Wed/Thurs, July 8/9, 2026

Tonight, just enjoying my peaceful life.  My body is hurting some, but inside, feels so settled, so comfortable with living.  In the kitchen, it hit me, Why?  Knowing and understanding God, I know how I am serving Him.  It is nice knowing why I exist.  Why I am here.  The purpose of my life.  It is all about serving Him.  The "Highwaymen", tonight.  Well, the Pig was not finished for the night, but he is now.  He is sacked out.  The bum.  Don't get me wrong about serving Him.  I have no calling or any thoughts of being special and trying to change myself.  The best part about serving Him is I can be myself???  Tomorrow.  Nice morning.  Slept well.  Not so much sore as just weak feeling bones, haha.  Thinking this morning, serving Him is great, but you have to do so with Him in mind.  You can't serve Him with hatred and violence in your mind, heart, or soul, you can't serve Him if you can't sense or feel Him, you can't serve Him if you don't believe in Him.  God is about loving life and living it for Him.  Think today will be a nice day.  It will be hot, but hopefully, not much rain.  YES, the Mutt is fine.  The bum.  Someone came up to the house this morning and he didn't bark.  What a bum.  Definitely, ain't getting my money's worth for feeding him, taking him to the groomer and vet.  Sure Penelope will pay his bill, haha.  Penelope was the sweetest.  Sure she still is, but she is getting close to the teenage years.  Well, later.  Still playing around with photos.  One day, hope to get them organized  Have over 200,000+ photos and videos on my main photo/video drive.  Sure many duplicates.  Still have a couple of other drives that have some photos and videos.  Anyway, getting there I hope.  Later.  Wasn't raining, but electric went out.  It has been doing that a lot lately.  Assume the hot weather.  It hasn't been staying off too long, but might look into a UPS backup device.  Never used one before, but if electric is going to keep going off on a regular basic.  Might try one.  Chance barked at something, but wasn't much, I guess.  With the 4th of July, everyone remembers U.S. beating the British, but seems like people forget there was another war we, U.S., fought with the British, the War of 1812.  My hat is off honoring those soldiers, as well.  Photo editor has recorded all my photos/videos but now it setting it up for AI.  Whew, computers.  Later.  What an afternoon.  Electric went out, at least, three more times.  Once for about an hour and a half and a couple of other times.  Not real bad weather here, but.  Can make a bunch of assumptions, but just going to appreciate it wasn't for too long.  Look into a power backup that can also act as an Uninterruptible Power Supply, but that would get a little more involved.  Power ain't surging.  Just shutting down.  So that is good.  Guess same old, same old routine, tonight.  Movies, emails, news, articles, maybe think of a new project.  Do have a nice evening, nice night, and happy, fun dreams.  TGIF for tomorrow.  Take care, be safe.  God bless.  Thought about a new office desk chair, but not sure if a new one would be better than what I have.  The confined space I have doesn't allow for much maneuvering.  

Wednesday, July 8th

 Do love paydays.  No, not the candy bar, but I do like them, too, hehe.  Last night bought the movie "Patriot" extended version.  With a credit I get sometimes when I buy something off Amazon, it was within my limit for buying a movie, hehe.  The extra scenes don't really add much to the movie, but they make it different in ways.  Shows how rough life can be sometimes, especially during war.  Sure in real life a lot rougher.  Read up on the history the movie is based on.  It is pretty close to history but with some twists, haha.  Think I may start again next week with the exercising and weights and stuff.  Sleeping better, so hope it will help next week.  Excuses, but my body is telling me to make them.  Want to pay off my new computer quickly, but at the same time, I have interest free for 12 months.  Might try to pace it out and fight the feeling of paying it off early.  A lot can happen in 12 months.  Later.  Back is hurting, so guess I have another excuse for no weights tonight.  Oh, my.  Programs are something else.  The photo/video organizer program I have is a little trying.  So, I am trying another one that comes with the photo editor I use.  Will see.  Don't know if it does videos.  Same old, same old night.  Thinking about getting rid of Netflix.  It has some movies I like watching, but about $10 a month when I don't watch it much, well.  Something to consider.  Finally, got the PIG filled up for the night, I think.  Oh, he does drive me crazy, haha.  Do have a good evening.  An even better night and sugar-coated dreams.  Just not too much sugar.  Take care, be safe.  God bless.  God does make me laugh.  

