Welcome to the Machine

My old computer was having trouble staying on.  This was a few days before I was scheduled for surgery.  I really didn't want to lose those things I had stored on my hard drive.  I could probably get almost all of it back, but it would take months to do it and I knew I never would take the time.  I stored everything on Carbonite and thought if necessary I could get it back when I came home from the hospital.  It wasn't a problem that would affect my data, so I let the Carbonite lapse.  I bought a new computer at Digilinks Computers on Miller Road.

 Everything is working well and finally I'm able to blog from the sidebedroom.  Gee, still I have nothing to say.  I'm going to start practicing guitar again.  I love guitar music (classic rock especially) and have several guitars.  I had already decided to keep the guitars whether I played them or not.  I'm also keeping my model airplanes (don't fly 'em).  My boats, my volkswagens etc.  I will keep and use my golf clubs and a few tennis racquets.  When I am gone, my heirs can have a big sale and clear it all out.
 
Chris, James and Gilmour just stopped by to borrow clubs for Mike to use.  They are playing 9 holes on this cold day for golf.  I need to get moving myself.  I'm taking Luke for a walk and then I'm going to do a little cleaning.  I also want to make a crock pot meal for dinner.  If you read this and feel like visiting this week end, please stop by any time.
Might want to call because I think we have a birthday party. We do have beer though; Busch...the good stuff. 

Later, Ken

where's the Body?

I was nodding through another Sunday when I was informed there was another dead mouse(actually a vole)that needed to be disposed of.  This is one of my routine jobs.  Zeke, our male tabby cat, likes to go into the basement where he can get access to parts of the house which have only a crawl space.  There he hunts and plays with and eventually kills what seems to be an endless supply of meadow voles.  He then deposits the body in front of the washer so Brooke can find it. Sometimes he will bring it to the top of the stairs and eventually under the dining room table.  Cat behavior.  It's not too much trouble for me to put the carcass in a plastic bag and then out to our trash container.  Even in my weakened condition I can handle a vole.  That is, if the vole is actually dead!  I had retrieved the plastic bag and was ready to get the body when I saw the injured(?) animal running across the dining room floor with Zeke, Sophie, Luke and me in tepid pursuit.  Certainly one of the animals would dispatch the hated creature soon, but we were not of one mind.  We looked like the SanDiego Chargers trying to decide whether we should grab the football.  Who would give the vole even a  ten percent chance of escape?  Yet somehow it was able to dissappear on us.  I only hope that I'll be able to find the body before it smells too bad.  Please don't let this report discourage you from visiting our house. 

We are preparing for Halloween this week end.  Gabe will probably be mentally scarred for life.  I would think a child psychologist would advise not to take kids out until they are about five.  Thanks for reading and hope you are doing very well these days.

Sunny Disposition

Hi!  Welcome to the all positive, all the time blog.  In the old days it was called, "What, me worry?" 
Positive thinking has it's place but there has to be a little realism involved.  We have been having a lot of sunshine lately in Michigan and it helps with the endorphins, I think.  My stocks have done well for the last month or two, so that gives me a better background feeling as far as spending money.  I might buy my wife a new sweater for Christmas.  She nixed getting a limo to go down to Detroit on Friday night.  I guess that after I find out how much it will cost to have the leaves raked this Fall, I'll lose the urge to spend.  I also still have to resolve my computer problem.  As a matter of fact, maybe things aren't so damn sunny after all.  The City of Fenton did send out someone to pick up the dead raccoon that was lying in front of our driveway.  Death at our doorstep?  

We found a dead opossum in our shed a couple of weeks ago!!!  That was disgusting to deal with. Suhitha and Emma helped with that.  Luke could hardly wait to dig it up and roll around in it.  He  could probably use a trip to the Dog Psychology Center.  How can that be good behavior even for a dog?

I'm going to attempt cleaning the bathroom today.  Right now I am having vision problems, so I'll wait for them to clear.  I should be feeling pretty good in about a month, I estimate.

It's still sunny outside. Every once in a while some leaves fall from the trees though.  Death at my doorstep.  Happy Halloween.

A Funny Thing Happened...

Not funny ha ha.  I don't really want to know what happened, but the bruises and mental damage tell me it was quite an encounter.  I'm now feeling better about things and can think past not wanting to move.
I don't think I will dwell on it.  But if someone would like some preparation for an upcoming hospital stay, I will have my experience clear in my mind for a month or so.

Finish this later...getting some pain.

Sorry for the lack of blog effort of late.  My main desk-top computer won't turn on and I'm only now getting to the mental/physical condition that will get it fixed.  I think tomorrow I will take it apart and start cleaning and maybe pulling apart the power supply.  If it seems safe, I'll take it to the local shop or just find a supply myself, and give it a try.  I miss my desk-top.  Typing on this one, a lap-top, leads to a lot of typos. It is frustrating.

Things are going pretty well since the surgery.  The repair of my heart gives me two aortic valves now.  The original one was narrowed to about 0.9 sq.cm. which one doesn't notice as a problem until pushing one's self as in walking uphill, running etc.  Now, with the dual valve set up, I should be good for all situations.  After three months of keeping the blood pressure/heart rate low to allow the "bionic heart" to settle in. I should be ready for some testing.  I thought I might start with a round the world surf trip.  Then a year concentrated on golf and tennis. I don't know after that.  Send in ideas please.  Caio