Today is the last day of the year and wow, did it go by fast. I take time in small increments I always take note of Wednesday because it is the middle of the week otherwise known as hump day because half the week is gone and the weekend is close. I also take note of three dates in the month, the first, the fifteenth , and the last day of the month. I don't know why these are milestone moments for me but there it is.
What will the new year bring.?I just hope that some of the dire predictions are wrong and that we don't have a crash in the economy. Our quality of life and freedoms are slowly but surely being taken away. Twenty years from now I have no idea what the world will look like but I'm sure htat it won't be more of the same.

I just got home from my younger brother's funeral and all I can say is that I'm glad that it is over. He is at peace now after a sad and pitiful life. He had a lot of unrealized potential and I believe that if he had been raised in a different environment he would have had a much better and longer life.But we can only work with what we have.

I am now sitting up in bed working at my computer since I am unable to sleep. I feel that I need to have something to show for the hours spent awake. Well Xmas is finally over for the year. Today is the follow up-the after Xmas sales. I have thoughts of going out to buy something for the girls. Maybe pajamas and house shoes.

My brother's funeral is on Tuesday so this hasn't been a happy holiday time for the immediate family. But he is at peace now, he never had a happy life. If he had been raised in a different environment I believe that he could have had a much better life but we can't choose our childhood or our relatives. A sad end to a troubled life. His death makes me think on my own mortality and wonder just how many more productive years do I have on this earth.

I just returned from Xmas dinner at my uncles' house and it was good to see them again. I took lots of photos as usual and I'll try to make a slide show for them. I'm glad that they are people who
don't mind getting a picture taken,. I was sorry to not to have seen Regina's two daughters, but I did see some recent photos of them. They are very pretty girls. Ida had tons of food as usual. I have to admire her powers of organization in getting her Xmas dinner done. When her guests arrive they don't have to do anything except sit down and eat.

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I have been working on a eulogy and a slideshow for my brother's funeral. It's been a sad and stressful time for the rest of the family and I hope that we don't have to go through this again any time soon.

My brother's funeral is just about finalized and this has been a very stressful time for me and my sister, Bernice. My brother Larry had now savings and no insurance so it was iffy about what to do for his remains. While my sister and I no problems with cremation, other
people did. Many of his lifetime friends wanted to pay their respects which is okay but no one was contributing any money towards the cost. But everything seems to be working out. The funeral will be probably on the 29th of December.

I got a ticket on my way to work last night. This will encourage me to be more careful. The cost of the ticket is $130. Ouch! and right before Christmas to. Bummer.

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Yippee! I mean! I had added something unexpectedly to my blog which blocked my subsequent posts and I couldn't figure out how to get rid of it . I finally did today and now I can go back to posting on this blog.

this is a photo i manipulated in a free online program with just a few clicks. I really think that this is very effective

I had a problem with my vision over the weekend. It felt like something was in my left eye. I kept blinking, trying to clear my vision . I even tried eye drops. I had trouble focusing with my left eye for near vision. It really scared me because I thought I might be losing my eye sight. I went to the Cole Eye Clinic hoping that I could be seen right away and I was lucky in that there was a free appointment. They didn't find ant change in my vision since June but they did find a scar on my eye. I got a prescription for antibiotic
eye drops which I have to use four times a day. It seems as though my sight is getting better-I certainly hope so. It brought home to me how much I need my sight and how much poorer my life would be without it.