final entry?

this just MAY be my final entry since I don't feel that I am communicating with anyone thru this blog. Patty, I am not dismissing you, but we can talk directly anytime in more detail. I hate to see this tool rusting away in the garage of cyberspace but let's face it (or facebook it I should say), the younger crowd has already had the funeral service. So farewell blog; I leave you as a scrap of history left behind.

Invitation only?

I have returned to the land of blogs and find I am shut out of my niece's blogsite. The message says something about by invitation only and then "you are not invited".

What did I do? what did I not do? I know I have been focused on our business and health crisis here; has my lack of communication offended her?

if anyone out there knows something about this I would appreciate your sharing it.

managing the past

I'm not sure he reads this anymore. I too have been more absent than present on this blog. But Carl's intent to wipe out his blog is, in my opinion, something he may regret.

For some crazy reason as we get older we treasure and explore our past more. Probably because we have more past than future, but also because we want to make sense of our time here.

I think there is value in keeping a record of past experiences. Just end that blog and begin a new one, but don't wipe out your own past, Carl. At any given moment we are a product of our experience to date..good and bad. Haven't you learned a great deal about yourself in those Lou years?

Archive it; print it; put it on a disc somewhere. You'll be glad you did.

My gift to you

I have discovered a sure fire way to improve one's outlook on life, lift one's spirits, and in general enhance one's mood and state of mind.

Turn off the news. Simple, huh? I was so totally outraged by the "swine flu pandemic" stories that I turned off the TV and it hasn't been on since. I'm not reading a newspaper (don't subscribe) or any paper or magazine on the net.

This is revolutionary for me. I have always been a news junkie and would have CNN on in the background. Now I have discovered the release of worry over so many things that I have no control over. I will admit, I do check the stock market numbers once in a while on my home page.

This is the best health tip I could possibly give you, folks. Try it for aa week and see what I mean.

Bless my sister-in-law; she still checks the blog site.

I don't know what it is about facebook but I have a visceral dislike for it and cannot seem to enter into the spirit of it so I feel pretty isolated in cyberspace. What I should do is not allow myself to use anything but word and get some writing done. However, that requires long hours of uninterrupted time which doesn't happen like it does in Florida.

For those I haven;t talked to recently who may read this, Howard seems to be better now that he is on routine dialysis. It doesn't look as if he's a transplant canidate, and there is no predicting how long his heart will hold up.

Other news; I bought a new car. Wanted something smaller but didn't go too far. Got a camry hybrid..black..and it is a joy to drive. All the whistles and toys; voice activated builtin bluetooth, GPS system, leather, moon roof.

Erich was here for a weekend to see Howard; it was nice to visit with him by himself.
I am flying there first weekend in June and am anxious to see the girls.

I had my appt. with PD doc at Rush last week; she upped my meds because of my balance problems, which is kind of depressing befause everytime they increase your dose you know that means the disease is progressing.

That's it for the good news....Charlene

Anybody out t here?

I have no idea if this is going to wind up just floating in cyberspace, but several people asked me why no more blogs so this is for them.
I gave up on the blogging when I got no feedback. Apparently, no one blogs anymore because they are too busy telling us they are on facebook. And yes, I tried it but it seemed so pointless to me. A lot of small talk, and I'd rather do that face to face with a glass of wine.

The advantage of blogging seems to me (this won't be a good example) is that you tend to go more into detail and address serious issues that you would only talk about with family and good friends. Facebook seems like chatter that you wouldn;t want anyone to judge you by. Maybe I have misread it, but that's my humble opinion.

So for those select few who are interested I will revive this poor puppy and try to keep you posted on a regular basis.

Anybody out t here?