1st Anniversary Of Bypass

From husband Bill, Nov. 4, 2026

Today (November 4, 2026) is the first anniversary of my artery-bypass surgery. On this day in 2025, I had a six-hour-long surgery (7 p.m. to 1 a.m.), where surgeons removed a major vein within my right leg (about 3 feet long) and inserted it into my left leg to bypass an occluded (blocked) artery. Basically, my right vein was taken out, reversed, and put within my left leg. I had 96 metal staples in my legs (right leg: 70; left thigh: 16; left calf: 10).

To see the composite photo below with three photos taken days after the surgery (if blurred by Facebook), just click/tap on "Learn more," then on "See photo," and you will be able to see it.

In March 2022, I had a vein removed from my left leg as part of my quadruple coronary artery bypass surgery (open-heart surgery). So, I have recently been having my body rearranged.

Recent Surgeries (9):

1. March 2022: open-heart surgery

2. May 2022: 1st chest surgery: loose sternal plates removed; staph infection; chest left open for one week

3. May 2022: 2nd chest surgery: closed chest with seven sutures

4. September 2023: 1st spine surgery: removal of abscess in infected disk

5. October 2023: 2nd spine surgery: placement of titanium metal rods to hold my spine together due to a bone infection

6. April 2024: right ankle surgery: 2 fractures

7. November 2025: artery-bypass surgery: removal of vein within my right leg and inserted within my left leg

8. November 2025: left foot surgery: 3rd and 4th toes of my left foot amputated due to artery blockage

9. April 2026: left leg: angioplasty of main vein, related to artery-bypass

From husband Bill, Nov. 4, 2026

Candy & Stress

From husband Bill, Nov. 4, 2026

My favorite candies are chocolate-covered marzipan (sweet almond paste); and chocolate-covered candied orange peels.

What are your favorite candies?

My favorite candies when I was a kid in the 1960s and 1970s are MilkShake; Atomic Fire Ball; Red Hots; Bazooka Bubble Gum; Zotz; Choco'Lite; Bonomo Turkish Taffy; Tootsie Roll Pops; Sky Bar; Pop Rocks; Joyva Jelly Rings; and more.

From husband Bill, Nov. 4, 2026

Election Day

From husband Bill, Nov. 3, 2026

TWO SELFIES: Well, it's Election Day, and I am ready to watch the results on television. Judging from the way I am dressed, I am hoping for a Red Wave. However, I won't be too disappointed if we experience a Blue Wave, mainly because it's expected and because Trump and the Republicans have been in power for so long (1st and 2nd Trump terms) that I have been and still am fortunate, grateful, and empowered by their leadership. I feel less like an underdog because of them, which is a precious feeling that I will savor for as long as possible.

I wear my VOTE MALE T-shirt whenever I am completing my mail-in ballots and also on every Election Day. I bought this T-shirt, along with my white VOTE MALE baseball cap, in the early 1990s, when I was in my early 30s and working in New York City. The early 1990s was the time when I initially and officially became a self-professed MRA (Men's Rights Activist).

I have been a political supporter of Trump and the MAGA Movement since 2015. "Make America Great Again" !!! I received this red cap in the mail on January 24, 2025. I ordered it shortly after Donald J. Trump's presidential inauguration on January 20, 2025. 

From husband Bill, Nov. 3, 2026

Sandwiches & Housewives

From husband Bill, Nov. 3, 2026

My favorite sandwich is smoked turkey; Swiss cheese; mustard; mayonnaise; and ground black pepper. I am also partial to the standard club sandwich and also the Monte Cristo with grape jelly. (CLUB apparently stands for "Chicken and Lettuce Under Bacon.")

I must mention my mom's delicious mozzarella cheese sandwiches: She dips them in beaten eggs on both sides, fries them in butter on both sides, puts them on a plate, and then pours  tomatoes sauce on top. I have enjoyed them since I was a kid in the 1960s. Many thanks go to Mom.

What is your favorite sandwich?

From husband Bill, Nov. 3, 2026

I like this day because it angers feminists. LOL 😄 👍 ... Actually, the happiest demographic is stay-at-home mothers. We need more housewives and fewer "boss babes," but fewer "The Real Housewives of ..." 

Sociological Information: In terms of romance, a woman's education, her profession (job), and her salary does not mean anything to a man because those things do not benefit him. It's equivalent to how women think of a man's collection of 20 pairs of shoes. Both reactions are basically that of indifference. (analogy by podcaster/YouTuber Myron Gaines)

From husband Bill, Nov. 3, 2026

Ride home from the doctor

From husband Bill, Nov. 2, 2026

I recorded and uploaded onto my YouTube channel a video of part of the ride home from my doctor's office this morning, as a kind of short ambient experience. (length: 48 seconds)

SE Florida: Ride home from the doctor (Nov. 2, 2026)

https://youtube.com/shorts/v3uk-ZeutkM?is=Bsyk5arnmPkjlPu5

From husband Bill, Nov. 2, 2026

2 Plane Crashes (female pilots)

From husband Bill, Nov. 2, 2026

Two recent (local) plane crashes (with female pilots)

https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/co-pilot-in-fiery-florida-plane-crash-identified-as-20-year-old-woman-reports/amp/


https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-small-plane-crashes-into-atlantic-ocean-off-boca-raton/73501160

Today Is ...

From husband Bill, Nov. 2, 2026

I have liked Deviled Eggs since I was a kid in the 1960s. My mom used to make them.

