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🤩Some time ago, for reasons that will become apparent one day in the medium term future (but you might be able to guess) - I became an Apple Developer. Part of what that gives me is the ability to add
Heat.
9 miles in 1 hour, no pain! Hurray! Despite the mid-90s temps after dinner, I just had to get out there on my bike. And except for a few blocks to and from the trail, I biked in the shade of trees. An
Going Postal
So turns out I have found my people.Over on Reddit.On the Postcrossing sub Reddit.I now know I am not alone in my fascination and delight over the simple act of sending postcards hither, thither, and
A Memory Of Riverview Heights
Ever since November of 1989, I have lived in apartment complexes. Before moving to HUD/WHEDA subsidized apartments, I lived in Village Green Apartments with a roommate while in the UCP Apartment Livin
Pulled An All Nighter?!
I am having on of those nights that turned into an all night with no sleep. These all nighters are not always a welcomed happening, and this all nighter episode, I believe, was not an expected occuran
Dialysis Update
Please forgive me for not keeping my dialysis treatment/sessions up lately. I know it has been a while since I gave an update. Well, today, for the first time now, I thought it is the perfect time to
My Thoughts For July 9th
Getting a break from dialysis today, and it being Deb’s day off, I never left my bed today. I love having my Wednesdays like that all day from morning to night at least once a week. Because of my kidn
14 day update
Wow i can’t believe it has been 14 days since i have updated last week was fairly busy Friday evening we had a veterans parade in Saxonburg it was nice but hot then after parade we walked down to carn
Travel Tales. Vietnam. DaNang. Part 1
As I travelled from the North down the map, my next base happened to be DaNang, which belongs to Central Vietnam. DaNang is a resort city on steroids. From one side edged by the endless beaches with g
Dialysis Update I
Dialysis is going smoothly and I have about an 30 minutes left to dialyze, and the treatment is going smoothly without any alarms or problems with the catheter or the machine today. I find that a big
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