What if it Snows?

I wear black socks, but don't drive a Volvo. Am I good?

 

I'm just soakin' up the last 12 hours of my hometime......I feel ya.

 

Seen a fella step out of it. Confident it's not her. Should I ask if he has a sister to be kitty momma for Dave?

 

You are so marginal in so many ways that what socks you wear are the least of your worries....

That was way to easy of a setup....

 

I dont know how some of yall that have kids do it... i get choked up just sayin bye to mom and dad... it would be really hard to leave with kids. I dont think i could do it

 

It's a lot easier today than it was in the "old days". Back then, you had to wait till you got stopped for the night, get in to the coffee shop, get out the long distance phone card, call from a table/counter phone with all the noise and commotion all around you....very expensive and very depressing when you miss that first recital, football game, prom night, birthdays....the list goeson. Today you can have video talk time, chat any time day and night....very different today than yesteryear.

 

On the far left coast...this otter has been grounded....dry docked....up on blocks! Was all set to go back to work 9/8, but I found out over breakfast....all generations and households represented (Reno and CA), primarily the one I lovingly refer to as "my ######" ....well they pulled an intervention on me. The chemo has caused a major episode of edema to begin in my right foot and ankle,spreading up to my knee,now it has started the same progression on the left side. Evidently, edema can lead to cellulitus, which in turn can enhance risk of stroke and heart attack....(I knew that) ...so the family said in no nice kinda way.....THERE IS NO WAY YOU ARE GOING BACK ON THE ROAD. Then they toned it down and said they have figured it out, we will get on medicare parts B and D,vision, and dental, for about $160.00 a month. I will stay on my CA disability thru mid Feb and use that to pay down all the bills. Deb will then begin taking her SSI and I can get one of my shovels working and dig my own hole...(my comment, trying to put levity in....got smacked by my mother-in-law)
So in the morning,will be calling Wilson to be up front with them...they have been good to me, so I owe them that. Insurance ends 8/31 so the 9/3 final chemo is going to go on hold until the medicare is in force. but I DON'T have to wait for the annual open enrolment since I am experiencing a life altering event;
1..Losing insurance
2. losing employment
3. in cancer treatments
so with this,the law says medicare goes immediately. Just need to find which group to do it through....got options so let the bidding process begin....phone is gonna be busy for sure!
So one more chemo, then the body scan to confirm the numbers (bllod work ups) are in sync with the disease, then there is the every 90 day hormone injection at 17k per injection....so much BS in medicine all greed for sure. Will be switching from UC Davis to our local hospitaland doctors up here in Placerville.

To be honest...I was relieved when they all jumped on me...this last round of chemo really did a toll on me. And the other cancer survivors I have been chatting with all agree...you never get your strength back at our age....don't think it would be a good idea to out on the highway in my condition.

 

That is very true. I guess technology isnt all bad . But even with all the webcam stuff and phone calls there still is nothing that replaces being in person with the fam.. Ive missed just about every holiday since ive been trucking. But i try to make it up when i come home other times throughout the year... this weekend i found out im going to be an uncle !! Seems like just yesterday me and my brother was just kids now we are both running business , and hes married earlier this year and now having a baby. Crazy how fast time moves

 

Dang.

Well $#!^.......I'm speechless.......

Good luck, and don't be shy about checking in here.......

 

Just slap the mirror next time against the building, gotta be a true professional.