I had an enjoyable day . . . grocery shopping (not one of my favorite things but . . . ), resting (always fun), nice dinner and an NCIS marathon . . . all is right with the world!

PS also heard that my brother is getting better and better  . . . fixed his wife breakfast this morning! :-)

As a friend on Facebook said:  Life.Is.Good.

Great news - Bry can drive!! So there's no more driving him back & forth to work or physical therapy . . . which is great - except I do miss our conversations on the way - even when I think he'd have rather been driving (apparently I don't do it the way I should!).

As for the rest -

Gloom, despair and agony on me
Deep dark depression excessive misery
If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all
Gloom despair and agony on me

Good news today (possibly, fingers crossed) from Bry's doctor . . . there may not be a need for additional surgery!  More physical therapy (he can take a few steps on one crutch!) and another appointment in 6 weeks - hopefully progress will continue!!  Walking on his own and, more importantly, driving (and becoming independent again) is in the future!

In the meantime - the brace is gone (for a while now) and that's helped a great deal!!

PLEASE  - all those who plan opening ceremonies at football, baseball, hockey or any other sporting event, just  have a band or a chorus sing the National Anthem . . . NOT a 'celebrity'.  They botch it every time and last night was no exception.

PS the music to the anthem was originally a drinking song - and rather upbeat.  It was not and is not a funeral dirge and should be inspirational and uplifting and lively!!

In my opinion they should stick with marching bands - they know how to play the anthem well!!  And by all that's holy - stop the improvisational singing!!

Thank you.
      The American public

44

The number of Presidents of the United States - 44.  And in a couple of weeks we'll have President's Day - a mashup created some time ago because two Presidents were born in February and having two holidays in only 28 days was too much - and having one three day weekend was easier, cheaper and better than two days off at various times during the week . . . especially since if 12th or 22nd was on a Saturday or Sunday there was no day off of work!

Presidents Day is a Federal holiday - and a state holiday - but not a city holiday . . . so . . . no 3 day weekend for me or any of my co-workers . . . SIGH.

Anyway - Happy Birthday George & Abe!! 

It's Super Bowl - Steelers & Packers and, although I don't watch a lot of football, there are sentimental reasons that I'm rooting for the Packers to win!

It was a stressful playoffs as one son wants the Bears and the other the Packers - so one was bound to be unhappy!

(I'm actually looking forward to seeing the commercials more than anything . don't know or really care all that much about the game!!)

It's been a long couple of weeks - physical therapy has started and seems to be progressing well - but it certainly makes my life more difficult shuttling all over the place.  It's only for the next few weeks - then more surgery is to be scheduled.

But there are positive notes - like his going upstairs frontways for the first time in 3 months!  It's hard and needs work but it's progress!