The shadow
The shadow knows!
sigh left work to get my 11 year old son . sent home for fighting.
The shadow
The shadow knows!
more snow! this means more snow mischief as we pack to hit the hills!
this time grandpa and grandma will join us! at 71 and 73 they are looking forward to snowboarding and skiing!
The shadow
The shadow knows!
me plus a snowboard equals:
I think I will leave it to my wife and kids..
I think I will leave it to my wife and kids..
The shadow
The shadow knows!
A long discussion on young earth creationism Awaits Debbie when she gets home looks like that woo has caught her attention..
Wade
Stare..... They are always staring
Hello AE aficionados!!
I've kinda been off the grid the past few days and just wanted to drop a line or two ( more like seven I think)
To start off as some of you might be familiar I had my colostomy done last week and despite the *inconveniences* it really wasn't too bad. As it was I had two small growths , one was 2 mm and the other 4mm. The sent those off for biopsies and I'll know if they were benign or malignant in a few weeks but TBH I'm not too concerned with them, I was more grateful I suppose they did see the very very beginning of diverticulitis which scare the crap out of me. My sister-in-law is going to have part of her colon removed eventually cause she let her case get from her. I guess it's something that is somewhat endemic but I hadn't heard about it until about up to maybe a year ago now it seem I hear it all over the place. I guess it's something that really isn't talked about much for obvious reasons but once you're familiar with it it does seem to be more general. At any reason I suppose to eat more bulk to be more regular as it were, but we're not at the avoiding popcorn or anything with seeds yet.
Probably more noteworthy to mention is that yours truly ( ME!!) is now for the first time since early December 2016 on my own. For those unaware or new to the forum, I was sidelined by a stroke that was nearly the end of me and after being released by the hospital and the rehab center ( eyes skyward) in Santa Monica shipped myself back east and transferred to a Managed Care accommodation on the east coast and continued with my rehab.
Company aside it hasn't been easy or fun to be back to the system but it was part of the reindoctrination into society. The thing is I lived in a bubble of sorts and that was anathema to me and a year was enough (actually it was a year and a half) but it had to be done and so I did it and moved on and found my own place….and think of the money I'll save!!!! I get a pretty decent SS disability check but I'd have only about $100 left after I paid rent and I still have phone bill and a very large loan to pay off. As far as the hospital bill etc. insurance paid for most but still had pretty substantial bills to be paid which to quite a toll on my saving over the past few years but I tackled them pretty good.
I really don't know what I'm going to do now. I really think I might try writing a book about it , I really don't have much to offer and I'm sure as fuck not going to be happy being a part of society flipping burgers at McDonald's or greeting people at Walmart. And I still don't have use of my right arm or leg….yet.
So this past weekend I bought (financed) about 2 grand in furniture and on top of that spent an additional $300 in groceries but also a microwave, electric can opener coffee maker toaster etc.
A funny story on that...So this spending I did was very unlike me to the point of it set of some alarms with my credit union and they did try calling about me about it but my phone showed “Scam Alert’ calling...I get a lot of those as I sure you do … but since I didn't answer they cut me off. And tomorrow was a holiday (Presidents Day) so I was without a card for a few days….but wait, were not finished as you'll find out how I determined I was without funds
So I'm in a somewhat cold dark new apartment and nothing to sleep in but a broken up barcalounger, and it's 1AM in the morning and I thought “ screw it I'll find a cheapish hotel to sleep in for several nights’ , called around found a fairly decently priced place ( Days Inn) and when it came to reserving a room that's when I found out about the card.
I won't make you guys read about the other stuff , I found out my docs on holiday this week and I gotta get him to change my Rx to another pharmacy and I'm getting low on some but I'm pretty sure that I'll make it. I'll be starting MediCare starting June the First and I have to talk with that office about handling that and Medicaid (probably) and that parts A,B,C,D,and E? stuff.
Buuuut as for now, I'm now sitting on my new comfy bed and tonight...I'm actually drifting off,....and when I wake up from my afternoon siesta I'm going to pig out on buffalo wings and to be honest after what I've been through the past few years this is a cakewalk.
And I deserve it.
