The Blog of Michael Lee Mitchell

Well, I have returned from Tennessee. I will posting some pictures on next months website update. I did not find any land to purchase and I would recommend not going to Greeneville, Tennessee. It was a dirty city and area. The background of the mountains was the only good point. While on this trip I went to Asheville, NC to look at a Deltec home. They are round homes and stand up to Hurricanes and Tornados quite well. I was very impressed at the model home and the factory where the components are made. I enjoyed Asheville, NC except the road system which was very confusing. I went to the Biltmore estate while in Asheville and liked the house alot. Well, that should be my last extended time off for a while. I want to build up my time.

Snow in Asheville, North Carolina, at the Double Tree Biltmore. And right now it is 31 degrees.

Snow on the bumper of truck next to us.

Entering North Carolina.

Leaving Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Just entered South Carolina.

Just coming into to Savannah, Georgia.

Just enter Georgia on I-95.

I went to the Doctor today as a follow up to my endoscope and colonoscopy. The verdict a polyp was removed from my colon and was benign. The growth in my stomach was Helicobacter pylori a bacteria that could cause me to have an ulcer. So, he wrote out a prescription for Prevpac. I take it for the next 14 days go back in 6 weeks and see if it killed the bacteria. Other than that I will have to have a colonoscopy every 3 to 5 years just to make sure there are no more polyps. My labs were showing elevated liver enzymes indicating a fatty liver. The only cure for a fatty liver is losing weight. So, I am going to have to start a modest and I do mean modest diet with modest exercise. I want to personally lose about 40 pounds. I took the prescription to Publix to get it filled they had to order it and it should be here tomorrow. I refused to use Walgreens anymore. I have had several negative experiences with them in the past. I do have to use them for my mail order because that is who the ins...