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You want the "fine" answer or the truth? Truth: I'm having health problems. I am waking up with 190/110 blood pressure and the meds aren't helping, though they get it down to about 155/90 or so an hour after taking my morning meds. I have frequent dizzy spells -- ironically, although my BP is so high, it drops when I stand up and I get dizzy again. No idea how that jibes with having such high BP. 

I'm on insulin now, too. I went back on a keto diet, since in the past that has really made a big difference in my A1C. 

My father died at age 80, but he had severe dementia the last 5 years of his life and didn't know who I was. I'd love to think I'll make it to 80, too, but I'm actually surprised that I've made it to 70 years old. I'd love to retire, but can't afford it now that Biden has crashed my 401K.  Other than that, I'm doing great, thanks! 

I can count some blessings. I'm still very happily married. I live in a nice house. And now that I got the A/C fixed, my home office is down to 77 degrees (it was 84 and I could hardly work in that kind of heat). If I can ever retire, I will be able to spend time on three of my favorite hobbies: Making wine & mead, repairing guitars, and ham radio. But I don't do any of those things right now. Between work and being tired, I just don't have the motivation.

I had a bit of motivation some months ago and got 3 "war stories" humor articles published in CQ Magazine. No money but I love to write.

How are you?

(07-19-2023, 07:56 PM)The Rogue Tomato Wrote: [ -> ]You want the "fine" answer or the truth? Truth: I'm having health problems. I am waking up with 190/110 blood pressure and the meds aren't helping, though they get it down to about 155/90 or so an hour after taking my morning meds. I have frequent dizzy spells -- ironically, although my BP is so high, it drops when I stand up and I get dizzy again. No idea how that jibes with having such high BP. 

I'm on insulin now, too. I went back on a keto diet, since in the past that has really made a big difference in my A1C. 

My father died at age 80, but he had severe dementia the last 5 years of his life and didn't know who I was. I'd love to think I'll make it to 80, too, but I'm actually surprised that I've made it to 70 years old. I'd love to retire, but can't afford it now that Biden has crashed my 401K.  Other than that, I'm doing great, thanks! 

I can count some blessings. I'm still very happily married. I live in a nice house. And now that I got the A/C fixed, my home office is down to 77 degrees (it was 84 and I could hardly work in that kind of heat). If I can ever retire, I will be able to spend time on three of my favorite hobbies: Making wine & mead, repairing guitars, and ham radio. But I don't do any of those things right now. Between work and being tired, I just don't have the motivation.

I had a bit of motivation some months ago and got 3 "war stories" humor articles published in CQ Magazine. No money but I love to write.

How are you?

i;ll keep you in my prayers my friend...  some of those are similar to problems my dad is having now too... . diabetes going way out of control.... but his blood pressure is pretty good now days... ...his biggest problem is osteo-arthritis and all the old injuries he sustained over the years coming back to haunt him.... ..that;s the reason i have been under the old jeep doing mechanical work under his instructions - he can;t bend down or kneel at all and can;t even begin to get under it anymore....  ... we just replaced both front wheel bearings assemblys this past week....  before that was replacing all the seals on oil pans and axles... . i;m learning a lot of things i never imagined i would do before..... 

i;m doing pretty well.....  nothing much changed really.... still doing all the same things - with the exception of hunting.. . we haven;t been hunting since before the pandemic...  .....but we have driven up there into the mountians a few time just to look around back when the jeep was running.. .. hopefully we can do that again soon a few times... .. but eventually may dad is going to sell it and get something with an automatic transmission he can drive easier.... .  ...... can you see a way you might actully be able to retire?..... biden has destroyed the country to the point it;s almost unrecongizable now..... .....

Thanks. Please keep my children in your prayers, too. They both claim to be gay atheists now. They've hated me for a long time for at least two reasons. They don't like my Christian faith. And their mom ran away to Europe to marry an Islamic terrorist suspect and willingly left them behind when they were 8 and 5. I'm sure they blame me for that, even though it was her decision. After all I went through to raise them on my own with no help, it's heartbreaking. But they're adults, and there's nothing I can do now. I've tried reassuring them that I still love them but they're hostile. So I'm cutting myself off from them for now and praying God changes their hearts.

(07-26-2023, 06:49 PM)The Rogue Tomato Wrote: [ -> ]Thanks. Please keep my children in your prayers, too.  They both claim to be gay atheists now. They've hated me for a long time for at least two reasons. They don't like my Christian faith. And their mom ran away to Europe to marry an Islamic terrorist suspect and willingly left them behind when they were 8 and 5.  I'm sure they blame me for that, even though it was her decision. After all I went through to raise them on my own with no help, it's heartbreaking. But they're adults, and there's nothing I can do now. I've tried reassuring them that I still love them but they're hostile. So I'm cutting myself off from them for now and praying God changes their hearts.

i will.... i;ll pray for them too, ..that God will bring them to their senses... .... take care my friend and may God bless you in many ways....