I've kinda been off the grid the past few days and just wanted to drop a line or two ( more like seven I think)
To start off as some of you might be familiar I had my colostomy done last week and despite the *inconveniences* it really wasn't too bad. As it was I had two small growths , one was 2 mm and the other 4mm. The sent those off for biopsies and I'll know if they were benign or malignant in a few weeks but TBH I'm not too concerned with them, I was more grateful I suppose they did see the very very beginning of diverticulitis which scare the crap out of me. My sister-in-law is going to have part of her colon removed eventually cause she let her case get from her. I guess it's something that is somewhat endemic but I hadn't heard about it until about up to maybe a year ago now it seem I hear it all over the place. I guess it's something that really isn't talked about much for obvious reasons but once you're familiar with it it does seem to be more general. At any reason I suppose to eat more bulk to be more regular as it were, but we're not at the avoiding popcorn or anything with seeds yet.
Probably more noteworthy to mention is that yours truly ( ME!!) is now for the first time since early December 2016 on my own. For those unaware or new to the forum, I was sidelined by a stroke that was nearly the end of me and after being released by the hospital and the rehab center ( eyes skyward) in Santa Monica shipped myself back east and transferred to a Managed Care accommodation on the east coast and continued with my rehab.
Company aside it hasn't been easy or fun to be back to the system but it was part of the reindoctrination into society. The thing is I lived in a bubble of sorts and that was anathema to me and a year was enough (actually it was a year and a half) but it had to be done and so I did it and moved on and found my own place….and think of the money I'll save!!!! I get a pretty decent SS disability check but I'd have only about $100 left after I paid rent and I still have phone bill and a very large loan to pay off. As far as the hospital bill etc. insurance paid for most but still had pretty substantial bills to be paid which to quite a toll on my saving over the past few years but I tackled them pretty good.
I really don't know what I'm going to do now. I really think I might try writing a book about it , I really don't have much to offer and I'm sure as fuck not going to be happy being a part of society flipping burgers at McDonald's or greeting people at Walmart. And I still don't have use of my right arm or leg….yet.
So this past weekend I bought (financed) about 2 grand in furniture and on top of that spent an additional $300 in groceries but also a microwave, electric can opener coffee maker toaster etc.
A funny story on that...So this spending I did was very unlike me to the point of it set of some alarms with my credit union and they did try calling about me about it but my phone showed “Scam Alert’ calling...I get a lot of those as I sure you do … but since I didn't answer they cut me off. And tomorrow was a holiday (Presidents Day) so I was without a card for a few days….but wait, were not finished as you'll find out how I determined I was without funds
So I'm in a somewhat cold dark new apartment and nothing to sleep in but a broken up barcalounger, and it's 1AM in the morning and I thought “ screw it I'll find a cheapish hotel to sleep in for several nights’ , called around found a fairly decently priced place ( Days Inn) and when it came to reserving a room that's when I found out about the card.
I won't make you guys read about the other stuff , I found out my docs on holiday this week and I gotta get him to change my Rx to another pharmacy and I'm getting low on some but I'm pretty sure that I'll make it. I'll be starting MediCare starting June the First and I have to talk with that office about handling that and Medicaid (probably) and that parts A,B,C,D,and E? stuff.
Buuuut as for now, I'm now sitting on my new comfy bed and tonight...I'm actually drifting off,....and when I wake up from my afternoon siesta I'm going to pig out on buffalo wings and to be honest after what I've been through the past few years this is a cakewalk.
And I deserve it.
nivek
As Above So Below
Yes you do deserve it Wade, without a doubt, awesome achievement, you have amazing strength of will and spirit, I'm really glad you're here, always enjoy reading your thoughts here on the forum...
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pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
Seriously, thanks. Right now I have a stick up my ass about a number of things but this is a reminder that in the grand scheme my concerns really aren't all that important. Many others would have thrown their hands in the air and just given up with half the problems you have.
Wade
Stare..... They are always staring
Thank You and it is somewhat challenging. Today (Friday) I went to to my new breakfast place and then found an ATM to get $. This involved 4 (!?) doors all told, 6 if you include the building where I live ( and you could include 7 if you counted the apartment itself) ... They do like their double doors around here but it is Northern New York...In any case people were SOOOO friendly at helping but today I had to kind of shoo them away, friendly like for I had to see I was going to handle the scenarios, I did ok.
The thing is whether I use my brace or I use the wheelchair it kind of amounts to the same thing I still have to work a little harder with my other arm to achieve something.
