He was obviously going downhill, and whatever was causing his problems wasn't fixable in any reasonable manner, so we decided to say goodbye.

So now he's running in the Happy Hunting Grounds.

GRRM will not be happy ( Read more... )

today I voted in a US election for the first time...

Marcia is out of surgery and recovering in hospital. The op apparently went smoothly and all is in order.

My father got out of hospital on Saturday, and seems to be somewhat better.

Meanwhile Marcia's going in tomorrow for knee replacement surgery...

I don't know where the cover for this edition comes from, but it clearly deserves an award for Truth In Advertising...

Today I am become a US citizen...

So: back to Knoxville by car today: so far I'm in Memphis TN. 474 miles this time, because I took a wrong route in Little Rock, confusing I430 and I440, plus a wander round West Memphis looking for the Kroger there (for gas).

Gas: 13.991 gallons for 453.7 miles. 32.4 mpg, which seems reasonable.

I have a date for becoming a US citizen - August 29th. USCIS seem fond of Wednesdays...

And Yellow tail was on offer in Kroger.

Well, we're on Cape Cod, because my brother and his family are here on holiday, so we came up to see them on Wednesday ( Read more... )