John Guthrie's Ready Room

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

Never Give Up Writing

Writing can be very frustrating at the best of times. Even though I write for myself, I often wonder why I put in the effort. I tell myself that writing is a worthwhile endeavor as I struggle at times to fill the screen with words that hopefully make some kind

January 15, 2024

The snow started early this morning, but it was very light. I had to look steadily for at least 10-15 seconds to see a snowflake. As the afternoon wore on, the snow got steadier, and now it was trying to cover the grass.  All our errands were accomplished yesterday so

January 14, 2024

I'm stuck in a rut here. Every day seems like the day before, with little or no variation to distinguish them. It must be a part of growing older that I hadn't anticipated when I was younger.  Things aren't that bad, though. I find

January 13, 2024

I swore to myself last night that I wouldn't let things get so far ahead of me that I had to struggle to write. Today, I'm getting an early start to the day, and I'll try to stay in control this time.  Hal and

January 12, 2024

For the first time this year, I nearly fell behind and missed my goal of writing a story every day. Our day was filled with several medical appointments, everything went as well as could be expected. I also completed the break from my old therapist and have a list to

January 11, 2024

Yesterday, I made a significant personal decision. I won't be going to my therapist anymore. It is time to find a new therapist because the old one fell into a rut of trying to get me onto her preferred medication list, and I felt like nothing more than

January 10, 2024

I was cautiously optimistic as Wednesday started when I woke up early. I was astounded by the silence, the lack of rain hitting the window that was a constant drumbeat all day Tuesday. Everything went great, even when my now ex-therapist called and said I wasn't covered by

January 9, 2024

January 8, 2024

Karma Cat is getting restless today. The temptation to get out is very strong on a bright, sunny day. I'm hoping to convince Hal to agree, but he wants to stay at home, so that is where I'll be as well.  As for Karma Cat, he

January 7, 2024

Sunday marked a delayed anniversary celebration for us because yesterday, the weather was straight trash, so we didn't venture out. Thankfully, Sunday was a bright and sunny day, if a bit on the chilly side. We didn't stay out too long because my blood sugar plummeted