tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60551432011-04-21T19:32:55.981-07:00A Day in the Life....The humdrum happenings in the J Ream householdJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-73663458562102529792008-05-20T08:24:00.000-07:002008-05-21T05:42:15.807-07:00Tuesday - the first day of the week for me. Kind of nice working only 4 days a week, except that I miss the extra money. Thank God I still have complete benefits. I really like this job and hope I can hang in there for awhile.BTW, I bought a boat over the weekend. It's an older one (circa 1970's), but it has been well taken care of. The model is a Glastron Aqua-Lift and it is powered by a 65 Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-48356664256026344582008-05-15T12:01:00.000-07:002008-05-15T12:09:55.330-07:00Man, what a session at Dialysis last night! First I end up getting infiltrated (needle stuck thru my graft into the muscle - ouch!). Then I have to get stuck twice again! Finally, I get on and get it over with. Usually the sessions aren't too bad, but occasionally they really suck. Oh, did I mention that my blood pressure also dropped so low that I nearly passed out? Just one of the many things Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-6697890717680578222008-04-16T06:41:00.000-07:002008-04-16T09:52:29.607-07:00So how do you like the new look of the site? Pretty cool - huh? I added the music from a site that I had a playlist set up on - Project Playlist . Try it some time, I think you'll really like it.Is everyone else as fed up with the Democratic Primary fight as I am! I am afraid that the Democratic party is going to be split and that a Republican will be elected once again and I don't think our Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-3034696944679360442008-02-27T06:50:00.000-08:002008-02-27T07:08:39.945-08:00This post comes way too late, I know, but better late than never. A lot has happened since I last blogged! If you were following my blogs, you know that I did lose my job. Well, since then (actually about 3-4 weeks later), Columbia House called and wanted me to come back - imagine that! After some haggling over salary and benefits, I finally agreed.The job that I took had a few cons to it: I Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-52442766697984117472007-04-24T11:26:00.000-07:002007-04-24T11:26:36.359-07:003 Weeks Now and Counting!Soon I will be starting week 3 of joblessness. At first it seemed like a vacation (although I can't remember the last time I took 2 weeks off consecutively), but now I am beginning to despair. It's not like we're going to starve or something, but I guess it's just that great unknown of not knowing what will come next. Anyway, I am working with a job consultant now so Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1176296015647232662007-04-11T05:53:00.000-07:002007-04-11T05:53:35.703-07:00For those in the family that don't already know it - I am now officially out of a job. The decision was made about 2 weeks ago to downsize my department and I was included in that decision. I took it pretty hard. I have never been out of a job since I began working at the age of fifteen. I do realize that it is somewhat unusual (especially nowadays) to work somewhere for a long period, 37 years Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1172941491578573152007-03-03T09:04:00.000-08:002007-03-03T09:04:52.190-08:00This is kind of late to be posted but....Well, once again we made it through Christmas. The usual Christmas Eve celebration at Ruthann's with baked ham, and various relishes as well as shrimp, marinated mushrooms and sweets galore! It was indeed another wonderful Christmas Eve. I did most of my shopping over the internet this year and was very satisfied with the results. I was especially happy Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1160569561314981912006-10-11T05:23:00.000-07:002006-10-11T05:26:01.320-07:00 Here's a little Halloween hello from our latest edition to the family, Eddie! His ears are too big and his tail is too long and he is driving all of the older cats nuts, but we think he is just stinkin' cute and think you will too. Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1155297754788338782006-08-11T05:02:00.000-07:002006-08-11T05:02:34.976-07:00Life is such a fragile thing. We are here on this earth in all of our glory, basking in the good times and then, just as suddenly, we are taken aback by a friends too soon demise - reminding us all too quickly that our time on earth is all too limited. That's the way it was with Dick Davies. Dick was my brother Danny's ex father-in-law. Before Danny's divorce, I remember many good times at his Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1154272817460252052006-07-30T08:20:00.000-07:002006-07-30T08:20:17.523-07:00A new day has come and we will have fun today. We are having a small celebration in honor of the occasion. I will be 56 on Monday and, you know what that means - only 6 years to retirement!. Yes, I told Susan