Posts made by Red.Rooster

Good Night ALL !!!

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Glad to be Back with you guys !!!

Grimes looks good !!

@lincase … At 75 years YOUNG, I would be pleased to SUPPORT the JayHawks during this Tournament season. If everyone is “healthy,” I would think we have as good a chance as any other team. With a “Healthy Doke,” anything is possible including a National Championship. I do have concern that Graham can “keep going at the pace he is on.” All the other supporting players has come along GOOD and has pick up the slack. I think we make the Final 4 and then Play in the LAST GAME of the Year! I have my fingers crossed that this will be a special year for KU and this 75 year ole man !!!

@Crimsonorblue22 I was over on SLACK site for a while than came over here !! Thanks for allowing to participate !!!

Newman is the MAN!!!

@Blown Looks like and sounds Like you are raising him up RIGHT!

@cragarhawk Yep … I got all the EGGS gathered for the day and NOW I’m catching up on my ‘back post reading.’ You, too, do a Great job on this site. Thank You!

@JayHawkFanToo You said “Preston” but … did you mean “DeSousa” ???

@mayjay Amen Brother ! ! Case Closed ! !

@jaybate-1.0 YES … De appreciation has to be factored into the equation !!

@BShark Great Job here ! ! !

@Jayballer54 My family and my Church friends send our PRAYERS out to Andrew Jones of Texas. We pray for him, his family and friends and asking for his families understanding and comfort during this difficult time. We ask for God’s touch and to provide the strength for all that are directly involved to continue to face this difficult situation and his fight against Leukemia. I’m sure ALL of the “KUbuckets Nation” now have the Jones Family in their daily prayers. I have asked God to reach out to this family and to continue to comfort Andrew at this time.

@Jayballer54 Thanks for responding … I wasn’t sure you would. “Hayden, Colorado” … that brings back college memories as MY roommate in college was a “Calf Roper” name Jerry Green. He had his roping horse and horse trailer in Ft. Collins and we was doing Calf Roping on the Rodeo team. He talked about Rabbit Ears pass many, many times as he frequently pulled his “horse trailer” over it going to and from Ft. Collins while he was going to CSU. Did or Do you know the Green family from Hayden, Colorado back in the sixties? Thanks, Red

@Jayballer54 Thanks for your honesty about the name “Gerry Butler.” I really don’t know a Gerry as I grew up in Colorado on a farm, helped the parents “milking cows” by hand and I “rode horseback” to school through the 4th Grade. I went to college at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, CO. (Just North of Denver, CO.). I was a member of CSU’s Rodeo team and rode “Bucking Bulls.” I graduated in 1965 and joined the PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association) and traveled extensively from one Rodeo event to the next, thinking I was indispensable and was going to make a Million $$$ riding Bucking Bulls.
Finally, I woke up, and realized that I was “NOT getting rich” and instead was getting busted up by getting bucked off of the bucking bulls much too frequently, getting thrown into the fence, stomped on, butted, etc.,. So, I had to change my career and went back to Graduate School and got an MBA with my focus was Computer Science. I got a “really job” with Black & Veatch (B&V) Consulting Engineers here in Overland Park, KS. At B&V, I started as a Programmer and worked my way up to become head of the Computer Services Division (CSD). I manged and was held accountable for the CSD Budget. I purchased the first PC (microcomputer) for B&V and when I left/retired, B&V had over 20,000 laptop / desktop computers, all supported by a Large Mainframe and Central computing facilities. I retired after 34 years of service to B&V and am now 79 years young.

So Jayballer54, we really don’t know each other. I guess YOUR name by reading blogs on what I call the “Old Site” that could have become a GREAT Site for Jayhawk sports information but missed their chance. They are too, too, rigid in their requirements to register for access to their site. Here … @APPROXINFINITY (?? on my spelling) has stepped in an provide a “GREAT”, Great Site for ALL posters that like JayHawk information, Thanks goes to " @APPROXINFINITY for ALL of his HARD WORK and EXCELLENT SERVICE that is provided to us, the Jayhawk Fans.

Jayballer54 / Gerry thanks for responding to my inquiry … and … please have a great 2018 … and keep us updated on Jayhawk information. I promise … I will read “each and every Jayhawk” related post on this site.

Signing Off … the “Red.Rooster” … I have or HAD red hair at one time !!

