heydriver's posterous

How'd he do that?

Happy Father's Day.

I have no clue as to when this was taken.
Sorry Shawn.  This was taken long before you were
around.  But, I know Dad loved you too.
Gotta dig those crazy hair cuts.

Thanks Dad.  Love y'all.

Good Morning #VFTC Richmond skyline

Good Morning!

A view from the cab of Goldie.  North bound on I-95 in Richmond, VA.
Old vs New?

High rise building on the left and old railroad terminal on the right.

Bright sunshine and all the time in the world.

cya!! 

Following an Angel #VFTC

Outside of Tyrone, Pa on I-99 S/US 220 S.

Following an Angel.  Goldie's hood ornament reminds me of
all the "angels" in my life

I've felt all the prayers and hopes sent and I thank you all.
I only hope that I may help y'all in some way too.

Thanks and more too come.

"Hammer down like I had wings.
 Little gravel in my wheels, going  ping, ping, ping. 
About the time I hit 92,
Saw something flashin' in my rear view,
Thought to my self that can't be true. 
But, there it was...
Old Blue, Blue, Blue"

Lyrics from "The White Knight"

Have Faith, Hope and Love,
But most of all have fun.

Love to all.

Old Ford Paramedic truck #VFTC

The picture really doesn't do justice to this truck.

The contrast of the chrome on black paint gives me a nostalgic
feeling.

Caught this one at the Yard after loading out Goldie on Tuesday.
Oh, btw...I'm back!

Thanks so much to all.

Oh, the cab from which I took this picture is my 2006 Dodge Dakota 4 door Pickup.

More to come

thanks all.

All we want to do is lick the plate.

Taken with picplz at House Of Woo in Hilltown, PA.

Nice effects. Okay, things to do, places to do and ice to slide on. Later

Taken with picplz at House Of Woo in Hilltown, PA.

Into Spring #VFTC

Playing with some graphics/photography tools.

A found memory and a dream of rolling north on US Rte 15 into spring.
Using tools to create a water color effect.

Used Paint Shop Pro ver 9.0
When PSP was still owned by
JASC software. 

Again just messing around while I heal. 

Thanks for all who've commented and posted
their thoughts and prayers.  I'm healing and going
through the things that we must do.

More to come.

Walt

Assimilation

Find myself watching a classic Japanese animation tonight.
"Ghost in the Shell 2 Innocence"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347246/

And I got to thinking about what has just happened to me over the past few months.

I've had a heart murmur all of my life.  Anytime a Doctor, Medic or Nurse would listen
to my heart they'd always pause, look at me and ask, "you've got a heart murmur.  Did
you know that?" 
I'd tell them I knew and that it was never a problem.
It really wasn't.  I played a lot of sports as a kid and young adult.
Always running around.  Never turned down any outdoor game. 
Then after a "routine" physical 3 months ago I found out that my heart was about to
blow out and that it wasn't 5 to 10 years before I had to have it fixed.  It was ASAP.
Because no one wanted to guess just how much time I had left.  I was told that waiting much more then
a few months wouldn't be wise.

So, what does Ghost in the Shell and a St Jude aortic heart valve have in common. 
I've become part mechanical and in Ghost in the Shell cyborgs are the norm in society.

I'm not the first nor the last to have a mechanical body part put in and hopefully there will be more
advances in this field.  My wife needs her knees replaced and yet the mechanical knees out there
right now will not last long enough for her to have only one set replaced.

There are folks out there who are against prostheses.  And, yet the world is heading in that direction.
I'm sure that if I did not have the aortic valve replaced I'd be heading to a sudden and violent death.

Driving truck and having the left ventricle burst due to over pressure is not something to joke about.

Please, let's not stop research and development on mechanical body parts.  My new valve
will out last me. 

You know what is weird.  I was given a card with the serial and model number for my valve.
Heh, way cool.
Yeah, I know I've been tagged to a number now.  But, really folks, we all voluntarily
carry around identifiers right now.  Unless you're not using a cell phone, driving a car, watching
tv or on an electrical grid.  I can give more examples.

okay, I just found it weird that I had an urge to watch cyborg movies
shortly after I've been assimilated...lol

Resistance is  futile. 
;)
Walt  

Somebody's been saying it all along.

Something my Dad told me once.  "Most of dealing with Life is just showing up."  aka..."Get of your ass. (GOYA)"
aka  "To change an attitude, move a muscle". 

When the young fail to listen to the elders, they're doomed to repeating the past. 

I've got to be paraphrasing someone. lol
Walt

Good morning and a cup of coffee to go.

There comes a time in all men's lives when it just time
to pack it up and roll wheels.

Doc just gave me the okee dokee (official doctor talk))) for discharge.

One phase ends and another begins.  Life's like that.  It's a journey.
Not a destination.

It's about what I do today for today.
Having this valve replacement and seeing how y'all have responded in your ways
gives me great hope that things aren't all that bad.  We're till human and God is
still there.  He always was and still is.

God bless y'all...
Catch me if you can!!!

Next post from the house.
woot!

Walt.