What is and what can never be

Is everyone serious ??  The GOP debates,, the Democrats.... are you serious,.. I need to listen to a years debates ,,where questions are asked and not answered,, where candidates claim to have a plan to fix the economy,  the Foreign policy,, but can't / Won't share that plan until elected - yea right..,  We can stop this ,, make them answer the questions,,, stop watchin the debates till they do,, stop giving money to them till they do...

Facebook, needs to come with a fact Checker,,,, you have some responsibility that what yo are posting is true,, and not true ,, that the issue was raised 10 years ago,, and now cause your favorite move star or celebrity said it,, or you read someone else's comment , and are now posting it as FACT. Please,,, the latest was that Johnson and Johnson Baby products had formaldehyde. TRUE,... well,, they removed the formaldehyde years ago,, not because they had any more chemicals in them than any one else,,, but the perception,,,   the Nursery furniture you bought was made with Composite wood,,, guess what, more of that Formaldehyde  by a long shot that then Baby shampoo,,, and I got a real hoot out of the fact that the  person that posted the Johnson and Johnson  thing it is a Cigarette Smoker !!!  heck that out and what exactly you are exposing your Kids and Grand kids to as a smoker,,, and this from a former smoker that did just that,, and I only hope that it does hurt my children in the long run.  Try SNOPES as a fact checker next time BEFORE you post

If you don;t follow FACEBOOK,, - I have  visitor at my backyard,,,a Blue heron,,,, that has decided that my Fishpond is better fishing than the Swamp a 1/8 mile away. So Game on. Me .vs Heron,,, I have tarped the back of the pond and put a grate on the front,,, lets see if that Bastard can get in now,,,, I dont think he has gotten any fish ,,, YET !!

This is him,,,

Holy Mother

I can't  help but think that the hearings in Congress on the Benghazi incident and the testimony of then Secretary of State  Clinton is a giant political football that the republicans are carrying to try to damage Ms Clinton in the eyes of the American people, as she is the Front runner in the Democratic party's nomination for President in next years election.

To date ,, she has been unflappable,,,   they have baited her to or tried to into a debate several times,, she has not taken the bait,, she has answered every question,,, she has seemed well informed, steady and honest.   Some of this os Party Politics, and some  Monday morning quarterbacking,,, OF course if anyone knew what was to happen they would have moved the Ambassador and the staff out,,, Who knew that !??  of course they might have taken a different action,, now knowing the out come,, and I don;t give a shit about her emails,,, These buncha blowhards need to stop wasting my money on this witch hunt and get back to running the country,, or whatever the hell they do down there ,,,

And I will call it right now,,,   you are looking at the Next president of the United States.. People see her as strong, and experienced, and having put up with what went on in the then Clinton White house,, she is more than prepared for the job,  or as prepared as anyone is,,,I would remind you of a guy that told us about putting food on our Family,, so  ,, and no stinking way Donald Trump is beating Hillary.  Those that talk to you about how bad she is are scared shitless that their party has no one that can stand up to her,,, and that Trump as their frontrunner ,, are doomed to lose another Presidential election, cause the majority of the people,,, like me - DO NOT believe in what republicans believe,,,



Thought of the Day,,, 
"Preparation H ,, when used correctly will shrink hemorrhoids,, when used incorrectly will shrink your  asshole to the size of a pin head,",

Day 8 complete on the Antibiotic infusions,,, 22 more to go,,, hoping - really - beyond hope that this works,,,  as I do not know what the depression slide will be when it does not.

and what a reality check, sitting in a room for say an hour a day with 15-20 folks that are fighting for their lives,,, Cancer patients receiving  treatment,, the face of the 3 new patients that I see,, the terror in their eyse as they look on the others that are getting IV's and wondering A) is that what I am gonna look like in a few months,, and B) is this a death sentence,,, will the Chemo work ?? You hear them trying to be brave, say the right thing ,, when they gotta be scared half to death,, and I dont blame them a bit,,,

It's 5:08 AM as a Write this,, anyone else making Macaroni salad  right now ???

People think I am a Mets hater,, not true,, I just ' give a shit ,,,  unless they play the Yankees,,, I could care less, once the Yanks are put of it,,, unless there is a game 7 in a series I simply don't watch,, I hear the Score,,,but take more note of the English Premier league results.. And jsut for full disclosure,, where is the rivalary ???

1st World Series in 1903 - I count with this year 112..

