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Saturday, July 28, 2018

28 July 2018.......blah.

28 July 2018

I am so upset lately. There is a part of me that wants to tell everyone where to go, when to go, and buy their ticket for them. I don’t. But I would not put it past me. 

I have this thought that comes to me from time to time. People are so stupid. I included myself in that statement. Logic and reason seem to be impossible for most of us to grasp. Most of the time. The very difficult thing is the logic of emotions. It is totally different and separate from the logic of reason. Part of the reason is because we have two hemispheres to our brain. Separate but equally important. Both touching but never meeting. We are of two minds about most things and this is good and normal. One side of our brain controls our love and compassion, the other side controls our logic and reasoning. This is normal. We are so human, thinking and constantly missing. 

Thursday, July 26, 2018

26 July 2018......and some other

16 July 2018

So, I found out yesterday that the family reunion I have been going to most of my life has decided that this year will be the last year. Very biter sweet without the sweet. Still it’s been going since 1949. Eight original brothers and sisters. The children of my great grandparents. We are a diverse bunch, from beautiful past. If all families could be that way. 


20 July 2018 

I am not sure about a lot of things in life.  I am sure of this, there are things I can do, and things I can’t do. I am going to spend the majority of my time on the things I can do. I still will spend some of my time on things I can’t do, or have very little control over. I want to truly spend my time on things that can make a difference. 

I personally like President Trump. I don’t think he is the best thing since sliced bread. He inherited a bad situation and is working to make it better. If the world blows up and we all die, let me know. 

I want to spend my time helping people around me. That is where I can do the most good. I want to spend my time expanding my circle of influence. 

I do not know what will come. How much influence can on man, who has had a stroke, and is in a wheelchair. I am still looking. 

One thing I know I can do is help my children learn about cooking. Some of them love it. The other could leave it. My idea, if you like to eat, you better learn how to cook. You don’t have to be a chef to like to eat. In this day and age if someone can prepare ramen and box Mac and cheese, if you call that food,  they are doing well. If you can call that well. 


26 July 2018

In some ways I hate my life. Don’t get me wrong, I have a very good life. There are just things I hate and I have no control over. 

Thursday, July 5, 2018

5 July 2018.....today and a few others.

8 June 2018

So,would anyone care to take my life over for a while. I’m tired of it in many ways. Last night I went out to eat with my children. While we were at the restaurant I thought, “Just stand up and walk over.” I know it’s not possible. Still, I have those days. I felt great two days ago. Not as great yesterday or so far this morning. 


8 de junho de 2018

Então, alguém  quer minha vida por um tempo. Estou cansada disso de muitas maneiras. Ontem à noite saí para comer com meus filhos. Enquanto estávamos no restaurante, pensei: “Apenas levante-se e caminhe até lá”. Sei que não é possível. Ainda assim, tenho aqueles dias. Eu me senti bem dois dias atrás. Ontem não. Nem esta manhã.




10 June 2018

I’ve been binge watching a show recently. DCs: Legends of tomorrow. In some ways very fun. In other ways as stupid as the day is long. 

Basically my days  have been getting up, thinking about writing,maybe writing some. Get breakfast. Maybe taking a shower, big maybe some days. Forgetting to go to get any mail or packages that may have come for me. In a nutshell me sitting in my wheelchair watching TV or looking at Facebook. It is not as fun as it sounds. I want to do so much. My body, especially my hands, don’t function well enough to allow me to do the things I want to do. 

That said, in many ways my life is not my own. My children have first claim on many things. At the same time I have to be the brains of the operation. They get to do all the cool stuff. In many ways my time has past. It did as soon as they were born. In many ways my life is theirs for the next 10 years. I still can take care of myself in various ways but in other ways they come first. 

So I am looking in the mirror and I need to remember sunscreen when I go outside for an extended period. 


10 de junho de 2018

Eu tenho assistido a um show recentemente. DCs: lendas de amanhã. De certa forma muito divertido. De outras formas, tão idiota.

