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  1. Below a cut and paste of an email I just sent to my sister. Getting old does indeed suck, but if you allow the good memories to come in they will. I've been lucky. I have had, mostly, a good life, so most of my memories are good. "The Old Home Place" and Mr. Rhodes shrimp boat were places of poverty, not crushing poverty, but the people there were poor. The memories are not about money. The good memories are about places, experiences, and people. I've been lucky. I have had a good life. "I love these pictures you send me. My mind is getting sadly weaker, but the visual cue of these photos, 75 years old, brings a flood of memories. Good memories. I loved "The Old Home Place". LOVED it! My life is so much richer for having been there and allowed to play and explore. I have a background of memories...The Old Home Place, Mr. Rhodes shrimp boat, an unairconditioned bedroom on Bentwood Rd with the windows open through which I could hear prop airplanes taking off. I can hear the timbre of the engines and propellers cutting the air, I can hear it now. I can't remember the name of people I meet now, but I can remember the sound of a Braniff prop airplane."
  2. I thought originally it was to show off an expensive belt buckle but then it became the norm. And also it's stupid as shit.
  3. Royal wanted Mike Campbell to replace him when he retired. Those "In charge" picked Akers instead. That created bad blood within the program that lasted for years.
  4. Assuming that is a stationary security camera, how the hell does it pan and zoom in on the runner?
  5. I let my dumbass self get out of shape...again. At my advanced age it only takes a couple of weeks without regular exercise to get real weak and easily fatigued. Just taking out the trash makes me break a sweat. The good news is that I got off my ass and started up my "old people" exercise routine. Gotdammit I hate the realization that anything more than exercise "for seniors" leads to strained muscles and joints. I was really getting after the kettlebells, but when I strained my back so bad I could't move I realized that even that is, for now, beyond my capacity. So 30-40 minutes on the elliptical. Don't miss a day. Just do it, and all that crap.
  6. Title says it.
  7. Fasting, even intermittent fasting, increases my GERD unacceptable amounts. Any suggestions?
  8. My wife is only one of the 4 but they are all someone's wife. They are sitting in the hot tub enjoying the full moon. All 4 are talking at the same time, for long stretches of time. Loudly. They seem to be following the conversation, but I swear to The Orange Bull there is no way to understand 4 simultaneous strains of conversation. I think one is talking about cats. Another seems to be talking about curtains. They amaze and befuddle me. To answer the obvious question, I am old, very old and have no desire to be in the hot tub with them.
  9. Scans initially read by the radiologist at the facility where the MRI was performed. One is a facility closely associated with my family. I am a proponent of western medicine, but this experience has shaken me for life.
  10. I'll try to shorten this. Mi esposa has something wrong. Saw numerous doctors in home town. Several diagnoses with treatment, but no improvement. During this she had 3 MRI's at 3 different places. All 3 interpreted as "normal". Got referral to MDA. Surgeon puts the MRI into his computer. Looks at it for about 30 seconds. Motions us to slide our chairs over to where we can see. "There it is right there". Points to obvious spot on the MRI that three other doctors had interpreted as normal.
  11. Repairing a sprinkler head in rocky soil.
  12. I guess y'all too young to remember '81 https://ahc.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/SO_add915e7-dc13-4efa-866c-62ef685249f7/
  13. My house is Austin stone with Tyvek under. How much do I need to fret over sprinklers that hit the stone? I have tried to point them away from the house but wind blows some spray on the stone. I know rain gets on it but it's never going to rain again.
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