Month: November 2019

  • Thanksgiving

    It’s Thanksgiving week. It’s happening very late this year. In fact, the 28th is the latest date possible for Thanksgiving. The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas shorter this year? That’s ok, Christmas has already started – that was November 1, the day after Halloween. There must be some way to delineate the seasons better –…

  • Doing well

    Just time for a quick update: I’m doing well. Surgery went well; new knee in and I’m improving daily. Not much more that I can ask. A more full response to come. Got a great podcast today. Listen in to hear Mickey Newbury, Gary Lewis, Spanky & Our Gang, Archie Bell & the Drells, Aretha…

  • Next time you see me

    As the old blues song goes, “Next time you see me, things won’t be the same.” I’ll have a new left knee. This week, in preparation, I’ve been to the hospital for joint class and final prep with the surgeon. And phone calls – many phone calls. The hospital is very thorough about this. I’m…

  • More computer problems

    Hi, Computer problems again. Things go fine for weeks, and then for no reason, the computer starts acting up. Why is everything frozen all the time? Can’t I just restart the machine and all is well? Apparently not. So I’ll have to soldier through, hoping I can use this alternate way to post this week.…