Catalina Island Man

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WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IN 62 YEARS

37. If you suddenly think of someone strongly, act on it! I believe that there is a reason why we suddenly get these urges. We simply need to call, write, visit, etc., these people, when this happens.

38. Get rid of the "dead wood" in your life. If there is a person, job, or situation that is keeping you "down", don’t be afraid to let it go! Don’t be afraid of change. People often prefer misery to having to make a change. Misery is only an option and not a very good one at that.

39. If there is something that you "REALLY WANT TO DO", then stop talking about it and do it!

There is no guarantee how much time that we have on earth and "doing that thing" could have a major affect on you and others.

MAIN STREAM DAD Part 2

GETTING INTO THE MAIN STREAM PT 2

Now, being a "literal" person (see my blog about getting my driver's license), I did EXACTLY what the instructions told me to do, no matter how crazy they sounded! They had me sticking things into areas that I didn't even know that Dad, or any human being, had!






I couldn't find certain "holes" that were described, so I had to stick the wooden devices down the ONLY hole that I could find. At this Dad said,











"WHAT IN THE HECK ARE YOU DOING!?!"





I read the instructions to him and we both agreed that they made no sense whatsoever. I asked for Dad's suggestions (he was a 1924 graduate of "CalTech" in Civil and Mechanical Engineering), but he had none.




When I was done with what must have been left over from the "Spanish Inquisition",





I then smeared the iodine solution over every "flap and fold" that I had "Q-tipped" and wiped, on everything described that I could possibly find and then Dad "let loose" and I was able to capture "The Mid Flow", whatever that was.






I assumed that it meant the middle part, so I concentrated on that!









I rushed the sample up the hospital and found the "Candy Stripper" and gave her the container, which I had carried back in its original box, in case it decided to leak.






"THAT WAS THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING THAT I HAVE EVER DONE





AND MY FATHER'S


'YOU KNOW WHAT'

WILL PROBABLY NEVER BE THE SAME!!!









BE SURE TO TELL THE DOCTOR THAT I HOPE THAT HE GOT WHAT HE WANTED AND


THAT DAD AND I WILL 'NEVER' HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS TORTURE AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!"





"Your 'DAD'!??" she said, which a bewildered look.











"Yes, my 'DAD', but what does that have to do with anything!?!"










She asked me to please wait a few moments, which I begrudgingly agreed to, knowing that I couldn't leave my father very long unattended.

She came back a few minutes later with all of the other nurses in our small 13-bed hospital and holding back laughter,

she asked me to try to "educate" this hospital staff as to how I administered "Catching The Main Flow" on my father.




I figured that this wasn't done very often (it should have been featured in "Ripply's Believe It Or Not") and that they sincerely wanted to "learn" from someone who actually went through the "torture chamber" with my father.

While I described the process (which, unfortunately, it will



NEVER LEAVE MY MEMORY BANK; NOT ONE POKE OR SMEAR OF IT!),




the nurses couldn't hold back and every now and then one of them would start snickering.




I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS VERY FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!
(to be continued)

MAIN STREAM DAD Part 1

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GETTING INTO THE MAIN STREAM PT 1

In January, 1974, my father had a massive stroke and heart attack following the unexpected death my younger brother, Bill. Sadly, I left my teaching job at Indiana University, drove back to California and moved in with Dad on Catalina Island so I could take care of him. Little did I know that this commitment would last for the next seven years!

Don't get me wrong, I don't regret giving my time to Dad, in fact, I should really be thanking him. Not only did Dad and I grow closer to each other, but this 24/7 commitment caused me to really push myself to find the edges of my stamina "envelope". I learned more about myself and my capabilities than I ever would have if I had been teaching or concentrating on myself. I now know that I can do "almost" anything.

Eventually, after the stroke, Dad was forced to utilize a permanent catheter. However, prior to that, one of my tasks was to collect his urine samples so that his doctors could monitor his health situation. One day I was told that the doctor needed me to obtain a "sterile urine sample", because they thought that he might be developing a bladder infection.

So, I went up the hospital and the nurse told me that I needed a "special kit" to collect this urine sample. She instructed a Candy Stripper (probably one of the same ilk who offered so much “help” with my kidney stones - see my previous "BLOG" called Special Delivery While Stoned) to get me a boxed kit from the back room. After a slight delay, she came back with the box. I took said box and rushed back to Dad.

I informed Dad that this sample had to be "sterile", whatever that meant, and that I had to follow special directions that were inside the box. Neither of us understood what made this sample different than all of the other samples that we had been collecting for the last couple of years, but we had learned not to ask questions, but simply "DO IT". I opened up the box to find an iodine (do they still make it?) solution, gauzes, q-tips, and an assortment of other strange implements.

Before I had a chance to study the diagram and read the instructions, Dad informed me that he was about ready to "BLOW", which meant I had to work fast. You could hardly set you watch by his "number ones" and I knew that I had to work fast to collect a sample as the doctor said that he needed it back STAT! ("ASAP!").

I quickly took off Dad's external catheter and began by first, reading the instructions, and then, working through the process as I read and interpreted the pamphlet," CATCHING THE MID STREAM ".

Catalina Island Man

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Dateline: Avalon CA, Catalina Island:

The Ultimate Fighter is now taking "Dancing Lessons"! He's going to be on the TV show, So You Think You Can Dance. Well, here, again, the original Chuck Liddell has him beat. Chuck is a veritable Terpsichorean! He needs NO lessons to compete. The other day Chuck said: "I will dance him into the dirt at the Movie Smackdown". "He won't know what hit him! I'll teach him what tripudiary, dedans and en dehors is all about...I'll kick his assoluta, en l'air!!!"

