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From My Mind to....

by JACE

Rated: GC · Book · Personal · #1503918

A blog of no uncertain musings. What goes on in my mind is often a source of wonder to me.

My mind and my life are wonderous things ... as are yours, I'm sure. I have more slips of paper and pages of notebooks with musings and thoughts than I really know what to do with. Someone, actually several someones, have suggested I start a blog ... or a journal as a means of focusing some of this mental energy.

To be honest, I don't even know what the difference between a 'journal' and 'blog' is--or if there even is a difference. Read on, my friends, and you can judge for yourself whether it even matters.

And so....

Me on top of Mount Desert Island, Acadia National Park, off the coast of Maine

I'm JACE. Yep ... that's me! And somewhere in all my writings my last name may be posted. But I'll just leave it at Jace for right now. I'm 70 years old and heading full tilt to 71. It's strange that while I'm going through some rather serious medical issues, I still consider myself to be in the prime of my life--pretty good shape physically AND mentally, though I don't run for competition anymore

. I love to ... dang, if I put this stuff here, I won't have anything for my blog.

Guess you just have to be patient until such stuff leaks out.

Perhaps 2025, having embraced my retirement, will see more participation in my journaling efforts.

Well, one can hope....

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StephBee

about 4 hours ago
In response to "Upgrade or Maintain?"

My 2nd car was a 1985 Toyota Corolla. I drove all around Europe in it. Did the basic maint. at the local German dealership. I put over 400K on that car! That's the car that made me fall in love with Toyotas.

JACE

about 5 hours ago
In response to "Upgrade or Maintain?"

{susStephBee

- I've always been partial to Toyota back to the early 80's when I bought a converted Toyota cargo van converted to personal use. And if I hadn't been such a procrastinator, I would have bought my Corolla five or six years earlier and put much less wear, tear and mileage on my Toyota Tacoma. I drove 75 miles per day to and from work in that truck putting almost 30K miles a year (total 305,000) on it before selling it when I retired. I don't dare do the math regarding the cost of gas I might have saved from 40 mpg in the Corolla to 18 mpg in the Tacoma.

bobaturn

- Again, welcome and thanks for stopping by. My wife is comfortable enough in my Corolla when on longer trips. But she bought a Mazda Miata convertible for her use. It's just too short for my longer legs to fit easily.

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bobaturn

about 6 hours ago
In response to "Upgrade or Maintain?"

Hey Jace, thanks for the welcome to a newbie. Dropped by to see what's up. I'm a 2014 Rav (basic model) owner, bought new. My wife wanted a comfy wide seat. I wanted something that wouldn't bottom out coming into our driveway. Funny what matters most to new car owners, right?

StephBee

about 19 hours ago
In response to "Upgrade or Maintain?"

I'm a maintainer. Especially with Toyotas. I love my Toyotas. My favorite was my 2005 4Runner. It had over 240K miles but was pooping out. The check engine light came on so I took it to my guy who said the oxygen sensors were going bad. I had 8 and it would take 6K to replace - so we turned it in and bought a pre-owned. A Rav4 with a Turbo boost on it's 4 cylinder engine. I liked that car but we gave it to boy #1 Andy. Now I drive a 2019 Rav4. It's okay, it's just a 4 cylinder, no turbo boost. Sigh... Hubby got a preowned 2022 Tacoma with only 5K miles. It was a v6. Good call. Tacomas after that year are now 4 cylinders. How do you expect them to tow anything? I love Toyotas in that they are a good quality car, but I'm missing the V8/V6 engines - even the turbo boosts. I never get services at the dealer. They charge too much and take too long.

Soldier_Mike

a day ago
In response to "When You're Awake, Get Up"

On schooldays, my alarm goes off at 0615 and I'll typically hit the snooze button twice. That's all I can comfortably afford, if I don't want to be racing around myself while trying to corral my grandson and help get him ready for school. I'm sure it comes as no surprise to you that first graders have a nearly limitless store of morning energy, even if - like my grandson - it takes a few minutes for it to kick in.

Soldier_Mike

a day ago
In response to "Upgrade or Maintain?"

Number, email, address... Yep - disposing of all those come-ons can be pretty time-consuming.

SandraLynn

Aug 21, 2025 at 12:20pm
In response to "When You're Awake, Get Up"

I hear ya. The brain can be irritating. Once I'm awake, that's it. No use in fighting it.

