6th Entry January 26th

Late start today. I went to sleep at around 1:00 am and got up after 10:00. It is an effort to deal with 7 pills every morning (and 10 per day), today is not an exception. My Mom is currently out with my cousin Lyza which helps when I am trying to write my blog.

Here is my list for today:

1)Read e-mail in morning (done)
2)write blog (doing)
3)PT
4)Fill out forms for SLOP (SLP)
5)Pay bills (always a good thing)
6)Call comcast

Yesterday as I mentioned, I sent my Mom to the movies which helped me cruise thru my list. I got a Skype call from my friend Wim (of the Netherlands fame) yesterday and I am happy to report that the solid waste business in Europe is thriving-he has a plant up and running and is spending money (always good for the economy). One last note, I can tell you it's been 23 years and Wim has not forgotten how to put me in my place. He did note something interesting during the conversation that had to do with my memory. I am writing in my blog some I can remember to tell the SLOP therapist tomorrow. I was talking to him on Skype and the phone rang. After I got back to the phone I started talking about the second to last conversation that we had been talking about not the last. When he asked me what the last conversation was I could not remember. When he gave me a hint I remembered it.

I got e-mail from my friend Dave yesterday. He is a friend of mine, I've known since 1980 in Colorado. I also went with Dave and his wife Phyllis to Alaska in 1989. The mention of the Alaska trip reminds me always of the backpacker bus across Denali National Park. The bus goes 150 miles across Denali. When I went to Alaska with Dave and Phyl in 1989, we planned a 4-5 day backpacking trip in the Denali wilderness. The bus drops you off at a point an you start. Most of these place do not have trails, you have to bushwack,walk by streams, etc, no campsites, no markers, just wilderness and animals. Food had to be stored in cannisters 100 yards from your food site because of bears. You could see the bear teeth marks on your cannister every morning. Sun did not go down until after midnight. I read the book Aramagedon by Leon Uris on that trip. It was a fun trip. We caught the bus on the way back. It was filled with backpackers who had been out in the wilderness anywhere from an afternoon to 3 months. I always chuckle about the bus, because the only way you could make it home safely was to sit in the back of the bus and put the windows down. After the trip out of Denali we went to this great bar called the "Birdhouse".

Off track a bit. My Mom saw Defiance at the movies yesterday. We had dinner and watch
the Last Templar (a DaVinci Code ripoff but entertaining nonetheless). I played Microsoft Hearts which I believe helps me with my memory and also played Simon Tester.

Last note, I was late yesterday in taking my Coumadin. My alarm went off and I went to take it.
My Dad called on the lan phone (I now hate them). I spoke to him for about 5 minutes and then forgot to take my medicine but my Mom reminded me later. Multitasking; it's a bitch.

On telephone spoke to Wim (Skype actually), Glenn, my Dad, my Aunt Marilyn and Tom K

That's it for today,

Happy belated birthday Mar (my sister in law)


Brian