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SATURDAY, APRIL 13th, 2024
I have discovered something that is currently missing in my life! I have looked all around and in every conceivable place I can think of. But I can't seemed to find out where it went! What is this elusive thing? Well, if you really want to know, I am asking you to go to my MESSAGE BOARD and look at the latest entry into the LLAMA BLOG section. There you will find out what I am referring to. So please make your way over to check things out.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 31st, 2024
Welcome everyone to my BLOG! I hope you had a safe journey through all the interweb traffic. Upon landing and deboarding the Cyberstoyz Express, make yourself comfortable in one of the many Llama Llounge chairs. They are headed and recline to any position you see fit. Once you have all settled in, we can begin today's presentation. I will give you a few minutes to get comfortable.
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Okay. Is everyone snuggled in and ready? Good!
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Here is what you need to do next. After resting/napping/relaxing for whatever time period you need, then you can begin the next step on your journey.
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The next step will be for you to click this link for my MESSAGE BOARD. Once there, you will see I have made a new entry in the main Message Board section regard some big news! Your goal is to read the post, absorb what is being said, and the REPLY to let me know you have accept what is going on. Please do this for me so I know my efforts in creating site and all the content hasn't been done in vain.

Your support is paramount to this site to keep going and that time and talents haven't been wasted.

SATURDAY, MARCH 16th, 2024
I know it has been a while since I have published a new blog, but it is time. Life has been a bit busy since my last post. But that doesn't mean you all deserve an update. So here goes!

Since my new insurance kicked in back on October 1st of last year, I have had the opportunity to see better doctors, and to see them in a more timely manner. Now this isn't a knock on my previous situation. I was going to the Community Health Cater program where I only paid a set price for my doctor visits. That was around $30 each visit. My medications cost me around $4 each and some were even free! And any visits I needed were at no cost to me. The only drawback was I had to go to the physician they use, and I had to wait until that particular specialist had openings. It could take several weeks or months for that to happen, unless it was a critical need. But with my new plan, there is a wider range of specialist that I can see as long as they are in the network.

With that said, it has become apparent that with the ability to see more specialist in a more timely manner, it has led to finding out more issues and ailments that I am going through. Some are just due to my advancing age but some are cause by my diabetes or other circumstance. I won't say these are life threatening but rather life changing. There are a couple of my closer friends that I have told about some of these but not in too much detail as I don't want them (or anyone else) to be too worried. If or when circumstances take a more serious turn, I will inform those that show a genuine interest r concern. For most of these, there aren't thing that anyone other than myself can really do to make things better. Just follow me and give me support.

Please check out my other pages and content. And go to the Message Board and leave me a comment or make a comment. Or you can use Contact Us page. Hope to hear from y'all soon!
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 4th, 2024
2023 has now drifted off into history. We have now set sail into this new and promising year. But I would like to reflect a bit on what happened and how I got to where I am as of now. Several thing happened in the recent 12 months. Some good, some not so good. Some hazy, and some down right lazy! So let's take a few minutes to reflect on those, shall we?

I can think of two words that basically describe 2023. Those would be DISCOVERY and RECOVERY. As the year progressed, and because I had my health coverage updated (I was granted full Medicare and Medicaid coverage), I ended up visiting several different types of physicians. This ultimately led to me discovering some maladies that had crept into by body, causing potential ailments that could affect me in the near to not-s-near future. However, rest assured that non of these are considered "major" or "critical". . . . .but have the potential to increase in severity if not caught and treated. This had led me to make some changes in my lifestyle.

I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes back in 1997. I tried to keep things under control, but due to a myriad of reasons, no, excuses, things escalated. I was put on insulin after only a few years. Since then, I have been taking that along with several other medicines in hopes of controlling it. Life wasn't too bad until 2014 when, after becoming unemployed (again), I was not able to afford medication for a long period of time. This resulted in my A1C level soared to 14.1. Now bear in mind the normal number is supposed to be 7.0 or less. You can see how bad off I had become. Luckily, South Carolina has Free Medical Clinics which allowed me to get back on most of them for a good while.

Enter 2017 when I had the opportunity to move back to Florida. Here, the have a system of medical facilities know as the Community Health Center. They use a "sliding scale" to determine your cost for seeing a physician, specialist, and drug prescriptions. Through their efforts, I was able to bring my A1C level down below 8.0 in a relatively short time! And now that I havegreat medical coverage through a company called WELLCARE, I am in good hands in that respect.

More to come soon. Tata for now!
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FRIDAY, JULY 7th, 2023
BASEBALL. The great American Pastime. Right? It has been one of my passions ever since I can remember. My first memories of watching the the game on television was in October of 1969. I watched the New York Mets win the World Series by beating the Baltimore Orioles. After that, I can remember watching the 1971 All Star Game in Detroit. So many star players. Several home runs, including Reggie Jackson launching one to the top of the roof in Tiger Stadium. Still today, that is one of the longest and hardest hit balls I have ever seen.

Since then, I have followed not only my beloved Pittsburgh Pirates to not one, but TWO World Series wins of their own (1971 and 1979, both against the Baltimore Orioles) but also the Atlanta Braves (WS champs in 1995). I even learned how to keep score in the games, thanks to my cousin Tim. He showed me how back in 1976 as we were going to Pittsburgh to see my first live game! I got into it and kept score for dozens of games for the next 5 years or so.

So here we are now, some 50+ years later and although my passion for the game hasn't deteriorated much, my actual watching of games has gone down significantly. To almost ZERO over the last few yars. I tried to watch a few last year, but somehow life interceded to curtail that activity.

But this year, I have to try again. Try real hard. So hard, that my goal this year was to see at least ONE GAME of every Major League team! All 30 of them! And thanks to having several platforms online, I will attain that goal tomorrow, Saturday July 9th by viewing the Chicago Cubs playing in Yankee Stadium against New York. This goal didn't take me as long as I thought it would. So this will be another milestone for me.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 22ND, 2023
Well, it seems to be that time once again. Over the course of my 64 plus years of living on the planet, I must once again relocate and find a new place to live. That is right folks. I said I am about to move for the THIRTY SEVENTH time. The owner of the house I currently rent a room in has decided to sell the house that has been in his family for a number of h=years. He has just put a new roof on it and has decided he wants to move. He said he will put the property up for sale once a few more updates have been made. I do not harbor any ill will towards him as he has every right to do this. So, with that said, I must now find a new location to move to. I have lived here for about 2 years, which seems to be the morn for my life this past decade of so. Except for a 3plus year at my late brother's house, I have been relocating around 2 years at the most. Such is life.

If anyone in the Orlando area knows of oe has a room to rent, please contact me. I don't know exactly the time frame for me to move, but I don't want to wait to the last moment to do this. Sent me wither an email, text, of IM to discuss. Thanks in advance for any help.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 12TH, 2023
I miss dancing. Except for a couple of brief moments last year, I haven't really be able to "cut loose" in decades. In my younger day, say my 20's and 30's, I was always rocking out the great tunes of the day. I must say that I was pretty decent at doing it as well. I could draw a crowd for my style where ever I went. Loved it. Rarely got tired or worn out doing it either. I could go for hours. And I could almost always find a willing partner to join me. Especially the prettier girls that seemed to enjoy being seen with me. The music back in those days (and YES I will include D-I-S-C-O) were magical and provided the perfect backdrop to help us all "get down on it"!
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