That's a good suggestion. Here it would have to be the ocean, as the mountains are a bit too far away.
My how I used to love to hike in the mountains. Quadius On 5/28/08, Merrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Quadius, > > > > An appropriate day might be going up to the mountains, ocean, or lake for a > nice breath of fresh non sterile air. > > > > Merrill > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Roy Abell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:12 AM > *To:* 'Quadius'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [QUAD-L] Another anniversary.... > > > > Quadius… I believe you and I have a very similar philosophy on life. Keep > up the good thinking and helping other quads like you and me. > > > > Roy Abell > > President > > PIE*Medical Int., Inc. > > www.mybowel.com > > > > *From:* Quadius [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 27, 2008 4:28 PM > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] Another anniversary.... > > > > Congratulations on that huge milestone Dave. I also like to refer to the > day of my injury as a milestone rather than an anniversary. I have chosen > not to commemorate any of my milestones, but I am planning on doing > something for the 13th anniversary of my successful weaning from the > ventilator. That is something to be proud of. It's coming up August 6. > I'm still not quite sure what I'm going to do, but it's going to be > something big. > > I'm impressed that you were able to go 17 years with full employment. I > can honestly say I don't think I would have been able to do that, but I > often miss the stress that I used to have with my work. I used to thrive on > it, but it's probably not too conducive to good health nowadays. > I thank you for taking care of yourself and continuing to inspire those of > us who follow in your wake. > Quadius > > > > On 5/25/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > it was a warm spring night back in 1967.......... aaaahhhh the good ol' > days of being ten feet tall and bullet proof. I know a few of you have been > there, done that, bought the t-shirt, wore it out. for the new guy, I got > a little more return each day for about the 1st year. since then, I've > been on steady hold- no gains but more importantly, no major losses. what > helped me through was a good woman whom I dated a few times in high school > before my sci, and 3 wonderful kids to keep me busy. I finished college at > Wayne State Univ. in Detroit in '72 and came out to Arizona in '74 to escape > the cold and seek my fortune. I taught high school for a few years and then > worked as a programmer for Honeywell for 25 years before they gave my job > away to India. Now I'm retired and burning up my retirement pension > waiting for 65 when I'll have to switch over to my 401k. I sure hope the > market turns back up so I can pump it up a bit more b/4 I tap into it. what > happens to us in life is not nearly so important as what we do about it. > Sure this whole sci thing sucks and is definitely a bad deal, but what one > does with the cards he is dealt is what makes all the difference. We quads > are tough, no doubt about it - now go out and prove to yourself and everyone > else that it isn't the end - you can still make some good lemonade out of > this mess. Congrats to you all for making it as far as you have. Success > is just a whole bunch of small victories strung together. Slip through > those days like I slipped through May 24th..... I was so busy I forgot all > about it being my 41st milestone. > > > > > > AZDave When God Closes a Door, Somewhere He Opens a Window > > DAVEOCONNELL.COM <http://www.daveoconnell.com/> > > > ------------------------------ > > Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" > on AOL > Food<http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002> > . > > >
