The Giveaway for New Subscribers

After going through my database of over 1000 pieces of art, it hasn’t been easy to pick which paintings to part with or how to make that selection, but I’ve finally come up with a solution for the giveaway for new subscribers.

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Changes a’Coming

Over the last week or so, I’ve been rethinking my newsletter schedule and a few other things as well. Since the dawn of the internet, and even before, I’ve been sending out a seasonal newsletter to my mailing list. I’m sure I’ve mentioned before how I used to send handmade ones in the early 90s. I’d stay up all night making color copies at a nearby Kinkos, cut and paste them, compile them all, and staple them together. (It was the middle of the night because that’s when Kinkos charged half-price for color copies.) I might have been a little crazy back then to do all that work.

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Hearts and Fathers (and Big-hearted Sisters)

I saw my primary care doc the other day, and it went well. (Finally!) Turns out my echocardiogram looked good. What a relief. I only have to get through tomorrow’s stress test (yuck!) and a couple of other tests to fully see how my heart and lungs are doing, but so far, nothing is too horrible really.

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How Many Doctors Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb?

I’m finally going to see my primary care doctor(s) today, so I can yell at the whole lot of them or at least tell them how frustrated I am that they still haven’t sent the results of my echo to my cardiologist (Dr. Zadeii). But that’s not all I’m frustrated about.

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Health, Hell, and Easels

I haven’t posted here since the 11th, and I can’t believe I still don’t know much more about my test results. I know a little more, but I’m getting mighty sick of how slow and out of communication my primary care doctor’s office has been.

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