Basicamente meus dias mais resentmente são se levantando, pensando em escrever, talvez escrevendo. Pegue o café da manhã. Talvez tomando banho, talvez alguns dias. Esquecendo de ir receber qualquer correspondência ou pacotes que possam ter para mim. Em suma, eu sento na minha cadeira de rodas assistindo TV ou olhando para o Facebook. Não é tão divertido quanto parece. Eu quero fazer muito.  Meu corpo, especialmente minha mão, não funciona bem o suficiente para permitir que eu faça as coisas que quero fazer.

Dito isso, em muitos aspectos minha vida não é minha. Meus filhos reivindicam primeiro muitas coisas. Ao mesmo tempo, tenho que ser o cérebro da operação. Eles conseguem fazer todas as coisas legais. De muitas maneiras meu tempo passou. Foi assim desde eles nasceram. De muitas maneiras, minha vida é deles nos próximos 10 anos. Eu ainda posso cuidar de mim mesmo de várias maneiras, mas de outras maneiras elas vêm em primeiro lugar.

Então eu  olhei no espelho e preciso me lembrar de protetor solar quando saio por um longo período.


3 July 2018

I have decided I need to simplify my life. Cut out some things that I thought were so important. I am good at making things complicated. I always have been. 

The other day I went to the zoo with my children. Lots of fun. Still I had to use my travel wheelchair. It’s not as big or fancy as what I normally use. There are lots of hills at the zoo my travel wheelchair does not handle some hills very well. On one hill I lost control of the Chair and it tipped over, causing me to go to the ground. Not fun. 

I’m ok. If I die, I will tell you. 


One thing I have been thinking about a lot is how much we want things to be our way. But the saying,”When in Rome, do as the Romans.”

If you like Norway, go to Norway. If you like Mexico, go to Mexico. If you like Canada, go there. We live on a very big planet. 

I love the zoo, but I don’t want to be there all the time. I love Utah, but I would not want to be there all the time. Both are great places to visit. I would rather live in a zoo before Utah. Less cold. 

I still think Utah is a great place. But the people, I say, gum it up good. Personally I like Texas, where I am,  personally I would like to not be in the city, but my options are somewhat limited because of my wheelchair. 


3 de julho de 2018

Eu decidi que preciso simplificar minha vida. Recorte algumas coisas que achei tão importantes. Eu sou bom em complicar as coisas. Eu sempre fui.

Outro dia eu fui ao zoológico com meus filhos. Muita diversão. Ainda tive que usar minha cadeira de rodas de viagem. Não é tão grande ou extravagante quanto o que eu normalmente uso. Há muitas colinas no zoológico minha cadeira de rodas de viagem não lida com algumas colinas muito bem. Em uma colina eu perdi o controle da cadeira e ela caiu, fazendo-me ir para o chão. Não tem graça.

Estou bem. Se eu morrer, direi a você.


Uma coisa em que penso muito é o quanto queremos que as coisas sejam o nosso jeito. Mas o ditado: "Quando em Roma, faça como os romanos".

Se você gosta da Noruega, vá para a Noruega. Se você gosta do México, vá para o México. Se você gosta do Canadá, vá até lá. Nós vivemos em um planeta muito grande.

Eu amo o zoológico, mas eu não quero morar lá o tempo todo. Eu amo Utah, mas eu não gostaria de estar lá o tempo todo. Ambos são ótimos lugares para se visitar. Eu preferiria morar em um zoológico antes de Utah. Menos frio.

Eu ainda acho que Utah é um ótimo lugar. Melhor sem algumas pessoas. Pessoalmente eu gosto do Texas, onde eu estou, pessoalmente, eu gostaria de não estar na cidade, mas minhas opções são limitadas por causa da minha cadeira de rodas.


5 July 2018

I look at myself in the mirror this morning and I don’t look as tired as I have. Maybe I’m feeling better. 


5 de julho de 2018

Eu me olhei no espelho esta manhã e minha aparência não é tão cansada. Talvez estou sentindo melhor