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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: April 5, 2026

    we did a park walk this morning for 1 hr 20 minutes and i did my usual therapy work. hoping all things go well for you and your daughter Carolyn. She is probably very tired regardless. hospitals are no place to get any sleep and being at home in your own bedroom and bathroom are a huge...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: April 5, 2026

    we did a road ride today, 15 miles, an hour and a half. lovely day and way warmer than we expected. had to seriously adjust our clothing part way along. i got way over heated. had long pants on. had to shed helmet cover, socks, and a second shirt. we are going on a driving trip to...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: April 5, 2026

    we mountained biked this morning. seems like a long break since we last rode at tree farm but too cold, too wet, and DH had his cataract procedures. weve ridden around our neighborhood several times in between. it was beautiful today. only roads are open at tree farm until the 15th but...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: April 5, 2026

    warm and sunny again today. lovely! we walked the park this morning, 1 hr 20 minutes. lots of birds but nothing unusual or special. its weird how all winter when its raining alot the paths are firm and fairly dry. in spring, with less rain, they become a mud hole! i wear boots and...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: April 5, 2026

    did a road ride this morning on our usual trail. we took a bit longer than usual. we saw several mergansers om the water and then saw a beaver. we were stopped at half way to turn around when i saw either a beaver or an otter floating right under the bridge we were on. no they're...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: March 29, 2026

    its funny, the surgery was a bigger thing than i realized at the time. the dressing kept everything hidden completely. i had no swelling and almost no pain but now that side is getting sensitive to chewing. bananas and grapes so far. therapy only today. did a costco run for a lot of...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: March 29, 2026

    Quiet day here. Everyone Ok?? DH had another dental appt today. he has an post surg eye check tomorrow. i did some cooking and baking to start getting ready for our trip in 10 days. last year was a tough year for us and we didnt use the camper much so its been a long time and we...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: March 29, 2026

    Thank you all for the birthday wishes. it was a very nice day. All went well and i got some nice things i can use on our planned trip soon. some new binoculars and some light weight hoodies for wearing in the sun. i hate sunscreen and camping does not make it easy to wash it off...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: March 29, 2026

    cathy I am a little shorter than i used to be, things were always a bit long. now its gotten ridiculous. petites are usually ok but its the waist to crotch length that often is not shortened. i hate it when pants wont stay up because of that. sometimes its not obvious until you wear...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: March 29, 2026

    My birthday today. i got catered to all around. we did our park walk this morning for 1 hr 20 minutes. got some nice useful gift and nice connections with a lot of favorite people. a good day! we are going on a hiking trip in 2 weeks in utah. DH got me 2 light weight sun block...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: March 29, 2026

    carolyn thats terrific your daughter can be closer to you and also Emory. hope she is doing well with her treatment plan. DH is using his medication eye drops as he is supposed to but also is using lubricant drops. the cataract surgery itself can worsen dry eye. at least temporarily...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: March 22, 2026

    Now dh is complaining about blurriness and feeling like he has something in one eye. it helps when he uses eye drops which is what i keep telling him to do its a surgery, and it takes a few weeks for most people to get readjusted to it. im bothered by dry eyes, was before the surgery...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: March 22, 2026

    we did a park walk this morning taking a little longer to do it. mostly there were lots of water birds to look at so it took us an extra 10 minutes. i am not sore at all and not swollen either. she warned me i might swell some in a couple days when I think its all over with. i have to be...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: March 22, 2026

    Im back and all went well. I need to take things easy for about a week. will get re evaluated then and see how healing is going. i can walk and ride because i am so used to doing it that I am not pushing anything much. . it was less major than expected because the tooth itself is...
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    Pentagenarians & Beyond: March 22, 2026

    I did a 35 min spin this morning and my therapy not sure how long I will need to take off for this dental thing. ill know soon.
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