Beau Wann, Jr.
Kay, you are too kind. Not quite ready to dole out requests just yet. Construction is about 3/4 complete. Of course they've torn up the ball field. Back in my day, doing construction work, ie ironwork, and lineman duties, we took special consideration of not tearing up our surroundings, especially someone elses property. Not so of the MO rons of todays work force. Absolutely clueless. I'd like to spank em all and send em home with a bad deportment on their records, that's what.
Goodness Pat, yall have been through the proverbial ringer. Have a friend and his wife that have lived in Hawaii almost all their lives. Mauli is Hawaiian, and Dan is Blackfoot indian from the Dakotas, he and I served in the Navy together. Been healthy for as long as I've known them, cept the last couple of years. Mauli was an instructor in outrigger paddling and also a participant in the competition most of her life, so fit was she.
She has had a heart attack among other things, and Dan has had two strokes. I sort of know what causes heart attacks, but what causes strokes? I know blood clots do, but what causes blood clots? How do we combat against strokes? My dad had a stroke, but he drank lots of alcohol and a 2 or 3 pack of luckies or camels a day. That's not what killed him, renal failure did, whatever that was. Of course as closed mouth as my family is and as much as they kept me out of the loop, he could have been abducted by aliens for all I know.
One of the things kept from me, was that he was totally blind in one eye since childhood. Didnt know that till after he died. Mom had a miscarriage when I was 14 I think, but found that out after she had passed away. No info from my family at all on anything. I guess if the house was on fire, maybe they would have let me know, but I wouldnt hold my breath.
I drank some back in the day, but never smoked, cept 2nd hand smoke from our house for 40 years. Started sucking in 2nd hand smoke on the day I was born even though I was born with double pneumonia and asthma. I'm surprised I've lived this long. I guess if youre going to have a stroke, it just sneaks up on you no matter what your regime is.
Diane keeps us current on vitamins and we eat very little fried food, hardly any fat, only cheese from the dairy area, and try to stay away from sugar. The last two are the hardest. Love sweets, and blue cheese! Still we try to do all in moderation and some none at all. I have noticed that lots of older folks start having trouble when they quit doing. I'd like to veg out most days, but dont. I've got to keep busy, one way or tother. (backwoods for "the other"). I heard some time ago the expression, "I'd rather wear out than rust out". Which makes sense to me.
My mom and dad were famous for buying something and then not using it, so it wouldnt wear out or break, because, "you know, they dont make things like they use to".....Everthing they treated like a case of eggs, eventually broke and was irreperable and they never got to enjoy whatever it was they spent good money on. Go figure!
I almost bought into that eroneous line of thinking, but thank goodness I didnt. I've found that things break quicker when not used. Oh well, I was really just thinking about health issues and how to avoid the pitfalls. Once again, instead of telling you the time, I've built a watch.
Pat, I hope you and your husband recover and have no more problems, as well as the rest of our families.
The construction crew has arrived. I opened the gate before first light just in case they were going to be early, and of course they werent. Said they would be through today. then concrete next week, then that has to cure for 21 days, then look out, "katy bar the door"....wonder where that saying came from! ! !
So looking forward to seeing everyone that makes it to the spring fling, and then the "mexican luau" here on the hill. think maybe we'll have mexican food and BBQ, some kind of food anyhoo! And it will be good! How about spaghetti samiches? Yum! I love spaghetti and meatballs, dontchew?
ok, time to deplane...keep the sun at your six and ride boldly ride...
your frien and resident nut, OL Beauwannkanobie, cephus Jr, T Magillicutty, esq
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