"Tony" Thought Journal 3.0

Tony Page said:
It's crazy!!!
I may be a male chauvinist oinker I don't ever remember visually getting that far down to notice womens shoes. Maybe I made it to the net stockings. Haha!!! Now that I'm thinking of it do women even wear pantyhose anymore?
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I don't believe pantyhose have been a thing for at least 20 years. None of the younger women even know what they are. I don't recall my daughters ever owning panty hose and they are in their 40's now.
 
Beth Gallagher said:
I don't believe pantyhose have been a thing for at least 20 years. None of the younger women even know what they are. I don't recall my daughters ever owning panty hose and they are in their 40's now.
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I can remember wayyyy back taking my wife old panty hose (talk about repurposed) and used for support to hold vegetables/fruit up that were heavy.
 
I find myself thinking and saying "that's a waste of time" a lot lately. I feel greedy with my time. Does this stem from me having a small finite amount of time left to live. I feel like I want to do only things I enjoy. Of course there are things I have no choice about they have to be done, like grocery shop, pay bills, medical stuff etc. The truth is many times I have nothing better to do. I'd say 95% of my week I live within the walls of my home. I physically can't do the things I did even a year ago. My walking is painful and very slow. I rarely even go to a grocery store anymore I order everything online now. Most times I'm not even interested in going "out to eat," however I will attempt it occasionally. I don't visit family or friends I'm more comfortable being in my own home close to my Advil, my heating pad, and my bed.

My only enjoyment right now is tending to my seedlings and chatting on SOC. I'm planning on planting my seedlings outside myself. If I have to sit in the chair to do it I will. My wife thinks I'm taking on too much, we'll see.

I got a new pair of glasses about 6 months ago, but my eyes when I'm reading are at times are blurry. It's possible it's the results of the radiation treatment. I use my cell phone when I'm online with SOC, many times I have to squint or continuously blink to read the post, I cannot get through as many post as I would like to. I feel like my comprehension is going down.

I would like to learn how to add the smiley faces when I reply to a post with a thumbs up.
 
Ken Anderson said:
Leggings are cool- they can keep you from being snakebit.
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Kevlar leggings? Leggings might stop a new hatched garden snake bite, but being a frequent leggings wearing walker, across a hayfield, on Rattlesnake Road, I have yet to muster up the courage to challenge a coiled rattler and test out the nylon/spandex narrative. I say it is fake news and us conservative ranch type girls aren't falling for it. :sneaky:
 
Faye Fox said:
Kevlar leggings? Leggings might stop a new hatched garden snake bite, but being a frequent leggings wearing walker, across a hayfield, on Rattlesnake Road, I have yet to muster up the courage to challenge a coiled rattler and test out the nylon/spandex narrative. I say it is fake news and us conservative ranch type girls aren't falling for it. :sneaky:
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They can stop mosquito and tick bites though. Haha
 
Tony Page said:
I find myself thinking and saying "that's a waste of time" a lot lately. I feel greedy with my time. Does this stem from me having a small finite amount of time left to live. I feel like I want to do only things I enjoy. Of course there are things I have no choice about they have to be done, like grocery shop, pay bills, medical stuff etc. The truth is many times I have nothing better to do. I'd say 95% of my week I live within the walls of my home. I physically can't do the things I did even a year ago. My walking is painful and very slow. I rarely even go to a grocery store anymore I order everything online now. Most times I'm not even interested in going "out to eat," however I will attempt it occasionally. I don't visit family or friends I'm more comfortable being in my own home close to my Advil, my heating pad, and my bed.

My only enjoyment right now is tending to my seedlings and chatting on SOC. I'm planning on planting my seedlings outside myself. If I have to sit in the chair to do it I will. My wife thinks I'm taking on too much, we'll see.

I got a new pair of glasses about 6 months ago, but my eyes when I'm reading are at times are blurry. It's possible it's the results of the radiation treatment. I use my cell phone when I'm online with SOC, many times I have to squint or continuously blink to read the post, I cannot get through as many post as I would like to. I feel like my comprehension is going down.

