Think probably the "main" reason I rarely hear from anyone anymore, whether physically, phone, OR online, is because nearly everyone I've known over the decades actually has a "life", with others around them. Since the esophagus surgery in 2018, I can't really go anywhere for any length of time after I eat something, due to a side effect being ( Read more... )

Sometimes I feel like I'm isolated from the rest of the planet. Only times I seem to see other people these days is when I go to the store or doctor. Heck, my son lives next door and hasn't even popped in since before he went down south to visit his mother on the Thanksgiving holidays. Only call I've gotten in the past two months was a robocall ( Read more... )

Since it's been over 20 years, sometimes I wonder, if the opportunity presented itself (highly unlikely at this point), if I'd remember what to do... and if I'd even have the energy.

Mom has been having dizzy spells, and her regular doctor referred her to an ear/nose/throat specialist in Glenwood Medical Mall. Her appointment was 10am this morning. She was in the back with the doctor for about an hour ( Read more... )

Not working today. No live online podcasts today. Mom may be coming home from the hospital sometime today. Have to take the son to his workplace between 4-5pm today. Currently just sitting in front of the 'puter screen because unable to start anything "constructive" or "interesting" at this time. Yawn.

This has been one of the most boring and uneventful days in quite some time...

In other news, still playing with the Linux I installed on my laptop. A bit of a learning curve from Windows, but so far, I've gotten all my Firefox and Thunderbird settings imported from my Windows desktop relatively easy(thanks to a suggestion from uksweetguy ), got XChat set ( Read more... )

Been mighty quiet here in LiveJournal land today! Everyone must have left town or something!