that 62.5 was the cutoff point for me. Once that magical year gets here, I'm retirin'! I have told Susan that all I want is a radiator for my red 1971 Fiat Spyder convertible, but I doubt Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1153914873042905042006-07-26T04:54:00.000-07:002006-07-26T04:54:33.083-07:00Geez! It's been a hell of a long time since I updated this blog. Sometimes I just get involved in too much stuff at once. Anyway, here's the latest scoop.The biggest thing lately is that Sam got married. He married a girl from Robinson, Ill. named Keturah Rich (now Mrs. Ream!). The two seem very happy and just recently put down some earnest money on a house in Cllinton, In. It is an older 2 storyJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1132758995293004882005-11-23T07:16:00.000-08:002005-11-23T07:16:35.313-08:00Well, it's nearly Thanksgiving and I have managed to get a little time off during the week of Thanksgiving. I have been basically resting although I have gotten up occasionally to do some yard work and a little shopping. I went to the mall this year and was genuinely disappointed. Most of my shopping is for Susan and I actually could not find one thing I liked at CJ Banks this year - likewise Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1127743358421941272005-09-26T07:02:00.000-07:002005-09-26T07:02:38.443-07:00Uncle Jeff and Will Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1117803022743099402005-06-03T05:50:00.000-07:002005-06-03T05:50:22.770-07:00Much has happened around here since the last time I wrote. I kept having trouble breathing, especially after weekends, but really didn't pay much attention to it until I landed in the hospital emergenc room. At that point, I didn't really have that much extra fluid on, but was definitely feeling a tightness in my chest and difficulty breathing. Nothing could be seen with those worthless chest Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1114520139088875382005-04-26T05:55:00.000-07:002005-04-26T05:55:39.086-07:00Wow, it's been Christmas since I lasted posted anything here! So what's life been like in 2005 for you? It's pretty much the same here except for the 2 bouts I had with breathing (or the lack therof). I guess my actual weight had dropped a little bit and needed adjusted, because I started having trouble breathing a couple of times and ended up in the hospital emergency room on oxygen. What a tripJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1104096501514838642004-12-26T13:28:00.000-08:002004-12-26T13:28:21.513-08:00Another Christmas has come and gone. This year was much easier than last. Due to a revised diet (due to my Dialysis needs), and a good wife and Doctor both looking out for me, I was in much better health (and spirits) than last. Consequently, things were much easier for me and everyone that has to put up with me. Christmas Eve was wonderful as was the next day at my sister-in-law Sherry's. I Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1103824193047554532004-12-23T09:49:00.000-08:002004-12-23T09:49:53.046-08:00Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Yesterday I would have sworn that the weatherman (TV10) had drawn another blank. The forecast was 2-5 inches the day before and, of course, we had exactly zero inches!. The next day was quite a difference though and TV10 was quick to point that out. In fact they quickly began running their irritating closings at the bottom of the screen that take up nearly Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1103732284897343652004-12-22T08:18:00.000-08:002004-12-22T08:18:04.896-08:00Welllll, it's Christmas time pretty baby, blah, blah, blah, and Santa Claus is comin' to town. Yes, It's a happy time here at our house! We have gotten nearly all of our Christmas presents wrapped in record time (for us) and have all the Christmas cards sent out (at least they're in the mail).The Christmas tree is decoratedand Pooh helpedToday we are finishing up and might even make a few treats Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1102869743548589902004-12-12T08:42:00.000-08:002004-12-12T08:42:23.546-08:00It's Sunday and my Sister-in-law, Sherry's birthday. Why do I mention this? Because at noon we will go over to my mother-in-law Ruthann's house and have a wonderful meal! The main entree is a spiral cut ham with side dishes of homemade au-gratin potatoes, pea salad, hot rolls, waldorf salad, and various relishes. The desserts consist of (also homemade) date pudding (yum) and chocolate pudding.NowJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1102775242105696002004-12-11T06:27:00.000-08:002004-12-11T06:27:22.106-08:00It was a real shocker the other day when my cousin, Penny phoned and told me that our cousin, Pam had died. I know that my Dad's immediate family (us) was never real close with his brother's and sisters, but I still wish that I had known of Pam's struggle with cancer. It might seem hypocritical of me to want to see her one last time before she passed away, but I guess