@Jayballer54 And back at you. Have a GREAT 2018 ! And … YES … Are you open for a question? Do you know Gerry Butler ? ? ? Interesting ! ! ! He is a Great Guy and a Good, but Distant friend of mine.

@AsadZ And the same back to you. I don’t get offended by anybody’s comments. I enjoy EVERYONEs comments and I try to read each and every one of them. It is interesting and it helps fill by idle time. AsadZ … Have a blessed year in 2018 and keep up with your comments on KUbuckets. Thank you for participating.

@REHawk THANK YOU! Thank You, thank you … Just catching up on my reading !!! All is well here on the home front. We are both staying in and waiting for this cold front to pass over us. Hope you had a GREAT Christmas and you are looking for a better 2018. I am … . Father Time is catching up on both my wife and I’ve slowed down quite a bit during the past year. It seems to me that everything that I do now is quite a chore. … Most of the things I “use too” enjoy is now quite a challenge to get them done. Oh well … another year lies ahead.
Thanks again @REHawk for asking! I’m hoping that our KU boys can get it together and not only win the B12 but go deep into the tournament. Can they win it all ??? They will need several breaks to do so … My fingers are crossed.

It sucks … Home game at Kemper !!!

@HawkChamp Amen !!!

@Crimsonorblue22 Dumb foul on Mitch!??

@KUSTEVE I am herewith you, Close game so far … 20 - 20

Jaybate 1.0 said:

Two 5 star PGs in a single class!!!

It feels like the drought and/or asymmetry is breaking, right?

Why is it breaking now?

What has changed? And “DDoubleD” (??} said basically the same thing … . Both of you are talking about “GUARDS”.

The ANSWER IS SIMPLE … TWO THINGS What happened last year that was significant ??? POY … Frank Mason (Guard) … and HOF … Coach “Self entering the Hall of Fame” !!! What incoming Guard would NOT want to play at K.U. ???

@KUSTEVE KU by 7 … . “Bank It” as in Basketball !!

My wife (age 79) reminds me (age 75) everyday that we are in our “Golden Years.”
I say (with my Demetia) ya … Right !

@wissox Thank You for your comment … .

@jayballer54 Don’t worry … I’m right with the LORD … and a peace with my future … and I really look forward to that time. Thanks for your comment.

@KUSTEVE I have my good times and bad times. Thanks for noticing … as I am a “very interested” about ALL KU Basketball activities and discussions.

How about a little personal update on my health. … I went to a Neurologist over here in Overland Park, KS. in early 2016, Dr. Cochran. As a result of that, she sent me to a Dr. Deutch who specializes in “testing.” He did a MRI of my brain and then gave me a “Battery of Neurology Tests” … that lasted over five hours long in a “rapid and timed tests” in June 2016 that was very stressful. This tested a number of things … “ability to think,” “ability to memorize,” and “ability to rationalize what you read, and answer questions based on the content”. I found out that I had a “MILD” case of Dementia.

One year later, Dr. Cochran, wanted a second test done which I took just this past June, 2017. This time they gave me the same “Battery of Neurology Tests” for competitive reason and I found out that I had a “NEAR SEVERE” case of Dementia. These results “surprised m” and made me think of my own Mother in her final days whereby she was nothing but a vegetable. No speech, No eye movement, No recognition of who I was. … I asked myself … Am I heading to that same condition ???

The good news is, I feel blessed and still have the ability to know when I’m in a temporary Dementia phase or not. I then pick and choose when my body tells me that I can or can’t do an activity or not like paying monthly bills, go grocery shopping, or just go lay down and rest. Right now, I am in a “good time” and therefore replying back to you.

@Texas-Hawk-10 I gave to AMERICAN RED CROSS with the designation of “Hurricane Harvey” using my “Chase VISA” card. … See below … .

This is an Alert to help you manage your credt card account ending in 0131.

As you requested, we are notifying you of an online, phone or mail order charge. A charge of ($USD) 100.00 was authorized at AMERICAN RED CROSS on 08/30/2017 9:30:04 AM EDT.

@Crimsonorblue22 Sorry my reply is a few hours after your question but I wasn’t tracking too well this morning. I’m better this afternoon. Barbeque … I loved it … but I have not had any for at least for 3 years. When I did eat it … we liked Jack Stack although it was pretty pricey back at that time. I still buy Hayard’s BBQ Sauce and cook some on the grill. Yum, Yum !!! Thanks for asking!!!

