Roll Call
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@RockChalkinTexas-0 We had quite a bit of excess land. But it became a burden more than anything. Paying taxes on it, and we were in a bad agreement with some farmers from before I was born. Sold it quite a ways back. Definitely took some losses in the 2008 recession but at the time safe stock plays seemed smart. In hindsight, would have been better to do anything else with the money.
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@RockChalkinTexas-0 LOL. The pies are fantastic. I love the vibe of the place, like going back in time - in a good way. It's probably been 15 years since I've been there
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Just getting back on the site after about a month. My excuse for my absence is like others... I lost my dad on May 3. At 91, he had plenty of good years and was probably more ready than the rest of us.
He complained of pain (more than normal) in March and April. My mom had a lot of tests lined up. But when he collapsed in his bathroom on April 22 they found his pelvis had a fracture that had been there for a while... and they found lots of lesions, which had weakened the bone. They accelerated the tests and found his skeleton riddled with metastases. Turned out to be advanced metastatic prostate cancer, which is what I was diagnosed with 10 years ago.
How, you ask, did my dad's rapidly rising PSA (7.7 in 2023 to 288, a few days before he died) go undetected?? Apparently his urologist decided it was ok to stop testing his PSA in 2023. By the time his cancer was discovered from the scans, he was dead before the biopsy results came back.
The moral of the story is: GUYS, get your PSA checked regularly and DON'T let a doctor talk you out of it. They are cheap. There is no good reason to not track PSA.
My cancer was not caught early because of a recommendation by the US Preventable Services Task Force ruling in 2012 advising against routine PSA screening for all men. The USPSTF significantly changed its prostate cancer screening guidelines in May 2018. Too late for me and many other men across this country. The harm is incalculable. Still, I've been fortunate to manage it for nearly 10 years with the amazing medical care at a Cancer Center of Excellence.
Rock Chalk!
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@bskeet I'm sorry about your dad! I'm glad you have yours under control. It seems we all have a lot going on. There are some nice KU fans on here that care about each other.
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@bskeet man thats a lot. Glad you shared, and Im sorry about your dad. I had no idea about any of that. It makes me marvel at the people i already admire online when I then realize all the other stuff they are dealing with.
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@bskeet Please know that we all on this board care enough for one another and have this board to share in the crazy, good times as well as the sad imes. You're in my thoughts.
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Hi guys. I’ve been a bit of a ghost this summer. Its been a tough one for me. Mom died July 3rd. I burnt out a bit, and went into social hibernation but I’m still here. Will have something more substantive to share with the long-timers in a bit regarding my passion project. I continue to dream of a better tomorrow enabled by better technology.
I hope you are all well and happy. We have started a 2000 piece puzzle, about 500 pieces of which are non descript blue. Ive started with those pieces first; much is trial and error.
Watching Escape from Dannemora. Excellent, star studded, but not for the faint of heart.
Have been lifting for about a month. Can you guys tell? Just say yes.
We dont have cable at the moment but do have ESPN. Not sure what this will be like but look forward to catching games with you.
Prox
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@approxinfinity Welcome back, brother! I hope you get all the pieces together - and the puzzle too. I'm sorry about your mom. We just buried my mother in law a couple of weeks ago. Life is definitely a challenge sometimes. Hang in there.
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@approxinfinity Awful. So sorry. Been that kinda year for us as well. Looking forward to a fun distraction like college hoops or the Chiefs!
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@approxinfinity although I knew this was close to happening this caught me off guard! I'm really sorry! I know it's been a tough time for your family. Hang in there. 🫶
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Is this split screen normal?
