Another Week

This is the end of another week, I feel pretty good, but not as well as I would like. I still get tired easy, so work is out for a while more. I guess I am a little disappointed that this happened, I have been making good progress getting cholesterol down, blood pressure very good, and doing most of what I can. It also looks like there may be more procedures in the future. This all goes back 5-6 years when I had a major blockage but grew another one on my own. But what grew wasn't as big or good as the one I lost so blood flow just isn't as good as before, nor is it now. May be it never will be, but I don't give up easily. But this continuous physical problems get old after a while, I feel like a walking clump of scar tissue. The hardest part is the fact that I used to be like a bull, so I would like to think I still am, but I am not, I have limitations now, lots of them, and I really don't like it!
So, to all you out there, take care of yourselves, I can sure tell you, life is way too short, and most of this stuff could be avoided. But, no I was strong, no problem, but ahhh, the grim reaper still nipped at my heels, what an awakening! More later!

Update

Well folks this is Friday. on Tues I had a stent put in my heart, it is working fine and I feel much better. This has been coming for some time so I wasn't surprised at it. But anyway I am home and feeling good!

Another Day

I had a Dr.'s appointment yesterday, I have been having some trouble for a while, so I need another angiogram, it seems the old ticker isn't like it used to be. It also seems this extremely cold weather has something to do with it. I do have a feeling that more lifestyle changes will be coming, whether I like it or not. Who knows, it will be for the best. The bad part of course is I have to be off work for a time, maybe for good. Just one more thing to worry about, but I try not to get too upset because I just don't need the stress at a time like this.
My son, knowing my bad luck, always tells me, "dad you aren't going to die, the big guy will keep you around for another 30 years just to suffer."! He is probably right!
Meanwhile, the weather is very cold yet, along with dangerous wind chills, and let me tell you, it is getting old! I would rather have snow than this nasty stuff, at least while it snows it is generally warmer until the sky clears, so let it snow daily. It also seems people are getting crankier as the cold snap hangs on. But we go on as usual with daily activities, even fishing.

Billions Lost

Well folks, while some of us struggle to make ends meet, and our soldiers have equipment shortages, the U.S. some time ago, shipped 12 billion dollars, I repeat 12 billion, to Iraq on C-130 aircraft, shrink wrapped. That came to 365 tons of money! Now get this, they have no idea where it went! Some say money was handed out for information, that's all they can come up with. Now that's a lot of shekels, pesos or what ever.
And then you heard about the government charging a soldier for losing his body armor after being shot. Makes a lot of sense doesn't it.
I would bet that most of the money found it's way to the bad guys and they are buying more equipment to kill our guys. In fact the Iraqi Government arrested a top official for doing just that, funneling money to the insurgents. Boy, I sure have more faith in the administration and their handling of the war, how about you?
As long as our men and women are there I have no qualms about providing the best of everything for them, but I do take exception to losing money like that, and it being spent to fight against us. I wouldn't say if it was being spent to rebuild and for the innocents. And I suspect, a few people just took the bread and left the country to retire. Damn we are good!

Good Morning

I have been up since 5am, took the dog out at 6:30am in a balmy -22 degree below zero breeze. That is literally -22 degrees folks. So if you have any brass monkey's in the yard, you better bring them in! Prediction the last few days of -40 to -60 degrees wind chill, with some places in MN of -40 to -60 degrees and colder with the wind chill. To me, after some point when it is this cold, the temp is relative. Like if it is -10 it could be -100 because it all feels bad. I have been fishing in a shelter at -30, it can be and would be heated, but setting them up and taking them down, is nasty. Skin freezes fast, chills to the bone, and now that I am older, just plain nuts.
It looks like the war hasn't changed much, lack of equipment, and supplies, and pump more money into the black hole. Typical of shrub and cronies to make a decision without planning for it. Seems like the Vice Prez and karl Rove all over again. Decisions are political plain and simple! Even when the situation continues to spiral downward. Men and machines are wearing out and the brass continue to mouth the same garbage. If they had the answers on how to win, then they should have done it 4 years ago! The only thing that matter are the polls concerning republicans and the job shrub is doing. It really boggles my mind at the lack of planning of the whole situation from start to now.
I would say that shrub should have an original thought, instead of listening to others, but even that scares me, because he isn't smart enough to figure things out. If it weren't for speech writers, he would sound like a babbling idiot, maybe we are lucky they do that or we would really be fearful for our country!