Yankees have played in I think just over 40, or  36% Winning 27 or 25%
Let's be fair ,,, since 1962 - Mets started playing BB in 1962

in the last 53 years....
Mets have won 5 NL Pennants including this year) and 2 World Series,,
Yankees since 62,,, Yanks have won 14 AL Pennants and 8 World series

SO what are we talking about Yanks - 3 x the amount of Pennants, and 4 x the amount of World Series,,, ok lets give the Schmets this year 3.5 x on the Series.....
so Mets fans SHUT THE FUCK UP !


I dunno what else I got for you,,,,  I'll stop back and let you know how the IV's are going,, IF ,, scratch that ,,WHEN I  start to see a change..... Hoping for a decent weekend,,, Flooring today, Going to Catskills tomorrow,, and Sunday is up in the air,,, later Dudes ....

See the Light

A new twist in the ever continuing ideas of what is going with these legs,,,  NOW maybe not RLS at all,, but a Peripheral Nerve damage issue caused by Lyme disease that has gone not diagnosed  until  few months ago. The Treatment,,, intravenous antibiotics for month,, - every day for 30 days,, dont know how that all works as yet,, but some  CUT DOWN,, hum,, that don't sound fun to walk around with a  PICC line in ya,, to be tapped at any time,,, but given the affect (effect?) that this what ever the F%$^ disease has had on my life,,I am willing to do head stands while they do the treatments,,,   or anything else that might help..  SO I'll  let you know when I start, and how its going along the way,,, I am really hoping that this MD is correct...


1st Yankee game with my Son, and Grandson,,,,  always a dream of mine, so thanks for letting me live long enough to cross that one off,,,, Tanaka pitched a great game,, and the Yankees won 5 - 0,,,  P had Fries, and crackers, and Ice Cream, and was good as Gold,, for nearly 3 hours,, ,, on the way out on the Great Hall I stopped to point out Mickey,,and Whitey, Yogi, Donnie Baseball,, Big Dave, and Thurmon,,,   brought  tear to my eye,,  funny,,I doubt if he will remember,,, BUT I will NEVER forget,,,

Thought we were exempt from issues for a while after joining a new company,,  but not so,,,, Guess the man was correct,, you cant change the laws of Physics or Economics,,, so we will just have to deal with what we have to deal with,, do extremely difficult things , and then move on,, exactly as we  (I) have before,, its what it means to be a manager,, its what others don't get ...  Its what will keep us up nights, even more then we already are,,,, it is what we will think about for weeks and weeks leading up to the actual event,, and what we will try to forget , an hour after its over,,  so,, buckle up,, it will be a bumpy ride from here for a while,,,


Later Dudes,,,

Who Life is this anyway ??

Who lives like this >???

Not me thats for sure,,, I am betting you said that,,, I said that,,,, but insomnia, obesity, and depression will make you re-think shit in a hurry.

Sleeping on the Floor in the living room on a couch pillow and a quilt the cats use to sleep on...
Eating Potato salad in the middle of the night, Cereal,  a hand full of Chips at 2am, yep - that'll do it!
The Insomnia leads to memory issue,, at least I think thats doing it,,, I don't remember one think to the next,,, ask for something walking out of a meeting at 11am,,, you need to call me at 11:15 and say - so what's  answer  ?? Answer to what  - I ask ,,,, Walk to the Shed  - open the door and stare in like WTF am I doing here ??  Stand for a minute, walk back to the house,,, and OH yea,, crap thats what I needed..

Went to the Doctor , Said I'm feeling pretty Rough,

He said let me break it to you son,

Your Shits Fucked Up.

I said my Shits Fucked up ? I don't see how

He said the Shit that used to work - Don't work now. 

What will I do when the work is done , thatI have been doing for a year ? I need a project to do,,, I'm sorta good at that stuff,,, at least at makin it look good in the end,  AND yes,, I am building that Wonky Playhouse even If no one wants it,, I'll give the damn think away if it comes to that,  yea, like that one,, only a walkway to it,, a rock climbing wall and a cargo net to climb up or down.. Just looks "wonky" is really framed up soundly.

I cant stand this HOT weather - thin people weather, us fat guys just sweat.

Can't wait for 50' and 60's - even 30's would be nice. 

