Yep. I’m still here. I’m still alive. I’m still kicking. All with a stent in my heart. which I’m grateful for. After all, if its working correctly, I’m still alive and breathing. And I’m still alive and breathing. Whether its working correctly will be one for the doc to determine in a few weeks, but apparently its doing some good. I don’t run out of breath when I make it to the top of the stairs. I’m still somewhat winded once I get there, but those fourteen steps don’t kill me like I had been in the past. So far, so good. So that’s the “whoa” news. But there’s got to be something a bit better ..read more

So….here I sit. Less than 24 hours from my coming stent in my heart. Yes, I am about to have a procedure done to my heart, which will have a 98% chance of making my life better. I wish I felt that it was going to be a good thing. I have this feeling that I am going to be in the 2% of the group. I can’t help feeling that way though. But I am told that it will be a helpful thing. Right now, I sit here with somewhere around 10% of my heart being open and useful. 10%. I feel it everytime I get up and walk a longish distance of more than 300 meters. My left leg begins to hurt, and I have trouble ca ..read more

…and we’re back again. Well, we’ll be back once every week…but hey…its like a new fantasy swing on the jungle gym, right? Anyways… So, we’re back into a new week. Actually, at the end of that week…but still… I’ve made it back to the blog…and with no real topic to talk about. So, we’ll wing it…shall we? What can we talk about? Well, anything under the sun, right? Sure. But we’ll try and keep things somewhat normal. Or as normal as we can make it be. But seriously…we’ll try and keep things a little fun…and somewhat serious as well. So, where do we take things today? Well, how about conventions ..read more

Well hi there…yeah. That’s what happens when I make plans going forward. I run into issues along the way, which derails everything. Welcome to my life. But it makes things interesting, eh? So to keep everyone abreast of what is happening over here….here’s what’s happened. A few medical appointments took place which took a lot longer than I thought they would have. Figures. I spend 90% of the time at the doctor’s office waiting to be seen. That truly sucks. Then by the time I get home, I have a ton of things to get done which I put on hold for the appointment. When I look up, its time to head ..read more

So heya…. Ok, I’m a bit late with this particular post…whatever. I wound up going on an appointment that I had forgotten…a trip to the doc. Once I made it back…it was too late to write. Then the weekend hit…and well..things get a bit jumbled after that. ::shrug:: What the hell…I don’t make money from the blog posts, and whatever fame you might think I get from writing these things…well, it doesn’t count for much. So there’s all of that… Anyways…this week’s blog post is about how I am doing. Well…that depends on the day, more than anything. Today…its an ok day. Nothing spectacular. Nothing stup ..read more

Well heya… This post is a day late. A day. Because I didn’t know what to say. Today…well, it’s not that different. I didn’t get a ton of sleep…and…well…life just sucks. But that happens….life isn’t always the best thing it can be. So…::shrug:: You just have to make due with the day you have…and put your best foot forward. Even if its not the steadiest. That’s today…anyways… Folks are wanting me to spill secrets on what’s been going on for the last year. I would…except…there’s no secrets to spill. Life has been harrowing for the first six months. The second six months…well, I’ve been keeping to ..read more

So, hi again. Yeah, this is when the blog will come out on a (mostly) regular basis…at least for now. Once per week…every Wednesday. Or as close as I can get to it. I’m not a professional whatsoever. But I do the best that I can. So let’s start today off with a few of the things that I am. I am a Pagan. I am a Priest. I’m also a solitaire. But I’m not a Wiccan. I’m a Druid. Loosely, I associate myself with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD for short). I’m currently in my Ovate studies, which I will be restarting…because I can. And because I am so far behind in my studies. Health i ..read more

Hi folks…its me… I’m still alive. A little beaten down, but making it through each day. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? About a year since I went to the hospital. A lot has happened since that point. Probably the worst moment of my life…but that’s in the past, isn’t it? There has been a lot done to me since then. There’s still a lot more to be done as well. But I’m surviving. My kidneys are failing…my heart…well, it could give out any moment. But I’m managing to make life the best that I can. Sometimes, I feel like a wreck….other days, I feel great. Most days, I feel somewhere in between. But ..read more

Hi. Its been a while. A lot has happened since my last post. Surgery on my abdomen…night time effects to keep my kidneys functioning. A lot of stuff. But I’m still alive, and still going. My posting time is going to go down from here, simply because I can’t keep up the pace anymore, but hey…you do what you can. Speaking of the posting time, I’ll focus it down to twice a week. Once around Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and another post on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Nothing more than that….simple schedule… So, what’s been on my mind? Nothing much. I’m handling things as they come at me…one at a ..read more

Hi folks…a little time has passed since the last blog post. But I am still here. I’ll be scheduled for surgery shortly after Gulf Coast Gathering, so there will be a little time where I won’t post. ::laughing:: Not like I post all the time these days, but just wanted to let you know that this was going to happen. Its a kidney issue, and while I am not real “up” on something like that, it is something necessary. Its out-patient surgery on a Friday, so there is that…but I am not looking forward to it at all. Still it has to be done. There’s not much more to report on my mental or physical health ..read more