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[squib]

Lake Michigan’s Famous Frozen Pier and Lighthouse

I bet some of our IPF members know this place without having to read about it! Lucky them! What a beautiful place to live! To see more photos of same go to :

http://www.michiganlights.com/stjosephnorthpierlh.htm
Photograph's by Tom Gill

 

[giradman]

This is the keystone of the arched doorway in the front wall of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. The date, 1758, is clearly visible. This was 78 years before the siege in 1836.

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Seeing SciFan's pic of the keystone from the Alamo (which I've probably viewed a half dozen times over the years) reminded me of my first trip to Mexico w/ my wife back in spring 1972 - two weeks starting on the island of Cozumel, then to Merida on the Yucatan Peninsula, and finally to Mexico City - ​we did plenty of side trips to the pre-Columbian ruins of the Mayans (Chichen Itza & Uxmal) on the peninsula & to Teotihuacan north of Mexico City.

Just a handful of scanned slides (from my recent project) from the trip showing the impressive Mayan ruins, the architecture, & the spectacular stone work; plus, my young wife 40 years ago - Dave

 

[squib]

Did you go to Isla Mujere's while you were in the Yucatan?

 

[giradman]

Did you go to Isla Mujere's while you were in the Yucatan?

Hi Squib - had to change the date on my post, i.e. the trip was in 1972, so Cancun (near Isla Mujeres) was just being developed, so not a possible stop for us then; BUT, I've been to Mexico 7 or 8 times and all for medical meetings except for that first trip; meetings that I attended several times over in each place included Cancun, Acapulco, and Puerto Vallarta- wife usually was along and we took time off to tour in all of those places, including a day trip to Isla Mujeres while on a trip to Cancun. BTW, just gorgeous beaches along that Yucatan Peninsula and those close islands. Dave

 

[dianne137]

yes the sand on the Yucatan beeches is so white you can,t go with out sun glasses

 

[ljmart]

What amazes me most about your photo's Joanna, is that every time you post a picture of Austria it looks magical! I can't decide if it is the place or the photographer, or maybe both! They really do look surreal to me. Thanks for all the beauty.

i was lucky enough to visit austria a number of years ago. it IS a magical place. not very many places i'd like to visit more than once, but given the opportunity i'd go back there in a new york minute. spectacular beyond words.

 

[ljmart]

squib, WoW amazing photos! thx for sharing

 

[giradman]

Lake Michigan’s Famous Frozen Pier and Lighthouse

I bet some of our IPF members know this place without having to read about it! Lucky them! What a beautiful place to live! To see more photos of same go to :

St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse, MI
Photograph's by Tom Gill

Hi Squib - I grew up in southeastern Michigan near Toledo, Ohio (where I was born) - went to school for 7 years in Ann Arbor (met my future wife there in 1968) - we took several trips to the eastern shore of Lake Michigan and have seen the St. Joseph Lighthouse (near Benton Harbor) but in much more favorable weather - the Sand Dunes on that lakeshore are amazing.

NOW, going up that shore of the lake toward Charlevoix, a ferry ride will take you to Beaver Island, where my 100% Irish grandmother (father's side) was born in the late 1880s - grew up in basically an Irish community - she cared for us in Toledo (first 12 years of my life) and use to swear in Gaelic - BOY, it would have been interesting to be on that island in the 1890s - was a hard life, though - thanks for bringing back some memories (BTW - I've been to the island twice in my teens - my cousin on my father's side is there now looking into 'our history') - Dave

 

[squib]

You are very lucky and also welcome! I lived on Isla Mujere's for a month before Cancun existed! Will try to scan some of those old photo's in so you guys can see for yourselves how wonderful it was! All roads were white sand except for the (approx) N-S one.

 

[J. A.]

Just before sunrise

 

[squib]

Gorgeous!!!!! Glorious!!! Magical!!! Austria!

 

[J. A.]

I know. ;-)

Perhaps you should visit my country sometime. I can only show you a small part of it.

 

[squib]

I know. ;-)

Perhaps you should visit my country sometime. I can only show you a small part of it.

