Russ NewtonJan 29, 20211 minVaccine!Just returned home from getting my first of two shots for the Covid 19 vaccine. I received the Pfizer version for whatever that is worth....
Russ NewtonJan 28, 20212 minMedical confusion, again.I have been waiting to get my Covid 19 Vaccine. As you can imagine having this disease does not cry out for home confinement for a year!...
Russ NewtonJan 26, 20214 minAnother life lesson of some kind.So, I was promoted to VP of Operations Los Angeles Times in 2005. My immediate supervisor was Mark Kurtich. He was an introvert, and I...
Russ NewtonJan 26, 20211 minPackers lose!The only silver lining in this loss for me is that it will make attending the game easier. I would have loved to see the Packers play in...
Russ NewtonJan 26, 20211 minOpuntia MacrocentraSo a brief call back to our trip in Big Bend. Jim sent me a link that indicates these unusual Cactus's Purple, Blue and Pink in color...
Russ NewtonJan 24, 20211 minGreen Bay Packers Game Today! I have a special good luck Charm at my house to help the Packers win!Matt Miller is in the house!
Russ NewtonJan 19, 20211 minGratitude.I have always had to fight with being too self absorbed. And often I lost. It takes others to point it out. Today I wish to acknowledge...
Russ NewtonJan 13, 20211 minPositive Update!Well, I think I have some great news to report. If you recall, on December 10th I reported that fasciculations were very active in my...
Russ NewtonJan 12, 20212 min3rd Day of the trip was the Best!Though it didn't start out that way. We first drove to the famous Hot Springs. It was closed. Then we went to Boquillas del Carmen, a...
Russ NewtonJan 12, 20211 minSecond day of trip, in Terlingua outside of Big Bend Park.Jim and I at the Chiso's Basin Window. This is the first day at the park. When we left the Basin, the next four photos are of our trip...
Russ NewtonJan 12, 20211 minFirst day of trip. San Antonio, Friday, January 8th.Jim and Jackson at the Filling Station after I picked them up at the Airport Jackson looking at the Camera, Jim who knows what he is...
Russ NewtonJan 6, 20211 minBig Bend, Again.My best friend in life is coming to San Antonio on the 7th of January for a last trip (for me) to Big Bend National Park. Jim Pagel and...
Russ NewtonJan 6, 20211 minI am stupid!So yesterday, I got up, put on a T shirt and shorts and slippers and went outside to turn off the lights I put on every night on the...
Russ NewtonJan 4, 20214 minHow and when I discovered I had ALS.A few of you know this story but realized that I have not told many of you how I came to be diagnosed. I woke up in my home in Hayward,...