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James A. Temple posted a new activity comment 10 months, 1 week ago
In reply to: James A. Temple posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes Well, I got a ’phone call from the endocrinologist’s office yesterday (July 11). I was anxious to learn the results of the analysis of the blood […] ViewNicole, that’s incredible! That is what every patient should have ~ quick information on results and online access to personal information. I’ll start looking immediately for such a plan. Thanks!
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James A. Temple posted a new activity comment 10 months, 1 week ago
In reply to: James A. Temple posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes Well, I got a ’phone call from the endocrinologist’s office yesterday (July 11). I was anxious to learn the results of the analysis of the blood […] ViewThanks for the info, Quentin. I’m looking forward to reviewing actual figures, percentages, trends…any information that will allow me plot my progress or lack thereof. Perhaps, if and when such information arrives in my mailbox, I’ll post it here. Hopefully, this gang of distinguished fellow travelers can help me make sense of it. It seems…[Read more]
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James A. Temple posted a new activity comment 10 months, 1 week ago
In reply to: James A. Temple posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes Well, I got a ’phone call from the endocrinologist’s office yesterday (July 11). I was anxious to learn the results of the analysis of the blood […] ViewJanine, my dear friend! My friends, of whom I consider you one, call me “Jim”. Please feel free to do so if you like.
Now, about those figs. I remember from childhood an old fig bush out at my aunt’s house. She and my grandmother made fig preserves and we kids ate all the ripe ones not used in preserves. Fifty years later, I decided to…[Read more] -
James A. Temple posted an update in the group
Diabesity / Diabetes 10 months, 1 week agoWell, I got a ‘phone call from the endocrinologist’s office yesterday (July 11). I was anxious to learn the results of the analysis of the blood I left with them on July 5. All that I learned from the conversation was that my triglycerides were too high. Why won’t those doctors have a written analysis mailed to the patient? If I had the…[Read more]
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HI, James,
I will take some of those figs, please! I love them dearly. Great memories of my Mom’s fig jam.
Sorry to hear about the lame report from your M.D. Do they want to keep paitent’s in the dark so they keep on going back to them? Who knows why they are the way they are. My nearby grocery store has a “2nd Saturday” health day when…[Read more]-
Janine, my dear friend! My friends, of whom I consider you one, call me “Jim”. Please feel free to do so if you like.
Now, about those figs. I remember from childhood an old fig bush out at my aunt’s house. She and my grandmother made fig preserves and we kids ate all the ripe ones not used in preserves. Fifty years later, I decided to…[Read more]-
Jim, it is!
I live near Houston, which I consider to be my home. My dad was born and raised there and worked in the shipyards during WWII. We had great fig bushes in west Texas and peaches and pecans. Guess I am hungry for my lunch right now. Anyway, I can’t believe you waited 50 years to plant that bush. Glad to know it is thriving!!! I…[Read more]-
Janine, where in West Texas? I live in Connecticut, one hour from NYC and have been out of Texas for 20 years but lived in Houston and grew up in W. Texas. Just curious where you grew up. Later!
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A little town an hour south of San Angelo named Sonora. Ranching, mohair, oil. Edwards Plateau. Zip 76950. Been 44 years since we left, but I remember it like the back of my hand. Rather like Mayberry. The 1960’s were great in that little town. Very simple life. Unlike today in every respect!
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I grew up in Coahoma, between Big Spring and Abilene. It was not Mayberry by any stretch of the imagination. I was glad to get out of there as soon as I could. I remember sand storms, snakes, tumble weeds, flat, flat, flat, no trees, no water. The stars were nice though. After school in Lubbock I lived in Austin, then Houston, then Copenhagen,…[Read more]
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I am sure we went to football games in Big Spring. I loved the tumbleweeks, horned ”toads” (or baby dinosaurs, to me), peaches, pecans, rock-hunting, and, yes, the wonderful night-sky. I can see how your eventual homes would make that part of Texas pale by comparison. ONe can get pretty tired of those rolling tumbleweeds and wretched sand storms.
