Today I saw 5 deer out my window. Such magnificent animals. And they get along just fine without any help from people or anything else. They eat, sleep, defecate, procreate in the woods by my apartment. I think all of them were young because they were somewhat playing while grazing.
Tomorrow I will call the dental office to see if they will let me have only a top denture. That way, I can smile without feeling ugly and poor. I have always had bad teeth. When I was about 13 years old I had several cavities. The dentist gladly filled them with amalgam fillings. Most of them have fallen out. Last year I lost a major filling right in the upper front. That filling was helping my two-tooth partial stay up. So, I basically lost two and a half teeth in my smile in one day. Then another tooth in my smile broke off... and another. And I can't find a way to get dentures. Damn. Look away! I'm hideous!
Ig :-)
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Born again... sort of...
I forgot to mention in yesterday's post that I am now pretty much an atheist. And I know for sure that Christianity is a man-made religion, just like Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. I was a faithful and dedicated Christian for about 38 years, yet I had many, many problems during that time - health problems, financial problems, drinking problem, two divorces, etc. So, I started doubting the existence of God and the closer I became to being a full-fledged atheist, the more at peace I became. It simply makes so much more sense. I can now say that it's not God allowing (or causing) this and that problem, but instead just happenstance. I feel like I wasted almost my entire life with religion. I'm just glad that I can finish out my years without that bondage.
Ig :-)
Ig :-)
Tuesday, February 09, 2016
Me?! Really?!
Since my last post, I've rented an apartment here in my hometown. My rent is dirt cheap, so I always have some money left over after paying my bills. I consider my apartment to be the best in town, because I see deer out my windows on a regular basis. I'm almost surrounded by woods and soccer fields. I've also seen numerous turkeys, a dead fox, and a sasquatch (just kidding). When I saw the dead fox, there were three deer and a large bird looking at it. Actually, the large bird (not a vulture) was picking at the meat. Bon appetit! :-)
Also, in the past year or so, I've become pretty good friends with (I'll call him Jim). Jim drives me nuts - he interrupts me about 50% of the time - he almost always finishes his sentences mumbling and very quiet (I have to ask him to repeat the sentence often) - he says some of the stupidest things that are untrue, etc... many other things that drive me nuts. I'm afraid to bring any of these things to his attention in fear that he might get very depressed and try to kill himself (he has bipolar disorder, but so do I).
A few days ago, I saw my doctor to get the results of my blood tests. Everything was very good and normal except for my triglycerides. My cholesterol was so low that he took me off of my cholesterol medicine. Actually, my thyroid wasn't perfect, so he once again increased my medicine for that.
Today Google (a person in the product forums) sent me an email asking if I wanted to contribute to Google help forums, to answer questions basically. I figure if I can't answer, I'll just search for an answer in Google. I feel modest.
A little over a year ago, December of 2014, I set out to solve my Rubik's cube. I searched YouTube for tutorials and found several. About a week later I solved it. I also discovered something cool on YouTube - speedcubing. I soon bought a speedcube and I was hooked! I started out solving it in about six minutes. I worked real hard (I have plenty of time - I'm disabled) and now I can average right about a minute. My record (PB-personal best) is 43.8 seconds. There are basically four steps in solving a cube - the cross, F2L (the first two layers), OLL (orientation of last layer), and PLL (permutation of last layer). This method is called the Fridrich method, invented by a girl (at that time) in the early 1980s and named after her. I can't remember her first name. If you're interested in solving a cube, please consider clicking on one of the links to cube stores above. You can obtain one for very little money.
Ig :-)
Also, in the past year or so, I've become pretty good friends with (I'll call him Jim). Jim drives me nuts - he interrupts me about 50% of the time - he almost always finishes his sentences mumbling and very quiet (I have to ask him to repeat the sentence often) - he says some of the stupidest things that are untrue, etc... many other things that drive me nuts. I'm afraid to bring any of these things to his attention in fear that he might get very depressed and try to kill himself (he has bipolar disorder, but so do I).
A few days ago, I saw my doctor to get the results of my blood tests. Everything was very good and normal except for my triglycerides. My cholesterol was so low that he took me off of my cholesterol medicine. Actually, my thyroid wasn't perfect, so he once again increased my medicine for that.
