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Marcie Rendon – Girl Gone Missing After a Quick Catching Up


Let’s Catch Up……..

Ok so here we go again, you don’t know it but I have made several attempts to get back to writing this blog. All of them are still in the draft stages!

A myriad of reasons have colluded to keep me from posting. First, I’ve had  an eye problem that has resulted in visits to several doctors. A visit to an ophthalmologist which led to a visit to a retina specialist. From there I went back to a cardiologist, as well as, my family doctor for various tests. None of the testing has revealed a cause for the problem. I do know now though  that my heart is good with no blockages anywhere.  The next step is a visit to a neuro-ophthalmologist. Read More

Coco Montoya at his Best on Writing on the Wall

Coco Montoya Writing on the Wall

It always amazes me that at one point in John Mayall’s storied career, both Walter Trout and Coco Montoya were Bluesbreakers ! (Watch Them  Here) Throughout the years, I listened to more music from Walter than Coco. However, Coco is closing the gap based on his last three  albums. And while I admit to not having heard all of Coco’s albums, his recent release  Writing on the Wall may be my favorite. Read More

The Battle of the Hedgerows Ends July 18, 1944

Today in History  July 18- The Battle of the Hedgerows Ends with a Family Connection

While most people are familiar with D-Day June 6,1944, many myself included, don’t know much about what happened next.  From July 11th to July 18th the US and German forces fought for control over the city of St. Lô. St. Lô was key to the US Army’s breaking out of Normandy into the French hinterland. Because the US forces had to fight their way through fortified hedgerows that separated field, the battles became the Battle of the Hedgerows. Read More

Why My Running Has Sucked this Spring and Summer!

Why My Running Has Sucked this Spring and Summer!

Back on May 27th I ran my fastest 5K of the year and I felt like I was starting to get back into running form. Little did I know that would be my high point for the spring and so far the summer.

That’s because shortly after that run I went to an  ophthalmologist to find out why everything was gray when looking only with my left eye!

First a Visit to an Ophthalmologist

Anyway, the ophthalmologist didn’t know what the caused the problem. She thought I may have a tear in my retina, so she sent me to a retina specialist.

Then a Retina Specialist

The retina specialist had some good news and some not so good news. He said there was no tear in the retina. And aside from some age related dry macular degeneration everything looked good. However, he speculated that the cause of the appearance of the grayness was an arterial  occlusion, i.e. a “mini-stroke”

Next a Cardiologist

He gave me some post examination “homework”, The homework included a lipid panel, two other blood tests. As well as, a visit to a cardiologist for an echo cardiogram and an ultrasound. My blood work is all good and Im still waiting on the other tests. Oh and right now I’m wearing a heart monitor for three weeks!

Finally, A Return to the Retina Specialist

After a return visit to the retina specialist he still doesn’t see anything wrong with the retina except for the AMD. He said the next step would be a visit to a neurological eye specialist.

However, before taking that step he wants me to return to the ophthalmologist and see if they can do something with eyeglasses to help.

The Bottom Line

The bottom line is I am now waiting for my ophthalmologist appointment and the two tests at the cardiologist. Oh and the result of the heart monitoring. Even though at the end of the cardiologist visit he said I’ll see you in three months!

All of the above and the hot summer weather have played havoc with my running.  I have been taking it easy even though both the retina specialist and the cardiologist said to keep running!

Back to Running

So this week I ran twice! Once on Tuesday and again on Friday. Both times I ran for a total time of 30 minutes rather than a set distance. The runs were 2.3 and 2.4 miles respectively at a pace of 12:52 and 12.57 minutes/mile. I keep on reminding myself this is just base miles and speed doesn’t matter! Doing it is what matters!

Now this is the point in a post where I would write about the soundtracks for these runs. But I’ve rambled in enough, so I’ll write about those soundtracks in another post!

The soundtracks respectively were : The Right Man the debut album from D.K. Harrell and Sticks and Stones from Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real.

Catching up, Moving Forward with Proposed Reads

Catching Up

OK so it’s been so long since I’ve posted on this site on a consistent basis that I feel I need to introduce myself again! My name is Edward K.Karn or EKKarn, or “a sixties man” on Instagram. That Instagram user name may need to be updated to  ” a seventies man” as I left my sixties a couple of years ago and on October 1st I will turn 72! However, I still do love those “Sixties” what a wild time they were! Read More

Cyrus Chestnut – Soul Food – 6/11/23 – Random Album

So occassionally I use a random number generator to pick an album to listen to that evening. I did just that tonight I counted the albums on the top shelf of my jazz albums, Then, I used a random number generator to select an album. The number generator result was 21, which led me to Soul Food from jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut. I am enjoying the album as I am writing this post. Here’s a little biographical back ground about Cyrus. Read More