I’M A NEW MAN!
Key West Lou
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3d ago
I’m a new man! No question about it. The heart surgeries have reenergized me. Especially the aortic valve replacement. My cane is no more. For 3 years I totally depended on it. Do no need it any longer. I had to stop grocery shopping. Even with the cane, I could only walk one way down one aisle at Publix. My groceries have been delivered for 3 years. Went to Publix to shop sunday. Did the whole store. Every aisle. No cane. No pain. No tiredness. I am walking a bit outside. Slowly. No big deal. About 6 short blocks a day. Also doing some in house exercises. My major remaining problem at the mom ..read more
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BIDEN’S GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER SPENT A MONTH ON DRY TORTUGA DURING THE CIVIL WAR
Key West Lou
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1w ago
President Biden’s great great grandfather was named Moses J. Robinette. During the Civil War, he was loyal to the Union. Though not in the Army per se, he worked on military grounds as a veterinarian. Informally referred to as a vet or animal doctor. Not a formal position as it is today. Sort of run of the mill in the U.S. at the time. Although the profession was recognized as such in Europe, it received no such dignity in the U.S. On March 21, 1864, a scuffle broke out in a Union Army men’s tent near Ford, Virginia. Two men were involved. Robinette and a John J. Alexander. Alexander walked aw ..read more
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ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER BLOG
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2w ago
I am trying to move slow. Get back into things a step at a time. So far I have only been home two days. Effort! Big time! No rest. So bad that yesterday afternoon, I said screw it and went to bed at 2 pm.  Today’s blog a number of hit and miss items. Came home to a flat tire. The way to start my home return. Needed to see Dr. Norris. A necessity with my return. A new pill was added to my regime in Miami. Eliquis. Twice a day. A story unto itself. For another day, however. Other than getting tired and staying tired, I feel good. Sounds strange, I know. The sun is shining, I am shining. I c ..read more
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HOME AGAIN!
Key West Lou
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2w ago
Home again! Never want to leave again! For medical reasons, that is. It was not the best of times. Five weeks. Just under one month in Miami’s Mount Sinai Medical Center. Two pacemaker surgeries, one heart valve surgery, two lung procedures. The real problems, the ones causing me the most pain and discomfort, involved the gout I developed in both feet for 3 weeks and constant ass pain from old beat up mattresses in the hospital. Slept in my own bed last night for the first time. Seven hours. A record. Only slept decent in the hospital one night. Generally averaged 0-3 hours sleep a night. Drov ..read more
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LUCKY ME
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1M ago
Lucky me! My age and health have been of grave concern to me recently. One of Key West’s favorite women put it in perspective however. The wondrous Lynda Frechette. She wrote today: “Ninety-nine percent (99 %) of people born world-wide between 1930 and 1946 are no longer living. If you were born during this time, you are one of the surviving one percenters of this special group. Their ages range between 77 and 93 years old, a 16 year age span.” I was born in 1935 and am 88 years old ..read more
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A BLOG BETWEEN HEART SURGERIES
Key West Lou
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1M ago
For some reason, a song from my youth has been running through my head this afternoon: Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work we go. Finally realized it was the seven dwarfs in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs singing. Do not know why. It is Sunday afternoon. I am finally home in my own abode. Fourteen days in the hospital followed by eleven days at Lisa’s. Good to be “home.” Today the first I have felt normal. Feel good. Lost 13 pounds. Most amazing thing is I have been walking yesterday and today without my cane. Cane it be the pacemaker? The cane has been my best friend for 3 years. Don’t worry. I a ..read more
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ALIVE AND GETTING BETTER…..A WAYS TO GO YET…..I WILL SURVIVE
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1M ago
You have no idea how terrific it is to be able to sit and type this brief blog to you. A beginning. The world changed for me a little more than 3 weeks ago. My heart stopped twice in 48 hours.  The first time, I passed out. In the middle of the street 9 at night. Ended up in an ambulance on the way to Lower Keys Medical Center. Puked my guts out during the drive and early on at the emergency room. Lost my upper plate at the time. Into a bag while upchucking in the ambulance. Attendant said don’t worry, they will be returned to you at the emergency room. I am still without them. No one cou ..read more
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TOMATOES ONCE THOUGHT TO BE POISONOUS
Key West Lou
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2M ago
Before tomatoes or anything else this morning, let me tell you about the weather. It is COLD! It is 7 in the morning and 60 degrees! Too cold for Key West! Strange weather this year. One week hot, next week cold. No balance. I am grateful for the warm. Just wish it would remain so. Ran into a couple yesterday morning while I was enjoying my Monkey Smoothie at Date & Thyme. They are here for the week. First time visitors from Michigan. Were disappointed. Could not understand the weather. What could I say.  Now for tomatoes. Tomatoes were once thought to be poisonous. Amazing! Today, to ..read more
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UNKNOWN TEXAS TEACHER AN AMERICAN HERO…..APPROACHING TEXAS BANNED BOOKS POLICY IN TYPICAL TEXAN FASHION
Key West Lou
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2M ago
A Texan at heart. An unknown Texas school teacher. A secret shelf of banned books thrives in a Texas school. The censors have yet to discover it. Good! Great! Terrific! The American way! Texas has the distinction of being a State that has banned an extreme number of books. More than nearly any other. The right wing has moved to sweep “undesirable” books off public library shelves. Many teachers have lost their jobs or were pressured to resign.  One teacher came up with a way to resolve the problem. She created a special bookshelf in the library and stocked it with books purchased by herse ..read more
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GERMANY’S HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY WROUGHT WITH FEAR
Key West Lou
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2M ago
Yesterday was Holocaust Memorial Day in Germany. Germans carry the shameful burden of the Holocaust even today. As with many other countries, Germany is experiencing a resurgence of anti-Semitism. Tens of thousands took to the streets to demonstrate in support of democracy and against the rise of Germany’s far right party, the Alternative for Germany. Demonstrators carried signs reading “There Is No Alternative To Democracy” and “Kick Out Nazis.” There is a concern in Germany that Hitler’s right way ideas have been passed on. Trump’s significant debts and judgments at some point will have to b ..read more
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