Five years ago today, I almost died.

This is the anniversary of the heart attack that sent me into the hospital; I ended up with a stent and found out that I'd had a couple of earlier ones that I didn't know about.  I also found out that I had sleep apnea, and that my breathing stopped on the average of 75 times an hour and probably contributed to the problem.
I'm taking a little better care of myself these days, so hopefully I won't have another attack in the near future; those things hurt.

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I was just looking over the email that my spamblocker has shuffled over into the Known Spam folder; I think the majority of it is either Viagra or promises to increase the size of my wedding tackle.  Next would be the myriad versions of the Nigerian Scam, and odds and end of other spam filling the remainder.
Judging my all the spam going out in the first category, I get this vision in my head of vast warehouses, overflowing with blue pills that are being frantically pimped in the emails.   I don't even like thinking of all the "enhancing" pills, devices, etc that seem to be piling up somewhere with no one to use them to gain a Wonder Wienie.
Amazingly enough, there evidently are still clueless idiots out there being nailed by the Nigerian Scam.   I have seen some that are claiming Nigeria, others claim to be from various people in the Mideast, I've gotten some purporting to be from Russia, South American countries, India, and some places that I think are pure invention.  Every one of them claims to want to give me free money.  Folks, if someone says they want to give you something for free, be very suspicious.  TANSTAAFL


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          "If You Could Read My Mind" by Gordon Lightfoot
         "Understand Your Man" by Johnny Cash
         "This Guy's in Love With You" by Herb Alpert
         "Leland Mississippi Blues" by Johnny Winter
         "Goin' Through the Motions" by Blue Öyster Cult
         "Autumn Leaves" by Cannonball Adderley/Miles Davis
         "Our Guessing Game" by The Moody Blues
         "I Wanna Go Back" by Eddie Money
         "Run Through the Jungle" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
         "Ride the Wild Surf" by Jan & Dean


I think this one strikes a chord just about everyone, at one time or another.



This is one of those tunes that is made for driving on a warm summer night with the top down on the Jeep, and the volume turned up.



The old surfer music of the sixties was sort of simple, but it also had a light-hearted energy to it that mirrored a happier mood and simpler outlook on things. In other words, it was just sort of fun.