Well, well. A HELL of a lot happened last year... Let's see...

On Oct 27, 2006, I had a heart attack and spent the night in the WLA VA Hospital ER... THAT was a trip! Got all wired up, and obligingly had a mild coronary at 3AM. Got REAMS of data. Meds were changed, and that saved my butt!
Got scheduled for an angiogram for December 15, 2006. Got there, went through the procedure, was in recovery, and this nice, young Doctor came in (Nicolaus Berenthal, MD) and told me I had 3 arteries clogged 80% or more, and my carotid artery (rt side of neck) was 100% occluded (plugged), but a vein system grew around that clog, so it was OK.

On Dec 21st (winter solstice, 2006) I had a 3-way bypass.

I was discharged on Dec 28th, 2006 and Bev took me home to Bakersfield to recuperate.

Got on disability until 3-21-07. Went back to work at Oasis Turf on 3-26-07.

What a mess!

More later...