I can't wait to start up therapy again with a different client. This could be it for me maybe this is as far as I'll ever get but I don't think so I can really tell my my with my leg especially, it wants to do more but its pretty atrophied I got to get it built back up again and as far as my arm it's it's a weird thing everything's there, nothing is damaged, I just need to get that signal turned on again but that is tough to do.
The thing is whether I use my brace or I use the wheelchair it kind of amounts to the same thing I still have to work a little harder with my other arm to achieve something.
I can't wait to start up therapy again with a different client. This could be it for me maybe this is as far as I'll ever get but I don't think so I can really tell my my with my leg especially, it wants to do more but its pretty atrophied I got to get it built back up again and as far as my arm it's it's a weird thing everything's there, nothing is damaged, I just need to get that signal turned on again but that is tough to do.
Shadowprophet
Truthiness
I wish I could find a steady Job, Steady jobs don't last long for me. It's luck of the draw, I once Got fired for breaking equipment and then Mediacom sued me for it. Apparently, Fiber optic splicers Cost a great deal of money, I mean, I had no choice, It was Raining, I had to do my Job, whether it was raining or not, And apparently, some splicers aren't waterproof. I was upset when they tried to sue me for the equipment that I had no choice but to use at the time. Luckily my lawyer won that case for me on the Grounds that Mediacom had a nasty habit of firing and then suing employees,, And Mediacom had to pay the court costs and for my lawyer too, Still, though, That's the kind of luck I've had with Jobs. :/
People wonder why I'm a nervous wreck. :/
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pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
I worked those those swine briefly. One floor down from Rocco himself. Interviewed with his sister. Quit for my own sanity. What a toxic waste dump that place is. Real life Office Space foolishness. There are certain jobs in that facility that they simply can't fill - wonder why ..............
Yeah, they are pricey but it's a half billion dollar company and if it were so important you would have had the proper training to avoid the problem in the first place. You should see their corporate phallus structure they recently built. I have known them for a long time and it wasn't that long ago they were leasing crappy commercial spaces. They got the $$ now, that's for sure. Employees are packed in like cattle while fully 75% on the usable space is devoted to absolutely nothing. Working with the Sword of Damocles hanging over your head is ridiculous.
Shadowprophet
Truthiness
They are terrible, It's by far the worst place I've ever worked for, I mean, I'm not even a court and lawyer kind of person, But they fired me and then sued me for something that they literally forced me to do, I can't recall in recent years a more unjust situation I've been put in brother. I'll never work for those guys again, But I suppose that goes without saying
nivek
As Above So Below
Its Saturday, started at 5 am this morning, won't be home until at least 6 pm tonight...I have 6 of my employees working with me today, just gave them a bit of a pep talk, the faster we can finish without sacrificing quality the sooner we get home today...Then be back tomorrow morning (Sunday) at 7 am...
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The shadow
The shadow knows!
"this is Mike Miller of the criminal investigation unit IRS looking for Kaitlin Daisy Watson."
thus began an 15 minute call that was an outright scam! The IRS won't call you! you call them! and they will never threaten arrest!
When I pulled up her taxes (I prepared them via turbo tax) they told me that I could show them to the "arresting officers."
I told them to send them and hung up.
watch out for this scam!
thus began an 15 minute call that was an outright scam! The IRS won't call you! you call them! and they will never threaten arrest!
When I pulled up her taxes (I prepared them via turbo tax) they told me that I could show them to the "arresting officers."
I told them to send them and hung up.
watch out for this scam!
Wade
Stare..... They are always staring
I just posted this on Facebook I hope you don't mind if I post it here
Well it's been now been 1 week since I've been on my own and I am very very happy with the results. It hasn't been all polkadots and moonbeams nor will it, but I am aware that I've been almost in a cocoon of sorts where I was waited on hand & foot and that's come to an end and I acknowledge that real life is now the guiding force in my life. The thing is, I've been down this path before and I like to think that i handled it pretty good the first time before I took that slight detour a little over two years ago.
I gotta brag ( of sorts) but i'm just pleased as punch that ...and I've heard this from about 5 people so far...there are a little taken aback at how mellow and analytical I am having survived at such a big ass stroke , It's very refreshing for them to be with someone that is in that mind. That has kinda always been me so that tells me that I've found my old groove. It is soooooooo comforting to be aware of that.
