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Good morning

 

Morning all

 

71°, 45% humidity, partly cloudy.
It just doesn't get much better.
Sandy and me heading out for a picnic in the park.
Y'all have à great day

 

Some of you won't understand, but

IT'S FRIDAY!!!

Houseguests arrive tomorrow morning for the weekend, I get to corru- ummh, mentor my grand-nephew regarding chickens, maybe fishing.

 

Well, I finished the acute phase of treatments at Yale for my depression. We’re now going to spread them out. Overall they help ever so slightly. I’m happy for that. It’s like a rollercoaster, though, in that now I have good and still very bad days. A week ago I struggled, and thankfully, reached out for help to get me through a very dark spell. Put the boxes of Benadryl in the trash. But not many days later, I was a bit lighter. There’s a floor to the pit - which is good. No longer feeling like I’m just falling.

The IV they give me is some good shit. Talk about being out of it. It’s like you’re floating, just a brain and stem, floating. Without a care in the world. Just don’t listen to Ozzy or AC/DC when you’re under. Pink Floyd - yes. Very fitting - especially comfortably numb.

Knowing I have friends and acquaintances on this thread helps. Thank you. Today is a good day.

In other news, the boat bottom is now completely painted. 2 coats. She’s ready for a wash and then load up the cushions, pfds, and sails. It won’t be long now.

 

Keep pushing, focus on the positive. Sounds like some progress Paul, now get the boat in the water.

 

We have a 2 car garage, my wife's Highlander is in one side, and the other has her quad, my zero turn mower, a Gorilla cart, and various random junk. Someday, if if I find a job before we have to move out, I'm hoping to get a storage shed, so we can move the quad and mower there... and I could finally park my truck in the garage But as I learned from a buddy in the Army - "wish in one hand and shit in the other, see which one fills up fastest".

 

Positive thoughts. And boat in the water, and no water in the boat…

 

Glad to hear it! Been there myself. Several hospital stays and lots of therapy! Helps to have folks to talk to. Stay busy, Just get thru the next 10 minutes.

 

The guy that built this place, knew how to do things...bad things.

He used nails, hammered into the top of the railing in a saltwater environment. Not a good exterior nail, but steel nails. Lots of damage. Replaced the expensive cedar and used deck screws, drilled in from the bottom

And I just removed 6, short, steel wood screws that held down the toilet phlange.

That was phun. New toilet installed, no leaks.




Cool flooring

 

My Father-in-law used that saying a lot. He moved houses for a living

 

Just have to make it long enough to be the next owner’s problem…

 

How very true. You understand!

 

You always have people in here to help. Just reach out.
I’m sure you can bend anyone’s ear in here
Embrace the good things you accomplish like:
Having a good aim when you go pee.
You remember were you put your glasses down.
Keep moving forward. Day by Day…
We are all pulling for you sir…..

 

Thank you. I genuinely appreciate it.

 

Well said Mike

 

Good Evening

At the local car show / cruise in and having alot of fun . There's probably 200 plus cars here this evening

 

Good evening everyone

Sounds like the Sailor and sailboat are on the right tack. Keep your head up Paul, you have people here that care about your wellbeing.

Indoor plumbing

 

Happy to hear you are doing better. Keep on pushing forward Paul!! Like Mike said, reach out to one of us, we're here for you!!! Now get that boat loaded and in the water!!!

evening gang

 

Just got back home from the car show / cruise in and had an awesome time . I had alot of people look at my Camaro and ask lot's of questions . It's also really funny watching people swarm around my Camaro when pulled into park and when i left to head home

Some of the questions I was getting was cam specs and I had some people thought I had a solid roller cam and were surprised that I had a 600" lift Hydraulic roller. Some people couldn't believe I had a spool in the rear axle

There was quite a few Pro Street cars and a owner of one of them told me my sbc sounds absolutely wicked at idle



Here's a few of the 200 plus car's there this evening