The Desk Really Has a Top!

Today was a fairly busy day. I was consumed enough by what needed to be done that I nearly forgot to write the blog. ¶ After several days of wind chills in the negative category today was a lovely 52º. With virtually no wind (in South Dakota that means less than 10 MPH) it seemed nearly like spring. That season will not be a reality until the end of April or the beginning of May. I recall being stranded by a blizzard in the western part of the state during the first week of May. ¶ It has been warm enough that I’ve begun walking outside again. There are still a few patches of ice so I am very careful. With everything going well health-wise it would not be good to fall and break one or many bones. ¶ Looking back on the week it seems very uneventful. The biggest victory was the cleaning up of the desk. I spent most of Tuesday morning going through piles of stuff, discarding much and filing that which needed to be filed. It is rather nice to see the top of the thing again. I do not have high hopes for it to remain in pristine condition. I know me very well and any horizontal surface is designed for stacking stuff.

¶ Uncovered in the aforementioned event were six books on the “must read” list. They remain on the desk as a reminder that there are things left undone. The fifteen magazines are still in another unread pile. I do try to read the “news” magazines shortly after their arrival. Others need to wait their turn. ¶ Then there is the ottoman in front of the couch in the office. That has some really deep stacks on it. Were I to consider the exploration thereof as some kind of treasure hunt, I might actually make some progress. I may be proved wrong which is why, I’m sure, I do not delve into the piles. ¶ The governor of South Dakota and the Legislature are at their bickering best. One would think that 98% of them being of the same political persuasion they could possibly get along. That is certainly not the case here. There are a couple of legislators that really need to retire. Tomorrow would not be soon enough. ¶ After many years of trying, transgendered athletes will now be officially personae non grata. Those in Pierre try mighty hard to find groups of people against whom the state might discriminate. They haven’t started on the book burning tack yet, but I expect it will happen next year for sure. ¶ Sophia discovered something interesting in or on the fridge the other day. She may have discovered her reflection. She may have thought said reflection was another cat. She may have just been interested in discovering the contents thereof. Whatever she was doing she at least allowed a picture to be taken.

¶ She gets in some unusual positions from time to time. If you did not know who or what the object in the photo is, figuring it out from a leg and a tail might be a challenge. ¶ I’ve been feeling really well this week. It’s been rather relaxing, actually. I’m all set for another week of chemo next week. There are no doctor’s appointments. ¶ In the process of the desk cleaning the report of the CT scan most recently done surfaced. In the “Impression” part at the end of the report it is written: “In this patient with a history of lung cancer, no evidence of recurrent or metastatic disease.” What a nice statement to read! That, however, does not include the brain. I won’t find out about that until the next MRI in a couple of months. ¶ Thanks for all your prayers and thoughts. I’m grateful for what you do for me and for others. Have a wonderful week.