Just a note to say "Thank You" to the many veterans who have passed on.

 Like Christmas, your service may have been reduced to an occasion for "businesses" to have a sale.

 But there are more than you think who remember, if not first hand, then passed down to the next generation.

 Your sacrifice is remembered and precious to those of us who served, but were not called to offer that ultimate gift.

 "Greater love" indeed, as The "Good Book" says:

 You gave that others may have. The best we can do is honor you now and emulate you when we are called and give that gift freely that freedom might live on.

Thank You.

From the deepest of my heart:

The Louisiana Bayou Rat

Where in the world is Waldo now?

Simply put, I have not a clue. I do not know. I mean really, is it any concern of mine? Is he carrying a personalized nuclear device he plans to set off in the middle of the swamp? Not being in a target city I do not concern myself with the actions of others unless there is a credible threat to the existence of the world. And if he should mess with the swamps, I will let the alligators feed free.


Diabetes continues to be a learning process embroiled with myth and misinformation. Aside from the sugar drops I am feeling no unusual indications of a problems. There have been only a couple of occasions that my blood sugar went over 200 and aside from my meter telling me, I had no indication. When it ventures below 80 I do start to get that "tired" feeling that precedes energy depletion, but not always. And so I continue my adventure into "borgdom" trusting the machines to be accurate.

Meanwhile I have a door to install...............

Dead man walkin' . I know what it looks like now. I saw myself in a mirror the other day when my blood sugar was over 1,100. Now it is staying between 90 - 130 most of the time. Talk about a change in life. Now I have to think about everything I eat and that can cover a lot of territory. I am fortunate in that carrots are a favourite of mine along with most other vegetables and no one will ever confuse me with a vegetarian because I eat cow, fish, pig and most other critters if prepared right. Fish or fowl is fine with me but I am moving more towards grilled than fried. Still trying to figure out how to grill an egg though. Keeps falling through the cracks and on the fire. Guess they will still be in the pan. No tellin' what will be next so keep your health in a good state folks, 'cause the alternative can be painful.

I noticed that the guvner is chatting up doing away with state income tax and I wonder why anyone would listen. Do away with income, not going to happen. He will relocate the taxes to something else. Can this state get by without that income? Nnope, no way for Louisiana politicians to get by with less income. So you can expect more and higher taxes to come. How about this thought, less tax breaks for companies or at least shorter tax breaks.I'm not a fan of federal money at all. But they are worse. They will trade money for control all the time because it is our own money they are giving back with numerous and onerous strings attached. Please remember that "fairness" to the feds means fair for them and at your expense. You have no "fair" from them, they want it as a one way street. Just remember, if the politicians lips are moving, it is going to cost you because the truth will not come out otherwise. (and even then, do like my daddy said, take it with a grain of salt.)

Although I think now he might up the dosage.

Bonnie says yep!