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Pat Brantley (Ross)

My older daughter had surgery on her head when she was sixteen.  They took a Dremal drill and sliced her skull from ear to ear and then stapled her head back together.  When she had healed enough to take the staples out the doctor gave them to her in a Dixie cup after she cleaned them up.  I don't know why she wanted to save those staples but she did.  She is almost fifty now and still has a slight dip in her skull.  Staples hold stuff better than sutures, beau.  Amy's Dixie cup got lost in the vortex of a young girl's mess.  I am sorry about your steroid rage.  I understand it.  A doctor wanted to put me on steroids for some problem.  I politely told him they make me homicidal.  He asked if I meant suicidal.  I repeated homicidal.  He left me alone.  Figured I was a nut case.

so sorry about the headache.  I can't imagine.  Vlad wasn't a bad guy as far as kings go.  He was trying to stop the Muslim hordes from invading Europe.  He sent soldiers out to kill enemy soldiers and put their head on pikes lining the roadway.  Scared the other guys away so they left.  Bet they had headaches just marching past those pikes.  

We are praying for you.  I know they are going to try to make you glow in the dark.  Surgeons cut and radiologists make you shine.  You can light up the room when we get to see you again.think of the positive.

Sorry the grape juice and matzo was stale.  There are supply places that carry the wafers, but I don't  remember where they are.  I love Oaks Presbyterian.  One of my dear friends is a Presbyterian minister in Old Waverly.  His oldest son is 48 and battling a cancer that sounds like science fiction.  It attacks muscle so I am safe.  
keep those cards and letters coming in.  

Gloria Hornick (Walker)

It is so good to see Beau's progress and his sense of humor still intact.  It is a long road ahead, but what a great start!

For those not familiar with the communion wafer/juice combination, it is quite an interesting substitute.  It definitely fills a need, but is not like the real thing. Some seem to be left from years ago.

Wishing everyone all the best in 2021!  We have so much to be thankful for.  

Beau Wann, Jr.

     JC?   OH MAN, ONE OF THE BEST MEN ON THE PLANET EARTH.  I still remember an escapade or two from carleen st.  You worked at Swonkes and I worked at Ottos Mangun supr valu.  Good times those eh?   I couldnt believe it when they turned Swonkes into a VFW and theb into a BBQ joint and then intp whatever they turned it into.   Loved those old country stores.  

     I dont mean to sound so desparate on here about things, mostly "roid rage".  My angel and I went for a walk around our piece of heaven on earth, and then I fell asleep in the sun, the glorious sun,  does wonders for ones wonders eh what?  An aside here, they say, and I'm supposin they are the Docs and Scientists, that vitamin D is very helpful in conbating viruses like the chinese 19 crap that they unleased on the whirld.

    My Doc prescribed 50K units of D for me along time ago for once aweek and for Diane 1000K a week or a day, not sure, will have to ask her about it. Duh, ya think? 

    G;loria, you are sooooo rignt,  we, me has so much to be thankful for for real and true, and believe me I am very thankful beyond words.   

    Hey Pat, glad your daughter made it through her ordeal, and at 16 too. That's gotta be scary for her and for her wonderful parents at that age.  I'm ok, just meds wearing off and kicking in etc.   I know that a lot of you good folks have gone through things like this and worse, like the loss of a child and or grandchild. Nothing could be worse than that.  My plight pales in comparison to the aforementioned, and believe me, if it would get your loved ones back, I'd go through it everyday forever.  

    To borry a line from Ella Wheeler Welcox (sp)...Ad Finitum

"There is no fear, and hell hath no terror to change or alter a love like mine"...

    Time to depart and deplane, my care giver is serving lunch on the veranda and I dasint be late.  I think we are having homemade cabage, and ham soup and some leftover blackeye peas and some homemade bread with plenty butter.   

   Thank all you good folks from as far away as Iowa and NE...is that New Hampshire?   Been long time since I;ve been in geography class.  

Well, love you all,  if I can ever so anything for youse youtes, dont hesitate to ask.  Anywone wants to come up and hang out on the deck in the sun and watch the cows, come on up.  Got plenty O southern Tea and Black Coffee, and good mellow Sippin whiskey and everything in between.  