Today Google (a person in the product forums) sent me an email asking if I wanted to contribute to Google help forums, to answer questions basically. I figure if I can't answer, I'll just search for an answer in Google. I feel modest.
A little over a year ago, December of 2014, I set out to solve my Rubik's cube. I searched YouTube for tutorials and found several. About a week later I solved it. I also discovered something cool on YouTube - speedcubing. I soon bought a speedcube and I was hooked! I started out solving it in about six minutes. I worked real hard (I have plenty of time - I'm disabled) and now I can average right about a minute. My record (PB-personal best) is 43.8 seconds. There are basically four steps in solving a cube - the cross, F2L (the first two layers), OLL (orientation of last layer), and PLL (permutation of last layer). This method is called the Fridrich method, invented by a girl (at that time) in the early 1980s and named after her. I can't remember her first name. If you're interested in solving a cube, please consider clicking on one of the links to cube stores above. You can obtain one for very little money.
Ig :-)
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Proud father...
My son plays golf and he hit his first "hole in one" today. I'm so proud of him!
ig <><
ig <><
Monday, May 21, 2012
Birthday...
Well, today’s my 56th birthday. I thought I’d have something grand to type out, but nope. And I don’t feel any older than I did yesterday.
I’ve received several happy birthday notes through Facebook. Thanks to all.
ig ><>
I’ve received several happy birthday notes through Facebook. Thanks to all.
ig ><>
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Smoking, drinking, and laughter...
I don't know why I smoke. It just makes me more nervous and jittery than I already am. But it, as well as alcohol and many other things, is an addiction. I'm not using that as an excuse (please read the scripture link).
"I'm on the wagon." A good way to remember what the "wagon" is: The "wagon" is a water wagon. I very much prefer to "ride" as opposed to walking (or running away!), sleeping in the gutter, and/or waking up to another personal "hell".
Update as of October 4, 2011: Well, I went five weeks without any drink and last night I screwed up. :-( I guess it truly is an addiction/illness as "they" say. I really think now that I'm "self medicating". It's amazing - I'm pretty messed up right now, but I still feel the Presence of God, the Holy Spirit, speaking to me. Thank You, Lord!
No matter what I've gone through, I've pretty much kept my sense of humor, dry as it may be. I'm very thankful for that because I consider it "therapy" and, hopefully, an inspiration to others.
ig ><>
C's status as of 20111002, 9:27pm: "I've never been better."
"I'm on the wagon." A good way to remember what the "wagon" is: The "wagon" is a water wagon. I very much prefer to "ride" as opposed to walking (or running away!), sleeping in the gutter, and/or waking up to another personal "hell".
Update as of October 4, 2011: Well, I went five weeks without any drink and last night I screwed up. :-( I guess it truly is an addiction/illness as "they" say. I really think now that I'm "self medicating". It's amazing - I'm pretty messed up right now, but I still feel the Presence of God, the Holy Spirit, speaking to me. Thank You, Lord!
No matter what I've gone through, I've pretty much kept my sense of humor, dry as it may be. I'm very thankful for that because I consider it "therapy" and, hopefully, an inspiration to others.
ig ><>
C's status as of 20111002, 9:27pm: "I've never been better."
Sunday, October 02, 2011
Thoughts...
I'm sitting here eating, smoking, and wasting time when I could be writing down my thoughts. Hmmm...
I've been playing much more guitar lately. My finger callouses were pretty gone, but now I almost have them "up to par". I love playing the acoustic guitar and have always loved playing since I learned the instrument in 1974, thanks to my good friend, R. C., who is in my prayers.
Please add him to your prayers. He's had MND (Motor Neuron Disease) for many years now, and it's progressively getting worse.
Both he and his wife are some of the most generous people I've ever met. Back in '74 when he was teaching me how to play, he bought me an inexpensive guitar with a case! Before long, he told me that I played better than him! That's the kind of friend he was and is. God, bless him!
It was another beautiful day here in the Midwest. I love this time of year! I really enjoy going for short walks. I also enjoy finding some wood to whittle on. Most of the time I just whittle small crosses to give away.
