I had a text from Mom at 6:15 this morning (she rightly assumed that I was up 🙂) telling me that the doctors have approved moving her out of ICU sometime today to a regular room (5th floor of MercyOne Des Moines [6th Ave]), assuming that a bed bec...
James Dvorak
Posted on October 15th, 2024
Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 3:45pm
When Sydney and I arrived at Mom's (a.k.a., Grammie D.) room in the ICU, she was sitting up in a chair snoozing. She had a tray of clear liquid food in front of her (yummy! [not]), but all she wanted was a bite o...
James Dvorak
Posted on October 13th, 2024
Some of you know that my Mom has had some health issues of late. A few weeks ago, she had double bypass surgery. That all went well and, in fact, she got strong enough that they released her from the hospital. She spent one day at home (!) and dev...
James Dvorak
Posted on October 12th, 2024
Just make a video like this.
For those of you who need some context, it is amazing how many people say that WD-40 is not and should not be used as a penetrating oil to help loosen rusty nuts and bolts. To that I say, "Pshaw!"
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James Dvorak
Posted on October 10th, 2024
The tree out front is transforming to its majestic autumn color, but not long after it makes the change, the leaves will fall to the ground. You can see that it is already thinning out near the top.
James Dvorak
Posted on October 9th, 2024
Saturday, October 5, 2024
When I was younger, my #1 go to for relieving stress, anxiety, or ennui was going to the gym and lifting weights. I suppose I could do the same thing now, but I find myself handling these things differently in middle age ...
James Dvorak
Posted on October 5th, 2024
