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Did everyone see the video of the kyak rider in Florida who saved that dog out in the middle of the gulf.  The kyaker turned out to be a local man, who they just interviewed on our local news. 

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G'night!




I know, I know - Finally!

[Jane]

DR KevinH cruising Alaska takes you through the inland passage (if it doesn't then don't take the cruise) which makes it such a great cruise.

[Jane]

Did everyone see the video of the kyak rider in Florida who saved that dog out in the middle of the gulf.  The kyaker turned out to be a local man, who they just interviewed on our local news. 

No but I will look for it.

[Jane]

The bed & bedding were VERY comfortable on this cruise.

[Jane]

Jane, I don't know how I missed the posts about Sherlock.  I am glad he is doing better.

Thank you.  How are you doing?  Did you have any appointments while I was away?

However, the next day, I got a call from my surgeon's office telling me that my surgeon had reviewed the results and was turning me over to a different surgeon in his office.   The reason given was that the problem appears to be in the thoracic part of my spine, and my surgeon doesn't deal with that part of the spine.  I see this new sureon tomorrow.

Maybe this is good news as the other surgeon didn't seem to positive he could operate.

MEGA VIBES FOR POSITIVE NEWS TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you.  Of course, tomorrow will be Surgeon #3.  It was Number #1 Surgeon that said surgery wouldn't help.

To distinguish that fact I meant to say the other surgeon in this office, as in #2 surgeon.   I was under the impression surgeon #2 wasn't positive you could have surgery, more like a wait & see after you did more tests.

[Jane]

Those Oceania cruises look great!

Mine was the best of the ten cruises I have taken over the years.

I will say that if I have a complaint about Oceania (and many would not consider a bad thing), is that I love the days onborad ship when we are at sea.  I find them totally relaxing because you have absolutely nothing that has to be done the whole day.  Oceania is very port oriented.  If you are on a ten day cruise, normally you will be in a different (or sometimes ) the same port every single day. They do a lot of overnight stays in ports, as well.  We did a two-day stop in Monte CArlo.  I missed having, at least, one day at sea.

I like as few days at sea as possible.  I did enjoy the first day out at sea, to rest up & adjust to the time change, on our Baltic cruise.  I could have used another one after our exhausting but incredible two days in Saint Petersburg.

DR JMK our Baltic cruise was romantic, but then it was for our 40th anniversary.

I think my next cruise will probably be either a transatlantic cruise (a lot of days at sea) or a Tahiti / Hawaii cruise.  That is if I can ever take another cruise.

You obviously have a stronger stomach than I do.  I would not want to do a major crossing.  Had this cruise been my first one I expect I would have been rather sea sick like the poor woman at the table next to us who suddenly bolted out with her husband behind her.  He returned explaining she was ill & requested dinner be sent to their cabin.  Why we seemed to leave during the beginning of dinner all the time I don't know.  The first morning was the most difficult.  After I brushed my teeth I went right back to bed & stayed there until the ship anchored.  I was fine as long as I stayed on the bed.  I even exercised & ate a small breakfast while Keith ate at the table.

That is why I never leave home without a package of patches - just in case.

I tried a patch when it first came out & the patch made me sick.  I saw a number of people wearing them on this trip & might check them out again.  I thought you need to wear one before you get sick.  Someone also told me if you take a Bonine at night it stays with you the next day.  I was always fine at bedtime so I didn't try that theory.

[Jane]

Oh, Ginny:  today's Ebates Daily Double is a little store we like to call Vera Bradley. 

La, la, la, la *fingers in ears* la, la, la - trying not to spend a lot of money on Vera, DR JMK, but thanks for thinking of me!

[John G.]

I just pulled out all the albums I did in 1995 or at least that carry that copyright (I'm sure I did a couple of these at the end of 1994 but I'm equally sure that some of the early 1996 titles will be from 1995.  I'm not going to be nutty about chronology anymore simply because it will not be possible being that there were nineteen albums that year and I was literally in the studio recording every two-and-a-half weeks.  To try and figure out the exact order would be madness.  I can figure out some of it by going to amazon and looking at the CD release dates, because our normal procedure was to put things out within six weeks of their being finished.

No wonder I thought you were based out of New York.

[Jane]

One thing I preferred on a small ship compared to a large one was the ease of getting on and off the ship.  On a big ship crowds are the norm where the small ship was rather fast.  On this cruise we always tendered (took a small boat) to land which probably made the entire process equally as long, however, the views of the islands were nicer than standing in line.

[John G.]

DR George thank you for the continued vibes for our Sherlock.  Though he seems fine we have decided to wait until tomorrow to take him for a walk.

many more vibes.

