I retired from a major telecommunications company and returned to college. I earned a bachelors degree with a major in Management Information Systems. My wife and I enjoy traveling and visiting our five grandchildren.
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Wow, how much can I eat? Great question. Check serving sizes. I found a cracker I like that has 15 crackers per serving with 22 grams of carbohydrate. It also has 5 grams of fiber...
Just a little update. I was diagnosed with diabetes in August of 2008 and am continuing my struggle to keep my blood sugar levels under control since that time. I have referred to this experience as a yo-yo one. It seems like one meal it is down but then it will spike again. This is just a journal of those experiences with a hope to give someone who is...
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in August of 2008. Type 2 diabetes is in my family; my mother had it and my sister has it. I was bound to get it. I have been in a pre-diabetes stage for a few years now but really think if I had paid more attention to prevention...
This is the last in a series of fifteen articles about our journey into North Central Ontario. We had arrived shortly before 11 PM at the Station Inn which is part of the train station in Cochrane, Ontario. Our drive will send us east to Wawa, Ontario, then south to the border at Sault Ste. Marie.
This is the fourteenth in a series of fifteen articles about our journey into North Central Ontario. This article tells of our tour of Moose Factory Island. Moosonee and Moose Factory Island are separated by the Moosonee River.
This is the thirteenth in a series of fifteen articles about our journey into North Central Ontario. We have reached the mouth of the Moosoone River aboard the Polar Princess and have looked out towards James Bay. We are now returning to Moose Factory Island, our next stop.
This is the Twelfth in a series of fifteen articles about our journey into North Central Ontario. We travel the Moosoone River in the Polar Princess to the mouth of the river where it opens into James Bay and then return to Moose Factory Island.
This is the eleventh in a series of fifteen articles about our journey into North Central Ontario. This continues the description of our train ride. There are no roads connecting Cochrane and Moosonee. Our venture into one of the remote areas of Ontario is just beginning.
This is the tenth in a series of fifteen articles about our journey into North Central Ontario. This was our second night in Cochrane, Ontario, as we waited to board the Polar Bear Express to Moosonee, Ontario. There are no roads connecting Cochrane and Moosonee. Board the train with us as we venture into one of the remote areas of Ontario.
This is the ninth in a series of fifteen articles about our journey into North Central Ontario. This is about our visit to the Polar Bear Habitat in Cochrane, Ontario. Included in the visit to the Habitat is a visit to Heritage Village which is a replica of an old time village. Join us as we explore and meet the Bears.

