Got into a book last night and had a problem getting out of it. The aggravating parts are, it wasn't all that good of a book and now even after shaving I'm bushed. The shower, I hoped would be a good perk me up but the results there turned out to be only a huge wet down. With the roof that nature has manufactured to cover some of my incidentals, a come clean shower is a pretty good challenge. I've gotten enough experience in the exercise to know how to get cleaned all over so no problem. I only bring it up to have something to type about. No, not that. Bringing that up wouldn't result in much to type about at all. Anyway, when I suck in the roof of the added on shed to help enable a better cleaning job, the lungs get squeezed down so much that I've only got a short time to do what I need to do before I could pass out for lack of oxygen. Nah! Really, I get clean all over, but this morning it didn't do much to charge my get-up and go.
A shower or anything of the sort can only be a healthy influencer. Isn't that a deal? The happiness, sadness and all your get-up and go still depends on the happenings in your head. You and only you, control your world! Wow! Don't mean a thing if you don't have the swing.
I've always held that if you wait long enough or think about it longer you can always find some good. I waited till late to do this note and feel now that, much to my dismay, I have disproved the aforementioned holding.
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I do too know it! If bullshit was flowers you'd probably be sending me a thank you card for the bouquet.
About Me
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Sept. 25
I've been stung many times during all my years but a couple of those years back I had a reaction to a black wasp sting on my belly. Long after the sting, when I was upset or distressed the place where I was stung would begin to itch. It was many months after the sting before the problem itch went away.
Next time I was stung by a wasp on the hand which caused my whole arm to swell and it was several days before that went down. Then the big one! While clearing brush on the hill I got into a yellow jacket nest. Only one sting and it was on the very top of my head. My palms began to itch uncontrollably and my eyes and lips began to swell. I turned into a mess in a very short time. Dory gave me a couple benadryl but things continued to worsen so off to the emergency room we went.
They took me right in, laid me down and stuck an IV into my arm. Don't know what was flowing through the needle but it sure did the trick. They told me that any future stings would probably cause a more severe reaction. I didn't even get upset with the $672.00 cost. Might be because the insurance paid for it but I don't think so.
This spring I grabbed the door knob to the garage door and included in the grab a wasp. Stung me pretty good so into the house for a couple benadryl and a seat on the recliner to see if anything else might be required. My palms began to itch but not too bad. After an hour things turned pretty well back to normal.
Couple months ago while trimming the ivy along the front of the porch I knocked down a hornet's nest. Pissed off a bunch of flyers so kicked up my heels and left the area. Shouldn't kicked so high as one caught me and stung me on the ankle. Into the house, 2 benadryl and a rest in the recliner to await the swelling. No swelling at all........go figure.
Three days ago I was again trimming the ivy when I noticed lots of flying bees that turned out to be yellow jackets. I got some wasp spray and from about five feet away began dowsing the area and bee hole. Ran out of spray and as I turned and headed to the house I got stung twice on my right rear cheek. Man, I was slappin and movin but too slow I guess as I got stung twice more on the back of my leg just below my right rear cheek. Finally got into the house and asked Glenda for a couple benadryl. While standing there waiting I got stung again just above my left knee. I jerked the leg of my shorts up and saw a wasp. Out of those shorts in a flash! Shook the wasp out and killed it and checked for any more. As near as I can tell it I think that wasps went up my shorts leg and was probably responsible for all five of my stings.
I took the benadryl and sat in the recliner for over an hour and every so often it felt like one of the stings got stung again. I'm tired typing so I'll just tell you that five stings and no adverse reaction other than the singing stings was one huge huge blessing. Maybe my body has whipped the allergy?
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Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.~ John Dryden
Next time I was stung by a wasp on the hand which caused my whole arm to swell and it was several days before that went down. Then the big one! While clearing brush on the hill I got into a yellow jacket nest. Only one sting and it was on the very top of my head. My palms began to itch uncontrollably and my eyes and lips began to swell. I turned into a mess in a very short time. Dory gave me a couple benadryl but things continued to worsen so off to the emergency room we went.
They took me right in, laid me down and stuck an IV into my arm. Don't know what was flowing through the needle but it sure did the trick. They told me that any future stings would probably cause a more severe reaction. I didn't even get upset with the $672.00 cost. Might be because the insurance paid for it but I don't think so.
This spring I grabbed the door knob to the garage door and included in the grab a wasp. Stung me pretty good so into the house for a couple benadryl and a seat on the recliner to see if anything else might be required. My palms began to itch but not too bad. After an hour things turned pretty well back to normal.
