Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Five

[Myrany]

Oh Mama I wish I could find the link now

I was reading earlier about a new treatment for Type 1 diabetes that they are saying is looking damn near an actual CURE. It involves stem cells and they figure it is 2-3 years from market.

Keep your chin up there is always hope.

 

[Iffy]

Good music!

Dave, may I suggest 'great' music? It's one of my fav local B&G JB selections. Will admit I do scan da clientele and curb da urge when da 'atmosphere' may be questionable!

Is that a lake over there? Never gotten a good look at it.

3mg, if it's da area I wondered 'bout in Dave's very early vids, I do believe it's a very flat neighbors property. Seriously though it a river or lake early on. Dave?

I may not go for a walk this evening....

Ken and Gracie, pulled on jeans dis AM and regretted it when retrieving da garbage/re-cycle cans. This late afternoon, great choice! Got home and had to flip da control to heat!

Sure did enjoy 'spring' dis last week!

Depression can be for valid reasons...

Robert, hopefully I'm not steppin' off da curb into traffic... but if this is an ongoing situation, I'll venture to say that maybe a temp separation/time out/truce might be in order. Requests are one thing, but demands are totally diff (especially if from a non-mate with mate support)!

I'm blessed in that I can tend to my bride's needs without ANY demands on her part! More than several here have done much more than I. Dave comes to mind first with his father's past situation! But there are many more porchers that have, are and will travel that dreaded, but blessed, path.

Yes, the toughest demands should be self-induced when it comes down to true care!

OK, if I went too far, I'll plead da 'Kenna' line...

Wimps!

Our annual sun festival is June 31st.

Ah, da mid of your three day summer!

I have cobbled together the next installment of "Back Porch Radio"

Finally, got a match fer da first cobbled 'footwear' dat was soooo comfortable; boogie boots!

Found this as i was going through stuff, you may like

vietnam war map from a newspaper

Thank you, my Brother! Welcome home...



Da Nang AB, RVN (''67-'68)


Oh, Deb, ya'd be soooo captivated with my left (insert Dave chuckle here) toes. Think they're just 'bout every shade of purple from da ham string bruising. Crayola and Avon would be absolutely green with envy...

 

[yiddleboge6]

Oh Mama I wish I could find the link now

I was reading earlier about a new treatment for Type 1 diabetes that they are saying is looking damn near an actual CURE. It involves stem cells and they figure it is 2-3 years from market.

Keep your chin up there is always hope.

Much as I would like to see that for those who it would help, not sure it would apply here..... Mama has type II

Crayola and Avon would be absolutely green with envy...

actually, green would be my color of preference....

 

[Janet H]

That really hits home for me, because my mom has definitely been the most positive influence on my life. Before starting kindergarten (or first grade, I can't remember which, I know it was before when I would have learned it in school) she taught me how to read. She's a very strong intellectual, with a definite obsession with reading a good book, and I inherited that from her. I also inherited what I call the educational "spark" from her. The knowledge that there is always more to learn, and the desire to learn it. The worst part is she likely won't be there to see me grow up. See me start my career, live on my own, get married (if that ever even happens) etc.

She's also the most positive family member I have. She's always been positive and encouraging, whereas my dad is Mr. Constructive Criticism. I mean, I know he loves me and would walk through fire for me, but he tends to be a "negative person". If you tell him you have a plan, his first question is "what will you do if it fails?", or "how do you think you are going to do that?". I know he means well, but he doesn't realize how detrimental that can be.

I do feel bad for him though. He's spent the last 30-something years working his ... off, 60-70 hours a week, for people that take advantage of him, and always end up throwing him under the bus. MUCH of that time spent away from us, and now his soulmate is going to be torn from him and there's nothing he can do about it. When I was in my early teens, my mom got laid off as a computer programmer at capitol one, and had to go back to school and became a real estate appraiser. They've had a very hard life. They made plenty of money, but then always managed to have it all taken away.

