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What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

Annb said:
My Dad used to feel bad because he was chosen to be an instructor in the Royal Artillary and was never sent abroad but saw people he had taught sent away to fight. My uncle was at Dunkirk but was one of those who did not get off but had to make their way down the coast to another pick-up point - St Nazaire, I think.

In the 50's my mother was a guide/weaver in the Old Weavers' House in Canterbury and she was amazed at the hatred many Australian visitors showed towards Japanese items in the house.

Humans have a huge capacity for hatred - as we can see again these days. I believe there is an even greater capacity for love and friendship. Pity so many fail to exercise it.
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When I worked in the gas house I often had the help of an electricians mate from that area of Lincoln. I was just in my early twenties and he took to telling me about when he got captured by the Japanese and was put in jail in Singapore then he worked on the Death Railway until released after hostilities ended. He reckoned the conscripted race that fought with the Japanese were worse, they just pushed men off bridges for fun. Those were the ones who particularly got to him.
 
Morning team D (2).

Thank you all for the good wishes.

MRI scan last time out revealed an unknown quantity of claustrophobia.

Lady guiding me explained only needed me from toes to neck...phew.

Went as good as these things go,..result by 5 days apparently.


A long old week so far, no rest days since last Friday, (work or hospital appointments) so rather looking forward to a lie in Sunday, please God.


Hope everyone's day is better then yesterday's.

Off to the fun factory.

Enjoy your day however you can :cool:
 
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jjraak said:
Morning team D (2).

Thank you all for the good wishes.

MRI scan last time out revealed an unknown quantity of claustrophobia.

Lady guiding me explained only needed me from toes to neck...phew.

Went a good as these things go,..result by 5 days apparently.


A long old week so far, no rest days since last Friday, (work or hospital appointments) so rather looking forward to a lie in Sunday, please God.


Hope everyone's day is better then yesterday's.

Off to the fun factory.

Enjoy your day however you can :cool:
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I am giving you a winner (it's always a toss up between winner and hug) @jjraak

May you have that lie in on Sunday x
 
The top up of our heating oil came just now, Marjorie and I were out on the hill that is our back garden at dawn taking the locks off the tank and the farm gate that let's the oil man into the back garden and tank. What a beautiful colourful dawn I would have missed.
I had to keep stopping to keep my balance and get my breath.
D.
 
Morning all on a cool, dull day here in neither really Breckland nor Fenland. Doesn't quite belong anywhere except perhaps on some map of military assets or a grand housing plan for those who can't/never will afford to live closer to Cambridge. Meanwhile, today is all our yesterdays here where there is a pervasive whiff of the past as a very foreign country where things are done differently and people were something else. Not necessarily better but completely different. No top hat and tails today for a start. Moonpig have cast their spell but 39 years can't be reduced to a card, flowers, present, champagne or meal. Meh. We have the obligatory photo album and digitised recording but since time has born so many of its sons and daughters away I've rather lost the taste for those. And yet, and yet .....John 16 21. There's ephemera and then there's the real McCoy. Y'all have a good day now its all good in this hood. Have some Joni.
 
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Right, I’m busy got lots to do so no time for socialising, politeness and whatever, blunt to the point of rudeness OK.

Blood sugars this morning were 5.4

To quote badly, Issac Asimov “ Violence is the last resort of the incompetent “
Also that famous pop group Plank Floored ( Pink Floyd ) sang a track titled “ Keep Talking “
Ab normal service might or might not be resumed tomorrow.
Stay safe all.
 
Fbg 6.6

Midnight passed the baton of the swing to Cat Jade last night.
She was still there when it was daylight and I went out to feed her.

Midnight has begun sleeping on my shoulder, almost the equivalent of a 28lbs sack of potatoes...

Wildlife nighttime video.
Cat Jade is guardian of the swing.
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I HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT IS UNAVAILABLE...I AM ON THE CASE...SORTED! It had unembedded itself...understand? Me neither....

Creative - having some fun with owls, using Lin Fengmian for inspiration...

Have your best kind of day.

Time for a cuppa.

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ianpspurs said:
Morning all on a cool, dull day here in neither really Breckland nor Fenland. Doesn't quite belong anywhere except perhaps on some map of military assets or a grand housing plan for those who can't/never will afford to live closer to Cambridge. Meanwhile, today is all our yesterdays here where there is a pervasive whiff of the past as a very foreign country where things are done differently and people were something else. Not necessarily better but completely different. No top hat and tails today for a start. Moonpig have cast their spell but 39 years can't be reduced to a card, flowers, present, champagne or meal. Meh. We have the obligatory photo album and digitised recording but since time has washed so many of its sons and daughters away I've rather lost the taste for those. And yet, and yet .....John 16 21. There's ephemera and then there's the real McCoy. Y'all have a good day now its all good in this hood. Have some Joni.
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I had no idea of lyrics or the wealth of words within them (with being deaf), until you lot in this thread started posting links for lyrics. Thank you.

