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| Time marches on, and I'm trying to do my best to keep up with. I'm finally starting to feel better and I have more energy. I was told it takes 60 or more days to get the drugs out of my system and I probably have at least 40 more days to go. Something to look forward to! We took a trip to Hobby Lobby today because my wife wanted to pick up different items, so I wondered around the store. I did my best not to get in her way and I definitely didn't want to make her feel rushed. I've learned over the years about trying to push her along. I'm the kind of shopper that goes in for the items I have on my list and then back out the door. I'm Not A Shopper and that doesn't sit well with my wife. When she wants to go shopping I tell to give our daughter a call and they can look all they want. It was Taco Tuesday and we stopped on the way home at Bakers, they tasted good, it had been awhile since we couldn't go there. I was restricted from eating any food groups that came out of the ground because of the chance for bacteria. When we finished we stopped by Windy's and picked up 2 Chocolate Frosty's one large one small and took them home. I've found the small shake doesn't send my blood sugar climbing very much. Since I'm felling better I decided to volunteer to be a liturgist at my church, I want to get more involved. I'm hoping to get involved in a Bible Study class also. I always feel at home in Church! Life is Good - God is Great |
| I received a Copy of The Pulse Of The High Desert containing information about the High Desert Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley, Lucern Valley and Barstow. There was and interesting article (author unknown) that had some interesting information in it. Here are some statistics for year 1922, the average life expectancy for men was 47 years, Fuel for cars was sold in drug stores only. Only 14 percent of homes had a bathtub and only 8 percent of homes had a telephone. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower, average US wage in 1922 was 22 cents per hour. The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year. A dentist earned $2,500 per year, veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year. More than 95 percent of all births took place at home. 90 percent of all Doctors had No College Education, instead they attended so-called medical schools. Sugar cost four cents a pound , Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen and Coffee was fifteen cents a pound. Most women washed their hair once a month and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo. Canada passed law prohibiting poor people from entering into their country for any reason The five leading causes of death were: Pneumonia and influenza, Tuberculosis, Diarrhea, Heart disease and Stroke. The American flag had 45 stars The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was only 30 people. Crossword puzzles, canned beer and ice tea hadn't been invented yet. Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were available over the counter at local drugstores. There were about 230 reported murders in the Entire U.S.A I thought the article was interesting, not sure how accurate it is but it was fun to read! Life is Good - God is Great |
| The latest mass shooting in Uvalde, has once again brought the gun debate to the forefront of the news. It's hard to believe that our Senators can't come up with a bill that will tackle the problem. I saw and add for Jimmy Fallon show where he said "I'm required to get a license to go fishing, but I can go buy a AR15 Rifle with large magazine of bullets and nothing is needed"! Why does someone need to own a AR15 rifle? Something is wrong with this picture. The gun owners say guns don't kill people, people kill people. Then if people kill people then why don't you enact the laws that keep people from purchasing guns. This will continue because of copycat gunmen who want to kill more than the last mass shooting suspect. These gunmen are boys who I guess want to make a name for themselves. Somebody help stop the insanity! Life is Good - God is Great |
| June 1st is the day that California begins its Rationing. The word on the street is that people are not paying attention to it and they have increased their use of water in the last couple of months. We have reservoirs that are drying up, Lake Mead is at its lowest level since they built it and yet people are not paying attention. I guess they don't believe the science behind global warming is real! Just look at the weather maps for the western states, all of them are showing red which means drought. What does it take for people to wake up and realize we're in serious trouble, and if we don't do something about it were going to be up a creek without a paddle, because there's no water in the creek! Times are tough with gas and food prices up and throw in mass shootings at our elementary schools. We need to work on the problems not bury our heads in the sand. Every decade has had a disaster of some kind but we survived. We need to work together to help find a solution! Life is Good - God is Great |
