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That is quite exciting. Like all miraculous medical advances, at my age I wish they'd hurry the hell up.

No, she had retired a few years earlier. But she made it upstairs the first night and was the poster girl for active rehab. She exceeded their milestones at every turn. hopefully all the weightlifting and cardio I've been doing for a few years will help me if it comes to that. So far I have one bone on bone knee, but it doesn't bother me so there must be some cartilage left. Hips and shoulders are fine.

Janet had been doing Pilates for a couple years before her hip replacement. It helped a LOT in her recovery. I think prehabbing is very smart.

@Steve-Miller said:

That poor house buyer. It’s going to cost a fortune to restore it.

FIFY

Foot surgery can be odd. Last May I had a large benign myopericytoma (say that three times fast) taken off the top of my right foot. It had been there for several years so was very tangled in nerves and blood vessels. It healed OK although I still have a little nerve pain at the incision site from time to time. the odd thing is ever since then I've had a slight limp on my right side that comes and goes. No one can figure out quite how that happened.

Aside from being contrary to the natural order of things, that Sci-fi future was always predicated on an endless supply of material goods and energy. We're nowhere near that.

Shiro, did the surgeon say whether or not he'd have to detach the achilles tendon? Apparently, that will determine whether you will have the very long recovery or a much shorter one.

Yeah, surgeons especially tend to downplay the tough and often painful recovery, but that's what they do for a living and some are not above selling it. "You may experience some discomfort" is a euphemism for "It will be a sneak preview of the fires of Hell.". They are also reluctant to tell you about the percentages of patients that are truly helped. I hope this resolves successfully for you.

Of course, it's reasonable to believe you're a bit long of tooth for these hijinks...

You successfully entered. Life is good, if mildly painful.

I've made lots of NYTs and always read the comments beforehand. But I do that with all internet recipes.

Making ricotta gnocchi with sage brown butter tonight. I hope they turn out as light as Barbara, a friend at the gym, claims.

I’ll read most of the info later but don’t let the guy talk you into steeper ramps. They may be ADA compliant but that standard is just the maximum slope you can have. Doesn’t mean it’s the best. I fought a lot of battles over this when I was in charge of the clubhouse.

What is Latin for 'waffled'?

Here's hoping for a complete recovery.

Do remember to take care of yourself as well - caring for the caregiver. Hope you have a good support system.

@wtg said:

@Mik said:

your mischaracterization

FIFY. NNTTM.

We are each forming an opinion based on what he says and does, and how we interpret that. Neither of us knows what is in his heart and mind.

Your post would indicate you think you do.

@wtg said:

@Mik said:

Seems a little silly since SCOTUS shut his emergency powers tariffs down and he hasn't been able to get around that. Every president in our lifetimes has tried to expand executive powers, but the guardrails are intact. If you want to protest it should be against Congress. Trump is just a symptom of that dysfunctional body.

He’s trying to find ways around the tariffs being blocked.

He has alienated us from our allies around the world, initiated regime change in multiple countries, staffed his cabinet with yes men and incompetents, set ICE loose to terrorize the country, eliminated jobs in government without thoughtful analysis, and is enriching himself and his friends at a scale never seen before.

This is no way to run a country and the President and Congress are equally responsible. He, and they (by not stopping him), have created chaos and raised the risk of disaster happening at every turn. The judiciary is hanging on by the skin of its teeth.

He is driven by self-interest, self-enrichment, and narcissism rather than a real desire to help the country. He reacts impulsively rather than thoughtfully, and he is unwilling to acknowledge that he doesn’t know everything.

Not a fan of his “weave” style of governing. I think it is reckless and dangerous. We need an intelligent, thoughtful leader, not Don Corleone

I'd much prefer he was not the president, but he is for a couple more years. So be it. In his favor, he has aggressively taken on problems that past presidents of both parties have just kicked down the road. While I approve of most of his policies, I don't approve of the way the administration has gone about it. I do disagree with your mischaracterization of the man. He has a lot of flaws but lack of love of country is not one of them.

So the question becomes do you want a president who kicks the can down the road to the next guy or one who tries to solve the issues? But this no kings thing is just dumb. It's a tantrum just like the Dems refusal to fund legitimate government agencies. It's an emotional appeal and sadly it works on a lot of people. He's not a king and he knows it.

Seems a little silly since SCOTUS shut his emergency powers tariffs down and he hasn't been able to get around that. Every president in our lifetimes has tried to expand executive powers, but the guardrails are intact. If you want to protest it should be against Congress. Trump is just a symptom of that dysfunctional body.

That's interesting. Nobody's Sock just moved to Sardinia. I wonder if this affects him.

86 here today. Awfully warm for March, but a fine afternoon to sit on the deck and read.

I think I had lunch there a couple times when I was at Resurrection in Des Plaines.

Given that they list Crabill's in Urbana, OH as the best, their judgement is suspect. Crabill's is basically a privately owned White Castle. Ugh.