We have a total of three propane bottles: two small seven-gallon bottles and one large 27-gallon one. As of yesterday, Lisa was down to just the last small bottle. Originally, the plan was to take the large bottle to be refilled; however, it was raining most of yesterday. We can't transport the large bottle in the minivan because you're not ( Read more... )

While we wait for instructions from Renown Health for Lisa's physical therapy for her shoulder, I am entering a new phase of treatment for my Type II Diabetes. My doctor has prescribed Ozempic, which instead of a pill to be taken once or twice a day like the other medications, is a once-a-week injection, package in a pen. Today was the first day I ( Read more... )

Renown Health called Lisa and me this afternoon with the results of the MRI. Unsurprisingly, the diagnosis is a partially torn rotator cuff. They will be referring Lisa to physical therapy, and we should know more tomorrow. This could take a long time (months, likely) to recover. On the good side, it does not look sufficiently bad to require

Shortly after I returned from having breakfast at the Wigwam this morning, Lisa came in and let me know that while her knee was doing okay, her shoulder, which she had also injured in the process of installing the new bathroom door, was getting worse, and would I please take her over to Fernley Urgent Care ( Read more... )

We originally meant to do a bunch of errands in Reno yesterday, but the forecast was for snow, so we held off for a day. There was no snow either yesterday or today (except up in the mountains), so we took a shot at getting things done today ( Read more... )

Those of you who interacted with me at SMOFCon probably heard me talking about Lisa having hurt her knee. Spoiler alert: She's better now ( Read more... )

When I got home from the Seattle trip on Monday, I urgently needed to use the toilet, so I dashed inside, rushed into the bathroom, and swung the door closed behind me. While doing my business, it dawned on me that something wasn't the same. Sure enough, when I turned back to the door, I saw that Lisa had been busy while I was away.

( Home Improvement )

Besides giving me (and Lisa) the SMOFCon quilt, Scott Sanford had another gift for me (and Kayla).

( An Appropriate Beverage for Both of Us )

Because my flight home was not until 12:30, I was able to have a fairly leisurely breakfast with Ruth Sachter and John Lorentz, with Jannie Shea and Terry Fong at the next table. Actually, it was a bit too leisurely, as I realized that it was 9:30 AM and I hadn't packed yet, so I trotted back to my room and packed. It was a little more rushed than ( Read more... )

The Worldcon Heritage Organization (WHO) is a nonprofit organization that collects and preserves artifacts relating to the World Science Fiction Convention. At SMOFCon 41, Mary Morman conducted a raffle for the benefit of WHO, the prize from which was a quilt made out of t-shirts from past SMOFCons. I bought some tickets, as did many other people ( Read more... )