okay...it's been rough, the usual problems with the legs, a whole bunch of trouble with my eyes, and the arthritis has now entered my hands.

large counters are now my friends.

   I now officially HATE Summer....if it's not 100 Degrees, then it's 'freak' summer STORMS (Y'know, where the electricity goes away ). 

     But, I also have something new and interesting: The VA and I are actively planning to replace my knees, one at a time. (My latest ortho appointment showed my latest hip replacement healing nicely -not as fast as last time and I have to go to Physical Therapy twice a week, still no problems)

         …

              I am currently recovering from the latest hip replacement (BOTH are now steel/polymer/porcelin contraptions). And I have to do the PT -on my own; HA! It's a good thing that I was an NCO, otherwise that would never happen- and just simply ....heal ? recover?... but even now, the VA and I are talking about which knee would I like

                Wargames come into their own, at times like this.  As bad and as weird as it feels to have a major part of my body now…

.....Because Life The Universe, and EVERYTHING says so.....

                I had "World at War #22 Minsk '44, Set up and Playing it (5th Gds Tanks Corps bounced off 5th Pz Div, but the Soviets went screaming through the south, aiming for Minsk - I had merely KG Anhalt down there- and the reinforcemtn rolls for the Germans were Horrible....

            and I left the window open ...about two (2) inches....and a kitten came in. The Dog reacted...for some odd…

 SO, two weeks ago, March 22nd, I had Hip Replacement Surgery for my Left Hip (to go along with my Right Hip Replacement)..

               And the Surgery went fine, done here at VA Medical center Ann Arbor Michigan, accomplished by the same surgeon that did my right hip several years ago !  I am still in The VA Med center, doing nicely according to surgeons, physicians, physical therapists and fellow patients. This VA is one of the best in the country, partnered with the…

  I supose I should inform you.

                   The New Date for my surgery is 22 March. I need to have some dental surgery done ( a tooth is about to lose a filling - maybe) and I am not allowed to have anything done for two years after the hip replacment.

                       Yup.

                        Sucks?

                       Yup.

                        but the end is in sight....finally.…

             Texan: So, where're you from ?

             Harvard Grad:   I come from a place where we do not end our sentences

                                    with a preposition,

             Texan: Okay, Where're you from, Jackass ?

                      Good Bye 2011. 

             I am absolutely sure that 2012 will be better.

            (Unless you consider Israel nuking I ran to be a bad…

Well, at least I have an firm date for my hip-replacement surgery: January 11, 2012. 

   Otherwise, life still sucks....

    No, actually, it doesnt. I am truly blessed by the friends that I have. Truly Blessed. When my life went south I was (and am) receiving such help and support- from all the friends that I somehow was fortunate to have made- that every day it still leaves me speechless   .The word" Great" doesnt even begin to describe it.

         …

               Currently in the middle of Divorce.

            AND going to get my other Hip replaced by the VA Administration,

              It's a lovely Life.

   Good, I IMMEDIATELY thought !!! Yay !  and that was 11:30 at night Sunday....and on into Monday Morning.

             I didnt think tooo much about it : WE WON

              and Thank God for Seal Team Six ! ! ! !

                 ( I still remember Carter's April 1980 Fiasco) ( Good Lord, what would have happened....?)

                    but it's been almost TEN YEARS.  and I

           …

      I dont know....I guess because I am having such a GOOD time playing my Wargames.

                  I am facing going into the hospital to get my other hip replaced. My OTHER Hip replaced; I already had it done on my right hip.

                 YES, I know. But the First time wasnt that bad....I Didnt have  problem with it. My wife was there, alot of my friends were there.....It went well, it went smooothly. (except for the time I came out of the drugs…

I registered online. Paid by Credit Card -charge IMMEDIATLEY

I get to the Columbus Convention Center at 0730 Thursday.

I also had printed out my Confirmation of my payment and had it with me.

I STILL have my games Pea Ridge", "Drive on Washington" and "KORSUN POCKET" (That, I add, infinitum, I BOUGHT FROM JACK himself ! ( I also have the picture my friend and I took as well as the picture that appeared in Moves )

Origins 2010 SUCKED ! ! ! Lemmee see if I cant add some fireworks, massive fireworks or html code to truly give a full hatred of GAMA that I feel.

$4.00…

I went to this year's Origins. 2010. and coincidently this year fell on the same dates that I went to my first Origins at Widener College, Chester Pennsylvannia, and had a 'Life Moment' !!!

That first Origins was MAGNIFICENT ! ! ! I got to meet and talk to James F Dunnigan, Redmond A Simonsen, Jack Radey, Gary Gygax, Kevin Zucker ( I think, I believe so....Zucker, that is; The SPI table were into games -might have been Hessel) ,

BUT, I did make it Origins this…