The last several weeks since Christmas have been quite peaceful. I’m adapted to my new surroundings. I’m continuing to lose weight. Most days I need blood pressure meds only once a day. I’m flexible enough now I can easily set on the side of the bed every day.

I started playing some old computer games I had given a rest for a few years. Been playing a lot of Railroad Tycoon. It’s an old game but still really fun. I guess the true classics just don’t go away. Been playing a lot of Empire Total War. Currently in the process of turning 18th century Poland into a colonial superpower. I do enjoy alternate history as a genre and I can actually model it in some computer games. Some people crochet, some people build model planes, some collect baseball cards. I guess I build model businesses and nations.

A few days ago was my three year anniversary of moving to Oklahoma. Been living in the downtown since August 2025. Living in a growing city for at least a few years was always on my bucket list. I usually watch Oklahoma City Thunder games a couple times a week. I started following the Thunder shortly after moving to Oklahoma. Baseball preseason training starts February 10 with pitchers and catchers reporting. The Rockies have been awful for a while. But with new management and new coaches, nowhere to go but up.

I’m in my mid 40s as are many of my friends. A few of my friends have been going through mid life crisis the last few years. I guess I had most of my crisis early. Right now I am as content and at peace as I have ever been. I get three hot meals every day. I get easy access to doctors and nurses. I recently got a pair of glasses. I had laser eye surgery back in 2007. Gave me almost 19 years without glasses.

I have lost enough weight now I can do almost everything now except walk on my own. I can stand up for short periods of time. Been able to since Thanksgiving. Still not confident enough to try to pivot or walk across a room. It should be able to come someday. This time four years ago I wasn’t sure I would even survive to see age 45.