Pre-Operative Diagnosis: cholelithiasis  Lab Diagnosis: Chronic cholecystitis, cholesterosis, cholelithiasis. 

It's been a week since my surgery. I have three one-inch incisions and a two incher with a total of about twelve stitches. The only one that bothers me is the one below my navel.  The largest is under my sternum and it seems to be healing the best. I go to see the surgeon on…

Anyone who gets squeamish about bodily functions should not read any further.

The littlest things are always the hardest to replace.

The culmination of a week of preparation has finally ended, and ended well. Last weekend at our Sunday supper, Lia announced that she wanted to make ravioli at our house on Sunday.  

    I was just getting my normal meal at Taco Bueno. It's a dish that Chip Johnson introduced me to thirty years ago. I get the Bueno Chilada Platter without sour cream or guacamole. To that I add a heaping load of Pico de Gallo and, if they looked drained enough, sliced jalapeno peppers. It's two…