Thanksgiving Maryland Trip

This is my 600th blog post on WordPress. Yay! My wife is from Maryland and her parents, grown sons, and many friends still live there and she rarely gets up there to visit, so we went up last week for Thanksgiving. She had been looking forward to it for a long time. It was an …

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Rheumatologist Appointment

This week, I had an appointment with a rheumatologist. I had been waiting nearly SEVEN months for this appointment! I was not happy about having to wait so long. However, I was increasingly desperate and was hopeful this doctor could help me. I've always had strong hands and have always been able to give long, …

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My Birthday

This past Saturday was my birthday. I turned 49. One more year til the big 5-0. I better enjoy it. I had a pretty good day. I wanted a laid back day and that's what I got. No parties, no friends, no family, other than my wife. Just my wife and my cats. It was …

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More Ace

Well, Ace had his first birthday on Tuesday and it was pretty good. I went to PetSmart and found several brands of chicken flavored pate cat food (that's all Henry and Ace will eat -- they're so spoiled) and got three for each. I got some treats. And I got some fun toys, including a …

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Ace’s Birthday

Today is our kitten, Ace's, first birthday. It's really hard to believe. He's grown so much. Yet he still behaves like a kitten and still kind of looks like a kitten, especially compared to our older, bigger cat Henry. Henry has always been "my" cat. He's always been loyal to me. He likes/loves Gretchen, but …

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