Did my weights and machines tonight (Monday).  Oh, man.  Took a lot out of me but got her done.  I walked into the room and sat on my chair.  Opened my eyes wide and stared at the weight bench for 20 seconds.  Whew.  Then, stared at the other weight set for 20 seconds.  The strain.  Then, another 20 seconds at the small set of weights.  I was feeling it, but did another set.  After a two minute break, turned and stared at the treadmill for 20 seconds.  Then, the rowing machine, and finally, the stationary bike.  I was whipped.  Towel was getting pretty wet.  20 second stares for another couple of days, then maybe increase to 30 seconds.  In a month or so, I will be able to touch everything.  This eye concentration can be heart wrenching.  I can feel the pain, feel the muscles feeling it.  Took a bath which helped the muscles some.  They were sore.  Gotta start so.  Hope to take my medicine the right way tonight, will see.  Got my main photo/video drive done.  The other drives aren't much.  Tomorrow.  Slept pretty well.  Took my pills and insulin better last night.  Gotta get into a better habit of doing it right.  Those sugar lows can be a BI.  Did my stretches and exercises this morning.  They aren't much but do get me moving some.  Eye muscles are strained some, but gotta start somewhere.  Tonight, 20 seconds of staring on the machines.  Heard you shouldn't do weights two days in a row.  Haha.  Yes, I have been told that I can be a horse's a** sometimes.  Haha.  Take a little nap, maybe.  Lifting the weights and doing the machines, with the morning stuff, seems to be helping already.  Definitely, not overdoing.  Gotta pace myself.  4 months until my next doctor's appointment: Oct. 22, Gary's birthday.  Week before an eye appointment.  My eye doctor is pretty popular.  Nothing earlier.  Maybe see what photos I can find.  Later.  Thought I had a photo and it turned out to be a video I did.  May have to edit it some.  Will see.  Why I love photos and videos.  I can see my memories and lessen the risk of losing them.  God has blessed me, in a sense, but understanding life doesn't make it any easier to accept sometimes.  Maybe do some computer stuff, too.  Later.   Instead of taking a nap, I worked on the video I found that I thought was a photo, haha.  After finishing it, I was walking near the desk and suddenly just below my left knee buckled for a lost of a better word.  The pain.  I could barely stand on it.  Short time later, it was thundering and the lights went out for a short time and then back on for a few times.  Finally, they stayed on but I had to keep the Mutt settled down, so I took a short nap.  It is drizzling now, but no thundering.  Suppose to rain until around 9:00, we will see.  Do have a nice evening.  Sleep well and dream the most pleasing dream.  Take care, be safe, God bless.  Sure the night will be the same old, same old.  YES, the Mutt is OK.  He drives me crazy but we all must carry our sins on our shoulders.  Why does mine have to be so heavy, haha.  Chance is a good mutt.  