   Frahed chicken, BBQ, Shrimp, chichen frahed this and that etc...Yall are all welcome...

Keep the sun at your six and the son in tyour heart and "ride boldly ride..."

Your lfrien and resident chatter box, Cehrus R N the sun esq

Beau Wann, Jr.

     OK, NOW I feel guilty! ! ! !  What's up with this?   I feel like I've done something wrong! ! ! !   Sure be glad when I can get back to a normal life, whatever that might be.   Diane is really running herself ragged.  I'm tring to be more help, and feel fine.   Dont hurt anymore, no headaches,  just relly tired alot.   I guess the guilty feeling is comeing down from the anesthesia ! ! !  sure hope it goes away...

Beau Wann, Jr.

     GOOOOOOOOOD MORNING CHAPPELL HILLLLLLLL....  Yall are gonna be so sick of me, if you arent already now.  Forgot what I was gonna say...nothing knew there...What a glorious sunrise it was this phyne mernin.  Must have the only breakfast table where you have to wear sunglasses to eat.   

    Dogs are playing tug-o-war with an old something or other...HEY, THAT'S MY HOUSESHOE YOU DOGS YOU ! ! !  Oh well, got plentry of houseshooes so I can spair one or touse for youse dogs.  

    Woke up hot and hurtin and shaking and generally feeling all round not good as in BAD.  I guess I'm running the gamut of feelings and emotions, but what the heck it wasnt like it was rocket science or anything important, just braing sturgery.   Should a got in the running car....

    slurring and drooling more today tanhen tyesterday.  Well, got a drawer full of handyhankercheifs for that sort of nonsence.   Need to find a store that has "do rags" for cancer patirncets, not to cover my loss of hair, but that nasty gash in mah punkin haid. I've got a few from my Harley riding days, which sadly will now be over with.  Guess I'll have to sell pegasus, ans my Jeep, we need a new floor anyway.  one of those squashy fake wood florors that would be eaiser on our backs and legs, whattaya think?  

     I hope nobody objects to me just yakkin like a yak on speed, cause that's what I feel like.  Just sayin ! ! !   It would be so good to have ALL YALL here for at least one more of Jackies "PARTY ON THE HILL"...OR party anywhawere.   I pormise I'd be more attentive to ALL YALL than in previous endeavors.  I've even got so "rockets red glare" fto shoot off in celebration.  Of course theyere abvout a few years old now.  Havent used them because we've been in a drought for the last 4 years, dont want to start a far now doe Ieye.

     Oh that sun coming in my windows is such a blessing, praise God!   Blessed beyond all beliefe we are.   

Ok, time tyo deplart, been running off at the mouth with nonsence for tooo long.

Keep the sun at your six seven eight nine tien eleven and twelve and all the rest of the numbers, and the Son in your heart,  "and ride boldly ride..."

your frien and resident yak,  Cephusr R Blessed esq

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

Catching up on my reading, and you, Mr. Beau.  You really must ask before you undergo "big" serious surgeries...as I think we shop for the same doctors, been to Doc Toussaint, TX brain and spine, for my spinal problems, when he told mr that no phy. ther or meds, stright to back surgery (4 hrs) I said "See ya", it has gotten,  may have to crawl back.  I'm very stubborn,result of living by myself too long.  It's gotten worse. Just had carpal tunnel surgery, both hands one at a time. Stiches come out in the 7th.  All a result of doing farm work here. This doc thinks he may be able to give me phy therapy to improve on some of the pain...I like him.38 yrs old orth surgeon and has a sports therapy center Univ.  Anything assoc. with St. Joes I have a suspicion of.

I'll try to make it to the party on the hill or come by when I see my Brenham dermatolgist this spring, like all happy to hear from you, prayers for your improvment and your caregivers.

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Kay, both  tunnel corporals at the same time?   Wow,  now that's courage ritthfg there.  How do type,?  If my tying doesnt get any better, I'm gonna start using my nose and towes.  No chance to see an OT yet, got a date with my oncologysts/radiologist Thurs, guess shees gonna give me the bad/good news aboth patholgy report, then it's off to my pramary doc.  then week from wednesday back to neurosurgeon.