As I alluded to I still have a ways to go. There's a lot of clerical work that I got to do. My leg, well that's humming right along, my arm well that's a different matter. It's an arm in appearance, but that's about it. It doesn't want to act like an arm. I'm hoping that I will be starting physical therapy and occupational therapy before the winter here is finished & with a different provider/service. I needed a change of scenery as far as that goes.
I have been thinking about this though, it could be that this is as far as it'll go. It's hard for me to believe that, because there's nothing wrong structurally with the arm, it just doesn't have that signal from the brain to act like an arm. But if this was the end of the road with it I really think I'd be okay with it ultimately. I think in the long run it's a small price to pay in having lost use of the arm but at the same time having full use ( I guess) of my mental faculties. I'm fully aware of the condition of aphasia and the various levels it can reside in. I think how I mentioned before how initially, my therapists were a little concerned about this and had me go see a therapist and ultimately after seeing the speech therapist about this she discharged me after one session. I think there were signs that I did have some impairment with aphasia but I think I kinda blew past it, that it was self-correcting. I read in my Facebook groups of the people who seem to be struggling with this condition ( but it isn't alluded to or specified ) and my heart goes out to them.
Even in transcribing this I can spot my errors, especially in using words such as and, but, if,etc. and make the necessary corrections. My bigger fault comes in rushing things, like jotting off an email and instead of my taking my time, rip one off and then taking time to proofreading it after it was sent, and I have to ask myself “Where was the logic in that, Wade”???
But all in all I've got my mojo back and sense of humor back (debatable) and I'm not going to let go of either of them. Peace Out.
Wade
Well it's been now been 1 week since I've been on my own and I am very very happy with the results. It hasn't been all polkadots and moonbeams nor will it, but I am aware that I've been almost in a cocoon of sorts where I was waited on hand & foot and that's come to an end and I acknowledge that real life is now the guiding force in my life. The thing is, I've been down this path before and I like to think that i handled it pretty good the first time before I took that slight detour a little over two years ago.
I gotta brag ( of sorts) but i'm just pleased as punch that ...and I've heard this from about 5 people so far...there are a little taken aback at how mellow and analytical I am having survived at such a big ass stroke , It's very refreshing for them to be with someone that is in that mind. That has kinda always been me so that tells me that I've found my old groove. It is soooooooo comforting to be aware of that.
As I alluded to I still have a ways to go. There's a lot of clerical work that I got to do. My leg, well that's humming right along, my arm well that's a different matter. It's an arm in appearance, but that's about it. It doesn't want to act like an arm. I'm hoping that I will be starting physical therapy and occupational therapy before the winter here is finished & with a different provider/service. I needed a change of scenery as far as that goes.
I have been thinking about this though, it could be that this is as far as it'll go. It's hard for me to believe that, because there's nothing wrong structurally with the arm, it just doesn't have that signal from the brain to act like an arm. But if this was the end of the road with it I really think I'd be okay with it ultimately. I think in the long run it's a small price to pay in having lost use of the arm but at the same time having full use ( I guess) of my mental faculties. I'm fully aware of the condition of aphasia and the various levels it can reside in. I think how I mentioned before how initially, my therapists were a little concerned about this and had me go see a therapist and ultimately after seeing the speech therapist about this she discharged me after one session. I think there were signs that I did have some impairment with aphasia but I think I kinda blew past it, that it was self-correcting. I read in my Facebook groups of the people who seem to be struggling with this condition ( but it isn't alluded to or specified ) and my heart goes out to them.
Even in transcribing this I can spot my errors, especially in using words such as and, but, if,etc. and make the necessary corrections. My bigger fault comes in rushing things, like jotting off an email and instead of my taking my time, rip one off and then taking time to proofreading it after it was sent, and I have to ask myself “Where was the logic in that, Wade”???
But all in all I've got my mojo back and sense of humor back (debatable) and I'm not going to let go of either of them. Peace Out.
Wade
The shadow
The shadow knows!
Girl scout cookie time!
Rikki the twins and friends in a snowball fight
CasualBystander
Celestial
If you don't answer your phone you don't have these kind of problem phone calls.
The shadow
The shadow knows!
while I agree with this, once I knew it was a scam I had fun with the scammer. I made him go nuts! lol.