| Memorial Day is a time to reflect on the service men and women that gave their life for their country and the freedom we enjoy. I would like to take a moment and say think you to all service men and women who are protecting our country both here and abroad. I also want to recognize the men and women working in the police and fire departments around our country, and after 2 years of the pandemic we must include the Doctors and Nurse who have been working tireless lee keeping people alive during Covid. It's Memorial Day and were staying at home. While watching TV the reporters talk about how many people are on the roads, and in the air. I can remember when we were part of the crowd but those days are long gone. Things change as you get older and older. The mornings have been beautiful here in the High Desert, and my wife and I have certainly been enjoying them. We've had some wind and that puts a damper on things but you take the good with the bad. Most of the time our wind picks up in the evening but there are days when it blows from morning to night. I posted a video on Facebook of our back yard with the Caption "Our Shangri-La" and I was surprised that it was viewed 45 times. I'm only friends with family members and a few friends, so I was surprised when it got so many hits. I guess you never know who's looking a what you post. Life is Good - God is Great |
| I've spent the last few days trying to match up my Microsoft Calendar to Alexa. I did what the program called for and I kept getting "nothing is showing for a particular day". I consulted YouTube and the help section with no avail. I contacted Alexa and worked with a person using chat, and I even spoke to a person on the phone and he could no get it to work, so he hung up. I gave it a rest and let it sit for the night, but the next morning I was back at it. Would you believe me if I said the "light" came on. I was looking at the Alexa app and it shows the Microsoft Calendar. It dawned on me that I had been using the Family Sharing portion so my wife would see my appointments. I then began to change all of my events and appointments to MicroSoft calendar, and low and behold Alexa started giving me my appointments. I'm like a dog looking for a bone, I don't give up and I'm not to proud to ask for help. I've tried to keep up with most of the new fangled gadgets but some are out of my reach. The old proverb "keep it simple stupid" rings true today! That's part of my problem, I make things hard when it should be simple, one would think that after all these years I would have learned that by now. Life Is Good - God Is Great |
| I'm Starting Over Again. I've put the past 5 months behind me and I'm ready to begin again. Not sure what avenues I'll go down but there are so many things to write about. The View From MY Back Porch has changed and I'm hoping it will be better than before. Only time will tell. I turned 75 Today and I've seen a lot happen in those years. So many things have changed during that time. I'm looking forward to the coming months ahead. Hopefully I'll put the past behind me and I'll move forward with GUSTO! Life is Good - God is Great |
| My days are spent wondering what the final results will be on the PET scan I had done on Monday. Waiting is something I should be used to since I've been doing it all my life. "Hurry up and wait" is how the saying goes and boy have I been waiting! Patience is not something I seem to have a lot of, but some how I've survived like a lot of other people. Once I get the results I'll be able to move on, and I'm ready for that. It takes time for the medicine to get out of my body, but by waking my dog and trying to exercise to strengthen my body I should be well on my way! Next post will be on Monday 5/23/2022, and it may be my last post. I'm thinking about giving up bloging. My View From My Back Porch has been hazy at best and somewhat dull since I've been going through this stuff, but I've used it to get things off my chest, like issues bothering me during my ordeal. I don't know if I will get my clarity back, but time will tell. Life is Good - God is Great |
| One more check mark to put down as completed. Now I wait for Monday and the final Doctors Appointment to find out the results. Hopefully it's a all clear sign and I can go out and have A Wild and Fun Celebration - (yea right - sorry but I'm not a wild and funny guy) and my partying is more low key just who I am. While I was in the middle of the Chemo treatments, my wife and I had a discussion about the tools I have in the shed. We decided it was time to get rid of all the saws and things that could hurt me if I wasn't paying attention. Just before we left our home in the foothills I cut my thumb almost off with a table saw and it required 22 stitches and I can't bend my thumb anymore. I sold most of my tools and my welding machine, That brought a tear to my eye, I'm a hobby welder not an artist, and I enjoyed working with steel. I agreed to let it go and I sold most of tools to a friend who was going to have a yard sell and we gave him quite a few other items including the recumbent bike, mention in a few blogs about dusting it off and which room we moved it to, but it's no more. Along the lines of the last paragraph, I also shared with my wife concerns I had about my driving. In the past few weeks I've made a couple questionable decisions at a couple stops and the possibility of accidents that could have happened. I turn 75 in a couple of days and I felt it only right that she be made aware of my concerns. From now on my wife will be taking me to appointments and church. It's my intentions to look into what is available to seniors (since I am one). Getting old is for the birds! Life is Good - God is Great |
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