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Again, it’s been way too long since my last update. This, out of necessity, will be brief.

I’ve finally finished my first job of work since April of 2007. . . a website for an industrial safety company in East Texas. Feel free to check it out; tell your friends if you like it; tell me if you don’t.





I also have the prospect of doing some business in a market I’d never even thought of -- funeral homes. Not very glamorous. . . but it could lead to some steady work.

There’ve been plenty of medical visits over the past couple of months; nothing really out of the norm; just the usual stuff to watch for the return of any cancer. (It won’t.)

However, a young, super-diligent resident at Parkland (not shown actual size) has ordered a PET scan

and an FNA (fine needle aspiration biopsy) on a tiny little lump along the scar on my neck.



It’s been there since the operation so I’m not really worried. I think it’s probably a little scar tissue. . .

(I have plenty of that to go ‘round!) . . . and an overzealous resident who wants to play it safe. Obviously, she’s getting in some practice for later in her career.

Other than that — and my ongoing problem with the pain in my jaw — I feel like a million bucks!

This morning, I walked up and down Swiss Ave. (3.2 miles) in just under an hour, worked out and did my physical therapy excercises, and I feel better than I have in a long time.

I’m happier, too. Not deliriously so; just. . . happy. Is everything perfect? No. Not by a long shot. But who said it was supposed to be? Riddle me that, Batman!

I’m getting ready for my art show in September with my friends, Karen Frances and Paula Joyce. This is a lot of work, I gotta tell you. I hope those of you here in the Metroplex will make a point of coming to the show.

The three of us have a really wide variety of art to choose from and I know you’ll find something you won’t be able to leave without. Food, wine, beautiful surroundings, and lots of art. Can you tell I’m getting excited? The website for FortWorthArtShow.com goes up very soon. . . probably next week.

Make a note to come visit the site and see what’s going on. We’ll even give you a peek at some of the art you’ll see.

Well, I’ve got to get back to work — love saying that! — so I’m cutting this short.

Thanks again for your support. It’s meant so very much to me and really helped to buoy me when things were not quite as rosy as they are now.

God Bless you all.