Trying to keep things going...

It's good to be back home. Mom has developed a urinary tract infection, so she's back on a catheter. The antibiotics made her very sick yesterday, so the visit was particular somber for us. Her appetite was good at dinner time, tho, so perhaps she can recoup her strength. She still has a long physical therapy ordeal ahead of her to build up the muscles destroyed by Crestor.

It's looking pretty dubious for any gaming soon, sad to say. I hardly got any sleep yesterday, as I went up to see Mom after dozing a couple of hours. I crashed hard when I got home around 1830, and I woke up in the wee hours to start the post-work week laundry and the pre-work week packing. I like to have everything prepped in the first couple of days to prevent last minute headaches.

Today's featured vid is part one of Woody's analysis of Sandy Ravage's playing style. Our second vid is part two of Woody's in depth look at how Sandy dismays the Timmies. Moving on...

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