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i am a family physician who was diagnosed with
early mild cognitive impairment(mci) amnestic type on december 21, 2010
this is a precursor to alzheimers disease
because of this diagnosis i have opted to stop practicing medicine
this blog will be about my journey with this disease
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i will continue blogging on organic gardening, green living,
solar power, rainwater collection, and healthy living
i will blog on these plus other things noted to be interesting

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

alt delete

ALT DELETE
when i first saw that word
alt
i recognized it quickly
it was on my computer
right there sitting by my space bar
occasionally
i would accidentally hit it
but
nothing really happened

however
i know that if you hit
alt
hold it
then
hit delete
well whatever is on your screen
just goes away

so when i first heard that word
alt rt
well
i looked all over my computer for that rt button
i saw the arrow one that points to the right
another points up
and
one down
then
one to the left
but
i knew that wasnt it

so
i googled it

alt rt

my oh my

what i read was disturbing
that an organization
a thought system
was there
growing
gaining some acceptance in the wrong places
with
potentially a lot of power within their grasp

what i could tell from reading lots of sources
it is
antisemitic ie they dont like jews

white nationalism ie that just sounds naziistic or kkkish to me

an opponent of multiculturalism in america and the world
ie they dont like whats happening here
since we are and have been a multicultural society for awhile
maybe for a long long time
do they add blacks hispanics asians immigrants of color muslems
to their list

conservative farther to the right well way over there
makes the conservative folks look liberal they do
it is not accepted by most conservatives or liberals

so now i havent seen anyone like in emails or tweets
or on facebook or on instagram  or on pinterest etc
those that i know
say they are alt rt folks

for if they do
i will probably
alt delete them

organicgreen doctor

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

dear ms b-we are getting ready

DEAR MS B-WE ARE GETTING READY

now ms b
we are getting ready for your first visit to the
country n
i know you were here before
but
you were just a baby

well
you didnt get a chance to really see things
to interact with the environment

so
heres what we want you to do while you are here

for several years we hosted a party here at the country n
for the clinic employees and their families and the doctors
i worked with

i think the kids had the most fun
sometimes it seemed the things they enjoyed the most
was well not expected

eg
my neighbor cut down some large cedar trees on his
property
he was going to burn them
i said to him
can i have that large cedar tree trunk
so
i hauled it to our place using a large rope
and chain
i put in on the turn around in our driveway underneath
a big ole pecan tree
so its shady there
i trimmed the limbs
cut a flat spot to sit down
the limbs are for climbing

well those kiddos
they climbed all over that old cedar trunk
like it was a play area at a park

i am sure ms b that you will have the skills to climb
all over that thing
its in the picture below under the tree
the other thing they really liked
verified by other kiddos who have visited here
is riding either in my lap so they could steer
or
on the trailer i pull behind
my john deere lawn mower

more more they always say
then i guess most enjoyed activity though
is going down to the river
along the way we at least when you come
will see waves of blue bonnets
interact with the neighbors horses who love coming up
to visit with us as we go down the path to the river
we usually take our dogs with us
they love the river
love to swim in it
lay in it
roam around the banks

the kiddos
they love the river
wading
splashing
throwing rocks
throwing sticks watching then float down the river
catching minnows
catching frogs
ok
they get muddy and wet
but they are a tired but happy group when they return

ms b
now we probably wont make you walk all the way
its about a 10 min walk there
but
im sure you will have fun

now i know you love dogs and walking around
so
gma will take you on our walking path with our dogs
its a winding 1 mile walk in our pastures
you may see deer quail doves lots of other birds
heck maybe even a snake or two
you will wonder by our chickens squawking in their coop
waiting to get out for the day
walking around and through all my rainwater tanks
giant looking they will be to you
then seeing lots and lots of wildflowers

i have saved some space in the garden
for you to plant a tomato or pepper
yes ill let you dig in it too
if
you eat the dirt
i wont ever tell anyone
we will let you every day
feed the chickens
maybe hold them
harvest the eggs
you can even name one chick chick if you want

im sure there are other things i am not thinking about
that will activate your interest

then
we are generating a list of things for a two year old
inquisitive kiddo to do in the austin area
away from the country n

like
the childrens museum
maybe a farm somewhere
maybe a swim in barton springs
a natural gardener trip to see the goats and chickens

does anyone reading this today have any suggestions
for things to do for her age group

we dont want her to get bored

the organicgreen doctor


Monday, February 6, 2017

wow

WOW
thats what i said
about the game
about the half time show

my wife she said that though
after the mr clean commercial
i can clean like that i told her

now
i am well known to not make it past halftime for football games
especially the super bowl
i have not completed the games for years
but
thank goodness for two things

first
lady gagas halftime show
it energized me so much that i was wide awake for the second half
those drones zooming around making those stars
were well
amazing but scary in a way
what is coming in the future

i think she has matured over the years
actually
like my wife she said
he was good for her
he was a good influence
that tony bennet

however
by the start of the fourth quarter
i was doopy eyed
ok
i missed half of the third quarter
but
the second thing
its called dvr

now i will admit i got up this morning
i said
ill just read about the game instead of watching the
final quarter
theres no way even tom brady can beat atlanta
but
something whispered in my head
watch it buddy
dont do like trump did and stop watching it
bet he was disappointed he didnt
since
his 3 boys won

so
i did
at 400am this morning
i cant believe i didnt wake my wife she up
yelling
grunting
but
i didnt thank goodness

what a great game it was
what a great quarterback brady is
i must admit he looks like he is in his 20s
now
i didnt watch to see who got mvp
since
theres no way anyone else but him won it

now i did want to watch though
to see if
right before he shook goodell the commissioners hand
if he spit in his own hand before he shook his hand
i bet he did
or
at least thought about it

i say brady retire now
there is no way you can top this

on the commercials
my favorite one was the skittle one
short simple funny

there were too many film and tv show commercials that seemed
to have taken spaces away from potentially better commercials
they all seemed to be dark

then there was this one
the 84lumber one
i guess if you work in the construction business
you understand why they made this video
this commercial

without mexican immigrants there would be no construction

it was deemed too controversial by fox tv
get real
these commercials are made to make you think
or
rethink about your views on things

so
i watched the commercial
i watched the controversial commercial

i wanted to make the decision for myself
not rely on someones censorship
someones biased opinion one way or another

my view
it should have been shown
start a conversation about a topic that is not going away
the wall is not the solution

it needs to be settled
humanely

i suggest you watch it yourself
make your own decision



the organicgreen doctor