Update, Feb 21

Apologies for my political-writing sloth of late, especially today's. This morning I've been burdened by a particularly disagreeable load of at-home, post-operative chores (open-wound bandagings, tube flushings, injections, ileum care-takings) which in reality are not that burdensome — unless one is a wuss, as I, apparently, am. All that, plus standing in the shower for 10 minutes — a damn-near herculean task for, well, a wuss — has me worn back to supineness, momentarily at least.  And I still need to take a walk. Two or three, actually.

Additionally, I'm trying to get caught up with more than two weeks' mail, much of which revolves around my daughter's financial aid arrangements for college next year. All I can say about that is thank God for Pell grants and independent scholarships and the like, since a certain father's financial contribution couldn't cover a week's worth of higher-education costs.

In brief, however, I am recovering, bit by bit — the ultimate goal being my third and final surgery, which I  dearly hope can occur within the next two months. That may be overly optimistic, but even weak-kneed wusses can dream. Meanwhile, I am regaining some strength, and plan on writing politically within a very short span.

Please bear with me. Thank you.       

 

Comments

[Max]

Under these circumstances you are doing great and you have nothing to apologize for. Thanks for the update. Keep on keepin' on.

[Anne J]

Please just do whatever you need to do to restore your health. No matter what you're physical condition may be, your recent posts prove your mind is just as clear as ever.

[pamelabrown53]

I agree with both you and Max: pm has nothing for which to apologize and his mind is amazingly clear even if you didn't proctor the the months of invasive tests, surgeries and stress.

My only hope is that your body heals and assists you on your journey. I wish I could say I understand a bodies betrayal but I don't.

BTW, I worry about my own mental faculties deteriorating with age. I'm on the cusp of 64 and honestly, I have problems focusing.

Anyway, I hope that you've finally reached a point where your body is recalibrating to be as healthy as your mind.

And if it isn't...we're her for you.

XOXO.

[Peter G]

Coincidentally that was my plan, to bear with you. You make me think of that recurring line from The Shawshank Redemption. Get busy living or get busy dying. On the whole the former seems to have claimed your time. Excellent.

To be honest there isn't much political writing of the analytical sort to be done right now. Certainly nothing that demands your immediate attention. The day to day head slappers coming from the Trump administration can be handled by any competent comedian and he is still painfully assembling the cast for his Gong Show. The Republican controlled Congress is still trying to figure out who to blame now for the horror show they now have no excuse for not inflicting on the general public so they've been pretty much just playing around with the thumbscrews. I mean really? Passing laws to screw small time investors out of their life savings and retirement funds? Or authorizing the dumping of leachate overburden from coal mines into community water supplies? This all seems a little tentative to me. Not really showing much courage of convictions are they? Couldn't even get their pogrom off on the right jackboot.

I would say you have all the time you need for recuperation and getting your daughter's educational affairs in order. The fun will start in due course.

[S. holland]

We are right here.....we will wait!!

[Robert Henig]

Take your time, PM. Peter is right to note that there isn't much to comment on at this moment. Trump and company are mucking it up daily. The Republican Congress is quaking in their boots, anticipating the imminent dropping of the other treasonous shoe any day now. Either that or the next thermonuclear tweetstorm.

Rest easy and nourish yourself. Hopefully you'll be well rested and hot to trot by the time of our next Comey sighting.