After so many years, I forget the wonderment and how wonderful seeing the Islands of Hawaii are. But this year, I’ve been reminded of the beauty and difference it is to everywhere else. To fly over and see the Big Island off to your left and Maui sitting as close as it does and then…
As Jen and I are nearing the end of our renovations to our house, we are starting to make some moves on some positive cash-flow real estate investments. We recently put our lots up for sale. If we were to get what we are asking, we’d be about four hundred percent gain on both properties….
Six weeks from getting sliced and diced and put back together with screws, rods and a little bubblegum and bailing wire to finish it off. Last week, we had my first follow-up exam, and everything seems to be on track and might even be a little ahead of normal. Now allowed to bend, twist, and…
Week One: One week since my surgery and I’m doing surprisingly well. Not sure why I was expecting a difficult time in walking, rising, etc. I thought that I would come out of this surgery more like my first one when it seemed I had to teach myself to walk and stand again. Maybe it…
3:30 comes early: The alarm clock sounded early and proud while I woke nervous and alone. Jen, next to me, but still asleep. Alarm clocks havn’t been used since retiring, so it came with some shock being startled awake by an Irish Sea Shanty. I had to take the second anti-bacterial shower inside of six…
Eve of My Change: On the eve of my surgery, I’m nervous and looking for things to do today to keep my mind off of it. Yesterday, we went for our monthly massages and my last one for a few months. I’m not sure it was a good idea as it was, quite simply, the…
1/12/2024: Since Pre-Op Day, I’ve been trying to get everything done that can go on pause for a few months in hope that I’ll be able to get back to some semblance of normality. It generally kills me to have to pay people to do things that I usually wouldn’t give two thoughts about doing…
Two weeks from my surgery date. Twelve years ago, thirty years of bad habits and a philosophy that I was invincible, I blew a disk out in my back. The first twinge came three or four days prior while helping my daughter look for some of her things in our storage building. I actually felt…
I know, it sounds like a dumb question, but Jen assures me there is such a thing. I had asked her this question because I was sitting here sweating with some discomfort that is hard to describe and it dawned on me it might be pain. Jen asked me a couple weeks ago about how…
We face them every day, some are real, some are hurdles created in our sense of ability or lack there of. Nevertheless, as we face them, we are also facing our own character, self-worth, and inner desire to always succeed. Our superhero heart will always work to ensure we don’t give up, but our woe-is-me…
