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The Dawgs

By pwsadmin / January 5, 2024 / Comments Off

Dogs, much like kids, watch and listen to everything you do and say in front of them. I’ve been taking the “Dawgs,” “Tommy and Otis,” out for drives for a good while now. Each time I walk outside, they watch me go to my truck.They watch what I do while I’m in my truck. Watch…

1/3/2024

By pwsadmin / January 4, 2024 / Comments Off

I woke about 7 a.m., which is later than usual for me.I’ve been trying to sleep as long as possible before getting out of bed and starting my day. The Temperature this AM was in the Twenties.“Tommy and Otis” – “The Dawgs,” got up, stretched their whole body, yawned, and looked up at me to…

Smart Watch

By pwsadmin / January 3, 2024 / Comments Off

I was out in Public when my heart rate increased, and I began feeling “Weird” and “Woozy.”I was going to drive to the Fire Station, but the CVS Pharmacy was closer. So, I went inside and bought an O2 Sensor, an ECG Monitor, and a Blood Pressure Kit.It showed I was having Tachycardia. Long story…

A Bachelors Christmas – Final

By pwsadmin / January 2, 2024 / Comments Off

—A Bachelors Christmas Final— It was New Year’s Day 2013, and I was waiting to get discharged from Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama. I had been brought to the Hospital by Ambulance on Christmas Day. I had several Infections in my body, including a bad Kidney Infection, and a White Blood Cell Count that was…

A Bachelors Christmas Part 3

By pwsadmin / December 31, 2023 / Comments Off

—A Bachelors Christmas Part 3— It was Christmas Day 2013, and I was in Huntsville Hospital. Much like the rest of America, I was supposed to have gone to my family’s House for Christmas Day. That wasn’t happening, though. I had several Infections in my body.A bad Kidney Infection being one.My White Blood Cell Count…

A Bachelors Christmas Part 2

By pwsadmin / December 31, 2023 / Comments Off

—A Bachelors Christmas Part 2— I woke up as the EMTs were taking me out of the Ambulance and taking me into the Hospital. In the Hospital, the Doctors and Nurses attended to me immediately. An X-ray was taken, as well as Urine and Blood. Talking required oxygen, and my oxygen was so poor at…

A Bachelors Christmas

By pwsadmin / December 27, 2023 / Comments Off

—A Bachelors Christmas— I admit that I had been drinking on this occasion.I was a bachelor, living alone, my house was empty, and it was Christmas Eve.On the table next to my couch was a three-foot-tall Christmas tree with lights that change color. That was my only Christmas Decorations.And…, I was a bit sad. I…

Updates On Me

By pwsadmin / December 16, 2023 / Comments Off

I’ve been “dinking” around my room today. It’s a word. For years, my co-workers told me that I made the word up. And I thought maybe I did.Recently, however, I’ve been watching the TV Show “Cheers,” and the word has gotten used several times.It could be a word that’s unique to Boston and surrounding States.And…

Road Trip – The Lottery

By pwsadmin / December 16, 2023 / Comments Off

I don’t know if you’ve heard, but the lottery is worth over Five Hundred Million Dollars right now. That’s Half a Billion. Alabama does not have a lottery.So, people such as my Dad and I have to sneak over the State Line to purchase our lottery tickets. Plus, it makes for a good road trip.…

Diabetes Update

By pwsadmin / December 14, 2023 / Comments Off

—To Everyone Who Keeps Up with My Health——Diabetes— I keep up with my body well. That said, I noticed my Blood Sugar had been High Three Days in a row, hitting 400 many times.I called my Doctor to report it. My FreeStyle Libre Sensor logs my Blood Sugar and Uploads those Files to my Doctor…

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