@approxinfinity … I, too, can see marked improvement to the site. The overall functionality is excellent and intuitive. Just a “great job” by all involved. You should be proud of yourself. Thanks for making this a FUN experience for all.

@Red.Rooster With a good case of Alzheimer’s … my tag line is more close to the truth than I Want to admit.

Through 3 quarters KU leads 83-42.

@Crimsonorblue22 I got a little “sea sick” just watching the video and the swaying back and forth. Thanks … .

@Crimsonorblue22 No … met her in Amarillo, TX. Thanks for asking.

@Crimsonorblue22 Farmed in Colorado southeast of Pueblo, CO. On a different note, I rode horseback to school … grades kindergarten through fourth grade.

@Crimsonorblue22 I did not mean for anyone to worry about me. The Lord has provided me the ability to understand myself, and how I am feeling at a specific point in time. I am still able to deal with these problems … first by recognizing it and the react accordingly. The little voice in my head warns me … and sends me messages … like ‘NO, Don’t Drive You Car NOW,’ or Stay Inside and Don’t Go Out in this Terrible Heat Period we are having hear in KC, “You need to lay down and take a nap and maybe this current situation or feeling will pass” Etc.,.

Yes, I have my wife with me. She can be very blunt and Give me Advice on what I AM doing and what I SHOULD be doing. A little side note here … My wife and I celebrated our forty-second year of marriage three days ago on July eighteenth.

@Crimsonorblue22 YES … I am still hanging on … my Wife and Myself are having GOOD Days and BAD days. This HOT weather that we are experiencing here in Overland Park is having an impact on my health. Still battling with Alzheimer’s and its effect on me and my mind. Short term memory is “nearly gone.” And I have my days that I don’t know what, where, when, and how I am and what I should do. The latest health problem is “Ringing in My Ears.” In fact, my ears are ringing right now as I am typing this message. I do have a doctor appointment with a Doctor that is a “Hearing Specialist.”

Having lived on a farm most of my early years … I feel like I’m one of my Dad’s Old Tractors that was breaking down on a daily / weekly basis. Perhaps, I need a “Tune Up.”

I can’t wait until FALL and this hot weather breaks. Beside that we will be getting close to the Basketball Season. It Looks to me like KU should be pretty tough to beat this coming season.

“Crimson …” Thanks for asking … it is a good feeling to have some of my “Buckets” friends to ask about me and essentially “Stand In My Corner” in this battle that I am fighting.

I am sure you know that I read EVERY comment in the KU_BASKETBALL_NEWS category of this web site. And … I want to THANK “Aprox… .” for making this Web-Site available to all.

@Kcmatt7 Thanks for your response. However, nothing applies as I / we have NO children. However we helped raise a Number of other relatives children. And we plan to put some $$$ in our will for them … but not for the parents.

Yesterday was a “bad day” from an Alzheimer viewpoint. Both morning and afternoon was terrible … I just could not function at all. Today was a BETTER day and I was able to get outside and check on my garden, etc.,. Thanks again KCMATT7 and to ALL my KUBucket friends that “up voted” my recent postings. God Bless You ALL !!

@Crimsonorblue22 I live in South O.P. KS. !!

@mayjay Thank You mayjay. As my dad would say … " NOW SON when you get married make sure you know and tie a “HARD KNOT” and not a “SLIP KNOT.” We were married July 18, 1975 which is nearly 42 years ago !!

Mayjay, I do enjoy ALL of your posts too !!!

@Crimsonorblue22 AND now “YOU KNOW THE REST OF THE STORY” as Paul Harvey would say !!

@Crimsonorblue22 Thank YOU for asking / inquiring about HOW Mrs. and Mr. Red.Rooster are doing! My wife had her 80th birthday just a few days ago, on June 22nd. To bring you and others “up-to-date” on her situation, I have reached back and copied my "last response that I provided back in early November, 2016.

Here it is … from November, 2016 ""The “Red_Rooster” has been diverted somewhat lately. I have NOT forgot about my KUBUCKETS friends but I have been focused on a couple other things lately. The number one focus that I have / had is caring for my 79 year old wife. She has been in and out of the hospital / doctors offices several times in the past few months. I am NOT sure that she has been diagnosed very well as to what problem she has. Her symptoms are ones that relates to the “nerve endings” under her skin. She constantly itches and scratches all over her body and ALL the time. I would say she has 400 - 500 open wounds on her body from scratching the skin so much that it openly bleeds. Her feet, calves, thighs, buttocks, stomach, back, arms, face, and ears all bleed. Constantly scratching and itching 24-hours per day.

