I think it’s a variety of prickly pear. Doesn’t that red fruit look yummy?
Here is a cool cactus we saw in New Mexico
I think it’s a variety of prickly pear. Doesn’t that red fruit look yummy? I think it’s a variety of prickly pear. Doesn’t that red fruit look yummy? I don’t get out much
…since we’ve been home. But when I do, I see roseate spoonbills.
Judy is recovering well from her hand surgery. She’s through taking narcotics and is getting the rest of the way with Advil. She has been sleeping a lot these last three days, but I think that’s only natural after surgery. She has already said that as much as her hand hurts now from the surgery, it’s already the best it has felt in months.
Judy is recovering well from her hand surgery. She’s through taking narcotics and is getting the rest of the way with Advil. She has been sleeping a lot these last three days, but I think that’s only natural after surgery. She has already said that as much as her hand hurts now from the surgery, it’s already the best it has felt in months. We’re that close!
446 bird species seen for the year. Wouldn’t it be good to get to 450. A nice round number. If we figure out how to get to 450 though, we have to be careful not to get to 451!
The Jeep parks itself
Really. It has park assist for both parallel parking and perpendicular parking. Tell it you want to find a space and drive down the row. When it locates a space it likes, it tells you what to do from there: “Take your hands off the wheel and back up.”“Stop.”“Pull forward.”“Stop.”“Back up.”“Stop.”“Parking complete.” It always backs in. We’ve tried it when there are clear parking lines to follow. It works. I tried it in an old parking lot where the lines are faded, but there were cars to park between. Here’s how it looked when it was done.
It nails it every time. Self-driving cars. Baby steps.
It nails it every time. Self-driving cars. Baby steps. Home again
We were up and gone from the hotel room by 5:30 for a 6:00am start. She wasn’t first on the doctor’s schedule, so it took a while in the waiting room. The doctor marked up her hand
… and took her in a little after 8. From right to left, carpal tunnel, joint replacement, and trigger finger. There is a mark farther up her arm to mark where to sever the tendon he’ll then fold back and use to build the new thumb joint. They posted her progress on a digital board. She was patient number 60.
When they did her right hand a year ago, they accidentally shut down her right lung when they gave her the arm-block. This time they gave her a block a little farther away from the phrenic nerve so that wouldn’t happen again (and it didn’t). The surgery took less than an hour and went well. The doctor said that was a lot of arthritis at the thumb joint he just fixed.
Recovery took longer than expected, but by 2:00 we made good our escape and headed home. She slept most of the way, and by the time we stopped for something to eat in Riviera, halfway home, she was pretty out of it again. …but she had a little Blizzard anyway. Happy to be home.
We both took a nap.
… and took her in a little after 8. From right to left, carpal tunnel, joint replacement, and trigger finger. There is a mark farther up her arm to mark where to sever the tendon he’ll then fold back and use to build the new thumb joint. They posted her progress on a digital board. She was patient number 60. When they did her right hand a year ago, they accidentally shut down her right lung when they gave her the arm-block. This time they gave her a block a little farther away from the phrenic nerve so that wouldn’t happen again (and it didn’t). The surgery took less than an hour and went well. The doctor said that was a lot of arthritis at the thumb joint he just fixed. Recovery took longer than expected, but by 2:00 we made good our escape and headed home. She slept most of the way, and by the time we stopped for something to eat in Riviera, halfway home, she was pretty out of it again. …but she had a little Blizzard anyway. Happy to be home. We both took a nap.