Four weeks out of surgery, and I'm feeling pretty darn good. The first picture is from just after the surgery, when I hadn't come fully off the pain meds and I was feeling great, and the second picture is what I looked like 18 days after the surgery. The surgical …

My morning routine is pretty consistent from day to day. On most weekdays I get up at 4:50am to row; on weekends I usually sleep in. Either way, I am ready for a shower around 7:15am, after which I have my breakfast of oatmeal and coffee while I …

We have finally parted from our RV and truck. Both were sold this past month. What we received was not what we wanted - is a used-item sale ever what you want it to be? - but we got enough, and we're happy to have that last major transition item completed. I'm …