IT'S BACK !!

It has been a long time (maybe 14 years), but an old ailment has returned to haunt me.

Bursitis.

The picture is an exact replica of my right elbow this morning. (Minus all of the hair.) OUCH !!

The cause? I cleaned house yesterday. Not all of it. Just the dining room, kitchen and 2 bathrooms. I didn't even do that great of a job. Just needed it to be where I could stand to look at it.

The last time "it" visited was when I painted every wall and ceiling out at the acreage. The sack of fluid was bigger than the size of a baseball then . Right now I am well past a golf ball and headed for a tennis ball.

The cure? The doctor (any doctor will do) sticks a needle (HUGE) right into the sack and drains it.

The way I see it, I have 3 options. Never do housework again (fat chance), turn all household cleaning over to Bob (when hell freezes over) or find some doctor to do the deed (when I get up enough nerve and can't stand the pain anymore).

APRIL ?? ALREADY ???

Where has this year gone? It seems like I have worked on my "project" forever. I am starting to get real tired of it! To be exact, I think this starts my 7 Th month.

My scanning is done. I am trying to get everything on Cd's. For economic reasons, I bought bulk stack #1. One hundred. No problem. Needed more. Bought bulk stack #2. One hundred. No problem. Needed more. Bought bulk stack #3. One hundred. Soooo close to being done!

PROBLEM !!!!

Computer started making the most awful noise, grinding sounds and was actually vibrating. Then it would freeze up and go into a nervous breakdown. Eventually, all I could do was pull the plug and re-boot. I finally took it into the computer doctor (Best Buy) last week. They told me it was nothing wrong with the computer as they didn't think my CD drive was going out. They thought I got a bad bunch of Cd's. I buy all of my Cd's at Best Buy. Except for bulk stack #3. Wal-Mart. Ummmm.

On my way out, I picked up bulk stack #4. One hundred. The first 3 I burned were pretty shaky at best. Then it got better but takes forever to burn. I am back to my project, but I do have most of bulk stack #3 left if anybody is interested in buying them. Cheap !!

I entered a new stage in life with 2010. It all started in January. I happened to noticed a co-worker in the obituaries. Soon followed by another. Then another. Then another. By mid February there were 5. All were men. Three in their 40s. Two in their 50s. One from a rural home fire. One from a heart attack. One from Lou Gehrig's disease. Two from unknown causes.

I now go straight to the obituaries THEN the front page.

Flowers are coming up, trees are starting to turn green, windows have been open for 2 days and garage sale signs are up all over town.. I even walked into an air conditioned building today! That MUST mean spring has come to Nebraska.

Enough for now. I am going to go back to my "project" and see how far I can get.

Be back later.