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Julian Craig ("Top Cat") Is In Da House!

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"Live today. Tomorrow is promised to no one" -- Proverbs 27:1 Julian is my 12 year old grandson and he's spending 3 weeks with us. I always enjoy his visits because he's such a good kid, very polite and like his Dad and myself, very good with animals. Yesterday he and his dad Jason (he and his wife Susan live with us in a small basement apartment) put together a mountain bike made from spare and junk parts gotten from a local bike shop's trash box and then went cycling together, Jason riding my bicycle, a Trek 1000. Anyway, Dondra and I are spoiling "TC" and are pretending while he is here, that he's our son even though we do have to share him. ================================================ ================================================ D o I love and care about Julian and my readers? ================================================= ================================================= That's it for today, but before I go, I want

Another Father's Day To Celebrate (With A Difference This Time)

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The difference being that my son is with us for this one (he and his wife live in a small apartment in our basement) and he and I have patched up a lot of rough spots in both our pasts. I think he realizes as I do that we're not omnipotent and we better set things right before we both shuffle off this "mortal coil". ================================================= ================================================= My eyelid surgery got pushed back to July 13th (a Friday!), and I'm looking forward to posting pictures of my two swollen black eyes as soon as I get back home from the same day surgery. Speaking of medical stuff, I'm also due a colonoscopy so that's on the agenda as well. That's where they stick a tube up your rectum and check for colon cancer. They also stick it down your esophagus to check for ulcers and/or lesions there. The same tube. Which I fervently hope they use on my esophagus first . You know? We medical folks are the worst to

What Up, Dawgs 'n Kitties?

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And I don't mean the 4-legged kind, but the 2-legged ones who are supposed to take care of the 4-leggers! =================================================================== =================================================================== Today, I had a couple of very good things happen and I'd like to tell you about them and tell you how they interrelate, okay? First good thing is that a very good internet friend of mine told me he appreciated my being non-materialistic, caring for and loving my wife, the world and the people in it. I didn't realize I was projecting that, but I am glad he recognizes that in me, because I tend to have low self esteem at times. Joke: When I don't feel particularly energetic, I sometimes complain that I have "Low Self-Steam". HAHAHAHAHA. *ahem* Back to the subject..... The second good thing is that on my Yahoo Finance page I found this . Isn't that a great story? Talk about non-materialism (is that a word

STOP THE PRESSES! Bill and Dondra Forgot Their Own Anniversary!

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We really did! It was May 31st. Many of you know this was our second marriage and our first anniversary was February 27th. So I guess I can list forgetting that special day as another symptom !!! HAHA! ================================================= ================================================= In other news, I'll be going for eyelid surgery in a week and a half. I have drooping lids and Medicare will pay for that procedure if the lids are low enough to obstruct my vision. There's also a possibility they may approve surgery on the bags under my eyes which are so large I can catch rainwater in them, but that's not a guarantee. If that can happen, I'll feel like a new man. Next, I'll be going for a sleep study to determine the amount of sleep apnea I have, which is so bad it's scaring Dondra and making me sleep poorly. I already know I'll be getting a machine, it's just a matter of what the settings will be. According to Dondra I have stopped b