6 Aug: Another day, another dollar ... actually $75 from options today, and lucky to get that. Cynthia's spinal pain is just about intolerable; she is quite the trooper. We did walk to Boss Hogg's even though today is Liza's day off. Amber came in to do our housekeeping and kept Ron talking for that duration (poor Amber). Now it is time for Ron to relinquish James Lea at page 173 in order to walk before dark to Walmart for blueberries, raspberries, frozen mango, jam, and Tylenol. He actually remembered them all.!!
5 Aug: I love you (and get first written I love you of the day). And Cynthia IS very surprised! We are two worn-out puppies. We walked to lunch and returned to our computers only to fall asleep sitting up. Ron has completed his proofreading and editing up to page 148 now. Our only walking today was to Boss Hogg's for lunch.
4 Aug: Medical: 3:45 PM, MRI. Ron lazed in bed and answered two e-mails by noon. Then he did his exercises, and we walked to Boss Hogg's for luncheon salads. Cynthia had to lie flat on her back for the MRI, and the pain was VERY severe. Afterwards we rode to Gustoso for salmon and it was very good. Cynthia especially enjoyed the feta cheese and olives on the accompanying salad. Ron resumed James Lea instead of trying to take his over-full body out for a walk. 111 pages, but no long walk today.
3 Aug, Sunday: Good Sunday Morning! Ron started early doing the final pass through of Volume One. In just one week, he has proofed eighty-eight pages; there is a good chance he will have Volume One ready to go to the publisher in three weeks, God willing. By evening, after spending hours on broken links Ron decided to go to the market for groceries. Cynthia decided to see if her seminary will accept her recently published book, Sunday Offerings, as her PhD dissertation. She was ABD in Nov of 1997 when she had a life-changing horseback riding accident, and her son Scott died from Leukemia a few months later. We will walk to the corner in an hour.
2 Aug: Another great day! Ron had a very challenging Sudoku captivating his attention until two PM when we walked for lunch. Cynthia is avoiding news by focusing on FTDNA. We walked again tonight to check out two restaurants for salmon. It was fun to learn that the upscale French bakery, Faire, is owned by the same woman who had the Two Chicks and a Hippie restaurant in there, but this new cafe is managed by her daughter, Bethany. Two Chicks has greatly expanded and is very successful.
1 Aug: Happy, happy August! After two weeks in Pagosa, mostly spent in our hotel room with hip pain, healing appears to be on the horizon. Cynthia’s hip pain is greatly improved, thanks to a spinal relaxation exercise recommended by Dr. ChatGPT. The MRI is scheduled for 3:45 PM on Monday. Colorado Spine is scheduled for Friday at 11:30 AM. Vol I is getting the final pass through. We have five weeks to finish the index for Vol II and maybe Vol III, God willing, before we ride to Denver, then to Minnesota about mid-Sept, and through Iowa in early mid-October. Then we start planning 2026? Yikes!