While husband’s worsening ankle wound in the worst bad-leg was being diagnosed as cellulitis, A-fib was detected — all during southern fam’s visit in which we met, dined and made s’mores with the four step-grands-to-be. ❤️ They are so sweet.
Well, this IS New England — a day of glorious sun surprised by slashes of hail are not unheard of here… but so far, so good for husband, though the boat isn’t going out this year. (One can mess with A-fib a bit, but sepsis would be a total game-changer right away.)
Since then, I’ve watched the nation regress with each new passing day –and worse. It’s worse, yes, when one can no longer say in full voice in the land of the free what Jesus Himself said — “If one lives by the sword…”
And the “worse” includes seeing loved ones ignore real martyrs and truly altruistic servants of the people (and new saints!) in favor of honoring one who sowed weeds or at least knowingly upheld division. Every one of the Decalogue’s shalt-nots applies to everyone.
In more acceptable news, last week — while a smart tv IS pending — I followed the trail to OTA (over the air) television. One digital converter box and indoor antenna ($60 total)) and many hours later, voila! My 6pm-onward marbles have been saved: 13 utterly free channels! No sports, but the smart tv may help with that. If not, then WiFi it shall be!
Far better, one other loved one got good (the best!!) results from exploratory imagings, and son’s friend in Stage 4 throat cancer is actually in remission! It may well be coincidental, but recently he told his docs to remove his feeding tube or that he would. They did, and great progress has been made since then!
That brings us to the plumbing🤦. It’s hard to keep a nearly century-old modified cape functioning well ($), but husband is convinced it’s the cheapest way to go, now. Let us hope his “plumber friend” is both!
Yes, I almost didn’t come back here. One has to weigh where one spends one’s ever-diminishing time. So, Facebook was weighed, too! I’m so sick of Meta’s AI buttinskyism on every post I read whether in my feed or otherwise, it would’ve been an easy “see ya!” — if not for extended fam there, the only way I can keep up with their youngsters. We’ll see how it plays out.
Currently and still, I weigh how much time I spend on God, and on media.. It hasn’t even balanced out, let alone favored Him. If I’m going to write, though, it will be about Him after this.
Stay well. Stay sane. Don’t cave. We (America) definitely don’t “have” this, but things could be worse…
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Under the mask.. 