As some here know I had some rather bad news recently. The left side of my larynx is paralyzed/nonfunctioning. This is the final result of a surgery 12 years ago which nicked/cut the nerve controlling that side of my voicebox, so while I can speak (some) there is neither volume nor staying power to my voice. Thus I have not been around much online as I most enjoyed talking via audio. Yes, of course, I can still type - but doing that for a living leaves me hating to do it in "chats".
I will adjust and I will make do with what I have, tho carefully as continued strain on the remaining right side that works is NOT a good idea. So no more 2 pots of coffee per day, nor much of any thing that has caffiene in it. Yes I will still enjoy a cup of coffee or even two a day, but that's a far cry from what I used to drink. No more chocolate binges either -not that I would do so often. And, yes, as all doctors do, the specialist wants me to quit smoking --- that one may take more than loosing my voice as I admit to the addiction there, but I will try to cut down.
All these changes appear to me to be reflected in todays economy - the money crisis this country is in and the great furor being raised about bailing out stupidly managed loan and mortgage companies instead of helping the working folks trying to buy a home who are being foreclosed on. It seems so stupid to me. If I can make do with diabetes and no real voice why can't this country's leaders pull their heads out and inspire instead of threaten, lead instead of bully? Oh hell, this was not meant to get political! Yet what a difference it makes as to who is in the Oval Office and how they handle things. Take a look at the quote below.
Dean Baker, The Center for Economic and Policy Research: "This is the first time in the history of the United States that the president has sought to provoke a financial panic to get legislation through Congress. While this has proven to be a successful political strategy, it marks yet another low point in American politics. It was incredibly irresponsible for President Bush to tell the American people on national television that the country could be facing another Great Depression. By contrast, when we actually were in the Great Depression, President Roosevelt said that, 'we have nothing to fear, but fear itself.'"
That last was leadership, not whining. I'll take my lead from the old Rough Rider and not fear anything except being afraid. I know my enemies and need not fear the unknown. Time to pick up my life again instead of bemoaning my fate. I'm alive and, while a bit dinged here and there, still in reasonable shape. As Indiana Jones once said "It's not the years, it's the mileage." So I've got a few more of both on me than some may have, I intend to get back into living for I plan to be around many more years and put on a lot more miles.
