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Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Happy New Year!
Hoping you all have a happy new year! May it be better than the last!
Hmm...
Perhaps, given the history of the last few years, I should stop saying that?
It'll be fiiiine. Embrace the suck...how do you know someone is a veteran, without being told. Another little thing I picked up from hangin' out with some Coronado Seals was "Pain is inevitable, suffering is optionional." After 2 replaced knees, reattached tendons in both elbows, 6 fractured vertebrae, couple herniated discs, various and sundry other injuries over the years, I'm still on the fence with that one. At 74 (in a month), still up on two, no hunch back, can still hike, removed 3 trees yesterday, broke out my tree climbing gear, as they were technical takedowns, not droppers, helped with clean up, cut up all the firewood. I can't complain, but sometimes I still do, life's been good to me so far... Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good and I'm VERY lucky and/or I have an awesome squad of rode hard, special forces, guardian angels.
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It'll be fiiiine. Embrace the suck...how do you know someone is a veteran, without being told. Another little thing I picked up from hangin' out with some Coronado Seals was "Pain is inevitable, suffering is optionional." After 2 replaced knees, reattached tendons in both elbows, 6 fractured vertebrae, couple herniated discs, various and sundry other injuries over the years, I'm still on the fence with that one.
ReplyDeleteAt 74 (in a month), still up on two, no hunch back, can still hike, removed 3 trees yesterday, broke out my tree climbing gear, as they were technical takedowns, not droppers, helped with clean up, cut up all the firewood. I can't complain, but sometimes I still do, life's been good to me so far...
Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good and I'm VERY lucky and/or I have an awesome squad of rode hard, special forces, guardian angels.
Happy New Year to you, as well!
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