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I need to have my total cholesterol and all those done again it seems my triglycerides seem to be a high
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Thanks for the info, Quentin. I’m looking forward to reviewing actual figures, percentages, trends…any information that will allow me plot my progress or lack thereof. Perhaps, if and when such information arrives in my mailbox, I’ll post it here. Hopefully, this gang of distinguished fellow travelers can help me make sense of it. It seems…[Read more]
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Maybe you need to consider changing health plans or doctors. The HMO plan that I am on…has everythng computerized. And I get an email link as each test result is posted and this is always within 24 -48 hours of when I go in and have the tests done. I can also look at my history for each test result and go on line and read what my doctor or…[Read more]
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Nicole, that’s incredible! That is what every patient should have ~ quick information on results and online access to personal information. I’ll start looking immediately for such a plan. Thanks!
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Sounds wonderful to me. Good to here you got right back on the program. I got back my blood work from my MD. Lipids improved. Still have a way to go before normal. No meds for it though. HgA1C almost to the 5% club 6.2. Thyroid improving I guess. Synthroid dose gone from 200mcg, now 150mcg. Wk12D1 lost 28lbs so far. Love to hear about your progress.
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James A. Temple posted an update in the group
Diabesity / Diabetes 10 months, 2 weeks agoMade a visit to my endocrinologist yesterday, July 5. After six weeks on the program, my A1c results came back as 5.7! Hooray! I’m eligible for the 5% club, Janine. I confessed to the Doc that, for the last three weeks, I had been cutting my little blue pill in half. She explained that, with my consistent low daily blood glucose results, that I…[Read more]
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Congratulations! You DID earn that blue star. Well done! You are an encouragement to more people than you realize. Keep it up!
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Congratulations! I’m anxious to see results. Patience is not one of my virtues these days. I am working on portion sizes these days. Eating all the right stuff is important and I am doing that but have to cut my portion sizes and remember to have protein with carbs. I don’t think I have been having enough protein or oil with my carbs to slow…[Read more]
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Hi Nicole, Lots of us have had to work on portion control, once we got the right foods in our diet. Also, good for you, noticing that you might need more protein or oil with your food. Those things can slow the carbs down and smooth out the spikes. I eat 1-2 ozs of animal protein with meals and go heavy on the olive oil.
Blessings, Margaret
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This is great news! I have yet to get my own A1C down under 6.0, so that achievement of yours of huge. It’s very encouraging to read that you accomplished that. Keep us posted.
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Congrats James! That is WONDERFUL! Love the Blue Star ! Wear it proudly! You earned it!
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You, go, James! Wear that blue star with pride!
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James A. Temple posted an update 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Made a visit to my endocrinologist yesterday, July 5. After six weeks on the program, my A1c results came back as 5.7! Hooray! I’m eligible for the 5% club, Janine. I confessed to the Doc that, for the last three weeks, I had been cutting my little blue pill in half. She explained that, with my consistent low daily blood glucose results,…[Read more]
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James A. Temple posted a new activity comment 10 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: Elaine Sweeney posted an update in the group Diet & Nutrition The more I try to give up coffee the more I want to hang on to it. It seems it’s harder to stop than sugar and diet coke. Today is a new day I will try […] ViewI’ve been off coffee for five weeks now. The desire has lessened at this point but has not disappeared altogether. I’ve thought about trying green tea but it seems that caffeine and other chemicals in coffee or tea could send improper information to the cells. During this “detox” period, I’ll try to avoid any semblance of ingestion of…[Read more]
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James A. Temple posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: Wayne posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes Just started reding the book and I am excited. This is the first time I feel I could reverse my DM. I feel that this program will give me the tools to make […] ViewYou’ll be pleased with the program and impressed by the kindness and support this group offers, Wayne. Keep us apprised of your progress. Any time one of us reports progress, it makes the rest feel a little better about the possibility of reversing this awful disease. Good luck!
