Breedlove Solo Jumbo Fretless CE I hadn’t purchased a new bass in about 3 years, choosing to sell off some of the excess stuff I’ve had instead of buying. But I was missing a decent acoustic bass for most of the usual reasons that musicians buy an acoustic … hanging out at home, taking with
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In February of 2020, I received a call from someone named Jessica, who worked for a group called Sharecare. They are based out of New York and Atlanta and were in search of a person who had experienced heart failure to be featured in a three video group of 2-3 minute clips. Turns out, Sharecare
Here are the three videos from our ShareCare story about my heart failure experiences. https://www.sharecare.com/health/heart-failure/article/video-ed-story-heart-failure https://www.sharecare.com/health/heart-failure/article/video-support-important-heart-failure https://www.sharecare.com/health/heart-failure/article/video-living-best-life-heart-failure
Most people conjure up any of a variety of thoughts when a song is heard. It might be a cherished memory from your youth, a romantic reminder of love, a flashback to a happy (or sad) time from the past … music and song play a huge part in our lives and we rarely ponder
Social distancing, North Georgia style Everyone in the world seems to be sheltered in place as this virus works its way through society, and here in Georgia we’re no exception. Just for reference, Sheila & I live almost 35 miles from downtown Atlanta on the very outskirts of the “greater Atlanta Metro area”. I frequently
I know what you’re thinking … “Geez, not another post about retirement!!” Well, I can’t promise the subject will never crop up again, but this will be the end of it for a while. Sheila is officially, officially retired. As of December 31, 2019, she is no longer in the work force after far too
For those people who always say, “Stop rushing Christmas!”, we say, “Tough luck!” Yup, it’s only November 12th and our tree is up in our living room. Granted, it’s bare with nary an ornament in sight, but it’s up. AND, we have other stuff displayed already, too … a lighted Santa blow mold, a “candelabra”,
Brief summary, for those who aren’t up to speed: I caught some kind of bad cold or flu in early 2019 I was, generally, feeling pretty lousy for a few months Over Easter weekend I was hospitalized and diagnosed with systolic heart failure After 3 months of trial & error medication attempts, I was fitted
As many of you know, on April 18th I was hospitalized and diagnosed with acute heart failure. After diagnosis and treatment the determination was systolic heart failure due to a viral attack on my heart causing severe damage to my left ventricle. The docs attempted to get my issues under control through various medications over
Over the past three years I have become the (sort-of) team photographer for grandson Carter’s travel league baseball team. A couple of clarifications here, if I may; Clarification #1: Carter is Sheila’s daughter Shauna’s oldest. He is turning 15 in about a week, growing like a weed, and among his many attributes he is a
