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Monica had her knee surgery yesterday. It went well. She was feeling little pain today, though Day 2 is supposed to be the worst. Probably released on parole tomorrow at noon.  ;^)

If you are reading this Tuesday morning, know that I am currently unconscious and a surgeon is doing noisy and unsettling things to my right knee. Which makes me glad to be unaware of his activities. He’ll be finished soon, … Continue reading →

Went to a longish briefing yesterday with some other candidates for knee replacement. A nurse explained what was going to happen, and went into great detail about things like where to park, what kind of clothing to bring, how therapy … Continue reading →

No doubt about it, fall is here. The trees are changing and those not changing are dropping leaves. Friday and Saturday I went to Duluth for the annual Episcopal Church in Minnesota Convention. This is my second one and I’m … Continue reading →

I got my State Fair entry of the happy skeleton dancing through a graveyard back, along with a not-very-helpful score sheet. There was space for commentary, but the judge didn’t write anything. I wish she had, maybe something useful would … Continue reading →

Work on Tying the Knot has again ground almost to a halt. As usual, I don’t know why, and it’s painfully frustrating. Makes me want to throw my computer away. But what other work can I do? It was, for … Continue reading →

“On this day was our good King Richard, late reigning over us, piteously slain and murdered, to the great heaviness of this City.” From the official record of the City of York, England, written in 1485 on the occasion of … Continue reading →

Sunday Ellen and I and two other ladies went to brunch at the Mad Hatters restaurant in Anoka. It’s in an old mansion (built in 1852), and encourages its patrons to wear hats. So of course we did. The rooms … Continue reading →

Well, Sunday at the Beer and Books event was a blast! Probably two dozen Minnesota, authors, mostly young, mostly self-published, selling mostly sf/fantasy and mysteries. A lot of books were sold. Even though we put up a sign saying Free … Continue reading →

Free books! Really, truly, free books! Sunday, August 6, from 1 to 6 pm at the BlackStack Brewery, 755 Prior Avenue North, St. Paul. Ellen and I will be there with other Minnesota authors. The others will be selling and … Continue reading →