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James A. Temple posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: JANINE posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes In the course of re-reading the BSS this week, I re-took all the tests. In just a few short weeks, it is unbelievable that all the things that were […] ViewThat is great, Janine! Beverly and I pleased with our few weeks results, too. I should probably begin taking some of the exotic supplements suggested for the advanced plan. But I don’t want to have to sell my pickup just to have the money to do so. I suspect that I’ll have to make do with a specific supplement at a time, working in others as…[Read more]
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Sounds like you and your wife are really doing well with the plan. Great going! Those supplements are pricey, and I know the book says to buy the best, for optimal absorption, but I am not made of money, either, and I buy what I can. They must be working because I feel great. Beats me why more doctors and their patients aren’t following this…[Read more]
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James A. Temple posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: JANINE posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes This past weekend was the end of my first week in the second set of 6 weeks. I thought I needed to reread the book to make sure I understood everything […] ViewWell, good grief! I was just about to brag about my losing 10 lbs. but here comes my good pal, Janine, closing in on a 40 lb. loss. I reckon I’d better take my hat off to a real champion. Good goin’, kid! Your pal, Jim
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It isn’t a contest, Jim. We are all working towards the same goals, but our bodies are just different. Well done on getting rid of those 10 lbs. And thanks!
Would that be a ”10-Gallon” or what?
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James A. Temple posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: James A. Temple posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes Hey, gang! I’ve learned a new word: Prandial (PRAN-dee-uhl). It’s a word relating to a meal. Pre-prandial refers to ’before’ a meal and […] ViewYou know, Janine, if I were to have the temerity to offer one tiny addition to Dr. Hyman’s program, it would be to prescribe LAUGHTER. Do you remember the page in the Readers’ Digest magazine entitled “Laughter is the Best Medicine”? That’s the first page I turned to as a kid. It seems as though I feel better after a good laugh. Then, if…[Read more]
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I loved that section of the Reader’s Digest. Laughter is so helpful, especially when we can laugh at ourselves. I hope to see more fun posts from you in the weeks to come. : D
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James A. Temple posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Hooray! We can’t have too many friends on this journey Thanks for inviting me, Elaine. This was a tough morning for me. Yesterday I tried to do my walking but I knew better than to try the 10,000 step goal. So I just took 1,000 steps. I made it but it took everything out of me today. The good news is that my blood glucose level is below…[Read more]
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James A. Temple posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: James A. Temple posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes Hey, gang! I’ve learned a new word: Prandial (PRAN-dee-uhl). It’s a word relating to a meal. Pre-prandial refers to ’before’ a meal and […] ViewThanks, Elaine. My enthusiasm is a direct result of my motivation: I want to see my grandchildren grow up. The eldest grandson is 14 years old. I’m 71 so I don’t have a lot of time to get back into health. So, I’m gonna do what the program requires, even if it requires standin’ on my head. (Wow, I could have done without that mental…[Read more]
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Jim we are all in this together. If we keep supporting one another WE WILL LIVE to see our grandchildren grow up. And be healthy doing it.
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James A. Temple posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: James A. Temple posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes Hey, gang! I’ve learned a new word: Prandial (PRAN-dee-uhl). It’s a word relating to a meal. Pre-prandial refers to ’before’ a meal and […] ViewOh, Barb! Do you mean “funny” as in “ha, ha” or “funny” as in “peculiar”? Just kiddin!
