The Life and Times of Joe Suttle

Time to get back to what started this blog – communicating with family and friends – sharing what’s happening. The idea was not something recent. Actually had downloaded the blog software in December, with the idea of doing a sort of “Daily Report”. Also wanted to be better prepared for my computer classes.

Well, it did not happen in December – just too busy, and then with that flu/cold/virus in January, I was knocked for a loop. Finally started doing the “daily” (yeah, it was not an every day thing) and moved on from there. Part of the impetus was a photographer and his wife moved back to the east coast. Hard for me to imagine anyone leaving California and moving that way, but…

Got an email from them telling about their travels across country and to check their blog… More wood added to the fire, and a good “prod”. So, there you have the main part of the story. Writing the changes to the software to make it work the way I wanted it to has taken a while, but it is close enough to get moving.

Have been working on a way for me to update my blog from a web pages. Thought it would help me with what I was teaching in computer class (web page design). Finally, yesterday afternoon, worked out the last “kinks” in the program, and it seems to work pretty good.

Now just have to work on a few other things to fine-tune it, and will submit it as an add on the the published blog software so other people can have access to it.

Now back to my reading…

After two nights in Doctor’s Medical Center, it will be great to sleep in my own bed tonight. Will get some much needed heat (boiler was broken at hospital) and more sleep. Sort of caught up on sleep. Got to spend Friday night in ER because there were no available beds, so they admitted me to ER.

Thought at first that it might be my heart acting up, but all the tests of enzymes came back negative, so now they have some more searching/tests to complete. At first, the blood work for enzymes was a breeze (had an IV they could draw blood through). But then, they called in a “blood drainer” (you know, like the people in the labs where you get your lab tests done.

OUCH! She could not find a vein, and finally changed arms (here comes the bruise). If I was a little rubber floating thing for your swimming safety, you would sink! Not looking forward to the next lab tech who wants to draw some blood.

One great thing was when I got wheeled down for an Echo Cardigram, the guy who came to get me turned out to be someone who attends Bay Hills. We did not know one another before this, but now Giovanni and I will watch for one another. Awesome how God puts us in places to share with one another.

Thanks for all those prayers.