I'll say this, I am an atheist. I have the opinion that there is no god, or at least if there is one, he is a cold, cruel monster of a being to do something like this, but I have no idea how my father continues to believe, to have this happen after all he has been through.

Also, a bit of irony. My mom has been a pack a day smoker for at least 40 years, and the doctors couldn't believe that the X-ray of her lungs was completely clear.

All of this just further reinforces my belief that the universe is one gigantic tragically cruel joke.

Oh {{{{Trik}}}}, your pain is overwhelming you right now and I don't know that there's much anyone can say to make it any better. It sounds like your mother is a very special person who has put her heart and soul into passing on to you the best of her. You will always keep that with you and you need to live it like she wants for you.

Could it be that your Dad's constructive criticism is based in his own fear of things not working? And maybe that's compounded by living in an environment of negativity?

We each have to find our own way in this journey that we're on. What makes sense to one person may have no meaning at all for someone else. We just try to help each other through the best we can. A very special friend told us in our darkest hour that we won't always feel this way and he was right. Please know that we care.

 

[bigbells]

3mg, if it's da area I wondered 'bout in Dave's very early vids, I do believe it's a very flat neighbors property. Seriously though it a river or lake early on. Dave?

3mg didn't quote a post in her question and although I suspected it was about my video, I didn't know what she meant by "over there". At any rate, there's no lake in the area except for a manmade one that is not fed by the creek, and that manmade lake is only visible in the most recent video for about 2 seconds, and only if you already know it's there, so I don't think that whatever Mary was referring to is that one small lake (really more suitably called a pond.) 3mg, if you could say what point in the video (minutes and seconds) you're talking about, I could give a better answer.

Thanks for the positive remarks about the music, Iphster! (I'll spell it MY way and will not double the ph because then it would be too alkaline.) Since I've now discovered how to determine what music I can legally use you can expect music quality to remain high in future videos!

 

[bigbells]

My Dad was nearly famous for saying to his kids, when they got enthusiastic about something: "Can you make a living doing it?". We all were affected positively by Dad's business sense but in various ways we all learned to ignore that question.

 

[DavidOck]

(I'll spell it MY way and will not double the ph because then it would be too alkaline.)

 

[gordon50]

Ah Willie !! I've stated here before that the women in my family live to be pretty darn old and I intend to be around for a very long time yet. However, as none of us know when that end will come, I shall continue to spend my time on things I find enjoyable, such as your latest installment of Back Porch Radio. Once again, I've enjoyed it very much. I've uploaded it to my own google drive so that I may play it over whenever and however often I want to......Thank you !!!


enjoyed the music Willie..

have to thank Yiddle for the drive info, didn;t know about it and found out I already had other stuff in there, so thanks again for mentioning it..it only took about 2 seconds to put it there.

 

[Iffy]

actually, green would be my color of preference....

I should reach da pastel stage by this time next week... or da next...

 

[TrikStari]

Oh {{{{Trik}}}}, your pain is overwhelming you right now and I don't know that there's much anyone can say to make it any better. It sounds like your mother is a very special person who has put her heart and soul into passing on to you the best of her. You will always keep that with you and you need to live it like she wants for you.

Could it be that your Dad's constructive criticism is based in his own fear of things not working? And maybe that's compounded by living in an environment of negativity?

We each have to find our own way in this journey that we're on. What makes sense to one person may have no meaning at all for someone else. We just try to help each other through the best we can. A very special friend told us in our darkest hour that we won't always feel this way and he was right. Please know that we care.

You hit the nail on the head my friend. I know for a fact that his constructive criticism is based on his own mistakes. Out of high school, he had a scholarship, and a guaranteed spot on an MLB baseball team. He gave it up to be with his first wife, which lasted less than a year. By that point, it was all gone and he's spent the rest of his life paying for it in sweat and tears.

Also you made me tear up a bit, about my mom. I keep trying not to cry because I hate the sensation, but every once in a while it hits me, and indeed does overwhelm me. I still don't know how my dad remains so f**king strong in the face of it all, considering my life has been relatively cushy up until now.

