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Aug 1 The Drunk Driver

Who shall decide when doctors disagree, And soundest casuists doubt, like you and me? Alexander Pope   Aug 1 1986. I borrowed my girlfriend’s AMC Eagle 4×4, so I could pick up some parts for my truck that afternoon. I had plans to pick a disabled friend and take him to a distant AA meeting….


July 31 It Happens

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them. Washington Irving Almost another month starting. Heat warning in place. They say 35 c today. After going thru 49 earlier this year that should be easy. I hope. I had hoped to work on my entertainment center, but when I took…


July 30 Getting There

You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old. George Burns The pain is back , along with the other things. Breathing is difficult, I am slow walking, slow-talking, eyesight is fuzzy. Headaches too. I maybe 63 but today I feel 93. It’s the start of the long weekend. My plans are…


July 29 XBOX stand

I woke without the usual pain and dizziness. I suspect it will show up later. I don’t think for a moment I have escaped that, but given a reprieve. Another heat wave coming this weekend. I started working on an xbox stand that is more portable. Well not really portable but moveable. Power, speakers, laptop…


Jul 28 Freedom from Pain

Freedom is never given; it is won. A. Philip Randolph I woke in pain and dizzy at 4 AM. My right shoulder was hurting so bad I couldn’t sleep. I had suspected spinal trouble ever since the surgeon that was in there did bad work. The thought occurred that the position I slept in might…


July 26 Walking on the Moon

Don’t judge a man until you have walked two moons in his moccasins. Sharon Creech Today is interesting. I am walking in slow motion. My thinking is the same. Coughing and pain still there. Cats got fed and watered and I have my morning coffee. So not everything is bad. I really do feel like…


July 26 The Tree

Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven’t done a thing. You are just talking. Wangari Maathai My health right now, not so great. A few years ago I woke up to see my favorite tree missing. The story is below. The pictures are of…


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July 24 Garbage

Human society sustains itself by transforming nature into garbage. Mason Cooley Not sure what to say today. I had to go into town to get supplies. It was difficult, I had a very bad pain day yesterday and big dizz when I got home today. I had hoped I had enough time and energy to…


July 23