Amused

 Jim gets really bored with TV. If it is sports, you may get his attention. Baseball for sure. He particularly loves the end of the season, into the fall when the race for the pennants and the Series is full on. Stats. Athleticism. The memories of hot dogs and cheers over the years. "Field of Dreams" good times and just simple enjoyment. He always wanted to support the Texas Rangers, and has been to dozens of games. Even singing the National Anthem with friends of the Regal Opera Chorale a few times to open the game. That...he loved. Syracuse Orange football and basketball, oh yeah. Then there is hockey. I always loved it, and he started to get hooked. It's hard to beat the rush for the Stanley Cup. We both always liked football, but we lost our oomph for it over the last several years. Especially after Peyton Manning retired. There are a few remaining great players with dignity and old fashioned,  if you will, sports conduct. But, mostly it falls under entertainment quotes now, so we watch college football for the fix.

Then there are the old good Western's. "Gunsmoke". "Wells Fargo". But, he loses interest quickly. He has repeated a grumble I have often heard over the years about the amount of junk on television.

Good movies can still get his attention. Star Wars. Jimmy Stewart films. Tom Hanks. The other evening, there was a fantasy Kung Fu type movie on that had people twirling through the air, swords flying and dragons breathing fire. Opposing leaders of warring armies,  over who knows what, and the action caught his attention. One leader was male and one was female, and they were having some kind of a conversation with subtitles and animated faces. After a few minutes, Jim looked at me and says, "Can I be the humorous guy, and you'd be the amused lady?"

That's me. Amused.

Words of the day:

Spectrum

Reconcile

Accoutrements, (as he handed me the gate belt he was wearing to give therapist a place to hold on when he's walking or to help lift him.)

Medical: holding his weight. BP is a little wacky, but that can be from the TBI.

Pray for immediate removal of the g-tube. He hasn't needed it, doesn't need it now, won't need it, and it causes him a lot of discomfort.