In May of 2017, my wife and I went to Utah to visit Bryce, Zion and the North Rim. It was chilly in the morning, but warmed up as the day progressed. Prior to visiting the north rim, we stayed in Kanab, UT. If you stay there, I would HIGHLY recommend that you stop at the Visitor Center. They offer a wealth of information about the multitude of movies and TV shows that were filmed in the vicinity. They also recommended a tour (in a Hummer) that was excellent! The gentleman told us before we boarded that the tour would last about 2 hours (it lasted 3!), he also told us that the cost was $99 each, but you only had to pay at the end of the tour if you enjoyed it (we did!).

Having just recently been diagnosed with essential tremor, I highly recommend seeing a neurologist.

Merry Christmas!!

I enjoyed the music of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and had their album "Pictures at an Exhibition". One day, while browsing through the bargain rack at a record store, I came across the original "Pictures at an Exhibition" (Mussorgsky??) and at a price of $2.99, I bought it. Surprisingly similar!! That got me into classical music.

While I don't like the cost of Epson inks, I absolutely love my Atrisan 1430 printer! It can sit for months without being used, yet when I decide to print a picture, the results are outstanding! I tried an aftermarket ink cartridge once, it leaked.

I like Ridgid because they have a lifetime warranty on their batteries.

Your pictures are amazing!!!!

Again, if you squirt first and then breathe in, you will not get the proper amount of medication. By the time that you breathe in, the aerosolized medication has already deposited where it will not give the proper effect. Try it this other way and see if you don't get better results.

If you use the nebulizer, whether with any type of mask, only breathe through your mouth. Your nose has 3 functions, to warm, filter and humidify. Any aerosol that is inhaled through your nose will be reduced by these functions. When breathing through your mouth, breathe in slowly until your lungs are filled. Hold that breath for 3 to 5 seconds and then exhale. Should you feel dizzy, lightheaded or have tingling in your fingertips, these are signs of hyperventilation. Before breathing back in, count to 5 to slow your breathing rate down. Since you are breathing deeper and using more of your lungs, you can slow your rate and still get the proper amount of air that you need.

Oral thrush produces slightly raised, creamy white, sore patches in your mouth or on your tongue. Oral thrush — also called oral candidiasis (kan-dih-DIE-uh-sis) — is a condition in which the fungus Candida albicans accumulates on the lining of your mouth.

Drugs such as prednisone, inhaled corticosteroids, or antibiotics that disturb the natural balance of microorganisms in your body can increase your risk of oral thrush. Other oral conditions. Wearing dentures, especially upper dentures, or having conditions that cause dry mouth can increase the risk of oral thrush.

Rinsing your mouth after use of these corticosteroids will reduce the risk.

Having retired as a respiratory therapist after 42 years, I have used inhalers with patients for most of that time. The major problem that I have witnessed is improper technique when using the inhaler. Most physicians have no idea on proper technique so they tell their patients to seal their lips around the mouthpiece, squirt twice and take a fast deep breath. During an asthma attack, that is what most patients do and they find that they get little, if any, relief.
Proper technique is as follows: Relax as much as possible!
1) shake the inhaler to ensure proper mixture of the contents
2) exhale completely
3) hold the mouthpiece of the inhaler approximately 1 inch (approximately the width of 2 fingers) in front of your open mouth - DO NOT place the inhaler inside your mouth!
4) as you start to S-L-O-W-L-Y inhale, activate the inhaler with one squeeze
5) continue to slowly breathe in until your lungs are full and then hold that breath for 5 to 10 seconds
6) exhale
7) after about a minute, repeat the process.

The biggest problem with the "seal your lips around the mouthpiece and squirt twice" method is that doing so only coats the surface of your mouth and the back of your throat. Then you are trying to take a deep breath with your lips sealed around the mouthpiece - really restrictive! And the results are that you will not get the relief that you are seeking so you will either over use the medication or stop taking it completely. Remember, the medication is in the form of tiny droplets, breathing in slowly will carry those droplets as deep into the lung as possible. The BEST technique would be to ask your physician to order a "spacer" for the Albuterol. It almost completely negates improper technique!

As to the steroidal inhaler, the medication is in the form of a dry powder, so the technique for proper use is different. Seal your lips around the mouthpiece, activate the inhaler and simultaneously take in as fast a breath as possible. Hold that breath for 5 to 10 seconds and exhale. Rinse your mouth after use.

I recently purchased an Epson V600 scanner and am very pleased with the results. Got it on Amazon.

Just haven't had the time to do it yet.

Between my wife and I, we have a lot of old pictures and color slides so I had debated getting the Epson scanner. I had taken a picture (on film) at Longwood Gardens sometime back in the 80's, but the enlargement had faded over time. Until recently, I couldn't find the negative but when I did find it, it had a small color print included in the envelope. Yesterday, I decided to put the scanner to the test and scanned the photo as it was initially and then used auto correction to restore the colors. I'm attaching the before and after.....

I tried this, thanks to you, but it didn't work. Again, thank you!