that I just felt guilty forJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1099313639697806822004-11-01T04:53:00.000-08:002004-11-01T04:53:59.696-08:00Hi, everyone. It's been a week now since I finally got a Flu shot and I have to say that this is the first time that I have ever had a reaction. I have really been under the weather since this Flu shot - Fever, chills, nausea - you name it - I've been there this year. Think I am finally coming back around now.Spent the better part of the weekend raking and bagging leaves. I try to mulch them withJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1098363295332960592004-10-21T05:54:00.000-07:002004-10-21T05:54:55.333-07:00Tuesday, October 12,2004. The day after Columbus day. This was a paid holiday for Columbia House employees. Susan and I had lunch at the Golden corral with friends and their grandson, Payton. After a filling lunch, we then proceeded to Deming park. Payton has developed quite a liking for the newly designed playground there.I must admit that this playground is just short of spectacular. The Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1097425778558721242004-10-10T09:29:00.000-07:002004-10-10T09:29:38.556-07:00Where do I begin? Well, just to bring you all up to date, I'll try to summarize events as of late.The most present issue was Susan's birthday! We had a little party for her at her Mom's and the food was fantastic! I know of no better cook than RuthAnn. She prepared Stew and Polenta, an old Italian dish consisting of freshly made cornmeal mush (made with yellow cornmeal) over which a rich stew Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1095771389490123652004-09-21T05:56:00.000-07:002004-09-21T05:56:29.490-07:00And just as I thought I was really getting stabilized on Dialysis (as stable as that can ever be), my Dialysis access is blown! Yes, it's true - my faithful access that I had used for more than 16 months was infiltrated (the needle went through the vein and out the other side) and thus began my journey into terre haute surgery hell.I could have gone to Methodist hospital in Indy but I thought Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1087661123568188442004-06-19T09:05:00.000-07:002004-06-19T09:05:23.566-07:00It's Saturday and only today and tomorrow left of my vacation! Wow, I haven't done a lot except a few odd chores around the house and a couple of days of running around with Susan and Danny (he is off on sick leave, you know), but we have had a pretty good time, I must admit. We have eaten out a lot, visited the Clabber Girl Museum at Hulman & Co., did a little shopping, went to the movies and Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1087043745496767482004-06-12T05:35:00.000-07:002004-06-12T05:35:45.496-07:00The old Mainframe just ain't what it used to be! That's what we heard at the last company meeting. The rule of the mainframe would be over within the next 3 years. I can't believe it. Well, yes I guess I can. After all, you can only charge companies so much for software and then (especially in a depressed economy) they will begin to buck after awhile. I have been asking software vendors this Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1085928241396550352004-05-30T07:44:00.000-07:002004-05-30T07:44:01.396-07:00It's been quit a while since I last wrote an entry in this 'Blog so, here goes nothing.We ate out last night at Ambrosini's. My brother Danny accompanied us. It was half-price pizza night. Ambros' has the best pizza I've tasted in quite some time. It almost reminds me of Luigi's pizza. For those of you unfamiliar with Luigi's - it was a corner pizza place back in the 60's. They had what I Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1080910400958802052004-04-02T04:53:00.000-08:002004-04-02T04:57:01.060-08:00It's Friday! Yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about. And, to top it off, I'm on vacation next week. I would like to undertake some household projects, but you know how that goes! First, ya gotta get out of bed! Don't have as much problem with that anymore, but I do like to lay around and watch TV for way too long. I'm afraid this is what's gonna happen to me when I retire.Retirement. Has a nice ringJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1078506241745048502004-03-05T09:04:00.000-08:002004-03-05T09:07:03.606-08:00I was just reminded that I haven't written anything in my Blog since January 17th. It might seem that I have taken a hiatus from this ongoing journal to pursue other venues but, don't think that for a minute. Truth is - I'm just lazy sometimes! Enough of this though, let's get onto the less important facets of my existence.I did stay home from work yesterday because of that *&^$&^ hernia I am Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1074360448382748632004-01-17T09:27:00.000-08:002004-01-17T09:29:24.030-08:00Well, I finally heard the news that I have been worried about for several months. Surprisingly enough, my reaction has not been that bad (at least not for now). The