Late night last night. Drove to Cleveland and back to present to the Ohio Occupational Nurse Association Dinner Meeting on helping injured workers return to work.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Monday, February 09, 2009
Elaine and I at Quaker Steak and Lube
Saturday was warm and Elaine and I went shopping in Canton. First stop was the Quaker Steak and Lube for lunch. Very interesting place, Elaine said that it reminded her of something at Disney World. I always thought (no lie) that you got your car serviced and get something to eat while you are waiting. I told this to Elaine and she made a hair color moment remark about me.
Saturday was warm and Elaine and I went shopping in Canton. First stop was the Quaker Steak and Lube for lunch. Very interesting place, Elaine said that it reminded her of something at Disney World. I always thought (no lie) that you got your car serviced and get something to eat while you are waiting. I told this to Elaine and she made a hair color moment remark about me.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Super Bowl Shopping Pro Football Hall of Fame
Elaine and I went to Canton to shop for the Super Bowl. Here we are at the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Here we are in the Shop getting our stuff for the big game next week
This Lazy Boy is sweet. This was at the furniture store that we visited later, see below
So, we have our shirts and Terrible Towel. We are ready for the Big Game!
Elaine and I went to Canton to shop for the Super Bowl. Here we are at the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Here we are in the Shop getting our stuff for the big game next week
This Lazy Boy is sweet. This was at the furniture store that we visited later, see below
So, we have our shirts and Terrible Towel. We are ready for the Big Game!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Friday, January 09, 2009
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Happy Birthday Brian
We went to visit Brian, Ryan, and Licorice on Saturday to celebrate Brian's birthday.
Licorice did not like his Christmas elf hat and would work it off. By the way, Licorice's new nickname is Houdini. He escaped from his cage twice during the day and Ryan and Brian are still strategizing what to do next to keep him locked in.
Also, Brian and I made a quick trip to Lois and Bruce's house and here is their Christmas Palm Tree. Unusual, yes but it made me think how nice it would be to be on Grand Cayman Island celebrating the holidays.
We went to visit Brian, Ryan, and Licorice on Saturday to celebrate Brian's birthday.
Licorice did not like his Christmas elf hat and would work it off. By the way, Licorice's new nickname is Houdini. He escaped from his cage twice during the day and Ryan and Brian are still strategizing what to do next to keep him locked in.
Also, Brian and I made a quick trip to Lois and Bruce's house and here is their Christmas Palm Tree. Unusual, yes but it made me think how nice it would be to be on Grand Cayman Island celebrating the holidays.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Sunday, December 07, 2008
December 7, 2008: My Father's Day
My mother and father went to the annual Pearl Harbor luncheon at Brackenridge, Pa. There were six Pearl Harbor Veterans who attended. My father knows them, but none were stationed at Hickam Air Base with him. Some speeches were given. This is always a very solemn occasion.
My mother and father went to the annual Pearl Harbor luncheon at Brackenridge, Pa. There were six Pearl Harbor Veterans who attended. My father knows them, but none were stationed at Hickam Air Base with him. Some speeches were given. This is always a very solemn occasion.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
December 7, 1941
My father was in the military during World War II and stationed at Hickam Air Base. This is his incredible eyewitness testimony of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Here is the link to the Hot Air Blog and the comments when I originally posted it two years ago.
http://hotair.com/archives/2006/11/11/happy-veterans-day/
This is the posting from Kim Komando at komando.com when I originally posted the video.
REMEMBERING THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
Thank you Marshall, for taking the time to record your father's story for future generations. I was touched by the story. And, I was impressed by your editing skills!
Here is a message that I got from John Chatterton of Shadow Divers
Marshall,
Great history!! Living history videos will be even more valuable as time goes on.
Cheers
JC
Also, I was requested for and presented a DVD of the video to the MAPS Air Museum in Canton, next to the Akron Canton Airport. I was told that it plays everyday in the Pearl Harbor Exhibit
http://www.mapsairmuseum.org/
Awesome video. It's always nice to hear the stories come from the veterans themselves.
