Nearing Years End

All I can say is this has been a Hell of a year so far...and it has been a Year so far of Learning...2011

Starting with my being Dehydrated back in Jan. around the 28th. over in my other Blog (Musing, Daily or whenever) then...

My Diverticulitis on March 31st. in this Blog...

Then jumping to August 11th. with the Hematoma....(Musing...)

And subsequent Infection on August 29th. on to....(Musing...)

My Birthday September 28th. Taser Me Arrhythmia...(Musing...)

And so far on November 8th. Tachycardia...(Musing...)

All I can do is Pray that this is the End and they can Find out what my Problems are and Fix Them...

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Feeling Depressed Today

But it has been going on for the past 19 years on this date...It is the day my wife Died...As she whispered in my ear and her last Breath Puffed against my Cheek...I took my Glasses OFF and held the lens under her Noise...and I called for the Doctor and Closed Her Eyes...

                                                           I will NEVER FORGET...


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Buy American

"BUY AMERICAN" seems to be the New Chant now..."MADE IN AMERICA"...does not mean what it used too.
Too many Original American Companies are Owned or Controlled by out side Interests...

And with Today's Technology and Proprietary Information...It's very hard NOT to cross the Lines. Also let us not forget about OEM's (Other Equipment Manufacture) that may be installed or part of something 'Made in America'...That may or may not be a Major Part of the Product...

I am going to try and stay Non-Political in this...These are just my Memories and Thoughts Now...

A few, well maybe many...back in the late 80's and Early 90's I worked for a Very Large Company...Oh hell...I worked for "GE" a very low level Electronics Engineer...In the Housewares Audio Div. (Advanced Engineering)...Yes the Idea or Concept Guys...and at times Revers Engineering Others Products.

Anyway we would work on the Design of NEW Products...Building small sections of Circuits and getting them to work and do what we wanted it to do...
There are certain steps that we took from peg boarding wire-wrap the circuit to laying out and Taping a Prototype circuit board...
Various two too three man teams would be working on different sections of the Project...
As we were bringing parts of the circuits together we would be searching for parts that could combined into a Custom IC. or IC's...

These Designs would be taken to Hong Kong or Singapore to be Manufactured as Custom IC's for GE.

At that time in this Country we still had some Great Printed Circuited Houses and some Board stuffing Companies with good insertion equipment.

GE also had places around the country that could Assemble and Build these Products...I had a chance to visit some of these Plants...The people were Happy They had Good Jobs and were Making Good Money.

One of the Projects that I worked on was the "Toast-r-Oven" and various other Models (made in America) ...This whole line was sold to Black & Decker...

I will say No More...Except 'Buyer Check It Out'...If you want to 'Buy American'





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VAH Primary Care / This post is a Joke...

Just as I finished Writing and Getting Ready to POST...I get a Phone Call Canceling my Appointment w/Primary Care DOC.
Reschedule for 2 Sept. 11




If you don't know, A few times this year I have had some Internal Problems...and I go to the VAH here in Miami, Fl.

About 2 weeks ago I had a Problem....See my other Blog about it....

theoldreprobate.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-have-returned.html

So Today I'll be heading over there...about noon time...

I don't know what they are going to do for Me...

But I Hope they can Relieve the Pain, the Swelling...

And figure out what the Problem is...

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Faith in Humanity

Well I had my Faith in the Human Race Restored Today....There are some Good/Nice People out there...

I went Food Shopping Today and there were No Handicap Parking Spaces...Near the Store...

When I came out after Shopping...It was Raining....And I wanted to sit down and Rest for a few Minutes...As I am Resting here comes a Well Dressed Lady about mid-40's and an Older Woman Employee of Publix...Pushing the Younger Woman's Cart...The younger woman rushes ahead and gets a Large Golf Umbrella out of Her Illegally Parked Cadillac SUV in the Handicap Parking Spot...TO keep Herself and her Groceries DRY...

After the Stuff was put in the Car...the Elderly Woman Employee asked the Well Dressed Lady if she could use the Umbrella for a Minute...

The Employee came over to me and Said Mr. Glenn LET ME Walk you to your car with the Umbrella...And she Did...The Well Dressed Young Woman just stood there with Her Mouth OPEN...LOL...

There is HOPE for MAN/WOMAN Kind...

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Summer Boredom

Here in the Land of Lost Minds...namely S.Florida...It's been to HOT n HUMID the past few weeks...
The only time to be outside is in the morning when it's only about 80 deg.s F/80-85% HUMIDITY @ 8AM till about 10AM...Then It's stay in the AC...It starts to Cloud Up about 2PM with Showers or Down Pours.
It will GO on like this for a Few more Weeks...

Sometimes it just feels like your walking around HERE like this...

And you start thinking that it might be time for a long Cruise...

But then you Remember where You are....

At one time S.Florida was under Water...

I do miss the Change of the Seasons up North...I don't miss the Snow that much or the Spring....

But give Fall in New England all year long and I'll be Happy...

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Getting Old

I don't know if It's getting Old or just Feeling Old...But Today is my Oldest Son's Birthday...He was borne 43 years Ago...

I started Thinking about the Day leading up the Day he was Born...

I was in the US.Navy going to School @ Bainbridge, Md. and I had Hitchhiked Home on a Friday after School. It was about a 200 Mile one way trip...or about 4 to 6 hrs. Depending...

I don't remember much about that evening...I do remember that we (my wife his Mother) lived in a Small Apt. 3rd. Floor a few blocks from the Hospital...I remember his Mother waking me in the middle of the night n I called the Her Doctor...and he asked how far apart her contractions were...when I told him..he asked why we were still at Home(LOL)...He was an ex-Navy Doctor and he told that I had to be there for the laying of the Keel but I did not have to be there for the Launching...But I was and Glad to be there...

Well this Old Sailor

Will be Shipping Out on his Final Voyage....Soon; Very Soon!

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