Monthly Archives: March 2007

Day Off

Posted on Friday March 9th, 2007 by | Comments Off on Day Off

For my day off we had to head to Orlando for some business.  We also stopped and picked up an elliptical that our friends were getting rid of.  It is a lot stressful then that damn treadmill that we got rid of.  Now we could get rid of universal weight machine………If I have time, I’ll see about putting it up on craigslist.

I do need to get back to exercising.   I’ve been so busy and stressed I don’t know if I have time.  But I’m not too please with how my clothes are fitting.  I’ll be riding my bike to work and I ordered myself a pair of roller skates.  I’m looking forward to using those.  Roller Skating was one of my favorite things to do when I was a kid.  Hopefully, by the time I get those Harold will be able to join me on his roller blades.

Once we got home, spent the rest of the day working on things that needed to get done.
I did get some pictures of a cool bird yesterday. =)

3.8.07 064

Time to head to bed………..I have an early day.

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Quick Hello

Posted on Thursday March 8th, 2007 by | Comments Off on Quick Hello

Just stopping in to say hi.  Been busy here……between work and such……..the norm.

I need to figure out how I want to track stuff from a project I’m working on.  Not too happy with what I made up.

D went home Tues.  He’ll be starting chemo, we just don’t know when yet.  He got tired of the hospital food and can’t wait for having a bbq.  That man makes a great bbq sauce……mmmm

Well, there is really nothing more to add……………..besides I feel a little out of it……..lol

Live Strong

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M*E*S*S*

Posted on Tuesday March 6th, 2007 by | Comments Off on M*E*S*S*

http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/videos/most_recent/index.jhtml

By far the best story on the Walter Reed BS I have seen.

Must see.

How Do I Feel?: angry angry

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I get these stupid bandages off tomorrow….

Posted on Tuesday March 6th, 2007 by | Comments Off on I get these stupid bandages off tomorrow….

And I can not wait. I got a whiff of my foot the other day, and needless to say, 2 weeks without a wash, has taken its toll. I stood up “normally” for the first time in 4 months the other day, it felt soooooo weird. I just did it for a few seconds and my leg felt like I had been walking/standing for hours; it got that tired in a matter of seconds.

Joy.

And I have been trying to walk normally as well, but that will take time since I still want to “naturally” walk on the side of my foot after 4+ months of walking that way, so this will be fun having to relearn to walk w/o a limp.

Joy.

We talked to D again last night, this was the first time Pauline got to talk to him, and we all got a good laugh from it, so that is good. He knows he has to have chemo and so far is dealing with it ok. I told him I would call him this weekend.

My project is starting to take a better shape then it has been. I was talking to a friend who owns/runs a multi million dollar company and he said he loves how I can plan things months in advance. Now personally I am stressing that I haven’t planned or done enough for the project which we will actually start a part of in a few weeks, let alone the big part that will start this summer, so I guess I am stressing over nothing?

Let’s see…. Rich guy thinks I’m ok and doing ok and will be ok, me the poor guy thinks I’m so not ready, need more time and planning…. who is right, who is wrong?

I think I will kick the rich guy in the shins when I see him in a few weeks, I’m not going to say a word, just walk up to him, kick him in the shins and let him figure it all out.

How Do I Feel?: stressed stressed
I be jammin to: The Verve – She’s a Superstar

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My Day & News Rant & BAM Pics

Posted on Monday March 5th, 2007 by | Comments Off on My Day & News Rant & BAM Pics

Alright, I had my meeting and I did get all my receipts caught up and organized. So I feel good that I got done.

Friday we are heading to Orlando to take care of some business……so that will take up all of that day. So on my next day, I need to start our taxes…….icks! I’m not looking forward to that.

Now for some politics : Walter Reed problems seen as system wide

***Alright, this really pisses me off. Not just for the the treatment of our veterans……………but for the fact that these has been going on for 30yrs!!!!!! All you have to do is look at male homeless in their 50-60s!! The majority of them are ‘Nam vets. It just really pisses me off that my father and my late grandfather and late uncle Rod have dealt with the VA. Military hospitals are no better for enlist dependents…….they were bad.

I remember visiting my uncle in the Lake Shore Dr, VA in Chicago. I was 15 and even I could identify my 1st ever smell of death, the hopelessness, the feel of defeat in the air. It was horrible.

Why does this country treat its vets like it does? And why the hell it has NEVER been address before now? The only time I remember it ever been address in the media was the movie Article 99. I don’t even think that movie brought much attention to the issue.

But because of that movie the VA’s no longer allowed patients to carry their files from across the hall. Both military & VA hospital have a convenient habit of “losing” incriminating info. So patients would copy their files when they got a hold of them. That is why my father made copies of all his records before turning them over to the VA.

It is so fucked up…..

Now time for something more positive….I finally did up those pictures that I took during our store meeting in Jan. It was our last meeting with Sandee.  Which is why I had my cameras.  =)

BAM Store Meeting 1.29.07

Now since I’ve gotten a new camera, I’ve been working a lot.  So my only subjects have been my co-workers and some of my regular customers.  I’ve been driving them nuts………grin  What is great is that my new camera fits in my pockets……grin

BAM March ’07 

Time to get my ass off to bed…………yuck

Ferris Wheel

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