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Uff da, that is some sun damage. We've heard stories of Minnesota snowbirds returning to their Arizona home to find their plastic indoor planta have melted. Extreme sun and extreme cold make home ownership tough! You get both challenges with a home in Arizona and one in Michigan.
Nine and wine sounds fun! Like DD, I might enjoy golf more if wine was involved. I doubt it would improve my game but I wouldn't care as much!
It will be interesting to see how the pricing of the meds all shakes out. I won't be eligible for Medicare for another 4 1/2 years but lower prices even if from a compounding company sounds good to be. I'm so thankful I stocked up.
I've never heard of an exertion headache before and I'm a clinical exercise physiologist. I'll have to look it up! Does not sound fun!
Congrats on the 35 pushups! It's great that your Dad can tell time on a clock. My Dad couldn't do that!
on 11/6/25 12:45 pm
The contractor and his team came by to go over the game plan for putting in my kitchen vent. I feel really good about them. Super professional, organized, thought of everything that I could see, seemed to know what they were doing. Kirby was in heaven with 3 dog-loving men in the house. And bonus, my house now is clean! They will do the work the week of the 17th.
I got an email from the Trex people and they will pay for part of the replacement, which is nice, with an upgrade in the material to a better line. The offers are "1) A 50% cash reimbursement of your deck based on the year of installation or 2) A full material credit for your current deck boards." I have zero idea how those two compare, so that's more work for me, but it sounds like the roofing people will help me decipher and plan the replacement. I did go to the local builder store and they had samples of the colors in the new line I was offered. I actually like the look of what I have a little better, but maybe this other line is more durable color wise? I'll have to find out. No sense putting back what I have if it'll just fade again. Here's a pic of some of the faded boards next to one that was close to the wall and not faded:
I think that's all my news. Have a great day!
Exciting news about the GLP-1 meds. However, I am not yet celebrating. I am currently able to get my tirzepatide dose for less than the price Lilly is will offer Zepbound. I'll stick with the compound for now.
203.4 today. Weight is really stable in this range. Dagnabit! I have been really quite good about calorie intake, monitoring protein, exercise, etc... I would like the weight to drop a little more quickly. Hoping my body cooperates soon.
Was out of the house by 9:15 today. Had a quickie appointment with the PS for my 11's (Daxxify injection). After a quick chat about my upcoming procedure in January, he agreed to add laser treatment for my under eye area. Yeah! Gonna tighten up that crepey skin!
Visited Dad this morning, too. I gave him back his watch that my brother took to replace the watch band, but never got around to doing. I was so pleased that my dad could read the watch (old fashioned analog clock face) and tell me the time! That was the highlight of my morning.
Oh, I got an exertion headache yesterday at the gym. I don't think I've had one in years and years. Luckily, it was short lived and lasted only a few minutes, but WOW! Talk about acute and intense onset! I decided that I need to work back to the point of being able to do 40 pushups in a row. I knocked out 35 yesterday - the last two were HARD, but doable. When I finished I sat up and my head started to hurt. The pain got really intense for a few seconds and then started to fade away. I read about the phenomenon on line last night. I'm so glad that the pain subsided so quickly. Sometimes these exertion headaches can last hours! However, I'm damn proud that I can do 35 pushups in a row!!!! Not bad for a 61 year old!
Dog show prep today, so off I trot...
From the article near the bottom:
Lilly said the lowest dose of Zepbound will be available for $299 per month, with additional doses priced at $449 per month for cash-paying patients under the new deal.
I currently pay $299 for the highest dose of compound tirzepatide. So, yes, a reduction for name brand, but seems to me the generic will still be less expensive for cash payers. If one is over 65 and has medicare... YIPPEE!
I looked at the article again. There were so many ads, I didn't realize there was more article to read. It did clarify the pricing shots vs oral drugs, and it did state that medicare copay would be $50. That would be amazing for so many people.
