My dad called tonight. His procedure has been moved up to April 24 (It WAS going to be mid-May sometime ( Read more... )

Since the last visit with the old ENT back in February, I found that the medication he had prescribed actually promoted fungal growth,, and that the management of otomycosis requires frequent, if not daily, debridement for healing (he was cleaning once every two or three weeks, and forbidding me to do so between visits). So I had been treating it ( Read more... )

Drove to KC in the rain, got in late to Jill's and crashed. Listened to Magnetic Fields much of the way, along with a Ben Folds Presents album of college acapella groups doing his songs. Awesome, thanks Clay ( Read more... )

Most people with a lick of sense in their heads use the days following Christmas to relax, play with new toys, read new books, and generally not do anything too strenuous.

Me: ( not so much sense in the head. )

If everything goes OK, here's the current plan ( Read more... )

Cordell found this movie on Google (Kintaro Walks Japan), and we watched it tonight. It's really fired up my wanderlust, although the idea of trekking on foot seems much more daunting with a two-year-old kid in tow. I think I'll stick with the van for now ( Read more... )