Back from the hospital. When the doctor went in to insert Stent No. 3, he discoved a tear in the artery that could have come open at any time, rendering me, uhm, well, lifeless. He wound up inserting three stents rather than one. Apparently the strategy worked, as I’m still alive to type this. I […]

The cat seems better. Tomorrow I go to the hospital to have the the third stent inserted, as explained in this prior post. This one is a little more complicated than the first two, because there are branches off the artery. There’s a small chance — about 10% — that as the stent is inserted, […]

Odd day. One of my cats is sick. One of my friends is going through some major emotional upheavals. One of my brain cells is functioning…I think. (Or it does.) Tuesday should be more productive. Songs About Writing Songs? “I Write the Songs” is pretty much the definitive answer, isn’t it? (Read the comments to […]

You may have noticed my near silence over the past couple of weeks. There’s a lot going on. Mostly it has to do with battling blockage and drubbing deadlines — an uphill battle — but there have also been some health issues that I’ve been hesitant to discuss. When I finish up the script I’m […]