And I'm still celebrating! December 6, 2002 was the day I had my prostatectomy. I still get a PSA blood test every year but the levels are negligible so it would appear that so far I beat it.
If you are a male over 50 please get a PSA test with your annual check-up. It could save your life!
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Our niece Sarah emailed from Cape Town South Africa that she would like her Grandma's (actually from Grandma's sister Dorothy) recipe for Hermit cookies. What a coincidence - Wendy was eating one...
Just my imagination. I can dream can't I?
So I'm sitting here thinking what's the attraction of living in an idyllic spot in the mountains with a spectacular view? Even if Elon Musk could guarantee a perfect internet connection and Netflix for all. Even if we had enough acreage to sustain ourselves with heating firewood and self-sufficient food and water in our remote location. Even if we had a way of heating our swimming pool because we can't swim in our cold, beautiful, glacier-fed private lake providing us with drinkable water with a waterfall generating our electricity.
Even then, what would be the difference really? We already have a good, safe and reliable supply of heat, food, water and electricity, home entertainment options and internet. We have a heated (in the summer) pool, and the option to go for drives and change our scenery.
Even in our remote, imaginary mountain getaway we wouldn't likely see any other people for most of the time so with all the COVID restrictions we have blocking our social interaction here, the only real difference is the view. To address that problem, I created this composition which I will use to pacify my inner yearning to get away from it all. There really is no need to get away - it feels like we're already there!
My 'Artsy' pic for today is a composite of our back yard with mountains placed across the frozen lake (golf course). Mountains from AllMacWallpaper..
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The next-door neighbours were out enjoying the snow in our back yard.
My 'Artsy' pic for today. Keep On Pumping Pretty Boy!
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| "More Stimulus! - We Need More Stimulus!" |
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My 'artsy' pic for today: The Melt-down Of The USA
"More Stimulus! - We Need More Stimulus!"
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This is the view from my bedroom window this morning
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I posted this on my blog a couple of years ago but since we're on the subject of humourous tombstones...
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| "Little Guest House or Little House Guest?" Your choice! |
Do you think the gravediggers had a sense of humour?
Wait there's more...
Here's another posting from 5 years ago when we still had our cat named Dash.
A Classic Who Done It?
We were at the Woodland Cemetery and I had to get another picture of
this rather unique tombstone. The misty, cold, ambiance seemed to add to
the eerie gloominess of the place.
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| "Who Killed Batman?" Click to enlarge. |
To spice it up a bit, I added some familiar personalities Joker, Penguin, Dash the Cat; Robin, and The Riddler. Dash loves the cemetery because there are "No Dogs Allowed".
Did you know Batman's first name was Tom?
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We sometimes drive through the cemetery where some of our family members reside. There are often friendly deer that pose for pictures. I don't know why I shot these particular tombstones, but I was going through some of my old photos and came across it. Then it dawned on me...
Are you ready?...
I discovered - Rosa was really Mrs. Sippi!
Mississippi, get it? Sorry!
CLICK HERE to actually read about Charles A Sippi and Rosa (Bagge) Sippi.
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Well, I guess this picture is current again but I think these fires will burn for a long time yet.
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A view from our kitchen window out across the golf course. We don't often see it lit up by the morning sun against a dark sky.
When constructed in the early 1950's this tower was the tallest man made structure in the British Commonwealth.
The TV station is now all but closed but this monument to television still watches over us like big brother. Read about this fascinating history of the place where I used to work over 50 years ago. CLICK HERE. Ironically, now I live closer than when I worked there and had to commute every day.
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Streamers off the lake usually mean some snow if the temperature is below freezing. We were spared the 4 to 6 inches forecast but it's an omen of what's to follow.
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For some reason Benz loves to lie on Wendy's laptop computer so we disabled the original keyboard so he wouldn't play havoc with the keys and placed another keyboard in front.
I think the computer gives off just the right amount of heat so Benz comes here almost every day, especially if Wendy tries to use the computer. He's become very possessive of this old laptop that used to belong to Erin.
I dug out my old Panasonic DMC-LX3 camera, an undisputed winner for taking 'low light' shots and with a little manipulation in Photoshop, here's the result.
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