do with the price of gasoline at 1.71 a gallon. She was enjoying cooking today and made some excellent meals although her taster is still not back to normal. Not me, her tongue.
We spent the afternoon just chillin!!! We played on the computers and just had a quiet afternoon. I started a fire in the fireplace to enjoy the ambience. It has been a good day.
We spent the afternoon just chillin!!! We played on the computers and just had a quiet afternoon. I started a fire in the fireplace to enjoy the ambience. It has been a good day.
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