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This is the only "blue based" cats eye I have, it's like a pale blue...similar too yours Chad? This one is 0.57....

Actually, there's some aspects of taste I might never get back. That issue comes with the surgery I had. Combined with radiation, it could be forever altered. We'll see. Once treatments are done, the healing process will begin. That could take weeks or months. I just need to continue researching, taste testing, etc. Today for example, I tried some sausage and gravy over biscuits. I promptly spit it out. Tasted like rusty metal? Right now everything is different. I'm learning that bland works best so far, even though it's not great either. Not having much luck with seasonings thus far. I tried eating some spaghetti and meatballs with spaghetti sauce the other day, putting some pepper on it for possible enhancement. It was like eating straight pepper out of the shaker. I didn't taste anything else in that mouthful. It sucks.

Looking at a 3 day weekend thanks to the 4th, not going to complain about that! One less day without being strapped down is fine with me.... It's hard to believe only 6 more treatments left. Time has gone by rather quickly it seems. Along with the aforementioned side effects I mentioned before, I discovered another one on the way home Thursday. My facial hair was falling out. Pulled into Kwik Trip and noticed a bunch of small hairs on my shirt. Looked in the mirror and noticed the telltale spots on my jawline where it was getting thin and patchy. So, for the first time in years, my face is practically stubble as I was forced to shave it off. I'm confident it will grow back but still, it's a shocker when these side effects actually happen. It's one thing to know about them, talk about about them, maybe even see them happening to someone else. But when it's you, it manages to take you down a few notches. Hopefully, that's all I have to deal with being that I'm almost done. My appetite for solid food rides a razor's edge because of my taste buds getting bombarded. Making up for that at least with extra cartons of Ensure Plus 👍 Going to continue to consider myself very fortunate because others have suffered far worse than I when going through this kind of thing. Anyway, my update. Have a safe 4th Of July My Friends! 🇺🇸

Your 2nd marble, I keep going back to that one though...it's an eye catcher too me 😳

Great Vacor lineup...I've got one of those Fiesta's 😊....nice garage sale finds 👍

I like your green mib, Dave 👍

Like the 1st one Bruce...base glass red or amber?

Loving that Blue twist 👍

👍thanks Dave

I just recently posted a little jar of Jabo's on the "One for Fire" thread in Marble and Glass chat that are just like this one, Sherri. I took the pic inside under not so great lighting so it's somewhat difficult to see the pink, but the majority of them are riddled with AV and glow nicely when lit up 😊

Nice...a garage sale today I take it? Looking forward to your posts 😊👍

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Thank you....I love the color combinations one can find.

Old tactic by shady sellers. I remember seeing that back in Ebay's early days.

Scattered array of Rainbos on a gorgeous late afternoon....the last Pelt is a 7/8, a little nicked up but nice 😊

Yeah, he's addictive. I've found myself using various Kermit the Frog arm flailing GIF's in my texts 😂

Well, here we go with week #4 with July 11th in my crosshairs....that sore throat they talked about is trying to kick in a bit, so far though it's quite manageable. Taste buds are getting beat up again because things I remember being able to taste reasonably well are somewhat bland now. Not very enjoyable when most things you are eating are just flat in your mouth. I can see what they mean when they said "you might find yourself coming to rely more on that feeding tube as we get deeper into the treatments". A combination of side effects really can take you down. The rash the mask gave me is improving since we started covering my shoulders with tissue prior too fitting. Overall, I still think I'm quite fortunate thus far at this stage of the treatments. Still maintaining my weight also 👍 A Big Thank You and too all my friends here and your support ❤

I don't think you will find a shortage of "non-interested" folks around here 😉

This one as far as I know is the only one I have. Definitely a special place for it 👍

Got that right...

That's alot of hurtin' glass, fellas. What wars they must have fought