The Planet of Radiant Heat Chuck Pace © 2007
I had started a post prior to the start of the Richmond race but never finished it. It like the post was poned, it because of weather, the post because of the race and a general lack of interesting colors in my mental paint box. So two days go by, the Sunday night "Nothing Better to Do" bowling league banquet/prize give away/no tap bowling tournament comes and goes and life continues unabated except for an unlucky few. The finger of God tears a huge hole in Kansas, and the weather in Indy is beautiful. So back to posting. My mother has been on my mind a lot lately (more so than usual I should say). Now you might think it is because of the impending mother's day, but that is not the case. It is because she has had some major surgery on her tiny frame and is as I post still, in the hospital in Gainesville Florida. My dad called yesterday to give me the post-op report, and told me that after her three tiered surgical event her temperature went through the roof and the Doctors and Nurses put ice bags all around her in her recovery bed until the fires were put out. Meredith drove up from Stuart on Friday to see both grandparents and comfort and distract mom while she was waiting for those surgeries, but had to leave Saturday Night (typing that out I had a Bay City Rollers moment). It looks like things are going to be all right for mom, and in a few months hopefully everything will be back to normal.
Trying to be normal myself I headed out to the Chatterbox last night and sat in the glorious sun and read while DeAnne supplied a lubricant for my epiglottis (which hates to be dry). Kay and Mel and Jenni were there, Jack and Joan were there in colorful spirits and eventually Rich showed up for a couple, he had errands to run and a very late lunch to take after working straight through at the store. As Rich was leaving Jeff Jeffries, Larry Edict (Endicott) and Kenny (sorry about the last name) showed up and Jeff bought Mel and I a round, then Larry did the same and by then it was too late for me to watch all of Heroes with Jenni. Before I left work Mike Wilson gave me a CD of his images from Bristol, and another one for Travis (if he were to make an appearance at the Box) so with a shorter trip I stopped by the DiNicola Arms and watched the last 35 minutes with the D's and dropped off the said images from Mike. Then it was off to the homestead and a call to Meredith to catch up more and find out how her day was.
Thanks to Trravis and Liz for the recap and the use of their televised phosphers.
Chuck Pace © 2007
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