Couple months ago while trimming the ivy along the front of the porch I knocked down a hornet's nest. Pissed off a bunch of flyers so kicked up my heels and left the area. Shouldn't kicked so high as one caught me and stung me on the ankle. Into the house, 2 benadryl and a rest in the recliner to await the swelling. No swelling at all........go figure.
Three days ago I was again trimming the ivy when I noticed lots of flying bees that turned out to be yellow jackets. I got some wasp spray and from about five feet away began dowsing the area and bee hole. Ran out of spray and as I turned and headed to the house I got stung twice on my right rear cheek. Man, I was slappin and movin but too slow I guess as I got stung twice more on the back of my leg just below my right rear cheek. Finally got into the house and asked Glenda for a couple benadryl. While standing there waiting I got stung again just above my left knee. I jerked the leg of my shorts up and saw a wasp. Out of those shorts in a flash! Shook the wasp out and killed it and checked for any more. As near as I can tell it I think that wasps went up my shorts leg and was probably responsible for all five of my stings.
I took the benadryl and sat in the recliner for over an hour and every so often it felt like one of the stings got stung again. I'm tired typing so I'll just tell you that five stings and no adverse reaction other than the singing stings was one huge huge blessing. Maybe my body has whipped the allergy?
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Ev'n wit's a burthen, when it talks too long.~ John Dryden
Sept. 24
Our 2 year old mower hasn't been running properly so I tried changing the oil, air filter and stuck in a new spark plug. No help! I finally went online to find a solution. Learned that I probably had a fuel problem of which I had suspected because every time I was just about to run out of gas the darn thing ran like a new one. Also the new spark plug would foul up after the thing ran for a very few seconds. Spray choke and carb cleaner into the carb and make sure the air filter is clean is what I read.
Next trip to town I bought some choke and carb cleaner and sprayed it good but to no avail. Even ran it without the air filter for a bit but that didn't help either. Back online and after talking to a few folks the next trip to town we picked up a can of Sea Foam to mix in the gas. I mean by now I've got over $20 stuck into that mower!
It would still run and mow but not very good so another trip to Eldon with the mower in tow. Left it at a repair shop where the guy gets an amazing $50 per hour plus any parts needed. He says they always change the oil and sharpen the blade and estimated a $55 cost. I told him that the oil didn't need to be changed and that I could sharpen the blade myself. He then thought around $50 bucks would cover it.
Went back the next day to pick it up and he hadn't even touched it yet tho he had told me he would get on it the day that I had dropped it off. Anyway the next day I went after it again and it was ready. I wasn't ready for the damn $58 bill! Told me he had gone ahead and changed the oil and sharpened the blade anyway saying he didn't think another few bucks over the fifty would cause me any harm. Oh, too he put in a different spark plug instead of cleaning my new one.
I left there broke and pissed but our lawnmower runs like a new one.
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When you walk away from an encounter with another in anger, you've just been defeated. Of course that defeat would be easier than getting you ass whipped after popping the guy in the nose.
Next trip to town I bought some choke and carb cleaner and sprayed it good but to no avail. Even ran it without the air filter for a bit but that didn't help either. Back online and after talking to a few folks the next trip to town we picked up a can of Sea Foam to mix in the gas. I mean by now I've got over $20 stuck into that mower!
It would still run and mow but not very good so another trip to Eldon with the mower in tow. Left it at a repair shop where the guy gets an amazing $50 per hour plus any parts needed. He says they always change the oil and sharpen the blade and estimated a $55 cost. I told him that the oil didn't need to be changed and that I could sharpen the blade myself. He then thought around $50 bucks would cover it.
Went back the next day to pick it up and he hadn't even touched it yet tho he had told me he would get on it the day that I had dropped it off. Anyway the next day I went after it again and it was ready. I wasn't ready for the damn $58 bill! Told me he had gone ahead and changed the oil and sharpened the blade anyway saying he didn't think another few bucks over the fifty would cause me any harm. Oh, too he put in a different spark plug instead of cleaning my new one.
I left there broke and pissed but our lawnmower runs like a new one.
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When you walk away from an encounter with another in anger, you've just been defeated. Of course that defeat would be easier than getting you ass whipped after popping the guy in the nose.