You have a good day @ianpspurs
 
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gennepher said:
I had no idea of lyrics or the wealth of words within them (with being deaf), until you lot in this thread started posting links for lyrics. Thank you.

You have a ood day @ianpspurs
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Glad the lyrics have been useful. Thank you for the good wishes and for sharing the wonderful owl - something of a family "thing." As for the past being different, 39 years ago I would have bet the farm I'd never watch a cat video.
 
jjraak said:
I think we've all guilty of being too busy to seeing the simple joy in what's around us, @ianpspurs

Think this comes close to summing it up.

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Thank you for more Joni. The husky voiced, jazzy version is much different and more true to the meaning. I'd go with A case of you - omitting the opening lines - but any Joni is good for me. I hope your Sunday is as good as you wish.
 
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Thanks you both @jjraak and @ianpspurs for that reminder of Joni Mitchell. I haven't listened to her for ages. Somewhere I have the sheet music for "Both sides". It was a favourite of Tom's. I can't read music or play any instrument but he did - long gone are the days when we would like a song and go out and buy the sheet music for it (I sang), but we still have a pile of it tucked away somewhere.

BG at 3 am was 11.4. It's down a bit now though.

Floor cleaning day today and, despite the legs, I've managed to get everything done that is needed before my cleaner arrives. Time now for a cup of tea and some food. Ah - she's just arrived. No time then. Back later.

LATER: 11.30 and she's just left. Floors all brushed, vacuumed and washed (as appropriate). BG now 9.8. What I wanted to add to the above was that yesterday at the eye clinic, the opthalmologist asked me whether I have breathing problems, which I do, and whether I had any difficulty swallowing, which I do. I was surprised and asked what those things had to do with my eyes. Apparently,l according to this lady, there can be a connection. I have no idea what that connection could be and am quite puzzled now. Do any of you well informed people out there have any idea?

Now I can have some tea and some breakfast. Have a good day, folks.
 
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Annb said:
Thanks you both @jjraak and @ianpspurs for that reminder of Joni Mitchell. I haven't listened to her for ages. Somewhere I have the sheet music for "Both sides". It was a favourite of Tom's. I can't read music or play any instrument but he did - long gone are the days when we would like a song and go out and buy the sheet music for it (I sang), but we still have a pile of it tucked away somewhere.

BG at 3 am was 11.4. It's down a bit now though.

Floor cleaning day today and, despite the legs, I've managed to get everything done that is needed before my cleaner arrives. Time now for a cup of tea and some food. Ah - she's just arrived. No time then. Back later.
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Have a less well known Joni song to brighten the day - maybe not dance around the kitchen these days.
 
7.0 this morning - so pleased that it is on the way down. Should be in the 6s tomorrow.

Today am going over some interesting training videos. Our professional body is really good at keeping us updated and produces lots of really interesting videos. Definitely more interesting than doing the admin.
 
gennepher said:
Fbg 6.6

Midnight passed the baton of the swing to Cat Jade last night.
She was still there when it was daylight and I went out to feed her.

Midnight has begun sleeping on my shoulder, almost the equivalent of a 28lbs sack of potatoes...

Wildlife nighttime video.
Cat Jade is guardian of the swing.
32secs

I HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT IS UNAVAILABLE...I AM ON THE CASE...SORTED! It had unembedded itself...understand? Me neither....

Creative - having some fun with owls, using Lin Fengmian for inspiration...

Have your best kind of day.

Time for a cuppa.

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Smashing owl. Hope it’s not too wet to woo.
 
Good morning everyone, just. Annual inspection of back time so; measure your walking distance in m over a 6 minute period, how many step ups can you do in 2 minutes and same for siting down and then standing using a chair. Well OK but the questionnaire options that go with all that are terribly constructed and bear no resemblance to day by day ups and downs so I have had to tick more than just one choice for quite a few and write side notes. People who write these things really only ask what will conveniently fit onto a spread sheet or into SPSS to run a two way Anova. Not clever. Anyhow, I did my best, like the pedantic English teacher who, when asked by the vampire, “can I come in?” Replied, “I don’t know, can you?”
Art bit, splodges of ink and then a some more with water added. Hope your day is moving along splendidly, I have already had two koffys.


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