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 A blog of no uncertain musings. What goes on in my mind is often a source of wonder to me. |
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My mind and my life are wonderous things ... as are yours, I'm sure. I have more slips of paper and pages of notebooks with musings and thoughts than I really know what to do with. Someone, actually several someones, have suggested I start a blog ... or a journal as a means of focusing some of this mental energy. To be honest, I don't even know what the difference between a 'journal' and 'blog' is--or if there even is a difference. Read on, my friends, and you can judge for yourself whether it even matters. And so....  I'm JACE. Yep ... that's me! And somewhere in all my writings my last name may be posted. But I'll just leave it at Jace for right now. I'm 70 years old and heading full tilt to 71. It's strange that while I'm going through some rather serious medical issues, I still consider myself to be in the prime of my life--pretty good shape physically AND mentally, though I don't run for competition anymore  . I love to ... dang, if I put this stuff here, I won't have anything for my blog.Guess you just have to be patient until such stuff leaks out.  Perhaps 2025, having embraced my retirement, will see more participation in my journaling efforts. Well, one can hope.... |
| Small Victories. That was the title and subject of my latest Noticing Newbies newsletter. That phrase also represents my life at present. Anyone familiar with this blog know about my recent ... perhaps, I should say on-going medical issues. Currently I'm on a maintenance schedule requiring me to have CT scans every six months for the next three years. I had my latest scan last Thursday, and received a call about my results. No cancer ... per se. I said per se because they noticed a small thumbnail-sized cyst on my left kidney. By itself, I would not be worried. But since I only have that kidney left (no pun intended), I'll need a biopsy. Moving over from Oncology to Urology hasn't been as quick as I'd hoped. I've made several calls to set up an appointment, but without success. Will try again today. Apart from my obvious concern, I will be taking an extended vacation next month beginning on the 4th. Having an unknown diagnosis hanging over me doesn't calm my nerves for the trip. But I suppose a few days is not the end of the world, right? On the plus side, my daily walk streak is at 156 days--more than any of my current WDC Achievement streaks. And, Šuŋgmánitu Tȟáŋka  is having surgery soon. See "Note: So this Friday I’m going in for surgery. They’re g...". Take a moment to drop him a line of support on the Newsfeed note or his Notebook. May his small victories be many. |
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