About a week ago I gave one to a young man. It was probably the best cross I had ever made. I didn't get the chance to add thread and glue in order to "finish" it because he was sitting on the same "wall" as I was when I carved it.
Okay. Time for bed.
ig ><>
I'm sitting here eating, smoking, and wasting time when I could be writing down my thoughts. Hmmm...
I've been playing much more guitar lately. My finger callouses were pretty gone, but now I almost have them "up to par". I love playing the acoustic guitar and have always loved playing since I learned the instrument in 1974, thanks to my good friend, R. C., who is in my prayers.
Please add him to your prayers. He's had MND (Motor Neuron Disease) for many years now, and it's progressively getting worse.
Both he and his wife are some of the most generous people I've ever met. Back in '74 when he was teaching me how to play, he bought me an inexpensive guitar with a case! Before long, he told me that I played better than him! That's the kind of friend he was and is. God, bless him!
It was another beautiful day here in the Midwest. I love this time of year! I really enjoy going for short walks. I also enjoy finding some wood to whittle on. Most of the time I just whittle small crosses to give away.
About a week ago I gave one to a young man. It was probably the best cross I had ever made. I didn't get the chance to add thread and glue in order to "finish" it because he was sitting on the same "wall" as I was when I carved it.
Okay. Time for bed.
ig ><>
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Praise God! I haven't had a drink in five weeks! I have to give the glory to Him because it's an answer to many prayers. I couldn't do it on just my strength alone. I can only pray that this will be encouragment to others.
Now, all I have to do is work on smoking, but that shouldn't be much of a problem. I've only been smoking for a little over a year. :-{
"Seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8)
ig ><>
Now, all I have to do is work on smoking, but that shouldn't be much of a problem. I've only been smoking for a little over a year. :-{
"Seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8)
ig ><>
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Well, once again, I've stayed up all night drinking. God, help me. I'm smarter than this. I'm stronger than this. I guess I forgot how to reach deep down inside and find the strength to overcome things that seem to rule my life. But, I haven't lost faith in Christ. He's seen me through many struggles... so many. And, I'm not going to quit believing now. I can only hope that this will serve as an inspiration to others.
ig ><>
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Woe is me...
I've always wanted to excel in something... anything. But, looking back through my 50 years, it doesn't seem like there was one thing that I excelled in. And, most likely, there won't be in the future.
Some would say that I excel in acoustic guitar playing. That's based on the fact that I know how to do a few things that impress friends, even other guitar players. But, truth be known, those things aren't that difficult to do. Or, maybe they are, but I just have a "knack" for doing them.
Anyway, I've always thought that it would be nice to find what I'm best at, then try to find a way to make money doing it. That hasn't happened because of health problems - three problems, to be exact. It's no fun being sick and disabled.
Maybe in the next few years I'll find something that I'm really good at, then find a way to make money doing just that. I'm pretty stubborn about never losing hope.
Ig <><
I've always wanted to excel in something... anything. But, looking back through my 50 years, it doesn't seem like there was one thing that I excelled in. And, most likely, there won't be in the future.
Some would say that I excel in acoustic guitar playing. That's based on the fact that I know how to do a few things that impress friends, even other guitar players. But, truth be known, those things aren't that difficult to do. Or, maybe they are, but I just have a "knack" for doing them.
Anyway, I've always thought that it would be nice to find what I'm best at, then try to find a way to make money doing it. That hasn't happened because of health problems - three problems, to be exact. It's no fun being sick and disabled.
Maybe in the next few years I'll find something that I'm really good at, then find a way to make money doing just that. I'm pretty stubborn about never losing hope.
Ig <><
Monday, January 23, 2006
Ancient gay bashing?
Irish Bog Mummy Used Hair Gel
By Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News
Jan. 19, 2006— Evidence for Iron Age male vanity has emerged from an Irish peat bog, according to archaeologists who discovered the savagely murdered bodies of two prehistoric men.
Named after the places in central Ireland where they were found in 2003 — Croghan Hill and Clonycavan — the bog men, both over 2,300 years old, revealed surprising fashion customs: one used hair gel to keep his hairdo in place and the other had dainty, well-manicured fingernails on lifelike hands.
