Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Alice and I went to her doctor appointment this morning at 9:15, Dr. Mayle, who's a hip replacement specialist. He suggested waiting another four months, a full year after Alice's arthroscopic procedure, and if Alice's pain is still this strong, about the only thing that will eliminate the pain is a hip replacement. Alice is not at all interested in surgery and fears it won't work. She's been in pain so long that it's become part of her life. She'd rather endure the pain than rest making things worse. It's a normal fear, but I've had several racquetball friends, including Robbie and Barry, who's have hip replacements and they've been very successful. But whatever Alice is comfortable with is fine with me.
Work was steady but reasonable today. While working on one job, I watched last night's installment of the Vietnam War. This is such a powerful, amazing television event. I don't think I've ever seen such a sustained series of images that illustrate a narrative. At 18 hours, there's something overwhelming about such a colossal series of bad decisions, horrible thinking, and lies. If this country can survive the '60s, we can survive the naked emperor. When this country makes mistakes, it really goes big.
Alice and I went to her doctor appointment this morning at 9:15, Dr. Mayle, who's a hip replacement specialist. He suggested waiting another four months, a full year after Alice's arthroscopic procedure, and if Alice's pain is still this strong, about the only thing that will eliminate the pain is a hip replacement. Alice is not at all interested in surgery and fears it won't work. She's been in pain so long that it's become part of her life. She'd rather endure the pain than rest making things worse. It's a normal fear, but I've had several racquetball friends, including Robbie and Barry, who's have hip replacements and they've been very successful. But whatever Alice is comfortable with is fine with me.
Work was steady but reasonable today. While working on one job, I watched last night's installment of the Vietnam War. This is such a powerful, amazing television event. I don't think I've ever seen such a sustained series of images that illustrate a narrative. At 18 hours, there's something overwhelming about such a colossal series of bad decisions, horrible thinking, and lies. If this country can survive the '60s, we can survive the naked emperor. When this country makes mistakes, it really goes big.
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