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    From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to All on Sun Jan 9 16:47:40 2022
    Hello All,

    I will be bringing back the BBS list and Andrew Leary will be maintaining the BBS Software List for the FG. I will post about the BBS List as soon as I get a chance. This next week is going to be very busy for me with health issues.

    Thanks again!

    -- Sean

    ... You can observe a lot just by watching.
    --- GoldED/2 3.0.1
    * Origin: Outpost BBS Sysop Console (1:18/200)
  • From Daryl Stout@1:2320/33 to Sean Dennis on Mon Jan 10 10:15:00 2022
    Sean,

    I will be bringing back the BBS list and Andrew Leary will be
    maintaining the BBS Software List for the FG. I will post about the
    BBS List as soon as I get a chance. This next week is going to be very busy for me with health issues.

    Take care of your health first. After doing ham radio work yesterday, and updating the weather data, I crashed out. I didn't feel like accessing the
    QWK Mail yesterday.

    Daryl

    ... You left your order for Snow in MY yard -- COME and pick it up NOW.
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    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:2320/33)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Daryl Stout on Mon Jan 10 16:49:02 2022
    Daryl Stout wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    Take care of your health first. After doing ham radio work yesterday, and updating the weather data, I crashed out. I didn't feel like
    accessing the QWK Mail yesterday.

    The good thing is that the ulcer on the bottom of my deformed foot is
    healing quite well, much to my surprise and relief. I've been trying to be good about my blood sugar also. I am now waiting for a pair of prosthetic house shoes--basically a pair of ankle-high prosthetic boots sans the large
    and rather heavy "calf lacer" brace on my right leg--to be made that will
    allow me to walk around the house safely and without the risk of contracting cellulitis again in my foot.

    I'm trying to get more active lately. I'd love to get a Cubii (cubii.com;
    the little "stationary bicycle"-like device where you can pedal while
    sitting) and some hand weights to help fight this muscle wasting I have in
    my upper arms.

    It's good to keep working on my other projects in BBSing though to keep my
    mind active and fight off boredom.

    Now if Social Security would quit bending me over the desk, I'd be great.
    Not having had an income for two years sucks.

    -- Sean

    ... It is hard to fly with the eagle when you work with the turkeys.
    ___ MultiMail/FreeBSD v0.52

    --- Maximus/2 3.01
    * Origin: Outpost BBS (1:18/200)
  • From Daryl Stout@1:2320/33 to Sean Dennis on Tue Jan 11 22:09:00 2022
    Sean,

    The good thing is that the ulcer on the bottom of my deformed foot is healing quite well, much to my surprise and relief. I've been trying
    to be good about my blood sugar also. I am now waiting for a pair of prosthetic house shoes--basically a pair of ankle-high prosthetic boots sans the large and rather heavy "calf lacer" brace on my right leg--to
    be made that will allow me to walk around the house safely and without
    the risk of contracting cellulitis again in my foot.

    I go to a podiatrist once a month or so, to get the toenails trimmed. I
    have arthritis so bad throughout my body, that I can't bend over to get to
    the feet, let alone squeeze the clippers. It had been a few months since I
    had last had them trimmed, so they were starting to look like eagle talons;
    but the podiatrist assured me that "he has seen longer ones". I have to pay
    $65 for the trim, but it's worth it.

    I've had several surgeries on my feet, as follows:

    1) Arches built into them when I was 11 -- I was born without them. Had I
    not had that surgery, I would've been in a wheelchair long before now.

    2) Plantar fasciitis (bone spurs) in both feet, 11 years ago. I wore
    special shoes for 6 weeks, and had both feet done at the same time. It's
    the most common ailment podiatrists see.

    3) Toenails removed off of 2 toes on each foot...both due to freak accidents...never mind I'm such a klutz. <G> My late wife, Janice (who
    you got to meet) got me a couple of T-shirts before she died, that noted:

    FRONT: WARNING!! KLUTZ ON THE LOOSE!!
    BACK: DANGER!! ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!!

    Her response?? "That's him!!". Nice to have the spouse so supportive. <G> Every time I think of the front of the shirt, the tune of "Band On The Run" pops into my head. :P

    I'm trying to get more active lately. I'd love to get a Cubii
    (cubii.com; the little "stationary bicycle"-like device where you can pedal while sitting) and some hand weights to help fight this muscle wasting I have in my upper arms.

    I had one of those little foot pedal deals, but the garage is still full
    of stuff when I had to move back to the house 4 years ago, just before I
    put my home in a nursing home, before her death 2 1/2 years ago. Yet, after having hernia surgery a couple of years ago, I can't lift those boxes and crates.

    It's good to keep working on my other projects in BBSing though to keep
    my mind active and fight off boredom.

    Between editing a square dance publication and working on a square dance related website, plus the BBS and ham radio, I certainly am not bored. Of course, when there are thunderstorms in the area, I unplug everything and
    try to get some sleep. There were 2 very close lightning strikes here the
    other morning, that shook the house...I thought I was in an earthquake.

    Now if Social Security would quit bending me over the desk, I'd be
    great. Not having had an income for two years sucks.

    I feel like that right now...on a diet of Buddig lunch meat sandwiches,
    and Kroger's version of "lemon Koolaid"...not very nutritious. As the
    tagline goes, "I'm only one step away from being rich...all I need is
    money". <G>

    Daryl

    ... Hemlock: A device that prevents garment alterations.
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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Sean Dennis on Wed Jan 12 14:49:24 2022
    Hello Sean,

    Tuesday January 11 2022 22:09, Daryl Stout wrote to you:

    The good thing is that the ulcer on the bottom of my deformed
    foot is healing quite well, much to my surprise and relief. I've
    been trying to be good about my blood sugar also. I am now
    [..]
    walk around the house safely and without the risk of contracting
    cellulitis again in my foot.

    This is off-topic, take it elsewhere please.


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Daryl Stout on Wed Jan 12 19:48:04 2022
    Daryl,

    I go to a podiatrist once a month or so, ...

    I'm sorry about your issues, age sometimes means bad business for otherwise well-intending people.

    BTW, your message was off-topic ... not about Fidonet ... the self-appointed moderator probably didn't see it ...

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Daryl Stout on Thu Jan 13 01:32:12 2022
    Daryl,

    BTW, your message was off-topic ... not about Fidonet ... the
    self-appointed moderator probably didn't see it ...

    The moderator will correct me, and you are NOT the moderator.

    ... Never believe anything until it has been officially denied.

    Love that quote ... instant karma ... 8-)

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)