Hello again everyone, I'm back! 

I'll begin, as always, by saying: 

Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 6:00 p.m. in "The City."

Yes, my loyal readers, I've been out of the blogosphere for a couple of weeks due to much-needed knee replacement surgery on my left knee. The surgery and the ensuing recovery and rehab have not been pleasant experiences, but the pain in my knee was not a pleasant experience either.

I saw the surgeon today and my prognosis is excellent. I have more rehab to go and one more knee replacement sometime in March. But once I am past that, I'll be even more bionic and ready to walk pain free for the first time in several years. 

I have to thank Mary for her love and steadfast devotion to my care. She has always been our chief cook and bottle washer, but in the past, I've been able to assist with the cooking, cleaning, and laundry. Now, all of those things and my post-surgical care, including chauffeuring me to P/T, have fallen on her shoulders. She has done great, and for that I will be eternally grateful. To paraphrase Eric Segal in Love Story, love means being there for someone when they are in need. Mary has been my love, my best friend, and my rock for nearly 50 years. 

In addition, most of you may know that in West Michigan, we had a blizzard over the Christmas weekend that made history and also made getting to rehab sessions very difficult in the ensuing days. Mary also made those visits possible too.

Just because I can, I am going to include what little I know about sports. 

Last Saturday, the Wolverines of Michigan dropped a game to the Horned Frogs of TCU to end the Wolverines season with one loss and no college championship. As Wolverines' QB, J. J. McCarthy said in a post-game interview, "We'll be back!" Here's hoping.

Last Sunday, the Detroit Lions took the Chicago Bears to the woodshed and kept the Lions slim playoff hopes alive. Of course, the Lions defeated a mediocre Bears squad, so...

I can't predict how often I'll be blogging, but I can predict that I'll be here as often as possible. 

Mostly, I've been watching movies on Hallmark and sleeping. 

I think that's enough for my first blog of 2023. Ciao.