This week marks the 21st week since my surgery. In real months, it is about 4 1/2 months. That is a long time, but I still have a decent road to recovery in front of me. Read more →
Tape Trick for Kid’s Toys – The Clear Silencer
I the world we live in, most children’s toys are battery operated and loud. Some, like the music set, are just loud. For the battery operated ones, this is a good trick that is easy. Read more →
Microfracture Surgery Recovery – 18 Week Update
While I still have some pain, I am doing better. Read more →

Fishing in Florida
Our Thanksgiving trip to Florida included a day of fishing with Dr. butcher. It happened to be Zoë’s first time fishing. Read more →
Southwest Airlines: Customer Service anomaly?
I had my first bad customer service experience with Southwest Airlines today. Southwest has added a new boarding process. I think it will be good, but the gate agents have become very rude with it. Read more →
16 Weeks and a Blood Clot Update
Today is the 16th week since my surgery. It has been a busy week at the Dr’s office. It has mostly all been good news. The best news is that I had a Doppler ultrasound for the blood clots, and it looks like they are gone. Read more →
Good Pain and Bad Pain
I met with Dr. Behr yesterday as part of a regularly scheduled post-op appointment. I’ve also been having a lot of pain in the medial part of my knee that had me worried about the meniscus. Well, I passed his meniscus tests! So, this is a “good” pain. Read more →
Maverick’s Birthday
Today is my dog’s birthday. A big 5 for Maverick. He seems to be taking it in stride with the normal desire for attention and desire to satisfy us. He is a good dog. Read more →
Microfracture Surgery Recovery – 14.5 Weeks
There have been a lot of distractions recently, so I haven’t written much about my microfracture recovery. I am still recovering, but I’ve got some pain that is setting me back. Read more →
Fires are Contained
Well, at least they are mostly contained. After spending a little time away so the kids could play, the fires have run their course and San Diego is now in a rebuild mode. Read more →