Time for an Update on The Blog *** This is not an April Fools Joke *** So I have been a bad blogger lately, I haven’t been feeling the whole writing thing, hell I haven’t really been feeling the whole “living” thing lately. My Rheumatoid Arthritis has been dueling with my Fibromyalgia and I’m the… Continue reading Time for an Update on The Blog
Author: Average Joe
Welcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on the web where I can help spread some of the knowledge that I have accumulated over the years. I served 10+ years in the Marine Corps on Active Duty, but that was some 25 years ago.
Driver’s License
Driver’s License So yes, another week of turmoil. I made the decision to move my prescriptions from Costco in-store to Costco online and that has caused a freaking shit show at this point. They are taking weeks to get here and I have one day left of Gabapentin. Maybe it is a sign to say… Continue reading Driver’s License
Relaxing sounds – Campfire sounds
Relaxing sounds – Campfire sounds As part of my new mindful state that I’m working on, I have been slowing down some as well as listening to things that calm me besides music. So last month I started with the calming sound of ocean waves lapping at the sand on a beach. I’m just not… Continue reading Relaxing sounds – Campfire sounds
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week – March 14-20, 2021
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week Early on in this game, I have been playing, the doctors first threw around Multiple Sclerosis. At that time my symptoms fit MS pretty much like a glove. The fatigue (which I still have); the walking (Giat) difficulties (which I still have); the numbness and tingling sensations (which I still have);… Continue reading Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week – March 14-20, 2021
Brain Awareness Week – March 14-20, 2021
Brain Awareness Week – March 16-22, 2020 Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is a nationwide effort organized by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and the Society for Neuroscience to promote the public and personal benefits of brain research. The official week for the next BAW is March 16-22, 2020, but any week is a good… Continue reading Brain Awareness Week – March 14-20, 2021
Thinning the gene pool
Thinning the Gene Pool I swear with all these COVID-19 posts on Facebook, full of misinformation, I swear the world has lost its mind. I mean what has happened to common sense? So I’m going to make a series of humorous posts about the lack of common sense or what I like to call the… Continue reading Thinning the gene pool
Meditation – Part 2
Meditation – Part 2 I have been practicing meditation for over a month now and I’m currently meditating in two sessions of eight minutes daily. For the eight-minute sessions, I’m currently using the YouTube video called Beautiful Relaxing Music: Silver Next up is 15 minute sessions, which is where I think I will settle in… Continue reading Meditation – Part 2
Life’s Unanswered Questions – Part 4
Life’s Unanswered Questions – Part 4 Time for the dessert part of this meal. I am 52 years old and I consider myself to be fairly well-educated, but I still have so many unanswered questions!! Like, do the security guards at airports have to go through airport security when they get to work? Are children… Continue reading Life’s Unanswered Questions – Part 4
33 Years Today, I Joined The Corps
33 Years Today, I Joined the Corps Today marks 33 years since I first stepped on those infamous yellow footprints at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. It was the first time I had traveled by myself and the very first real choice I had to make in my adult life. I was scared at… Continue reading 33 Years Today, I Joined The Corps
March Is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month
March Is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month When an intruder invades your body like a cold virus or bacteria on a thorn that pricks your skin—your immune system protects you. It tries to identify, kill and eliminate the invaders that might hurt you. But sometimes problems with your immune system cause it to mistake your body’s… Continue reading March Is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month