    Been settingh in t he sun, and what a blessing that is, cept he wind was blowing 14 mph and cold.  Thermometer saisd it wwass 71, but dont believe it.  liar liar thermometer on fira.   got out a bit today, went downtown Brenham, mostly a ghost town until wed, then some of the bidnesses open up.  lot of em took the hollerdays off from thanksgiving till after the pnuyear.

    Was going to eat at yums, but got too tired so went home and fixed lunch there. Napped with a little beagle and a kitty in the sun, listened to some supposed healing Gregorian Chants, we will see what we will see eh what!   the little beagle and kitty was a  comfort tho.  

    Boo, sun  going doen...never did like the night time, too dark, ccant see, and night time was always worst health wise, lungs etc.  Need to move to th land of the midnight sun, cept it'sw bporobaly too cold there wherever there is.

   running down, lucky youse, but I'll be back! 

Keep he sun everywhere, and the son in hyour heart, and "ride boldly ride..."

your frien and resident shaky person, cephusr R still heree esq

Beau Wann, Jr.

     To say that "yesterday" was one of the most exhausting and hardest days of my life, is putting it mildly.  Visitied with Dr Baines and PA Cindy of radiology/oncology dept.  The path report is still not in, unless they are trying to spare me more mental anguish.  When it does fianally surface, they are sending it on to the Mayo lab.  I like mayo, Dukes Mayo. 

      What we do know is that this, the leisons,  is not anormal.  They are using terms like on a scle of 1-4, 4 being the worst,  this is a 3, maybe a 4.  Also the word "aggressive" has come up.  Onliest (east texas for only) good thing, if you can call it good, is that it is not coming from somewhere else in the body. Which means that only have the one point to have to attack rather than several fronts.  They're also talking about 2nd opinions.

     They havee no idea what's causde it, it wasnt there a year ago last October, had all this same tests MRI catscacns, which showed nothing unusal.   I'm scared! ! ! to put a point on it!  I was soooo exhausted from yeserterdays excersions to CS, never felt that exaushedted befoer, Like a fool idjit GUY I wanted to drive my truk instead of listening to my beloved and let her drive us in her MORE COMFORTABLE CAR.   bECAUSE Of the exhaustion,  I was so sure that last night was my last, I just sat up in bed looking at the stars outside my window, clinging on to one of the best women on the face of the earth, and my cat as well.  I've never felt that cold and numb in my life.

    I was cold and hot and numb, literally numb, arms and legs and back. It was like every injury I've ever had, had decided to surface.  Broke my arm summer of 59, just before I was to enter Black JH.  It hurt, of course, but years and years wetn by and I'd pretty much forgooton about any pain.  The pain came back yesterday ! ! !  Everywhere I've had surgery has presented it self now as a cold numbness.

     No radiation therapy till a week after my staples come out, soonest.  If I make it to treatment, it will be radiation 5 days a week for 6 weeks, here's hoping! ! !   Trying to keep a positive attitube will be  a task in itself.   Maybe they make drugs for that sort of thing that wont intefere with treatment.  The PA says CBD oil might help for pain, but not much else.  I have a bottle, smakll bottle.  But like most folks, I'm willing to try to most anything.

     My really fear is that Diane will be left to fend for herself.  Fianancially we are ok, at least for now, but I just worry about her mental self.  She's not nut like me, she is down to earth and a good loving caring person. Been better than a good daughter, a good friend, a good t eacher and mentor, and the best companion and mate a person could have.  Cant really say the same for me though.  

     She does have her Beta Aeta group for some support, and the Chappell Hill Garden club, and of course our church Oaks Presybeterians, small that it is.   But whaat she is gonna need is daily support from a woman that can just be there, someone to go shopping with, have lunch and stuff, talk "girlie" stuff, shoes and stuff.  

     I'm not giving up, but it's not lookeing too good for the home team here. Ok, I'm tired and probably depressed you beyond threapy, so I'm gonn sing off.

Keep the sun at yoour back, and the Son in your heart, he's in mine...and as always, "ride boldly ride..."

Your frien and resident resident...Cephusr R hanging on esq

Jimmie Lee Smith (Brawner)

Beau, our group has lots and lots of prayer warriors who have and will be praying for your course of treatment to go quickly and asking that along with The Lord's powerful, healing hands, your lesions will be OBLITERATED!!!

