ProfessorTomoe

My turn to ride the crazy Migraine train. It hit with no warning, despite me taking my preventative 60mg of Qulipta last night. I took a Nurtec ODT 75mg as soon as I realized it was a migraine. Forty minutes later, nothing had kicked in yet, so I took a Sudafed and then, a few minutes later, a capsule of medical-grade caffeine (200mg). It's now almost 1 hour and 50 minutes past onset, and the pain has subsided from a 9 to a 6.5 or a 7. Most of it is on my right side, as usual, but it has hit both sides, albeit unequally. As long as I keep the lights off and the television muted, I think I can live with the current level, but I wish I didn't have to. I've started tracking it on Migraine Buddy to see if that helps me any. Simultaneously, I'm using a tracking chart that's part of a Word document. Same goal.

I just saw one about six weeks ago, and he didn't see any major problems with my eyes. He said I had cataracts in the extremely early stages, but nothing to worry about. He definitely didn't say anything about the yellow tint I get on waking up sometimes. Anyway, my vision came back to normal about 5 minutes prior to me typing in the above complaint. If it happens again, I'm going to see my primary doctor and get a referral to a different eye doctor.

Most annoying. For the second time in the past week, I've woke up and couldn't focus on anything. My glasses didn't do me any good. It took about 20 minutes for my eyes to settle down and start focusing on letters that I normally can see without much problem. My wife checked my blood sugar, just to be sure. It came in at 139 - a tiny bit high, but not enough to cause this kind of problem. You'd expect numbrs in the 200s to cause this.

Many things have happened since my last post. I've hooked up with a publisher of sheet music who apparently likes what I've written for solos and chamber ensembles. The publisher is Cimarron Music Press, and they have signed up to publish eight (8) of my works! That includes 2 solos, 5 original ensembles, and one arranged ensemble (an excerpt of a Bruckner symphony). I've put up a page on my website with links to all of the pages they've published so far, plus links to the YouTube videos for each. Here's the link to it: https://dleejackson.lbjackson.com/music/music-published-through-cimarron-music-press/ Please give it a look when you get the chance. Thank you!

We have had an H-E-B grocery store open up in our vicinity. For those of you who don't know, H-E-B is a Texas-based chain that frequently comes out on top of the grocery store rankings. They are, to put it simply, outstanding. Their store brands are as good as, if not better than, national brands. Their fresh foods are top notch. We are truly lucky to have one near us. And we have not gone yet. Put it simply, the place is jam-packed. We're going to give it a couple more weeks before we even dare attempt a foray into the place. Reports and photographs show it to be a madhouse right now, so yeah - we wait. Sigh.

Sorry for the absence - I've been busy putting something together - a new album! My first one in ages. It's called "Going Big," and it's up on Bandcamp now. It consists of pieces that I've released before, but they're all compiled here now. All my "Big" works, like Concert Band, Orchestra, French Horn Choir, that sort of thing. Here's the link: https://leejackson1.bandcamp.com/album/going-big Please grab a copy and pass the word along! Thanks!

I've tried Firefox and Arc, both on the Mac.

Trying again with the image link: http://www.lbjackson.com/images/Libertad2023Obverse01.jpg http://www.lbjackson.com/images/Libertad2023Reverse01.jpg This is a 2023 Mexican .999 fine 1 oz silver coin called a Libertad. I got it on Monday. Libertads have been appreciating in value rapidly on a yearly basis. In a couple of years, this thing, which cost around $38 when new in 2023, will probably bring in around $60. EDIT: damned undefined error. I give up.

Let's try posting a picture again... https://i.imgur.com/lG7Abx9.jpeg Nope, I'm still getting that damned "undefined" error. Well, anyway, this is my current "Family Portrait," version 3. Lotsa sparklies in there.

Meow. *Ka-CHING!* https://imgur.com/a/vBxHwX9 (still not working for some reason)

It's difficult because they are quick, especially the brown ones, and they have a tendency to jump over the lazy dauxg.

My silver odyssey has paid off big time. Here's my "family portrait," containing my current stash: https://media.invisioncic.com/l328053/monthly_2025_05/FamilyPortrait2_0-small.jpg.ee3ba9a3f3312d12aa561e62072a2312.jpg For some reason, the board won't let me link images anymore, so please click on that. It's safe, I promise. It's a metric assload of silver - around 21 troy ounces - worth almost $700 at spot prices. I don't know if I'm going to sell any of it or not. Maybe, maybe not. We'll see.

Those are for sinners. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvZJp1ddYXM

Surgery went well, although the new drain line is shorter than the old one. It's a PITA to deal with in the bathroom.

Here's more. The "wait and see" got a LOT worse. My right leg looks like The Elephant Man's leg now. I had a sonogram today - they found a 7.3 cm "bubble" of fluid in there, so they're going to put me under tomorrow (Friday) and insert a new drain. Just what I always wanted - more surgery.