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IVIG Treatment & Back on Vimpat Today

I'm still adjusting, not much to say recently.

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(Kafanov Flask)

Why Me!

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is a contemporary swing revival band from Southern California.  This video is great & fun.

A Surprising Movie "Pet"

At first I did not want to watch this movie on cable TV.  It seemed like just another version of the same old plot.  Man abducts a woman, puts her in a cage; but she escapes at the end. Lynette wanted to watch it so I agreed. At worst I'd fall asleep. Without spoiling the plot all I can say is that this movie is different. It's definitely worth a look. "This haunting, psychological horror follows Seth, a lonely man working in an animal shelter. His monotonous routine is broken one day when he bumps into Holly, a girl from school who he soon becomes obsessed with. However, when she rejects his advances, Seth's obsession reaches a terrifying new level, with Holly hiding secrets of her own." (Rotten Tomatoes)

My Sleep Study

Tonight I'm having a sleep study at a nearby clinic.  Do I have sleep apnea or sleep related seizures?  Maybe I have both. I usually have my seizures at night. The sleep study should help with the diagnosis.  But I'm still worried about what it may show. Today I can not have any caffeinated drinks and naps are forbidden. The result is a headache and feeling very sleepy. The test is from 9 PM until 5 or 6 AM.

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Vegetable "Cube of Protection" Worked!

I found him in a flowerpot just outside the garden! Here's the best shot, with just a little telephoto.

Tomato Plant Recovery

This was yesterday right after planting. This is the tomato plant this morning! When I Get Low I Get High.

Planted Vegetable Patch May 17, 2017

This is a thin "oriental" version of an eggplant that should produce a sweet crop (if one plant can be considered a crop). Cucumber, Tomato, Eggplant, Basil  Basil and two Cucumber Plants The cucumber plants came with roots entwined.  If I pull them apart both roots will tear away leaving two plants with no roots.  I'm supposed to cut away the weaker plant as they grow.  Which one?  Maybe I can keep both.  The tomato plant is a bit floppy because I planted a large part of the stem horizontally as recommended and Lynette said it will be in shock for a while until it gets used to its new home. I hope so. I checked on the tomato plant a few hours later and it's starting to straighten out.  I'll take a photo in a day or so to let you know how it's doing. :)

Do It Tomorrow

Right now I'm trying Google Keep as my main to-do list but I'm going to also use an application I've tried before called "Do It (Tomorrow)". I have anxiety about missing out on something important and that's why I keep trying different to-do lists; hoping I'll find the perfect one.  There is no perfect to-do list for everyone.  We have to find what works for us. With Google Keep I'll separate my to-do lists from my list of projects.  Projects are made up of a collection of to-do items. I'm going to use "Do It (Tomorrow)" to help prevent a feeling of rushing myself. That rushed feeling interferes with my enjoying myself right this moment. Hopefully this combination of to-do list applications will be just what I need. If not I'll go to pencil and pad with Google Keep as a holding/organizing area. Oh no! Here I go again! This video explains the very easy "Do It (Tomorrow)" program. Notice the coffee stained pa

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Is that a person in the glass container?  After inspection is she put into its "brain" and a receipt printed?

The Importance of Wasting Time

" At the end of the day, all of us have the urge to while away time flicking through a magazine, walking around the block, or simply doing nothing. We should embrace these moments, and see them as what they are: time well spent." From an interesting article, LINK: The psychological importance of wasting time — Quartz

National Twilight Zone Day

"Always observed on May 11, National Twilight Zone Day is that mysterious day highlighted with eerie background music and unexplainable occurrences. The television show  The Twilight Zone  was created, written and narrated by Rod Serling. It premiered on October 1, 1959. The episodes were wildly popular, stretched the imagination, and captivated viewers. The show aired from 1959-1964. HOW TO OBSERVE What’s your favorite episode of  The Twilight Zone ? Use #NationalTwilightZoneDay to post on social media." LINK:  NATIONAL TWILIGHT ZONE DAY – May 11 | National Day Calendar

Useful Advice on

Now that Wunderlist is going to be discontinued, I'm trying Google Keep. https://keep.google.com/ Besides saving notes, images and other things it can be used as a to-do list. I found a useful article about " How to Make Your To-Do List Doable". The link:  How to Make Your To-Do List Doable The article: There's no better feeling than checking something off your to-do list. Done! Finished! Mission accomplished! Yet it's so easy to let a whole day or week go by without knocking one task off your list. How does that happen? Well, your to-do list can be a tool that guides you through your work, or it can be a big fat pillar of undone time bombs taunting you and your unproductive inadequacy. It all depends on how you write it. Think of your to-do list as an instruction set your Boss self gives your Assistant self. Like a good computer program, if the instructions are clear, specific, and easily carried out, you're golden. If not, you'll get undesi

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Don't Forget Your Old Shipmate

Starting a Mini Vegetable Garden 2017

I added more soil to top off the garden from last year. I have a plastic net over the top to keep the deer and birds away.  The front, back and side wooden frames make it a cube to keep the rabbits and squirrels away. I put a plastic sheet over the soil to prevent the weeds from growing. But it looks ugly and Lynette said it may encourage mold so I'm removing it as soon as I get a chance.  The garden is so small that weeding it should be easy.

Toad Abode

While I was clearing away some weeds I found two or maybe three toads.  I must have wrecked their home.  One was larger so he must be the male. The smaller toad must be his mate.  I'm not sure if I saw a third toad. One went under a concrete square.  The other watched me for a while, then moved away.  I blocked his path making him go in the opposite direction. But I decided to leave him alone to go back to weeding.   They lined up their bodies against the brick wall as if posing.  It must be a defense mechanism.  Last year a toad made its home in one of my flower pots and it stayed all summer.  I messed up their home while weeding so I want to make them another. They sell "toad abodes" but the prices are high: I decided to make my own, something like the flowerpot a toad used last year. Here is an article from the National Wildlife Federation. I'm sure I can make a better looking home than this one.  Lynette seems interested in making a few t

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