Hospital Run

Arline was having heart problems this morning. Her heart would sometimes stop, and then at other times race away ... heartbeats between 115 - 180 bpm.

I took her to the V.A. clinic ... all they wanted to do was call an ambulance to take her to the hospital next door. We walked out and I took her to the Emergency Room at SEAMC Hosp. (saved $200 for the ambulance ride).

This machine kept going off with noise and a flashing yellow light ... kind of like being in a casino ... except no quarters were pouring out. How irritating!

The upper chambers of her heart are vibrating and not beating in synch with the lower chambers ... which screws up the electrial node that connects them.

The doctor says she will be there until Friday.

I have this horrible lousy cold ... but need to drive this load to Jacksonville and deliver in the morning. Ugh.

Geneva, Wisconsin

There I was ... driving up SR 120 in Geneva, WI when I saw this Danish flag flying in the breeze ... along with the American flag. I couldn't turn down that street, so I turned into the next entrance ... which happened to be a WalMart parking lot. I hopped out ant took this foto. I have no idea why it was there ... maybe they were selling Danish furniture?

Other than that ... my life recently has been dominated by ... SNEEZE! hack, cough, choke ... cough , cough, cough. And the need to have a paper towel around for the drippy nose.

I made it to the house today. Heading to Jacksonville, FL tomorrow evening.

Hot day in Chicago

It was like 61 degrees F in Indiana & Chicago today. Lots of groups of motorcycles running down the highways (they were still a little bundled up) ... with blue skies and sunshine.

Oh, I managed to help Dan replace the latch on the driver's door ... a little plastic widget had broken ... and stopped the door from opening. That's a foto of the new pretty latch ... which now works wonderfully.

Having a cold-type hack and occasional drippy nose ... I didn't visit with any grandchildren this week.

Azalea-Dogwood Trail

They have this annual Spring event called the Azalea-Dogwood Trail in Dothan, AL. My wife just has to go see it. So, I took some fotos. In this one you can see azaleas, flowering dogwood tree, and some purple wysteria.

For all of you up north who wonder when you will ever see the green of Spring ... it's here already! :0)

From Robins to Frogs

I was bundled up in 2 coats against the biting cold wind in Omaha, Nebraska ... when I saw that the robins had migrated north to there.

Upon arrival in Jacksonville, FL tonight ... the frogs in the ditch next to the driveway were making a cacophony of mating sounds ... and this little tree frog was snoozing on the handrail going up to the guard shack.

A farmer in Iowa had a sign on his fence that reads:
"Oil Leases Available
1-800-Dry-Hole"

Nashville was a major "parking lot" this morning ... there was a 6 miles stau (traffic jam) behind a wreck north of Macon, GA (somebody smashed into the rear end of a large, commercial tractor-trailer) ... and there was a drenching cloudburst when I stopped for fuel in Valdosta, GA.

I'm stripped down to my undershirt and knee-shorts, screens in the windows, and the aux fan blowing ... no, the A/C doesn't work ... and I have to exit thru the passenger door, because the driver door won't open. From freezing to roasting in only 2 days ... life in a truck. :0)