Still sleeting in early morning. Sound of snow plows. Lower back very sore.
Cancelled meetings with UTM. Seth told me that David Ackermsn had a kidney donor. Schedule is unclear. Money has arrived from Melvilles
Karen insisted that I call Dr. Rivard, the surgeon. After fifteen minutes on hold he said the back pain had no connection with surgery. Call GP. Karen brought heating pad and Tylenol. This helped. We’ll wait this out Continue reading
Slow start. Worked most of day on volunteer site for HAL. Brief walk up to 4th St and back. Bumped into Ruth Tamaroff.
Did shoulder exercises. Took a nap. Went to Verizonwireless store for new iPhones. Will go back another time. Too many people. Stopped at Walmart for frozen dinners. Sleet started at about 5:30 – continued heavily into the night. Cars were covered by 8pm.
Watched more of Homeland 6th season. Incision is still dribbling blood.
Up early. Oatmeal and NYTimes. Lower back very sore, stiff. Lay in bed on heating pad for an hour. Helped a lot. Wound from hydrocelectomy continues to get better.
Worked on HAL volunteer website most of the afternoon.
Patriots beat Steelers to go to SuperBowl. Our first football game of the season. French toast for dinner.
Late start. Appointment with Dr. Esposito about cataract surgery 2/7. Everything on even keel.
Ignored Trump. Posted HL Mencken quote on Facebook: Continue reading
Spent day following post-surgery instructions. Not much discomfort. Incision is quite small. Maybe 2 inches. Scrotum is beginning to turn black and blue as predicted. Otherwise not much discomfort excepting an inexplicable sore lower back:
Spent most of day working on new volunteer management site for HAL.
Karen had a rough online class. Mismanged time.
Saw this picture of opening of library on Facebook. 
Snowman still standing. Missed call from Albany Med for presurgery checkin w nurse. No call back all day.
Talked with JoeTheGrower Giangrande. Very negative guy. Sent email to Mary Ann Johnson at HVADC about the call. Ball is in his court.
Continued work on new DOG virtual website. Very successful HAL marketing committee mtg. Late lunch at Cascades.
Talk witb Brigid Dorsey. She will probably go out of business. Bartlett House people not responding. 7pm reconnect with Susan Weseen about her granola business. She is smart and thoughtful.
Watched an hour of tv series OJ Made in America with. Then Obama’s fairwell address from Chicago.
Up early. Snowman still standing. After breakfast worked on DOG website forms most of day.
Drove to Spectrum movie theater in Albany with Dave Drake to see LaLaLand. Movie redeemed itself with last ten minute flashback.
Had Brian Flach’s bratwurst for dinner.
Got up late at 8am. Snowman still standing. Breakfast with Sunday Times.
Worked on finding lightbox plugin for new DOG website. Finally Foobox Pro.
Took walk up to 7th St. ran into Joe Ahern who lives in 200 block with his wife. I met him on Thursday at Bard. Have not bumped into him since the dinner at Dewsnap’s last spring.
Fingers were cold even in heavy gloves.
Defrosted beef stew. Added hot sauces. Very good.
Watched last of Danish Tv series Dicte. Watched second episode of 30 Rock.
Topic there include:
7:34 am
Went to gym alone. Karen is mending her ankle.
After breakfast spent time working on a mock up of a website for the Greenport Historical Society. ghs.markorton.com. They haven’t asked for one but I will propose it to them as my contribution. Continue reading