I would like to learn how to add the smiley faces when I reply to a post with a thumbs up.
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Did I write this post??? Tony, you have perfectly described my life, so don't feel alone. I am really grateful that Ken was able to bring SOC back for us because it is most of my "socializing" these days. I'm also spending more time doing what I want and not wasting time on stuff I have no interest in. (As witnessed by the dust bunny population under the furniture.).

As for reading stuff online, I find a laptop or a tablet work best for me because I can enlarge the text enough to read comfortably. I seriously struggle with reading on my phone.

If you have an iPhone, the jump to an iPad would be an easy learning curve if you are so inclined. You can buy a stand for the iPad if it gets too heavy to hold up for extended periods. Just a thought.
 
Tony Page said:
I would like to learn how to add the smiley faces when I reply to a post with a thumbs up.
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These are instructions for a computer browser since I don't use my phone to access SOC.

- In a message reply box click on the three vertical dots to the right of the "picture frame" icon in the top formatting bar. You should see "More Options".

- a separate box will drop down and the first option is smilies (little happy face). Click on that.

- Scroll through the available smilies and click on the one you want.

You can also just use the smilies available on your phone or computer, but those instructions will be specific to the device.
 
Tony Page said:
I find myself thinking and saying "that's a waste of time" a lot lately. I feel greedy with my time. Does this stem from me having a small finite amount of time left to live. I feel like I want to do only things I enjoy. Of course there are things I have no choice about they have to be done, like grocery shop, pay bills, medical stuff etc. The truth is many times I have nothing better to do. I'd say 95% of my week I live within the walls of my home. I physically can't do the things I did even a year ago. My walking is painful and very slow. I rarely even go to a grocery store anymore I order everything online now. Most times I'm not even interested in going "out to eat," however I will attempt it occasionally. I don't visit family or friends I'm more comfortable being in my own home close to my Advil, my heating pad, and my bed.

My only enjoyment right now is tending to my seedlings and chatting on SOC. I'm planning on planting my seedlings outside myself. If I have to sit in the chair to do it I will. My wife thinks I'm taking on too much, we'll see.

I got a new pair of glasses about 6 months ago, but my eyes when I'm reading are at times are blurry. It's possible it's the results of the radiation treatment. I use my cell phone when I'm online with SOC, many times I have to squint or continuously blink to read the post, I cannot get through as many post as I would like to. I feel like my comprehension is going down.

I would like to learn how to add the smiley faces when I reply to a post with a thumbs up.
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There is NO way that i would want to just read and post on the forum with my iPhone ! It is no wonder you are having trouble seeing. I have the 13” iPad with a keyboard case, and that works perfectly for me.
I also have a small iPad Mini that I just use for reading books, because it is lightweight and easier to hold while reading a book than using the large iPad.

There are a lot of different tablets on the market, so you should be able to find one that is the same brand as your phone, and they will work together better. Tablets come in all sizes and prices, and if you are going to type on the forum, then you can get an external keyboard that connects up to your tablet with Bluetooth, or you can get an actual keyboard case it you want to keep the tablet in the case . Either way, it will make it much simpler for you to read and post here on the forum, and with a touchscreen, you can enlarge it enough to easily read whatever you are looking at.
 
I can certainly identify with what @Tony Page and @Beth Gallagher posted. Almost all my socializing is on SOC with a little email thrown in. I don't use my phone for anything other than calls, texts and some solitaire. I don't even play other games and solitaire is only when I am waiting for something in a car or in the waiting room somewhere. I am sure I couldn't post on the forum even if I wanted to do so. I just got a new cheap phone a week or so ago and I am still busy taking stuff off it. Almost everything computer-wise that I do is on a desktop. I have a laptop that is never used and a kindle that I use when traveling.

Part of my not doing stuff is the weather here, of course. It has warmed a bit and was +15 F. this morning with a bit of new snow. I haven't been out to measure it yet, but I expect it is enough to get the tractor out to clear the driveway.

Like Tony, my spring is taken up with planting seeds and caring for plants. When the weather warms and the snow melts and the mud dries up, I will be more active outside. We have a glorious. albeit short summer here.
 
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