A Horrible Day

Yesterday was one of the worst days of my life; at least that was my perspective yesterday evening. I took Jane to the hospital in the morning to have another ablation. (Her atrial fibrillation came back a few weeks ago.) Her procedure was successfully completed around 11 or 12 o'clock. They accidentally dislocated her jaw without knowing it and when I went into the recovery room, I could see right away what happened when she couldn't close her mouth or talk. I had trouble convincing anyone of the problem. There wasn't anyone there who could perform the corrective procedure. They insisted on an unnecessary CT-scan and seemed to stall and do nothing all afternoon while Jane was in excruciating pain. Finally an ENT specialist came about 7 in the evening and fixed it. Today she is recovering well at home.

Jaw Dislocation Corrected
Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Explained
Catheter Ablation Animation Video

Moneyball

Last night we attended a free advance screening of Moneyball, staring Brad Pitt. We aren't baseball fans but we found this baseball true story to be one we'd recommend to everyone; It's engaging whether a sports fan or not. It's the story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players. It isn't perfect and not even a "must see" but it's well made and will doubtless get award nominations.

We just can't resist a good protest rally. Everyone has a cause and a voice. This was Wednesday afternoon on Okeechobee in front of Kravis.

Ten of us enjoyed last night's Dining Out at On The Border hosted by Billie Henin.

"To Everything There Is A Season...

...A time to weep and a time to laugh."

On this tearful day we remember that awful horror ten years ago. To all those who lost loved ones on that terrible day, I wish comfort and peace. The world and our society was changed on that day. I hope we will become more understanding, tolerant, and forgiving of each other. But I'm increasingly pessimistic.

We still aren't quite fully settled-in yet, but this week, in between medical/dental appointments, we managed to see the play, Greater Tuna, at Lake Worth Playhouse. We'd seen it years before and regard it as one of our favorites. They did a good job and we recommend it.
Last night at Muvico we attended a pre-screening of Contagion. It was okay and engaging with lot of action but not a "must-see."

Aerobics Class Collage

Pam Lyons, our aerobics instructor at UMD, photographed most of us in the class this summer and I took the liberty of editing her images and creating the collage below.

I hope you will enjoy it and share it with anyone who might be interested. I have too few email addresses so please forward it widely.
It may open to full size for you or only partially as it does on my laptop. A second click should open it fully.