Sunday, November 24, 2024

Emergency!

 Over a month ago and in the early morning I was struck with rapidly intensifying chest pains, vomiting, and fainting (not necessarily in that order).  It got so bad that the Missus called 911 and before I knew it, 4 firemen and 2 paramedics were in my bedroom.

I ended up being transported to the local hospital and then admitted to a second one for various heart tests. At this point they don't know the cause of the big show.  But that's not the point of this post.

What I was struck by was the calm, caring, and very professional attitude shown by everyone I came in contact with during my journey through the medical process.  Despite being the middle of the night the first round of staff were chipper, friendly, and very responsive. Who can be so awake at 3 a.m.?  The follow on day shift nurses and doctors were equally so.

The Missus was wonderful and caring, responding to the crisis with efficiency and staying by my side.  Sons and daughter gathered at bedside, and younger daughter checked in from the west coast.

It is at times like this that I am reminded how lucky we all are that we have people who want to help strangers like myself.  

I am doubly lucky to have such a loving and caring family.  We don't know what we have until it is put on the line.

Thanks to all.

Sunday, November 10, 2024

Wordle as a Personality Test

 The Missus and I recently discovered Wordle.  For the three people in the world not familiar with Wordle, I will elaborate:  Wordle is an on-line game provided daily for free (yay!) By the New York Times (boo!).  In this game, you are given six attempts to guess a five letter word.  Proper names are not allowed but sometimes slang is.  The game keeps track of how many times you guess the word correctly (winning streak) and how long the previous streak was (in my case, 23).

It is interesting to see how the end goal (maximize the streak) is approached by the two of us.  The Missus, being very competitive, has a main goal (the winning streak) and a secondary goal (correct guess in as few guesses as possible).  Me on the other hand, being both a grouch and risk adverse, wants to not lose.  To me, a correct guess, even in six tries, is a win.  And a win is a win at the end of the day.  I will use chances to find and exlude letters even if it means using words thst I know aren't correct.

Whose strategy is best?  I would like to say mine, but she has longer winning streaks.  Maybe she's just smarter than I.   I do come up with some pretty obscure albeit not correct word guesses.  That must count for something!


Friday, November 8, 2024

New puppy plus 4 years

 Last time our puppy was mentioned was 2020.  She is now 4 and is named Nessie! She is the world's smallest collie and the most loving.







Hello to the Missus

 The Missus told me that she sometimes checks this blog, the one I haven't even looked at for some years, so this a hello to her.

Perhaps I'll start contributing again!