I got my State Fair entry of the happy skeleton dancing through a graveyard back, along with a not-very-helpful score sheet. There was space for commentary, but the judge didn’t write anything. I wish she had, maybe something useful would have been said. I did come close; my friend Tanya got a total score of ninety and earned a ribbon, I only missed it by one.

I am going for my pre-surgery physical exam this morning. October 3, I am having my right knee replaced. I have been working on strength exercises, which I understand make healing go faster and better. They already are improving my mood, which is nice.