 

[2legsshrt]

I was going to post a pic of my feet pre amputation but it is pretty gross and didn't want to freak anyone out. Believe me there are a lot worse things then amputation.

 

[3mg Meniere]

3mg didn't quote a post in her question and although I suspected it was about my video, I didn't know what she meant by "over there". At any rate, there's no lake in the area except for a manmade one that is not fed by the creek, and that manmade lake is only visible in the most recent video for about 2 seconds, and only if you already know it's there, so I don't think that whatever Mary was referring to is that one small lake (really more suitably called a pond.) 3mg, if you could say what point in the video (minutes and seconds) you're talking about, I could give a better answer.

Thanks for the positive remarks about the music, Iphster! (I'll spell it MY way and will not double the ph because then it would be too alkaline.) Since I've now discovered how to determine what music I can legally use you can expect music quality to remain high in future videos!

Dave, I went looking for that video, but I couldn't find it. Could you repost it, or reference it? I am very interested in the lake, or whatever it is. Have noticed it in many of those flight videos.

Sorry for not following proper protocol.

 

[Janet H]

You hit the nail on the head my friend. I know for a fact that his constructive criticism is based on his own mistakes. Out of high school, he had a scholarship, and a guaranteed spot on an MLB baseball team. He gave it up to be with his first wife, which lasted less than a year. By that point, it was all gone and he's spent the rest of his life paying for it in sweat and tears.

Also you made me tear up a bit, about my mom. I keep trying not to cry because I hate the sensation, but every once in a while it hits me, and indeed does overwhelm me. I still don't know how my dad remains so f**king strong in the face of it all, considering my life has been relatively cushy up until now.

At a grief seminar several years ago a counselor told us that not all tears are made the same. The tears shed for a splinter in your eye or tears of happiness or tears of grief are all different. The tears of grief/anger release endorphins (sp?) and that's why you feel a sense of relief when you're cried out. See, there's a good reason to cry. You deal with grief and pain in waves and it's a good thing to do it. And don't listen to anyone who tells you that you shouldn't. We all handle pain at our own times.

You may not be able to put anything in perspective right now while you're going through this, but you will eventually. It's going to take a little time and you have to feel the pain in order to get through it. There is a light at the end of this tunnel if you're open to it.

 

[MamaTried]

@MamaTried any chance you bought a lottery ticket last August and never checked to see if it won? 63 million has been unclaimed, and it must be claimed by tonite. Find that ticket!! hehehe

nope. i think i've bought maybe 10-20 lottery tickets on whims in my entire life.

in a past life, i supported myself entirely for a few years betting on horses. for a while, betting on horses was more like investing than gambling. things changed, and it became more like gambling, so i gave it up.

same thing happened with online poker. for many years, i was really profitable. then the feds shut most of the sites down, and the competition stiffened. now, damn near anyone is better than me. so, again, giving it up.

i've always loved gambling, even tho i'm not much of a gambler. i prefer an edge.

 

[garyoa1]

i've always loved gambling, even tho i'm not much of a gambler. i prefer an edge.

Ah, but if you have and edge you are no longer a gambler. You're a businessman.

 

[Myrany]

Much as I would like to see that for those who it would help, not sure it would apply here..... Mama has type II



actually, green would be my color of preference....

they are looking at it for type 2 a year later actually

 

[Myrany]

Ha found the link!

Johnson & Johnson, Viacyte testing possible diabetes cure | Fox News

 

[Myrany]

Ha found the link!

Johnson & Johnson, Viacyte testing possible diabetes cure | Fox News

Little farther down the road than I misremembered from this morning but still not all that far.

 

[gordon50]

they are looking at it for type 2 a year later actually

hope they get sooner, I'm getting tired of taking 5-6 shot daily.

 

[MamaTried]

Ah, but if you have and edge you are no longer a gambler. You're a businessman.

yup. that was kinda my entire point