Sum1

Aug 21, 2025 at 10:12am
In response to "When You're Awake, Get Up"

How long huh... Once again, we're alike. Once I wake, sleep is over, time to get up. I was awake this morning about 5:30 or so. I tried to sleep in a little longer, 15 minutes max. Then I got up and started my day. So I typically lie in bed maybe 15 minutes at the most. On the other hand, my wife can lie there for at least 2 hours if she so desires. I couldn't do that, nor do I want to.

BIG BAD WOLF is Surprised

Aug 21, 2025 at 9:42am
In response to "When You're Awake, Get Up"

Know the feeling.

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#117. When You're Awake, Get Up
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#116. Quality of Life
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#115. Turning 71 and Heading for More
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#114. Won't Be Doing This Again Soon
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#113. Tariffs Anyone?
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#112. Walking
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#111. Amazon Roulette
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#110. Fest, Fun and Family
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#109. Tracking My Progress
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#108. PT and Downtime
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#107. A Reviewing Experiment
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#106. What's Ahead?
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#105. Hail Sure Leaves a Dent
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#104. Starting Another Week
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#103. Floating Today
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#102. To Medicate, or Not to Medicate
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#101. Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda
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#100. Have You Ever ....
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#99. Cooking Shows
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#98. Just Thinking
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#97. Medical Procedure Forthcoming? Ask Questions
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#96. Clinical Trial Consultation Results
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#95. Another Consultation
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#94. Singo
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#93. Setting the Stage
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#92. My SIL is a Genius
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#91. Life Marches On
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#90. The Rest of That Story
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#89. A Reviewing Experiment
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#88. Cats Really Aren't Domesticated
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#87. A Journey Years in the Making
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#86. One Day's Accomplishments
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#85. Keeping the Streak Alive
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#84. Topsy, Turvy Times
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#83. Treatments Begin
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#82. A Mini-Vacation
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#81. Life's Now a Series of Tests
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#80. Don't Overdo Things
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#79. Not What I Had In Mind
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#78. I Must Have Missed That Part
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#77. Post Surgical Check-up. Check!
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#76. Searching for the Source
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#75. Some Good News
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#74. Don't Take Loyalty For Granted.
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#73. Testing: A Way of Life Now
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#72. The Treatment Plot Thickens
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#71. "Let Your Body Recover Before Moving On."
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#70. Thoughts and Questions
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#69. But Steps Nevertheless - Pt 2
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#68. But Steps Nevertheless - Pt 1
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#67. Not Baby Steps ...
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#66. Medical Results
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#65. Dreams and Surgery
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#64. Physical Therapy
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#63. Surgery Complete
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#62. How Often Do You Update Your Biographical Info?
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#61. I Feel Safe Knowing the Billionaires ...
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#60. Ants ... and Cicadas
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#59. Newsfeed Survey Comments
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#58. I'm Back!
ID #903605 entered on January 31, 2017 at 8:58am

#57. Winter's Here
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#56. I'm Back....
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#55. Happy Thanksgiving!
ID #834881 entered on November 26, 2014 at 10:16am

#54. Looking Back....
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#53. The Rest of the Story....
ID #805632 entered on February 3, 2014 at 10:25am

#52. What Happened To Integrity
ID #803718 entered on January 18, 2014 at 8:03am

#51. I'm Not Complicated
ID #803611 entered on January 17, 2014 at 8:26am

#50. Beef: It's What's For Dinner
ID #803478 entered on January 16, 2014 at 8:32am

#49. Remembering Mom
ID #803370 entered on January 15, 2014 at 9:03am

#48. The Lost Colony
ID #803249 entered on January 14, 2014 at 8:12am

#47. Music Is A Passion
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#46. Just Do It
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#45. I'm A Super Dude Already
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#44. No, No, Yes;No, I Don't Care
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#43. Just Emphasizing the Pleasures
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#42. Did I See That Right?
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#41. C'mon. Reality Isn't Real.
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#40. The Elements and I
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#39. To Usurp Or Not To Usurp
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#38. Murder He Wrote....
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#37. Only Getting STUCK in the Snow
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#36. A Real Shop? Whoo Hoo!
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#35. Peanut Butter in the New Year
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#34. Flood Waters Rise, and A Community Bands Together
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#33. May 2
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#32. Easter
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#31. Finally....
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#30. Dear Me: What will I do THIS year?
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#29. Missouri Weather
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#28. Lest We Forget....
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#27. Submitting to a Contest Outside WDC
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#26. A Real Hero
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#25. Mortality
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#24. Blog, Blog, Blog....
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#23. Expanding My Horizons
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#22. Little Jace Has Arrived
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#21. Something For Your Enjoyment
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#20. Romeo and Juliet
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#19. Reviewing Revelation
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