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I'm going to attempt to update my site a little. It has been a difficult decade, and an even more difficult year. My desire to play has diminished to nothing. With all my disabilities and drugs they have me on, I got nuttin!

So, I have been trying to remedy the lack of interest. I bought a new 7-String (Ibey of course! lol) and I've been trying to build a new studio. Goin old style!! I bought a Tascam DA-88 (from the 90's!), Alesis Studio Recording Mixing Board, New Monitors and all the fixins (cables and accessories). I also have a new MacBook that I bought because they're by far superior to Windows machines when it comes to Pro Audio Applications! So I should have the best of both worlds when it comes to Digital Hi-Fi and Lo-Fi recording. I miss the hell out of the old recording machines and I'll probably pick up another (or a couple more) DA-88's so I'll be able to expand my system from 8 to 16/24 tracks. The things are cheap as hell now, so might as well!

So wish me luck and send some positive energies my way! I could use it!

 
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Is There Hope...?
March 6th, 2024

I had been on opiates for major chronic pain for about 7 years. It worked, but it also came with a ton of side effects that weren't so cool.

One of the side effects was that it lowered my Testosterone levels. A LOT! Like, I went down to 17, when a person my age should be between 300 and 700! Some of the fun things about low Testosterone (in men), is that it greatly reduces your energy levels, desires, and passions. It causes depression to become worse, anxiety levels to rise, and it just LOVES your belly!

I gained over 80lbs in my gut alone! And I look like I'm carrying around a full term manatee! All of that added weight, especially where it is, puts a lot more pressure on my spine. Mainly where my pain comes from. So I haven't been able to stand for more than 30 seconds without being in excruciating pain. Being able to exercise in order to lose weight has been impossible.

Welp, I had been tapering off the opiates for about a year, and I have been opiate free for over a month now! Yay me! I had blood tests done a couple weeks ago, and my Testosterone levels have already jumped into the 120's! My energy levels are rising, passions on the rise, and I'm feeling better mentally. My doc says it will take about 6 months to start noticing my weight going back down, but I'm on the right path! I have actually picked up my guitar(s) a couple times in the past week!

SO, keep your fingers crossed. Or your eyes. Whatever works for you!

Today's Thought:
Yay Me!
 

 
Lost the Love…
November 12th, 2023

For some reason, I have lost every ounce of energy I had left! I can’t seem to get out of bed any longer than it takes me to go to the bathroom, or feed my kiddo. I haven’t even eaten much of anything g other than Ritz Crackers and these Welch (real) Fruit Gunny things.

My Mac has become a butt-warmer for my kiddo, and she has also found that sitting between my double bass pedal on my kit keeps me from playing it! lol Every time I play it, she runs under the bed terrified of it. :(

I’m not sure what has changed with my health since this started on Friday of last week. I had a seriously rough day! I was fine most of the morning, but I got wrapped up in a new PS4 game, and didn’t even have my breakfast till around 12:30 when I usually eat around 5:00am! I popped in the shower around 11:00, ate at around 12:30, and it all went to hell! I got so nauseous that I almost cancelled my 1:00pm appointment! As of today, it hasn’t changed! Absolutely zero energy!

Anyway, not sure why I’m explaining all of this in an update, but it is the reason all of the site updates I had planned have come to a halt! I’m hoping it starts coming back soon as my legs feel as if they’re beginning to atrophy!

That’s it for this week. My brain is so lazy that I can’t think of anything else to update…

Today's Thought:
A wise man once said, “Bah!”
 

 
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