The number of world war II vets gets less and less every year.
I wish I had recordings of some of the conversations of my grandfather. He openly talked about his experinces in Normandy with me before he died.
- Eng48Ine
It was a day the radio was never turned off. I was in grade school in 1941, where we were told all about Hitler and now the Japs were added. Everything changed then.
My best to Harry Karp.
- CAH
Thanks for sharing that video with us.
- Booted
My Grandfather was stationed at Schoffield Barracks, the Army post about a mile up from the Naval yard...he fought along side your father that day. Thank you for that video...It's a great thing you did.
- Jer
Marshall, your Dad is quite a good oral historian. I enjoyed every bit of it. Well done. Give your father our best, and I thank him for his service.
- Iron Maiden
Good on ya, Marshall.
Extend to your father my family's thanks for serving our country.
- Jeff
What a great video, thanks for sharing and pass on my best wishes to your father
- Andy
thanks for the link, much appreciated.
- Tom
I agree. Thanks very much for sharing this. Very good.
- Herakles
You have a fine site and the video is excellent! Your Dad is quite the story-teller!
Cheers!
- dgmitchell
Marshall -
Thanks for taking the time to create the video and repost it. I just finished watching it, almost exactly 67 years after the events started to unfold. The memorial at Pearl Harbor is one of the most moving ones I have visited and hearing a first hand account makes it more so.
Thank you to your family for their service to our country.
A fellow Pennsylvanian
and Scuba Boarder
- Mike
My father was in the military during World War II and stationed at Hickam Air Base. This is his incredible eyewitness testimony of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Here is the link to the Hot Air Blog and the comments when I originally posted it two years ago.
http://hotair.com/archives/2006/11/11/happy-veterans-day/
This is the posting from Kim Komando at komando.com when I originally posted the video.
REMEMBERING THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
Thank you Marshall, for taking the time to record your father's story for future generations. I was touched by the story. And, I was impressed by your editing skills!
Here is a message that I got from John Chatterton of Shadow Divers
Marshall,
Great history!! Living history videos will be even more valuable as time goes on.
Cheers
JC
Also, I was requested for and presented a DVD of the video to the MAPS Air Museum in Canton, next to the Akron Canton Airport. I was told that it plays everyday in the Pearl Harbor Exhibit
http://www.mapsairmuseum.org/
Awesome video. It's always nice to hear the stories come from the veterans themselves.
The number of world war II vets gets less and less every year.
I wish I had recordings of some of the conversations of my grandfather. He openly talked about his experinces in Normandy with me before he died.
- Eng48Ine
It was a day the radio was never turned off. I was in grade school in 1941, where we were told all about Hitler and now the Japs were added. Everything changed then.
My best to Harry Karp.
- CAH
Thanks for sharing that video with us.
- Booted
My Grandfather was stationed at Schoffield Barracks, the Army post about a mile up from the Naval yard...he fought along side your father that day. Thank you for that video...It's a great thing you did.
- Jer
Marshall, your Dad is quite a good oral historian. I enjoyed every bit of it. Well done. Give your father our best, and I thank him for his service.
- Iron Maiden
Good on ya, Marshall.
Extend to your father my family's thanks for serving our country.
- Jeff
What a great video, thanks for sharing and pass on my best wishes to your father
- Andy
thanks for the link, much appreciated.
- Tom
Very nice! Thanks so much for sharing this!
You all have to watch this videom Bella especially, (as she wants to interview her Father). Great stuff!
And lastly, please thank your Father for his service!
- Scott
You all have to watch this videom Bella especially, (as she wants to interview her Father). Great stuff!
And lastly, please thank your Father for his service!
- Scott
I agree. Thanks very much for sharing this. Very good.
- Herakles
You have a fine site and the video is excellent! Your Dad is quite the story-teller!
Cheers!