Sept. 23
Well, it's like this. I've been having problems with my laptop till I couldn't take it anymore. I'd be typing along and look up to find the cursor had jumped off somewhere else. Could find myself typing in the middle of a word several sentences up or maybe a menu of some sort would pop up. At times the program I was typing on would just go away. Messed around trying to find a solution but to no avail. Problems seemed to occur when I would hit the space bar. Thinking it must be the key pad to the repair shop I took it.
After the computer had been there for a week I stopped by. There in lay not touched yet! I could have been using it the whole week. The repairman wasn't in but I complained a little to his wife knowing she would poke him a little.
One week later I stopped by and the repairman told me it was on the bench and should be ready the next day. Picked it up the next day and was told that it must have been a software problem because he had ran a tune up program and the problem seemed to be gone. ($22.50) Got home and discovered the problem still existed.
Called him today and he suggested I try my wireless keyboard to see if it would produce the same problem. It didn't so thought the laptop keyboard was the culprit and called him told him so. He said he had a keyboard ($20) just bring it in and he would get right on it. Bagged it up ready to go when he called back. Said he had been reading about the problem and asked me to tape a business card over the touch pad. My thumb could be hitting it when I hit the space bar..........An Arizona Charlies ultimate rewards card and two small pieces of tape and it works perfectly and paying attention I did notice my thumb touching the card a lot when I hit the space bar. He fixed it with a phone call but didn't offer to give me the $22.50 back.
If you don't learn something everyday you ain't payin attention!
After the computer had been there for a week I stopped by. There in lay not touched yet! I could have been using it the whole week. The repairman wasn't in but I complained a little to his wife knowing she would poke him a little.
One week later I stopped by and the repairman told me it was on the bench and should be ready the next day. Picked it up the next day and was told that it must have been a software problem because he had ran a tune up program and the problem seemed to be gone. ($22.50) Got home and discovered the problem still existed.
Called him today and he suggested I try my wireless keyboard to see if it would produce the same problem. It didn't so thought the laptop keyboard was the culprit and called him told him so. He said he had a keyboard ($20) just bring it in and he would get right on it. Bagged it up ready to go when he called back. Said he had been reading about the problem and asked me to tape a business card over the touch pad. My thumb could be hitting it when I hit the space bar..........An Arizona Charlies ultimate rewards card and two small pieces of tape and it works perfectly and paying attention I did notice my thumb touching the card a lot when I hit the space bar. He fixed it with a phone call but didn't offer to give me the $22.50 back.
If you don't learn something everyday you ain't payin attention!
Sept. 6
Whada ya know? If you're reading this we all made it to another day of life. It's time to be thankful and count your blessings! When you're picking blessings out to be thankful for don't get hung up on anything that might not qualify in your mind. I've been told there is always some good in the bad and I believe it is so. Most would try to stretch a near good into being a real good because it is quicker and easier sometimes than finding the for a fact, the true good. Oh well, good is only a personal perception anyway.
What do I know about this? Ha! After 69 years I've seen bushels of both bad and good. I've had my parade rained on so many times that the rawhide on my drum will never be taut again. Now when I strike my drum I only get a 'glug' instead of a 'bong' or 'clackety clack'. I think that might be why some think I march to a different drummer sometimes.
We're all into another day with the mired in knowledge that we have the rest of our lives ahead of us. It is possible to miss out on some of it so you need to stay sharp.
I surly do dream a lot at night and when I wake in the morning I reflect on some of the dreams and if they seem good I go back to sleep for another one. If they weren't so hot I just go ahead and get up forgetting them. If it doesn't provide some satisfaction don't do it. I have a better chance of directing my conscience mind toward something satisfying than one of my subconscious dreams.
Why do I bother typing these at all? Oh, that's my question too.
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"The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or to say a new thing in an old way."-Richard Harding Davis
What do I know about this? Ha! After 69 years I've seen bushels of both bad and good. I've had my parade rained on so many times that the rawhide on my drum will never be taut again. Now when I strike my drum I only get a 'glug' instead of a 'bong' or 'clackety clack'. I think that might be why some think I march to a different drummer sometimes.
We're all into another day with the mired in knowledge that we have the rest of our lives ahead of us. It is possible to miss out on some of it so you need to stay sharp.
I surly do dream a lot at night and when I wake in the morning I reflect on some of the dreams and if they seem good I go back to sleep for another one. If they weren't so hot I just go ahead and get up forgetting them. If it doesn't provide some satisfaction don't do it. I have a better chance of directing my conscience mind toward something satisfying than one of my subconscious dreams.
Why do I bother typing these at all? Oh, that's my question too.
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"The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or to say a new thing in an old way."-Richard Harding Davis
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