That 5% club sure sounds like a group of which I’d love to be a part. My last test, before I started on this program, was 6.2%. My next test is scheduled for July 5. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll qualify for the 5% club. If I make it…STUPENDOUS! …[Read more]
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James A. Temple posted an update in the group
Diabesity / Diabetes 11 months, 3 weeks agoHey, gang! I’ve learned a new word: Prandial (PRAN-dee-uhl). It’s a word relating to a meal. Pre-prandial refers to ‘before’ a meal and post-prandial refers to ‘after’ a meal. There’s a good chance that I’m the only member of this wonderful group that didn’t know that. Still, that new knowledge encourages me to believe that even old…[Read more]
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Hi Jim – You’re funny! I’m so glad you are doing so well. Thought you might also like to know there is an unofficial group of people (with diabetes) who strive to join and stay in what they call the 5% Club. There are no membership rolls and it is international. The only qualification is to get your HbA1c below 6%. I was diagnosed 6 yrs.…[Read more]
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Oh, Barb! Do you mean “funny” as in “ha, ha” or “funny” as in “peculiar”? Just kiddin!
That 5% club sure sounds like a group of which I’d love to be a part. My last test, before I started on this program, was 6.2%. My next test is scheduled for July 5. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll qualify for the 5% club. If I make it…STUPENDOUS! …[Read more]
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Hi Jim, your enthusiasm is so great. I agree you are a funny guy. The ha, ha kind of funny. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and enthusiasm. Buy the way my last A1C was 6.8 hoping it to drop in the next few months.
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Thanks, Elaine. My enthusiasm is a direct result of my motivation: I want to see my grandchildren grow up. The eldest grandson is 14 years old. I’m 71 so I don’t have a lot of time to get back into health. So, I’m gonna do what the program requires, even if it requires standin’ on my head. (Wow, I could have done without that mental…[Read more]
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Jim we are all in this together. If we keep supporting one another WE WILL LIVE to see our grandchildren grow up. And be healthy doing it.
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James,
That post of yours was the most fun! Well done on getting the blood sugar readings down! We Texans are made of tough stuff!-
You know, Janine, if I were to have the temerity to offer one tiny addition to Dr. Hyman’s program, it would be to prescribe LAUGHTER. Do you remember the page in the Readers’ Digest magazine entitled “Laughter is the Best Medicine”? That’s the first page I turned to as a kid. It seems as though I feel better after a good laugh. Then, if…[Read more]
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I loved that section of the Reader’s Digest. Laughter is so helpful, especially when we can laugh at ourselves. I hope to see more fun posts from you in the weeks to come. : D
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James A. Temple posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: jimjohnsonhph posted an update in the group Weight & Obesity Hello…. started day one today. Not really sure the difference between this and Atkins. Still reading the book. Lots of good things on the site. Is […] ViewI reckon that a recommendation for any new attempt or challenge is best made by telling of the results of one who has made such an attempt…or at least a start of an attempt. I’ve not begun the program yet (my start date is June 1) but have begun to read a chapter in The Blood Sugar Solution every morning. My wife has read ahead and has begun…[Read more]
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yep, it’s a good place for accountability. If you do Atkins correctly (which very few do), the differences are not that huge — one of the most important is that artificial sweeteners — ALL of them, including splenda, xylitol (sugar alcohols) and even natural ones like Stevia ARE OUT. This is a big thing. Also, another big thing — meats are to…[Read more]
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Thanks for your help! I appeciate it… Im a newbie for sure. I am ”officially” starting on June 1st but figured id get a few days head start to work out the kinks. How should I determine if I should go on the advanced or regular plan? I tried low to no carb before but got real light headed…. I swim and bike alot. Thanks again for all your help!
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Usually the lightheadedness should not be terribly extreme on BSS, and even on Atkins it should go away inside of two weeks. It’s usually a symptom of dehydration or running out of electrolytes (aka, “salt” — easily found in pickles, for instance). Very likely if you’re exercising.
If you’re doing A LOT of biking/swimming, like for a half…[Read more]
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James A. Temple posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: James A. Temple posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes You know how some folks look at the back of a murder mystery book? Just can’t wait to see ”who dunnit”? Well, my good wife, Beverly, looked […] ViewAw, that’s great! Encourage her to join this group so that us old folks can support one another. Taking a journey is more pleasant when you’re traveling with kindred spirits.
