Blog: tracker's place

Catching up

Friday
June 23, 2023
12:45 AM

At last, I launched my blog. I have had it in my head to stop in and catch up on the doings in my neck of the woods. Too many things came up. I could have worked this in or given it a higher priority. I hope the fact that I chose not to is not held against me.

I left a brief note in the newsfeed about my Dad. I extended it to a memory story in my portfolio. It is a quick read if you are so inclined.

My 10-year-old grandson is the youngest of my 11 grandkids. He is autistic. I knew a gal, in a previous church I attended when I lived in Las Vegas for a year, who had a higher-performing autistic son. She had been trying to get him into a private school for autistic children for a very long time. In the meantime, he was mainstreamed in a public school where he was in special ed. In her school, special ed meant two babysitters, aka teachers, who did little to educate him. Years ago, autism seemed to be skyrocketing with many opinions as to why. I never in a zillion years thought anything about having an autistic grandchild. There is another idea for a personal story.

I don't know about anyone else, but I literally have over 20 stories waiting to be written. There are several trips I have taken, some beliefs regarding contemporary issues, a couple of fiction short stories, and more. I would love to have about six hours and 10 mins more in each day to fit more in.

As it is, today was a bust because I came down with some kind of stomach flu. It was accompanied by a severe headache. You didn't hear me say I rarely have these sicknesses rear their ugly heads. My daughter served me some delicious chicken soup. I slept most of the day. I tried to eat something but it didn't stay down long. Tonight I drank some 7-UP and took two more aspirin and watched Jeopardy, my daily TV indulgence. By Final Jeopardy, I was feeling much better.

tracker