Then about two months later … I reported the number of open wounds on her body was estimated at that time to be 300 - 400. (So progress was being made).

Today the current situation is … She is MUCH, Much, much better with open wounds that have scabbed over is now around 75 - 100. So a great deal of progress has been made. In fact … the daily washing of bed sheets have ceased and now is about once a week occurrence. In fact (and coincidentally), today we went to J.C. Penny’s to purchase Brand New Sheets and most of the nightly bleeding has now stopped. So, to you @Crimsonorblue22, and many others thank you for your “continual prayers” for my wife. Right now … my job is to keep “Mercurochrome” or “Tincture Merthiolate” painted on the remaining sores. I NOW consider her health situation is now under some form of control and now a major concern to our family.

The health concern has now shifted to MYSELF. I have been having problems with “Alzheimer’s.” This runs in the family as my mother had a severe case of it at the end of her lifetime. She lived to be 96 years old and my dad 98 years old. At the end of her lifetime, my dad was putting all her food in a blender and feeding her. She wore a “diaper” every day for the last 3 - 4 years. The burden on my Father were horrendous particularly when one considers his age. I provide this information as background to “my own situation.” I, myself, have recently been to a number of health doctors, neurologists, MRI specialists, etc.,. as I am moving into a early Alzheimer’s Stage. When I talk about my condition … I refer to it as my “ability of tracking.” TRACKING like traction of car on an “icy road” … do I have good traction, or am I slipping around on the road without control. Each morning, my wife and I normally talk about my level tracking at that particular point in time … and right now I would say I am in a normal range of 75 - 80 %. I am still able to discern whether I should or should NOT drive a car (i.e. run to the grocery store) or skip it for that day. I know when I should go lay down and rest. I in a dilemma as my wife can’t take care of me as I need to be helping her out … but I’m concerned about my tracking level, and my ability to help her and continued to do ALL the things around the home … cook, laundry, shopping, house cleaning, taking care of the yard, garden, etc.,. The last place I want to go is to some type of “Care Facility” as I love my freedom of going outdoors and doing things. As they say … “They took the “Boy” (ie. Red.Rooster) out of the Country, but they did NOT take the “country” out of the boy.”

@Crimsonorblue22 … Thanks for asking about the Red.Rooster. Sorry about my lengthy response. I enjoy YOUR KUbuckets posting and ALL of my Bucket friends. I read EACH and EVERY ONE of the postings and responses under the “K.U. Basketball” blog. Thanks go to ALL members and the BIGGEST Thanks go to @approxinfinity for providing this service to ALL of US !! Bye for NOW and Stay Tuned … … … .

@Crimsonorblue22 I will try to do so by this weekend. It should be better news for the bride but maybe not so good of news for the groom !! Interesting ???

@approxinfinity Thank You … .

I will try to re-enter my TAG-LINE to clear it up … THANKS AGAIN !!! You are the BEST !!!

@approxinfinity I’m starting to LIKE the new touch and feel of this NEW presentation. Thank You … !

I do have one question (or habit) that I formed when I logon to the site. My Question is … Can I do what I did on the previous version … and that is … When I log on to the site … I am presented with a list of ALL NEW or UPDATED “strings or messages” that were either updated or NEW since the last time I logged on. The question is … My first thing I always did is go through the list and MARK all strings that are NOt KU BASKETBALL focused. So I mark the KC Royals thread, MISCELLANEOUS threads etc. (these total 3-4 threads that I will not have to look at or crawl through when I want ONLY “KU Basketball” related threads.

How “Do I eliminate unwanted threads” when I am viewing the MAIN messages screen ?? Thanks go to YOU Approx and ALL others that help you maintain this site.

Red.Rooster

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@approxinfinity YOU are right as usual.

@Crimsonorblue22 You said "I’m in awe of your love and devotion to your wife! How long have you been married?

Thanks for asking. We were married in Overland Park, KS. July 18, 1975. So that means we were married nearly 42 years ago … (that is over 1/2 of our lifetimes).