R.I.P. My Brother Carl

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My big brother Carl passed away Tuesday after a short, tough fight with cancer. Carl was my "Cool" brother and just about the coolest guy I ever knew. He dated the hippest girls in school, hitchhiked around Europe and sold beads on the street in Paris. Was a CO during the 'Nam years, living up to his own ideals. He rode a Harley and for
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trollslayer9:
What i have gone through has taught me empethy and to cherish friendship,life, and letting people know you care and love them. Peace and love to you and your family.
giotost20:
Many thanks @trollslayer9  for telling me your realization and your good wishes. I appreciate and value them at this sad, weird and uplifting time...

Got my eye worked on...

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My son says it looks like I got in a fight in the prison cafeteria! Actually I just had retina surgery and this one eye will not be fully operational for a couple months...but I am gamely hanging in there, commenting on all the SG lovelies. Can't keep a good man down! (sorry for the horrible photo ...)

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giotost20:
Sure @jacinto2 ! And you get to travel and work in great places like the Bahamas, Carib sea, Spice islands, the Red Sea, Indochina...could be a good retirement plan!
inngrin:
Tor, is it U?)

Got a Retina problem...

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Well I'm already very nearsighted and need contact lenses but now it turns out I have a problem with the retina of my right eye and my vision is running to crap! Mostly when I try to read anything and typing this requires a Lot of squinting...lol! Doc thinks it is correctable though and just requires surgery to fix it . Have some very strange...
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user0616220901:
@giotost20 hahahhahahahahaha, I worked in a microbiology lab where they grew shrooms ;) which is sorta my field in biology heh. But maybe I have been unstraight in the forest once or twice.
giotost20:
Friends, the one time I got high on psilocybin mushrooms we made the mistake of watching Woody Allen's "Sleeper". The movie was so hilarious and I laughed so long and so hard I actually broke the back of my seat and fell into someone's lap!
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