One of the best things about DU is that smart people post here
and even if I might disagree with them in most cases they are respectful and put out
their thoughts logically. As I have posted before I am working my way back from being
close to death and now I am up and walking and ready to go back home and the intellectual
feed back as long as learning how to use a Mac laptop have been a gift to my crazy ass
brain and my rehabilitation.
Thank You!
Back home in under 2 weeks. I can’t wait to cook my own meals, see friends and neighbors,
and have my 110 pound lab animal snuggle with me.
Sorry to 
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Strength, balance, and maybe some mental acuity. Never had that much to start with. 
Hug him for us all (and you too). 
when you're away from there too long - heal well 
That lab animal you mentioned sounds interesting. A Labrador or a literal lab animal?
We've had three labs. 92#, 85#, & 73#.
Our doggies were not of the English variety. Just standard north american.
Are the English breeds bigger?
BTW: get well soon!
She gained a chunk in ‘23 after her play buddies…. 2 boxers* …. moved away although she has lost
some weight now that she has another dog to spend time with as I was in medical places. I love
seeing her with her new family …. Son, D in L, the 2 girls, and her dachshund Roscoe. When I 1st
got her at 3.5 months I thought she was the dumbest dog I have ever had but she turned out to be
the smartest one. She started bringing me her leash, my shoes, my hat, and my coat when she wants
to go out but she is the first female and she is a bit of a princess about snow, cold, and being outdoors
@ times … the males I had used to wake me @ dark thirty in the am to go and roll in the snow.
I swore I was done with dogs after my black lab Fluebie passed but I was working @ the kennel where
other labs were from and I took a picture of her in her run and after that it was all over.
Btw she is much more socially driven than play driven my male lug head labs.
Sorry to
*. I used to open my back door and say Emma and she would go down the alley and push the
gate open to play with her friends. I miss those dogs and their owner. The owner was a great
guy …. A gay guy lawyer who would pour me wine as the dogs would beat each other up. My
friend quit the law and became a nurse and then a hospice nurse. I used to ask him if he wanted
to go out, drink some beers, and meet some women… he would always say no. He is very smart
and we started talking after Russia installed Trump because it didn’t pass the smell test. I miss
his friendship and trading some food that one of had made …. He made salmon with a dill sauce
and butter biscuits. Life was good on those days. I had one neighbor tell me that he didn’t know
that I was gay to which I said I am not.
Sorry to
I too find that DU has many highly intellectual people that I have learned from. Often when listening to Thom Hartman, he will give a shout out to DU about certain topics of discussion he has read or someone on his staff has read.
I have taken heat at times for my opinions, but I try to remain civil when expressing my opinions and stick to the topic at hand.
Gotta say, you can't do better than your Big Dog, DU and a Mac, my friend! 
And a
Coming home after a long absence is like getting a comfy hug from life…enjoy and embrace the feeling.
I hope the days until you get home will go past quickly! I know the feeling. Home is the best place to be.
I concur, there are a lot of smart people that post here. Plus the group therapy is free!
I can't help but point out the politial websites of the opposition have set a pretty low bar. 
Glad to hear you are getting better. Home is the best place to get and stay well.
people who have been to hell and back and are ready to get up and GOING!
Now I had to be extra careful about falling and slick spots …. I slipped once on a hill that had some
ice under the grass but overall I made it around OK and watched my 1st grade grand girl climb up some
playground equipment and then do some butt scoots down the hill. I had more than one person tell
me that being out in the snow and cold wasn’t good rehab therapy. I told them for me it was perfect
therapy for my crazy ass but I skipped saying opposed to laying around a nursing home that smells like $#@*& and has 90% of its “guests” never going to get better with different levels of mental decline.
My roommate for the past 6 weeks is in the process of dying. That can be a little depressing but to
watch my son, granddaughter, and lab play in the new snow was a tonic to my soul.
Btw some of the nurses and doctors don’t see the humor in me asking if I can run my chain saw
in a week?
Sorry to
you really are better; yes INDEED 