I would in a nanosecond! Unfortunately I am no longer able to travel. My cardiologist doesn't even want me to travel an hour ( one way ) to see my GP but I have so many medical problems no Drs taking new patients in my area will accept me. Even my GP says that every time I visit him it would be like 4 visits from a normal patient because I take up so much time. I am very lucky for his generosity. When I first went to him I lived only ten minutes away. Also, the first time I went to see him, I had got that book, "the final exit " and was ready to commit suicide because I could not tolerate the pain I was in. One of my good friends asked me to please see this Dr before I took the last step.
I went to his office after hours, with my friend. I told him my story sobbing thru most of it, and at the end of that first visit he gave me enough medication that allowed me to tolerate the pain. I was terrified of taking narcotics, getting addicted etc, because I had lived such a healthy life up to then. The first Dr I saw told me, as long as you only take the tmedication when you are in pain you will not get addicted. Last Christmas I was on a different regime of meds and after taking morphine for 25 yrs I just stopped taking it. I had no withdrawal, no symptoms what so ever! I was elated that happened. Two months ago while I was in the hospital they changed every drug I was on. Unfortunately whatever those drugs did put me back to the place where the pain is at times once again I tolerable. If my Dad was not still living I was ready to check out again in the last month. . I am just SO TIRED I didn't know what else to do. As time has passed since the hospital stay, and I am back on my previous ( to the hospital ) regime of medication I am in a state where the pain is more and more tolerable. It has given me a lot of hope that I will get back to where I was pre-hospital ! One of the reasons I am baring my soul here is that this IPF is a place that is so rich and varied that I also find myself looking forward to what everyone has to say, it is one of the main things that keeps me wanting to live.
So, I would like to take this opportunity to THANK each & EVERYONE of YOU for enriching my life, for making what you have to say and show outweigh the pain that wants to take me away. There are no words to really let the IPF what a difference it makes in my ( and I am sure other's ) live(s).
JUST A HUGE LIFEALTERING THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU.
Needless to say I won't be traveling to the magic of Ausria! Before I joined the IPF my first dream was to go to Katmandu! You have changed that dream to be Austria.
I requested all of my records from the hospital stay and one of their comments was that they thought I was overdosed because " I laughed Inappropriately!" I thought well I am in VERY GOOD company because that is what the news reports said about the latest interview with the Dalai Lama!!! He laughed inappropriately!!! Need I say I am a Buddhist? . . Imagine the worst anyone could say about you is that you .laugh inappropriately!, I'll take that one with a smile!
Again, THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! THE MODERSTORS WHO NEVER GET MENTIONED BUT KEEP THIS SITE MOVING SMOOTHLY - thank you too,

 

[leelai]

Squib, what can I say?.....you are one amazing woman to face what you do every day and still come out smiling and happy! You're an inspiration to all of us, that whatever we may face in life, there is so much more to enjoy.

We do have a wonderful community here where everyone can share and take away with them a feeling of friendship, hope and joy! I may not join in on all that is said but I very much enjoy the banter between all of you.

All the very best to you Squib and if miracles really do happen, and I truly believe they do, I pray for one for you!

And here's something to make you smile because I can't help but smile when I see it. Have you seen the movie Despicable Me?

My daughter just had to go get Dave and Stuart.....here they are coming home!

 

[squib]

Squib, what can I say?.....you are one amazing woman to face what you do every day and still come out smiling and happy! You're an inspiration to all of us, that whatever we may face in life, there is so much more to enjoy.

We do have a wonderful community here where everyone can share and take away with them a feeling of friendship, hope and joy! I may not join in on all that is said but I very much enjoy the banter between all of you.

All the very best to you Squib and if miracles really do happen, and I truly believe they do, I pray for one for you!

And here's something to make you smile because I can't help but smile when I see it. Have you seen the movie Despicable Me?

My daughter just had to go get Dave and Stuart.....here they are coming home!



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Thanks, Lelia, for such a heartfelt and uplifting post. No, I haven't seen Despicable ME but I will be looking for it now. As you probably understand I can NOT go to a movie theater but if it comes out on DVD or NETflix I will have no trouble watching it. As for miracles, you would be amazed at how many miracles have already been bestowed on me! I think the best one was that I grew up on a farm, kept up with my brothers and was very, very strong! When I had surgery on my back the Drr originally said I would be home in ten days. When they opened me up THEY were in for a HUGE shock! Apparently my lumbar vertebrae were in shreds and the only reason I was able to walk up to then was that my back muscles were SO STRONG they were holding my back together. If I hadn't been so strong I would probably be paralyzed because all the bone shards would have cut into my spinal cord! I was belted to a slab that was my bed for a month after surgery , twice a day they would put a slab on top of me, belted it tight, and then a machine would EVER SO SLOWLY ( it felt like an eternity ) turn the sandwhich ( me in the middle ) around in a circle cage, and my head would start raising, my feet lowering, until I was facing the floor and my butt was facing the selling. For that whole month I was as flat as flat can be! Either looking at the ceiling or the floor. When I was face down, my friends used to have to lay on the floor to talk to me!, needless to say, no one knew if I would be able to walk at the end of the month. AND I DID!!!! That was one of the miracles that happened to me. Another miracle is finding and joining the IPF!! You guys have NO idea what a difference you have made in my life........truly, honestly......there are no words to express the change in my life because I joined the IPF. Whenever I am awake the first thing I do is check into the IPF and if I have any energy I make at least one post, even if it is just a like ( heart ) to something good.
So miracles happen to me all the time! I got cancer in 2000 and was told I was going to die 3 x's by Drs and what did I want to do. Three x's I signed DNR's ( do not resuscitate ) and when I didn't have even one drop of energy to fight , I surrendered! And when I surrended I felt all the people's prayers holding me up as though I were suspended in thin air by the most gentle energy I have ever felt. SO, miracles happen all the time and I am lucky to have been blessed by them! Thanks Leelai you probably just made room for another one to pass my way. Everyone here zin the IPF are so generous with their support for anyone and everyone, it is itself a blessed place to be. Thank you all, each and everyone of you for your support and encouragement for anything and everything people might be in need of.APPLE should give this site an award of some kind!! Truly, Diane/ squib