from husband Bill, June 1, 2026
The 2026 Hurricane Season begins today (June 1, 2026) and continues through November 30, 2026. My wife and I, and my nearby mom, all here in southeastern Florida, are still in the midst of preparation. Be prepared, and be careful out there.
from husband Bill, June 1, 2026
from husband Bill, June 1, 2026
I like green olives stuffed with either garlic cloves, blue cheese, or the usual pimento pieces. I also like Kalamata (Greek) olives.
My favorite game show is What's My Line?. The panel show ran for 25 seasons, from 1950 to 1975. I prefer the late 1960s/1970s version.
from husband Bill, May 31, 2026
I do like macaroons, especially with chocolate on their bottoms.
from husband Bill, May 31, 2026
Please do this every day, especially in text messages and emails. Long ago, one of my teachers told his class: If you are going to protest, first know how to speak English. If you don't, no one will take you seriously.
from husband Bill, May 31, 2026
from husband Bill, May 30, 2026
I have never had a Mint Julep. I don't think I would like it because I dislike the Mojito. I don't like coupling lime and mint.
from husband Bill, May 30, 2026
from husband Bill, May 29, 2026
Translation from French: chicken with wine ... I have eaten this before. It was OK.
from husband Bill, May 29, 2026
from husband Bill, May 28, 2026
Throwback Thursday: my wife and me at our wedding reception, February 4, 2006, Boynton Beach, Florida
from husband Bill, May 28, 2026
How do you like your burgers?
I like medium-rare hamburgers with:
1. cheese (Swiss, Provolone or Blue) with mayonnaise and ketchup
2. a fried egg and ketchup (no mayo)
3. only peanut butter
NEVER with lettuce, raw tomatoes, raw onions, but sometimes with pickles
from husband Bill, May 28, 2026
from husband Bill, May 28, 2026: 8:30 a.m., internist, follow-up exam after recent surgery (angioplasty, left leg) a few weeks ago
from husband Bill, May 27, 2026
My dad did NOT call them flip flops. He called them "go-aheads" because it is difficult to walk backwards while wearing them.
from husband Bill, May 27, 2026
from husband Bill, May 26, 2026
While I am not all that fond of cheesecake, I do like blueberries.
from husband Bill, May 26, 2026
from husband Bill, May 25, 2026
Happy Birthday to my paternal grandfather (b. May 25, 1901) ... passed at age 82 in 1983.
from husband Bill
Today (May 25, 2026) is the 4th anniversary of my 3rd of 3 heart-related surgeries, which is also my 2nd of 2 chest surgeries. All 3 surgeries were in 2022. My wife took this photo of myself on May 19, 2022, several hours after my 2nd surgery.
*1st Surgery (March 9, 2022): I had quadruple coronary artery bypass surgery. As usual, a section of a vein in my left thigh was removed to be used in my open-heart surgery. I had two drains installed in my belly.
*2nd Surgery (May 19, 2022): A surgeon removed the sternal plates from my 1st surgery that were holding my broken breastbone pieces together from within my chest. The screws became loose. He also cleaned out much of a staph infection also from within my chest. A wound vacuum was then attached to my chest, sucking out the remaining infection and discharge, running 24 hours per day. My chest remained open for a week with the wound vacuum constantly sucking, except during bandage changes for 20 minutes every other day.
*3rd Surgery (May 25, 2022): A surgeon closed my chest by attaching seven sutures, leaving me with eight holes in my body from my lower neck to my upper belly. The wound vacuum was reattached and continued to suck on my chest for many more weeks. The vacuum also served to pull the wounds together to increase the speed of my healing process.
My other recent surgeries:
*September 2023: 1st spine surgery (remove abscess in infected disk)
*October 2023: 2nd spine surgery (placement of titanium metal rod to hold my spine together due to a bone infection)
*April 2024: right ankle surgery due to 2 fractures
*November 2025: artery bypass surgery (3-foot-long blockage in main artery in my left leg; removal of 3-foot-long vein in my right leg and inserted within my left leg)
*November 2025: left foot surgery (3rd and 4th toes of my left foot amputated due to artery blockage)
*April 2026: angioplasty of main vein in left leg related to artery-bypass
Other previous surgeries: three other surgeries on my left foot; nasal/sinus; and tonsils (in 1966, age 5). Also, two plural effusions (draining of fluid surrounding my lungs) and six weeks of dialysis.
from husband Bill, June 1, 2026 The 2026 Hurricane Season begins today (June 1, 2026) and continues through November 30, 2026. My wife and I...
