Sitting here sipping on some coffee as I type my words. Trying to recall events of the last week. It's getting harder it seems to recall short term memory. I hate it. But here we are. We're anticipating

Went to the neurologist appointment yesterday. No big deal. A followup. No changes. Nothing bad and nothing good to report really. Did complain about how my shoulders have been bothering me and got an

Been nose down in school work lately. Lots of reading. Tons of reading. Lots of researching literature and writing as well. Real time consuming. Being honest, I don't feel like blogging and commenting

Had to pull the battery out of my truck the other day. It was dead. Not weak. Double-D Dead. The truck just sits there most of the time. I don't drive anymore because of my health. It gets started every

After a couple days of cleanup. Been working on cleaning up the garage the last couple days. It turned into a mess over the winter. Became the collection point for things that didn't belong there. Broken

Had an appointment with my VA counselor the other day. The call lasted less than 15 minutes. A few years ago, those calls were longer. A lot longer. I needed them to be. I was in a bad place. Mentally.

Here's a secret nobody tells you when you're young. Nobody knows what they're doing. Not really. We grow up thinking the adults have it figured out. They seem so confident. So sure of themselves. They

Had the family over for a cookout today. Just me, the wife, our youngest son, and his girlfriend. Nothing fancy. No big crowd. Just the four of us. Grilled burgers, sausages, and chicken kabobs wrapped

Got another one in the mail from my favorite coin dealer. An 1870-A France 5 Francs featuring Napoleon III. This one has some history behind it. The obverse shows the portrait of Napoleon III facing left

My wife picked up a new hobby about a month and a half ago. Sourdough baking. She's been experimenting with all different types of bread loaves. Even muffins. The woman is on a mission. Wife's Pretzel

The trip back to my hometown and staying with my cousin was wonderful. But I'm back home now. Got home Wednesday afternoon. Was going to rest on Thursday. But we decided the lawn needed care. So I mowed

My cousin and I tying one on the other evening. Weather has been amazing lately. Promised myself this winter that when the temps warmed up I would start getting out and moving more. So far so good. Last

Image is AI generated. My wife had some procedures done recently. She's fine now. Recovering. That's the good news. The bad news came in the mail. Insurance covered a great deal. We're grateful for that.

I have a condition that causes me to pass out sometimes. Sometimes I can tell it will happen, sometimes not. No pattern I can predict. Just here one moment and on the floor the next. You've read about

The dirty digger. Wife and I decided to go ahead and tackle the backyard holes while the weather was cool. It started with me waking from a short nap. Realized the wifey wasn't in the house. Looked out

Finally planted my cherry tomatoes today. Been putting that off for a while now. Waiting on the last frost to pass. Also waiting for it to get closer to May time. That is supposed to be the planting season

Image AI generated. I spend a lot of time in VA waiting rooms. Different types of appointments. Follow ups. Labs. The stuff that comes with a body that doesn't work like it used to. You check in, find

Pic of me after too many at my last Marine Corps Ball before retiring. Going through my closet yesterday. Tucked away in the back was the only uniform I kept was my dress blues. They're hanging in my closet

Memory garden for my mother-in-law. It is almost that time. Time to start planting flowers in the flower gardens. We have some pots around the outside of the house in various places too. We already have

My youngest fishing on the Wabash with me a few years ago. Listening to Take Me Home, Country Roads this early morning while drinking my first cup of coffee. It does give this country corn fed boy the