Recent content by GoodEnuff

Liver failure is a nasty way to die. One brother died of it a few years ago, another is in the process of that now. His SO will most likely follow in the not too distant future. Several of my sibs are alcoholics, one of the reasons I do not partake of that poison.

My back has been whispering to me for the last few weeks. I know I am not supposed to lift "heavy weights", whatever that means, but I have done so. There has just been no avoiding it. Last night, I bent over and "wham", it seized. I was outside and am glad it was in the front garden close...

Yes, I have had it. About 15 years ago. It was performed under what is termed "conscious sedation", not general anesthesia. They want you to be awake enough to follow directions such as "open your eyes", to see what they are doing. I remember only one instance of that while in the OR. They...

I took today off. Ha! Did a bit of straightening up, then went to the local hardware store to see if they would accept some returns without receipts. I do have the receipts, all stuffed into a binder, no particular organization. It would probably take hours to find the particular receipts...

Yep! That is Chloe, half spaniel/half havanese. She barks to go out, I put my hand on the door and she is jumping around and onto the door. I now latch the screen door because she will blast it open at full speed. Once, there was a large deer just a few feet away which could easily have...

Seventeen years since my husband passed away. I tried dating and looking for another companion in the earlier years. That didn't work. I then set out to just be me. Now, I don't think I could tolerate living with another person.

Every single job on this place has quickly become more complicated than it would normally be. I always warn any worker in advance that there will be a lot more to do than just the obvious with unseen problems, etc. Yesterday, when the siding project was finished in the early afternoon, the...

The siding and wall repairs project is finished except for some caulk and paint, which I will do over the next few days/week. The tile wall in the former hot tub room is gone; that actually went pretty fast and easy. Now that interior wall is open so I will call the electrician tomorrow to run...

My late husband was cremated and placed in a "drawer" at a military cemetery. It's a quiet, beautiful spot. Since it is military, I doubt it will change. I will be placed in there with him when that time comes. Free.

Western Colorado. Dry dry dry. Several wildfires within 40 miles and the air quality is very poor.

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I worry what will become of my dogs if I should die suddenly at home alone.

My entire storeroom has been filled with building supplies. That project ended today and most of it was used. There is still a bit more lumber, etc., in there which will be kept in case something needs repair. The other evening, with open walls outside, it threatened rain. I stapled tarps up...

Yes, I can think of several good productive uses. If you live rurally, you must protect your livestock and yourself from predators. A neighbor has lost a number of chickens, two turkeys, and two roosters to a bobcat who could actually open the door to their pen at night. We had a bear try to...

Me, too. Those one-sided friendships have ended, my choice. It seemed the only time I would hear from them was when they needed something. Done with that.