news? It seems as though the transplantation board at Methodist has decided that I am not a good candidate for a Kidney transplant. This decision was primarily the decision of the main surgeon, Brian Haag. It seems as though Brian hadJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1073754402151025552004-01-10T09:06:00.000-08:002004-01-10T09:06:57.560-08:00Whoopee! Another weekend is upon us. Unfortunately, it is time to take down the Christmas stuff and put it away. However, this year Susan wisely decided to cut back on our usual MEGA-DECORATING and instead even dual decorated by placing snowman stuff as well as Christmas stuff. As you might be aware of by now, many women have added a new holiday to the months immediately Christmas. These months Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1073306927114053792004-01-05T04:48:00.000-08:002004-01-05T04:49:05.943-08:00I could wax philosophical but, that's not the type of rhetoric that I find particularly appetizing, so - let's stay on an even keel while we attempt to discuss and even honor the subject of a normal existence. Why, you ask, is a normal existence even worthy of writing to ? Could it be because you cannot find any specific instance of excitement or even interest in the subject? This existence has Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1072457407342504642003-12-26T08:50:00.000-08:002003-12-26T08:50:24.146-08:00It seems appropriate to make an entry today - after all - I really haven't spoken much for quite awhile and it tis the season so, here goes!Christmas this year seemed somehow out of place to me. I felt old and used up. I really noticed it beginning with the christmas photo that was taken at the Dialysis christmas party. The one of Susan and I. Susan looked really sharp. Her hair was beautiful andJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1071529930422580092003-12-15T15:12:00.000-08:002003-12-15T15:12:24.160-08:00Well, I guess you haven't heard from me for awhile so I thought I would grace you with my thoughts.What do you think about the capture of Hussein? I never thought that would happen. The burning question I have is why didn't that idiot take a long trip? I mean they found him with $750,000 in pocket change! That could chartered any plane around I dare say. Do you think it was all big hoax Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1070300656350239382003-12-01T09:44:00.000-08:002003-12-01T09:44:25.986-08:00Thanksgiving! That word still evokes fond memories and this year will be no less. I got off to a rather ubiquitous start when, at 4:30 PM on Wednesday afternoon (the day before Thanksgiving), a trainee mainframe computer operator entered a command incorrectly and proceeded to bring the company mainframe to its knees! Everyone in my department was in the same fix - here we were all looking forwardJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1069509881604335592003-11-22T06:04:00.000-08:002003-11-22T06:04:49.313-08:00Just thinking lately how lucky I really am. I have went through several serious surgeries in the last 10 years and am still working every day. Of course the incident in 2001 was nearly my last, but God isn't done with me yet and so here I am! I have become much more compassionate after facing several tragedies. It really makes you think about what is truly important and what isn't worth worrying Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1069073989678742072003-11-17T04:59:00.000-08:002003-11-17T04:59:55.313-08:00Another day has dawned and the weekend has come and gone. Gee, Almost poetic.The dialysis party has come and gone. We all met at St. Georges Center (So. 4th street) and had a dialysis get together with food and entertainment. The food was alright and the entertainment was mostly religious in nature, but the spirit with which it was put on was there. The staff were dressed like pilgrims and Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1068469365667677002003-11-10T05:02:00.000-08:002003-11-12T04:48:38.836-08:00Well, it's a new day and rather warm outside. We attended the Marine Ball Sunday night and had a real good time. The only problem is that I don't really fit in too well there. We went at the request of our friends, Steve and Pat Feckete. Steve was a marine back in the 60's and is pretty gung-ho about the marines. Having never been in the military, I can't really relate to what they all went Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055143.post-1068385056097310822003-11-09T05:37:00.000-08:002003-11-09T12:22:35.603-08:00Welcome to our little world. This writing is known as a Weblog and I am using it to provide some insights into our daily life (probably not too interesting), but maybe this will help to keep you all up to date.Today Susan is happy as a lark! She is going with her girlfriend (Peggy DeLong next door) to an "arts and crap" show at South Vermillion High school. It's going to be a busy day, because Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660924227472149225noreply@blogger.com