This sounds pretty much like a rumble challenge.



When will Chuck Liddell "Man Up" and contact Chuck Liddell?

The clock is still ticking!

Catalina Island Man

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WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IN 62 YEARS

34. Don’t "throw in the towel" on anyone’s life. NO ONE IS BEYOND HELP OR CHANGE!!!







35. Miracles happen daily. Try to be open to them and recognize them for what they are… MIRACLES!











36. Try to find as many excuses as you can each day to let people know that they are "LOVED". Along with a hug, these words can actually determine, in many cases, whether a person decides to live or die.

Catalina Island Man

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Chuck Liddell Vs Chuck Liddell


WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IN 62 YEARS



31. "Good guys don’t ALWAYS finish last, they just have to run harder!"






32. As often as possible, invite people to your home for dinner; especially those who can’t reciprocate and/or you don’t know that well. You would be surprised how special an evening of

good food and good company in a home environment can do to lift your spirits and help you to get to know people so much better.



33. Divide the day into three 8 hour segments: 8 hours to work, 8 hours to sleep, 8 hours for recreation and relaxation.

Catalina Island Man

ULTIMATE FIGHTER

CHUCK LIDDELL

HIDING UNDER HIS DESK!!!

Dateline Avalon CA: Local Historian Chuck Liddell claims that the "other Chuck Liddell" falsely claims on his website that "he" starred in the movie: "Hollywood's Magical Island, Catalina"! See "Chuck as Himself" on his personal website: http://www.icemanmma.com/projects/film_tv.php The "real" Chuck Liddell hereby challenges the "other Chuck Liddell" to a contest of the manly arts, to wit: a presentation of their respective movie versions of "Hollywood's Magical Island, Catalina" at the Casino Theater at a time of choosing of the "other Chuck Liddell".

This could be a real dustup as Avalon's Chuck Liddell is quoted as saying, "I had the name first" and "I will kick his celluloid"! No one from the "other Chuck Liddell" could be reached for comment, at this time.

I was Chuck Liddell before being Chuck Liddell was cool!



NO, I WILL NOT BE PERFORMING ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS" ON THIS FALL'S TELEVISION SEASON!!!!!






Yes, Chuck Liddell will be,



but I won't!





Confusing!?! Shouldn't be. Just look at our two pictures and hopefully you can tell that although I AM "CHUCK LIDDELL",





I AM NOT "CHUCK LIDDELL"!!! Makes perfect sense to me!




He will probably loose points when he body slams his partner during their first dance, forgetting where he is!

Ever since Chuck Liddell has been fighting (and sometimes "Light Weight Champion" of UFC ("Ultimate Fighting Championship") on television, I have received many phone calls, and even letters from people around the world asking "Are you the REAL 'Chuck Liddell'"? OF COURSE I AM THE REAL "CHUCK LIDDELL"! I'VE HAD THE NAME LONGER THAN "HE" HAS!!!!!

Having a name that is as recognizable as mine has its drawbacks. It can certainly be humbling!

A couple of years ago a woman in her late 20's/early 30's came up to me near the "Pleasure Pier". She asked me if ...

I was "Chuck Liddell".

Feeling a sense of my own "notoriety" on Catalina, I smiled and said "Yes, I am. How did you recognize me?" Of course, I thought of my appearances in Catalina movies, books, lectures, etc. "Someone in one of the shops pointed you out", she said.

Well, my head expanded to a size 100! She then asked if I would permit her to have my picture taken. I WAS NOW UP TO 200!!!!! I, of course, agreed, because us "celebrities" have to learn to show respect for our "public"! She then motioned to her husband, all 6'6", 275 lbs. of him, to stand next to me. Looking at her and there three young children, I asked her why only her husband wanted a picture with me and not the whole family (I am sure that we could have found a "lucky" tourist to take the picture). She then explained that "only" her husband wanted to be in the picture with me as he was an "UFC" fan and had always wanted to have his picture taken with Chuck Liddell. My head size was now down to 150. "I am not 'that' Chuck Liddell", I told her, with a half smile.



The ULTIMATE SMACK DOWN!!

"We know", she said, "my husband wanted to have a "gag picture" of you two together to show to his buddies back home!" My head had now deflated to 50!

The picture was taken and I was able to summon up a half-hearted smile. I noticed that the wife had pulled out a $1 bill and I honestly had no idea why. When I asked her, she said that that was for the photo. I was now down to 25. I told her that she could keep her $1 and then she offered to take me out for a "drink". When I told her that I didn't "drink", she said that she would give me an "ice cream"! I now imploded to a -15 cents!!!!!

Talk about being HUMBLED!!!!! I now know that a picture of me is worth $1, or a drink or ice cream, on the open market and that is only as a "gag"!

I have been kicking around the idea of "fighting" (faked of course) Chuck Liddell in a Sumo-wrestling outfit, up at our local gym, to raise money for our school's sports program. I thought that a "Chuck Liddell vs. Chuck Liddell" would be an interesting concept and one that might bring some interest from the media and bring in some bucks! I would really like to know your thoughts on this.


I do know one thing, I won't allow any pictures of us taken or sold for any less than $l.50!


I DO HAVE MY PRIDE!!