Diane, we're praying for your strength through this time as you care for Beau.  Please call on us if you need to talk or share - we're here for you.

Bennie Schielack

Along with those you all know that need prayers, another member of our class is suffering from what appears to be terminal cancer.  She is about to give up.  Since she has said nothing, I'll not mention her name, but please include her in your prayers . . . . . 

Teddie Jordan

Bennie, will do, but if it were you or I we would both choose mentioning her name in our prayers and supplications over not!

Bennie Schielack

Information came second hand and in confidence.  I understand but I will not divulge the lady's name.  I'm sure if she wanted folks to know, she would divulge the info herself  . . . . . 

Johnny Sheffield

Beau , our prayers go out to you for a speedy recovery.

God will give you the strength to beat this sickness.

May gods blessings be with Diane and give her strength 

to help you beat this illness. 
 

johnny

Johnny Sheffield

Bennie, prayers go out for the waltrip classmates that has cancer. 
May gods blessings be with her during this time of need. 
johnny

Beau Wann, Jr.

    Whoever the classmate is, GOD KNOWS...Who am I that should received any of Gods Grace, or my classmates prayers?    We are all God creations, all loved and cared for no matter to what depths or troubles we have sunk to....I have no doubt about overcoming this insignigicant obstactacle, one way or another.  I view it as a wakeup call from God..."Hey,  get over life, become a part of thee love of just being one of my creations, like a sunrise or sunset, or cold frosty morning, red red cardinals playing round your door..."   I am blessed beyond all belief and then some.

     Talked to the neurosugion yesterday, in person, not just his office, and he said they still dont know what type cancer it is, so they have sent the biopsy to MD Anderson and the Mayo lab.  One thing he said for certain was that it iminated FROM THE BRAIN, which does not happen.  Well, doc, we're not talking about a mere mortal here, we're taling about me,  a guy that can drive his lawn mower into a swiming pool,  then chunk all the garden implaments in after it to try to retrieve it    ,that sort of guy.   One that can continuously fill the sink with hot water andd soap suds to do the ddishes and walk away from it and let it overflow, time ater time.   Forutately one side of the sink is lower so that it doesnt actally flow on the f loor, but get it time.

    /watcged abiter sunrise this morning listing t o the bay of a little beagle on the trail of an imagingary rabit. I think I'm gonng to have to change her mane to Rosemary!   She keeps going into our 4x4x4 foot rosemary plant,k chasing rabbits, or mice or crickets or whatever, and gets right in the middle of it and just wallers about so that when she comes in, she reeks to high heaven of rosemary.  Of course there's worse smells, and i love the smell of rosemary, smells medicinal.   You have to be careful cooking with it though, b ecause it is so powerful, you dont want it to overpower  the mainest dish.

      i have a recepie for FIRE HOUSE MEATLOAF,  that calls for Rosemary, and it is good, but strong. 

     Got another glorious day planned for today...my beloved will chaufuer me about this county and others should we venterr therre.  Might go down to Firemans Park in Brenham and ride the carrosel and just walk about, visit the LIBRARY, you know, that sort of good stuff.   There is also an F111 Ardvarrk down there on loan from I guess the F111 ardvarrk library.  I't's cool.  If I have to go to MD Anderson, that'd be the way to travel, mach 2.?.   Of course the take off and landing would be a corncern, eh what.

     You know, back to God,  God never promised the the road and journey wouldnt be bumpy,  but he did promise us a SMOOTH LANDING, sealed in he blood of Christ.

    Speaining of bumpy roads,  my younges son and his wife have a couple of restaaurants in Katy area, and one week before Christmas, dont know which one, but one of those weeks,  he was cleaningg a drain by a steam table, and as luck would have it, and she pretty much has it her way, (is luck Burgerking?) anyway, the steamtable collapesed with Kevin under it which rendered 1st 2nd and 3rd degree burns from the hot gumbo and water and butter all over 105 degrees etc.  How he did not go into shock, I have no idea!  Drove himself to the ER where they rendered ER type servvices, then he went home. 

