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I am very sad to say that Tommy passed away on May 8, 2024. It was a very sudden cardiac arrest. He was never in any pain. He was here one moment and gone the next. He had a good life and I know his blog touched many lives.  He will be missed.  We will see him again, but not yet.  He’s off on a new adventure in a forest we cannot see.  His spirit continues in each of us.   Pass on that love for…

Well, I’ve made it to the next week…or so it feels like it. Or so it seems. Life could be worse. Right now, I’m living with a device in my heart that opens the valve slightly. Yah. I don’t breath excessively hard when I climb the stairs anymore. So I guess that’s a good thing. I still can’t run a marathon. Not that I would want to. This weekend, I’m travelling to Dallas to catch the Cincinnati…

Yep. I’m still here. I’m still alive. I’m still kicking. All with a stent in my heart. which I’m grateful for. After all, if its working correctly, I’m still alive and breathing. And I’m still alive and breathing. Whether its working correctly will be one for the doc to determine in a few weeks, but apparently its doing some good. I don’t run out of breath when I make it to the top of the stairs.…

So….here I sit. Less than 24 hours from my coming stent in my heart. Yes, I am about to have a procedure done to my heart, which will have a 98% chance of making my life better. I wish I felt that it was going to be a good thing. I have this feeling that I am going to be in the 2% of the group. I can’t help feeling that way though. But I am told that it will be a helpful thing. Right now, I sit…

Well…hello…again. Yes, its still me. I’m still alive…somewhat. Its the Monday after a Gulf Coast Gathering…and I’m still breathing. ::big sigh:: Where to start?? Well, how about at the beginning… A while back…I stopped writing blogs. Why? Because my brain was rewired. Sort of. Essentially, I was fried out. Couldn’t think straight. Couldn’t even sit down to write out a few words. Essentially, I…

Well, we made it through the birthday wishes, eh? Yeah, I turned 58 a few days ago. Big deal. But it is another year. Birthday wishes are a fleeting moment, but I grok the reasons why people consider it to be such a special day. For me, its just another day…but for others its far more important. Its a period of believing in the importance of the day. Looking at the point of the day when one is…

…and we’re back again. 🙂 Well, we’ll be back once every week…but hey…its like a new fantasy swing on the jungle gym, right? Anyways… So, we’re back into a new week. Actually, at the end of that week…but still… I’ve made it back to the blog…and with no real topic to talk about. So, we’ll wing it…shall we? What can we talk about? Well, anything under the sun, right? Sure. But we’ll try and keep…

Well hi there…yeah. That’s what happens when I make plans going forward. I run into issues along the way, which derails everything. Welcome to my life. But it makes things interesting, eh? 🙂 So to keep everyone abreast of what is happening over here….here’s what’s happened. A few medical appointments took place which took a lot longer than I thought they would have. Figures. I spend 90% of the…

So heya…. Ok, I’m a bit late with this particular post…whatever. I wound up going on an appointment that I had forgotten…a trip to the doc. Once I made it back…it was too late to write. Then the weekend hit…and well..things get a bit jumbled after that. ::shrug:: What the hell…I don’t make money from the blog posts, and whatever fame you might think I get from writing these things…well, it…

Morning. Well, its morning here in Arkansas as I start this post. It might not be when I finish it…but morning seems to be a good way to start a post, don’t you think? 😉 Anyways, good morning…hope your day has started well or has gone well. And if it hasn’t…I completely grok your perspective. But try to find the positive in things… So….I missed the blog post for last week. ::shrug:: Big deal.…

Well heya… This post is a day late. A day. Because I didn’t know what to say. Today…well, it’s not that different. I didn’t get a ton of sleep…and…well…life just sucks. But that happens….life isn’t always the best thing it can be. So…::shrug:: You just have to make due with the day you have…and put your best foot forward. Even if its not the steadiest. That’s today…anyways… Folks are wanting me…

So, hi again. 🙂 Yeah, this is when the blog will come out on a (mostly) regular basis…at least for now. Once per week…every Wednesday. Or as close as I can get to it. I’m not a professional whatsoever. But I do the best that I can. 🙂 So let’s start today off with a few of the things that I am. I am a Pagan. I am a Priest. I’m also a solitaire. But I’m not a Wiccan. I’m a Druid. Loosely, I…

Well…howdy. I’m back in , so it is what it is. :)the swing of things…sort of. I’m already a few days late with this first post, but hey…I’m not getting paid for this (nor would I ever let that chance happen)…so here I am. Its been a little more than a year of time since I essentially stopped blogging. Health concerns had me focused on that aspect of life for the first six months. The second six…

Hi folks…its me… I’m still alive. A little beaten down, but making it through each day. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? About a year since I went to the hospital. A lot has happened since that point. Probably the worst moment of my life…but that’s in the past, isn’t it? 🙂 There has been a lot done to me since then. There’s still a lot more to be done as well. But I’m surviving. My kidneys are…

Hi folks…a little time has passed since the last blog post. But I am still here. I’ll be scheduled for surgery shortly after Gulf Coast Gathering, so there will be a little time where I won’t post. ::laughing:: Not like I post all the time these days, but just wanted to let you know that this was going to happen. Its a kidney issue, and while I am not real “up” on something like that, it is…

Oh boy. The world is full of crazy stuff. From high-flying balloons to an earthquake in southern Turkey….its just crazy this past week. Add to all of that, some of the goings in life right now…its just not something that is in whack. In fact, its something straight out of an insane asylum. But that’s basically life right now, eh? Part of the daily grind for me comes down to having things to do.…