Thursday 23rd

This blog is "flatbrokekounty". My old blog is "flatbroke-kounty". Does anyone know how I might merge the two??

I went Tuesday to my cardiologist for a routine six-month visit. He had the nurse wire me up for an electrocardiogram. The doctor came back with the results and said that there was a problem. He scheduled me for a series of tests this morning that lasted about 5 hours and included the injection of radioactive isotopes into my blood stream, a very tiring treadmill walk, and several x-rays of my chest. I will get the results next Thursday. I do not sense any irregularity in my heart since I've been taking Sotatol daily. Maybe the clinic simply needed help with this month's rent!!

Ike the squirrel has moved into his own house somewhere north of our deck. He returns to his tree when Linda or I call him and he still prefers to eat the food we provide. Yesterday evening we sat on the deck and Ike hopped onto the deck and licked the salt deposits from several potted plants. He seems to be visiting us and having a chat. Linda and I would talk to him and he would stop whatever he was doing and pay close attention to what we were trying to tell him about his diet and the weight he appears to be adding. After visiting for about 15 minutes, he picked up an acorn from the deck and climbed to the top of the house I made him and ate the acorn. We left him there and went inside. He is getting bigger and really seems healthier than the other squirrels in the area.

The first real cool air has entered East Texas. Tonight's low should be in the low 40's or upper 30's. Time to get some firewood.

Bye!