From husband Bill, Nov. 2, 2026

I was a journalist from September 1982 to April 2017. I had to retire early due to medical issues.

From husband Bill, Nov. 2, 2026

All Souls Day commemorates baptized Christians who are believed to be in purgatory.

From husband Bill, Nov. 2, 2026

"Movember" begins.

From husband Bill, Nov. 1, 2026

"Movember 2026" starts today (November 1, 2026).

"Movember" is an annual, month-long event when men around the world grow moustaches throughout the month of November to raise awareness of and to raise funds to combat cancers that afflict men (prostate, testicular, penile); men's suicide prevention; and men's overall physical and mental health. I have participated almost every November for decades.

Millions of funds are raised worldwide every year through fundraisers and donations, with the United States, Canada, Australia, and India typically raising the most money. European countries also do well with raising funds.

Of course, the name "Movember" is a combination of "moustache" and "November." Men start clean shaven on November 1 (every year) and grow their "stashes" throughout the month, so if you notice more guys with moustaches in your travels, that's why.

For more information, here is the link to one of the many "Movember" websites:

https://us.movember.com/

There is also something called "No-Shave November," when men don't shave at all during that month, so you may see more beards than usual, too.

Many women also don't shave during November in support of us guys. (no joke)

Remember that November is National Men's Health Awareness Month, and November 19 (every year) is International Men's Day.

SAVE THE MALES !!!

From husband Bill, Nov. 1, 2026

Nov.: Men's Health Month

From husband Bill, Nov. 1, 2026

November is National Men’s Health Awareness Month (also widely known for campaigns like Movember and No-Shave November), which focuses on raising awareness for critical men's health issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention, and regular preventive care.

November 19 is International Men's Day !!!

From husband Bill, Nov. 1, 2026

Today Is ...

From husband Bill, Nov. 1, 2026

I consider myself to be an author, so I will not only receive that honor, but also express that honor to all authors, especially to those authors with whom I have had the distinct pleasure of encountering, both personally and professionally.

I was a journalist from September 1982 to April 2017, so I have had thousands of articles published in newspapers, magazines, newsletters, on a wire service, and on news websites. I thought it was hundreds, but it really is thousands. When I wrote for the wire service for about a year, I was required to write 13 to 16 articles EVERY DAY on commodities trading, covering five markets in real time, plus I was required to write a feature story every week and a money-supply story every three weeks. That adds up.

Since 1986, I have written more than three hundred poems, many of which have been published in many national anthologies. I am still in the preliminary stages of self-publishing a book of my poetry. Also, I am writing an autobiographical novel, although I haven't touched my computer's keyboard in that regard in many months. I guess it's time for me to get remotivated.

From husband Bill, Nov. 1, 2026

I absolutely LOVE calzones.

From husband Bill, Nov. 1, 2026

Ingesting cinnamon reduces blood-sugar levels and abates nausea.

From husband Bill, Nov. 1, 2026

Ingesting apple cider vinegar is healthy.

From husband Bill, Nov. 1, 2026

I don't really like fried clams.

From husband Bill, Nov. 1, 2026

Halloween Selfie

From husband Bill, Oct. 31, 2026

A Happy Halloween Selfie (Oct. 31, 2026)

From husband Bill, Oct. 31, 2026

VOTE !!! (video)

From husband Bill, Oct. 31, 2026

I created and uploaded onto my YouTube channel this video to encourage people to vote in the Midterm Elections on November 3, 2026, and to thank those who have voted early. (length: 1 minute, 43 seconds)

VOTE !!! (Oct. 31, 2026)

https://youtu.be/UlSwcveGh08?is=H4h24V66unp7urkb

Oct. 31, 2026

Me as Paul on Halloween

From husband Bill, Oct. 31, 2026

For Halloween in 1979, my costume was Paul McCartney from the cover of the 1969 Beatles album Abbey Road. (McCartney is second from left.)

I was 18 years old and a huge fan of The Beatles. I am STILL a huge fan. Yes, that is my real hair combed forward. Notice that I am holding a cigarette in my right hand, just as Paul did on the album cover. (Paul is left-handed.) I also went barefooted (wearing sandals) to a party that night, just as Paul was on the cover, and wearing sandals that day due to hot temperatures. My suit was actually dark blue; the photo has faded over the years.

One of my friends took this photo in my room (No. 214, affectionately know as "Rorer 714"), Wilson Hall dormitory, Northfield Mount Hermon School (NMH), Northfield campus, in northern Massachusetts. (Hello to my fellow NMHers !!!)

Incidentally, I was given my longstanding nickname "Bungalow Bill," "Bungalow" for short, "Bungy" for even shorter, by my dormitory mates at NMH. I was nicknamed after the main character in The Beatles song "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill."

From husband Bill, Oct. 31, 2026

"The Captain" on Halloween

From husband Bill, Oct. 31, 2026

Let me take you back to Halloweens in the later 1960s into the early 1970s, when I was a kid, and a personal Halloween tradition.

It's Halloween again, and my friends and I are once again deciding if we are going to go trick-or-treating at Captain Kangaroo's house. Bob Keeshan, who plays the captain, lives a few miles from my home on Long Island, New York.

And, as we do every Halloween, my friends and I abandoned this idea. We would either have to get a parent to drive us there or risk our lives riding our bicycles on a busy two-lane highway with no sidewalk. Besides, there is a rather high fence around his house, so we wouldn't even be able to get to his front door. Still, my friends and I always enjoy having our traditional discussion about The Captain every Halloween.

(true story)

From husband Bill, Oct. 31, 2026