We all know not to leave pets in the car, but one thing I didn’t realize until last week was that even walking them on a sidewalk or black asphalt can put them in pain due to the heat on their paws.🐾 Stay cool!😎.

A sincere THANK YOU to so many of you who sent prayers, called, and texted to cheer me up during the last 11 days in a dreary hospital room. The bad news: 1.) During a full-body CT scan and ultrasound, two 8 mm nodules (the size of a Cheerio) were found on my lungs. 2.) They

Several teams of physicians stopped by the hospital  to sort of get everything on one page. There is slight improvement with kidneys, liver, and decent improvement with blood pressure. They sort of explained to me how this happened, and they think it’s because I had so much.

You lose all track of time in a hospital🩺💊🩻. You don’t know what day it is and all of your surroundings are completely odd and bizarre. I have come—to the best of my ability—to deal with it. Tonight at midnight, I ordered pizza for all of my nurses on this unit and their jaws

Day four in the hospital. All sorts of tests, I think I’m on something like 15 medications, sure would be nice to get back to normal. Whatever it is, it is also starting to cause kidney issues on top of liver disease. Requesting peace and rest until I can get out of here,.

The doctor said I need a lot of protein, and if you’re from old-school Greenville, you know Taco Casa is a protein powerhouse with good eats!

The art of REAL homemade gravy starts with homemade beef broth, low and slow all day. Strain it and add a thickener of choice—stir, stir, stir. It was perfect!

Not everything on the Internet is perfect. This marinade looks perfect, I followed the family recipe, and yet it turned out like shoe leather! 🤷‍♂️🇺🇸 👞 😂

What happens when Uncle Chris picks afternoon activities on a rainy day? 🎥 3 Ninjas movie 🥷, blanket party, and popcorn 🍿 from the same Pyrex bowl we enjoyed popcorn from when I was a kid. Jelly Beans were had but we decided grandma didn’t need to know that part. 😜

Boston Terrier summer nap time: Lucy approves.

In an effort to learn, not be alarmist, how long have we known North Carolina is hauling tens of thousands of tons of silt and debris out of contaminated Lake Lure, trucking it 45 minutes down to South Carolina and dumping it? Did North Carolina have no landfills available? 🧐.

Made it to leg two of vacation: Momma’s house. She’s done a nice job with the flowers this year!

I just saw a watch advertised that is water resistant up to 660 feet. Thing is, if you’re 660 feet underwater, you have a lot more problems than whether or not you know what time it is. 🤷‍♂️😉.

RT @TheBushArchive: Happy 79th birthday to the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush!

Done my best to improve my health. Yet, unexplained oddities still happen that never did before. Only in the sun for 30 minutes and my legs turned blotchy red. No idea what this is.🤷‍♂️

RT @cstegmaier: I’m honored to share that I’ve been appointed by the Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives to serve on the….

Dirty Little Secret:.The U.S. Senate refused to confirm Andre’ Bauer as Ambassador to Belize. Why? . You should ask the U.S. Senate… 🤷‍♂️ Fascinating stuff, if true. What was their pause? What do they know?

I’m for Lindsey Graham. Other people are simply distractions.

Enjoying a continental breakfast this morning and the family next to me at the inn is discussing what they will do for activities today. The mother has told the children the hotel pool is closed – – it’s not – – and it made me wonder. When is it OK to white-lie to your kids