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The Waiting Room

Image AI generated. I spend a lot of time in VA waiting rooms. Different types of appointments. Follow ups. Labs. The stuff that comes with a body that doesn't ...

The Uniform in the Closet

Pic of me after too many at my last Marine Corps Ball before retiring. Going through my closet yesterday. Tucked away in the back was the only uniform I kept wa...

Spring is Here

Memory garden for my mother-in-law. It is almost that time. Time to start planting flowers in the flower gardens. We have some pots around the outside of the ho...

Country Roads

My youngest fishing on the Wabash with me a few years ago. Listening to Take Me Home, Country Roads this early morning while drinking my first cup of coffee. It...

Relevance

Spent some time sitting on the patio yesterday getting some sun. Did some chores around the house. Felt good to do something after my episode and resting all we...

Flat on the Floor and Motivation

Yesterday didn't go as planned. Woke up early. Didn't sleep well to begin with. But when I sat up in bed, I could tell it was gonna be one of those days. My hea...

Fort Knox and Fat Asses

Finally made it to Fort Knox today. Got the administrative crap handled for my youngest son. One of those festering tasks on the to-do list that's been sitting ...

Mail Call: 1672 Dutch Republic Leeuwendaalder

Got one in the mail a while back. A 1672 Leeuwendaalder from the Dutch Republic. Almost 400 years old and it landed in my mailbox in Indiana. Still blows my min...

Facing Mortality

I think about death often lately. It usually creeps in when I'm alone. Late night. Early morning hours. When the house is quiet and there's nothing to distract ...

First YouTube Video Done

Finally recorded my first video for YouTube this morning. It's published and out there for the world to see. Hopefully it drives some traffic and some pocket ch...

Thinking About Fishing While it Snows

Below freezing again this morning. Snowing. Just as the daffodils and wild flowers were starting to sprout too. Winter just doesn't want to let go I guess. But ...

Coffee With T

Coffee cub my daughter-in-law gave me. Had coffee with my buddy T the other day. First time in a while. Met him about three years ago when I hired him to do som...

Still Riding High

Been on a high ever since posting that video yesterday. Well, actually ever since finishing my final paper for class. The class is over. Done. A new one starts ...

Don't Worry Be Happy

[](https://3speak.tv/watch?v=coinjoe/77a30891) ▶️ Watch on 3Speak --- Just recorded a video of me singing "Don't Worry Be Happy." Why? Because I can. Because I'...

Stormy Wednesday

Rainy and stormy this morning. Not much getting done today. Kim's weekly trip to her favorite grocery store probably won't happen either. Nobody wants to be out...

Just Another Morning

Got up this morning a little tired. Not sure why. Went to bed early. Slept real good. Deep sleep. Then woke up around 2:30 AM wide awake but still feeling tired...

Gratitude

Woke up in the middle of the night and this word just popped into my head. No reason. Just showed up. Right now, at this very moment, I am most grateful for fai...

Rainy Saturday

Sitting here on a rainy Saturday waiting for spring to show up. My buddy T was supposed to come over for coffee this morning. But my Mrs. wasn't feeling well so...

Mail Call: 2005-P Chief Justice John Marshall Silver Dollar

Got another one for the collection. 2005-P Chief Justice John Marshall Commemorative Silver Dollar. This one has some firsts attached to it. It's the first U.S....

Where I Come From

Image is AI generated I periodically research my ancestry. Been doing it on and off for a few years now. Collecting bits and pieces from relatives. Digging thro...