John Guthrie's Ready Room

03 February 2024

I'm feeling much better today, and I'm grateful. Once again, we're planning to go out today, and hopefully, we will. The idea of a nice casual lunch somewhere sounds wonderful after eating nothing but my delicious cooking for a week. If we go out,

02 February 2024

Friday started as a disappointment because I woke up feeling under the weather. We scrapped our plans to go out today to be on the safe side. My head was congested, and I felt exhausted since I woke up this morning. I hate feeling sick, but I know I must

Adios, WWE and Wrestling

I was a casual wrestling fan for years but was not obsessed with it. There were periods when I would watch, followed by months of not caring. I occasionally enjoyed some of the characters and storylines, but recently, I found the stories were stale and uninteresting, not to mention repetitive.

01 February 2024

January is behind us, slowly fading into the mists of the past. My 60th-year journey continues today with a busy schedule, especially in the morning.  I took Hal to a medical appointment at 0900 because he had to have lab work done. Afterward, I stopped at the bank to get

January 31, 2024

This week is at the traditional halfway point, and I am happy with things, which is a nice change for me. In the past, I would always find something to worry about, even on the subconscious level, but not anymore. Today is another day to spend at home because everything

January 30, 2024

I had a terrible night trying to sleep. I had a hypoglycemia episode that kept me awake until nearly 0400. After falling asleep, I slept until 1200, so I got plenty of rest, but my daily schedule is all messed up now. Thankfully, there is nothing pressing today, so I

January 29, 2024

Monday started with a trip to BJ’s Wholesale Club, Target, and Roger. We decided to get what we needed in person rather than having them delivered. We made the trip in the middle of the day to avoid crowds, but thankfully, we saw more people wearing masks today than

Thank You

I want to send a big Thank You to Jay Squires for accepting my invitation to join Dreamers Ready Room. Welcome, my friend 🙏

January 28, 2024

January 28, 2024 Today is Sunday, so it's time to get into the kitchen and start cooking. I've been lax with my cooking recently, and I need to start preparing our meals at home to save money. I want to cook some chicken breasts and mashed

January 27, 2024

After a good night's sleep, I'm ready for an adventure today. The first step is preparing Hal so we can get out of here and go somewhere. The longer I'm stuck here, the less likely we will go anywhere. Until we go anywhere, I

January 26, 2024

Friday is here, and I'm completing my first week as a 60-year-old. While I may be falling apart on the outside, I still feel young on the inside. It's not like any sort of second childhood thing, I've always felt young at heart. Speaking

January 25, 2024

Snoopy found a new home last night when he settled on the kitchen windowsill. He'll stay there as long as he wants to. Karma Cat is resting and meditating, but I'm sure he's secretly planning his next adventure. When I picked Karma Cat up

Duck Fiabetes - Part 2

With Hal’s help, I have been aggressively battling the worst symptoms of my Diabetes. When we both saw our new doctor about two weeks ago, she advised me to change the dosage of my medicine and to make some subtle changes to my diet. Our new doctor believes that

January 24, 2024

Today is a recovery day for me. The dental surgery went well and I'm adjusting to my temporary bridge to cover the gap where two teeth were extracted. I won't be eating anything brittle for a while, today I might try some soup or mashed potatoes.

January 23, 2024

we were up early this morning to catch our Lyft to my dental appointment. I'm glad Hal convinced me to schedule that ride because I was heavily sedated. over six hours later and I'm still groggy from the after-effects. Hal organized the Lyft trip back home,

Januar 22, 2024

I slept in this morning after two bouts of severe hypoglycemia last night. I am adjusting my long-acting insulin dosage tonight and hopefully, this won't happen again. luckily my CGM alerted me each time it happened. In a way, this is a good sign because I’m trying

January 21, 2024

I woke up today realizing that I'm 60 years old. The celebration was yesterday, but today comes the understanding. What does it really mean to turn 60? I'm about to find out and document my journey for anyone interested. One of my objectives for 2024 is

January 20, 2024

My birthday didn't start like I wanted it to. I suffered through a bad episode of hypoglycemia last night. Then I discovered that my Freestyle Libre sensor wasn't working. I only put the sensor on yesterday afternoon. Hal and I went to a 24-hour CVS at

January 19, 2024

I was scrolling through my thousands of photos, looking for the right one to headline the daily story of my life when I found this picture taken last summer. This picture represents a universal question about ourselves, with the answer right in front of us. On to the news of

Adios, Discord

I deleted my Discord server and account. After an initial flurry of interest, months passed without any interaction even after I chatted, participated in some discussions, and posted stories I realized that I was wasting my time there. I've learned to follow my first instinct rather than overanalyzing

January 18, 2024

I had a tough time sleeping last night. It's probably because I always stay up too late for no good reason. I finally woke up feeling awful, but our weekly visit with the Chiropractor made me feel much better. Now, I want to try and get to bed

My Daily Dose Of Fukitol

For years I felt with undiagnosed depression and anxiety. How I wish I could travel back in time and tell my younger, foolish self to ask for help. I didn’t know how much better I could feel until I finally took Hal’s advice and sought out a therapist.

Duck Fiabetes

Having diabetes is no fun at all. In my case, it is something of a family curse from my father's side. There is definitely a genetic predisposition, to say the least.  The constant monitoring of my blood glucose is a real downer. The best I can hope for

January 16, 2024

I got my new CPAP supplies yesterday, and to my surprise, the tubing and filters were for the wrong machine. Thankfully, the people at Apria were very reasonable and helpful. They immediately started the process to get the right equipment sent to me. I'm glad that I didn&

Turning Over A New Stone

I recently started reading about crystals and how they can aid in meditation. The notion inspired me to get a sunstone to see if there might be something to it.  I was surprised when I felt a different level of concentration when I held the stone in my hand while