Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 8:30 a.m. in "The City."

Here I am again, at my regular keyboard, typing mostly one-handed with the exception of an occasional assist on the space bar from my left-hand. It is now three weeks since my shoulder was operated upon, but I still have three more weeks of wearing this sling to allow for healing. Sigh. A t least now I can get up and down the stairs to the media room and the bedroom.

John, our local handyman, was able to move a railing to the front stairs from the back and fashion a new one for the rear stairs, so I can now get up and down and I can also get in and out of the Lay Z Boy, which allows me to spend time in the one upstairs. I am still spending more time there than in our bed. My shoulder still aches too much when I try to lay for an extended period. Once again, sigh.

Yesterday, John came by and assembled my new artist's easel using only the pictures, as the assembly instructions were written in Chinese. I don't know how someone with little or no mechanical knowledge and an artistic bent would assemble this easel. It looks great, but still needs a board to allow for smaller items to be placed on the easel using the binder clips Mary and I picked up yesterday. I hope to be able to use the easel to facilitate my coloring and drawing.

Mary has been doing double, or is quadruple duty, dressing me, doing the cooking and dishes, washing and folding the laundry, and helping me with my activities of daily living. I don't know how she does it. I am going to owe her big-time when this is all over. I honestly don't know how someone without a spouse or live-in caretaker could have any debilitating surgery.

I attended my first P/T session last Monday and I have another next Monday and for the next several Mondays. At this point. I am receiving range of motion therapy and also doing exercises at home.

We also went to the car dealer for the brake squeal and they had to call the zone office to get an authorization for brake pads and rotors. I know that that won't be likely to fix the problem, but that's their solution versus a $6.00 can of anti-squeal compound applied to the back of the pads. I guess the bean-counters know more than someone who has been repairing cars for more than 50 years.

We have a current temperature of 23° under cloudy-skies. Today's high is forecast by the NWS to reach 34°! The sun rose this morning @ 8:12 a.m. and it will set later @ 5:37 p.m. The forecast for snow is now only 40% on Saturday with no Winter Weather Advisory having been issued. I'm okay with that.

Today is more of doing nothing and I am chomping at the bit to do more. However, I have to think long-term. Ciao.