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James A. Temple posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: Melissa K. Owens posted an update Ok, I have overcome obstacle No.1 of this journey. I did NOT eat pizza. I ate the chicken and had some pistachio nuts for a snack. Feeling pretty good that I didn’t give in. Got […] ViewWay to go, Melissa! I’m just starting the ”road to recovery” myself and, I gotta tell you, the temptation to eat something sweet after a meal hasn’t gone away but I’m not about to give into it. Stay determined; stay strong!
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James, I am just now getting this message. YES! Keep up the good work. I feel wonderful and this is my 16th or 17th day. Thanks also for the pep talk. My wedding rings fit again, my favorite jeans were easy to slip on tonight, I felt lighter taking the stairs…..all things that remind me why NOT EATING SUGAR and balancing out my blood sugar is…[Read more]
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James A. Temple posted an update in the group
Diabesity / Diabetes 11 months, 3 weeks agoYou know how some folks look at the back of a murder mystery book? Just can’t wait to see “who dunnit”? Well, my good wife, Beverly, looked ahead in “The Blood Sugar Solution”, rounded up some necessities at the grocery store, and began to prepare meals for the two of us. By staying true to the program, my pre-prandial blood glucose level…[Read more]
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Thanks for sharing, James. Very inspiring! My mom is 73, and she just got started on the program too.
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Aw, that’s great! Encourage her to join this group so that us old folks can support one another. Taking a journey is more pleasant when you’re traveling with kindred spirits.
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Great news, James,
I love your post. And forget all that about ”old”. We have all discovered a real ”fountain of youth” in the BSS book! I can’t wait to hear about your weeks ahead! -
I wish you the best of luck, James. Keep us posted!
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One more thing, James. Do we Texans really ”bragg”, or do we just tell bigger tales?! You are so right about success bringing about more success, and that ain’t bragging!
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This is fabulous to hear. I’ve had great results too from my first two months on the program though my morning numbers are not nearly as good as yours. I am going to increase my exercise to see if that helps. Like you, the hope of reversing my diabetes has completely changed my outlook on life.
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James A. Temple posted a new activity comment 1 year ago
In reply to: James A. Temple posted an update I’m four days and five chapters into reading Blood Sugar Solutions. It is exciting to read that diabetes can be reversed. Perhaps my question will be answered later in the book […] ViewThanks, Margaret. It is so nice to have kindred spirits for support in this challenge. Your comment sure gives me hope.
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Jim, it is!
I live near Houston, which I consider to be my home. My dad was born and raised there and worked in the shipyards during WWII. We had great fig bushes in west Texas and peaches and pecans. Guess I am hungry for my lunch right now. Anyway, I can’t believe you waited 50 years to plant that bush. Glad to know it is thriving!!! I…[Read more]
Janine, where in West Texas? I live in Connecticut, one hour from NYC and have been out of Texas for 20 years but lived in Houston and grew up in W. Texas. Just curious where you grew up. Later!
A little town an hour south of San Angelo named Sonora. Ranching, mohair, oil. Edwards Plateau. Zip 76950. Been 44 years since we left, but I remember it like the back of my hand. Rather like Mayberry. The 1960’s were great in that little town. Very simple life. Unlike today in every respect!
I grew up in Coahoma, between Big Spring and Abilene. It was not Mayberry by any stretch of the imagination. I was glad to get out of there as soon as I could. I remember sand storms, snakes, tumble weeds, flat, flat, flat, no trees, no water. The stars were nice though. After school in Lubbock I lived in Austin, then Houston, then Copenhagen,…[Read more]
I am sure we went to football games in Big Spring. I loved the tumbleweeks, horned ”toads” (or baby dinosaurs, to me), peaches, pecans, rock-hunting, and, yes, the wonderful night-sky. I can see how your eventual homes would make that part of Texas pale by comparison. ONe can get pretty tired of those rolling tumbleweeds and wretched sand storms.