A young male just five feet, two inches (160 centimeters) tall, Clonycavan Man died from a severe head wound with an axe.
His forearms, hands and lower abdomen are missing: most likely, they were hacked off by a peatcutting machine.
"Clonycavan Man's hair style was swept upward on top of his head, perhaps to add a few inches to his height. The hair was held in place by a type of 'hair gel' which was composed of a mixture of pine resin and vegetable oil," Bog Bodies Project coordinator Isabella Mulhall told Discovery News. Read entire story...
ig <><
Irish Bog Mummy Used Hair Gel
By Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News
Jan. 19, 2006— Evidence for Iron Age male vanity has emerged from an Irish peat bog, according to archaeologists who discovered the savagely murdered bodies of two prehistoric men.
Named after the places in central Ireland where they were found in 2003 — Croghan Hill and Clonycavan — the bog men, both over 2,300 years old, revealed surprising fashion customs: one used hair gel to keep his hairdo in place and the other had dainty, well-manicured fingernails on lifelike hands.
A young male just five feet, two inches (160 centimeters) tall, Clonycavan Man died from a severe head wound with an axe.
His forearms, hands and lower abdomen are missing: most likely, they were hacked off by a peatcutting machine.
"Clonycavan Man's hair style was swept upward on top of his head, perhaps to add a few inches to his height. The hair was held in place by a type of 'hair gel' which was composed of a mixture of pine resin and vegetable oil," Bog Bodies Project coordinator Isabella Mulhall told Discovery News. Read entire story...
ig <><
Saturday, May 21, 2005
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
"Runaway bride" - my thoughts:
Hey, gotta get away and think? ROAD TRIP, DUDE! Oh wait... that's illegal now. When did this country become communist?
Seriously, this world, or at least this country (US), can't seem to find any kindness, forgiveness, etc, in their hearts. We always seem to have a person convicted before they're even tried. And when they ARE tried and convicted, we seem to want the maximum penalty that the law allows.
This girl who left town recently and went to Las Vegas and Albuquerque doesn't deserve punishment. She needed to get away and think for a while. Since when is that a crime? GIVE ME A BREAK! Sure... she inconvenienced a lot of people, and maybe she should give a public apology. But to fine her thousands of dollars and possibly sentence her to jail? This is an outrage!
Hey, I just farted in public and caused several people to be uncomfortable, and possibly "grossed out" for a while. Well, I hope you all visit me in jail because I can't possibly pay the fines thrown at me due to the lawsuits won against me by the people surrounding me in that "fart" moment. The world -- too hardcore, too litigious, too unsympathetic. I've always said in a "joking around manner" that this world would be a great place to live if it weren't for people. Now I wonder how joking around I am when I say it.
ig <><
P.S. A personal note to Jennifer Wilbanks: Hey babe, a little less Red Bull, alright? Your eyes are gonna 'splode.
Hey, gotta get away and think? ROAD TRIP, DUDE! Oh wait... that's illegal now. When did this country become communist?
Seriously, this world, or at least this country (US), can't seem to find any kindness, forgiveness, etc, in their hearts. We always seem to have a person convicted before they're even tried. And when they ARE tried and convicted, we seem to want the maximum penalty that the law allows.
This girl who left town recently and went to Las Vegas and Albuquerque doesn't deserve punishment. She needed to get away and think for a while. Since when is that a crime? GIVE ME A BREAK! Sure... she inconvenienced a lot of people, and maybe she should give a public apology. But to fine her thousands of dollars and possibly sentence her to jail? This is an outrage!
Hey, I just farted in public and caused several people to be uncomfortable, and possibly "grossed out" for a while. Well, I hope you all visit me in jail because I can't possibly pay the fines thrown at me due to the lawsuits won against me by the people surrounding me in that "fart" moment. The world -- too hardcore, too litigious, too unsympathetic. I've always said in a "joking around manner" that this world would be a great place to live if it weren't for people. Now I wonder how joking around I am when I say it.
ig <><
P.S. A personal note to Jennifer Wilbanks: Hey babe, a little less Red Bull, alright? Your eyes are gonna 'splode.
Sunday, January 30, 2005
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