“Today is the most important thing that we have. The best way to honor that is to do all you can with the time that you have.”
I saw this quote yesterday. It was in reference to the grief felt by those who knew a college football player who died suddenly last week.
Nobody really has to die for us to take the quote to heart.
In fact, it seems like a good guide for starting each and every day.
Today it's a rainy day, and it seems like it might be hard to make the most of what the day has to offer.
Nonetheless, when we think of frittering away the daily gift we have been given, rain or shine, there are things we can do to make the most of any day.
Plus, it's a good reminder that "things" don't come close to rivaling the gift of life.
Speaking of "things," though, I have added some paint to a few things around this Lovestead.
Anyone traveling through Ireland will quickly see that the Irish use a lot of paint.
It helps immensely with their goal of maintaining tidy communities all over the country.
So, maybe it's just a part of my Irish genes that I like a good bucket or can of paint, especially when I can dress up my weathered yard art.
With the warmth and dryness of the past two days, yesterday I did some major spray painting to spruce up the place for spring.
There's lots more to do, but at least, I've gotten a good start so early in March.
And, now it rains, so I'll have to figure out some rainy-day projects for today.
I was planning to move some pots of young plants out to the green house, but my iPhone told me that it's possible we'll be having lows in the teens toward the end of the next week.
I still may try a few because my friend Judy gave me a heating unit to put under the planters. And, the greenhouse has two space heaters.
Also, today Bill and I could take the dogs and go on a rainy-day drive since we can't do much outside.
After all, he needs to try out his newly improved eye, which was zapped by a laser for a secondary cataract yesterday.
Bill told me that the entire procedure was pretty much easy peasy, but he rewarded himself by purchasing a new camera from the Camera Corral.
Anywho, there are all kinds of options waiting for today and no excuse to waste away the most important thing we have.
On another topic, I read Kathy Hubbard's health column in today's Daily Bee. This week the focus is on Dr. Hannah Robbins.
She is the surgeon who was on duty when I was sent to the Emergency Room last year with acute appendicitis.
Happily, I did not have any symptoms except an irregularity on the cat scan taken earlier that day.
After an exam, Dr. Robbins looked at the scan and said she saw no reason for an appendectomy.
I was sent home but also told to make a follow-up appointment with Dr. Robbins.
She pretty much took charge of my gut situation from that point on, including administering a colonoscopy and following up with a steroids prescription when biopsy results determined that I had collagenous colitis.
She has seen me three or four times over the last year. I love that lady for her upbeat sense of humor and her professional guidance.
She has helped me reach a place where my malady is actually manageable, which is a stark contrast from what it was for several months.
All that said, it was fun this morning to find out more about her medical activities and her life outside the OR.
https://bonnercountydailybee.com/news/2026/mar/04/today-the-spotlight-is-on-surgeon-hannah-robbins/
Meanwhile, I'm sad but happy for my main provider Paige. She is moving on to a different aspect of medicine---outpatient cardiology at Kootenai Medical.
Like all her patients, I'm going to miss Paige very much but also wish her well.
She has been "patient" with me and has made me feel much more comfortable about going to the doctor.
I've picked a new provider, who has "GONZAGA" in her medical and educational biography, so, of course she must be good.
My goal is to stay healthy and away from her as long as possible.
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