Recovery in Progress???

Ever since we returned from Kalifornia, my throat has been really sore. After the operation, it was screaming for a few days and then started getting much better. Then, from my one week post-op doctor visit as we were leaving for the trip, it has been screaming again. I guess its the 'passing' of the staples and scabs that the doctor mentioned, or at least I hope so...

I haven't been able to get any good sleep for days and the constant pain is getting very old. In addition to my physical problems, there has been a lot of emotional problems from family issues that have been in play. Craziness at many levels...

But, there have been some highlights in the middle of it all.

On Thursday, during my new 8-ball team league, I did real good. I hadn't really played much since returning from the trip. The only other time I played was the Wednesday night tournament, but that was aborted. Anyway, I had to play 4 games and ended up with two table runs, one run to the 8-ball that should have been another table run, and a game where the 8-ball was directly on the lip in a end pocket that made the game last for probably 30 innings, but I finally won.

The only other time I was out was on Sunday. We went to church with some neighbors, Boyd and Ann - my first time doing so in many, many years. After that, we went to an orchid show - yep, they even have such things in DaHo... We ended up getting a beautiful plant that will be a great addition to our collection.

After that we went to a house warming party at Storm and Jenny's new house. That was about the only 'fun' I have had lately. There were a number of long term Sturgeon addicts there and I learned a lot and heard many stories. They mostly go down the river towards Boise where the larger fish are - Ones in the 8 to 11 foot category that weigh from 200 to well over 400 lbs... One of the guys there was a fish biologist with the US Fish and Game Service. I also learned a lot from him about all sorts of fish stuff. It was a good afternoon all around. Hopefully, I am going with some of them this weekend and meet some of these large Sturgeon.

A couple of the guys there were planning a day trip in a couple of days, when deer season opens, to go deer hunting, duck hunting and sturgeon fishing - all in the same day. I guess that is the way they do it here in DaHo...