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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 … Continue reading "Doing well"

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 … Continue reading "Next time you see me"

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. … Continue reading "More computer problems"

First, let me thank everyone who wished me a happy birthday. It’s a small gesture, but one that is truly appreciated. I’m not very good at doing it myself (and I promised I’d be better at doing it), so happy belated birthday to Debbie and Ed. It’s Halloween, no longer a holiday that sneaks up … Continue reading "Halloween"

Well, I now have a date for the knee – November 12. It’s about as perfect a date as I could get, so I’ m glad the surgeon had that day open for me. I had Doctors’ appointments, physical therapy, and a whole booklet of things that were given to me as preparation, with more … Continue reading "Take a knee"

Did some chores with my son on Friday – replaced a storm door and did a few other tasks around the house. Man, was I sore afterward, and not the regular sore one normally feels after doing some physical work (that storm door was a little harder to do than I thought it would be). … Continue reading "Getting old"

A quick one this morning – for the first time in a while we have what I call true fall – it’s cooled right down, the leaves are/have changed (I drove through Franconia Notch earlier this week – breathtaking), and it just seems like the season changed nice and gradually this year. Got some new … Continue reading "Pod 282"

It’s happened. My original knee has worn out to the point where no injections will stave off the pain. I have no cartilage in my left knee, so I’m walking bone on bone, and my knee has shifted to try to reduce the pain, but there’s no more comfortable place left for my knee to … Continue reading "The new knee"

As a man who has always had the wand’ring waysNow I’m reaching back for yesterdays‘Til a long-forgotten love appearsAnd I find that I’m sighing softly as I nearSeptember, the warm September of my years – Frank Sinatra, The September of My Years (Cahn/Van Heusen) Am I really moving into the September of my years? In … Continue reading "September of my years"

1959 was 60 years ago. Which is funny because I was born in 1959. My birthday is coming next month, and yes, you’ll be hearing more about that as we get closer). I was listening to someone explain how 1959 was probably the best year for jazz albums, so I checked it out, and it’s … Continue reading "Jazz 1959"