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Monthly Archives: January 2021
Recovery Day #2: Different Slave Driver, Same Slave!
Gosh, it’s raining cats and dogs, said Mary looking out of the kitchen window. “I know,” I’ve just stepped in a poodle!” Robin stayed with me today as Mary went off to work. Dang, Robin is also a tough old … Continue reading
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Recovery Day #1; She Is A Slave Driver
It’s a little known fact that surgeons are actually outstanding comedians! They always leave their patients in stitches! Yep, today I begin the recovery, and Mary made sure I did the exercises. She packed my knee in ice and then she … Continue reading
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Operation Walk Again Began Early!
“Doctor, there’s a patient on line 1 that says he’s invisible.” “Well, tell him I can’t see him right now.” Because it was so late after the movies last night and we had to be at the surgery center at … Continue reading
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Here A Doc, There A Doc, Everywhere A Doc Doc
Where do British surgeons keep donor organs? In Liverpool. First things first, Scout the Wonder Dog needed a short walk. The wind was howling, and we bundled up before hitting the pavement. Mary and I spent the entire morning at … Continue reading
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The Week Is Underway!
Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7 of your life! Up at the crack of dawn, I was preparing for the surgery this week! Mary and Robin are coming to car for me during the first week so I … Continue reading
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Sunday Was A Day Of Rest!
The human brain is one of the most complex objects in the universe. Is it any wonder that so many people never learn to use it. I got up tired but I guess I have been burning the candle at … Continue reading
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Another Busy Day!
A perfectionist walked into a bar…apparently, the bar wasn’t set high enough. The Sun came up and I jumped out of bed and headed to Urgent Care to get tested for COVID-19. It took almost an hour and a half … Continue reading
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Friday Has Finally Arrived; Yeah!
It’s Friday. Any plan of being a productive member of society is officially thrown out the window. We walked Scout early, and as we passed by Linda’s house, Mr. Yukon was looking out the window, hopefully not for his potential … Continue reading
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A Busy Day Indeed
We were busier than a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest. After driving the freeway to Mary’s, she jumped in her truck, and we returned to Huntington Beach to get some work done on the truck. Amazingly enough, the garage … Continue reading
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Mid Week And We Are Busy!
Did Adam and Eve ever have a date? No, but they had an Apple! Off like a rocket, we headed to Dr. Vannatta’s office to get clearance for the surgery. He decided I ought to get a chest x-ray, urine … Continue reading
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