     Never uttereed one complaint or oath against his unforuntate endeveavor, just sent me pictures, whidh I just about went into shock.   The 3rd degree burn was on his right arm, and the lesser ones on should and  back and leg etc.   He came over a few days afterwards and we had a cigar and adult beverage and I hurt for him.   He has spent time, dont know how much time, but time in a hperberibc chammer, (100% O2).   He opts for natual healing whenever possible.   Thre are barely any scars showing at aall.   Plus his faith in God put in over the top and wheree he needs to be, which is anywhere but under a stean table, unquote!

      If there were ever any doubt whethere Texas Borders soups and gumbos were hot enough, that has  been dispelled.

     Ok, going to go soak my head, literaalyy.  Sure having a hard time typing this morning, well not to worry, gonna go ejnoy the glorious sun and beauty of Gods whirld.

Keep the sun shining on ya and the Son sjhining in ya and " ride boldly ride...:

Your frien and resident Ray of Sunshine,  Cehrus R Lovin You sq  

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

This is a powerful message from you, Beau  I'm going to suggest you get a second opinion from The Medical Center of our Houston homeland, if you haven't done so already.  I'm not a big believer of the Brazos Valley physicians.  They are good, but not the best.  I have confronted them several times in my 25 yrs here.  They like to think they are, But that big ole Texas Brain and Spine Center hasn't passed my old judgemental mind. 

I am praying for our ole buddy, you have lightened my mind and emotional load for the last ten years.  I will never forget our Brenham lunch trip and your pictures of the Men's bathroom. I really like ya'lls company, you and Diane make everyone feel special.  Prayers, prayers, prayers, we've all had enough this year.

Beau, if you drive yourself again.  I can meet you in Navasota, you park your truck and jump into my car and I can take you the rest of the way and back to Navasota.  You can relax, stay unstressed for 70 miles.  Hee, hee.

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Hey Kay, Dr Tousanit offive and Dr Bains office are settingg up appontments for 2nd oppions, as we speak, and at their suggestion.   Stapples come out Wed, then gonna hit 2nd tumor with radiation whilst we drive into Md anderson.   Whatever happens, I know that after talking to all the docs and PA involves, they have my best interest at the forfront. " If God is for me, who can be against me!"

    To add a chapter to my sons Kevins ordeal, he and his wife have a house in Peurto Vallarta where they are vacation as I type this.  It right on he beach and he send me sunrise and sunset pictures everyday, even videos the ocean waves so I can see and hear them. Good son he, lucky me...

Tom Britton '65

Daily lifting you up in my prayers,  Beau.

Love your posts. Keep 'em coming, my friend.

Tommy Britton

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

Great, Beau, of course, you have the 2nd opinion at the Big H!

20 yrs ago I had an older friend who experienced a medical emergency  St. Joes wanted to operate on his heart, had him in ICU with a monitor on his heart, that they said showed horrible problems overnight, saying they would have to operate immediately,  He was retired from Dow Chemical and had great ins. They had just opened their Heart wing.  Well, he told them he was walking out against their objections, they told him he wouldn't make it home.  He caled me at work to come get him, that his son was meeting us at his home and would drive him to the Medical center in H.  Had a doctor waiting for the 2nd opinion, St Joes said even if he had an ambulance he wouldn't make it and if he wanted a 2nd opinion he would have to get it here in the Brazos Valley.  His son drove him and Houston Drs (needed his earlier heart CD results, which I was able to get and brought to the Med Center in Houston).  Diagnosis, no operation, his heart had already made alternate arterties to correct.  I've had a few other stories to tell.   They overdosed my son during the period of the horrible accident ,his fellow officers and I thought Todd wasnodding and just sleepy, so we left,(I remained outside his room so he wouldn't be disturbed by the many well-wishers,suddenly they came rushing past me into his room and corrected it at the last moment.  During the sam hospitalization, their physical therapy team went into his wife's room, pushed too hard on his wife's hip after she her surgery, even though she complained your breaking it, they pushed and broke it again, more surgery.  I personally avoid St Joes unless it's minor.

These are stories I wish not to tell, but I feel appropriate to reveal.