- dgmitchell
Marshall -
Thanks for taking the time to create the video and repost it. I just finished watching it, almost exactly 67 years after the events started to unfold. The memorial at Pearl Harbor is one of the most moving ones I have visited and hearing a first hand account makes it more so.
Thank you to your family for their service to our country.
A fellow Pennsylvanian
and Scuba Boarder
- Mike
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Ryan's Birthday 2008
Ryan's birthday is December 2, so we took her to lunch at the Red Robin in Canton.
After lunch, we took her shopping to Bed Bath and Beyond where we bought her a real nice kitchen knife set
Also, we took her to the mall and bought her a nice professional looking winter coat.
Happy Birthday, Ryan!
Ryan's birthday is December 2, so we took her to lunch at the Red Robin in Canton.
After lunch, we took her shopping to Bed Bath and Beyond where we bought her a real nice kitchen knife set
Also, we took her to the mall and bought her a nice professional looking winter coat.Happy Birthday, Ryan!
Thanksgiving with my Parents
Yesterday, Elaine and I went to Pittsburgh to spend time with my Parents, Dave, Hillary, and Richard. We went out for lunch at the Ladle Restaurant and came back to my Parents apartment to watch Pitt beat West Virginia.
Richard broke his leg (again) and I bought him this Ben Roethlisberger official NFL sanctioned and licensed professional Pittsburgh Steeler official game jersey to cheer him up. He really liked it.
Yesterday, Elaine and I went to Pittsburgh to spend time with my Parents, Dave, Hillary, and Richard. We went out for lunch at the Ladle Restaurant and came back to my Parents apartment to watch Pitt beat West Virginia.
Richard broke his leg (again) and I bought him this Ben Roethlisberger official NFL sanctioned and licensed professional Pittsburgh Steeler official game jersey to cheer him up. He really liked it.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Hernia Surgery Recovery (Continued)
Week Seven
No more advil, no pain medication. There are rare times throughout the day when I feel no pain. The other times, the pain that I feel is now down to three or four on a scale of one to ten. I am walking a mile a day and lifting very light weights twice a week. Walking feels good, it is like it loosens things up and gets the blood flowing.
We went out to dinner with Ryan and Brian to the Waterloo Restaurant in Akron, then back to their house to eat brownies and baklava. Licorice is a very nice little dog and the perfect dog for them. Ryan wrapped him in a blanket and put him on her lap as she sat on the couch. Licorice was warm and comfortable and fell asleep. It made me feel happy seeing my daughter so happy.
I went back to church on Sunday. Sitting in the pew was somewhat uncomfortable, but fortunately, the sermon was only about an hour.
Week Eight
Back to the doctor for an unexpected visit. A little section of my stitching broke open and will not close. I have been putting band aids on it to protect it, but every time I take the band aid off, it rips the scab off. Dr. Rob said that it is a stitch working up through. When it comes out, just snip it off. Easy for him to say, he does this everyday. By the way, my skin is so sensitive around the incision that the band aid is very uncomfortable. Feels like a stone in your shoe. Dr. Rob said put neoporin and keep the band aid on it.
I am spending more hours at work, almost back to full time and back at the office. I am able to sit more normal with the clients. The new car is a God send as I am driving several hours a day to meet with clients and the car is so comfortable.
By the way, my friend Nick is done with chemo and radiotherapy. I saw him at church and we hugged each other for a long time. Both went through different God allowed ordeals to draw us closer to Him. Brothers in Christ. I truly do not know what I would have done without him. He talked me through some dark moments.
Week Nine
The stitch came out of the small wound, so I did not have to cut it. Putting neosporin on the band aid pad, as well as the hole, worked and the I was healed up in three days. Without the band aid on my sensitive skin, it feels so much better. I think that I could lift more, but I will wait on Dr. Rob. Also, I am walking on the treadmill and feel like I could run, but will wait on Dr. Rob. Times during the day when I do not think at all about my sensitive groin area are starting to lengthen. Coughing and sneezing are, for the most part, pain-free. Early on, coughing or sneezing drove me up the wall with the shot of pain.