Allright  - all for now,, check back with me later, 

I all earnest

Seriously ,,, ok,

I got rid of the ASK search engine,,, YEA !!  finally found direction for an I-mac and followed them intently,,, and VIOLA  - it worked-

I am continuing to have some physical difficulties,,, joint pain is the latest,,, from left knee,, to right knee, to this morning my left wrist,, so something is going on,,, even I think I  need to see an MD at this point,, But I am doing my best Dr Kildare,,, remember him ,, then you are really old,,, but I think with the assist of the Mayo clinic on line and WEB md,, its out and out Lime   - well not that line,,, this Lyme,,, 2 large red spots , one inside my right knew, on on the side of my stomach, Fatigue, Joint pain, specially knees,,,little stiff neck,,,, I think I have it right.

Yep insomnia continues,, some of it I am putting on the RLS meds I am on,, all have the side effect,,affect of Insomnia, - funny how its different nights in a week that I don't sleep.   latest was Friday and Monday last,, Friday  was zero sleep,,, laid there for a few hours,, then gave in,, Monday 45 minutes,, its weird,, I fall asleep , then pop awake,, and I could not honestly tell you if it has been 6 hours or 6 minutes,,, and in this case it was 45 minutes,, 9:15 - 10pm,,,

The Yonkers project is really gettin close now,,, a year of work,, with 5 weeks off for a broken hand and 3 weeks to build a bedroom on the basement,,, yes,, everything you see here we did , from the walls to the windows to the ledger stones,  looks nice huh ??


Yanks in 1s place,,, I am worried about pitching,,as that is what wins not hitting,,

Little league world series starts Friday,, I love watching those games the kids are great and the coaches are better,,, I just cant figure out how the parents can afford weeks in Pennsylvania,  while their kid plays baseball.....


HEY ,, I am retired,,, no retirement checks yet,, but ,, I work for GLOBALFOUNDRIES now,,, few slight changes,, mostly you would not know,,, but I think that has to change if we are to remain successful for the future,

You watching TRUE Detective ??  you are missing out AGAIN !

Some angst in my family about growing apart,, while I think this is a normal progression of families,, no longer do we all live in the same place so we have enough people to harvest the crops,,, people find their own , move away from their parents,  and have their own life,,, travel time and distance just separate us these days. and while we are right now focused on the grandchildren,, they are small for so short a time,, the Smile and hugs from my grand son are the best thing in my life right now,, his face in a smile when he says  "pop-pop" - nothing better,,, wont be that always. and for those who think I need permission or try to make me feel guilty about seeing them - go jump.  I live right here in PK, ny ,, wanna see me ,, come on up or down,, or what ever,,,   its what we did ,, yes,, distance was closer, but we hauled 3 kids to my moms or out-laws every week, or darn near... That dynamic has not changed ,, it ain't parents traveling to their children,, its the other way round,, ahh  enough of that,,,  I am not concerned about these things others are and the guilt that my wife feels about it ,, I just don't. Ask those without parents if they should have spent more time bitchin at them or trying to visit them,,, gone is gone,,, can;t get that back,,,


enough shit for  now,,, big day planned today,,, Mow lawn, empty and clean out fish pond,,, get P a horn for his bike,, maybe a matchbox car,, the hell with what my son says, buy wood for tomorrow work, dunna what else,,   till next time,,, I'm out

ASK ASK - ASK !!

Fucking ASK Search has ruined my life,,, well at least my new MAC,,,

I don't know where it came from,, but I would do any thing to get rid of this Malware, search engine,,, which BTW ,if it even worked it all maybe I would not mind so much.. EVERY THIN you type into the HTTP line,, that is not is that format - opens this incredibly  useless ASK Search.

IF you know how to get rid of this thing ,, short of setting my MAC on FIRE  - give me a call,,,,

OK, I still miss the NEWSROOM,,,  I am enjoying the new episodes of TRUE DETECTIVE - like you care,,,

Things are going well in retirement,, HA - hardest times I have had in the last 10 years..

funny,, as part of my "retirement" I get a statement from my ex employer - IBM ,- that outlines my cost for Retiree medical coverage,, well,  might as well just send my retirement check over to the medical department, as they about equal each other - nearly $1600 in Medical,, who's kidding who here,,,  one cold never retire of they have to pay that out of pocket cost,,, any one old enough to remember when as an IBMer you got free medical as an employee and as a retiree,,, just one more thing that was how would you say it  - STOLE?N - by corporate greed,,, although I did not feel good about the last Quarters results because they are going to pay us GDP - profit sharing (HAHAH) based on that result,,, so maybe get enough for a few tanks of gas.   We will see,,,

now its not IBMs fault that 47 % of my Vacation check was STOLEN by the Government for taxes,, Jesus  christ,,,   If I thought they were doin something useful with it I would not feel as bad.  GOOD GOD ,,,