Carole Gunter (Snell) (Jenkins)

Beau, Although I don't often post, I read eerything on the site and have been keeping up with your saga.  Praying that God will comfort you and Diane in these trying days.   I will never forget the sheer terror we felt after John got his diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer in 2002.  He was diagnosed in the local hospital in New Braunfels and they immediately recommended that we go to M.D. Anderson.   Although it was a bit inconvenient, we never regretted that move and I sincerely believe they gave him at least 4 more years than he would have had under local care.

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Thank you Carole for your thoughts and prayers and support.  I'm sorry for the loss of John, and that my stuff  made you have to relive or remember any unpleasantness.   Gonna see my primary care doc Mon, whose quick action led to the discovery of the leisions.  Then the fast acting decision of the ER doc and that contacted oncology docs and then got the neurosergeon involved,k and all on Monday night and Tuesday morn, in less that 24 hours, then to have brain surgery just 3 days later and on a new years eve, and for it all to turn out as well as it did.  Now all the docs are working with MD anderson and the Mayo lab for some 2nd opinions.   I feel like everyone has and is doing everything humanly possible to solve and fix the problem.  I FEEL SO BLESSED.

     Just like "Scrooge" said, "I have no right to feel this good..."   I'm really ok with everything that's transpired, of course would be ok if it hadnt, but I bear no bitterness, no grudge, no anger. It' brought my family just that much closer togerther, and me closer to you all my friends, and to God.  Is this tragic?  No! If I were a 10 year old, yes, if I were a 29 year old beautuful young teacher, full of life and promise, tragic for sure, but I'm 75 and live a full productiv e life, done some wrong, done some good,  and hope to do some more good.

     I'm looking forward to another "PARTY ON THE HILL",, or party somewhere. 

Looks like it's suppose to snow tomorrow, yea !   It snowed here in 17, but Diane missed it because her mom had a stroke so she had to be in Houston for a couple weeks, but I took pictures.  She'll be here tomorrow for sure.  We were thinking about attending church tomorrow, but our road will be just horrible and for sure 290 with be crowded and dangerous with slick surface, so we will than k God from our hill.

     Only supposed to get to 41 tomorrow and precipitate all day, so not going anywhere except further down in the covers with a couple of dogs and cat and of course Diane.

    Had pancakes ttoday, "grainberry" pancakes, developed by Tex A&M of course.  so much better for you, so they say.   Dont know what we'll have for breakfast tomorrow, Diane already fixed biscuits and gravy and grits on Friday,  Blessed beyond all belief for sure.

     I hope that I can help someone out in a crisis, or have helped someone out along the way, "we only pass this way but once"....my debt to "mankind" has accrued interest, time for me to repay my "student loan", we are all just students here on Earth U.

Beau Wann, Jr.

    HEY KIDS, WHAT TIME IS IT???  It's get out in the snow and play, yaaaaaaaa...snowing up here in the chapparonadics...me and the dogs goonna play int it , yeah,, that's the tickwert...

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Well well well, thought you' d heard the last of me eh?   Snow is nice, but, man wwhen it turnes to slush, you kneed some koolaide to go with it.   Thes slush is the nastyiest stuff since mudd, and now it's mixed whith mud, go figgure.

     I've had a revalation, a brain revalation, I've thought long and hard over the corse of three quarters centery and I think I've finally settled on a creeerer, yup I'm gonna apply for "brain sergery school".  Spelling it shouldntt be a prerequesite shouldd it?  Anywhay, I've now have experience in the brain surgery department, about 3 hours whorth, and I know what your thingking, "yo idkjit, your were asleept".  That should work out to my advbantage becuse I slep0t through mostt of my shoolking any way. So see there, was goes roung comes round. 

    And who  better qualified than one that ccan work on ones own bnraing, and I've a goot supply of staples alreadly, even though they're used.   When the dog removes thme wesdnesdya, I'll just have him put in a zipper, or some velvro, yeah, that's thicdk ticket.   Just think houw I'll be recevieved by my professers when I show up with my own brain.   I'll be the hit of the parade.    See, there's always an upside to stuff.

