Stupidity Meets My Patience

It's the 11th of August 2026, and things are not great!

I fell down the house stairs not once, but twice (in February, and again after 2 1/2 months in May 2026).  It was embarrassing, and worse the second time.  I'm not exactly sure how either one happened.  I rode my arms down the second time and yelled in pain.  it wasn't my finest hour.

I went through a healing bit, but the pain got much, much worse. Pain put me in the Emergency Room 4 times in June and July of this year. It was BAD!

Currently things are getting slowly better, after a visit to a Doctor (mine was on vacation) and a trip to a Orthopedic surgeon (who gave me a shot in the shoulder, saying I was all better now ... even though that wasn't the truth). 

After many consults and visits and calls to people who know things, did I start the process of moving forward with knowledge and time.  I actually know now what to expect and can deal with the issues properly as they happen. I AM healing and AM slowly seeing progress.  I am going to start physical therapy in a couple weeks, and am starting the slowly ween myself from the prescription pain meds the doctors gave me.

Am I still feeling pain?  Absolutely yes!

Is the pain getting more and more tolerable?  Yes.

Will it go away soon?  Probably not, but I keep trying to move forward.

More soon ... I hope.
  

What Comes Next (June 17th, 2026)

    So, it's the middle of Summer 2026.  What is the plan? What's the scoop?  What does a 56-year-old man do with his spare time now?

    Well, now I have a place and supplies to start some new projects like cosplay armor, 3D printing projects, Pepakura and general paper modelling, and many others projects I've wanted to do over the years. My only wish is that I could know what to start with.  Because there are literally hundreds of ideas and things to do.

    I have so many ideas for things to create and work on. I still have a couple unfinished cosplay armor sets for Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica.

    In addition, the FCP Studio has been open and running for a while now.  So on top of the cosplay and other things that are in the planning stage, I am working in and out of the new workspace.  There were a lot of plans and stuff going to happen as soon as the studio opened, but things have slowed down considerably. We are doing a Kings of the Fools podcast every other Friday, but as of this posting we haven't done much else.  We planned on doing more podcasts, a streaming radio station, recording and composing of music, playing some D&D, and more.  But we have yet to see more than the return of a few episodes of the podcast.

    All in all, I'm still moving forward with the studio and other personal projects and responsibilities.  It's been a long road building the studio, keeping the house up and running, and all the other things everyone does to keep life moving.  Not to mention all the other things you need to do concentrate on life, health and motivation.  But here we are, moving forward and keeping on keeping on. 

    We will see what the days, weeks, months, years, (etc.) will bring. We all move on.

 

What happens now? (May 9th, 2026)

 The studio is all but complete, things are finding a home, and I'm getting a a little done every day.  The only thing is that my health isn't great.

 I find my health wavering every day.  I have good days, and bad days.  The end-of-winter basement flooding and snow build-up was pretty bad this year.  Last year was an almost 3 week ice storm, and this year was the water table and ground ice fiasco.  We have a lot to do to get the house repaired and ready for things for next year and beyond, with the basement and roof and the rest.  And that's just the house!

 With that taking the forefront, I also have to find time to finish the studio and a drainage ditch for the house.  Luckily, the studio is almost there and I am planning some things for this year.

 With podcasts in the works and other things coming, I am get excited for a busy summer and fall for this year.  We will see what the summer holds.

 More to come!