Just saw that Uncle Arthur appears on the Alzheimer’s Care page of the Still Hopes retirement home where he lived.
See what I mean when I say he was jovial? The man never lost his charm.
December 29, 2008
WordPress not resizing photos
Ever since I upgraded my site to WordPress 2.7, the image uploader isn’t automatically resizing my uploaded images. All the uploader offers me is “Full Size.”
Anyone seen this?
Update: Fixed it. Looks like I didn’t have all the necessary GD plumbing in place.
Highlights of 2008: Health
This year I was fortunate enough to be able to bike to my job downtown. Just those 15 minutes of riding each way helped me drop weight, spoiled me, and got me into probably the best shape in my life. Not bad now that I’m less than a month away from being 40!
I did get a rude awakening in September when my lab tests showed an elevated cholesterol level. Since then I’ve been munching almonds and cutting back on carbohydrates. Another lab test in October didn’t show much improvement, so I began taking anti-cholesterol medicine, which then tripled my personal health insurance premium.
I get tested again next month. Hopefully things will have settled down. Until then I’ll keep doing what I’m doing.
Uncle Arthur
One of the 2008 highlights I expected to write was relief that no one close to me died this year. Looks like I’ll have to revise that one as my Uncle Arthur passed away this morning at the age of 77.
We spent many summers at my aunt and uncle’s beach house in Garden City, SC. Arthur was always quick to tell a joke or to tousle our hair. He had suffered from Alzheimer’s for the past several years but could still tell a joke. He seemed in good spirits the last time I saw him.
We spent Christmas Day with my parents, during which I took a moment look at photographs. I found my eyes lingering on a picture of Uncle Arthur with my aunt.
He lived quite a full life. I’ll link to his obituary tomorrow.