Sunday night, Monday, July 5th-6th

The bad weather went by as predicted.  Mutt did great, I got me a nice nap, haha.  Back is still bothering me so I got out the back brace.  Haven't used it in a long time.  Seems to be helping some.  Chance is something else.  He pulled one of his eating routines.  He comes to the door looking for something, not going outside, but to eat.  I feed him a couple of his good treats, he then eats them.  I go back to my desk.  In a few minutes, he is back at the door.  I knew what he did.  He ate his good treats and then ate his regular dog food.  Wanted more treats.  The bum.  YES, he got them.  He is sacked out now.  Trying one of my new programs for organizing my photos.  It is a lot faster on this computer, but still takes a lot of time.  Hope to get rid of some duplicates, but also, it is a nice place to find my photos and videos.  Doing one drive tonight, will do other drives over time.  Then, try to get things backed up again.  Went from 40 hours down to 8 hours in a short time, but now, it is pretty steady at 7 hrs.  So, guess it will be awhile before it is done.  Have not only a lot of duplicate, but also, a lot of working images.  Will be easier to find working images that I may use in the future.  A lot were done by AI way back when.  Did work on my display.  Was difficult reading text and stuff.  Had to calibrate it and use ClearType.  Used AI to find some information about settings for my monitor.  It is a lot better now.  Tomorrow.  Diabetes is a BI.  One day will have to learn how to take my medicine.  Haha.  Low sugar in the morning can be difficult.  Did do my morning stretching stuff.  Not sure I am up to doing the weight and other exercise later.  Will see.  Some steamy hot outside.  One medicine went down to zero from $50; one went up $50, have to check that one out.  My program is still going through my files for photos and videos.  About 3 hrs. left, oh, boy.  Got other drives to set up but they don't have as many photos and videos.  The back brace does help, it seems.  Same old, same old for the rest of the day.  Movies, news, articles, FB, photos, computer.  Little school work.  Did go get some medicine.  Surprised my weight is staying steady.  Do have about 8 or 10 pounds to lose, but hope to lose more, haha, probably won't haha.  Still noticing how movies I have watched dozens of times that I am still seeing some scenes I never saw before, just listened too.  God, do love my photos.  Well, later.  Whew, all the little settings in Windows and being in this mode vs. that mode.  Use the hardware or use Windows settings, which overrides which.  Ugh.  Still one hour to go on the photos.  Do have a nice evening, wonderful night, and interesting dreams.  Never dreamt so much in my life than recently, last few weeks.  Old age I guess, haha.  YES, the Mutt is OK.  He is so spoil.  But why not.  

Sunday, July 5th

Has been a good morning, for awhile, haha.  Went and got gas for the lawn mower.  Three 5 gallon cans.  Hot outside but not bad for awhile.  Put the cans in back of the car and put the Mutt back inside.  I put about 4+ gallons in each can, which do have to be cleaned, hehe.  Had to take another way back home because the traffic on the road home was backing up because of a wreck or something.  Anyway, got home.  Took the cans out.  Got the Mutt and went and put the garbage can on side of the road by the mail box.  Think all the squirrels were inside with the A/C and because they spread the word about Chance being out to each other, haha.  On the computer,  rain coming later today.  Waiting for some small rugs for the bathroom so I won't have to step on bare floor, I hope.  Paid gas bill.  Don't use much gas, but like having it.  Now, having pain in the small of the back.  It has been awhile since I have had back pain.  Now, oh, boy.  Feeling good, in that, I think I can feel comfortable about being in the home for as long as I want.  Also, I have made enough payments on the house that the one-half I am paying for Janet's heirs and what I paid for Janet after the divorce until her death, that I will recover that when, and if, I sell the house.  Don't think her heirs will have any equity in the property and will probably still owe me some.  But am aware there are no guarantees in life.  Anyway, feeling good about my position.  Do have to work on my will and try to leave it all to Penelope.  Louisiana isn't the easiest for wills and such.  Will see.  Sure Penelope doesn't remember anything about here, probably has forgotten Janet, too.  But maybe something here in the future will remind her of Janet and her love for her and the good times we had together, especially on the back porch and swimming pool.  Haha.  Like I haven't posted enough photos and videos to remind her.  Movie and computer.  Later.  Pain in the small of the back is a pain in the a**, haha.  Thundering and raining here until 6 or 7.  Mutt is a little bothered by it.  Do have nice evening and night.  Signing off and shutting down my computer until the thundering is over.  Do have a nice sleep and some interesting dreams.  Take care, be safe, God bless.