Am I missing something? You have lots of b'day wishes on profile in December. Are you having another b'day in January? lol

I have two birthday wishes on my front page. I think my time here has past after 20 years and I need to ride off into the sun set. Texas style.

Chad please don't you are needed right here..people can be fickle but you have friends!

That, of course, is your choice but I for one will miss you, your posts, and your generous responses to my posts.

World peace, Presidential impeachments, clean drinking water....the list goes on and on.:hamactor:

Stuart's wife
 

I'm creating a Memorial Card for Stuart's wife's memorial. She was a terrific lady. They found out she was ill on November 3 and she was gone by Christmas.

I'm using white calla lilies in the background. Stuart just approved the design and text, so we're going to press in a few minutes ... I think she would have like it, too.

Stuart used to work with us so no one is charging him anything. He would have done the same for us.

Jobs like this drain me. Thank goodness I don't do them often.

figuring out how to operate a new espresso maker..loving it(so far).makes exceptional crema..yay

My wrist. There was very little nerve damage and some tendon damage, thank goodness. I’m being released from the hospital today. And will meet with the surgeon a week from now for him to see how the healing process is doing. The surgeon is a little concerned that a part of a tendon may die. If so he’ll have to do plastic surgery. It could’ve been so much worse.

A big concern right now is that I won’t be able to drive my stick shift. I don’t think I’ll be able to handle it. I can move my fingers I can move my thumb but I don’t know about changing gears. I have to come up with a plan. I’ll carpool in the meantime.

Work. We were supposed to start working on the new platform at work But it’s been delayed till April that’s good for me.

Food. I really want a bowl of some good homemade soup. I think on my way home tonight from the hospital I’ll pick up some Menudo ... that’ll be good.

Housecleaning. There was a lot of blood and broken glass in my femme cave. It looked like I had a visit from Dexter. I’m going to hire somebody to come in and clean that up for me. I have two buddies who want to clean that up but I can’t let them do that.

Siri. When I was standing outside screaming at the top of my long for somebody to help me ... I could’ve just asked Siri to dial 911. I was thinking of everything but that.

That i splurged on clothing that i shouldn't have but oh well! TOO LATE!

Laughs

Warning: This is a long post, you may want to skip over it.

This is on my mind ...

Went to the doctor this afternoon. It was another one of those "Laura from work sent me."

I am having an ultra sound tomorrow. They are thinking blood clots in my left calf. it is swollen, tender, warm to touch, colored darker like a bruise and hurts. Plus I was put on blood pressure meds for the first time in my life and am seeing a kidney specialist soon because of low kidney function.

Anyone would get high blood pressure in my situation about the messed up discs in my lower back since last April. The sciatic pain is such a flirt ... I feel encouraged then here it comes full force and says to me "Ha, gotcha again." Regardless, I am still upping PT, get these other things fixed and never go at outdoor work really hard anymore. I will follow my doctor's instructions.

I have not had much at all health problems during my life except injuries associated with cliff diving, water skiing, playing football, horseback riding too fast ... addicted to adenaline rush ..I remember all those sort of bangups which I brought on myself. In my youth, it was no big deal. Be healed up and ready to go at it again.

Here at 62, it is a big deal. LOL! I must hold on to my sense of humor!

I have promised myself to be kinder to my body now. I am not kidding, I mean it! Plus, so fortunate not to be in worse shape ... will get through all this in time.

Tonight, I feel there are no big deals anymore and the day of week "Monday" is just another day.


I have shared this music video here before. It is a favorite and very fitting right now. :)

If interested, here below is the link:

https://youtu.be/rBtKQHg1Rzk

Wanted to share great news. I had the ultra sound today. There are no blood clots in my leg but a lot of liquid substance in there which I am told indicates infection. I am on antibiotics for that. Not a big deal! I am so thankful! One health challenge checked off the list. :)

some people asked what could have happened ...
 

I had my truck door slam on my left calf mid December. I was parked on a hill. I thought the door had stabilized. When I reached into the back seat for a bag, my leg automatically went outside the door as I leaned back. The door came downward very hard and mashed that left calf in the same place they thought I had a blood clot. Being on heavy steroids at the time, I do not think it healed on the inside. (only my opinion, I am no doctor) I have been totally off steroids for a couple or so weeks now. It has been my experience, heavy use of steroids inhibit healing. I am talking even a tiny scratch.

I think that overs it ... thanks for well wishes!

Happy Friday to All! :)
RockOn

Worried, that I'm not out of the woods yet. My left leg is still touch and go. Injured it in a fall, July. Spent 3 months in the hospital over the Summer trying to salvage it.

Now, I'm not tolerating the antibiotics they have me on before the Ortho-surgeon takes out the hardware, in December. Have knocked out my intestinal flora (pro-biotics not working) AND yeast is raging, need I say more about that.

Am going to a Lake Placid sports medicine clinic. They might need to do surgery earlier, fourth one. This all puts my top surgery on hold, and I can't find a doc to Rx my T up here. I'm so tired of multiple health issues.

Anyway, next problem. Just want to ignore my own.

Keeping good thoughts for you Bud! Hang in there!

note to cathexis
 

Gosh, you sure have a tough-sounding road ahead. I am sending you best wishes for your highest good and that your surgeon comes out of your surgery feeling proud of the best surgery he has ever performed. Keep us posted on how things are going!

Working and moving out of state.

gosh, all the horrible news 'front page' news stories on nearly every major media outlet: Sex perp football coach, that horrible couple in California that hurt their 13 kids, that sex perp senator in Tennessee, that S.P. at the top in US Government, the SCJ who sexually harassed Anita Hill wants to upend case law in favor of (………..). It's absolutely revolting. Nauseating. Gross. The ugliness that is pervasive in our country. And, I just got through watching a special news report about the Femicide in Honduras.

Then I came across the news story (link found here) about how Alexa and Siri perpetuate sexist maximums upheld by American society and perpetuated by the technology industry innovators (I use the term, and phrase of thought, loosely). And people wonder how deep sexism is in our country and why the proverbial cancer of the denigration and abuse toward women is practically incurable.


It's like a horrible bad dream, like a broken record, all this awful ugliness.
It hurts my heart and makes me cry and makes me feel so very, very unsafe.


The continual mistreatment of and abuse exacted upon women is what's on my mind.