[Ginny]

Here is my favorite Rockwell Saturday Evening Post cover:

[Laura]

Vibes and prayers for Zack!

[Laura]

Cruises sound great! Sadly, I don't think there are any cruises between Arizona and Indiana.

[John G.]

Watching the Barbara Cook "Bloomer Girl". The transfer is faint, but she's great in it. So is Rann Sparkman, who was in "House of Flowers."

[JMK]

Did everyone see the video of the kyak rider in Florida who saved that dog out in the middle of the gulf.  The kyaker turned out to be a local man, who they just interviewed on our local news. 

Yes.  Sweet but awfully sad story.  Doggie's owner had been killed by a drunk driver while jogging next to the beach.

[JMK]

Here is my favorite Rockwell Saturday Evening Post cover:

Don't ask me why, but I collected Saturday Evening Posts back when I was circa 10-13, when we lived in Seattle.  This was obviously in the days long before the internet and there was some sort of national newspaper called The Antique Trader or something like that that my Mom subscribed to for her Jim Beam bottle collection (that's another story for another day. ).  I got a lot from that newspaper as well as some from the Pike Place Market.  I have them going back to the 19th century.

[Jane]

Did everyone see the video of the kyak rider in Florida who saved that dog out in the middle of the gulf.  The kyaker turned out to be a local man, who they just interviewed on our local news. 

Yes.  Sweet but awfully sad story.  Doggie's owner had been killed by a drunk driver while jogging next to the beach.

I think I won't read it.   I'm glad the dog was saved.

[vixmom]

DRs, Zach Short, the son of my friend LouAnn, is in chemotherapy in Houston for lymphoma. Can you please send him some vibes? I know she and her husband Jeff are wrried amd I worry for her. Thanks!

Vibes and Prayers for Zach!!

[JMK]

I am currently verklempt over this song which came on the radio tonight and which is particularly meaningful to me tonight for a number of reasons:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiL_HWy8puA

[Jane]

VIBES FOR ZACH & THAT THE CHEMO WORKS!!!!

[Jane]

Here is my favorite Rockwell Saturday Evening Post cover:

Don't ask me why, but I collected Saturday Evening Posts back when I was circa 10-13, when we lived in Seattle.  This was obviously in the days long before the internet and there was some sort of national newspaper called The Antique Trader or something like that that my Mom subscribed to for her Jim Beam bottle collection (that's another story for another day. ).  I got a lot from that newspaper as well as some from the Pike Place Market.  I have them going back to the 19th century.

 

[JMK]

Color Me Amazed Department:  I got an advance copy of FRIDA to review, a film I'd never seen.  Taymor is an exceptionally brilliant director from a visual perspective, there's simply no arguing the point.  I thought so with ACROSS THE UNIVERSE and I'm even more convinced of it now.

[Jane]

I want to go back to Tahiti.  With the warm humid air, along with no house chores to do, I barely felt a twinge in my right shoulder & no pain anywhere else.  I was hoping once we were home the pain in my left shoulder would be greatly improved.  No such luck.  Last night I lifted a very large novel to read & something in my right shoulder cracked.  Now it is worst than it has been for at least 6 months. 

DR JMK, your "starting over" song has a whole different meaning for me.

[Jane]

Speaking of the big book I think I'll start reading it now and see if I can manage it.  I'm very bored with THE CAT'S TABLE I'm reading on the Nook.

[John G.]

DRs, Zach Short, the son of my friend LouAnn, is in chemotherapy in Houston for lymphoma. Can you please send him some vibes? I know she and her husband Jeff are wrried amd I worry for her. Thanks!

Vibes and Prayers for Zach!!

He's got 'em.

[John G.]

I want to go back to Tahiti.  With the warm humid air, along with no house chores to do, I barely felt a twinge in my right shoulder & no pain anywhere else.  I was hoping once we were home the pain in my left shoulder would be greatly improved.  No such luck.  Last night I lifted a very large novel to read & something in my right shoulder cracked.  Now it is worst than it has been for at least 6 months. 

DR JMK, your "starting over" song has a whole different meaning for me.

So sorry to hear that.

[John G.]

Color Me Amazed Department:  I got an advance copy of FRIDA to review, a film I'd never seen.  Taymor is an exceptionally brilliant director from a visual perspective, there's simply no arguing the point.  I thought so with ACROSS THE UNIVERSE and I'm even more convinced of it now.

Never saw Frida. Is it worth it beyond the visuals?

Thought the visuals of "Titus" were great, too, although I loved a lot of it because I had been to that coliseum in Croatia.   

[John G.]

One more.