   Whenn like give you brain surgery, become a lemon! ! ! !  When I got home from my braineckemy, some pictures had fallen off the wall.  you think I want missed at home?   I used those 3m stickem on the wall and dont have nail holes, crap.   you dont have nail holes alright, you get broken glass and frames instead.  I would send those idjits a criticallly bad email, cept I cant find their email address.   

     Yup, brain surgeron extrodanaire, that be me!  oF CORurse I could start up the band again, and change the mane to "the brainiacs", and, widh my slur, I can sing Louie Louie just the original moron did, ha, I love it when a plan comes togethere.  

    Anyone want to buy an 05 Harley?   How bout an 89 Jeep Wrangler, and that one comes with 2 sets of tires.  I figgure my MC days are over, with the threat of seizures looming in the wings.  That's not good to have a ziezures whilst wrigding a MC, and my Jeep has a 5 sppeed transmision, and my coordination between left clutch foot and right hand shifting seems to be suspect.  oh, that shouldnt hinder my brain surgery garreer,  I can do that asleep with my eyes closed.    I am so gifted, sometimes I just amaze myself. 

    Ok, I want a show of hands, not yet, wait till I;ve told what I want a show of hand for, ok! ! ! ! See, now I've forgetten...I rally want to tank God for my wake up call. Opportunities like this dont often come around as often as opportunites like this.   Ok, my battery has run down so it's time to deplane boss, deplane...

    you been a wonderful test groop, so please stop by the xanadu to hafve your parking passes validated. and you also get brain stamped, a duck stamp,  and a years supply of stapples. 

Keep the sun at your six and the son in your heart and "ride boldy ride..." with a sense of humor

your frien and resident brain, Cehpurs R Thinkink esq

Mary Weidner (Williams)

Beau,  I rarely post but I always read the forum. I like to read your posts! You have a gift for writing and I don't know how you could have anything wrong with your brain the way you mistype words to get your point across! Know that sometimes we just don't know whose lives we impact! I am praying for you and your continued "great brain" activity! When you have that next get together in the country, I will be there to re-meet you!! I don't know if our paths ever crossed in school! Thank you again for your posts and remember we are all getting up in years and have "issues". You are not alone!

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Hey Mary, thank you for your words of incouragement. I hope we get to re-meet.   I actually think that I've been given a great gift. However this plays out, I've led a rich full life, got to be a part of the best years growing up, and the greastest class, and one of the best neighborhoods, OAK FOREST, my "MAYBERRY".

    Saw my GP todeay and he is absoulutely best of the best, as good at it gets.  He said he is gonna "quarterback" for me, make sure everyone is doing what needs to be done.  We also heard from MD Anderson today, and they've started the ball rolling there.  My GP and all my doc has access to ALL files from Baylor Scott, and MD Anderson, and the Mayo Clinic.   I have the best of the best and then some.

    We had about an inch or so of snow, while it is beautiful, is is just a sea of mud now.  We took Dianes car , the millium falcon, and it is just covered with mud.  If I were aa good husband, I get off my lazy arse and wash it.  But as good husbands go, I'm a slacker!

    Ok, get out your Northern Tool Hymnalls and turn to page 304 in the cornstrution section.   I cannot believe I dont have one of those, WACKER NEUSOME...with a name like that, it's a must have.   "Cant go to the store now dear, gotta get out my WACKER NEUMSOME AND do some wackens".

    Got to a high of 41 here today, post to get sown to 27 tonight maybe.  Sure lookingg foreard tor fom sun, duh, well who isnt, right?  I dont know how the people up noth cope with months and months of this weather, no wonder they are all deranged...

     Had visits from Paige and Richard on Saturday, and from my eldest son and his wife on Sunday.   Needed the human contact, but it comes at a price, exhaustion!   But thankfully there is a cure for that, NAPS ! ! ! 

      I think Diane and I will start planning a "Party on the Hill" for early spring.   Since it will be outside, and masks will be prevalent, and hand sanitizer, we all should be safe.  Maybe limit hugs and such.  Maybe we'll start the planning, or maybe just thingk about it for a while. Yeah, we'll think about it for a while, that's the ticket.

      Ok, time to deplane and get on another plane, tha bed, so keep the sun at your six and "ride boldly ride..."

Your frien  and resident Wacker Neusome, Cehurus R. Resting Comfortably esq