I am disabled (somewhat) with fairly advanced peripheral neuropathy (PN). My leg muscles, hands and arms are dysfunctional for full and proper sensory input, output and muscle control. I can walk for medium-short distances but I must have a cane to stand in one place. I work hard with my fine motor skills in my hands to keep them working. I have had handicap parking mirror hangers for about eight years. I really do need them...
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Baboons Need PTO
I watched a program about stress last night. It was one of those things you watch where you see yourself being described and it makes you pay attention. The funny part was it was a story created about a hippie professor and his life long study of stress in baboons. There is a joke there somewhere… but I swear I did watch the movie. It is a National Geographic special. The timing is good. My...
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Because of my real work, I always feel I am behind schedule on my work shop projects. Nothing in the work shop (to do) is on a critical path. So my anxiety is self inflicted and totally controlled, but I still feel it. My plans have always been to build a workshop that I can enjoy while I am in retirement. Retirement is a time when I assumed it would be harder to make large...
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I took some time off this week and will be taking more time off towards the end of the year. I am working on my RoboBoat project testing my abilities to stay focused on doing fine motor skill work in my shop and also manage my current small Internet business. I am discovering that my expanded business planning could exceed my abilities and time. I realize that my physical strength due to my increasing Peripheral Neuropathy (PN)...
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