Random ramblings

Thought I would take a few minutes and just ramble about what's going on around here right now. Hopefully there are not too many errors in this, but I really don't feel like checking it over thoroughly.
Just when you think you have something completely licked, it comes back up to kick you in the ass again. I have felt really well since Wednesday afternoon and lo and behold Sunday I wake up feeling like crap, but on the brighter side at least I do not have the problems with losing my voice. Basically I am just aching a little and seem to be a little more fatigued than normal. Hopefully trying to relax and do a minimal amount of things will enable my body to fight off whatever is trying to invade it. Unfortunately, scheduled I have quite a bit of things done around my house and now I am not able to take it easy around here without getting in everyone's way. Oh well, at least I will get a lot of things done and feel even better tomorrow when I look around my house. I am optimistic that a large amount of sleep in combination with copious amounts of Jews, vitamin C, as well as chicken soup will get me back on the straight and narrow in no time.

Anyone who has read any of my blogs knows how addicted I am for watching television, so if I were to tell you that I went to bed last night and basically fell asleep without watching anything, this would tell you that I was not feeling my best. Today I am going to just do some blog walking and not worry about much of anything else. Therefore, my office is going to look like a hurricane hit and the rest of my house will be in disarray when the cleaners come in tomorrow. I am sure they will live through it, but I will hear about it later as I have informed them I have even more work being done tomorrow. Oh well!

Feeling better

I haven't felt much like writing in quite some time and a lot of it has to do with the fact that I have been fighting off a virus. Thankfully it is pretty much over with and now all I have to do is simply make sure that I am well rested and try to stay away from all of the sick people around here. One of these days I will be able to keep up this journal so that I can look back on it, but I know I really never will.
I'm going to get going today. My shoulder is hurting like hell, so I think I will go to lean back and watch the news.

Getting stronger every day

It has been another one of those days. I feel great, but don't seem to be able to get much accomplished, if anything. I had intended on getting quite a bit done on my other blog site a little more modified, but that didn't happen. It definitely wasn't for lack of trying, however, I seem to lack the skill. I guess I really need to get down and dirty and try to finish the book I haven't even started yet.

As for how I am doing physically and mentally, I am doing great. My bladder feels fantastic and I am just aggravated that I am not getting more accomplished. Hopefully some of the individuals I've been trying to get a hold of to start working in my house will call me shortly. Man, I think I just jinxed myself. Right after writing all about how fantastic my bladder has been, I am now experiencing a few spasms and a slight amount of discomfort. I guess that is to be expected occasionally. I sincerely hope my doctor will get back with me shortly on what type of stones I had in my bladder. If they were a certain type, I might be able to drink lemonade or apple cider vinegar in order to prevent them. However, if they are not, I will probably just be exacerbating the situation, so I will hold off and call them later.

I had better get going and get some reading done.
Till later,
Billy

Minor surgery without hospitalization, what a great feeling

I haven't been writing much, because frankly there hasn't been much time lately. It seems as if every chance I get, I'm involved in something else. I did, however, manage to make it through my minor surgery with little difficulties. It was miraculous that I was able to do this procedure (cystosco- lithotripsy) without having to be hospitalized. Yahoo! The only problems I encountered were the ungodly hour I had to get up in order to get there (3 a.m.) and the fact that my catheter clogged continuously for about two days following the procedure. I lost quite a bit of blood, but I seem to be gathering my strength back slowly but surely.

I am hopeful I will be able to get back to my reading tomorrow as well as trying to get things done around the house in addition to more writing. One of these days I'm going to be able to get my older microphone fixed so that it can be powered off my chair once again. I love the microphone I am using right now, but it only holds up for about 7 1/2 hours. This doesn't sound like a problem normally, but I don't always feel like working on the computer until later in the afternoon and then half my time has been consumed without doing anything on the computer. Well, I'm going to go for now. More updates to come.

A Wonderful Tribute to Our Troops.

I usually try not to regurgitate information I have on my other blog, but this was definitely, in my not so humble opinion, worth it.

As I was riding home today in my van all I could think about was all of the items I wanted to bitch about, like why is it that when the price of a barrel of oil dropped below $56 yesterday, but gas is still $.28 a gallon higher than it was on November 7. Coincidence? I think not. Once I looked through my e-mail and discovered this one website sent to me by an acquaintance, I could not find it in my heart to complain so bitterly about all of the trivial things in life. There are so much more important things going on right now.

This particular link (click here) had my mind and heart racing with a myriad of emotions. While patriotism exudes from my very pores, I was bitterly against the way our government rushed into the war in Iraq. I often think that if more members of Congress had family members serving in our armed forces they wouldn't be in such a rush to invade a country without seriously looking at all of the other options. Even though I am seething inside about this, my feelings for all of the troops over there, as many of you know that read anything I write, has not been diminished in the least.

People, who happen to know that I served in the first conflict over there, often ask me what it's like for these young men and my answer is simple, "I really have no clue. It's a completely different war and to tell you the truth, I really never saw combat myself." I do, nonetheless, know what it's like to feel the conflicting emotions of being thankful that I am not serving in this war and actually desiring to be over there with my brethren. It may be difficult to comprehend these feelings if you have not served, but this very poignant website should give you a little bit of an idea of what I am feeling.

I hope all of you are moved even a little bit as much as I was when I watched this tribute. The really sad part is that I am not able to figure out how to embed this so that it comes up immediately with my website, but you will have to forgive me my inadequacies.

It is difficult for me to put into words, but my heart is overflowing with the desire that this particular conflict in Iraq can be resolved quickly so we do not lose any more of our most precious commodity, the wonderful men and women serving in our military.

If you find yourself at the end of this and have not clicked on the link, then (click here) and enjoy.
Billy