I’ll sing FREE BIRD on the way out.

Update on my hospital situation.โ€‚ If all goes well today … I should be on my way home later today. But this doesn’t mean I’m back in the pink yet. Because of the infection in my left foot that ended up spurring all this other medical crap … I underwent a debridement of damaged and…

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History in a minute or less

In the 1970’s, CBS used to run a series of “Bicentennial Minutes,” which aired in prime time.โ€‚Actors and historians would explain tales of historic significance that led up to our country’s 200th birthday. And sure enough … some of these “Bicentennial Minutes” exist on YouTube.โ€‚I was actually surprised that they survived in the first place.โ€‚But…

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This blog post was almost written from beyond the grave.

Background. I’m still in the hospital, after undergoing a vascular bypass on my left leg.โ€‚And suffice it to say … this blog post almost stopped its existence.โ€‚Essentially because the blogger himself almost stopped existing. On Thursday, I went into surgery.โ€‚The surgery took over 5 1/2 hours, during which time the doctors tried to find a…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, February 11 2024

Thanks for being patient with me.โ€‚I’m still rebuilding my strength and I’m still at the hospital. But now that I’ve actually had a somewhat decent recovery day or two … I can get back to showcasing the blog posts and photographs of my fellow writers and photographers on my blog’s blogroll. Have a great weekend,…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, February 10 2024

Good morning, blog fans.โ€‚At the moment, I’m still recovering from my recent vascular surgery, so I apologize – I’ll put the blog recap out tomorrow.โ€‚I hope everyone understands. As for me, I’m 24 hours out of surgery and it’s been a heck of a 24 hours.โ€‚Please understand that I’m going to need some rest today,…

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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for February 9, 2024

The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM.  The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. You can also listen to the Nightowl Radio Show, or any show on WHCL-FM, by telling your Amazon Echo, “Alexa, play WHCL-FM.”…

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The surgeries aren’t done yet.

A couple of months ago, I suffered a diabetic abscess on one of my toes that required a partial amputation.โ€‚I thought that was the end of it. It wasn’t. A second diabetic abscess developed on the side of my left foot.โ€‚And through various surgeries and debridement – it isn’t going away.โ€‚The culprit?โ€‚I may not be…

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