Week Ten
Pain level is at worst one or two. Gone from pain to soreness and uncomfortable. Sometimes I don't feel anything, but my groin does still feel puffy, sensitive, and uncomfortable, at the worst.
Last follow-up visit with Dr. Rob. He said that I will improve week by week. I can start running again, just go slow and expect to be sore. I can start lifting weights again, just go slow this month. No physical therapy, he thinks my normal work-out should strengthen my groin. We prayed together as I know God used this man.
I am not one hundred percent. I am hoping with the running and working out to strengthen my groin I can return to one hundred percent. I am still recovering and I thank God at where I am at today versus was I was at ten weeks ago. I do not know what I would have done without Elaine, Ryan, Brian, Aaron, and my parents to walk me through and stand by me during this difficult time. The older I get the more I see the only thing really important in this world is your health and your family.
To be continued.
Week Seven
No more advil, no pain medication. There are rare times throughout the day when I feel no pain. The other times, the pain that I feel is now down to three or four on a scale of one to ten. I am walking a mile a day and lifting very light weights twice a week. Walking feels good, it is like it loosens things up and gets the blood flowing.
We went out to dinner with Ryan and Brian to the Waterloo Restaurant in Akron, then back to their house to eat brownies and baklava. Licorice is a very nice little dog and the perfect dog for them. Ryan wrapped him in a blanket and put him on her lap as she sat on the couch. Licorice was warm and comfortable and fell asleep. It made me feel happy seeing my daughter so happy.
I went back to church on Sunday. Sitting in the pew was somewhat uncomfortable, but fortunately, the sermon was only about an hour.
Week Eight
Back to the doctor for an unexpected visit. A little section of my stitching broke open and will not close. I have been putting band aids on it to protect it, but every time I take the band aid off, it rips the scab off. Dr. Rob said that it is a stitch working up through. When it comes out, just snip it off. Easy for him to say, he does this everyday. By the way, my skin is so sensitive around the incision that the band aid is very uncomfortable. Feels like a stone in your shoe. Dr. Rob said put neoporin and keep the band aid on it.
I am spending more hours at work, almost back to full time and back at the office. I am able to sit more normal with the clients. The new car is a God send as I am driving several hours a day to meet with clients and the car is so comfortable.
By the way, my friend Nick is done with chemo and radiotherapy. I saw him at church and we hugged each other for a long time. Both went through different God allowed ordeals to draw us closer to Him. Brothers in Christ. I truly do not know what I would have done without him. He talked me through some dark moments.
Week Nine
The stitch came out of the small wound, so I did not have to cut it. Putting neosporin on the band aid pad, as well as the hole, worked and the I was healed up in three days. Without the band aid on my sensitive skin, it feels so much better. I think that I could lift more, but I will wait on Dr. Rob. Also, I am walking on the treadmill and feel like I could run, but will wait on Dr. Rob. Times during the day when I do not think at all about my sensitive groin area are starting to lengthen. Coughing and sneezing are, for the most part, pain-free. Early on, coughing or sneezing drove me up the wall with the shot of pain.
Week Ten
Pain level is at worst one or two. Gone from pain to soreness and uncomfortable. Sometimes I don't feel anything, but my groin does still feel puffy, sensitive, and uncomfortable, at the worst.
Last follow-up visit with Dr. Rob. He said that I will improve week by week. I can start running again, just go slow and expect to be sore. I can start lifting weights again, just go slow this month. No physical therapy, he thinks my normal work-out should strengthen my groin. We prayed together as I know God used this man.
I am not one hundred percent. I am hoping with the running and working out to strengthen my groin I can return to one hundred percent. I am still recovering and I thank God at where I am at today versus was I was at ten weeks ago. I do not know what I would have done without Elaine, Ryan, Brian, Aaron, and my parents to walk me through and stand by me during this difficult time. The older I get the more I see the only thing really important in this world is your health and your family.
To be continued.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
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